Verna Clay

SOMEWHERE to Spend Christmas Verna Clay

IS THERE SOMEWHERE THAT WISHES COME TRUE? When the bus Sunny Fairbanks is traveling on stops for a layover in the small seaside town of Somewhere, she decides to walk on the beach at sunrise-and falls in love with the area. Her decision to remain in Somewhere for a few days is solidified when she steps on a shard of glass. A young man jogging along the shoreline comes to her aid and she is forced to do something she hates-accept help. / Vicky Patterson continues to be amazed that her brother was able to send her a message from beyond the grave through her friends Faith Bennison and Baxter Hope. And that message has set her free from a lifetime of guilt. In fact, she's so free, that she takes on the task of heading up a group of protesters against Wainwright Resorts, the corporation that wants to purchase a portion of the town's public beach and build a world class resort that will, of course, destroy the quaintness of her community. She's angry with Michael Wainwright, III, and intent on stopping his plans. / Gabby Hope, a widow, and owner of Hope Bed & Breakfast, wants Leo Constanzo, a widower, out of her heart, so she proposes something utterly inappropriate and is shocked when he agrees. / Belinda Hope, who died decades earlier, kept a diary that revealed the happenings behind her daughter's disappearance, and then her own, years later. Now that she's ready to step into the light of eternity, she needs to get a message to someone on the other side about where the diary is hidden. WELCOME TO SOMEWHERE, OREGON!