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A CLEAR EYE
On an isolated Peace River homestead in the early 1940s, Callie grows up fast. Her innocence, fostered by isolation and her mother's determination to force Callie into the outdated mold of Lillian's own pre-war youth, is the catalyst of a family feud that tests all Callie's growing strength as she struggles for the freedom to be herself.
SIAMESE SUMMERS
The sequel to Cats in Clover, wherein George The Magnificent deals with hordes of invading Siamese while Holly and Ben struggle with both the feline and human politics of Adriana Island. Life becomes even more interesting when Ben's mother moves in.
CATS IN CLOVER
George the Magnificent is a tabby-Siamese of royal status. He's adopted by Holly and Ben, who buy a five-acre farm on Adriana Island and immediately become George's slaves. Enjoy their adventures with stray animals, invading guests and renovation of dilapidated buildings.
ASHES (with Kathleen Webb)
Arson and murder erupt in San Francisco while fire of another kind flares between the two investigators, Erica and Matt.
TOUR INTO DANGER
When her nine-year-old nephew, Rob, sees his stepfather commit murder and begs for asylum, Penny takes him to Hawaii. When two hit men stalk them, she is desperate to keep her nephew safe. And who is that bumbling tourist who turns up wherever they go? A cop? Or a killer?
Copyright © 2003-2009 Lea Tassie. All rights reserved. Site last updated Oct 31, 2009
CAT UNDER COVER NEW!
Change is afoot on Adriana Island. George the Magnificent, star of Cats in Clover and Siamese Summers, fights to keep his throne. Holly battles to protect land from the threat of development. Ben and Maggie are under siege by Father Time. And why does Shazaam, the mysterious stray kitten, hide under the couch?
HARVEST
Dig into a quirky harvest feast of short stories and poems. This West Coast cornucopia offers a delectably-told banquet of obsessions, dangerous secrets and unique snapshots of the human condition.
DEATH OF A VESTAL VIRGIN
Who dared murder a Vestal Virgin attending Vesta's sacred fire? Such sacrilege will bring down the wrath of the gods. Against a background of religious ritual, blood-drenched gladiatorial games and aristocratic depravity, Anthus, the inquisitive ex-slave who works for Rome's chief of police, Sutorius Macro, struggles to solve the mystery.
