In a world so much like our own that it’s often hard to discern the difference, a not-so-small Georgia town lies comfortably along the Savannah River. The would-be city is not too far from Atlanta and Athens to the east, and fairly close to Savannah to the west. And like every other city or town, large or small, August Grove has its own brand of secrets, peculiarities, and unexplained events.
August Grove, however, might have more than its fair share.
A lot more.
In fact, so much happens there, it takes three story series to keep up with it all.
The Coffin Chronicles
Dashira Maiyana Coffin was fifteen years old when she ran away from August Grove. She didn’t run away to join the circus, but that’s where she landed. And perhaps found the first real home she’d ever had.The circus folk took her in, treated her as one of their own—a child of real magic. She grew up in the open-minded world of the carnival, and Dash and her amazing deck of magical poker cards flourished.
But now she’s back in her hometown to face her demons, and perhaps, everyone else’s as well. Every day brings a new adventure to the town’s most famous runaway as she and her friends confront the rising evil in August Grove.
The Painted Trunk
When August Grove’s favorite mystery writer, Tabitha Spencer, learns her nemesis, Cleopatra Gleason, is dead, her emotional conflict almost rips her to pieces. It’s always hard to lose a friend. Sometimes it’s even harder to lose an enemy. She and Cleopatra had been lifelong adversaries, and Tabitha felt no one knew Cleopatra better. In Tabitha’s heart, she knew Cleopatra would never commit suicide. “The Queen” loved herself even more than she hated Tabitha.
Imagine her surprise when she learns she is the only person in Cleopatra’s will, the new owner of an old, multicolored trunk. But the trunk, as with everything Cleopatra touched, comes with a catch. Her request from the grave: “Use the trunk to figure out who killed me.”
And thus opens a new world of mysteries—real life mysteries—that Tabitha never imagined she would find in August Grove. She discovers blackmail, thievery, and murder, all within the confines of the Painted Trunk.
The FOG3 Investigations
Frank Oscar Gamble III served his country in Afghanistan, a decorated Marine. When he left the military service, he continued to serve his community as a police office in the Athens Police Department. And through it all, his best friend was at his side.Until he wasn’t.
Sergeant Louis Epps died in Frank’s arms, a police officer shot in the line of duty.
But Lou’s back now, and along with his ghost whisperer, Regina Wilkes, he’s a partner in Frank’s private detective agency in August Grove. Frank and his crew take on the cases no one else knows what to do with, and they solve cases… for the living and the dead.
There’s always a chilling tale in the FOG3 Files.