Audra Jennings

Librarian Lydia Bancroft and club-owner Sebastian Marks are the unlikeliest of friends, but their love of books connects the two in Shelley Gray’s  Whispers in the Reading Room , book three in The Chicago World’s Fair Mystery series.  Lydia and Sebastian form a fragile friendship, but when she discovers that Mr. Marks isn’t merely a very wealthy gentleman, but also the proprietor of an infamous saloon and gambling club, she is shocked. One fateful night, suddenly Lydia is a suspect to a murder. She must determine who she can trust and if Sebastian Marks is actually everything her heart believes him to be. {MORE ABOUT  WHISPERS IN THE READING ROOM } Chicago World's Fair series book 3  (Zondervan, November 2015) Lydia’s job at the library is her world—until a mysterious patron catches her eye . . . and perhaps her heart. Just months after the closure of the Chicago World’s Fair, librarian Lydia Bancroft finds herself fascinated by a mysterious dark-haire...

Four best-selling novelists bring tales of  four Southern women who face near impossible choices on their journeys in life and in love during  the most turbulent decade of our nation’s history  in  Among the Fair Magnolias .  Don't miss this collection of stories from Tamera Alexander, Shelley Gray, Dorothy Love, and Elizabeth Musser. Join the authors in celebrating the release of Among the Fair Magnolias by entering to win their Southern Hearts Kindle Fire Giveaway and RSVPing to their  August 13th author chat party !   One grand prize winner will receive: A Kindle Fire HD 6 One copy of  Among the Fair Magnolias Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on 8/13.  The winner will be announced at the  Among the Fair Magnolias  Facebook party . RSVP for a chance to connect with Tamera, Dorothy, Shelley, and Elizabeth, as well as for a chance to win some great...