The Saltair Series
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The Saltair Series is a romantic-comedy-drama that began during the pandemic. By chance, our fated couple meet overseas in Australia as their romance stretched from Saltair Avenue in L.A. to waltzing all over Texas via Facetime.
It's late-in-midlife when these two divorced people find each other, fall madly in love and discover their purpose.
They also discover what began half a century earlier.
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Saltair: The Midlife Celebrity Love Life of an Ex-Housewife
A fun story of a jaded insurance assistant who is pursued across Australia by a former actor, Gerard Frey. She’s never heard of him but he’s heard of her and her book about divorce. Gerry labeled her ‘50 Shades of Baptist’. Now he has her attention. They begin a torrid but long-distance love affair from L.A. to Dallas, discovering that late in life, things can get steamy very quickly in the midlife celebrity love life of an ex-housewife. Book 1 in the Saltair Series
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Orange Grove: The Reformation of a Midlife Wife
After a quickie wedding, Gerry and Mare started a charity for senior citizens. It’s true what they say; no good deed goes unpunished. They could have lived a life of ease, enjoying horses, dogs, travel, but they just had to get involved. Now, a deranged meth head had changed their world and made Mare doubt why she would ever help anyone again. But Gerry was there to remind her that we don’t live for ourselves, we live to serve others. Book 2 in the Saltair Series
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Resurrection: The Dark Chambers of Gerry Frey’s Heart
Our happy couple survive a violent accident. But just barely. When that one true love is tested, when a heart is torn open, a child’s death tears at the mind, when suicide seems like a reasonable response, where do they turn when love seems like it can’t hold them together? They discover that all the things that mattered now were different than the things that mattered yesterday. Book 3 in the Saltair Series
Marble Falls: The Fame of Gerry Frey
Gerry and Mare leave California for Texas, building a large ranch. The happy midlife couple enjoy their first Christmas in Texas on their new farm and then travel back where they met; Australia. When they return home, grown kids who had ghosted them now want to be in their lives, then threaten them when things don’t go their way. It's a shaky truce and danger finds them just as Gerry’s new film nears completion. Book 4 in the Saltair Series
Sagebrush: The Comeback of Gerry Frey
Gerry Frey and Bran Barclay, a Scottish actor, also of a certain age, live out their fantasy of becoming cowboys, if only in a movie. The two have a hit film and a new film studio with more success than they are comfortable with. They just wanted to be cowboys, not drag their families into the spotlight. Retirement just moved out of reach. Again.
Book 5 in the Saltair Series
Mojave: The Homecoming of Gerry Frey
Gerry Frey has a hit movie on his hands and now the press wanted to dredge up his past. After being nominated for several awards, Gerry’s new blended family gets involved, posting pictures of life behind the scenes. That leads to internet death threats, with one extremist group targeting their horse, Mojave. When winning awards endangers your family, your friends, your home or your animals, is it worth it? Book 6 in the Saltair Series
Boomer Love: The Marriage of a Broken Family
She had waited twenty years for her prodigal children to resurrect her. When hearts began to mend, it was slow and painful. The past included the reason for it all – her ex-husband. The wedding dredges up blackmail, past sins and the loneliness of parenthood. As the happy day draws close, Gerry assumes leadership and lays down the law. Then he leads this new blended family with faith, hope and love. Book 7 in the Saltair Series
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PULL QUOTES
The Fear of Success
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“As far as your book goes, what are you afraid of? Success?” Gerry asked, looking at me earnestly.
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“I used a pen name because, yes, I’m afraid of blowing my cover,” I laughed. I was confessing everything to this handsome man.
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“So if I’m reading your mind correctly, some part of you does want your ex to read what you wrote about your divorce?” Gerry asked.
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I smiled at his mind-reading ability and nodded.
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from Saltair: The Midlife Celebrity Love Life of an Ex-Housewife
Party Conversation
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“Gerry read my book and wanted to meet me,” I told him.
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“What was your book about?” Bran asked.
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“It’s a cookbook on what to do with your ex-husband’s body,” I answered.
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from Orange Grove: The Reformation of a Midlife Wife
All The things That Mattered
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What didn’t die on that cold road, Gerry Frey is willing to kill, including his love for his wife. She discovers that all the things that mattered now were different than the things that mattered yesterday.
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from Resurrection: The Dark Chambers of Gerry Frey's Heart
Seduction
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“I remember your shy kindness and yet you just oozed seduction,” Gerry said to me, reminding me of our meeting.
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He put his fingertip on my bottom lip and said, “You took my breath away. Your kisses were perfect and touched me down deep in my soul. You were falling in love with me, not some movie star, not some celebrity, or rich guy. Me. I would never take sides against you, not with anyone. You’re my hero because you saved me, Wife.”
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from Marble Falls: The Homecoming of Gerry Frey
Swash Buckled
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“I like this little game we’re playing,” I said, smiling coyly.
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“It’s called role-playing, my dear,” he said, all swashbuckling-like.
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“You’re very good at it.”
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“Well, I have been nominated,” Mr. Movie Star reminded me.
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from Sagebrush: The Comeback of Gerry Frey
Death Threats
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The same day that Gerry’s film had won awards, someone had poisoned my horse Mojave in his stall at Malibu Stables. It was not a coincidence and although he had survived it, it was beyond evil.
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“If they hurt an animal, they might hurt our kids or grandkids,” Gerry said. “Probably some fans. I haven’t told you this, but there have been lots of death threats since we married.” Gerry stopped talking as I looked him full in the face.
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“Toward me?” I asked. He said yes and I didn’t know which way to turn. “Oh, Gerry, why are you just now telling me?”
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“Why would I ever tell you?” he asked. “There was nothing credible up until today, and I’m sure this came about because of the awards. I couldn’t imagine telling you every time some lunatic wrote an insane letter; that would terrify you.”
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from Mojave: The Fame of Gerry Frey
The Hardness of Soft People
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I thought about the softness of this generation and how hard it had made their hearts. They had no real injustice to fight against, no real fear for their first-world lives. Everything was so democratic and easy and yet they complained as if it were a daily chore to find some offence.
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from Boomer Love: The Marriage of a Broken Family
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