Smart, touching, and utterly engaging, Born Under a Lucky Moon is a polished gem of contemporary women’s fiction—and it boldly announces the arrival of author Dana Precious, who immediately takes her place at the winner’s table beside Rebecca York, Jennifer Weiner, and Rebecca Wells. Not unlike Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood and other beloved works of southern women’s fiction—except set in the American Midwest—Born Under a Lucky Moon is a story of family, love, murder, sex scandals, and new beginnings that is, at once, intelligent, endearing, and delightfully quirky.
One ghost makes love to Frances. Other ghosts beg Stella and Jodie for help. The last one is a demon that is out to murder them. None of these three sisters want to be stuck with them at their grandmother’s massive mansion much less be together. But they must. Their grandmother’s will states that they must revive their psychic abilities to rid the mansion—and the world— of a terrifying demonic force—even as the sisters fight the ghosts of their own pasts.
In a dystopian world set in the year 2054, two teenage lovers race against time and the terrifying Zeitgeist to get to the safety of The Defiance. Only they have been given the unique powers to overthrow the government led by Dearest Patron Donna Grimes who has eliminated all citizen's rights. The two must get to The Defiance in time so their extraordinary skills can be used to eliminate Dearest Patron Donna Grimes and create a free world. If they fail the people will be held down forever. In this fast-paced tale full of twists and turns, unexpected secrets are revealed on every page.
No sooner has Miss Merry Mac landed in Malibu than another murder lands in her lap—almost literally. A glittering A-list film star has plummeted—or been pushed—to her death, and Merry is now the prime murder suspect All she can do now to clear her name is to start her own investigation. She is aided by Miss Silverweather, her politically incorrect 80-year-old friend, and her trusty Terrier named Boy. The plot thickens as Merry gets closer to the truth—and the real murderer gets closer to her.