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Follow on Google News |  New novel The Executrix is here!Jacobsen’s Books celebrates the release of the Executrix by Portland Author Courtney Pierce
By: Jacobsen's Books Synopsis: Portland, Oregon’s own best-selling romance author Olivia Novak should have been entering life’s third act with a sparkling clean storybook Tudor, a serious book under her belt, and a real-life romance with her husband of thirty-two years. Instead, her husband was killed in a hit-and-run the police have shelved, and she’s too worn out from her own obsessive three-year hunt for the culprit to write. Now, her mother has died. As the executrix of the estate, which doesn’t amount to much, Olivia prefers managing the paperwork to keeping a lid on the combustible brew that is her two sisters, Lauren and Danielle. At sixty, Lauren is Mom’s mouthy memory defender as she waits for the daily chime of wine o’clock. Danielle, the pampered baby of the family at forty-five, suddenly has nowhere to go, having lived with Mom since walking out on her fiancé, Ryan, a Portland cop. Olivia thinks the final straw is her elderly neighbor, R. D. Griffin, asking her to dog-sit Pogo, his unruly standard poodle. But she’s wrong. When R. D. goes missing, the three sisters and Pogo stick their noses into the case . . . and the dog senses something fishy. Can Pogo unite the sisters, help Ryan solve both cases, and inspire Olivia to deliver her next book? They all need a lifeline from Mom from beyond the crematory urn, and she's left one in the safe―in the form of a manuscript. Olivia’s in for the story of her life, all right―but it’s beyond anything she could write on her own. Courtney Pierce lives in Milwaukie, Oregon, with her husband and bossy cat. Following a twenty-year career as an executive in the Broad- way entertainment industry, she published a trilogy of magical realism: Stitches, Brushes, and Riffs,. She has published two short stories: 1313 Huidekoper Place, for the 2013 NIWA Short Story Anthology Thirteen Tales of Speculative Fiction, and The Nest, for the Windtree Press anthology The Gift of Christmas. Meet Courtney and hear more about The Executrix and her Stitches Trilogy at Jacobsen’s Books Saturday February 28th at 1pm! About Jacobsen’s Books & More Located in the heart of quaint and cozy historic downtown Hillsboro, Oregon, Jacobsen's Books is a family-friendly haven for readers and writers alike. Jacobsen’s strives to create a community of readers, hosting programs such as book launches, kids' book parties, First Tuesday Poetry readings, a children's play area, special order services, author signings, literacy drives, and more! Contact Tina Jacobsen, owner Jacobsen’ 211 E Main St Hillsboro, OR 97123 (503) 681-8243 e-mail: End
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