Eastport - Windswept - 1914

Eastport   Book Two - Windswept- 1914            As 1914 dawned, sunlight streamed into Hayden House, awakening the stained-glass windows. Tucked away in dusty attic trunks rest Arabelle’s beloved diaries-a treasure trove of secrets waiting to be unveiled. Among those secrets is the identity of Celia, a name that holds both promise and peril. Curious Charlotte and worrisome Julia, wives of the Hayden sons, become consumed by Arabelle’s diaries. The inked words reveal a frightening truth-one that was best left in the diaries. Without their husbands’ knowledge, they hire a private investigator, plunging them into a whirlwind journey.The Louisiana swamps hold terrifying secrets. Julia and Charlotte’s clandestine adventure to the swamp puts them in jeopardy as the secrets in the diaries come to life. A forbidden place where swamp magic and wicked voodoo will find them. Was it a mistake to seek Celia? Amidst the deception, J.W. and Teddy unveil the first American transatlantic luxury liner, Windswept at Sea. The ship’s regal beauty and grand presence outshines all the other ocean liners of her era. The seas are rarely calm when conflicts arise-especially when renowned Parisian burlesque dancer Ava Tryst strolls her decks. World War I interrupts this era of progress and achievement for Hayden Shipping. Temptations and reckless trysts, tainted by sins of the past, haunt the bloodline. The family must now confront its dark past, aware that certain secrets were better left undisturbed in the diaries.