title: Amelia Island's Mark of a Man
author: Malcolm, Jane Marie
description: Amelia Island's Goodbye Lie series "where Little House on the Prairie meets Gone With The Wind" "Intense drama, passion and laughter satisfy every emotion. Realistic characters, convincing dialogue and slap-you-silly moments in Mark of a Man will delight, charm and touch hearts." -Kate Brown, author of The Rose Legends Amelia Island's Mark of a Man It is 1898. Amidst the Spanish American War and a horrifying hurricane, the beloved Dunnigan family struggles to salvage their beguiling island existence. Pat Dunnigan lives hard and loves wild. His sister, Marie, is a beacon for trouble. Will she forgive the unforgettable? Will Pat's demons become hers? Will he drive away his lover? Is she unsuitable? Pleasing. Poignant. Passionate. This is Amelia Island's Mark of a Man. * * * ... The breeze off the ocean aimed its balmy breath at the white beach cottage, snapping the faded blue cotton curtain at the open window. He'd long ago blown out the oil lamp. No need advertising anyone was in residence. Privacy and secrecy were always aphrodisiacs for him when it came to matters of the heart. Matters of the heart? What was that? It was more like matters of the loins. His grin was broad. His feelings for her were comprised of one thing ... lust - pure, deep and dark. * * * Visit Jane Marie's family-friendly blog at GraciousJaneMarie.blogspot.com, part of GraciousJaneMarie.com, for more about Amelia Island's Goodbye Lie series, plus articles, recipes, projects, Martha Bear(c) silly stories, hand-painted Secret Pebbles(c), future novels, and other treats to delight her diverse legion of readers. Find Jane Marie Malcolm on Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram, too, and join her verbal voyage to