Women’s Fiction
By Mary L. Hamilton
Worthless Treasures
Worth isn’t always calculated in dollars and cents. Sometimes it’s measured with the heart.
Professional organizer Diamond Lange helps clients declutter their homes and let go of what no longer serves them. But when her mother, Eva, suddenly passes away, Diamond is left with a house overflowing with junk and a promise she regrets making.
Although Diamond considers everything in her mother’s house trash, Eva left behind a specific list of five seemingly worthless objects—a piano, a rag doll, a ceramic vase, a vintage necklace, and a star painting. Eva requested these items be passed on to others who will cherish them as much as she did.
At a time when Diamond questions her own self-worth, she sees little value in the items on the list. Who in the world would accept—much less treasure—a piano that will always be out of tune, a doll that’s lost half its hair, or any of the other worthless items on Eva’s list? But to assuage her guilt, and Eva’s perceived disappointment in her, Diamond determines to honor her mother’s last wishes, commencing an emotional journey through dusty memories and buried regrets.
The unexpected arrival of an old flame, the threat of her childhood home being demolished, and a child’s urgent health crisis force Diamond to consider what truly matters.
The death of her mother leaves Diamond Lange with a short list of treasured items she must pass on to others. At a time when she questions her own worth, Di must dig through a cluttered house to find the items that have no value whatsoever including a piano that can’t be tuned and a rag doll missing half its hair.
The unexpected arrival of an old flame, the threat of her childhood home being demolished, and a child’s urgent health crisis force Diamond to consider where worth is truly found.
Women’s Fiction by Mary L. Hamilton
Mystery Suspense
By Mary L. Hamilton
Dead Air: A Waco Mystery
Jeff was no longer the dependable man Kit Squires had married, but was he capable of murder?
A year after losing his job as a radio host, Jeff refuses all other job offers, stubbornly clinging to the hope of being rehired. But Kit’s physical therapy earnings alone can’t support the family, and their bank account is streaking toward the danger zone—much like their marriage. While Jeff begs for a little more time, Kit issues a desperate ultimatum—get a job or move out.
Then gunshots blast across the airwaves of Jeff’s former show. And in the dead air that follows, Kit recognizes Jeff’s voice as he utters some troubling last words. Why was he at the station? Is this why he’d asked for “just a little more time?”
Torn between believing the evidence against Jeff or trusting the integrity of the man she thought she knew, Kit’s choice puts her at odds with their son, Bryce. One of them has to be wrong and that could have fatal consequences.
Soft suspense: You won’t lock your doors but you will keep turning pages
Taken from Today’s Headlines
Sometimes a news story grabs me and won’t let go. That’s what happened when a man opened fire on a crowd of Las Vegas concert-goers years ago. We grieved with the victims and their families at the senseless tragedy. But I kept thinking of the family and friends of the shooter who were just as shocked as the rest of us. Did they wonder if they’d missed some signs that might have prevented this horror? Did they struggle with guilt? Did public reaction force them to move?
How would I react if someone I knew committed such a heinous act? Could a person with a stellar reputation commit murder? If so, why? These are the questions I chewed on while writing Dead Air. I hope you enjoy Kit and her family.
Mystery Suspense by Mary L. Hamilton
