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Mary Wasche 

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*Books Written by Author Mary Wasche

"Disappearance at Ellis Island"

Two teen sisters leave Norway for America alone by ship in 1898, never imagining that beautiful sixteen-year-old Marit will vanish within minutes of arriving at Ellis Island. Older sister Liv must now face the agony of her missing sister along with the challenges of living in a new country. Only the sisters know that Liz is carrying the unborn child of the Crown Prince of Norway. Their story is rich in historical detail, mystery and romantic conflict.

READER: This is based on a true story, isn’t it? I can tell.

"Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today." Robert McKee

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"Now or Never"

Jennifer is fed up with her role as a servant to her husband and three children. A comfortable lifestyle in Minnesota lake country should be delightful. It is, for her family members. For her, it’s become a tenure of never-ending, unpaid domestic labor. So, she impulsively goes on strike. Her run to the north woods, toddler son in tow, begins a series of unexpected and life-changing events.
Her two-year-old son disappears from the campsite on the second day. She flirts with adultery as the sheriff on the missing boy’s case provides empathy and more. The tsunami of life events continues as her entitled teens back home show their true colors, and her condescending husband admits to an affair. This needed journey from home and marriage provides a chance to recover who she expected to be at this stage of her life. Learn to admire this strong woman whose courage restores her self-worth. Despite the challenges and angst, her actions caused, going on strike was the right thing to do.

READER: "I don’t think I’ve ever read so many chapters so fast. I want to know what happens!

"Good writing will bring you to places you don't even expect sometimes." James Gandolfini

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"Resolute Heart"

In the days immediately following the Civil War, Yankee soldiers straggled home, exhausted, unkempt, hungry, and emotionally ravaged, often leaving a legacy of cruelty and violence in their wakes. Eighteen-year-old Abby becomes the impulsively grabbed captive of one such soldier who stubbornly holds her for three days as they make their way North. By the time they near his home, an unexpected bond has formed between the two. When he comes to his senses and releases her, neither realizes the days spent together will forever bind them.

READER: "I cried like a baby at the ending!

"I love the writing. I love the swirl and sing of words as they tangle with human emotions." James A. Michener

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"Murder in Wasilla"

A Boston law school graduate, new to Alaska and in over his head with his first big case, must defend an innocent man accused of murdering a kindergarten teacher whose naked, frozen body he spotted along an isolated highway. As Preston adjusts to life on the Last Frontier, he falls hard for the defendant's spunky and appealing daughter. The crime very nearly goes unsolved due to the unique method of murder.

READER: "Another of this author’s tales of self-reliant women who overcome the odds."

"Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else." Gloria Steinem

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"Escape to Alaska"

See Alaska in the 1960s through the eyes of a young Minnesota woman who seeks refuge in Whittier, Alaska, after witnessing a murder. Whittier is one of the strangest towns in America and home to a handsome half Yup'ik Alaska Native who falls for the heroine, introduces her to Eskimo life, and provides her with her first exposure to cultural prejudice. When her sanctuary is breached in the wake of the 1964 earthquake, Alaskans prove they are a hardy bunch capable of protecting one of their own.

READER: "Is Whittier an actual place? Does all this really happen in that strange town?"

"The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper and reimagines the world." Malcolm Gladwell

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"The Sand Garden"

The debut installment in a new series set in Palm Springs--Dana Forsythe is a grieving widow and hard-nosed ex-policewoman who turns private eye after her cop husband Frank is killed on duty. She gets an even bigger shock when she learns Frank had twins with a secret mistress who's just been murdered. What's more, the orphaned twins are dropped off on Dana's patio in the middle of the night, then she's hired by an attorney to help defend the accused killer. She's plunged into an investigation that takes her deep into a world of wealth, privilege and murder in California's glittering desert oasis of Palm Springs. Can she nail the real killer before he nails her?

READER: "I didn't want The Sand Garden to end. Wonderful plot, characters and dialogue. It's always gratifying to find a book you love and realize it's the first of an upcoming series. Drama, suspense, humor, emotion all ring true."

"My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way." Ernest Hemingway