THE GILDED CURSE

Responding to a cryptic telegram, Lexie Smithfield returns to Jekyll Island to sell her family s abandoned vacation home in the Millionaire s Club. For years she s secretly believed in the Gilded Curse -- that her destiny is determined not by her family s mistakes, but by the choices she makes. As she discovers the cottage s hidden secrets, however, she begins to wonder if the Gilded Curse is real. Lexie s trip is prolonged when Nazi U-boats threaten the island s residents. While the management of the Millionaire s Club attempts to keep members unaware of the danger and confined to the island, Lexie discovers the real dangers that lurk within this cursed community. Endorsements &, Reviews Author Marilyn Turk uses both romance and danger to quickly draw us into this page-turning novel. When Lexie Smithfield s brother is killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, she returns to the family s vacation home in Jekyll Island, Georgia, which she hasn t seen since she was a child. The old home still stands, though it is uninhabited-at least, as far as Lexie can see. Her mother believed both the house and the island were cursed, but Lexie finds that difficult to believe. With the help of her childhood friend, Russell Thompson (now an extremely attractive man), she dares to challenge her mother s belief-and quickly finds herself face-to-face with danger. This is a story I d highly recommend, and one I hope has sequels coming along behind it. ~ Kathi Macias Multi-award-winning author of more than 50 books, including 2011 Golden Scrolls Novel of the Year, Red Ink Driven by a story of have nots who once had everything, The Gilded Curse magically takes us to an age of uncertainty by employing a cast of characters whose lives have been turned upside down by war and depression. With rich layers of description, this gripping suspense novel weaves romance, suspicion and intrigue into a dynamic wave of myster