So begins the search for a suitable bride. Sarah fancies her Uncle Herb lonely and in need of a wife. With the aid of Granny Jewel and her friend Nancy, they set about to find the perfect young woman. Sarah soon realizes it is not quite as simpl...
This is the second in a series of eight books featuring the life of the young lady Sarah Bowers, who spends her summers at her grandparent's home in historic Beaufort, North Carolina. The books start in her twelfth summer and end with her twenty-seco...
This is the first in a series of eight books featuring the life of the young lady Sarah Bowers, who spends her summers at her grandparent's home in historic Beaufort, North Carolina. The books start in her twelfth summer and end with her twenty-secon...
Roaming free along the barrier islands of coastal North Carolina live wild horses known as Outer Banks ponies. They can be seen grazing on marsh grass along the shore by residents of Beaufort who are proud and protective toward their neighbors across...
Sarah Bowers and her family return to Beaufort during Sarahs sixteenth summer. She is looking forward to dates with a young fellow she met briefly the summer before. Evenings together and sailing aboard the Willa with Bruce McCoy add to her happy day...
Sarah Bowers, now a young lady of seventeen, is anxious to have her portrait done by her dear friend Leland Davis. However, Sarah is shocked and dismayed to find Leland's idea of a location is a windswept beach. Barefoot, with carefully-curled hair i...
Barefoot in Beaufort is a trilogy containing the first three books in the Sarah Bowers series. The books are for young ladies ages eight to eighty. Girls today should find the books interesting and insightful as they learn that over half a century ag...
Secrets, surprises and disappointments all crowd the pages of Eighteenth Summer. Sarah’s dear friend, Nancy, must pick up the pieces of a shattered dream and go on with her life. With advice from Sarah she is able to do so. Cousin Marnie must...
Meet Sarah.The protagonist of the Sarah Bowers series was fashioned after my granddaughter, Sarah Rude. Sarah grew up in Beaufort, where her life revolved around family, church, and friends, with emphasis on faith in God and traditional family values...