Cause and Conscience — Mara Purl

EVVY Award - Fiction - Gold. Like a magnet, the unfinished Clarke mansion overlooking the Cove draws Deputy Delmar Johnson, battered wife Stacey Chernak, rebellious environmentalist Susan Winslow and missing reporter Chris Christian-- whose diary comes to light. And while wildlife painter Miranda Jones escapes to an entirely new adventure in Alaska, Zack Calvin tries to recover from his brush with death and sinks deeper into a tangled romance with Cynthia Radcliffe. Sally O Mally s conscience tells her to confess an ancient sin to her old love, disabled veteran Tony Fiorentino, Zelda proves she has no conscience at all, and the deep issues of higher purpose are tackled in the private journal of Samantha Hugo.