Sweet Surrender

by Jeanie Freeman-Harper

Another romantic suspense novel from the author of the best seller “September Song”:


Eva Marie Lejeune becomes the reluctant heiress of a Louisiana sugar cane farm known as Winderlee. Upon his deathbed, her grandfather Lucien rewrites his will to disinherit his son, Eva's father, who disappeared twenty years earlier. It is Eva, raised by the harsh hand of her grandfather, who uncovers all the well kept secrets tied to the decline of the estate and her grandfather's surprising past —secrets known only to the parish priest, who has hidden all in an attempt to protect her.
As the new owner of Winderlee, Eva struggles to rebuild a failing empire and rescue her disturbed mother from a harsh confinement. In the midst of the turbulence, in flies a Texas crop duster to further complicate her life. All of the old childhood emotions of distrust surge to the surface, when Eva is forced to trust a stranger who has a secret of his own.

169 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 6, 2016

About the author

Jeanie Freeman Harper was born in 1944 in Angelina County, Texas and has one older brother. She is a member of large extended families of Scots-Irish, British and Scandinavian heritage. Her father was a minister and her mother was a homemaker. Her upbringing was austere, traditional and highly disciplined. Both parents have been credited with instilling in her a love of art, literature and music.

As an adult, Jeanie spent many years working in the various forms of advertising in Houston, until her retirement in 2000. At that time she completed her studies with Longridge Writers Group and began to freelance part time. In 2003, she and her husband began building a home in her beloved East Texas, where they relocated in 2004.

Her first published works were essays for "Texas Magazine"/ "Houston Chronicle" in 2001 and 2002.
In November, 2012, her first novella, "Jesse McCann: The Journey" debuted. The second in the trilogy "A Mist in the Pines: Jesse's Quest" came out in April, 2013, and the final in the series "House on Diablo Road" 2014. "September Song", a romantic suspense/mystery full length novel, released in 2014 has been her most recognized work to date and was followed by "Sweet Surrender" in 2016. "Audra" a mystery thriller is due to be released in 2017.

Mother to three adult children and two grandchildren, Jeanie lives in the Texas woodlands, is a member of Writers Guild of Texas and is the 2016 recipient of the Daughters of the american Revolution "Woman of the Arts Award " for accomplishment in the literary field.

Reviews

[Verline Hartman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Good! I would give this book 5 stars.

This book is very good. Deserves a 5 star rating. The only thing I didn't like (not being Cajun) I did not Always know what those words meant. Still a good book, my hats off to the author. I have read almost all of Mrs Harper's books and this is one of the best.

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

the story that is about how that some of the people in Lusianna believe in the spirit of there decesed relatives can come back to help them