I’m often asked, “Is Sandhill Island a real
place?” It is for me. The tiny tourist island off the coast of
Corpus Christi became real when it flew from the ends of my fingers onto the
computer screen. Well, sometimes it didn’t
fly, but other times it did.
There are many islands along the gulf coast: Padre
and Mustang to name a couple. But
Sandhill is a special place of mystery, secrets, and love. The residents care for each other because
living off the mainland they must work together. The small strip of water that runs between
their lives and those of the large city might as well be the Great Wall of
China. It not only protects them from
city life, it also prevents them from receiving help when needed. And the ferry
only goes back and forth four times a day.
If you’re away from home at night, you won’t get back unless you own a
boat.
The residents are working class people who fish,
cook, or provide hardware for their neighbors.
The tourists help bring in some money in the summer, but the winters are
for die-hard islanders.
In Secrets of
Sandhill Island, Meg grows vegetables and flowers behind her seaside
home. She pulls them into town on an
antique wooden cart and hopes someone will need her bounty. She lives alone in a house she loves and
wouldn’t leave for any amount of money.
But money means little to Meg.
The second in the Sandhill Island series is due out
this year. Stones of Sandhill Island
revolves around different main characters with some of the same minor
ones. The restaurant, Le Chez is still
the best kept secret in the Gulf of Mexico and still stands even after the
hurricane. But it has a few new features
– like a jazz singer on the weekends.
Billie Stone has the voice of an angel and a past that threatens to tear
her apart.
Find out what the secrets are in Secrets of Sandhill Island and get ready
for the second in the series, Stones of
Sandhill Island. Spring is here and
the islands are calling.
Peggy Chambers
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