Agustus Family Triolgy

The almighty Augustus family is rich, socially prominent, and hiding their secrets. Not just the current generation's secrets but also secrets from the past. In 1937, as the war approaches, the protected world of family is changing and the secrets they are keeping threaten to spill out of the family and on to the gossip pages. Patriarch, Walter Augustus, is more determined than ever to control his family and protect their good name, but does it matter? Are family secrets more important the truth? Is a stable marriage more important than a happy one? What about love? Does it matter where you find it? Can one endure a life based on secrets? Tamara Merrill is an award-winning novelist and short story writer with a diverse body of work, including historical fiction and psychological thrillers. She is a passionate advocate for reading and writing and frequently speaks at book clubs and literary events.A dark tale of gaslighting at its worst, TWISTED LIVES plunges single mother, Sarah Blake, into a frightening battle to save her son, herself, and her sanity. JUST ONE MORE, a psychological thriller, tells the story of Harriet Bloom, a child who never meant to hurt anyone. A serial killer you'll love and understand. This book was released in 2022.Released in 2019, SHADOWS IN OUR BONES, is a work of historical fiction. Greed, societal forces, religion, eugenics, and racial prejudice came together in a shameful and shocking way on a small, wooded island off the coast of Maine in the early 1900s. The atrocious events that occurred on Malaga Island continue to echo through the years. Their impact is felt in many ways and by many lives. This work tells that tale in a compassionate, true. voice.The Augustus Family Trilogy, released in 2014, 2015, and 2016, is a family saga that tells the tale of love, loss, and coming of age. The three books FAMILY LIES, FAMILY MATTERS, and FAMILY MYTHS are historical fiction covering the years 1937 - 1985. Tamara currently resides in Coronado, CA.Tamara resides in Coronado, CA, and Wickenburg, AZ.She excels at most anything "crafty" and is considered a talented teacher of both computer skills and painting.

Secrets are fascinating. Secrets are fun. Secrets can destroy. But most important a secret told is a secret no more. In book two of the Augustus Family Trilogy, World War II has ended and life is returning to normal for the mighty Augustus family. The history, built by the Augustus family, on lies and secrets seems to be holding them protected against the rapidly expanding world; however, the younger generation questions everything the older generation believes. Family no longer seems to matter in this brave new world where doing your own thing encouraged. Tamara Merrill is an award-winning novelist and short story writer with a diverse body of work, including historical fiction and psychological thrillers. She is a passionate advocate for reading and writing and frequently speaks at book clubs and literary events.A dark tale of gaslighting at its worst, TWISTED LIVES plunges single mother, Sarah Blake, into a frightening battle to save her son, herself, and her sanity. JUST ONE MORE, a psychological thriller, tells the story of Harriet Bloom, a child who never meant to hurt anyone. A serial killer you'll love and understand. This book was released in 2022.Released in 2019, SHADOWS IN OUR BONES, is a work of historical fiction. Greed, societal forces, religion, eugenics, and racial prejudice came together in a shameful and shocking way on a small, wooded island off the coast of Maine in the early 1900s. The atrocious events that occurred on Malaga Island continue to echo through the years. Their impact is felt in many ways and by many lives. This work tells that tale in a compassionate, true. voice.The Augustus Family Trilogy, released in 2014, 2015, and 2016, is a family saga that tells the tale of love, loss, and coming of age. The three books FAMILY LIES, FAMILY MATTERS, and FAMILY MYTHS are historical fiction covering the years 1937 - 1985. Tamara currently resides in Coronado, CA.Tamara resides in Coronado, CA, and Wickenburg, AZ.She excels at most anything "crafty" and is considered a talented teacher of both computer skills and painting.

In the Augustus family saga, author, Tamara Merrill, has woven a very tangled web, and Sharon Chatsworth loves to talk about it in her gossip column. The drama that unfolds in the first volume of the Augustus family trilogy revolves around the cash cow matrimony of John Augustus and his beautiful débuante yet problematic wife, Sylvia Alexander. Not only do they have money, they have merged every which way in order to grow their treasure; however, all the money in the world can't ensure the happiness of Sylvia and John. This page turner of a book sets the reader up for the second volume.In FAMIL MYTHS the dramatic final chapter of the Augustus Family Trilogy is revealed. Once again an Augustus is protecting themselves and the family name with lies. In 1960, rich, pampered, Elizabeth Augustus leaves college and disappears into the developing, San Francisco, California, hippy scene. Her father, who is tormented by guilt over his unwillingness to have told Elizabeth that she was in fact his child, hires a detective. The search goes on for years as Elizabeth hides in plain sight, living a life completely unlike the one the she imagined when she ran away. Eighteen year old Elizabeth creates a fake identity. As she matures her new identity matures with her and she becomes whoever she believes she needs to be in order to be accepted. Beneath the shield of her lies, Elizabeth's deceptions become her truth and the truth of all who know her.The books focus on the emotional trials and tribulations of marriage and family life. A dynasty, love children, gossip, alcoholism, adultery, war, life and death are all artfully addressed in this book. The description of characters, their mannerisms and emotions are so well-described that it allows the reader to visualize them every step of the way. They are fabulous reads that leave these characters on your mind and yearning to read how they will fare. Once you're hooked, by Family Lies, you can't wait to read the next two volumes in the trilogy. Tamara Merrill is an award-winning novelist and short story writer with a diverse body of work, including historical fiction and psychological thrillers. She is a passionate advocate for reading and writing and frequently speaks at book clubs and literary events.A dark tale of gaslighting at its worst, TWISTED LIVES plunges single mother, Sarah Blake, into a frightening battle to save her son, herself, and her sanity. JUST ONE MORE, a psychological thriller, tells the story of Harriet Bloom, a child who never meant to hurt anyone. A serial killer you'll love and understand. This book was released in 2022.Released in 2019, SHADOWS IN OUR BONES, is a work of historical fiction. Greed, societal forces, religion, eugenics, and racial prejudice came together in a shameful and shocking way on a small, wooded island off the coast of Maine in the early 1900s. The atrocious events that occurred on Malaga Island continue to echo through the years. Their impact is felt in many ways and by many lives. This work tells that tale in a compassionate, true. voice.The Augustus Family Trilogy, released in 2014, 2015, and 2016, is a family saga that tells the tale of love, loss, and coming of age. The three books FAMILY LIES, FAMILY MATTERS, and FAMILY MYTHS are historical fiction covering the years 1937 - 1985. Tamara currently resides in Coronado, CA.Tamara resides in Coronado, CA, and Wickenburg, AZ.She excels at most anything "crafty" and is considered a talented teacher of both computer skills and painting.