KUDZU SUMMER

“Take a chance on reading the Riverbend Chronicles. You won’t be disappointed. They are both intriguing with the mystery of the story with a little romance thrown in...”—A Reviewer

“Perhaps the best romance/mystery series I have ever read ...”
—Pamela Paige, former feature writer, Florida Times-Union

“I’m hooked ...”
—Martha Griswold, Online Critics Corner

The long lazy summer of the pandemic finds the gang in River Bend adapting to the new normal. Lynn and Dusty both maintain home offices. Lynn declares her back yard a mask-free zone allowing friends to gather face-to-unmasked-face while social distancing. Crime seems to have surrendered to covid until Teniquia gets involved in a murder in Des Moines and Dusty and Danny organize to protect Emily Jacobs and her great-grandchildren from another murder attempt. The story wraps on the promising note that a vaccination is expected soon.

Renee Kumor was a stay-at-home mom for several years developing a personal ethic of community service. She began writing a political opinion column for the local newspaper, but retired from writing when she announced her candidacy for local political office. After eight years as a county commissioner, she returned to non-profit service and began writing a monthly column for the newspaper on non-profit management and service issues. The setting for the River Bend Chronicles’ series reflects her early life in Ohio and her later years in western North Carolina.