Ladies of Legend: Finding Home
Home is where your story begins

Synopsis:

The Reunion Game

Thirty-three-year-old Jane Smith's biological clock is ticking. But pickings are slim in Legend, Tennessee, until the fifteen year high school reunion gives Jane a second chance. Graham Winchester will be back in town.

In high school, Jane's shyness has stopped her from taking action. Now she's older, wiser and no longer afraid. Graham's moved to the big city and won't stick around. He's a confirmed bachelor and happily-ever-after is not in his makeup. Yet, Jane must exorcise the demon Graham has become so she can get on with her life.

Switching places with her glamorous twin sister is just what she needs to get Mr. Most Likely to Succeed into bed and out of her heart.

Visit Legend, Tennessee, where romance lives next door.

View a list of all Ladies of Legend books

Claiming the Legend
Janet Eaves

Midnight in Legend, TN
Magdalena Scott

Bed, Breakfast and You
Maddie James

The Reunion Game
Jan Scarbrough

Visit Legend, Tennessee – where four women from different backgrounds find purpose, love - and their future - in a town intent on preserving its past.

The anthology, shares four stories, written by four storytellers, about four women ready to start again. Different backgrounds, one town, all searching for home, in one way or another.

Two of them have lived in Legend, Tennessee, all their lives and can't think of anywhere else they would rather be. But their hearts still haven't found a home there.

The other two women find Legend by chance and find a home for their hearts.

Come join these four women on their journey for love. You'll meet Lilly, Midnight, Suzie and Jane. Visit their town of Legend, Tennessee. Walk the streets. See where they work. Meet their friends. Experience the quirks of small-town living. And most of all, feel their stories right along with them, as each woman falls in love.

Janet Eaves, Magdalena Scott, Jan Scarbrough and Maddie James all masterfully weave the stories of these four women as they find home, and their hearts, in Legend, Tennesee.

Note: The town of Legend, Tennessee and its residents live in the imaginations of its authors. The town and all characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Cowboy Cookies
Excerpt from The Reunion Game

“ Cowboy cookies?” Jane turned in surprise.
Graham grinned, his mood seeming to lift. “Harriet baked cookies this morning before she left for Europe.”
“ Just like the old days.”
“ Yeah, like when we were kids.”

If you'd like the recipe for Cowboy Cookies, click here.

Reviews:

• "I've read this book and the stories are excellent. Jan, I love the chemistry between your hero and heroine. It sizzles."
  Lyn Armstrong
  THE LAST CELTIC WITCH

• Five Coffee Cup Rating from Coffee Time Romance
  “Whatever you do, do not miss this extraordinary read that is a rare and precious gem indeed!”
  “Jan Scarbrough paints convincing characters that reach out and touch the reader in some way. This flowing read is really delightful.” Cherokee, Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance

• Five Pixie Rating from Dark Angel Review
  " The Reunion Game" ponders what value fond memories really hold: can the sex life you had in high school really have been that great? The four stories in the LADIES OF LEGEND: FINDING HOME anthology are heartwarming, exciting, lustful, scintillating, and encouraging. For every protagonist-female and male-in these tales, there truly is a second chance in life, and one just needs to recognize it and then to reach for the brass ring. Life doesn't leave you behind in Legend, TN; instead, it offers you more and better than any option you've ever had. Readers will be eagerly awaiting more stories set in lovely little Legend, TN, as is this reviewer. You'll walk away from this anthology with a gladdened heart.

• The town of Legend Tennessee has been brought to vibrant life by these four wonderful authors. From a picturesque downtown to a beautiful lake, the settings only enhance the stories of the residents of Legend Tennessee. From the town hero/football coach to the owner of the local Bed and Breakfast, the residents find true love no matter how hard they fight against it. Whether trying to get a new start on life or to preserve your way of living, the residents that make up Legend Tennessee make you feel like you are coming home. Heart warming stories with plenty of spice make this book an extremely enjoyable read and I recommend it highly. It's definitely going on my keeper shelf. Deb Meredith

• It's hard to believe that four authors can create a town that feels so real you want to visit - in fact you feel like you could give friends the directions from downtown to the lake! Ladies of Legend: Finding Home is four separate stories of escaping pasts, finding one's true self, finding love, and finding home. These stories stand alone, yet cleverly intertwine characters and places in Legend, TN. They'll leave you wanting to read more of the Legend series: Beauty and the Beast with Harvest Moon: Two Ladies of Legend novels in one and A Legendary Christmas are currently available, and more are on the way! Amazon Review.

• I can't wait to read the next Ladies of Legend book! In fact, I just received it and had to start it immediately. Legend, Tennessee - it seems like a great place to visit ... or to live. Loved the characters and stories. Highly recommend! Amazon Review
  

Excerpt:

THE REUNION GAME
CHAPTER ONE

There was no way sex with Graham Winchester was as good as she remembered.

Jane Smith stood alone in the crowded Legend VFW hall where her fifteenth year high school reunion was in full swing around her. She held a plastic wineglass of California merlot that gave her something to do with her hands, smiled at Betty Jo, the clerk from the Piggly Wiggly who waved from across the dance floor, and thanked her lucky stars for the relative darkness on the periphery of the dance floor.

He’d arrived. Heat surged through Jane’s body. Graham Winchester—senior class president, debate team captain, yearbook staff member, valedictorian and Mr. Most Likely to Succeed—had finally come home to Legend.

For fifteen years, she’d fantasized about Graham. For fifteen years, she’d remembered that one night alone with him in the back seat of his family Chevy. Sure, it had been cliché. Graduation night. One thing leading to another. Each going their separate ways the next day.

She’d put him behind her and gotten on with her life. College first and then back to Legend to teach high school English. When her mom was diagnosed with cancer, she’d cared for her. After years as a volunteer at the county dog pound, she’d founded Legend’s non-kill Pet Rescue. Last year, she’d quit teaching and opened a book store.

Yet she’d never forgotten Graham.

Cold, hard truth washed over Jane as she watched from the shadows. For all she’d accomplished, she was still stuck in high school. Her love life sucked. It’d been on hold for much too long.

She must exorcise the demon Graham had become and put him out of her mind and heart for the last time.

Read Graham's point of view, the second scene, chapter 1.

Read an excerpt that didn't make it into the book!


Legend Lake in the fall