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I'm taking a vote. Which series should I publish next? You tell me. Below are brief synopses of the first book in four series. Message me at http://goo.gl/z3FFxx (Author Janet Taylor-Perry) on Facebook or email me at janettaylorperry@gmail.com. All votes must be received by January 1, 2016. I have to have time to perfect the story! I'd like to release it in the spring.

April Chastain Intrigues: Living in the small town of Magnolia Blossom, Mississippi, April Chastain is a young reporter who always seems to find the story.

Book 1:
Wilted Magnolias

Not having seen each other in sixteen years, sparks fly immediately when April Chastain misrepresents herself and returns to her hometown of Magnolia Blossom, Mississippi, to work for Russell Dalton, a man she has adored since childhood. They find themselves caught up in a web of romance, mystery, and danger.
Left for dead at the age of six, April is miraculously spared by a man-size teddy bear, a gift from Russell. As clues about the murder of April's parents trickle to light, evidence surfaces that points to trusted friends as possible murders. Several other deaths and a high number of cancer patients are linked to suspected illegal dumping of toxic, water-soluble cadmium. Through it all, the one constant is an inanimate teddy bear, which holds a secret.
The world of investigative reporting proves to be a rollercoaster of intrigue, secrets, and tumultuous relationships in Wilted Magnolias.
Future titles in this romantic suspense series—Dyed Rosebuds, Pruned Violets, and Death Lilies.

Hillbilly Hijinx: Hillbilly Hijinx is a collection of four stories relating the trials and tribulations of four young men and one young woman who share a bond few can possibly understand. The concept for Hillbilly Hijinx took root when I saw a documentary about the conditions in the Appalachian foothills in the late twentieth century and then a news report where many of the same circumstances still plague the Mississippi Delta in the early twenty-first century.

Book 1:
Homegrown Healer

“Physician, heal thyself,” are words Doctor MacKenzie “Mac” Reardon never thought he would hear, although he has seen far too much sickness and death in his thirty years.
Possum Holler, West Virginia, has suffered numerous tragedies without a doctor and with a hospital nearly one hundred miles away.  The people are poor and backward.  At last, one of their own has managed to become a doctor.  Doctor Reardon returns to his hometown to find his own heartache might be something no medicine can heal as he struggles with a narrow-minded community, ignorance, a rocky marriage to a city girl, Felicia Chambry Reardon, and an overwhelming attraction to the new school teacher/principal, Sunny Bankston, at the newly established school. 
Having met Sunny while in his ER rotation at Cook County Hospital when he was an intern and she had been shot in a school violence incident, Mac knows the spirit of the woman, a spirit that is more akin to his than the spirit of the woman he married.  Mac struggles against overwhelming odds to bring his community into the twenty-first century even as Sunny Bankston battles her own demons, including an attraction to MacKenzie Reardon.
Future titles in this literary fiction series—Mountain Moonshine, Gator Aid, and For Richter or Poorer.

Laura Beth Copeland Misadventures: Laura Beth Copeland is an ordinary woman who seems to attract trouble like a magnet draws steel.
   
Book 1:
Head Count

Who could know counting heads would be so dangerous? In the small Delta town of Sunrise, Mississippi, Laura Beth Copeland, an Ole Miss graduate and the stay-home mother of two and half, decides to become a census-taker, just for the experience. When she discovers a decapitated head at one of her canvassing addresses, she is catapulted into a fight for her life.
FBI attempts to catch the killer and protect Laura Beth prove to be in vain. After personal tragedy, Laura Beth goes on the lam with the local police detective, Tanner McGill. Weeks spent together create a spark that will smolder for a while.
Investigation shows the killer has ties far up the political ladder and the head count mounts. By the time a suspect is identified, it becomes apparent that he himself is only a pawn and the real criminal links all the way the State Department of the United States. Multiple branches of law enforcement join together to find the real culprit and save an innocent woman.
Future titles in this romantic-suspense series—Bone Dry, Skin Deep, and Nose Job.

The Legend of Draconis: Unlike any other fantasy, The Legend of Draconis is a mature fantasy series that spans 500 years over four books—the main character, an island that calls the Clan O'Rourke home.

Book 1:
King Satin's Realm (Satin, like the cloth; not Satan.)

Alone, confused, desperate, Aidan O'Rourke never dreams that talking to old Diggory Danaher will take him on an adventure of a lifetime. After months of stories about a mythical island and his father, Aidan decides to find out for himself if his father is alive and living as a panther on the enchanted island.
Stowaway wives, a lost father, bewitched human beings, a wicked witch, pirates, and friendly dragons combine to draw Aidan into a web of the ages-old conflict of good versus evil as he becomes the champion of a land that only exceptional humans can reach. Aidan proves how exceptional he truly is through the power of faith and unconditional love.
Future titles in this saga—Spirits' Desire, Last of an Exceptional Breed, and One World.

Again! VOTE!
http://goo.gl/z3FFxx on Facebook or email me at janettaylorperry@gmail.com. All votes must be received by January 1, 2016.

Thus far, my dragons are winning.