Misplaced trust and a broken heart send Maggie Thornton, RN, fleeing from her position in a big-city hospital in search of a fresh start. Unexpectedly, she finds herself lured to the charming hamlet of Serenity, North Carolina. Friendly townspeople persuade her to stay temporarily—a desperate discovery keeps her there.

She settles in as a clinic nurse for the community’s only doctor and vows to allow no man into her heart again. Enter handsome Ross Harrington, carrying his own wounds from the past. They are increasing drawn to one another.

As Maggie’s wounds begin to heal, ex-fiancé, Dr. Michael Kerns arrives in Serenity carrying a deep secret about Maggie. Frightened by Michael’s bizarre behavior as he frantically tries to win her back before she learns it, Maggie ultimately discovers that his motives are etched in greed, which places her in the direct path of danger. While Maggie and Ross’s friendship intensifies, their lives are thrown into turmoil as Michael’s knowledge catapults them on a terrifying journey into a dangerous love triangle.

Realistic, sharp-edged, and complex, Dixie Land's debut novel is so suspenseful it zings like a high-tension wire. With a powerhouse ending and sparkling prose, Serenity is an odyssey of self-discovery.

Finding Faith is a page-turner, brimming with vibrant characters. Dixie Land weaves a wonderful tale of personal growth, love and renewed spiritual awakening.

Rachel Faith Hargrave seems to have it all: friends, a successful decorating business and a wealthy, socially prominent husband, Oliver, whom she adores. When tragedy separates them just months into their marriage, she retreats to their South Carolina, beachfront home, heartbroken and embittered.

She soon learns that you can’t escape your past when, to her shock, Oliver’s name becomes embroiled in scandal. As she fights to clear the Hargrave name, Faith must face the wrath of a hostile, spoiled stepdaughter, a humiliating public trial, overwhelming legal fees and the failure of her own business.

Along the way, Faith encounters handsome, mysteriously private Marcus Hall. Though he becomes Faith’s confidant, his personal life remains shrouded. As they grow closer and Marcus’ secret unfolds, it not only threatens the new life Faith is creating but becomes an impediment to their future together.

In Finding Faith, Dixie Land delivers a captivating story of one woman’s remarkable journey from loss and despair to triumphant self- discovery and renewed faith.

"Recommended as another great read by a North Carolina author in the 2005 October issue of
OUR STATE MAGAZINE."
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Lisa York thought she had the perfect husband, the perfect family, the perfect marriage. There’s an old adage…if it seems to be good to be true, it probably is. Lisa learned the truth of that in a cruel way.

Heartbroken and insecure as her life crumbles around her, she acts on a foolish impulse in a moment of weakness and finds herself a suspect in a murder investigation.

Dixie Land’s third romantic suspense novel will captivate readers with realistic, complex characters, a finely hewn plot and engrossing prose.

The fast paced sequel to Circle of Secrets.
“An action packed novel balanced by a tender love story.” ...Joanne Clarey

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Every successful operative gathers enemies throughout his career; Agent Alex Sheridan is no exception. When powerful drug lord Alfonse Guarino escapes from prison, he is obsessed with seeking revenge against Alex for destroying his lucrative drug empire.

Alex and Angelina plan a romantic evening wihout their two-year-old daughter. Alex enters their home to find his wife bound to a chair, surrounded by three gunmen, weapons aimed at him. Critically wounded and left for dead, Alex wakes to learn Angelina has vanished without a trace. His only clue, a taunting note from Guarino: “I promised you’d pay! This is so perfect. Your wife is convinced you’re dead. You know she is alive. What a lovely, sensous woman she is!”

A pursuit that spans two continents begins, and every avenue Alex explores becomes a dead-end. Even her family’s fortune can’t buy them the ticket to Guarino. He has simply disappeared.

Like many others who have found the dark-haired, blue-eyed beauty irresistible, Guarino is captivated by Angelina. His deepest desire turns from vengeance to a compelling passion for her love.

As the puzzle is pieced together, lives are indangered and relationships are threatened, and answers come from some shocking sources.

In this deadly cat and mouse game where the villain controls all the moves, Land hooks readers on the first page and holds them to the last.

When Grace Garret makes an unannounced after-hours stop at her husband Andrew’s law offices, their lives begin a downward spiral that leads to a nightmare of betrayal, decades-old secrets and murder!

In this, her sixth novel, Land creates compelling characters whose complicated relationships weave a tale of intrigue and suspense. The story’s fast-paced twists and turns keep her readers turning the pages and eagerly awaiting her next offering!

A story of International Intrigue and Romance

In this departure from her usual romantic suspense, Land takes readers on an action packed ride from ornate embassies and opulant homes of the fabulously wealthy in the Colombian business and political world, to the remote jungle hideaway of a treacherous drug lord.

As their lives converge, her characters discover they're linked not only by circumstance but by the secrets each carry as well.

‘The misty, Carolina moon cast a dim glow in the evening sky as dusk gathered around them. Ross pulled Maggie into an embrace and kissed her with such intensity that she fell against him. Gently, he eased her down onto the lush, green grass at the water’s edge. His lips never left hers as he lowered himself over her. “You’re the world to me Maggie, my everything,” He whispered, his voice husky with passion.’

In Return to Serenity, the sequel to Serenity, tensions build as Maggie and Ross are forced to deal with problems from their pasts, coupled with new threats that arise to endanger their very way of life.

In this, Dixie Land’s seventh romantic suspense novel, the many reader’s requests to know more about Maggie and Ross Harrington’s lives have been satisfied.

  Susan Slade’s life was about as good as it gets. The only child of middle-aged parents, she grew up secure in their love. A young woman now, she’s surrounded by friends and a wonderful man who wants to marry her.

  Her picture perfect life begins to unravel with the deaths of her parents only months apart. Her pain deepens as she begins to settle their estate and discovers a bundle of documents—documents that shake Susan’s faith in all she thought was real.

  Thus begins an anguishing search for her true identity that takes Susan to the N.C. coast and into the arms of another man. The suspense is never-ending as she defies forces intent on blocking her search and follows a trail of buried secrets that uncover forbidden liaisons and dark, deadly scandals in her ancestry.