"Take a chance on reading the River Bend 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

River Bend is coming back from pandemic lockdown. Life is blooming. But life gets serious when Detective LaMont and her husband find a drug operation in the forest. And Mars and Trina Healey learn about criminal activity in the local health clinic, discovered as Trina tries to publish a local magazine. The FBI becomes involved and several prominent citizens are arrested. Lynn and others help some friends cope with the aftermath of arrests.
It's a Spring of revelations and family celebrations. Everyone gets caught up in the magic and mayhem of River Bend.

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.