The Collected Stories of Ramsbolt – Book 1
Logan Cole is twenty-seven, filthy rich, and not as spoiled as everyone thinks. When her father goes to prison for high-profile financial crimes, she loses the mansion, the yacht, and the gala invitations. With the national news following her every move, she decides to lay low until the solution lands in her lap, just like everything always does. So she takes a bus north looking for anonymity and stops in the smallest town she can find: Ramsbolt, Maine. It’s the perfect place to be anonymous, but it’s not the high society she once knew.
When she stumbles into Helen’s Tavern, she finds a pub in need of a make-over and a frazzled woman who could use some help. There, she makes a name for herself as a hard worker, mastering the world of cocktails and introducing the tiny town to a new way of drinking.
But the closer she gets to the town and Grey, the local plumber, the more her lies about her identity mount. When a tragic accident threatens the bar, Logan has to choose between revealing her true identity to save it or saying goodbye to the only thing she’s ever built on her own in order to save herself.
The Ramsbolt Epilogues
Want to know what happens to Logan and Grey? Have a seat at Helen’s Tavern and learn more about your favorite characters! Tag long with Kyle as he meets Jacques, learn why Arvil is so cantankerous, and find out why there’s a statue of a sailor in the middle of town. This and more are inside the free Epilogue Collection, delivered straight to your email when you sign up for my newsletter.
Cocktail Recipes from Helen’s Tavern
Readers of Blood and Sand – and whiskey lovers in general – will enjoy this collection of cocktail recipes. Every drink from Blood and Sand is here, and a few extra for good measure.
They’re organized the way Logan Cole would do it, in order of complexity. From a quick week night Manhattan to the Blueberry Thyme Whiskey Sour, everything you need to impress your guests and please your palate is here.Get the ebook on Amazon for only $1.99! Buy it now!
Review: The Uncorked Librarian
“Of course, we know the cliche that money doesn’t buy happiness, but more so, the story represents a class of a people who sometimes get lost in novels. So few authors tell the hardships of hard-working people earning minimum wage. The focus on working-class America… juxtaposed with extreme wealth makes Blood and Sand the ultimate realistic fiction title for the masses.
I especially appreciate the small-town community and how one little bar brings everyone together. Without the bar, the town members grow isolated and lost.
In addition, each drink that Logan makes takes on meaning, heart, and soul. Cocktails match the townspeople and their personalities. There is depth to something as simple as a whiskey sour with a twist.”
Review: Dandelions Inspired
“…This isn’t a ‘poor little rich girl done wrong’ story. This is a novel about sucking it up, moving on, and stepping up to the plate for one’s self, as well as for others. Logan is a complex character with poise and charm, coupled with humility and utilitarianism. From her stubborn tenacity at the start of the novel to her confidence and peace at the conclusion, I loved everything about Logan.”
”In addition to Logan… is a wonderful cast of secondary characters. From bar-owner Helen and her arthritic hands and knees to the postman Riley, to the grumpy old man Arvil – everything and everyone seems so real and relatable that while reading, you feel as if you are part of a real hometown filled with people you have known for your entire life.”
”This author has an extraordinary gift not only for making her characters come to life or making them relatable but making you feel as if she was writing about you or someone you know. Whether it be her point of view, her imagery, or emotion – there is something about this writer that gets into your soul while reading her work.”
What Others Say
On a Reading Bender:
“Blood & Sand takes us on a journey that is well-written, has well developed characters, and is realistic. I love that it brings us to a new place that we can easily picture in our minds. I loved Ramsbolt!
“Logan’s story is a wonderful one that made me feel all sorts of things.
“Lane throws in the wit that helped cut some of the tension and I really enjoyed that. A book that I totally recommend, go one click!”
Texas Book Nook
“Small town with big characters. I liked Logan from the start, but the others we meet along the way are just as wonderful to read about…
“Definitely grab this one. I really think you’ll love it, too! “
Novel News Network
“I plunged into Blood & Sand with just an open book ready to take me somewhere. And this novel did indeed take me somewhere: straight to a small town I loved.
“Logan was a great lead, I connected to her from the start and that made the book even better.
“You will get lost in this read. I loved the way Jennifer M. Lane’s voice came through in her writing. It is a story that doesn’t cut corners, she deals with issues head on and I loved that.”
Ramsbolt Who’s Who
Meet the characters from the story and learn more about the town of Ramsbolt!
Puzzles from Helen’s Tavern
Complete online puzzles with scenes and settings from The Worsted House book!
Human Authored
Human Authored is a project of the Authors Guild that allows an author to certify that their book is created by a human. This certificate means means that the text of the book was written by a human and not generated by AI, with the exception of minimal, trivial uses, such as AI applications that check spelling and grammar.