Janet Brantley
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The Dixon’s Crossing Trilogy
Let the Dixon’s Crossing Trilogy take you back in time to a South in upheaval…
LEAVING DIXON’S CROSSING 1941
- America is still struggling through the Great Depression.
- Mae Johnson, newly graduated, is determined to escape a future as a sharecropper’s wife.
- “Fun and games” turns into serious war work.
UNDER FAMILIAR STARS 1942-1943
Follow the intertwined stories of Mae and her Medic husband as they struggle with the changing world around them. A changing status for women, upheaval in men’s and women’s relationships,
racial tensions, and the escalation of war around the world.
SECRETS AND SCARS 1944-1945
Will this war ever end? Will our beloved couple ever have a chance to get back to married life? And when the war does end, will their experiences while apart make it impossible for them to have the life they’ve dreamed of?
Read about:
Mae—Smart, spunky sharecropper’s daughter, who wants an exciting future
Oliver—The good guy-best friend who’s loved her from afar
Frank—The ne’er-do-well ex-boyfriend who breaks her heart yet can’t let her go
Graydell—A girl with a heart of gold who can’t seem to catch a break in her love life
Laurie—Well-to-do Texarkana girl who gives up college to do her “patriotic” duty
Mr. J.T.—The richest man in Dixon’s Crossing, and the bane of Mae’s existence
And a host of supporting characters you won’t soon forget and won’t be ready to let go!
MURDER BY ANY OTHER NAME
“Officer down!” Becca’s brother, a Harrison County, Mississippi deputy, has been shot dead, and now her world has been changed forever. Was he killed in the line of duty? Or could his death have been part of something more sinister? Becca begins a solitary search for the truth, battling her friends, the authorities, and even herself. She knows she can’t rest until she finds answers.
Who could have had it in for Richie enough to put together an elaborate scheme to fool everyone? Who was really responsible for his death? Why did they want him dead?
And most important: Will she uncover the truth before the killer comes for her?
Join Becca as she grapples with the reality of losing her brother, her best friend, her best supporter — while trying to make sense of the things she’s learning about his life now that he’s gone.
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THE DIXON’S CROSSING TRILOGY
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Brief Bio
Janet Brantley has had a lifetime commitment to education. From volunteering, to substituting, to
finally teaching in her own classrooms, she’s always supported students of all ages.
A decade in public schools
4 years at the University of North Texas
Taught while earning Ph.D. in History and English
13 years at Texarkana College – Professor of History and Geography
First publication: Murder by Any Other Name (2015)
Dixon’s Crossing Trilogy (2020-2022)
Currently working on sequel to Murder
Janet has always loved the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and she finally moved here in 2021.
She spends her time writing, building her editing business, and serving as an Ambassador for
Mississippi Heroes, a non-profit recognizing family and community caregivers. And, of course,
enjoying life on the Coast.
The next novel on the horizon for her is a cozy mystery based on a murder in Texarkana that
took place next door to one of her best friends. The Shady Ladies (a group of friends she
graduated high school with) are the heroines. She is also working on a humorous paranormal
cozy mystery set at a castle hotel in Scotland.
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