Laurie Vincenti

Twin Forks Laurie Vincenti

Twin Forks is a quick and lively read, ready-made for those who are looking for an escape from today's tumultuous world. It is packed with enough suspense, romance, humor, and wit to satisfy readers of all ages who are looking for something to read just for the fun of it. It is the story of a year in the life of an abiding community and its free-spirited inhabitants. Once a thriving Gold Rush center, the town has stood idle and forgotten for decades, and when the novel opens in 1975, isolation and hardship have produced a quirky but cohesive society. By the story's climax at the town's 4th of July Celebration in 1976. "Twin Forks" will have become a household name. The hum-drum world of 16 year-old Lucille Slade is shaken when her Mama hires her out to help two "foreign" women from the South who have purchased the Ruby Palace, once a bordello, and intend to restore it to its former glory with the help of local misfits. A wary Lucille is soon captivated by the beautiful and mysterious Ellie and her rambunctious aunt, Jo Pearl, whose antics in renovating and husband-hunting have set the town abuzz. When Lucille is certain her life at the Ruby Palace is filled with as much adventure as it can hold, a charming stranger appears on their porch, and with his coming, Ellie's secret is unlocked along with the gates that have held Twin Forks apart from the rest of the world. As guests arrive at the Ruby Palace and love triangles unfold, as gold is discovered and cowboys, miners, and outlaws clash with invading environmentalists, folks in Twin Forks come to realize their greatest threat is the very thing they thought they wanted most: change.