Uhrichsville, OH — Finding love and community sheds light on long-buried secrets in
Simple Secrets, book one in the Harmony series by Nancy Mehl, a new mystery series set
in the rural Mennonite community of Harmony, Kansas. The book is scheduled for release
in June 2010.
Gracie Temple’s late uncle left her a house in a rural Mennonite community. Gracie soon
learns he secluded himself for years to protect a secret about her own father. Now it’s up
to Gracie to decide if she’ll keep the secret or if she can afford to expose it. Sam Goodrich
loves his fruit farm in Harmony, Kansas. But when he meets city-girl Gracie, he begins to
wonder if he could leave it behind for a woman who makes him feel things he’s never felt
before. When someone tries to keep Gracie from discovering the truth behind the secrets,
both must decide what’s most important in life — before it’s too late.
“Creating the Mennonite town of Harmony, Kansas, has been a joy,” said author Nancy
Mehl. “I’ve fallen in love with the town and its residents. I hope readers will too.”
Mehl lives
in Wichita, Kansas with her husband, Norman, her son, Danny, and her very active puggle,
Watson. First published in 2001, she has now authored nine books, including an omnibus
mystery collection, Cozy in Kansas, which contains three of her previously published Ivy
Towers’ mysteries. Book three in the series, For Whom the Wedding Bell Tolls, won the
American Christian Fiction Writers Mystery Book of the Year award. Nancy’s main writing
interests lie in mystery although her new Harmony Series leans more toward the romantic
suspense genre. Nancy runs a HUD program for the city of Wichita and is president of a
volunteer organization, Wichita Homebound Outreach. She is a member of American
Christian Fiction Writers and Kansas Authors’ Club.