We Hope For Better Things by Erin Bartels Valerie Fraser Luesse invites you

Valerie Fraser Luesse invites you to enter the sultry swamps of Louisiana in a story that illuminates the struggle for the heart and soul of the bayou

In a place

With great compassion born of experience and hardship

The only bright light was her friendship with Lisa

We Hope For Better Things by Erin Bartels Valerie Fraser Luesse invites youWhen Detroit Free Press reporter Elizabeth Balsam meets James Rich, his strange request that she look up a relative she didn't know she had in order to deliver an old camera and a box of photos seems like it isn't worth her time. But when she loses her job after a botched investigation, she suddenly finds herself with nothing but time. At her great aunt's 150 year old farmhouse, Elizabeth uncovers a series of mysterious items, locked doors, and hidden