Forever, Sonny

“Perhaps the best romantic series I’ve ever read. After six books, I have to declare that I’m a devoted fan.”
- Martha Griswold, Domestic News

“River Bend seems like a town I’d like to visit. The folks who live there are fascinating.”
- Pamela Paige, former Sunday Magazine feature writer

Welcome again to River Bend. Sonny Bosco, one of the actors who came to town for a community project last spring, stayed to die. She is a friend of a local physician. Dr. Rita Rutledge, and the River Bend gang, led by Lynn Powers and her family, have rallied to help with Sonny’s care. A sick child is also facing death as his mother, an environmental attorney, and her team investigate water quality issues on the river. One of the environmentalists is murdered at the same time detectives find another body. The inhabitants of this small town explore love and loss while learning from Sonny to celebrate life well lived.

Renee Kumor was a stay-at-home mom for several years developing a personal ethic of community service. She began writing a political opinion column for the local newspaper, but retired from writing when she announced her candidacy for local political office. After eight years as a county commissioner, she returned to non-profit service and began writing a monthly column for the newspaper on non-profit management and service issues. The setting for the River Bend Chronicles series reflects her early life in Ohio and her later years in western North Carolina.