Treacherous Livelihoods

Becky and Dan Jeffries had just arrived home from their honeymoon when Becky realized that at the age of thirty-nine, she was pregnant. She'd lost several babies prematurely during her first marriage, so this was a mixed blessing.Their lives change and Becky now works at home as a publishing editor. She discovers a new author that she's sure will be a best-seller and possibly have her book about a battered wife made into a movie. She encourages the author to write two sequels to her first book.One of Dan's experiences on his job as a detective is frightening as he becomes involved in a terrorist attack. Another case he investigates involves an elderly woman who is forced to defend herself. It turns out to be a rather amusing investigation.Dan's brother Steve and Aunt Deanna find living in Australia not the happy experience they had expected; Dan's ex-wife Emily takes up painting and finds a new love.