Love and Death in the Pines

About the Book

- An invitation to attend the Grand Opening of The Pines Antique Shop, in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, had unintended consequences for Dr. James Bradley. He was invited at the request of an old friend, Janet Cook. He was rewarded by falling in love with her niece, Dr. Meghan Malloy, a gorgeous Art Historian with a mean disposition. Meghan did not share his feelings – she claimed they had nothing in common. The events that followed did not add to the relationship. On the evening of the Grand Opening, Jim was attacked in the back parking area of the Antique Shop. This led to the revelation of his true identity to the woman he loved. Dr. James Bradley was an FBI Agent; in this capacity he was assigned to investigate the serious crimes that he discovered in this “Little bit of Heaven”. Meghan and Jim were joined in this dangerous venture - but only professionally. Despite their strained relationship, it was Meghan’s Aunt Janet, a wise and gentle lady, who taught Jim and Meg the nature of Trust and Love.

About the Author

Mary Casella is an educator and an award-winning playwright (New Jersey State Council on the Arts). Mary Casella’s latest endeavor is to translate some of her plays to novels. Written in the Sand is a novella that had its original life as her play, A – Is For Andy. This play had a staged reading at the Urban Arts Theater in New York City, sponsored by the now defunct Forum of Italian American Playwrights (Past-President, Mario Fratti). Also, she was chosen for a brief stay to be a visiting playwright at the acclaimed Actors Studio. Recently VSA New Jersey, State Organization on Arts and Disability, produced two of her plays Between First and Third and A is for Andy at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Here a scene from Scampolo (her translation from the Italian) had a workshop presentation.