Easton Series Character - Lauren Russell

Lauren Russell was 14. She was tall and thin with green eyes and waist length blond hair she wore in a braid down her back. She was the “new kid on the block.” Lauren and her widowed father, Alan Russell, lived in the Caretaker’s Cottage deep in the almond orchard across the street from the Sanders Ranch. After Lauren’s mother unexpectedly died from appendicitis, Lauren was uprooted and moved to her father’s hometown of Easton, California.

A lonely Lauren first spies on the Angels from behind the mailbox tree and when Aunt Marian invites her over for milk and cookies, she reaches out to the Angels and the Sanders family in her grief. 

Lauren befriends Jonathan Hardy and the Angels. With their collective help they investigate a possible kidnapping in Easton. Lauren’s quick thinking helps defuse some of the Angels’ (mostly Jason’s) sometimes outrageous plans and ideas.

Whether it was searching for the mysterious green car, decorating for Halloween, studying with the Angels, or watching helplessly when the boys are accused of destruction at school, Lauren becomes a fast friend of the Easton Angels.

Easton Series Character - Sonja Bettencourt

             Sonja Bettencourt came to the Sanders Ranch at Halloween. She was the tallest of the three with a cap of short red hair and a peaches and cream completion. As with most red heads she had a crop of freckles across the bridge of her nose. At 13, Sonja was bossy and had a temper to match her red hair.

Sonja had come to stay with Michael and Marian Sanders in August before school started. Her mother had remarried recently and Sonja was having trouble adjusting to her new step-father. She had been so unhappy she had run away. When her mother found her, Sonja cried because she didn’t feel like she belonged at home any more. Sonja’s step-father, Jack Franken, was a real estate agent and counted Michael Sanders as a close friend. It was Uncle Mike who had suggested Sonja come stay at the ranch for a while. So here she was staying with the Sanders and she loved it. Sonja was proving to have a quirky sense of humor. She was keeping the Sanders household on its toes.

Easton Series has a new look!

I took a break after publishing Easton Sleuth. I've spent the last couple of months updating the Easton Series. Each volume has a new cover and the contents updated to correct a few typos. All five books are also available in hardcover.

Itching to do more, the first four stories are now available in one volume, entitled the Easton Series Collection and is available as an ebook.

Check it out.