Betsy Woodman

Emeralds Included

Feathers fly and cultures clash as the Jolly Grant House prepares to welcome a special delivery from Scotland

In the third Jana Bibi novel, Betsy Woodman takes us back to the Jolly Grant house for the arrival of Jana’s son, Jack, from Scotland, and his Hungarian bride-to-be, Katarina. The whole household is excited to welcome their international visitors — and Jana is determined to repair the house to Jack’s high standards and those of her grandfather, from whom she inherited the eccentric building. But this puts a strain on Jana, both emotionally and financially, and she risks her most prized and valuable possession — the (surprisingly real!) emeralds she got from the Treasure Emporium—to help her through it. Learn more…

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Betsy Woodman was educated on four continents, graduated from Smith College, and holds a Master's degree in Anthropology from Brandeis University. Read more »

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