As the new Chairman of the Town Board, Fiona Campbell finds that life
has become a series of petty squabbles, dull meetings, and papers
everywhere, all complicated by her guardianship of the as yet
unidentified screaming goat. In desperation, she hires an unknown
newcomer, the compulsively orderly Oliver Robert, to run her office and
keep her organized.
Roger's fame as an idiosyncratic yoga practitioner continues to spread,
and he and Elisabeth are looking for a new location to accommodate the
growing crowds at their tiny coffee shop. Ferry Captain and poet Pali
has an offer to leave the Island, and wonders whether it is time to
introduce his son, Ben, to the larger world. Meanwhile, the Fire Chief
is threatening to quit, and Fiona finds herself faced with an Island
controversy and an unwanted set of new responsibilities.
As Pete Landry prepares to leave for one of his regular journeys, Fiona
begins to suspect that his life may be more than it seems. His secrecy
raises doubts in her mind about whether he can be trusted, and their
breakup plunges her into grief. The reliable Jim, always nearby, is all
too ready to offer comfort.
Robert's Rules is Book Three in the award-winning North of the
Tension Line series, set on a remote island in the Great Lakes. Called
a modern-day Jane Austen, author J.F. Riordan creates wry, engaging
tales and vivid characters that celebrate the well-lived life of the
ordinary man and woman.
