Mary Elizabeth Fricke

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About Mary Elizabeth Fricke
I am a published author who also works in partnership (owner/operator)with my husband on our family farm. The farm itself has belonged to and consecutively farmed by my husband's family for over 100 years. We have two grown (married) sons and two grandchildren.
I've had a number of articles and poems published in national magazines or the internet over the years. I've worked as a freelance writer publishing a wide variety of subjects--from historical and religious topics to sales descriptions and personal-feature writing, some poetry and my autobiography.
Dino Godzilla and the Pigs (My Life on our Missouri Hog Farm) was published in 1993 by SoHo Press. It is a serious recounting of our life during the years we were raising our sons and managing a productive 200 sow hog operation. These days, life is a bit different as our sons no longer live on the farm and we now raise Angus cattle instead of hogs.
I have also been a member of the Heartland Writers Guild since before 'Dino' was published and served as newsletter editor of the Guild's monthly newsletter, The Heartland Journal, from 2002 thru 2015.
2008 thru 2013 I contributed weekly articles to http://www.7Score10.com a website devoted to recounting day by day occurrences of the Civil War. and also wrote articles for the newsletter of http://www.patriotic-jewelry.com.
My Romantic Suspense Fiction E-novel PIGEON IN A SNARE was officially released By AKW e-books on May 16, 2014. AKW also released ROSES FOR THE SPARROW on Oct. 3, 2014.
#3 of the Birds in Peril Series "PLIGHT OF THE WREN was officially released Aug. 15, 2015 under 'mefOriginals'. #4 "Robin Unaware" was officially released Jan. 1, 2016
The fall of 2017 I published The Sweet Pea Trilogy. The Demise of Innocence: Sweet Pea I, Sept.3,2017. Time to Deceive: Sweet Pea II, published October 2017 and The Price of Passion, Sweet Pea III, published November 30, 2017.
I took a short breather over the holidays and decided the Sweet Pea story really should be under one cover so I published all three books of the trilogy as a gift set (for Valentines Day) in Feb. 2018.
As of Dec. 16, 2018 the Sweet Pea Trilogy is also available in paperback.
Shattered Image was published in Dec. 2020 both as an ebook and paperback. Another romantic suspense set in mid-Missouri, it is totally unrelated to anything I've previously written.
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Titles By Mary Elizabeth Fricke
A suspense-filled, contemporary romance.
70,000 words
Some adult content
Some girls have all the luck─ or maybe that's no luck at all.
How often does a girl have two stalkers after her at the same time?
Time has come and gone, years pass, Johnie’s children are growing and she has learned to accept her parents’ untimely death. Her friendship with Marsha continues to thrive. By the time ‘the 70’s’ become ‘the 80’s’, Johnie has also built an enduring relationship with her mother-in-law, Amie. Her marriage to Phil is a sham. Although they tried, they were never able to rekindle the trust they once shared. All those years, a secret part of Johnie’s soul survives nurturing the memory of Jake. Fate strikes several more dramatic blows and once again, everything changes.
Description of the Sweet Pea Trilogy: To one man she gave her virginity; to another she gave her heart. One, she would mourn. With the other, she would share life's triumph and turmoil. With both, she would endure times of love, and passion and complete happiness as well as times of despair, confusion, and sorrow. One day at a time—each day, building unforgettable memories.
The Sweet Pea Trilogy spans from the late 1960's into 2009. Set in rural Missouri, it is a story for those who remember the profound cultural changes and historical events that took place in the later part of the 20th Century.
This is a nostalgic story of growing up; of forging lifelong friendships and loyalty within family that supports every life event, good or bad. It is a story of love that binds a man and a woman despite all odds. It is also a story of obsessive hatred and how such hatred destroys not only the innocent, but those who hate.
Sweet Pea Trilogy: To one man she gave her virginity; to another, she gave her heart. One, she would mourn. With the other, she would share life's triumph and turmoil. With both, she would endure times of love, and passion and complete happiness as well as times of despair, confusion, and sorrow. One day at a time—each day, building unforgettable memories.
Determined to secure a stable home for her three children, Stephanie returns to Missouri to be closer to family and to accept employment in her brother’s law office. A whole new world opens for Stephanie and her three children when they move into a log house owned by Hunt R&C employee, Todd Sellers.
However, the dream of living a peaceful country life is interrupted by unexpected ghosts of the past, and hatred spawned in the name of love.
Ted Harvester leaps at the chance to become Hunt R&C’s in-house attorney; thus, rebuilding the business and relationships Sheldon Humsler destroyed. Ted is on a mission to see Humsler incarcerated for life, but his priorities change when he falls in love with Susie Wrener and her children. They embark on life together in a house with an intriguing past all its own.