THE CHELSEA NOVELS

There are six Chelsea novels. Chelsea is kicked out of her home at seventeen. She lives with a Pastor and his wife and things happen to her that changes her life. She goes to college in an all-male law school, she graduates at the top of her class and enters industry as a staff lawyer, wins cases then becomes the CEO of the industry. Her past haunts her to confess past transgressions to heir husband. A former lover presumed dead is found alive and Chelsea is again tossed into an emotional situation. Her life settles down and she is asked to run for the governor of Pennsylvania. Her Black American friend from law school is chosen as her running mate. He becomes ill and needs a kidney transplant. Chelsea's tissue is a match, but should she give up the governorship to save a friends life? Later her daughter is raped and murdered by two Colombian students. A black runaway teenager from Savannah, Georgia is with her daughter when she dies. Chelsea feels God may have given her this little girl and she feels commanded to adopt her. She also pressures the President to help find the killers of her daughter. Her efforts with the President fail. Later she accidentally discovers the Drug Lord after an accident on highway 1-65 in southern Alabama. A cat and mouse game begins and Chelsea intends to make the Drug Lord's son pay for the murder of her daughter. The story ends in Foley, Alabama where Chelsea and her friends meet the Drug Lord. Does she avenge her daughter? More mystery! After a settling period Chelsea is drawn back into politics in the Challenge, Chelsea versus Hilary and this time she finds herself running for the Senate seat from New York against the First Lady Hilary Camery-Denton. The two candidates spare throughout the State of New York and one emerges as a clear winner. The differences in political philosophies provides the voter with a clear choice of candidates. Exciting mystery!

In addition to the Chelsea series of novels Al Tarvin has written two other books.

21 DIVORCEES, a book that contains the true heart wrenching stories of women in their courtship, love, marriage and then divorce. The women experienced various types of abuse in their relationships and marriages. They recovered and went on to live emotionally healthy lives. This book contains the very intimate accounts of their lives and how they survived the various forms of abuse. The book is introduced by Doctors Mary Lowe-Evans, University of West Florida and Neil F. Pape, a Pastor. A must read book!

 

"The Preachers' Daughters represents Al Tarvin's timely and original effort to explore the tribulations of young people today as they attempt to live in a chaotic world while maintaining strong traditional values. Readers interested in such value clashes should see how Al Tarvin treats these problems" Doctor Ron Evans, Professor Emeritus of English University of West Florida