Margaret Drake Books

Margaret Drake is a retired occupational therapist and art therapist and teacher who practiced her professions in four different states and two foreign countries. She has lived the past twelve years on the Island of Hawaii continuing her career writing novels, engaging in civic organizations and volunteering in a rural hospital. Her writing reflects her rich life experiences and unique perspective on the world.

Blackmail behind the Barracks
330 pages
12 hours of reading
Before WWII , a fair-skinned colored girl in the South had few chances to raise herself unless she could figure out how too "pass." The war offered new opportunities to join the effort to defeat the nation's enemies. Clara Brett took advantage of this national need to pursue her dream of becoming an occupational therapist. The path to this goal led to overcoming personal as well as professional obstacles and threats. Other opportunities for relationships with men and women were part of the turmoil of caring for injured soldiers.
Abaya
378 pages
14 hours of reading
Elizabeth Adams expects the adventure of a lifetime when she accepts a faculty position at the Nursing Education Program at the National Saudi University for Girls, but nothing could prepare her for the whirlwind of drama and intrigue she encounters as she navigates romance and rescue under the close eye of the Committee for the Protection of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice. When a student begs for Elizabeth to help save her life, she embarks on a quest that brings her closer to the heart of Saudi Arabia and her own beliefs about freedom, love, and purpose.

Blackmail behind the Barracks

Abaya