{"product_id":"black-spruce-cove-alaska","title":"Black Spruce Cove Alaska","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemote. Wild. Mysterious. No place Ivy Phelonsen would choose, even to visit. But for now, the tiny, coastal Alaskan community of Black Spruce Cove is her home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eMarch 2001. Ivy Phelonsen is a successful museum marketing director in Anchorage, Alaska. Her husband, Stan, is a partner in one of the most prestigious accounting firms in the state. They enjoy everything that money and social privilege can provide. Nothing seems out of reach, including Ivy’s life-long dream to own her own art studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eBut Stan ruins Ivy’s perfect life when he embezzles from his accounting firm, drains the couple’s bank accounts, and disappears with his female assistant. To make matters worse, when the museum learns that she is a suspect in Stan’s crimes, she is fired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eFeeling that she has no other options, Ivy changes her name and accepts a job in the remote coastal community of Black Spruce Cove, Alaska.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout The Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"\u003e\u003cimg data-attachment-id=\"4648\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/womenwritingthewest.blog\/2025\/06\/06\/a-new-book-released-from-gaye-larane\/gaye-headshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/womenwritingthewest.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gaye-headshot.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1735055342\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"Gaye headshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/womenwritingthewest.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gaye-headshot.jpg?w=400\" width=\"400\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/womenwritingthewest.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gaye-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4648 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womenwritingthewest.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gaye-headshot.jpg 400w, https:\/\/womenwritingthewest.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gaye-headshot.jpg?w=148\u0026amp;h=150 148w, https:\/\/womenwritingthewest.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gaye-headshot.jpg?w=296\u0026amp;h=300 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\"\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eGaye LaRane writes about the creative and eccentric humans living in the rugged environment of The Last Frontier. Her stories are inspired by the strong, adventurous, independent spirit of modern pioneers living with active volcanos, melting glaciers, and jolting earthquakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"willowptarmigan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51805065576746,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/5440\/8234\/files\/black-spruce-grove-alaska.png?v=1781602046","url":"https:\/\/willowptarmigan.com\/products\/black-spruce-cove-alaska","provider":"willow ptarmigan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}