Honorable Mention, 2015 San Francisco Book FestivalFinalist, 2013 Foreword Reviews' Book of the Year Award Three generations in an all-female Taiwanese family living near Los Angeles in 1980 are each guarding personal secrets. Grandmother Silk finds out that she has breast cancer, as daughter Lisa loses her job, while pre-teen granddaughter Abbey struggles with a school bully. When Silk's mysterious past comes out--revealing a shocking historical event that left her widowed--the truth forces the family to reconnect emotionally and battle their problems together. A novel of cultural identity and long-standing secrets, THE 228 LEGACY weaves together multigenerational viewpoints, showing how heritage and history can influence individual behavior and family bonds.

Praise for Left for Dead, first novel in the Trish LaClede series "Prepare to follow Trish LaClede through a thousand twists and turns as she battles to save her late husband's business and unravel the mysteries surrounding his death." -Larry Russell, The Wynnewood Gazette "Shipley's contemporary novel is told in a rich and descriptive voice with much wonderful dialogue. .you'll love this thriller." -Russ Long, The Oklahoman Discovery of shocking evidence of her late husband early life sends Trish LaClede to Oklahoma seeking more information. Documentation from records and old newspapers arouses suspicion of foul play and fraud that deprived Howard's ancestors of oil-rich land. An elderly woman gives Trish pictures of Howard's mother and her sister with a baby that might be Howard's sister. But Trish suspects that the woman was involved in the land fraud. Can she trust her to tell the truth? Why did Howard's mother keep him in the dark about his relatives in the area? As a stranger in unknown territory Trish doesn't know whom to trust. Can she believe anything anyone tells her? Do the ones who seem most friendly have ulterior motives? Did her research rekindle long-smoldering hatred that results in murder? Web Site: www.voncilleshipley.com