Zelma Glover-Willis is the prolific romance writer whose books are layered with page-turning drama, intrigue and, well, romance.

Her latest, When Fear Was Their Only Weapon, falls in line with her previous engaging works that grab readersA brief overview: This series tells the story of how a Quaker woman inadvertently inherits a plantation of slaves but leaves the coveted property to her formerly enslaved people who fight to hold on to the land using what is perceived as paranormal events. The former plantation, the only Black township in Mississippi, becomes an independent, thriving community of proud residents, setting the stage for a young angry Klansman to visit the community and have his life altered in ways he could never have imagined.