Once and the three subsequent books in the Escape to New Zealand series. She is a former marketing executive who has lived all over the United States and in a number of other countries, traveling with her civil engineer husband. Most recently, she spent several years in Australia and New Zealand, where she fell in love with the people, the landscape, and the culture of both countries.

Visit www.rosalindjames.com to listen to the songs from the books, follow the characters on their travels, watch funny and fascinating New Zealand and rugby videos, and learn about what’s new!TULSA, Okla. — A Russellville woman is in critical condition after an accident in Oklahoma that left a man dead.

According to a report by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Lauren Nieto, 21, of Russellville was critically injured and Jeremy Lawson, 19, of Alexander was killed Wednesday morning when a Freightliner garbage truck hit the motorcycle Lawson was driving. Nieto was a passenger on Lawson’s 2007 Honda motorcycle.

The accident occurred in Rogers County, Okla., just east of Tulsa.

The garbage truck, driven by a 25-year-old Oklahoma man, was stopped in a center turn lane, preparing to turn onto U.S. Highway 412. The driver did not see the motorcycle, which was driving eastbound on Highway 412. The driver of the garbage truck proceeded to turn onto the highway, colliding with the motorcycle.

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