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An enchanting book full of forgotten history, the tension of friendship, a brave girl, and deeply overflowing with the love of wild nature." - Polly Carlson-Voiles, author of Summer of the WolvesPHOEBE'S HERON, the story of 12-year-old Phoebe Greer, is set in Colorado in 1900. Her first-person narrative begins when Phoebe, her family, and Nurse Daisy, who believes the sun is stronger than any buckshot-colored cloud filled with a needle-hard ra...

I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one." - Flannery O'Connor.Beginning writers often wonder what it takes to get published. The second edition of this practical book looks at what really makes fiction work: good storytelling! Oddly, storytelling skills, despite their immense value to all writers, are seldom emphasized in writing courses.How To Write Your Best Story explores three key elements that fuel th...

Set in occupied Norway in the final years of World War II, young teen Mari has become a helper to the village doctor, while continuing to play a role in her family's efforts in the local underground resistance, despite ever-present dangers. This is the final volume in the award-winning Odin's Promise trilogy ("Odin's Promise, " 2014, and "Bjorn's Gift, " 2016).

Big Book Betrayal is the fourth in a series of mysteries featuring protagonist Juanita Wills, intrepid (aka nosy) public librarian in the small town of Wyndham, Oklahoma. Juanita delves into the world of 12-step groups, seeking to help a friend in the throes of addiction. But intertwined with the issues of alcohol are darker demons that soon lead to foul play. Will the answers come from the Big Book, AA's classic tome of redemption via a highe...

In this latest Sidra Smart mystery, Sid takes a bumpy road trip with her Aunt Annie. In the meantime, Boo Murphy - a cranky old swamp-rat who prefers to spend time in her pirogue, hunting and fishing, to spending time with people - is pulled into a strange world when she discovers a deserted brush-hut deep in the bayou. The discovery leads Boo deeper and deeper into a clandestine effort to resurrect a cultural site for the Atakapa-Ishak nativ...

Networking means different things to different people. Some may think it's about collecting cards and contacts. Others may think it only happens in person . . . in places like golf courses or exclusive clubs or business luncheons. Still others think it mostly happens online, and they avoid the face-to-face aspect. Only a few understand that networking is about multiple ways of meeting new people and building strong, fruitful relationships. D...

Sassy Southern, Classy Cajun, by Sylvia Dickey Smith, is a "Good Times" cookbook by the author of the Sidra Smart mystery series. It includes 87 recipes, featuring a mouth-watering assortment of favorite southeastern Texas regional foods. Categories include appetizers, breads, breakfast recipes, desserts, main dishes, and vegetable dishes. Recipes include: . Red Grape & Broccoli Salad . Southern Hot Milk Cake . Swiss Chard & White Beans . Ap...

Dance On His Grave is a strong start to the Sidra Smart mystery series. Sid is a compelling character, a woman who lived a sheltered life until she decided she wanted out of a controlling relationship and is now determined to start her life anew. . . . A female baby-boomer as a private eye is a fresh addition to the mystery genre, even more appealing, one with intelligence and maturity. Sid's Aunt Annie is a likeable, albeit quirky character, ...

Move over Stephanie Plum and Annie Darling. There's a new sassy sleuth on the scene and boy, is she a firecracker! After escaping decades of confinement as a preacher's wife, Sidra Smart returns to her sleepy East Texas hamlet to take over the reigns of her dead brother's "Third Eye" detective agency. Just when she starts to get her bearings, her office burns to the ground and her apartment is yanked out from under her. Sidra has no alternativ...

Sidra Smart's search for an elusive pirate schooner stirs up a bayou bonanza of treasure hunters, smugglers, and the spirits of the infamous Jean Lafitte and his pirate queen, Mary Anne Radcliff. New P.I. Sid Smart, ex-preacher's wife, is back for another puzzling case, as she tackles the strange tale of Boo Murphy, who has just been accused of murder. When Boo tells a tale of stumbling on the Hotspur, Lafitte's privateering schooner, half-b...

A powerful page-turner-enigmatic, surprising, and completely engaging . . . a wild ride over dangerous and previously uncharted terrain." - JAMES HULBERT, author of A Kiss Before You Leave Me. "A startling story that captures the reader from the first page, with strong character development and a robust vocabulary. Cappa's characters are the kind the reader remembers long after the story has ended." - JUDITH REVEAL, author of The Brownston...

Albert McClune is bigger than most kids in his neighborhood. He dreams of being a hero, to turn his family's fortunes and return the happiness lost with his brother Pete. But Albert is crippled by fear and shame. Fleeing home, he meets Elijah Amos Fortune Jones, an odd and charismatic boy who takes Albert on a treasure hunt deep into the Memphis city sewers and a network of uncharted caves. They face a voodoo priest, swim in rat-infested tun...

Good fantasy literature is far more than a bunch of elves, dwarves, hobbits or other imaginary creatures running around fighting dragons, ogres, or orcs and having adventures. The Purpose of Fantasy looks at some of the core spiritual values of a dozen beloved fantasy books. With an introduction about fantasy literature in general, it holds up to the light a key purpose of fantasy: to ask spiritual or philosophical questions and explore creati...

The Dazzling Darkness is a supernatural thriller set in Concord, Mass. "The spirit of Dan Brown meets the darkest ruminations of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Cappa explores transcendence and eternity, sending a shiver down your spine all along the way." - Jonathan Stone, author of the Julian Palmer mysteries. A secret lies buried beneath the haunting statues of Old Willow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts. The nearby woods are alive with the spir...

Death Books a Return is a mystery novel featuring protagonist Juanita Wills, intrepid (aka nosy) public librarian in the small town of Wyndham, Oklahoma. While researching local history, Juanita comes across the 1959 unsolved murder of a black teenager. But no one wants to dig up the past of buried secrets and broken love affairs that once entwined the citizens of Wyndham and the neighboring all-black village of Bryson's Corner. When her onl...

Playing Soccer with Buddha offers a series of thought-provoking reflections on topics from spiritual growth to social justice, from diverse views of God to an exploration of the long, rich heritage of Unitarian Universalism. In these penetrating, far-reaching essays, every reader will find both touchstones for their beliefs and challenges to their convictions, encouraging us all to look clearly, think deeply, and embrace a passionate spirit ...

Cook the Books is a mystery novel featuring protagonist Juanita Wills, intrepid (aka nosy) public librarian in the small town of Wyndham, Oklahoma. The story takes Juanita into the world of adult literacy instruction, as she strives to prove the innocence of her student, Tracy Marie Riek, who is suspected of murdering her husband. The late Bobby Riek seems to have consumed a tainted cupcake. Was it his wife who did him in . . . or a co-worker ...

ODIN'S PROMISE is a historical novel for middle-grade readers, a story of the first year of German occupation of Norway in World War II as seen through the eyes of a young girl. Eleven-year-old Mari grew up tucked under the wings of her parents, grandma, and older siblings. After Hitler's troops invade Norway in Spring 1940, she is forced to grow beyond her "little girl" nickname to deal with harsh new realities. At her side for support and pr...