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Sometimes secrets are too big to live with. Sometimes dying is a relief.Beatrice Stone came to the west coast young and delectable, with high hopes and big plans for a long career on the silver screen. It hasn't worked out. She has a secret-she loves someone she isn't allowed to. It's a love that's forbidden, and it ruins her. Pretty dreams don't always come true, and she descends into the streets, living for the next bottle of gin. A prostitu...

When Rachel Phillips, a thirty-nine-year-old divorcee learns about the death of her best friend, she also discovers that Mary Beth has willed her bookstore to Rachel. But The Next Chapter bookstore is in Lobster Bay, Maine and Rachel lives in Homosassa, Florida.Rachel, who has a fear of flying, is quite willing to drive herself and her constant companion Hercules, an English Mastiff from Florida to New England. But, can she bear to leave her b...

Nadia: Detroit is Lois Gerber's third novel and the sequel to Nadia: Poland, the coming of age story of a young Catholic girl growing up in the outskirts of Warsaw during WWII who emigrates to Detroit after the war. Nadia's struggles are with herself, trying to accept Henryk, and make a new life in America, while still pining for Marcus, the man with whom her life was entangled for so many years in Poland. As she confronts the reality of livin...

Joseph Cavanaugh's introduction to his book of poetry Transcendental Targets defines Transcendentalism, but one need not read the definition to understand. Through his poetry, the readers experience the physical and spiritual response to the world he creates-a magical world which transports the reader into a peaceful, loving world of fresh ideas. Lennon's Wall on the cover sets the theme, but the poetry and the photographs inside gently lead t...

Jamie's coach was thinking that Jamie, twelve, had a better chance of achieving her Olympic dream as a pairs skater than as a single. So Jamie agrees to skate with Matt, even if she has to grit her teeth every time they practice. If Matt weren't enough to deal with, Jamie's divorced father tells her he is getting married again. A new stepmother and six-year-old brother are just what she doesn't need. Will her life ever be smooth skating again?...

A confederate soldier and an officer find shelter in a small country church as Sherman marches to the sea. Trapped behind enemy lines, injured and helpless to move on, they accept the kindness of the minister and his 'family' that care for them. It's not long before they realize that a bounty has been placed on all Confederates' heads and that some members of the community are desperate to cash in. Can wounds heal quickly enough and plans be l...

Paris: 1942 Three lives intertwined in Nazi-occupied Paris: Paul, a brooding banker whose family was killed by the Gestapo, Rachel, a teenage Jew who leads her family's escape from the Germans, Claire, a demure bookstore owner who finds courage and conviction - all confronted by an infamous Nazi collaborator. In the sprawling network of catacombs underneath the Left Bank of Paris, they hide thousands of Jewish refugees, giving them new identit...

Daughters of Fire is the first novel of Christine Raffini's trilogy of fictional characters in World War II. Book One brings forth very vivid personalities as she reveals their actions on a wide spectrum from the U.S. and throughout France before and during occupation by the German forces. When Zoe decides in 1932, at the height of the depression, to move from Tennessee to New York so that her aunt Veronica will no longer have to support her, ...

Jacob Barnaby lives in a small town in the shadows of the Adiron- dack Mountains, where neighbors know each other and gossip spreads like dandelions. On the night of his birthday party, the sev- enteen-year-old son of a prominent attorney learns his father has a secret. To make matters worse, his father plans to represent the man Jacob and his friends think is responsible for putting the school bully in a wheelchair. Will his father's actions ...

What if the love of your life was a ghost? What if you had to make a choice? Hollow Lake has a legend. The locals say that the spirit of Chloe Hunter, a teenager drowned in 1980, haunts its waters. She has been seen every year since, especially during late autumn when she appears as an eerie figure swimming in near-icy waters. Nick Horan knows the legend, but he doesn't believe in ghosts . . . until late one night, when he sees Chloe as she wa...

Penny Summers' first foray as a gardener brings her face to face with her newest friend, college sophomore Katelyn Blake, dead in a swamp-like goldfish pond. Penny, a former Navy public affairs officer, is determined to research an article about Katelyn, hoping to discover the killer. When she's put in charge of planning a monster Fourth of July festival, Penny is up to her tramp stamp in competing allegiances. Katelyn's Killer is woven into t...

Rading through The Editor's Wastebasket is like finding a chest filled with memories, hopes and dreams. Author Mario Fumarola looks back over a road traveled in eight decades, trying to ocus through the haze of memories and listening for the laughter of life. This book is a collage of memories and meditations (some sad, some sweet) of the past (the Italian-American enclave of East Utica, NY), the present (old age in Pennsylvania), and thoughts...

Lisbon, 1940: With Europe in turmoil and France falling, British agent Taylor Hartridge obtains the Nazi invasion plans for Britain. He suspects a double agent in the Lisbon Embassy and insists on taking the plans to London, but is murdered before his departure, the plans stolen. London analyst Simon Cole arrives in Lisbon, woefully unprepared but willing and determined, pitted against a German spy called the Chameleon, a master of disguise. R...

POETRY AND PROPHECY is beautiful spiritual book from Johanna Gilbert-Hilton, a radio broadcaster and inspirational writer whose voice is a true "candle in the wind" (her ministry name). Her poetry reaches the heart and soul of her readers and followers. The book is great for meditating and just helping people get in touch with the Lord. An award-winning poet, Johanna seems inspired to transmit what she feels from the heart. Her words are proph...

A sweet tale that brings a lingering smile, The Littlest Harpist is now in English/Spanish as well as in German, French, and Italian. Melody Anglin, a renowned harpist, shares the joy of receivingher first harp as an answer to her prayers. Since then she has been an inspiration to others, having appeared on radio, presented all over the world, and delighting her audiences whenever she appears. When Melody was only four years old, she saw a lar...

Laurie Hahn, a rich, young, idealistic girl journeys to a poor Pennsylvania mining town to teach in the turbulent years of the 1920s when unions began to strengthen their efforts to hep alleviate the plight of the workers. Caught in the turmoil, Laurie reveals her strength of character as she evolves into a strong, determined woman who must navigate between opposing parties and the love of two men on seemingly opposite sides. Her prestigious a...

Wild child" Chessie Partin has had enough of being branded a woman who never finishes what she starts, so when she stumbles on murder evidence implicating the local "bait man", her tormentor, she sets her jaw and enlists the help of her suspended policeman brother, Reading, to catch the man she's sure is a killer, but there's not enough proof. She strikes out on her own to gather more facts to convict bait man, Rooster Cocker, and to prove he ...

Dimmy Dolphin. a lonely dolphin rejected by his family because he is awkward and not as skillful in swimming as his two brothers and his sister, wanders away and finds Happy, the friendly dog adopted by Bobby Anderson. Happy and his family befriend Dimmy Dolphin, who then saves the lives of people who were on a sinking boat. Dimmy becomes a hero and is finally happy with his friends and his family who now appreciate him. HAPPY ANDERSON AND DIM...

Happy Anderson, the friendly, helpful dog adopted by BobbyAnderson, again comes to the rescue. This time he saves an unwanted, frightened little farm cat and gives her a new name. This book is part of the introductory series of three Happy Anderson adventures for primary grades: MEET HAPPY ANDERSON, HAPPY ANDERSON AND CONNIE CLAM, HAPPY ANDERSON AND COOKIE CAT. The series is written by Dr. Mary K. Custureri, a reading specialist, dedicated to ...

When an abused boy is brought into the hospital where Brittany works, his presence changes everything. Jealousy strikes when she takes time away from her boyfriend to give the boy extra care. The problem intensifies when a handsome uncle steps in to take custody of his nephew. Brittany tries to juggle her time among the three, but someone is threatening her life. She must find out who has become so obsessed with her that killing her is the onl...