Books by
Lilly Maytree
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The Rising
An American Story
Cedar Creek, West Virginia, 1937...
It was not a place one could visit without an invitation.
It wasn't what Harlan Fleming had planned. Yet, when he heard there would be no school if a teacher couldn't be found for this year, something about the place called out to him. It wasn't just the fact that his only living relative had ventured into those same hills and never come out, again. Or that there were things which needed to be said between them that would take a long time to explain. Those were ordinary things.
What the young teacher felt on the day he stepped off the train, in Cedarville, was not ordinary. The others were there that day, too, reaching into his heart—uninvited—the same way he was reaching out to them. As if all the forces of life were suddenly converging into that single place and time. As if something significant—and highly important—were about to happen.
As if it actually would.
The Pandora Box
While investigating mysterious happenings at a statemental hospital...
Journalist D.J. Parker learns the location of a famous cache of diamonds that were stolen during World War II. What she doesn't know is -- the federal government has been following the case for years. With an old jouirnal to lead the way, she sets out aboard a yacht that once carried the infamous Herman Goering. A thrilling treasure hunt that could prove to be the adventure of a lifetime.
That is, if the captain and his partner don't turn out to be crooks. If the FBI officers are really working for the FBI. And if the horrendous secret Dee uncovered during the investigation has absolutely no connection to the famous jewels. But how long can a secret remain a secret? And more importantly, how can a person really tell who is trustworthy, and who is not?
Gold Trap
Megan Jennings is headedfor high adventureand divine appointnments...until she makes a smallwrong turn...
But what is faith, if not to strike out against impossible odds believing you will win? Or leap out into the dark knowing someone will be there to catch you?Someone does catch her. But it isn’t who she was expecting. Now the question is whether Tom Anderson is part of God's plan for her life-- or the devil's. How can anyone be sure they are following God in the first place?
When situations force Meg to make decisions she would have never even considered before, there's only one thing she's sure of. She has landed herself in enemy territory, where turning dreams into reality is risky business.
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The
Stella
Madison Capers
Something happened in Stella Madison's life that she never dreamed could come close to someone as careful as she was. But it did. In fact, if it hadn't been for sheer Providence and the kindness of strangers (who quickly became friends), she wouldn't be here to this day. Lesson learned: trouble comes to everybody and usually in bunches.
Now, Stella is an avid believer in helping others in return. Except lightning almost never strikes in the same place twice, so she is forever ending up in the soup of other people's troubles. But she never gives up once she sets her mind to a thing, which often turns into as much hazard as help. Especially in today's economy.
Still, with the good Colonel Oliver P. Henry to back her up (who always believes the best of her), Stella is turning into the kind of friend we all wish we had more of. With an occasional good piece of advice to share, too. At any rate, looking over her shoulder during some of her capers just might keep you from tumbling into a few of your own. At the very least she is headed for what the colonel calls, "Some rollicking good adventures."
Here's hoping you enjoy each one!
A note from Lilly
Glory B. So, it is no surprise that Stella and friends "tagged along with us" along the very same route. Did our paths converge?
I think I better let you decide.
Voyage of the Dreadnaught is a collection of those four capers, with a brief account of my real life voyage, at the end.
The last four Stella Madison capers were written during my own great adventure, when the Captain and I made a long voyage up the Inside Passage to Alaska, in our sailboat,
#1
Home Before Dark
Here is the first of the Stella Madison Capers...
It's the story of how everything started, and how she escaped from a catastrophe that seemed to come out of nowhere. Which is the nature of catastrophes, but it's so hard to be logical when you're in the middle of one. It's also the story of how she met the colonel (if you're interested in that sort of thing).
Now Available in AUDIO!
#2
A Thief in the House
Stella Madison is back...
This time with a bevy of friends. But just how far should a person go when it comes to sticking by their friends?
There's a thief in the rambling old mansion she moved into. And while it was someone who was quick to lend help when Stella needed it most, how can she possibly return the favor without jeopardizing herself along with them?No person is obligated to gothat far... right?
Now in AUDIO!
#3
Sea Trials
As the economy gets tighter and tighter...
Stella Madison and her friends decide to pool their resources and move to Alaska.So, they set out in a monstrosity of a sailboat called the
Dreadnaught, with an old captain-turned-inventor at the helm, and each one of them signed on as a member of the crew.
But Stella has never set foot on a boat in her life, and Alaska is over a thousand miles away... through wilderness places.
#4
The Pushover Plot
It could happen to anybody...
Stella Madison begins to enjoy her journey through Canada as a crew member of the
Dreadnaught, delighted that it really isn't as hard as she thought it would be. Especially with Colonel Oliver P. Henry along. But traveling together for any length of time brings out the true nature of people. Misunderstandings can flare, rough edges get exposed, and maybe even the deepest of secrets revealed. One can put up with anything for a while. But if ever a traitor is discovered among such a group...then all things return to primeval.
Now in AUDIO!
#5
Lost in the Wilderness
Just when things begin to settle down for Stella Madison and her friends, the unthinkable happens...
Now, Stella Madison and friends must discover if they have what it truly takes to survive in the wilderness, whatever that illusive quality may be. Oddly enough, it is found in the most unusual places. And while no one could have planned ahead for such a thing, it becomes perfectlyclear that it will take more than just working together to get them out.
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#6
The Last Resort
When worse finally comes to worst for Stella Madison...
Dreadnaught, as well as the ship, itself. And while Stella has come to love the amazing place they were stranded in, a series of unavoidable circumstances forces the misfit family into making the most difficult decision any of them ever faced. It is the kind one hopes they never come to, and the hardest to make. It is... the last resort.
A winter in some of Alaska's deepest wilderness has made many changes in the crew of the
Voyage of the Dreadnaught
A collection of four Stella Madison Capers
Dreadnaught, through the Inside Passage to Alaska. Includes: SEA TRIALS, THE PUSHOVER PLOT, LOST IN THE WILDERNESS, and THE LAST RESORT. Also includes a brief account of Lilly Maytree's true-life voyage along the same route, in the sailboat
Glory B.
Here is a collection of the four Stella Madison Capers covering the entire voyage of the
Now in AUDIO!
Nonfiction...
Writing Rules!
A mysterious student handbook
A mysterious little desktop handbook that can help anyone (well, almost anyone) with writing rules. Especially if you are a student and have to write things all the time.
Homework Helper
Unspoken Rules
The three don'ts of successful fiction
Popular books (those stories everyone likes no matter what the subject) all have certain things in common. And what they have most in common is what they DON'T do. Within the following pages, dear writer, you will find the three most important "don'ts" of popular fiction that I learned when I was studying the masters. Why? Because I love research… and I never mind sharing my notes.
For Writers
The Nature of Children
(and how to deal with it)
The Nature of Childrenis based on a compilation of parenting articles Lilly wrote over several years as a columnist for
Childcare Magazine. It is a result of many requestsfrom parents for more informationabout that content and the foundation of the methods she used both in raising her own children, and in her classrooms.
Behave Yourself!
Teaching your children to discipline themselves
Communications / Parenting
Are you tired of bickering during daily routines encroaching on way too much of your family time? Here isa book that offers a two-week program that teaches your children to discipline themselves.Hard to believe? Here are the step-by- step secrets of how it's done, and why it works.
Sometimes,"Just A Thought" can make all the difference.
"Just A Thought"Stories.You stick them in your purse or backpack for those idle moments when you are waiting for something but not thinking much about anything. Short reads that can be finished in one sitting, or five-minute intervals without forgetting what was going on. With a point. Oh, yes, always a point. Sometimes, even a great recipe. Like this one from
Marion'sBoston Brown "It makes a great breakfast bread."
Night Visitors...
Night Visitorsis the story of how Marion Bates, a middle-aged woman who suddenly hits a catastrophe in her life, meets Dee Parker, a young investigative reporter who talks her into doing things she had never even thought of before.
Sooner or later, something unexpected happens to everybody. It isn't easy to accept help—especially from strangers. But sometimes just knowing you are not alone can make all the difference in the world.
It was a time when all Marion could think about was how to keep on living. To tell the truth, she really didn't care about anything else. Which is the only logical explanation she could come up with--later--of why she jumped headlong into a life-or-death nightmare, just to help her new friend out of one of her own.
Yes, this is how it all began...
Current WORK-IN-PROGRESS...
Neptune's Lady
An inspirational adventure novel of undersea treasures and secrets unkept.
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She is in Florida with family and friends, putting a new face on old websites, adding lots of new books to Summers Island Press and Lightsmith Publishers. Oh, yes, and planning her next big adventure…
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