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Historical Fiction
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The Rising
An American Story
An American Story
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Cedar Creek, West Virginia, 1937...
It was not a place one could visit without an invitation. |
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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. |
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The Pandora BoxWhile investigating mysterious happenings at a state mental 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
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Megan Jennings is headed for high adventure and divine appointnments... until she makes a small wrong 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. Where to buy... |
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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! |
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, 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. |
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Nonfiction...
Unspoken Rules
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For Writers
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The Nature of Children
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Behave Yourself!
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Communications / Parenting
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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 Night Visitors...
Marion's Boston Brown "It makes a great breakfast bread." |
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Night Visitors is 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... |
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