Resisting the limitations of her little farm town, DeLanna Robinson, now grown into a beautiful young woman, dreams of adventure, despite her mother's criticisms, and finds a rival in the minister's daughter for the boy she cares for.
Envious of the boys' freedom and uninterested in the domestic arts, despite her mother's coaxing, DeLanna causes an uproar among her elders when she enters a daring contest with a good-looking boy named Andrew Tabor.
Traces the year's tasks performed by an apple farmer and his family, from winter pruning to fall harvesting, through folk art illustrations and a poetic, informative text.
Interior designer Tessa McKenzie has to leave Apple Valley, Washington, to sell the cluttered Victorian house and antiques shop she inherited from her sister, but her old crush Sheriff Cade Cunningham is not so quick to let her go. Original.
A #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorWhat goes better with mistletoe and merriment than the sweet beginnings of romance? The spirit of the season works its special magic in four stories of unexpected gifts opened by Fern Michaels' "Christmas Passed." Three years after her husband's death, Brandy still finds the holidays anything but jolly. Then a handsome widower shows her that moving on is possible.
From its earliest days, the entrepreneurs who created Apple Valley found treasure lying beneath its surface of sand. Just two years after gold was discovered in neighboring Holcomb Valley, the Homestead Act of 1862 ushered in a new population to Apple Valley. Max F. Ihmsen, publisher of the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper, moved to the area in 1915 and made his fortune in apple farming. News of his great success spread quickly, enticing a steady migration of Southern California residents to relocate to the nearby desert. The rich and famous, as well as the colorful and inspired, flocked to Apple Valley. Clark Gable, Carol Lombard, Gregory Peck, and Joe Louis all visited area guest ranches. Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Desi Arnaz, and Roy Rogers frequented celebrityrich parties at the Apple Valley Inn. In less than 100 years, Apple Valley earned itself a unique reputation in Hollywood history and became suburban America to many famous residents.