"This series has been designed to help students of English understand spoken language as it is encountered in everyday business and social situations in English speaking environments aroudn the world."--Back cover.
After a tragic drunk driving accident, the woman who had been my friend, sister, mentor, and overseer was taken from this world. Tonya survives through a tale she began before she passed away what seems like eons ago. As I promised her, the novel she began to write so long ago, Ive completed. We combined words to form the story we always wanted to complete together. You Were There is based on her life story of teenage alcoholism and drug addiction, loss, fallen hope, the steps she was forced to take to clean up, and picking up the pieces to move forward with her life. Fortunately, I was there to witness the transformation, which in fact transformed me. As people, we search for great signs and inspiration; however, it can sometimes be found in the smallest places. She inspired me with her courage, understanding of life, strength and caring. I was there with her through college, and through the initial adult years before her passing.
28-year-old Richard Starr’s dream has become a reality. He has been hired as Plant Superintendent of one of Brook’s Gas Company’s cylinder filling facilities. He recognises he has much to learn in this new industry, but he is determined to give it his all and succeed. As Starr struggles to master his job, he is being challenged at every turn by his staff and his superiors for being an outsider. He quickly learns that he has inherited a mess, one he is expected to clean up. When one of his employees is found dead under suspicious circumstances, he realizes that the plant problems run much deeper than he ever imagined. He needs every ounce of his courage and determination to survive. In the Shadows of a Gas Plant is a thrilling drama told by an industry insider who has seen it all. With unexpected twists, heart-wrenching conflicts, rich characters, humorous episodes, and compelling relationships and romance, the novel offers a rich and unique take on the industry and the people who work within it.
Friendship Letters Series — Doretta Schwartz has always enjoyed writing letters and feels her letters can be a bit of a ministry to her friends. In this series, exchanging letters that contain open and honest feeling and struggles helps Doretta and two of her best friends through the darkest challenges of their lives. A Simple Letter Carries Inspiration for Healing Life is good on their Pennsylvania Amish farm for newlyweds Vic and Eleanor Lapp—until the day Vic’s youngest brother drowns in their pond and Vic turns to alcohol to numb the pain. Things get so bad that Vic loses his job and their marriage is coming apart. Eleanor is desperate to help her husband and writes letters to her friend, Doretta, living in Indiana for advice. The trust Eleanor places in her friend and the gentle words she receives in return are a balm for even darker days to come in this first book of The Friendship Letters series by New York Times Bestselling Author Wanda E. Brunstetter.
The Morgan sisters are BACK … “This dusty corner of Arizona is about to have a replay of the O.K. Corral!” * * * When “Crazy” Kate Morgan learns that her sisters are the next targets on a killer’s to-do list, she’s hell-bent on chasing down trouble before it rides into Jackrabbit Junction. The problem: The darn law dogs keep nipping at her heels, tossing her in the hoosegow, and sidetracking her hunt. The solution: A posse—the pricklier the better. If Kate can dodge this peck of pickles long enough to catch the killer, she can prove she’s not so “crazy” after all. Special Guest Stars: Hanging out in Jackrabbit Junction in this book are Natalie Beals (the Morgan sisters’ cousin), Detective Cooper, and Ol’ Man Harvey from the USA Today bestselling Deadwood Mystery series. You don’t want to miss the heated hijinks happening down in the Arizona desert!
Frank (late thirties, buffed, brought up in a good home) takes a dive when marital problems and family secrets lead him into the world of drug and alcohol addiction. Yet even while steeped in addiction, he maintains ties with his Creator, never losing sight of the battle raging in him, and in the world, between the sons of light and the sons of darkness. In the end, Frank comes to realize that much like the nineteen who came here from Poland who started his congregat
Running from a past that was ingrained in a living nightmare, Cassi had thought that her aunts will was her way out of the hell that life had become while trying to guard her dying mother. Her natural beauty had been just one for the reason that she had lived for so long in disguise: to be as undesirable as possible to be the monster who dominated what was left of her moms life. Now with the promise of a real life and a place of her own to hide and lick her wounds, she was totally unprepared for what her inheritance encompassed. All that she wanted was what she had driven across the country for, a house of her own and about ten years of isolation to heal her broken being. However, she did not know if this life would heal her or destroy her. She could see that Brent was a beautiful person inside and out, except when he was around her. Having his whole world given to Cassi by the person that he had loved the most, she brought out the worst in him. She had a difficult time enduring his cocky, overpowering attitude from that first ill-fated moment they met. What had Mandy done to him without a hint or warning, she had left everything in his entire universe to a total stranger who had appeared to them during a blizzard, disguised as a grungy street urchin. No one but Brent could see a problem with her owning the entire estate of Saunders Valleytheir haven, their home. He would not let his world go without a fight. The summer program that they had started for troubled teen boys had been Mandys life. This was just one of the many things at risk under the new ownership. Who was she to judge him when she seemed to be running from her own past? For all they knew, she could be a seasoned criminal coming here to hide out in this gorgeous Montana wilderness. What was she so afraid of? He did not know whether to fight her or protect her. Could they survive together, or would they destroy each other? Meanwhile, there was a villain in Texas who threatened her existence. He wanted what was hers, and he wanted her dead!
Architect Francesca Moretti has always been taught to aim high, work hard and finish what you start. So when it falls to her--the baby of the family and only daughter--to head up the family construction business and see a high-profile project through to completion, there is no question of bailing out. Still, it won't be easy. Construction is a guys' game--Franci will have to prove she's just as comfortable in steel-toed work boots as in peep-toe heels. To make matters worse, the financing company has sent a glorified babysitter to oversee the project: nitpicking workaholic Kyle Jagger. The human watchdog is constantly looking over Franci's shoulder--and not always at the blueprints. And Franci's getting the distinct impression that Kyle is interested in a little more than just the bottom line.
Fifty received it. Each will get to decide what they do with it. None of their lives will be the same.Jay Bilston finds himself caught between two tempting destinies. Both hold promise. Both will demand his soul. Will he choose one before one chooses him? Only time will tell, but Jay will need to make a decision before the edges of his life unravel. And fast. With time running out, everything hinges on the note...and he can't even tell Anna about it. Will he lose her—again?
If Nights Could Talk is a rich gothic story of a Southern family, a tale of wealth and emotional need that spans generations. Marsha Recknagel's memoir begins with the surprise appearance of her 16-year-old nephew, Jamie, who arrives on her doorstep and into her ordered, childless life. Fleeing a chaotic home run by Marsha's unstable younger brother and his wife, Jamie is an ominous creature-and the center of an ongoing family tug-of-war. For Marsha, to open the door is to risk opening herself up to the pain of the past. Reluctantly she takes him in. Thus begins the painful, terrifying, and extraordinary process of unraveling the damage inflicted by her family on one of its own.