Each short story in this literary collection is a one of a kind find. “Wonder Mom” is a story about role models. “Sandra the Sleuth” takes you into the realm of internet crime. “Eden” is about the appreciation of beauty. “Andrew and Sherry” is a journey that ends with triumph over depression. “Karen Sylvester” sheds light on materialism. “Into Marissa’s Life” is a quirky take on fashion. “Prison Rules” explores the possibilities of renewed lives. “Lola’s Wedding” captures a beautiful wedding and “Maven” is a futuristic look at young love.
Charlie McKenzie found herself in a struggle between being true to herself, and marrying a man she did not love. Then, suddenly, an act of heroism throws her into an extraordinary friendship with a man who saved her life, and she begins the thrilling journey of becoming a woman of strong faith who discovers a lasting love.
Kate Hayes became a widow after being married for twenty five years. Now shes having to start over moved back to her home town. There were three men in her life now, but only one wins her heart again after forty years apart. But can this man protect his love from his past. That could take her away from him.
Cybil Austin loves Shady Oaks, and hopes to write her Regency romances undisturbed by a dysfunctional family. She doesn't count on renovation chaos or the presence of ghosts who fear the changes will wreak havoc with their non-lives. She also doesn't count on falling for her contractor, C. Maxwell Maitland. Handsome and charismatic, Max isn't seeking a relationship, but Cybil gets to him on more than a professional level. He is drawn to her eccentric personality, but a bad marriage has him gun-shy of anything suggesting permanence. And then, there are those pesky ghosts. They want Cybil gone and the renovations stopped. But not even a haunted house deters Cybil from pursuing Max. During the process, she learns about herself, life, and death. Will Cybil and Max enjoy a future at Shady Oaks? Can they and the ghosts co-exist in the same house?
From the author: This was the most incredible journey I’ve ever experienced. Without the grace of God there is no way I would have pursued it much less survived it. I hope it will encourage you to face your fears and trust God! So many times I’ve heard the stories about reunions gone badly, but I was determined to find my dad and God was determined to show me His undying love throughout my pursuit. I hope you enjoy my story, and may God truly bless you.
Paris-born Frederique Bonnaire has escaped New York City for Santa Monica, California where she faces an unknown future but one she is certain will be an improvement over what she left behind: a recent divorce and dwindling jobs as a high-end model. The one person she knows in the sunny state is Joseph Buckley Lemoyne, now a successful private investigator. Freddy met her Cajun friend when, as a moonlighting Manhattan cop, Buck provided security at her fashion show gigs and they'd bonded over the fact that they were both former New Orleans residents. Freddy embraces the Left Coast lifestyle, becoming a devout Laker basketball fan, and just when she thinks the only problems marring her new beginning are romantic complications involving Buck, her favorite bartender and a certain Native american police detective plus a still struggling modeling career, she learns a dear girlfriend she'd known in New York has also migrated to Southern California. . .only to be the victim of an attempted murder. As she enlists Buck and a cast of diverse characters to solve the mystery of the shooting, Freddy discovers an even more frightening fact. . .the killer is also after her!
“Pearson’s excellent characters and plotting capture the complexity and beauty of family. . . . Pearson rises to another level with this excellent story.” —Publishers Weekly starred review When the man she loved years ago returns to town, one young woman’s complicated past rises again, threatening to expose her well-kept secrets. If Maxine could put her finger on the moment when her life went into a tailspin, she would point back twenty years to the day her daddy died. She tells herself he’s the only person who ever really knew and loved her, and if he hadn’t left her behind, her future would’ve taken a different path. No absentee mother, no stepfather, no rebellious ripping and running during her teenage years. And no JD, who gave her wandering young heart a home, at least for a time. But that’s over and done with. All grown-up now, Maxine has pledged her heart and ring finger to Theodore Charles, the man she’ll promise to love, honor, and obey in front of God and everybody. At least that’s what she’s telling anybody who will listen. The only folks buying it are the dog and the readers of her column, however. Her best friend and family aren’t having it—not even Celeste, the double bass–playing thirteen-year-old the community of Mount Laurel, North Carolina, believes is Maxine’s adopted sister. And apparently, neither is the newly returned JD, who seems intent on toppling Maxine’s reconstructed life. As her wedding day marches ever closer, Maxine confronts what it means to be really known and loved by examining what’s buried in her own heart and exposing truth that has never seen the light of day. A Christian fiction novel with a poignant story of romance, a search for truth, and a journey to redemption. For fans of Chris Fabry, Lauren Denton, and Charles Martin.
Angelino Marquit is determined to get revenge, even if it means killing innocent people for the sport of it. To him, it's all a game. Agent Mike Ramsey has to stop him before the body bags continue to stack up. Marquit tries to make it easy for him. He gives Mike clues throughout the game, and one clue is 'life can be short with a full moon'. What does that mean? Mike's team has to figure it out before another innocent person dies. The ultimate kill will be someone close to the team; that is if they don't solve the clues. Time is ticking, and Mike has four days before Marquit gets his final revenge. This third and last book of the Days Trilogy ends the hatred between Mike and Marquit. Someone does prevail—but who?
Charlie Sanders, a happily married empty-nester has it all; sciatica, myopia, and a dead body on her LaZBoy. This well-loved geriatric nurse at Sunnyview Villages Retirement Community discovers the body of her tenant, Oscar, dead in the family’s cabin. When the police rule Oscar’s death as an accidental overdose of insulin, she enlists the help of Oscar’s neighbor, Ray McGuffin, a retired Air Force detective to help unravel the events of the night Oscar died. The two uncover Oscar’s secret life as a professional poker player, his overwhelming school loan debt, and a series of odd photographs making them wonder if Oscar’s death is blackmail related. With the help of her patients at Sunnyview, Ray and Charlie uncover a scandal that rocks the town and leads them to Oscar’s killer. But now the killer is after Charlie and they must find solid evidence to link the scandal to the killer before Charlie becomes the next victim.
A dead ballplayer means foul play in Salem . . . Field reporter Lee Barrett is not happy that her hours are being cut back at WICH-TV, although it is nice to spend more time volunteering with Aunt Ibby, a research librarian at Salem's main branch. But Lee's least favorite task is going up to the stacks, a spooky, seldom-frequented upper section of the library. On this day she has good reason to be afraid—she finds a dead man, surrounded by hundreds of scattered books and torn-out pages. Her police detective beau, Pete Mondello, is soon on the scene, and the deceased is identified as a former minor league baseball player—and ex-con—named Wee Willie Wallace, who hasn't been seen in Salem for twenty years. With help from her friend River's Tarot reading, her clairvoyant cat O'Ryan, and Lee's own psychic gifts, she steps up to the plate to catch the killer who took the old ballplayer out of the game . . . Praise for the Witch City Mysteries “Perfectly relaxing and readable.” —Kirkus Reviews “This rewarding paranormal cozy series debut will have Victoria Laurie fans lining up to follow.” —Library Journal “An entertaining story that keeps readers guessing until the very twisted and eerie end.” —RT Book Reviews
