When Hannah Reilly steps off the ship on the shores of Ellis Island in 1912 she has no idea that it is not a convent that awaits her. It is a man who finds her far too beautiful to marry God.Hannah turns her back on the church and she and Wade settle in Jacksonville, Florida, where the world holds the promise of sunshine. They have two wonderful children before life changes and Wade insists that Hannah abort her third child. When Hannah refuses, light turns to darkness and fate unf...

Escaping from her childhood, Sheela, flees her aunt's motel where she is forced to work as a cleaning maid and provide 'favors' for wealthy guests and winds up in Miami in Kit Malone's fancy brothel. Beautiful and stately, Sheela becomes a high-class prostitute, a millionaire's mistress and a Billy Rose showgirl. When she meets the love of her life in Manhattan, the charming but naive Julius Clark, life blossoms into something both frightening and titillating. But when Sheela gives birth t...

High powered art and jewel thieves invade a tiny town in upstate New York.This dangerous group of high-end thieves have been told that the legendary Eagle Diamond is hidden in a clock. The Diamond was stolen in the 1960s from the Museum of Natural History and was the only valuable never recovered.But the presence of criminals in the picturesque town of Callicoon will reveal more than the Eagle Diamond.Deeply buried secrets surface to expose unsettling truths as the ...

Secrets in the Darling family rise to the surface and illusions are shattered in this modern southern story of delusion, attraction, and idiosyncrasy. Will Deborah Darling ever come to terms with her husband's true desires, her best friend's secret, her daughter's true passions, and her son's one true love? Well, maybe not. But not seeing the truth can lead to betrayal and what's worse, murder.

The Fourniers family saga continues in the next generation with Fanny Fourneir. The Memory of Music follows Sheela's daughter and Hannah's granddaughter through the ups and downs of life. From the longing for her childhood friend, and the mistakes of her youth, to a final miracle as Fanny emerges triumphant. Could the Fournier family history of pain that has spanned generations finally be broken?

After thirteen years on the run Violet McLaughlin returns to Carter’s Crossing, South Carolina, in 1962, with her young daughter, Sassy. The Crossing is right outside of Beaufort and the turmoil of the Civil Rights movement will forever leave its scars on the young and impressionable girl.As Sassy stands before the imposing white farmhouse for the first time, with no knowledge of her history but that the McLaughlin's are her kin, Sassy begins a journey that will tear her apart befo...

Truth does not lie far from the surface but it hides from view. When the entrapment of convention erodes the truth and the lies we tell are revealed, the shocking tale is told for The Darlings who struggle with truth, identity, and happy endings.

In this Southern Fiction Box set, you'll enjoy three full-length family sagas that follow the turbulent, yet triumphant, lives of three young women. In The Story of Sassy Sweetwarter, Sassy struggles with dark family secrets as she tries to win the love of a man she foolishly rejected in her youth. In Where the Wildflowers Grow, Rose discovers passion outside of her marriage and struggles to understand her desperate desires for another woman. Last but not least, Grace Place discovers fame ...

Life for Grace Place is all about sucking on “meat jerkys” and Lenny Bean, her handsome lover. However, Grace’s mother has loftier plans for her daughter. She insists that Grace save her money and move to New York City so she can find fame and fortune as an actress.Grace works as a cleaning lady for wealthy Betty Ann Houseman so she can pool her pennies for the trip north. Betty Ann has a passion for men more pronounced than her overbite, and it isn’t long before she’s parting the ...

The first step in complex math is now the easiest.Alpha Teach Yourself Algebra I in 24 Hours provides readers with a structured, self-paced, straight-forward tutorial to algebra. It's the perfect textbook companion for students struggling with algebra, a solid primer for those looking to get a head start on an upcoming class, and a welcome refresher for parents tasked with helping out with homework, all in 24 one-hour lessons. Algebra is the secon...

In the summer of 1962, at a high school graduation party, Bessie Day Hardy is brutally raped. Fifty years later, the consequences of that horrific night will transition into unforeseen events that will shatter her serene and uncomplicated life.

Alice, Griffin, and Dinah Stenen's mother and father died tragically when they were quite young. The loss haunts them into adulthood. Alice is a stage actress in New York who can't commit to a relationship. When she meets Ian she's smitten, but suspects it's Ian's four-year-old son that really captivates her. Griffin and his longtime partner are settled into a contented domesticity, however Theo's insistence that they adopt a child throws Griffin into a panic. When he refuses to cooperate,...