Cami DiCarlo is crossing off the list of her father's dying wishes.1 Move from Chicago to Juniper Ridge, CO to open his new hotel—check2 Live with her five sisters—four of whom she didn’t know about until he died—check3 Marry the guy he picked out for her—oh wait, she didn’t know about that one.Though she misses her father like crazy, she can’t help resenting him for interfering in her life, or the many, many secrets he’d been keeping—even if he did bring hu...

Memories of an Irish-American growing up log-shack poor in small-town Ohio“Shanty Irish is a window, cracked and soiled, into a time and a place and a people before the moving pictures became an American obsession, people who had to create their own dreams, invent their own stories, and find escape from hopeless lives in hard liquor or the cold comfort of a promised Hereafter.”—from the foreword by John SaylesJim Tully was an Ameri...

A picture of life in the boxing ring“Few novelists captured the contradictions of his country so simply or so honestly in the metaphor of the pure, fatalistic, and merciless community of bruising.”—from the ForewordWhen The Bruiser was first published in 1936, almost every reviewer praised Jim Tully’s gritty boxing novel for its authenticity—a hard-earned attribute. Twenty-eight years before the appearance of The Bruiser, Tully began a car...

Tully’s breakthrough novel about life on the roadJim Tully left his hometown of St. Marys, Ohio, in 1901, spending most of his teenage years in the company of hoboes. Drifting across the country as a “road kid,” he spent those years scrambling into boxcars, sleeping in hobo jungles, avoiding railroad cops, begging meals from back doors, and haunting public libraries. Tully crafted these memories into a dark and astonishing chronicle of the American underclass—espec...

A facsimile reprint of this classic tale of the seamier side of circus life“Jim Tully was one of the fine American novelists to emerge in the 1920s and ’30s. He gained this position with intelligence, sensitivity, and hard work. . . . No matter how crazily violent or fantastic his stories are, readers accept them as nonfiction. Tully makes the improbable seem true.”—from the foreword by Harvey PekarJim Tully was an American writer who enjoy...

Heather Tullis's beloved DiCarlo Brides series, books 2, 3, 4 in one set:SEALed With LoveHe’s there to protect her from harm, but who is going to protect her heart?Sage is tired of jumping at shadows thanks to the stalker that keeps sending her creepy letters. When the father who had never publicly acknowledged her offers her a job at his new hotel in Juniper Ridge, CO, the move sounds like the relief she's been looking for, especially since it incl...

He’s there to protect her from harm, but who is going to protect her heart?Sage is tired of jumping at shadows thanks to the stalker that keeps sending her creepy letters. When the father who had never publically acknowledgemed her offers her a job at his new hotel in Juniper Ridge, CO, the move sounds like the relief she's been looking for despite the bodyguard her father hired to protect her. Now if she could only convince Joel that she's more than just a client....

She’s survived a father’s demands, a found family of strangers, and a life she never planned. But this time, the stakes are everything.Rosemary Keogh prides herself on being adaptable. When her late father's final wish forced her to uproot her life and work at his newest resort—alongside five half-sisters she barely knew—she rose to the challenge. Slowly, she found her rhythm, even began to care for the family she never asked for.But nothing prepares her fo...

A career on Broadway is the only thing Angela wants more than she wants Alex.Despite her best efforts over the summer, he doesn’t seem the least interested, so she’s focused on finishing up her senior project—a musical she and a friend created whose proceeds will benefit a local community center. Hopefully the performances will allow it to keep its doors open until the next big grant comes through.Alex has been fascinated by the much-younger woman, but twel...

In Old Money, New Woman, author Byron Tully provides powerful insights and wit-soaked wisdom to help you make the most of your money and improve the quality of your life.Revealing 8 “Old Money Secrets,” the author shares time-tested traditions and step-by-step strategies used by the women of America’s Upper Class, generation after generation.From education and etiquette to cosmetics and clothing, this must-read book details these coveted, rarely-discussed fundament...

Third-grade teacher Maddie McCormick was thrilled when the greenhouse classroom actually came to fruition—but she hadn’t counted on angering the local street thugs, or their threats.Police officer Ben Belliston hadn’t planned on fatherhood—ever—but gaining custody of his orphaned niece had him rearranging all of his priorities. She and Maddie, her new teacher, bonded right away, so he was happy to provide a little off-duty security in the greenhouse—it was more than a fair exchange...