Book I of the Rose Series. ~ IPPY AWARD WINNER for Historical Fiction~Midwest Book Review referred to it as “...an excellent blend and deftly written look at 1930s America in between the Great Depression and the second Great War – highly recommended for fans of coming of age fiction...”Library Journal review of the audio books give it a "Recommended" status:" Keleny details her [the main character's] journey and the myriad of characters she encounters in an...

When Rose and Andy Shaw learn that their neighbors have separated, they are shocked. Jordan and Louis always seemed so...normal. Like them. Only their neighbors weren't normal. Louis has a dark fantasy, one that eventually pushes his marriage to the brink. He wants to share his wife, Jordan, beautiful and blonde, with other men.Andy and Rose are reminded of a time early in their relationship, when their sex life was riskier and things were more exciting. When a new man enters their...

A Rose Blooms Twice is book 1 in the acclaimed inspirational series, A Prairie Heritage: One family . . . steeped in the love and grace of God, indomitable in their faith, tried and tested in the fires of life, passing forward a legacy to change their world. The compelling saga of family, faith, and great courage.Rose Brownlee has suffered more loss than most people can endure. Now she must find a purpose and a way to move on with her life. Will she bow to conventi...

Under his touch, your every desire will…BloomToday is the day Francesca Thomas was supposed to get married. All she wants is a stiff drink and a whole lot of distraction…which is exactly when she meets him. Tall, dark, and deliciously disguised, the man known only as Phantom awakens her every sense. All Frankie really knows about him is the raw, untamed chemistry that makes her want to relinquish herself—body and soul—to his touch…Phantom has rules...

Can love shatter her stubborn pride?In the high mountains of Colorado, Clayton Taggart dreams of the day when he can leave the rough life of a mine surveyor to become a teacher. In the midst of his plans, he meets JackieFontaine, a newcomer from the East whose strongwilled spirit causes friction from the start.Just as the spark of love ignites, tragedy strikes, leaving Jackie with a secret so terrible she would rather lose Clay than share it with him. Can anything draw Jackie from her self...

"Tender and true, this novel draws you in from the first page."--SUSAN MEISSNER, bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile ThingsAlice runs a New Orleans flower shop alongside her aunt, but thoughts of her mother, who went missing during Hurricane Katrina, are never far from her mind. After getting off on the wrong foot with a handsome yet irritating man who comes to her shop, Alice soon realizes their worlds overlap--and the answers they both seek can be found in the sa...

Under his touch, your every desire will . . . BloomToday is the day Francesca Thomas was supposed to get married. All she wants is a stiff drink and a whole lot of distraction . . . which is exactly when she meets him. Tall, dark, and deliciously disguised, the man known only as Phantom awakens her every sense. All Frankie really knows about him is the raw, untamed chemistry that makes her want to relinquish herself—body and soul—to his touch . . ....

Remember Groucho Marx and his famous statement that "I must confess, I was born at a very early age?" Well, I must confess that my adventures of life began before I was born! This book is an autobiography that spans over 80 years, from Montana to Alaska, and points in between. I never thought when I was growing up in Montana that I would one day be mining for gold in Alaska. Or, meeting famous actors and actresses, such as Amanda Blake (Miss Kitty from Gunsmoke) and Ed Asner (Lou Grant on ...

A woman is suddenly diagnosed with a debilitating chronic disease, shortly after the death of her father. Unable to cope with her reality, she finds herself separated from her children and living on the streets while grappling with a fierce addiction to methamphetamine. Forced to make the ultimate decision, she must choose to live or die. This is the uncensored account of her journey to recovery.

In the scorching summer of 1493, a beautiful Venetian washerwoman named Bianca Lanzetti makes a devil's bargain. With nothing but her body, her cunning, and a vial of silent poison, she murders her brutish husband and steps into the glittering, treacherous world of Florence under the fragile rule of the Medici.Taken as the secret mistress of the ambitious merchant Simon de' Medici, Bianca quickly learns that power in Renaissance Florence is won not only with gold, but with silk, wh...

**Into Green is an inspiring collection of projects, wisdom and ideas that guide you to explore the natural world around you.“Brimful with accessible and inventive ideas, this beautiful book provides an inspiring and practical guide to fostering calm and connectedness.”**― Sue Stuart-Smith, author of The Well Gardened MindThis brilliant book invites you to journey into nature**,** no matter how urban your environment or green your neighbourh...

This collection of thirty poems by novelist Kyrian Lyndon spans decades throughout the author's personal journey. From the soothingly peaceful to the bizarre, Kyrian runs the gamut of complex emotions that will resonate for many. The poems are poignant—honest, open, and straight from the heart, heartbreaking and with humor, embracing light and dark, hope and despair, triumph over adversity.She writes:Oh, for the beauty of the melody,The harmony sprinkled about....