During the summer of 1972, Karl Hartmann celebrates his eighteenth birthday and experiences many changes and awakenings in his life. Drawn to the raw, gritty sounds of rock and roll, he defies his strict father and buys himself a guitar—a choice that leads him down a road that will soon take him away from home.Another big change in Karl's life occurs when he falls in love with a young woman named Anne Marie. She inspires him to write a love song that will someday become a hit. But ...

Kindness is a tender and uplifting collection of interconnected stories that trace the ripple effects of one simple, compassionate act. When a down-on-his-luck young man receives help from a stranger before a job interview, it sets off a quiet chain reaction—passing from person to person, stranger to friend, young to old—showing how even the smallest gestures of goodwill can brighten lives, heal wounds, and restore hope. Through moments of struggle, loss, and renewal, these charac...

Change - it's taking Andy's life by storm. As his eighteenth birthday approaches, he faces pressure from his parents about college and his future plans. They picture their son as a doctor or a lawyer - prestigious careers that Andy has little interest in. His job at the Silver River ranch occupies his time, along with the casual boxing matches he participates in every other Saturday.Then he meets Sarah.Sarah's beauty and maturity awaken a range of emotions in Andy that he's...

It's 1951, and the spotlight burns brighter than ever at a snazzy New York nightclub famed for its jazzy rhythms and intricate dance numbers.When the club's pianist is found dead in his bathtub, young and eager Johnny Miller steps in to fill the role. He's talented, hungry for success, and fits right in with the band—but no one captivates him more than Rosalie Torrio, the club's beautiful singer and dancer who steals the show. She's the daughter of the nightclub's owner, a man with...

Ten years ago, an unspeakable tragedy leads Robert Strong down a path that forever alters his life.Intelligent. Highly skilled. He works for an organization called the Board of World Representatives, whose sole purpose is the preservation of peace—except peace is difficult to come by these days, especially for the BWR's founding members. When another member is found dead in his apartment, the BWR sends Robert to take point on the investigation.Enter his prime and only suspe...

A sculpture worth thousands. A beautiful art thief. A deadly game orchestrated by a psychopath.An old friend hires private detectives Archie, Jonah, and Mason Benedict to hunt down a sculpture stolen from his private art collection. The culprit? An art thief named Rosamund Lake, both lovely and cunning. What they assume will be a mundane case becomes much more thrilling - and deadly. They quickly become entangled in a world of secrets, treachery, and betrayal that may very well cos...