This book is a poetic journey into the life of a woman who was shattered by incest. Through a troubled past and many tears she finally discovers herself while raising her children and breaking a vicious cycle of abuse.

A young girl leads a path of destruction after her life as a child became filled with hate. She tries so hard to explain to her family that she was being abused and nobody would listen. What a tragic time for her as she grew up not knowing how to cope with all that pain. Venting out to a life of immorality and alcohol the only thing that saves her is a shy young man and her faith in God.

A paranormal women’s fiction cozy mystery – because midlife can be a real witch!It’s been less than a month since Juniper “JJ” Jones discovered (at the tender age of 46) that she was a witch and moved to the magical beach town of Miracle Bay. Now she’s running her grandmother’s bookstore with the aid of a tarot-reading fire witch and a snarky familiar who looks like a black cat but claims he isn’t (long story).Everything is running smoothly (more or less) u...

** Fair warning: This is a true story of sexual abuse, drugs, rape, betrayal and triumph ****Warning:This book contains crude language and is not for the faint of heart**As I sat down to write this story about my life, I had to think a long time about how to start my story.I learned early that you cannot substitute water for milk on cereal so when there was no milk in the house, I just ate it dry.Dad was pretty cranky just as a general rule. He’d come home f...

A college dropout mends an ex-high school athlete's broken dreams in this new adult romance by the New York Times–bestselling author of I Want It That Way.Most people dream about getting out of Sharon, Nebraska, but after three years away, Lauren Barrett is coming home. She has her reasons—missing her family, losing her college scholarship. But then there's the reason Lauren can't admit to anyone: Rob Conrad, her best friend's older brother....

I had been dreading this day for more than a year.Everyone’s favorite Idiot Girl, Laurie Notaro, is very close to wearing out her welcome in her hometown of Eugene, Oregon. Just a year ago, she was eighty-sixed from the local satellite post office for buying too many two-cent stamps (“The post office lady looked at me like I had just asked her if she wanted to buy my sex tape”).Now Notaro, needing to send an important care package to her nephew, returns to the scen...

『──秀吉が最も怖れた人物は言うまでもなく家康だ。その貫禄は天下万人の認めるところ、天下万人以上に秀吉自身が認めていたが、その次に黒田如水を怖れていた。──』　2014年大河ドラマの主人公「黒田官兵衛」　その官兵衛を、昭和の文豪「坂口安吾」が描きあげた傑作、「二流の人」。　官兵衛の主人、豊臣秀吉。　天下の恋敵、徳川家康。　明日の老練家、石田三成。　黒田如水（官兵衛）と、その時代を生きた男たちを描く時代小説。『──如水は律義であるけれども、天衣無縫の律義でなかった。律義という天然の砦がなければ支えることの不可能な身に余る野望の化け者だ。──』　戦国時代の終焉から、江戸時代の幕開けまで、如水の戦いに生きた、天下を傍目に見ていた時間を感じられる作品。　史実と言われる官兵衛と、安吾が描く如水、あなたはどちらを信じますか。坂口安吾：1931年に発表した、「風博士」で注目を集める。戦後、評論「堕落論」を発表し、時代の寵児となる。無頼派（...

Cheyenne has too much on her table to even consider letting a man into her life, especially now that her abusive ex is out of prison and sniffing around her daughters. She’s terrified that he’s going to want to insert himself into their lives again.Sheriff Sheridan Lane was unable to rescue the beautiful Cheyenne in time seven years ago, but he’s going to do everything in his power to make sure she and her girls stay safe this time around. The best way to do that is to move them in...

When a boy is given a box by an angel who asks him to care for it, the task shapes his entire life.Originally published in DRAGONS AND DREAMS (edited by Jane Yolen) this is one of Bruce Coville's personal favorites among all his stories.

David is on break from his dead-end job at the Dollar Store. A scruffy old man approaches him claiming to be his uncle who hasn't eaten in two days. David gives the old man his last $2. Something comes back in return later.

I had found it! This house was the perfect place to write the great American novel. I tumbled into bed, anxious to start the next day. Within half an hour, I was awake again. The sounds were back.I got up and peered out the window. That's when I saw it. In the ghostly light of a half moon shining through the darkness, I saw a young girl chopping at the trunk of a huge oak tree behind the house. She was only about five or six years old, wearing a tattered dress that was soaked in the...