A horrible resolution awaits a nun, a pond frog, and an orphan. Rose Tiernan is a postulant unsure of her vocation. The added responsibility of her charge nine year-old orphan Katie is too much. Rose heads straight for the sacristy wine. She's called to her dying Uncle Jack's side. There in the old beach house by the sea she becomes attached to a little pond frog. Forces that couldn't be foreseen move everyone on in tragic ways.

A horrible resolution awaits a nun, a pond frog, and an orphan. What could they possibly have in common? Rose Tiernan is a postulant unsure of her vocation. The added responsibility of her orphan charge nine year-old Katie is too much. Rose heads straight for the sacristy wine. She's called to her dying Uncle Jack's side. There in the old beach house by the sea she becomes attached to a little pond frog. Forces that couldn't be foreseen move everyone on in unimaginable ways.

Stories based on instances in my life. I wrote these stories after a time of not writing, caregiving, and grief and loss.

Nine years old forever. Katie struggles in her alternate life. At a hospice for dying children death is one thing, terror another. Will evil administrators foil her dreams of finding a home, and her mother?

"Sometimes others get lost, that's why you need St. Michael to protect you.."- KatieIt was a dark time. When shadows split the light of day in a tiny town perched on a cliff in Hell's Harbor, Maine. Gulls swooped with barely a flutter over the crested shoreline. Bluejays hid in the lupines. The town hadn't always been called Butt Town. Except, that was before the Butt Whackers..who were they and why couldn't Katie tell Father Kevin what they were doing?

For Wombat's birthday, Fox gives him the perfect present: a notebook in which to write lists. And the first list Wombat makes is a list of WILD + DANGEROUS DEEDS. What follows is a chaotic, madcap set of misadventures involving a scooter ride down Bandicoot's big hill, a frozen Fox on top of the high-dive tower at the swimming pool and a night spent stuck on the highest point of the roller coaster at Thrillseekers Park. With pesky guest appearances from the mischievous Five Monkeys, warm o...

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A captivating new USA Today bestselling standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster.Special Forces veteran and Dark Knights Motorcycle Club member Bullet Whiskey lives to protect his family, their bar, and the residents of his small hometown. He’s rough, unapologetic, and haunted by a secret, painful past. He’s also a master at keeping people away, and when his sister hires gorgeous and sweet Finlay Wilson to help expand their bi...

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