Life in Arkendale, Oregon has finally settled; Will and Chelsea Harris seem untouched by their father's injuries while their parents have found lasting contentment. But Sam Cassel and Jenny Cope face their deepest fears alongside the Iranian hostage crisis and the eruption of Mount St. Helens. As Sam struggles with paternal insecurities, his mettle is tested when a volcano explodes, triggering Jenny's worst dread. Ash rains on the village as Sam and Tommie seek answers to her childhood tra...

Twenty-three years after David Cassel's birth, his older brother Will is a successful pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, but Will's marriage is suffering. Eldest Cassel sibling Chelsea longs to return to Oregon to care for their ailing mother; Jenny's hip is the problem, but it is more than suspected arthritis?In the fourth novel of this series, the action has moved to the 2000s, a passel of Smith and Cassels born in the interim. Sam and Jenny's nephew Mitch is stationed in Iraq...

Jo Adams can't speak of her late father, whom she watched die when she was a child. When her mother, novelist Hannah Adams, introduces Jo to English movie star Jeremy Stewart, instant attraction leads to a one-night stand, but Jo flees, afraid of commitment.Through letters the couple reconnects, as Jo describes her grandparents' unsuccessful struggle to preserve their mixed marriage. Unable to commit to Jeremy, Jo resumes a loveless affair, while Jeremy's performance in There Is So...

On the run for nearly half her life, Jenny Cope's arrival in Oregon's Willamette Valley touches all she meets. She most affects two men, one mentally challenged, the other emotionally strangled. Jenny falls in love with Alvin Harris, whose childhood tumble leaves him with few worries. Sam Cassel's wounded heart pounds with unrequited love for Jenny, but his lifelong friendship with Alvin precludes Sam's advances. That and a sense of familiarity, Jenny similar to Sam's late wife, a woman br...

As the truth of Sam Cassel's late wife and child pummels all in Arkendale, Oregon, Jenny Cope and Alvin Harris attempt reconciliation. Sam decides to leave the state, unable to quench his unrequited love for Jenny as she and Alvin ponder marriage. When a horrific tragedy changes all lives in the Willamette Valley, wedding plans are altered, as well as Sam's move. Jenny and Tommie suffer hardest, but no one is left untouched, each Smith and Cassel questioning if life can ever be the same.

In the fifth book of the series, family loyalties are put to the test; Eric and Travis fret over Tanner, while Eric's girlfriend Dana proves Sam and Jenny's youngest hasn't fallen far from the tree. Mitch's tenure in Iraq continues as Chelsea marries, then receives the shock of her life.As the recession hits America, the Cassels and Smiths are faced with further joys and dilemmas; Will and Bethany give Sam and Jenny their first grandchild, but Eric is torn by his love for an injure...

In the final novel of the series, patience is required by many Arkendale residents; Eric and Dana face her brother's return as Rachel falls in love with Cory. David and Sandra decide to become parents, as Will struggles with writing a book. Chelsea ponders another chance at motherhood while Jenny and Sam watch a couple mirror their past, but Jenny's aches increase; is chocolate pound cake no longer helpful?The Iraq War winds down as weddings and new babies balance Eric's deep sorro...

On a planet where homosexuality is prohibited, actor Cade Walton has been imprisoned and sleep deprived for participating in a gay pride march. Cade is rescued by Drew Clemmons, a closeted doctor who spirits both to another universe where there is no such persecution. Cade suffers physically from his ordeal, but Drew shows more subtle signs of living in denial.Long and short-term effects of torture are explored under a domed universe where both men initially revel in their freedom....

Is there more to Rae Smith's lemon meringue pie than meets the eye? Rae's husband Tommie isn't certain, but what if a specially juiced dessert offers relief for Rae's best friend Jenny, not to mention Rae herself. A standalone short story, also an epilogue for the Alvin's Farm series.

During NaPoWriMo, or National Poetry Writing Month, this author's goal was to fashion one poem per day throughout April 2014. That objective was met in a gamut of poems, many concerning quilting and the martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Other subjects were tackled, such as writing, chemotherapy, music, baseball, and laundry, sometimes within one poem. Ultimately, this volume is bound by fabrics and faith, and the question of what a twentieth century pastor silenced by the Nazis might have done i...

Noth's arrival on Enran piques the curiosity of many; fellow Humans Sooz and Dardram are wary while the ageless Squee from Donsaret recalls a previous partner in crime. Corruption is rampant in the twenty-ninth century, but while most assume the recent abductions are related to the nefarious Tyrah, only Noth's presence demands the appearance of Chief Ryder Renavier, who assures the Enran populace all are safe.When one of Renavier's operatives is murdered, suspicion falls on the new...

A covert plot to explore an uncharted dimension goes awry when a rocket explodes mid-flight. While families mourn their beloveds, the astronauts find themselves in The Split, a vast void in space. Harnessing the crew into his mind, D'Rozen attempts to keep alive those under his watch, but falling in love with Tarryn hampers his objectivity, as does the connection he shares with his brother Estén back on Clatham, who realizes all those rocketeers are still alive.While corrupt politi...