So I was lucky enough to win autographed copies of the first two books in Gayle Roper's Amish Farm Trilogy.What treasures, no?So, what could I do but read them?!?!Starting with book one: A Stranger's Wish by Gayle RoperA Stranger's Wish is the story of Kristie Matthews who has the unique experie...
My home-decorating business was booming, thanks to that new account for model homes in a posh neighborhood. Of course, it didn't seem quite so posh when I came face-to-face with a man escaping the scene of his crime--a murder right next door to the house I was decorating. Now my life's on the lin...
The car accident that killed Abby's husband and daughter has made Abby to suffer from severe pain. It not only affected on her physical pain but also on mental pain terribly. In order to begin a new life and to get rid of her pain, she moved to new apartment in New Jersey where Marsh Winslow, the...
People don’t just vanish into thin air. Yet that’s what’s happened to Tom Whatley, the husband of Merry Kramer’s co-worker at The News. And in his place? A strange corpse lies in the Whatleys’ garage. As if a missing person/murder case weren’t enough, a beautiful new rival is rattling Merry’s fa...
In this first book of the Seaside Seasons series, Leigh Spenser, a young teacher and the single mother of ten-year-old Billy, is thrown into conflict. Clay Wharton, the boy's estranged father, comes home to Seaside, New Jersey, to await his twin brother's death from AIDS. Threats against Billy's ...
Somewhere between wishes and reality...lie dreams. Her mother, father, and nephew all need her—but have Cass's dreams gotten lost in the crunch? They call it the “sandwich generation.” Daughter, sister, auntie, innkeeper, employer—but has Cass herself gotten lost in the crunch? The proud propri...
Amhearst, Pennsylvania, was just the kind of place for new beginnings for brokenhearted reporter Merry Kramer. But she soon discovered danger lurked behind the holly bushes when a dead body turned up in her car The trouble didn't end there--gunshots, attacks and a handsome new friend who might no...
when Curt, gloves off and on his knees looking for my keys, grabbed the back of my coat and pulled me abruptly down. I landed with a teeth-jarring thud on an uneven surface I realized was his foot. I heard him grunt.“Someone’s shooting!” I squawked. “In a populated neighborhood!”“Idiot,” muttered...
I was certain something had happened to Trevor, and my heart was breaking before I even got to the house.I couldn’t imagine the terror and heartbreak of having a baby die. If I wept all these years over Dad and Rhoda, how did a mother deal with the death of a child she had carried within her own ...
Ten p.m. Curt was only three and a half hours late getting back from Philadelphia.Randy looked up from the TV we had been pretending to watch. “I’ll get it.”I nodded.Okay, girl, I said to myself for the thousandth time. You have a choice. You can be a shrew or you can be kind. Like you told Randy...
I found her staring at her Sudoku book as it lay open before her. She grunted thanks as I put the plate down. Without looking at me, she began slathering butter on her food, then drenching it with maple syrup. I grinned as she licked her lips as she worked. She might say she wasn’t hungry, but sh...
Dori MacAllister Trevelyan. Dori Trevelyan. Dori looked out at Trev’s congregation and remembered how as a child and teen she had yearned to be a Trevelyan. Then she would feel she belonged, and the world would know she belonged. She would no longer be the one in the family with the different nam...
As I heard his voice over the phone Thursday morning, I felt the familiar mix of love and frustration. “How are you?” I tried to sound bright and perky. Not a care in the world.Lucy sat at the red table downing an alarming number of Lorna Doones, grinning as she unabashedly eavesdropped. She and ...
All the pages of As the Deer had been ripped from the binding. Some had been further torn in two, some crumpled into tight balls, some torn into confetti. Some of the tiny pieces floated to the floor, and Rainbow came running, thinking we were going to play a new game. She was quickly disappointe...
“I didn’t know him.” “You turned awfully pale when you saw him.” “I’ll bet you did too,” she shot back. “And cops make me turn pale too.” I reached into my pocket and pulled out the paper. I unfolded the eight-and-a-half-by-eleven sheet until only one fold remained. I held it out for her to see. ...
Ken ignored everyone; Elton nodded to Mac; Tony smiled at me.Then Tony broke from the group and walked over to me. He took my hands in his. “Are you all right?” he asked with flattering concern. “I’ve been so worried about you.”Slightly embarrassed because everyone was staring at this little side...