"Adam Johnson's brother was killed by a Polish man, and he judges an entire people based on one man's actions. But when he falls sick and is forced to rely upon the kindness of two Polish immigrants, will Adam realize his prejudice is wrong? Lidia Kowalski knows this New World is filled with prej...
Music blasted. A horn sounded. Brakes squealed. She turned toward the commotion just in time to see a truck slam into Chad. “Chad!” Kate barely heard her own scream above the music entertaining the crowd. She tried to push her way toward the street,...
She’d finally fallen asleep around one, but her dreams had been filled with Ty. Already she missed him, torn between her heart’s longings and the common sense that constantly reminded her she needed to stay away from him. Even putting her trust back into God’s hands had become a minute-by-minute ...
Six days after his rescue, he was still confined to a wheelchair; but the color in his face was back, and on most days his spirits had been high. Leaning against the rough bark of the oak tree that majestically towered above her in the Hutton garden, she let out a contented sigh of relief. Only G...
Nikki slipped into a chair, wearing a pair of jeans, navy jacket, and white blouse she’d picked up on the way, replacing the bloodstained outfit she’d been wearing when Ford had been shot. The latest word from the hospital was that he was still in surgery but was expected to make it. She hoped so...
He landed on his feet in a puddle of mud in the neighbor’s backyard. Like it or not, he was definitely getting too old for this. Of course, Tomas and his hit squad hadn’t helped either. He ran behind Mason and Jinx toward the neighbor’s side gate, noting the wooden doghous...
The black, two-door Mustang her father had been driving since the late 1980s. Her father had refused to say anything regarding the incident, other than to make her promise that she’d pick up the car and park it in his garage. “I don’t understand him at all.” Lindsey stood ...
She was an hour late, and if his fears were correct, she’d just stood him up. Rotating the brim of his Stetson between his fingers, he stopped in front of the narrow plate of glass that overlooked the street. The boardwalk was busy with morning shoppers, but there was no sign of the impulsive you...
Snow flurries whipped around him beneath a darkened sky. Maybe he had been foolish for coming to Cranton without telling anyone, but after receiving the telegram from Daniel about Michaela’s accident, he’d had no choice. Philip tightened his long coat against the wind. He ...
For as long as she could remember, her mother had skipped the convenience of store-bought desserts and created holiday meals by scratch. And while she might be accused by some of being partial, in her opinion, nobody made a better Christmas dinner with all the trimmings than her mother. The past ...
RACHEL BOTELA’S APARTMENT, BOGAMA Natalie glanced at the clock above the couch in Rachel’s living room. Three minutes had passed. It seemed like thirty. She finished packing her backpack, checked the clock again, and joined Rachel in the kitchen. Rachel looked up from the coffee mug she was washi...
Above them hung the African sky, thousands of dots of light illuminating the familiar southern hemisphere with its arced Milky Way, famed Southern Cross and dozens of silvery nebulae and star clusters. With Kate battling a cold and needing to take some time off, tonight was the first time Meghan ...
Seeing the home where he’d grown up helped to give insight into the man he’d once been, but for the moment her attention was drawn to the woman standing across from her. And the all-too-familiar look of loss in the older woman’s eyes. “Garrett was number twenty-four.” Mrs....