In this family drama, the struggles and triumphs of life are laid bare. The reality and honesty will touch you. Lisbeth Thom has delivered a delicious bedtime read, as effective as coffee and leftover cheesecake but with none of the calories. --Larry Larance, author of Choctow Bluff, A Better Looking Corpse, and Skidaway Scenes It is 1955 when sixteen-year-old Tessa Steinbrucker suddenly finds her life turned upside down after her unpredictable, alcoholic mother, Eva Mae, decides to leave their stepfather. Tessa and her older sister, Claudine, sit together on a bus bound for Indianapolis. Upon arrival Tessa realizes she is nothing but a tiny dot in a big city. As Tessa and Claudine attempt to acclimate to the frenzied Indianapolis pace, their grandfather helps their mother secure an apartment and a job. Introverted Tessa desperately desires a closer relationship with gregarious Claudine. Unfortunately, the only thing they seem to have in common is their concern for their mother, who often pits her daughters against one another. Over the years Eva Mae remarries more than once and continues on a rocky path. But when their mother goes missing, the sisters must decide whether to accept the sordid details of her disappearance. Now only time will tell if their relationship is strong enough to survive this latest tragedy. Tessa and Claudine is the poignant tale of two sisters and their tumultuous relationship with their troubled mother as they battle their differences and attempt to find acceptance within themselvesand with each other.

A murdered 18th Century prince, a powerful stone, a mysterious cloaked figure and a young violinist attending a music festival in beautiful Bavaria, are all connected Gisle Adler returns to Schwanberg, the place of her birth, seeking only to discover something of the mother who died giving birth to her, and to play her violin. But sinister forces are gathering around her, and certain people are not who they seem to be An overheard conversation, alerting her to the danger she is in, and an impossible encounter in the fairytale castle of Schwanberg, confirm that she must uncover her heritage to understand exactly what threatens her. Gisle attempts to get to the truth with the help of the good friends she has made, but when she is abducted back in time to the 18th Century, all seems to be lost. It is there that she comes face to face with an incomprehensible evil Will she be able to escape her shocking heritage, return from the past and can a doomed love ever survive? This meticulously researched fantasy novel segues between the 21st and the 18th Centuries. Surprising twists and turns keep the reader enthralled. A hybrid of fantasy, historical and thriller genres, the Black Moonstone is an engaging and deliciously escapist read that lingers long after the final page has revealed a shocking conclusion.

Avery Park's first love returned from her past. Damien Rhodes brought so much into her life; light, love, intimacy and passion. He was the one man who takes away the darkness and her pain. He was her soul-consuming, clichéd romance that was magical. But she makes one unforgiveable mistake that changes the course of everything.

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Many bibliographers focus on women who write. Lawyer Barnett looks at women who detect, at women as sleuths and at the evolving roles of women in professions and in society. Excellent for all women's studies programs as well as for the mystery hound.

This is the most terrifying urban tale since the original motion picture, Candyman. Kenny Robbins, Author of Nobodys Hostage The Lomax Brown projects in D-Town are experiencing a preponderance of brutal murders. Human carcasses and the dismembered remains of men of all ages are being found throughout the twin cities largest urban housing development, and in various locations on the citys eastside. Discovered in dumpsters, in alleyways, and within the units of the horde of massive buildings that comprise the infamous projects are the remnants of fathers, sons, grandsons, and husbands, deprived of their heads, genitals, and entrails by a mysterious and unseen evil that would come to be known as the eastside ripper. The killings began a month after the death of Lorenzo Ren Hickem, a long-term and well known resident of the Browns who was savagely murdered while soliciting the services of an A-Town prostitute on A-Towns notorious Nile Ave. After the killings had begun, rumors immediately began to circulate throughout the community about the late Rens vengeful revenant being the culprit, considering that very few if any believed that a normal person could be responsible for these deeds because of the brutal and heinous nature of the killings. And as the body count continues to pile up, the residents of the Browns and inhabitants of the entire eastside community find themselves on the perils of familial and communal collapse because of the mass hysteria that inevitably ensued. Unsurprisingly, the initial questions of who or what could it be? burgeoned into the portentous and foreboding who will be next?

The entertainment world lost many notable talents in 2019, including television icon Doris Day, iconic novelist Toni Morrison, groundbreaking director John Singleton, Broadway starlet Carol Channing and lovable Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew. Obituaries of actors, filmmakers, musicians, producers, dancers, composers, writers, animals and others associated with the performing arts who died in 2019 are included in this edition. Date, place and cause of death are provided for each, along with a career recap and a photograph. Filmographies are given for film and television performers.