Conner and his fiancée Cassie had a fairytale love. They complemented each other in every way and looked forward to a perfect future ahead of them. In one day, that future is destroyed. Cassie is brutally murdered, leaving Conner broken, alone and filled with pain. He knows the pain of this loss will haunt him for the rest of his life. After much deliberation, Conner decides that he will stop at nothing to avenge Cassie’s death. Tracking down her killer throws him into a world of moral ambiguity as he sets off on a meandering quest. Without knowing how, Conner wants to inflict the same pain as the killer inflicted. But, as Conner gets closer to the moment of reckoning, he will face impossible choices and the realization that his elaborate plan may ultimately be derailed.

When teen violinist Cassie's moody father destroys her beloved violin in a fit of anger, she runs away, only to later learn of her father's abusive upbringing, which convinces her to attempt to repair their relationship.

The Grim Reaper's scythe barely missed his head. He wished it hadn't. Stephen Ingalls has quite enough on his plate. Starting his freshman year at Clarkstowne High School-a tough enough challenge for any young man-he finds that he and his friend Doug have been given the unprecedented opportunity to become the first student conductors of the high school orchestra. Dr. Donaldson, their teacher and mentor, will help them push the limits of their talents while weathering the storm of controversy and opposition to this innovative program. When Stephen meets Jason Anderson, he seems to know instinctively that the young man will also be important to him this new school year. It isn't that Jason is using a wheelchair, nor even that the boy is still grieving the loss of his best friend, Tony-killed in the same accident that caused Jason to lose the use of his legs. Jason has lost something else: The connection to a musical ability that Stephen is certain still burns inside. Jason is convinced that his music died with Tony, with the violin-a twin to his own-damaged in the accident. Doctors are certain that Jason's paralysis is psychological, that he could walk if only they could find and treat the dark blockage in his mind. Stephen, determined not to let either talent or hope disappear, must find the way to mend the pieces of the broken heart-and the broken violin-to help Jason overcome the past and live beyond the day the music died.

Born in 1940, Wolfgang Schulz experienced the war and post-war period in Austria from a child's perspective and recorded his memories in a series of vivid stories. Intense experiences of nature alternate with bizarre episodes from everyday life and special incidents that highlight the conditions of the war and post-war period for younger readers.

In The Broken Violin, Abigail Bosworth’s life is drastically changed when her wealthy British family flees Philadelphia in 1769. Anti-British sentiment is growing, and the Revolutionary War will soon erupt. After Abigail’s father closes his shipping business, they move to the Mohawk Valley in rural New York state and join a settlement of German Palatines, which is the nationality of Abigail’s mother. To blend into the small village of Stone Arabia, Abigail’s father opens an apothecary like his father in England, and Abigail becomes his assistant, an uncommon role for a woman in the late 1700s. Though life is momentarily calm, Abigail misses a Philadelphia friend she had hoped to marry. As the American rebellion begins growing, he joins a militia and vanishes. With war on the horizon, Abigail’s parents die in a heartbreaking accident, and she struggles to live alone. Her fears increase as local Mohawk folk hero, Joseph Brant, joins the British in terrorizing nearby villages. As the Revolutionary War officially begins, Abigail is forced to tackle life’s challenges head-on, even the possibility of her own death. Although mocked and plotted against, Abigail prevails and finds love in the most unexpected place. “M.B. Tosi begins a new series with The Broken Violin, an exciting story of the Revolutionary War. As with all of her books, this one is alive with adventure, genuine history, difficult decisions and faith. Enjoy!” — Jim Langford, Director Emeritus of University of Notre Dame Press

The Grim Reapers scythe barely missed his head. He wished it hadnt. Stephen Ingalls has quite enough on his plate. Starting his freshman year at Clarkstowne High Schoola tough enough challenge for any young manhe finds that he and his friend Doug have been given the unprecedented opportunity to become the first student conductors of the high school orchestra. Dr. Donaldson, their teacher and mentor, will help them push the limits of their talents while weathering the storm of controversy and opposition to this innovative program. When Stephen meets Jason Anderson, he seems to know instinctively that the young man will also be important to him this new school year. It isnt that Jason is using a wheelchair, nor even that the boy is still grieving the loss of his best friend, Tonykilled in the same accident that caused Jason to lose the use of his legs. Jason has lost something else: The connection to a musical ability that Stephen is certain still burns inside. Jason is convinced that his music died with Tony, with the violina twin to his owndamaged in the accident. Doctors are certain that Jasons paralysis is psychological, that he could walk if only they could find and treat the dark blockage in his mind. Stephen, determined not to let either talent or hope disappear, must find the way to mend the pieces of the broken heartand the broken violinto help Jason overcome the past and live beyond the day the music died.

About the Book "In the realm of the living, greatness is ephemeral, but madness transcends mortality, haunting even the inanimate..." In the shadow of a haunted past, an obsession takes root, threatening to consume everything in its path. Welcome to Kiff House, where the line between greatness and madness blurs, and one woman's relentless quest to achieve her goals endangers the safety of her own family. Mahira, a determined IAS officer striving to integrate the desolate village of Meeran with Bangalore, finds herself confronted by the chilling secrets hidden within the walls of her new home. With each terrifying revelation, her grip on sanity weakens, stretching the boundaries of her mind to the breaking point. Accompany Mahira and her family - Sharman, her husband and retired music teacher, and Ayush, their inquisitive ten-year-old son - as they navigate the mysteries, lore, and supernatural presences of their new home. Immerse yourself in this captivating gothic horror tale, where the fragility of the human mind collides with the sinister forces lurking in the shadows. About the Author Shival Gupta lives in Bangalore, India and works in technology and software. He hails from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. A life-long fan of literary horror, “The Violins That Play At Kiff House” is his first entry in the gothic genre.