The Inheritance tells the story of a family disintegrating from conflicting loyalties in 1900 Calabria, Itlay. The region was subject to earthquakes and tsunamis; the land was harsh and poverty the norm. Superstition clashed with religion and a class system ruled the people. Calabria is the perfect backdrop for the tragedy the unfolds in "The Inheritance."

Caterina is an atypical woman, and "The Inheritance" chronicles her life from birth to young womanhood. Born with an inheritance of loss into a society that has predetermined what she can and cannot do, she vows to live a life of her choosing. Caterina refuses to allow the limits of her gender, the constraints of her class and the demands imposed by those in power to stand in her way. Caterina remains steadfast in her commitment to become the woman she imagines. Her decisions ignite conflicts and fuel a chain of events that result in dire consequences for all whose path she crosses.

Who can ever get enough of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice? Who doesn't dream of strolling through stately shrubberies? Of reveling in Regency lore-where luxury is silken, manners are refined, and the language reflects exquisite sensitivities and a decorum whose bonds we have managed to escape, yet we still find charmingly quaint?

Dreaming Pemberley is a mini-saga composed of four "dreams" that carry the Bennets, Darcys, Collins, and their friends forward in their lives through two generations.

Their journeys are fraught with painful detours and misunderstandings, and they are forced to grapple with character flaws as well as dastardly acquaintances. At one point, a member of the Collins household is deemed a witch In the fourth dream, the famed equanimity of Pemberley is threatened by a disruptive cat.

However, felicity and redemption are persistent threads, and we rejoice when Anne de Bourgh's personhood is allowed to blossom, even though Lady Catherine de Bourgh feels strongly abused.

Mystery and surprise are found at various twists and turns. Georgiana's fate is beyond belief. And the late Mrs. Darcy's long-locked tea room engenders a renown that spreads as far as London-much to Mr. Darcy's chagrin.

Over all, the gracious gentility that pervades Pemberley is a force for good and does much to soothe hearts and hurts.

The East African political climate is such that nobody, especially the minorities, dare voice their concerns and fears. They suffer and endure in silence and always wait for better times to come. Those who tried to speak out have never seen the light of day again. The author has lived most of his life in East Africa and he has been exposed to pre- and post-independence survivors who had a lot to say but no one to listen to them. They found a lending ear and the author was a patient listener.

Yearning for closure to unfinished, unanswered questions and events that brought untold suffering to countless people in East Africa made him a patient and silent listener. As time went by, he found that a lot of people did not have a voice, they did not have a say in how their personal lives were affected by the actions of unsympathetic others. He decided he was going to fill that void, however controversial it may turn out to be, and recapture history in its reality. Maybe even correct the misconceptions of history that were created to adjust the balance of popularity and loyalty to powers or races in positions of authority.

Luke Granger is about to get more than he bargained for... As owner and manager of the Hardman bank, Luke Granger is a man of responsibility and integrity in the small 1890s Eastern Oregon town. Calling in a long overdue loan, Luke finds himself reluctantly accepting a bargain in lieu of payment from the shiftless farmer who barters his daughter to settle his debt. Philamena Booth is both mortified and relieved when her father sends her off with the banker as payment of his debt. Held captive on the farm by her father since the death of her mother more than a decade earlier, Philamena is grateful to leave. If only it had been someone other than the handsome and charismatic Luke Granger riding in to rescue her. Ready to uphold her end of the bargain as Luke's cook and housekeeper, Philamena is prepared for the hard work ahead. What she isn't prepared for is being forced to marry Luke as part of this crazy Christmas bargain.

""Every day is a surprise. In the total scheme of our lives, however, the moments are mostly minor personal tragedies and adventures so we just keep on keepin' on ..."" Most surprises in life can be managed, but sometimes events conspire to radically alter our existence. "The Moment It All Changed" explores this theme in, a collection of intriguing short stories filled with dynamic characters caught in mid-flight through adventures they never expected. A brave young girl leads twenty men out of Castro's brutal grip. A young engineer finds himself swimming under the ice of the Wind River, desperately searching for an air pocket. A young mother is paralyzed in a fall from the roof and fears dying alone. Author Steven R. Roberts introduces these unique individuals and the ways in which they discover their inner strengths and weaknesses-how they stood, accidently or on purpose, in the path of a speeding train of circumstances and faced the moment. Wrapping life-changing events within the mantle of humor, adventure, and spiritual awakening, "The Moment It All Changed" is an anthology to be savored.

Follow an unpredictable journey of intrigue, scandal, love, war, and quest for the unthinkable -- The Queen's Necklace. Experience the adventures of Anne-Marie de la Marche in the Epic 18th Century Tale "Daughter of France." "Daughter of France" follows the unpredictable journey of Anne-Marie de la Marche. When her mother, the beautiful Austrian Countess von Falkenstein, meets an untimely death by poison, Anne-Marie, must begin a new life in a foreign country with an unknown father, the powerful and influential Duke de la Marche, Prince of the Blood through the Conde line and cousin to the King of France. Despite Anne-Marie's heartfelt passion for a Cornish seaman named David Weston, her father's ambitions will separate her from that love and plunge her headlong into the intrigues and decadence of the court of Versailles, as well as place her in position to steal the heart of France's most dangerous nobleman, Louis Philippe, the Duke d'Orleans. However, Anne-Marie has her own dangerous ambitions. While anticipating death, her mother bequeathed to her an ancient and legendary diamond necklace, but it was denied her in the chaotic aftermath of her mother's passing. Anne-Marie believed the necklace lost, until she learns that it has found its way to France and been incorporated into the perilously expensive and gargantuan creation known as The Queen's Necklace, designed for Marie Antoinette herself. However, she soon discovers that there are others plotting to steal the necklace, and that even the Queen herself might be involved. Enlisting the aid of the mysterious and prescient Count di Cagliostro to help her recover it for herself, Anne-Marie becomes inextricably enmeshed in theenigmatic and portentous Affair of the Diamond Necklace that brings the monarchy of France to its knees and places her own life in perpetual danger. What will be Anne-Marie's ultimate fate? Only time can tell. Distributed through Ingram with full returnability.

How will a young family in 1830s Alabama break free from their society's prevailing beliefs? Do individuals really have the power to change the direction in which their society is moving? Can love transcend the boundaries we draw around our lives? Red Feather tackles these questions and more while illustrating powerful spiritual truths that are every bit as true today as they were over a hundred years ago. As Leah Stimpson's story winds through backwoods swamps, elegant port towns, and stormy Gulf waters, she illuminates exactly how the people of our not-so-distant past were able to choose God's light over man's desire for darkness. By learning from them, we just might be able to do the same.

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