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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Sagas
"Erasing The Orange Line," is the sequel to the previous book, "The
Orange Line." This book is a continuation of their lives, their
hopes and dreams after the Championship Football Game in their
senior year. Views about segregation changed for some and because
of that change, many lives improved. Experience the fun and
laughter; the heartbreak and sadness encountered by the troubled
years of nineteen fifty and nineteen fifty-one. After graduation,
decisions had to be made by young adults concerning their future,
but because of the draft their plans took second place to the war
in Korea. It was very difficult to plan a future with the Korean
Conflict in full swing, therefore, for some, it was just better to
volunteer for the service and complete your duty before making
plans for the future. Jimmy Ray, (Fatso) and Sammy elected to put
their plans on hold and go ahead and enlist in their chosen branch
of service. Both were sent to Korea after basic training, where
their paths crossed many times. This was a lasting friendship that
lasted until tragedy struck because of a war that was not called a
war.
Voted BEST BOOK SERIES by Supportive Business Moms, UK "I highly
recommend this book to fans of Nora Roberts (one of my personal
faves) and fans of a sweet story filled with heat and heart." -Tia
Bach "Mom in love with fiction" (on Sisters in Love) "A beautiful
story about love and self-growth and finding that balance to
happiness. Powerfully written and riveting from beginning to end."
-National bestselling author, Jane Porter **BONUS** Includes the
first chapter of SISTERS IN BLOOM In SISTERS IN LOVE... Danica Snow
has always been the smart, practical, and appropriate sister. As a
therapist, she prides herself on making reasonable, conservative
choices, even if a bit boring, and as part of the Big Sister
Program, she has little time for anything more in her life. Blake
Carter is a player. He never gets bored of conquering women, and
with his sexy good looks and successful lifestyle, he has no
trouble finding willing participants. When his friend and business
partner dies in a tragic accident, he suddenly, desperately, wants
to change his ways. The problem is, he doesn't know how to stop
doing what he does best. When Blake walks into Danica's office, the
attraction between them is white hot, but Danica isn't the type to
give into the heat and risk her career. Danica's desire sets her on
a path of self-discovery, where she begins to question every
decision she's ever made. Just this once, Danica wants to indulge
in the pleasures of life she's been so willingly ignoring, but with
her Little Sister in turmoil and her biological sister's
promiscuousness weighing heavily on her heart, she isn't sure it's
the right time to set her desires free. While SISTERS IN LOVE can
be read as a stand-alone novel, for even more reading enjoyment you
may want to read the entire Love in Bloom series. READ THE FULL
LOVE IN BLOOM SERIES: SNOW SISTERS: Sisters in Love, Sisters in
Bloom, Sisters in White THE BRADENS (Weston, CO): Lovers at Heart,
Destined for Love, Friendship on Fire, Sea of Love, Bursting with
Love, Hearts at Play THE BRADENS (Trusty, CO): Taken by Love, Fated
for Love, Romancing My Love, Flirting with Love, Dreaming of Love,
Crashing into Love THE BRADENS (Peaceful Harbor, MD): Healed by
Love (Nate), Surrender My Love Coming Soon - River of Love THE
REMINGTONS: Game of Love, Stroke of Love, Flames of Love, Slope of
Love, Read, Write, Love Coming Soon - Touched by Love SEASIDE
SUMMERS: Seaside Dreams, Seaside Hearts, Seaside Sunsets, Seaside
Secrets, Seaside Nights, Seaside Embrace Coming Soon - Seaside
Lovers THE RYDERS: Seized by Love Coming Soon - Claimed by Love,
Chased by Love
'Brilliant read. Wonderful characters that draw you into Harpers
world. Thoroughly enjoyable.' Kitty NealeThe beginning of a brand
new series from #1 bestselling author Rosie Clarke, Welcome to
Harpers of Oxford Street. London 1911 When Sally, Beth, Margaret
and Rachel meet at a job interview for the wonderful new store in
Oxford Street, they have no idea they will become lifelong friends.
When all four girls are lucky enough to be selected as sales staff
their exciting new adventure begins. Join them as they overcome
heartbreak and grief, find love and happiness and remain united in
their friendship, whatever life throws at them. A heart-warming
saga following the lives, loves and losses of the Harpers Girls.
Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Pam Howes and Dilly Court. What
readers are saying about The Shop Girls of Harpers:'A lovely book
to read and the first of a new series with characters that blend so
well and a great story of friendship, family and love. Well worth
5*' 'A lovely read first in a new series, looking forward to the
next. English saga writing at its best: wonderful characters,
emotional, warm, lovely, highly recommend' 'Heart Warming,
Compelling and Authentic, that features strong friendships, trials
and tribulations of each woman, strong, relatable female
characters, and a wonderfully enchanting location ' 'This book is
brilliantly written and the descriptions are so well done that you
feel like you are there in the book as a character. ' 'I got sucked
in immediately and could not put it down!' 'I can 100% guarantee
that I will be reading more of Rosie's work in the future'
Bluegrass examines the startling possibility of faith and hope in a
world defined by the impermanent and punctuated by pain and death.
The story follows Cold Spring, a semiprofessional bluegrass band,
from their obscure origins In Pigeon Forge, Pennsylvania, to the
national stage. While the band tries for the golden ring of
stardom, their home county is suffering from the growing pains
caused by the opening of a new Interstate highway and the culture
shock caused by a huge influx of people fleeing the city. From the
moment real estate mogul Hugh McAdam's helicopter sets down in the
parking lot of Chat Dalton's Garage, a struggle for control of the
county ensues that eventually involves the Governor, scrapple, the
Drug Enforcement Agency, ice tongs, the Immigration and
Naturalization Service, cops, history books, drug dealers,
auctioneers, bluegrass seed, construction workers, bibles, and
assorted eccentric locals. Along the way, Dalton discovers that his
past, like his beliefs about the future, are not all they appear to
be. Spanning one festival season, the sights, sounds, heart and
soul of bluegrass music and the rural bluegrass community that
loves it are the backdrop for a story of lost innocence, rapacious
development, endangered love, and the daunting task the locals of
Pigeon Forge have in dealing with a paradise lost.
The first in the Herries Chronicle saga bu Hugh Walpole.
With the Dust Bowl years steeped in recent memory, a blues loving
black boy named Garth Washington comes of age in the sharecropper's
community of Ricochet Louisiana with his guitar and harmonica
playing best friend Ben Henry Johansson. The year his father dies
Garth becomes intimately involved with Olivia Sumner the white
daughter of an English bred plantation owner, but over the course
of a short autumn season Olivia loses interest in the boy she first
seduced on Crocket's Creek. The following year Garth's mother sells
the family's small sharecrop-farm and he and Ben Henry move to
Baton Rouge where they soon discover it's no cakewalk jumpstarting
a blues career in a town surrounded by the Mississippi River. Or is
it? A young woman with the guitar playing fingers of a blues master
breathes life back into the boys' dreams-of getting happy rich
singing the blues. In a fateful return trip to Ricochet, Garth
finds himself in lover's arms with the talented girl from Baton
Rouge. But the lovers are violently whisked away from each other by
a crooked sheriff, hurtful parish judge and Olivia Sumner's father,
three men who create their own wicked style of Ricochet Blues.
A Fox Indian marries a white woman and they have a son together.
Jimmy Honoki, the Indian, begins to feel an awakening of his
heritage after the birth. The place where he was born becomes more
important to him but it is now at the bottom of a lake. His desire
to return to his homeland causes great stress in his life until he
blows up a portion of the dam in an attempt to reclaim what he
feels belongs to him. His best friend and his wife become involved
in attempting to help him adjust to his problems and become
accomplices in covering up his crime. His crime goes unnoticed and
the lake drains when environmental activists prevent repair of the
dam. Jimmy Honoki, a Prince in the Fox nation, regains pride in his
heritage and begins to prepare his rightful homeland for his son.
Ten-year-old Jack Larkin has seen more than his fair share of
shocking sights, growing up in the notorious Crown Saloon.Broken
hearts and broken bones are just a fact of life in a Gin Palace,
but for orphan Dolly, the Crown is her last hope. After the death
of her mother, Dolly ran away from her sleazy step father Arthur,
only to find herself living on the streets. When Jack discovers her
hiding in the back yard of The Crown, he persuades his mother
Nellie Larkin, to take Dolly in. But Dolly has a secret - a very
valuable secret - and Arthur is determined to get his clutches on
her at any cost. And when local hard-man Ezra Morton joins in the
hunt, the Larkins may have to risk everything to keep Dolly safe...
The Queen of the Black Country sagas is back with a page-turning,
heart-warming, laugh-out-loud story to remember. Perfect for fans
of Val Wood and Lyn Andrews. Praise for Lindsey Hutchinson: 'A
great story with a great mix of characters, well written and keeps
you hooked with each page turn!' Sarah Davies, NetGalley 'A
wonderful read ... The author writes so well, it's a really hard
novel to put down!' Grace Smith, NetGalley. 'Make sure to read this
book where you won't be disturbed because once it gets going, you
won't want to put it down' Andrea Ruiz, NetGalley 'A very poignant,
feel-good-factor novel' Shelia Easson, NetGalley 'Excellent story!'
Stephanie Collins, NetGalley 'The story will linger in your mind
long after you finish it' The Avid Reader. What readers are saying
about The Children from Gin Barrel Lane: 'An entertaining and
delightful story that will keep you turning the pages until the
very end' 'This story was funny, suspenseful and held my attention
all while I kept turning the pages!' 'Lindsey Hutchinson is a very
talented writer and the way this story comes together with
mischief, laughter, a secret, the chase, strangers turning
instantly into family, pulling at my heartstrings and then with
such quick ease, wrapping it all up and making me want to read
another of her books!' 'Heartfelt, honest and gritty. I adored this
read from this author.' 'Without a doubt, a page turner that holds
your interest as well as giving you much to think on when you are
finished.' 'The setting is atmospheric and vividly described, and
lets you experience the sights smells and uproar of the gin
palace.' 'This was simply brilliant.' 'Another fantastic book by
Lindsay Hutchinson'
In better days, the elegant young dog Francine enjoyed wealth and
privilege. Now she spends the hours staring at her friends through
the grim bars of a cage. Her terrier pal Sammie, her cousin Flitz,
and her three hound buddies pace their cages with increasing
desperation.
Francine comes from noble lines, and the courage of her
ancestors runs in her veins. But the days to come will demand every
ounce of cleverness, courage, and grit within her. Even if she
escapes with her friends, a hostile world awaits them. They will
have to look long and hard to find people with hearts big enough to
befriend six homeless dogs.
But a man with a scalpel and no conscience has prepared a room
for Francine and her friends. He takes Flitz away to begin a
painful journey that will end in her death unless Francine finds a
way out. Time is running short and soon he will come for
Francine.
The start of a thrilling new series, from bestselling author Lizzie
Lane set in Bristol which follows three friends through thick and
thin.Bristol 1939. School leaver Maisie Miles suspects her father,
a small-time crook, has an ulterior motive for insisting she gets a
job at the W. D. H. O. Wills tobacco factory but keeps it to
herself. She's befriended by effervescent Phyllis Mason and
kind-hearted Bridget Milligan who take pity on her and take Maisie
under their wing. But beneath their happy go lucky exteriors they
all harbour dreams and worries about what the future holds. Engaged
to be married Phyllis dreams of romance and passion but when it
comes there are dire consequences. Bridget seemingly the level
headed one harbours a horror of something unspeakable that she
cannot easily come to terms with. There's great comradeship at the
tobacco factory, and with the advent of war everything is about to
change and even the closest friendships are likely to be strained.
Praise for Lizzie Lane: 'A gripping saga and a storyline that will
keep you hooked' Rosie Goodwin 'The Tobacco Girls is another
heartwarming tale of love and friendship and a must-read for all
saga fans.' Jean Fullerton 'Lizzie Lane opens the door to a past of
factory girls, redolent with life-affirming friendship, drama, and
choices that are as relevant today as they were then.' Catrin
Collier 'If you want an exciting, authentic historical saga then
look no further than Lizzie Lane.' Fenella J Miller What readers
are saying about The Tobacco Girls:'The Tobacco Girls is another
heartwarming tale of love and friendship and a must-read for all
saga fans.' Bestselling Author, Jean Fullerton 'Lizzie Lane opens
the door to a past of factory girls, redolent with life-affirming
friendship, drama, and choices that are as relevant today as they
were then.' Bestselling Author, Catrin Collier 'Lizzie Lane's
stories get me to and from work every day. Love them.' Reader
Review
Young Savannah Rose is unfortunately already familiar with the pain
of rejection. Chubby and orphaned, Savannah knows she is lucky to
have found a home with her Aunt Millie, yet she must endure
relentless teasing by her classmates. Deep inside, Savannah knows
she is special, and she is determined to find a way to show them
all. One summer evening while trying to catch fireflies, Savannah
wanders into the dark garden where she suddenly hears a mysterious
voice coming from a glowing pumpkin. The pumpkin turns out to
really be Perihelion, a gifted fairy; unfortunately, Perihelion is
the victim of a ghastly prank by a jealous and evil gnome who has
transformed her into a pumpkin. Terrified she will be made into
pumpkin pie if she is not set free, Perihelion begs Savannah to
help her. After Savannah untangles the fairy from the vine, a
magical mist swirls around her as she transports Savannah to a
kingdom on the other side of the moon where Savannah is about to
learn more about herself than she ever imagined. In this fantasy
tale, a young girl embarks on an adventure with a lively fairy and
soon discovers that it is not how she looks on the outside but who
she is on the inside that truly matters.
Surviving high school is a bizarre enough experience for most kids,
and for Emma Niles, that's only one of her challenges. It's her
senior year, and she has to find a way to put the multiple stresses
of her home life behind her. Her parents have just been through a
messy divorce, and now her father has remarried. Add on classes and
all the other demands on her sanity, and life seems just crazy.
Fortunately, Emma knows that no matter how weird her life may seem,
she can always count on her friends to see her through it all.
But when Bobby Watson, a tall, dark, and mysterious young man,
enrolls at their school, everyone is charmed by him. Everyone, that
is, but Alexis, Emma's best friend. Alexis, a gifted Native
American girl, can see the darkness behind his beautiful face. She
knows that Bobby is much more than he appears to be-and that his
plans represent dangerous times for everyone they know and love.
Alexis invites her friends to take part in a sacred fire ceremony
so that they can learn more about his true intentions.
As they prepare for the ritual, Emma learns of her own powers
and family history. By embracing her newly revealed Native American
heritage and culture, Emma begins to figure out who she is, what's
really happening in her school-and why. Through it all, Emma learns
that her true strength is found within and that friendship is the
strongest magic of all.
Dr. Bethesda Vernon, a 30ish year old college professor has lived
half a life since the death of Enoch, her Marine Corps husband, in
an auto accident in the backcountry of Westchester, NY. His death
had devastated Beth. They were married for only four years. After
two years of unspeakable grief and mourning, Beth buried herself in
teaching her Marriage and Family Relations courses at Queens
College. When she had time she traveled to far away places and also
mourned Enoch there. One summer day while in Bermuda enjoying the
sun, Cedric Philippe simply walked into her life. Cedric was
Ambassador of Sierra Leone, West Africa to the United Nations. He
called her 'MyBeth' the moment they met--now she belonged to
someone again--Beth called him, 'Phillip'. Their affair began
despite her knowing he was married and that his wife and two
teenage sons lived in London. She was becoming 'the other woman'--a
bittersweet role. One ordinary day, Beth wakes herself up from her
foolishness and decides ..".it is over." Then enters Dr. Jesse
Butler, who joins the Queens College Family Science Department.
Jesse and Beth marry after a two year courtship. Later, he accepts
''the call' to preach. Without warning 'old secrets' creep back
into their lives--even the secrets of Jesse''s daughter,
Lilliclaire, and Sara, Jesse''s former wife. Their individual
secrets although deeply hidden, return and the nightmare begins.
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