Set mainly in the small towns of Alabama, the stories in Her Kind of Want ache with the relentless longing of the poor, struggling, usually discarded southern women who tell us their lives -- lives that seem to revolve around men whose only presence ...
Set against the backdrop of the Deep South, these nine haunting stories explore big themes -- authenticity, the relinquishing of childhood, the acceptance of dreams lost -- in a way that ultimately affirms the act of living and the value of human rel...
Emma never thought she would return to the place she once called home, now that she has, she wishes she'd never left. She'd thought she'd left all those painful memories behind her when she left eight years ago, but being around Owen brings everythin...
A tragic event forces seventeen-year-old Katara Parker to move two thousand miles away from her cushy life in Malibu, California, to a simpler one in Slidell, Louisiana, where she falls in love with the beautiful Mason Dugas, and the Broussard’s --...
For most of her life, Brandy Moretti has dreamed of nothing more than meeting her rock star idol, Rick Hartwood. After going to one of his final concerts, Brandy and her friend Alicia Meyers take a chance that she hopes will make her dream a reality:...
The Mute of Sadness is a story that takes place in the 1860's. It's about a woman named Michelle who because of the pain of losing her loved one has become mute. Because of her condition a doctor and his assistance, Garrett, have come to help...
No Goodbyes is a story set in the late 1940's about an adopted brother, Will, and sister, Jackie, who have grown up to be jewel thieves. In his late teens, Will leaves for over eight years to become his own boss. When he comes back, Jackie and Will h...
What do you do when your life is turned upside? Elizabeth Stark was deeply in love with Antonio Costa, and would have spent her life with him, but that never happened. One night her life was changed forever. The next thing she knows, she's being r...
Hugo is a sweet little hedgehog, but sometimes things get to be too much for him. When there are lots of loud noises and people, Hugo curls up into a spiky ball, unintentionally stinging his classmates. He feels sad and very sorry, especially when hi...
When I was in second grade, my grades were not very good. My mother told me if I got my grades up I could pick a prize, any prize I wanted. She did not know I had read a book about a furry orange tom kitten named Puff. She thought I was going to ask ...