Elizabeth's dreams of having a loving husband and family have been replaced with the practical reality of a spinsterhood life. But her secret wishes are renewed when she receives a letter from her sister who is homesteading in Texas. She hints she ha...
This Historical Chapter Book Comes with a Unit Study at the end of it.When the furniture removers empty the family tenement as payment for back rent, ten-year-old Kathleen Flannigan fears that her family will soon be homeless and hungry. Kathleen vow...
When the furniture removers come to take all their possessions, Kathleen decides to help her family by disappearing. She believes they might be able to survive if they have one less mouth to feed--hers. But first she must figure out how to get out of...
Death and Destruction arrived with the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. Elsie Drummond's eleventh birthday is a date she'll always remember. The day started with presents and cake and ended with death and destruction. Elsie's mother escorts the birthday ...
This is a Historical Chapter Book with a unit study at the end. “Juneteenth” Tiny’s Emancipation Tiny Mason has nothing of her own--even her last name belongs to her master. In June of 1865, the Texas slaves hear rumors that the war is over and...
Even sleep doesn’t protect Violet Browning from the horrors of the fire she survived in the New York City shirtwaist factory. When Violet examines her burn scars, she vows she’ll never work in a locked sewing factory again--even if she has to lie...
Handsome chef Philippe Denier causes Maggie Sullivan’s heart to race, but responding to his flirtations would be a formula for disaster. Moving west to pursue a career as a Harvey House girl offers Maggie financial security and a way to help her fa...
A lighthouse should be a beacon of hope, but Desolation Point reminded all who passed of the dark deeds which transpired there.Mary Kruger has no choice but to accompany her family to Desolation Point, where mysterious tragedies happen with alarming ...
Moving? Henry doesn't want to move again. Young Henry Belkin's life changes when his father announces they are going to Mexico to settle in Stephen F. Austin's colony in Tejas. Austin's promise of inexpensive and fertile land comes with the requireme...
Handsome chef Philippe Denier causes Maggie Sullivan's heart to race, but responding to his flirtations would be a formula for disaster. Moving west to pursue a career as a Harvey House girl offers Maggie financial security and a way to help her fami...
Kate Cannon is on the company fast track until a gunman opens fire in a supercenter. Now, she fears leaving her home and can’t work as a marketing specialist. To regain her confidence, she accepts an assignment promoting a remote fishing lodge in A...
When young widow Ingrid Larkin opens the door of her tenement on a cold December night, trouble enters. Living in the shadow of the meat processing plants, injuries and death often come calling, but the unconscious worker brought to her door is a str...
Joy Young, an attractive, young waitress at the Cozy Cocoa Shoppe, intends to graduate without a penny of debt. She believes working hard and doing the right things will bring the rewards she desires. Her philosophy works until Dane Michaels threaten...
A magnolia means stability and grace through changing times, and times were certainly changing in Louisiana after the Civil War. Energetic, hard-working Martha Bodine and her mother survive the war, but Captain Bodine does not return from the Confede...
Eager to leave the past behind and begin a new life in America, Inga Sorensen journeys from Norway to South Dakota with a packet of love letters and a promise of wedding bells. But when she arrives in Pierre, her dreams of a home and a loving husband...
Winnie North, a Voyageurs National Park ranger, knows her job is on the line. Funding cutbacks demand ranger positions be reduced and visitor centers be closed. But she’ll fight the pencil-pushers to her last breath, for her beloved park and the op...
Strong-minded widow Amber Bradford knows exactly what her three grown sons need -- wives -- and she determines to have her boys married by Christmas. When she announces an impending trip to seek brides for them, the Bradford men know they must derail...
With Depression blanketing the nation in 1937, Fern Dempsey employs her creative sewing ability to sustain her family. An opportunity as an air hostess promises to fulfil her personal obligations and satisfy her own hope for a flying career -- but at...