Angela: 3342 books

Revelations about U.S policies and practices of torture and abuse have captured headlines ever since the breaking of the Abu Ghraib prison story in April 2004. Since then, a debate has raged regarding what is and what is not acceptable behavior for the world’s leading democracy. It is within this...

A look back at the cultural and political force of Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, in celebration of her hundredth birthday Artist–Rebel–Pioneer Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the great American literary icons of the twentieth century, a protégé...

The Hunk-O-Spunk living next door to Tess is a perfect specimen of manhood. What could he possibly see in her when he has the world at his feet?

First published in 1996, this collection of stories tells of the ghost of a doomed romance haunting an Oxford undergraduate's idyllic summer affair; a tragedy of hopeless love and murderous frustration is played out against the backdrop of a provincial repertory company; passion and hatred flower...

Love on Colonial America’s Frontier Travel into Colonial America where eight women seek love, but they each know a future husband requires the necessary skills to survive in the backcountry. Living in areas exposed to nature’s ferocity, prone to Indian attack, and cut off from regular supplies,...

A Vivid and Moving Portrait of a Reluctant Queen After sending his army to besiege another king's capital, King David forces himself on Bathsheba, a loyal soldier's wife. When her resulting pregnancy forces the king to murder her husband and add her to his harem, Bathsheba struggles to protect...

Mary Magdalene The controversial woman with a past only one Man could forgive. A true love story that changed the face of history. "I was Miryam of Magdala, seller of fine fabrics and wife of Yaakov the fisherman. With my husband and son, I held a place of honor among my countrymen until a company...

A collection of new and original steampunk short stories. Tommy's Game by LM Cooke A young man is drawn into an unusual - and lethal - game of chance. Celestine by Steven C Davis A sophisticated automaton awakes in a confused state in a laboratory; how did she arrive there...

A small town detective shows up for brunch and discovers the town's wealthiest resident dead in the pool. She teams up with the local police to solve the scandal of the century. A suspicious death at the Koenig Estate has everyone talking. Stormy Day was there when it happened, and she alone...

What goes around comes around, so be careful who you bite. It's September, which is a rainy month in Wisteria, and a storm is brewing. When a magic mechanic takes The Big Nap in a comfy chair at the library, suspicion turns to the local librarian witch. What has Zara Riddle done now?...

A young woman with a super memory teams up with an eccentric investigator to take on a murder the police couldn't solve. Abby Silver is a temp secretary with an incredible memory but not much else going for her. She's broke, miserable, and the boyfriend she lives with might just be a weasel...

A visit to an open house brings Stormy Day into the center of a troubling murder. The local police aren’t lacking for suspects. The victim, Realtor Michael Sweet, was a bully who made countless enemies over his years in Misty Falls. The problem for Stormy is that the most likely suspects...

Former delivery driver Eli Carter has a new job hunting ghosts. His boss, smooth-talking Khan Hart, assures him their first official case is an easy one. A slam dunk. A home run. But the job doesn't go according to plan. This poltergeist doesn't play by the rules.

Eli Carter is enjoying his new role as a para-professional, ridding the city of unwanted Disturbances. A flurry of bookings brings the team to the suburbs, where residents are overrun with poltergeists and tiny dogs. They love the dogs, but want the ghosts gone. When Eli makes a new...