Patterson: 1617 books

From its debut in North Carolina to the touring production, This Too Will Pass has inspired audiences all over the country. Lyrical and powerful, Patterson reveals what it is to be an African-American in the twentieth century. Life wasn't easy in the south. But folks always knew that no matter what they were going through, this too will pass.

Europe is stunning in the summer . . . but NYPD detective Jacob Kanon isn't there for the beauty. He's on a mission: to track down his daughter's killer. NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe's most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him-he sees each museum, each cathedral,...

Foundation story: The Liberal and Conservative parties have received a huge surprise from the voters of Prince Edward Island - after one too many years of blatant cronyism and corruption and incompetence, these mainstream establishment parties get turfed in favor of a group of Independents. Together...

Green is the color of envy! Dominique Green has enticed her way to the top of the corporate ladder at Troutman Mutual Funds & Investment Company. She’s beautiful, savvy and seductive. She’ll let nothing block her path to success. If she has to step on the toes of catty female co-workers...

For middle school teacher, Greta Stevenson, and principal, Austin Johnson, an evening of doing laundry turns into pleasure and chaos. When Greta bends over to take her clothes out of the washing machine, unknown to her, Austin is checking out her assets. When he makes a comment about her red thong,...

Mary Rockwell is hot to trot, and she doesn't stop. She can make having sex in a bathroom stall exciting. She engages in a naughty ménage trios with a set of freaky identical twins and even seduces a minister--at the church. Mary is the type of woman who gets what she wants, and she's insatiable.

Evelyn Williams has always been overweight. Even now, she still has a problem keeping the weight off. When she decides to take pole dancing for fitness, she never expects a man to train her. Evelyn’s instructor is Terrell Wertz. Terrell is gorgeous and fit. It's obvious that he's out of Evelyn's...

Interested in writing Christian fiction? Author Ben Patterson offers tips, strategies, and counsel for writers getting started in telling stories from a Christian worldview. Included you will find: –how to use the life of Christ as a model for story structure –the five main character types –the...

Marvell: The Writer in Public Life is substantially revised from Professor Patterson's well received 1978 study, including a new introduction and new chapter on Marvell and secret history. This important study provides an up to date perspective on a writer still thought of merely as the author of...

"It’s perfect, isn't it? The most perfect spot I think I’ve ever seen… An unspoiled, natural beauty. Which makes it utterly ripe for development…" Eden is an idyllic coastal village of astonishing beauty, and home to an active community who are eager to protect it at all costs....

Richard Örlendr died over a thousand years ago. He lived in Norway during the Germanic Iron Age and trusted in the judgement of the gods. That is not to say he did not question them when they gave him a dragon, nor did he blindly follow their orders when they told him to go to war. But, when one god...

THIS WAS A STEP BACK IN MEMORY The man who had, in her own opinion, sneaked up on her, was no less than Johnny Taylor, her boyhood friend and companion. She recognized him instantly and wondered if he recognized her. "Boy, have you changed, Alice," he said. He was sweating and had...

Life is filled with complexities, ups and downs, bumps and bruises; yet, it is a beautiful journey. It's the love, the gift of extraordinary people along the way that makes it worthwhile. I had to write this book! I want to honor an inimitable woman named Mandy who taught me so much but most importantly,...

It is the very near future. When men of the B-positive blood type begin to turn into reptilian creatures with the ability to fly, the world's population panics. Suddenly, all males born of the tainted blood type are feared. They are given an island, one where they are sent at the age of 30, one year...