Rita Hestand: 77 books

Leann Connor went to the teacher's convention in San Diego with high hopes, only to have them dashed quickly by the dull and boring meeting and get-togethers at the hotel. Inebriated she gave up hope of finding anyone to connect with and went to her room. Or she thought it was her room. But when the...

Lucas dream as a chef was to open his own restaurant in the heart of Houston and make it the best in Texas. Emily Armstrong his fiance had helped him make the restaurant a success. With her connections he couldn't lose. Oddly though, the high-class restaurant became more Emily than Lucas. But the...

This is a short story for teens. Kelly Webster's Mom wanted her to get off the phone, quit texting and start living. Kelly was reluctant. Since her father died, she'd buried herself in texting. But Mom insisted she sign up for something in school to get involved in. She didn't care what, but she wanted...

This is a teen romance short story. Riley Coleman had dated Nick Stevens all through high school. They were about to get engaged. But Nick had accepted a football scholarship to Michigan State, which meant he'd be moving out of Fairbanks, Alaska four the next four years. Riley was devastated, knowing...

A new novella, Forever Man. When Jolene Custer comes to work with black and blue marks, Luke Garza knows exactly what it's about, and he sets out to help her. Luke had been raised with a drunken abusive father, he knew all the signs. He'd taken a liking to Jolene when she first came to work there,...

Abigail Ashford, better known as Abby to her friends, was in a pickle. She had to find someone to guide her train to California. Butch Cully was the only man available that could do the job. She didn't think much of him at first. After all, he'd been nursing a hang-over. But she couldn't be choosey...

Young and New Adult novella. Dori Hudson and Matthew Branson were best friends. They had been since Dori gave a little girl a black eye for bullying Matthew. But that was a long time ago, and now Matthew was her hero for the same reason. But no one warned them that they were growing up and Matthew...

When Cole Martin won a filly from old Harmon Gibson, he never in his wildest dreams expected to win Harmon's daughter. Hell, he didn't even know Harmon had a daughter. No one did! But Harmon was dying and it was his last wish that Cole take Gabby as his wife. Gabby was no more willing than Cole, but...

When the pup was abandoned on the side of the road, she didn't know what to do. Her master had gone away and now, she was abandoned. Walking forever, she found herself in the city and wondered what she would do now. That's when she met Charlie. Charlie sat on the concrete, and didn't move much. Charlie...

A short inspirational short story. Jimmy Johnston, a fifth grader just got a D on his homework paper. He was in trouble. But he didn't know what trouble was until he tried going down Maple Street again. Ralph and Marty lived on Maple Street, and they were older and much meaner than anyone he knew....

A book for young children. Jojo's mother isn't giving milk anymore. In fact, she hasn't even moved in some time. Jojo is hungry, so he must find food for himself. Tanker, a German Sheppard spies Jojo trying to get into the green container and stops him. This is his turf he tells him. Then the dog catcher comes..what next?

Oscar Levitt had been a custodian for fifteen years at Macy High School. He'd been an immigrant when he went to work for the school. Thanks to an Uncle he had passed his citizenship ten years ago, and when his uncle died, he willed him his dilapidated house in the country. Oscar was thankful, he didn't...

Emily Coleman's life was almost perfect. She became a doctor when she got out of college and bought herself a house the first year she opened her practice. She had a nice boyfriend and her future looked bright. And then the calls began, at first the person on the other end said nothing, but after...

Hunter and D.J. were wondering what they might get for Christmas. But their parents wanted them to make an effort to do something for other this Christmas. So when their Aunt Amanda made cookies, they couldn't wait to help her. They had some ideas but they didn't know how they would distribute them to everyone. That's when their father came up with a wonderful idea to help them.