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There were three men in my mind. One in the past, two in the present. How was a girl supposed to think like that? Lainie never expected to be admitted to the prestigious Time Travel Academy. She never expected to study runes, ancient languages and meet real life Vikings. And she certainly didn't expect to fall for her teacher...and a Viking...and a mysterious archivist. When a forbidden jump in time goes wrong, Lainie will have to draw on everything...
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SUZANNA MACK
REACHING THE LINE
We have all experienced schooling and working with narcissistic individuals. From work colleagues to school bullies, the one common factor is their insecurity, displayed through their lack of empathy towards others. But what happens when we have a close family member who displays traits of narcissism, and how can we overcome that? This is the story of Abby Sutton and her middle-class English family. She is...
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The Copper Country was on strike; that is, the miners were as their union battled against the powerful mine owners' unreasonable demands. It was a time of turmoil, destruction and even death. But six-hundred miles south, the bustling city of Detroit was celebrating the Roaring Twenties with glitzy flappers, jazz, money, and mobsters. After disguising herself as the infamous 'Sable,' reporter Jessica Peterson exposes crime boss, Sid Brewster, and...
4) Finding Home
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Everyone is trying to find a place that they can call home. But, for some, they know where they belong from the start. Yet what do you do when the place that you feel comfortable and safe is also the place you believe does not exist?
Turn reality and fantasy into an unknown adventure to find yourself while along the way, meeting all kinds of new people who become closer friends and family than the ones that you have known. With these new relationships,...
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This book is about two people that had failed in past relationships. They both worked hard but had no love life. They knew each other thirty-six years ago. She knew who he was, but he did not remember her when they were old military friends married to someone else. Through it all, they kept the faith that maybe, one day, they will find love again. They ended up working for the same company and ran into each other again. Later on, their hearts started...
6) Steinar
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Descended from the mighty Somerled, Lord of the Isles, Steinar MacDougall's supremacy over the seas is fierce. On a quest for King William, he is captured by the enemy and presented with a favorable opportunity. Yet Steinar soon realizes his greatest threat comes from the woman who hides behind the mask of a warrior, and the quest for control might send them hurdling into the abyss of the sea. As leader of the Serpents, Inga the Ruthless travels beyond...
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A year ago, Magnus Tolljursson helped repel a treacherous attack from his father's enemies, and discovered he carries the berserker's seed of madness. Now he must sail to the settlement from whence those attackers came, and fulfill a promise to a friend. He doesn't know what he'll find in Husavik and never suspects he may lose his heart. In her father's absence, Embra Fritisson has been engaged in a desperate battle to keep leadership of the settlement....
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This novel is set in the period in which Stonehenge was built. It tells the story of the invasion of the Southern country of Britain by the Golden Strangers, the men of the Sun from across the seas who come in search of fresh pastures. The invaders are turned back from the Village on the Hill, Craig Dun, by Garroch, the young Chieftain of the primitive and terror-ridden community.
But, his triumph is short-lived, for he falls under the sensual spell...
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After the loss of Grace's mother and father and her first love, Grace throws herself into her teaching profession. Other than a few close friends made at the middle school that she taught at, and a few college friends, this was now Grace's world. After the breakup of Grace's one and only love, Grace vowed to never open her heart again to love, heartache, and pain, which she knew would only lead to disappointment.
This was Grace's plan, but little...
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The United States of America: My Country of Destiny is a facts-fit-fiction story of a hardworking, well-educated young Southern Cameroonian during the period of African-to-African colonial rule and occupancy by the Republic of Cameroon.
Bila was born and raised in the City of Komo, Northern Zone in the Southern Cameroons a.k.a. the Federal Republic of Ambazonia.
He seemed to be rejected by the culture. He studied hard and earned a master's degree...
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It wasn't until the country was almost annihilated that a few survivors had to defend what little resources they could find in order to actually survive. No power, no clean water, no food left had many wondering what they were going to do. Chaos ensued, and people took what little they could find from neighbors and friends to the point no one was safe for very long. Eleven-year-old Ridley was quick on her feet and as she was stealing a bit of bread...
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The Color of Her Shoes — Tangie, a young algebra teacher, discovers another side of herself when she meets Braulio and ventures into the world of Latin dance competitions. When slander threatens her reputation, Tangie must choose between saving her job and believing in Braulio, a long road less traveled.
Graveyard Ultimatums — Confirmed bachelor, Frank Goretti, has a big heart but a lonely life. He's looking forward to retiring from the Sioux...
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Thomas West, a blacksmith farmer in Granville County, North Carolina, wins the heart of the lovely Millie Currin, whose stepmother feels the young man is far beneath their family both socially and economically. At last marrying in 1838, Thomas and Millie inherit his grandfather's old farm, raise a family, and endure the hardship of having two of their sons serve as soldiers in the Civil War. The couple and their children face trials of their faith...
14) Loves Redemption
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Nancy Blackwell and her daughter, Sarah, were starting a new life. One that would be free from all the bad memories of a failed marriage. Moving in with Nancy's sister was the first chapter. But Sarah getting hit by a hit-and-run driver was not part of the plan at all! Where was God when she needed him the most? Just because there was a handsome doctor who saw the whole thing didn't mean that God was there all the time, did it?
After losing his...
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You won't want to miss the adventures of Tony Marceano's daughter, Mya, as she struggles through her challenges to qualify for the swimming olympics.
No doubt she has the skills to do so. Even with the support of Karen, her best friend, something always seems to get in her way. Is it her dad's memory that proves to be the challenge for her? And what about Mya's love interest? Could it be that he has some role in holding Mya back? Or are there other...
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In 1960, Katrina Morgan was at a personal crossroad in her life. She needed a reason to go forward, a project to give her purpose.
She has bought a run-down brownstone apartment building on Walker Avenue in New York. The deteriorated structure is the way Katrina feels about her own life.
Something she had not counted on was while the rebuilding, inside and out, was taking place, she grew to know and admire the twenty souls who have occupied...
17) Alrek
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For years the Vikings had raided their lands and killed her people. Now the enemy lay in her bed...
Rescuing a Viking pirate from the ocean after his ship wrecked on the shores of Pictland was bound to bring Ilisa trouble. After all, she knew well of the savagery of the Vikings-she had experienced it first-hand. But her heart would not allow her to abandon someone in need. Unfortunately, nursing him back to health rouses a part of her she didn't...
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On a beautifully clear spring morning in southwestern Colorado, fourteen-year-old Theresa Hickerson's idyllic life on a luxurious ranch is shattered after her eleven-year-old stepbrother is senselessly murdered in the driveway.
For the next eleven years, she tries to understand by compiling any and all information about how and why this tragedy occurred. Starting with members of her own family and friends, but most of all trying to make sense of...
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Four individuals from four different countries experience their unique trials as young people caught up in the struggles and tragedies of the 2nd World War. Each has their own story of determination and courage leading to a common goal of survival and repair in dealing with their own circumstances. Each will reach a place of challenge and growth to find love and family. Some paths will cross but it is the result of their persistence and strength that...
20) Uncommon Life
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England prepares for the final war with their Viking enemies. A peasant farmer becomes the king's most trusted warlord at the end of the first millennium. But the debt he owes a stranger from his past may cost him everything. What is the secret behind his uncommon life?
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