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Gina Claye, a bereaved mum, shares how she survived the death of her two children: what helped her to keep going, and, after experiencing the pain and despair of traumatic grief, live life again with hope and meaning.
This is Volume Two from the Oxford Writers' Group following the success of Volume One 'Sixpenny Debt' (190462345X). These short stories are full of entertaining ideas written with humour, satire, science fiction, history, romance and even a dash of spookery. With a foreword by Colin Dexter.
The Bodleian Murders is the third collection of short stories, all based around the university city of Oxford. These stories once again cover the range of emotional topics that are skilfully woven into the local landscape from murders motivated by ambition to romance and the countryside.
Intimate and touching, this biography captures the warmth and wit of Steve Goodman, one of the most respected songwriters of the 1970s and early 1980s. Diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 20, this portrait tells how Goodman strove to be a model husband.
Thriller: How far will a corrupt CEO will go to acquire a competitor? Blackmail? Kidnapping? Murder? Or something worse? Battling "sick building syndrome" and facing off with her back-stabbing boss, computer security expert Julie Wynn discovers corporate life can kill you. Literally.
Separated by a continent from her child, Gina Higgins comes to Kiss River with little more than a desperate plan. Now, saving her daughter depends on whether she can uncover a message buried deep below the ocean's surface. Kiss River's historic nineteenth-century lighthouse has all but fallen into the sea, taking with it the huge Fresnel lens that once served as its beacon. Gina is desperate to find a way to raise the lens; the glass holds the key to her future, her fortune and her only chance to save the one person who matters to her. Clay O'Neill lives in the old light keeper's house, a home he shares with his sister, Lacey. When Lacey invites her to stay with them, Gina eagerly accepts. As Gina begins her quest to raise the lens, Clay finds himself drawn to her struggle, and to Gina herself. But the answers lie deep below the ocean. And the lighthouse holds secrets that neither Clay nor Gina can anticipate….
Oil Bandits is a quirky action adventure story with Romantic Comedy overtones. Today is Monday. Bud Warner and his twin brother Clay are young Houston oil tycoon heirs. They are to be married in a double wedding ceremony on Saturday. Their fiancés, Sidney Fleming and Gina Rodriguez, are two very gorgeous, successful business ladies. The wedding is to be presided over by their friend, Reverend Jesse Jackson. Jesse and the boys get sidetracked and go to Indonesia for some business. After completing the business, they try to head home and get framed in a sting. Two Warner oil tankers off the coast of Yemen are destroyed, and six other tankers are hijacked. Their friends counter with a sting, which obtains their release. In another twist, they are kidnapped and placed in a position of compromise with Al Quada, where they meet Osama bin Ladin. After some Chiropractic manipulation and a miracle, Osama befriends the three Americans and releases the six tankers in the U.S. While trekking down the Afghan mountains, United States and Afghan friendly forces capture the three Americans and threaten prosecution for treason. All ends well with a beautiful double wedding.
For fans of Colleen Hoover comes an emotionally charged contemporary romance about an internationally best-selling novelist and a federal agent fighting to heal past wounds. Tess Lee is a world-famous novelist. Her inspirational books explore people’s innermost struggles and the human need to believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel—but despite her extraordinary success, she’s been unable to find personal happiness. Jack Miller is a federal agent working in counterterrorism. After spending decades immersed in a violent world, a residue remains. He’s dedicated everything to his job, leaving nothing for himself. The night Tess and Jack meet, their connection is palpable. She examines the scars on his body and says, “I’ve never seen anyone whose outsides match my insides.” The two embark on an epic love story, but old traumas soon rise to the surface as Jack struggles with the death of a loved one and Tess is forced to confront her childhood abuse. Can unconditional love help heal their invisible wounds? Together, will they be able to move from darkness to light?
Lloyd Lewis is moving to yet another children's home, but this one is different. It seems to be cast in an unremitting, sunless winter. The staff and children are surly and aggressive, and he soon discovers why: Sarson Hall is gripped in a curse. There are poltergeists creating constant disruptions and, in the cellar, a terrifying ghost. Lloyd's survival has always depended on his fighting spirit, and he sets about confronting the mayhem surrounding him. In his quest to remove the curse, he finds he possesses a rare power, which leads him to link what is happening to a nearby ravaged stone circle. But can he do anything to remove the curse from Sarson Hall, and can he bring peace once more to the old building and its occupants?