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Maria Magliani arrives home to a frantic call that her pizza restaurant in on fire. The saucy, recently-widowed entrepreneur speeds downtown to suspicious, smoldering ruins. On the scene, she encounters rugged, handsome Fire Marshall Clancy McClavey. The two exchange numbers. Clancy phones a few days later for two reasonsto report the findings from the fire, and to ask her out. But before their big, Saturday night date occurs; Maria discovers that she is at the center of two mysterious murders. A blend of faith, friends, and family speckle the battlersometimes funny, but always engaging!
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Travel with Diane down haunting roads of unresolved conflicts. Her poems exhibit a fresh and provocative honesty. Her small-town, Catholic-Italian background, help to broaden her experiences, as depicted through her poetry with wit and imagery. Diane often quotes an old Irish proverb: "May we never forget the times worth remembering, nor remember those best forgotten." Perhaps now, she may live by these words.
Maria Magliani, a forty-something single mom, finds fate to be unfair and unkind. Since her husband Michael died -- purportedly by his own hand -- she and son, Chip must fend for themselves, relying on acquired skills and experiences from a parochial Irish-Italian background. She and her cousin, Rocco, a Des Moines detective, partner to investigate a string of drug-related sexual assaults with altar boys. The drama elevates and tempers sizzle as the two discover lewd and licentious conduct by a young priest -- or so it seems. At the same time, Maria leaps into the middle of a love triangle -- a provocative dalliance with high school honey, Frankie, and fire-fighter, Clancy. Good Girls Blush will keep you intrigued and immersed in this riveting read.
Henry Jeffers thought hed left an abusive father and estranged, affluent family behind. But, nothing proved more unsettling than a secret that refused to remain buried. The mystery surrounding the death of his youngest brother, at age twenty, resurfaces and threatens to tear apart the life Henry has built with his new partner, Daniel Graves, and a close-knit unit of friends. And, no one could predict the actions of a long-grieving parent, eager to know the truth. Through it all -- tension and turmoil, laughter and love -- the reader will be held captive from beginning to end.
The author and other Herb researches believe that Johann Herb of Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania is the progenitor of the members of the Herb family listed in this book. Johann was born ca. 1695-1700 and died prior to 1751. Researchers believe he was father of seven children born ca. 1719-1735. The surname is spelled Herb, Harp, and Harb.