Publisher’s Summary Wyoming Territory, 1876 US Marshal John “Hawk” Hawking is one of the most respected lawmen in the West, so when a telegram arrives from the small town of Sand Creek warning him of a death threat against him, he immediately begins an investigation. Posing as a farmer, Hawk heads to Sand Creek, a…
As a photographer and consultant, I hear a lot of questions about online image use. Most of these questions are about images people find on the web and want to put on their blog, website or Facebook page—or about using them in various products such as eBooks and advertisements. These are six of the most…
Games In a Ballroom Synopsis London, 1815Olivia Wilde despairs of any possibility of a love match in her life. While she hopes to choose her spouse, her father is determined that she marry a man with a title. Unfortunately for Olivia the men her father deems acceptable are only interested in increasing their own diminishing…
The Rent Collector Summary Sang Ly lives with her husband and son at Stung Meachey, Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s city dump. She is grateful she can help support her family by sifting through the trash for recyclables and things which can be repaired and sold. On a good day, she can earn enough to buy food…
A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice Summary Shortly after midnight on April 15, 1912, a distress signal from the RMS Titanic, awakens the captain of the ship Carpathia. The Titanic has struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage and is in grave distress. Though information is scarce, Captain Rostron leaps into action, determined to…
The Valet’s Secret Summary York, England, 1819 As a once happily married woman, Rebecca Parker had a good life, but now widowed, working for a living, and her only child grown, she feels invisible, tired, and lonely. That is until the day a valet speeding by on a horse nearly runs her off the road….
Even the Dog Knows Summary Meg Gorton moved with her sister to Florida, taking only what they could fit into her sister’s car. She let her estranged husband Gary know where he could find her. And then she charged him with caring for Moses, their much loved black Labrador. Now, three years later, following her…
The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, And The Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear The Woman They Could Not Silence Synopsis Elizabeth Packard was a seemingly ordinary Victorian housewife and mother of six. That was, until the first Woman’s Rights Convention was held in 1848, inspiring Elizabeth…
Beyond the Lavender Fields Synopsis 1792, France Gilles Étienne, a clerk at a soap factory in Marseille, France, thrives on the rumors of revolution in France. Committed to the cause of equality, liberty, and brotherhood, he has joined the local revolutionary group. But then he meets Marie-Caroline Daubin, the beautiful daughter of the owner of…
I love cookbooks. I love cooking, but I might love cookbooks even more. At last count, I had more than 100 on my special cookbook bookshelf. It’s a mix of old and new (I have a serious soft spot for vintage cookbooks). A favorite addition to my collection is A Year with Six Sisters’ Stuff….
