They would stake a claim of their own on the new frontier, and build a home for themselves and their family.But just after they'd arrived and Clem had chosen the perfect setting for their new home, an accident took his life...leaving Marty alone and pregnant. Then, on the day of his funeral, Clark Davis came along...and asked Marty to marry him!Marty was infuriated -- but with no money, no shelter, and a baby on the way, what choice did she have? Besides, Clark said he only wanted her to be a mama to his baby girl, Missie. If Marty was still unhappy come spring, he would pay for her ticket back East.Determined not to be a burden to Clark, and intending only to earn her keep. Marty threw herself into her new role of "Mama." But she had never been anyone's mama before, and she didn't even know how to keep a house! If only she could do right by this lonely man and his daughter just long enough to earn her train fare back home...Now, Marty must learn wholeness and love through patience and faith

    In the brooding moors above a humble Yorkshire village stood Fairley Hall. There, Emma Harte, its oppressed but resourceful servant girl, acquired a shrewd determination. There, she honed her skills, discovered the meaning of treachery, learned to survive, to become a woman, and vowed to make her mark on the world.In the wake of tragedy she rose from poverty to magnificent wealth as the iron-willed force behind a thriving international enterprise. As one of the richest women in the world Emma Harte has almost everything she fought so hard to achieve--save for the dream of love, and for the passion of the one man she could never have. Through two marriages, two devastating wars, and generations of secrets, Emma's unparalleled success has come with a price. As greed, envy, and revenge consume those closest to her, the brilliant matriarch now finds herself poised to outwit her enemies, and to face the betrayals of the past with the same ingenious resolve that forged her empire.

    C. Andrews, Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind.

    The lone U.S. Coast Guard trawler Arluk is commanded by "Mad" Mowry, a salty old drunk, a raging tyrant -- and the finest ice pilot around. But when Mowry cracks up, two greenhorns are suddenly thrust into command. Paul Schumann and Nathan Greenberg must conquer the icy Greenland seas, the brutal Arctic elements, the fog-enshrouded Nazi gunboats -- or die.Based on personal experience, Sloan Wilson, author of The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit, has written a gripping story of war at sea, of the officers and seamen who fight fear and the enemy. The solitary trawler Arluk and its crew become a microcosm of the entire war.

    Now, at thirty-seven, she should be happy with Marc, her elegant home in San Francisco, and their teenage daughter, Pilar. But one summer changes it all when she realizes her failing marriage is a trap she must escape.

    He has information that would drastically alter the course of the War. The file has secrets that could destroy the reputations of some of the most powerful Western leaders. And violence, blackmail and intrigue break out in the worlds of big business and international politics with a terrifying, nerve-wracking rapidity.John and Alice Tanner are one of three families in Saddle Valley on a summer Sunday - relaxed, happy, successful families - who are planning a reunion with a fourth - the Osterman's weekend. All three are buzzed by a patrol car, spoiling well-earned peace. It spells the beginning of a terrifying, murderous conspiracy which envelopes them all, making friend indistinguishable from foe as CIA agents battle to the death with Communist saboteurs.James Matlock, M.A. Ph.D. is Professor at Connecticut's Carlyle University. He has been singled out by the U.S. Government as the key to breaking a national conspiracy which will have appalling consequences. Carlyle - the quiet traditional 'prestige' campus - is 'a time bomb which, when detonated, would claim some extraordinary victims in its fall-out.' Matlock's entrance ticket to the conspiracy spells violence, terror - and death.December 1939. A specially-commandeered freight train is loaded at night by priests with a cargo of ancient papers so explosive, so dangerous in content, that those who travel with them die, on orders, by their own hand. The secret of such terrible, disruptive material is passed down to twin grandsons born under the sign of Gemini to become a catalyst for a mutual hatred that could plunge the world into a war even more divisive than that already breaking over lately

    It is filled with double-crosses, cunning reversals and a cast of wild characters.

    Lots of herbal lore."This magical book has made me want to shelve my responsibilities and hit the road! The author's enthusiasm and ability to embrace hardship and bounty alike are truly inspirational. I am encouraged to lighten my material load to provide space for the gifts that the simple life provides. Recipes, travel lore, herbal medicine, literary references, and personal observations make Traveler's Joy an enjoyable read."

    

    To the bafflement of his parents, gang, and probation officer, visiting an ostracized, cantankerous old man and his garden becomes very important to 14-year-old Eric.

    Pulitzer Prize finalist Frederick Buechner's quartet of outrageously witty, inspirational Bebb novels in one volume.

    Winner of the 1980 New Zealand Wattie Book of the Year Award, it is considered a classic work of Pacific literature.

    A unique recitation of the particulars of the life of King John, youngest son of Henry II, and the peerless Elanor of Acquitaine.A charter ringing with passion, betrayal, war and excitement in which James Goldman reveals the multi-faceted soul of one of the most maligned medieval monarchs in history...