Rock 'n' Roll Soul


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With the school talent show coming up, a young music lover spends most of her time daydreaming about the perfect act. She notices the sounds around her, like the brrrrring of the school bell or the rappa-tappa-tap of rain on the windowpane. But the talent show is the place to reveal her own voice. Will she mix up some hip-hop beats? Will she command an orchestra of dozens, bringing the classics to life? Or, will she go electric, Jimi Hendrix style? Marching out on the talent show stage to the beat of her own drum, this sweet and sassy musician ultimately chooses to be herself and sing her own song loud and proud, “I’ve got a rock ’n’ roll soul!”




A Woman Named Leona


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Within the following pages of this book, you will discover the compelling and sometimes tragically sad life of Leona. You will follow her through her school days and her first heart break. You will be with her family at the family ranch when people take refuge there when their little town is ravaged by fire at the hands of the masochistic arsonist that had been the mayor of Duddleyville for several years. You will watch Leona as she endures unbearable beatings and verbal abuse at the hands of the man that raped her, and then convicted her that no man would want her after she had been with him, so he strong armed her into marrying him and continued his abusive treatment of her even after the birth of their son. Watch as Leona gathers the strength to leave to escape the abuse in the middle of a blizzard, taking her infant son with her. Follow her through the years of raising her son as a single woman in fifties, while living in a small rural town in the central plains of the U.S. Share her life as she suffers tragedy and grief at the death of her only sibling. Fell the heart wrenching sadness she feels at being disowned by her loving father, as well as the joy she experiences when she admits she has fallen in love with Leonard, the caretaker that discovered her and her son so long ago when she escaped her husband. Take a step back in the time and follow Leona through her life, and watch how she develops the strength to overcome unbearable challenges that life puts her path to true love and happiness.




Kept Secrets


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Kept Secrets is about two Christian families who came together because of the secrets each family had. Ben and Minnie Stout lived in Denver, Colorado, a very loving couple who had only one son named John. Jim and Leona Carter lived in Phoenix, Arizona, another loving couple who had two children, Katie and Jacob. Unbeknownst to each family, the secrets they kept will bring their family together. There will be secrets that will destroy some family members, secrets that were deceitful and




Leona's Legacy


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Leona Ahnen grew up a confirmed tomboy on her family's Southern Wisconsin farm during the 1930s, in the depths of America's Great Depression. Her poignant story, as told to friend and author Kelly Simons, is the recounting of the mutual struggle and never-ending work that bound her family and neighbors to the land and to each other. Leona's Legacy is a heartfelt, true tale of shared toil and celebration, gentle laughter and quiet fear, real suffering and honest joy. Leona's Legacy will take you back to a time when life was hard but simple, work physically demanding but satisfying, and children's imaginations powered them through adventures with Tom Mix and The Lone Ranger as they sat enthralled next to a crystal-powered radio set. Join Leona and her grade school classmates as they scheme to undermine a strict new teacher, go along for a wild ride on a runaway hay wagon, and feel the hair stand up on your neck during family ghost stories. Readers of all ages will appreciate this nostalgic trip over the back roads and barnyards of a rural America still untouched by the horror and cynicism of World War II. Let Leona's Legacy remind you of the real people and community values that still make our country strong. Book jacket.




Reinventing Leona


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Leona Harper loves being a pastor's wife. Except for the little tiff with her grown children, Leona feels her life is right on track with the wishes of the Almighty ... until her husband drops dead in the pulpit. When the church board decides to fill the Reverend's vacated position, Leona is forced to find a paying job, mend her fractured family, and tackle her fears. Can the faith of an overwhelmed widow withstand the added heartache of two resentful children and several underhanded church members? If Leona can't trust God, how will she learn to trust herself?







Godey's Lady's Book


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Marry Me, Prince!


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Emery Ursus is known as the Rose of Ursus within the Loren Empire. As the only legitimate son of the militaristic dukedom of Ursus, his future is set in stone. Unfortunately, as the heir, he’s forced to marry a woman and produce heirs, though it’s an open secret within his family that he is gay. But in exchange for the power and easy lifestyle, it’s a sacrifice he’s willing to make. It becomes even more of a boon when it’s announced that his bride-to-be is none other than the sole Imperial Princess Hermine Loren. To ensure he’s the right husband for the princess, the emperor has asked that Emery come and stay in the capital for a set time before planning the wedding. Emery is only that much more excited, as this is his chance to explore and enjoy the capital and the men there. However, in the capital, the only man he is interested in is the second Imperial Prince, Gideon Loren. There’s a magnetic connection between the two that is inexplicable, but before they have the chance to explore this connection, Emery is murdered by none other than his illegitimate brother in a plot by his father to frame the second prince and start a war to take over the Loren Empire for Ursus. For an unexplainable, mystical reason, Emery finds himself reborn just before he’s sent to the capital. Knowing what lies ahead, Emery is determined to change his fate, and he plans to enlist Gideon’s help. As it turns out, Gideon planned to take the line of succession for himself, and overthrowing the militaristic Ursus would be one more notch in his belt. The two join forces, ready to change the landscape of the Loren Empire forever, one as the reliable prince and the other as the prince’s beautiful fiance. What they don’t know is that their budding relationship has been written in the stars since time immemorial. Is fate on their side, or are they destined for ruin?




Gone


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WOMAN & HOME'S BEST THRILLER OF 2019 'If you like a proper, twisty nerve-wracking thriller, here's one for you!' Emma Curtis, author of One Little Mistake Four strangers are missing. Left at their last-known locations are birthday cards that read: YOUR GIFT IS THE GAME. DARE TO PLAY? The police aren't worried - it's just a game. But the families are frantic. As psychologist and private detective Dr Augusta Bloom delves into the lives of the missing people, she finds something that binds them all. And that something makes them very dangerous indeed. As more disappearances are reported and new birthday cards uncovered, Dr Bloom races to unravel the mystery and find the missing people. But what if, this time, they are the ones she should fear? WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT GONE: 'Sensational' ***** 'I will say phenomenal. Although that doesn't cover how good this book is' ***** 'Complete mind-twisting and gripping suspense' ***** 'I raced through it desperate to get to the end while not wanting it to end' ***** 'What a riveting psychological thriller' ***** 'It is dark, riveting, twisty and cruel' ***** 'Wow . . . this book was fabulous' ***** 'Belter of a psychological thriller' ***** 'Please write another novel soon, I need the adrenaline rush' ***** DR BLOOM IS BACK IN LOST, THE SENSATIONAL FOLLOW UP TO GONE - AVAILABLE NOW