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The farmer's bride collection: 6 Romances Spring from Hearts, Home, and Harvest
By Kimberley Comeaux, Debby Mayne, Susan Downs, Susan K. Downs, DiAnn Mills, JoAnn A. Grote, Ellen Edwards Kennedy. 2013
Novellas from six authors explore romance on the homestead. In Grote's A Homesteader, a Bride, and a Baby, set in…
1878 Minnesota, Lorette arrives for a visit with her sister's family only to find that they have all recently died from diphtheria--except for the baby. 2000The knitting diaries: An Anthology
By Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery, Christina Skye. 2011
Three romances featuring people who knit. In "The Twenty-first Wish" ten-year-old Ellen hopes her adopted mother will marry her birth…
father. In "Coming Unraveled" Robyn goes home to help her grandmother run a knitting store. In "Return to Summer Island" Caro meets a marine who is redeploying to Afghanistan. 2011Tails of love
By Lori Foster, Stella Cameron, Dianne Castell, Sarah McCarty, Donna MacMeans. 2009
Ten stories in which animals bring love into the lives of their human companions. In Lori Foster's "Man's Best Friend,"…
a broken-down car and a lost puppy unite longtime crushes. In Kate Angell's "Norah's Arc," a wayward pygmy goat plays matchmaker. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2009Have a little faith
By Sandra Kitt, Jacquelin Thomas, J. D. Mason, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, J. D. Mason. 2006
Four inspirational stories. In "Signs of Light," Brittany's young son is diagnosed with leukemia, but she finds help from an…
unexpected source. A woman puts her trust in God in "Faith Will Overcome." In "Maybelline," Olivia has cancer but finds friendship. In "Survival Instincts," Lynn forgives her attacker. 2006Miracle on 10th Street & other Christmas writings: And Other Christmas Writings (Austin Family Ser. #No. 8)
By Madeleine L'Engle. 1998
Selections from forty years of the award-winning author's reflections on Christmas themes conveyed in stories, poems, essays, letters, and journal…
entries. Topics follow the Christmas season: Advent, Incarnation, Epiphany, Glorious Mystery, Redemption, and Celebration. The title piece recalls a past Christmas when L'Engle feared her daughter had leukemia. 1998The best Christian short stories
By Bret Lott. 2006
Eleven stories by Christian writers, published between 1989 and 2006, about characters experiencing divine grace. Includes Homer Hickam's "Dosie, of…
Killakeet Island," the editor's "An Evening on the Cusp of the Apocalypse," and Larry Woiwode's "Firstborn," in which a young couple confronts the trials of childbirth. 2006Best shorts: favorite short stories for sharing (Best Shorts)
By Chris Raschka, Carolyn Shute. 2006
Twenty-four short stories by such well-known children's authors as Lloyd Alexander, Natalie Babbitt, and Richard Peck. Includes Washington Irving's classic…
"Rip Van Winkle," Frank Stockton's "The Lady or the Tiger," and a contemporary tale about ghosts who use cell phones. Afterword by Newbery Medal-winner Katherine Paterson. For grades 6-9. 2006On the road with the archangel: a novel
By Frederick Buechner. 1997
Nineveh, circa 650 B.C. Archangel Raphael carries two prayers for death to the Most High and fulfills the command to…
set everything right. Tobit, a blind man, and Sarah, a reluctant bride accused of murdering seven grooms, find unexpected answers to their mutual prayerBlue dawn, red earth: new Native American storytellers
By Clifford E. Trafzer. 1996
Thirty short stories by Native Americans from different tribal groups. Original tales created from personal experiences, like being sent to…
a government boarding school or moving away from the reservation. Other selections are based on traditional themes involving ghosts or people especially attuned to natureLove after the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction
By Joshua Whitehead. 2020
Lambda Literary Award winner A bold and breathtaking anthology of queer Indigenous speculative fiction, edited by the author of Jonny…
Appleseed. This exciting and groundbreaking fiction collection showcases a number of new and emerging 2SQ (Two-Spirit and queer) Indigenous writers from across Turtle Island. These visionary authors show how queer Indigenous communities can bloom and thrive through utopian narratives that detail the vivacity and strength of 2SQness throughout its plight in the maw of settler colonialism's histories. Here, readers will discover bioengineered AI rats, transplanted trees in space, the rise of a 2SQ resistance camp, a primer on how to survive Indigiqueerly, virtual reality applications, mother ships at sea, and the very bending of space-time continuums queered through NDN time. Love after the End demonstrates the imaginatively queer Two-Spirit futurisms we have all been dreaming of since 1492. Contributors include Nathan Adler, Darcie Little Badger, Gabriel Castilloux Calderon, Adam Garnet Jones, Mari Kurisato, Kai Minosh Pyle, David Alexander Robertson, jaye simpson, and Nazbah Tom.Buffalo gals and other animal presences
By Úrsula K. Le Guin. 1987
Have a little faith
By Sandra Kitt, Jacquelin Thomas, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, J. D Mason. 2013
Four inspirational stories. In "Signs of Light" Brittany's young son is diagnosed with leukemia, but she finds help from an…
unexpected source. In "Survival Instincts" Lynn, a librarian, forgives her attacker and helps him out. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2006A million blessings
By Angela Benson, Marilynn Griffith, Tia McCollors. 2010
Three novellas featuring protagonists whose financial windfalls test their faith. In Showers of Blessing Andrew Gooden, a pastor and compulsive…
gambler in suburban Atlanta, wins the lottery. But Andrew continues his vice, putting his family in jeopardy--until only a miracle can save him. 2010Two classic works by English Puritan John Bunyan (1628-1688). In the allegorical tale Pilgrim's Progress, the protagonist, burdened by sin,…
leaves the City of Destruction to find Zion, the city of God. His journey embodies Christian teachings. In Grace Abounding, Bunyan recounts his conversion and spiritual growth. 2004London Tides
By Carla Laureano. 2015
Irish photojournalist Grace Brennan travels the world's war zones documenting the helpless and forgotten. After the death of her friend…
and colleague, Grace is shaken. She returns to London hoping to rekindle the spark with the only man she ever loved--Scottish businessman Ian MacDonald. But he gave up his championship rowing career and dreams of Olympic gold years ago for Grace ... only for her to choose career over him. Will life's tides bring them back together ... or tear them apart for good this time?Dirty Copper
By Jim Northrup. 2014
In Dirty Copper, Jim Northrup returns to the story of Luke Warmwater, an Anishinaabe man who returns to the Reservation…
after serving in Vietnam. This prequel to Northrup's classic novel Walking the Rez Road deals with the emotions and cultural changes Warmwater struggles with immediately following his service in Vietnam. He becomes a deputy sheriff on the Rez, fighting crime and racism, and is bothered by flashbacks of the war, which are intense at first but gradually become less frequent as time goes on.Jim Northrup is an award-winning journalist, poet, and playwright. His syndicated column, "Fond du Lac Follies," was named Best Column at the 1999 Native American Journalists Association convention, and he holds an honorary doctorate of letters from Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. His previous books include Rez Salute: The Real Healer Dealer, which received Honorable Mention from the 2013 Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards, and Walking the Rez Road: Stories, winner of the Midwest Book Achievement Award, Minnesota Book Award, and Northeastern Minnesota Book Award.Smitten Book Club
By Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt, Denise Hunter. 2014
The century-old Gentlewoman's Guide to Love and Courtship is no ordinary book club choice. But for the little book club…
in Smitten, Vermont, it might be their best pick yet! The thick, leathery tome Heather pulled out of the dusty cardboard box was definitely coming home with her. Not only was The Gentlewoman's Guide to Love and Courtship an appealing curiosity by virtue of its title; it was also written by Smitten, Vermont native Pearl Chambers, a local gentlewoman from three generations back. Little did Heather know the repercussions this little curiosity would have on her and her friends' romantic exploits. When Heather and her fellow book club members begin passing the book around, their respective interpretations are unleashed on their respective love lives . . . for better or for worse. Is it a mystery? An idealist fantasy? An intimation of Jane Austen? As romantic love finds its way to each woman, the Guide proves itself both surprisingly prescient and hilariously irrelevant. What's more, a handwritten inscription indicates that the arcane book might hold the only extant clues leading to buried gold -- exactly what one of the members needs to keep her house. How could they not go treasure hunting? In this remarkable collaborative novel, besties Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Denise Hunter, and Diann Hunt tackle the tale of the Gentlewoman's Guide by writing for one book club member apiece. Smitten Book Club is a hopeful, hilarious story of friendship and healing, written by friends for friends.Smitten Book Club
By Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt, Denise Hunter. 2014
The century-old Gentlewoman's Guide to Love and Courtship is no ordinary book club choice. But for the little book club…
in Smitten, Vermont, it might be their best pick yet! The thick, leathery tome Heather pulled out of the dusty cardboard box was definitely coming home with her. Not only was The Gentlewoman's Guide to Love and Courtship an appealing curiosity by virtue of its title; it was also written by Smitten, Vermont native Pearl Chambers, a local gentlewoman from three generations back. Little did Heather know the repercussions this little curiosity would have on her and her friends' romantic exploits. When Heather and her fellow book club members begin passing the book around, their respective interpretations are unleashed on their respective love lives . . . for better or for worse. Is it a mystery? An idealist fantasy? An intimation of Jane Austen? As romantic love finds its way to each woman, the Guide proves itself both surprisingly prescient and hilariously irrelevant. What's more, a handwritten inscription indicates that the arcane book might hold the only extant clues leading to buried gold -- exactly what one of the members needs to keep her house. How could they not go treasure hunting? In this remarkable collaborative novel, besties Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Denise Hunter, and Diann Hunt tackle the tale of the Gentlewoman's Guide by writing for one book club member apiece. Smitten Book Club is a hopeful, hilarious story of friendship and healing, written by friends for friends.Single Mama Dating Drama
By Michelle Mitchell, Kimberly D. Taylor, Monica Lynn Foster, Sonia Johnston, Candice Y Johnson, Dwon D Moss, Cherritta Smith, Tomeka Farley Daugherty, Leiann B Wrytes, Trina Charles, Patricia A Bridewell, Michelle Cornwell-Jordan, Michelle Lynn Stephens, Jasmyne K. Rogers, Denise Anquenette, Charlie Marcol, Princess F.L Gooden. 2016
Single Mama dating! It doesn't get anymore complicated than that. How can you find love when you have a career…
and kids? Where can you find that love connection? Is he on-line, in church, standing in front of the grapefruit in the grocery store? In these hilarious and heart-warming stories, you'll find single moms finding love in the most interesting of places, all while steering clear of the crazies, the lazies and definitely, the shadies. In Single Mama Dating Drama, seventeen talented writers share fictional stories about the woes, pitfalls, and joys of dating while raising kids. From Monica Lynne Foster’s explosive tale of an ex who fights for custody of his child while fighting to gain his ex-wife back from her newfound love…to Dwon D. Moss’ hilarious Internet dating spin on a widow who runs into a holy roller, a pretty boy and a liar….to Candice Y. Johnson’s laugh-out-loud take on a mama whose baby girl prophetically dismisses all of her potential suitors…to Denise Anquenette’s story of how one woman's attempt to take back control of her life strains the bonds and boundaries of her relationship with her children…..to Michelle Mitchell’s sticky tale of a woman who meets her mate at a sperm bank…. these captivating stories are sure to make you laugh, shake your head, clutch your pearls, and cheer for these mamas and all their dating drama!Kalila and Dimna
By Nasrullah Munshi. 2019
"This masterful translation of one of the most popular books of world literature makes available to an English readership the…
animal tales known collectively as Kalila and Dimna. Named after the two jackals of Pancatantra fame, this collection of stories is based on a 12th-century Persian translation of an 8th-century original Arabic rendition by Ibn al-Muqaffa‘. Set within a frame narrative of counsels given to the Raja of India by his Brahmin minister, the engaging tales about cats and mice, storks and crabs, tortoises and geese, owls and crows, and princes and ascetics, function as cautionary illustrations of human predicaments and all-too-human vices and virtues. Far from being a collection of children’s fables, Kalila and Dimna is a Machiavellian mirror for princes containing advice on how to preserve oneself from one’s enemies and get ahead at court and in life. The dialogues that constitute the bulk of the narrative harbor a dramatic immediacy, exerting a powerful effect even on a modern-day reader." —Maria Subtelny, University of Toronto