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Last Dance in Havana: Escape to Cuba with the perfect holiday read!
By Rosanna Ley. 2016
From the #1 Kindle Bestseller comes an exotic tale of love, family and friendship'The perfect holiday companion' - Heat'The ultimate…
feel-good read' - Candis'Sun-soaked escapism' - Best**********Cuba, 1958Elisa is only sixteen years old when she meets Duardo and she knows he's the love of her life from the moment they first dance the rumba together in downtown Havana. But Duardo is a rebel, determined to fight in Castro's army, and Elisa is forced to leave behind her homeland and rebuild her life in distant England. But how can she stop longing for the warmth of Havana, when the music of the rumba still calls to her?England, 2012Grace has a troubled relationship with her father, whom she blames for her beloved mother's untimely death. And this year more than ever she could do with a shoulder to cry on - Grace's career is in flux, she isn't sure she wants the baby her husband is so desperate to have and, worst of all, she's begun to develop feelings for their best friend Theo. Theo is a Cuban born magician but even he can't make Grace's problems disappear. Is the passion Grace feels for Theo enough to risk her family's happiness?********SEE WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT ROSANNA LEY:'An impeccably researched and deftly written narrative that kept me hooked until the end' - Kathryn Hughes, bestselling author of The Letter 'Loved it from start to finish. A brilliant holiday read' - Amazon reviewer 'Perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore, Victoria Hislop and Leah Fleming' - Candis 'On so many levels a fantastic read' - Amazon reviewer'A fascinating story with engaging themes' - Dinah Jefferies, bestselling author of The Tea Planter's Wife 'Warm, enthralling, one of my favourite authors' - Amazon reviewerFire and Water
By Barbara Lyons, Betty Rice. 1973
Fire and Water is the first written collection of stories based on Hawaiian legends told on Maui. It is a…
classic Hawaiian children's book.The setting for this delightful collection of stories is the volcanoes and mountains, the blue seas, white sands, and clear skies of Maui Island in Hawaii-a place as rich in legends and myths as any in the world.Fire and Water is the first written collection of stories based on legends told on Maui. They have been retold in a style that will appeal to young and old readers alike. Though writing primarily for children, Barbara Lyons has conveyed the conflicts, emotions, and personalities of the characters whose stories have been told and retold by generations of Hawaiians.Readers will meet princesses and shark-men, dragons and owl-gods, as well as ordinary boys and girls in the midst of amazing adventures. In some of the stories, they will learn how Maui traditions began and how any Hawaiian places got their names.The striking illustrations by Maui artist Betty Rice add a new dimension to each story . A pronunciation guide and glossary of Hawaiian words enables the reader to take one step further inside this enchanted world.Civilizaciones Perdidas: 10 Civilizaciones Que Desaparecieron Sin Rastro.
By Marcela Gutiérrez Bravo, Michael Rank. 2014
Este libro explorará las 10 más famosas civilizaciones reales o ficticias que desaparecieron sin dejar rastro. Explicará el surgimiento de…
estas civilizaciones, los aspectos únicos de su próspera cultura, y lo más importante de todo, las condiciones misteriosas en que desaparecieron. Los académicos han ofrecido teorías sobre como estas civilizaciones desaparecieron, y observaremos las mejores explicaciones de cómo una civilización avanzada, llena de metrópolis bulliciosas, vasta en redes mercantiles, flotas de barcos, y ejércitos en pie pueden desaparecer sin dejar nada atrás para tener algo que contar.Glamorous Illusions
By Lisa T. Bergren. 2012
When Cora Kensington learns she is the illegitimate daughter of a copper king, her life changes forever. Even as she…
explores Europe with her new family, she discovers that the most valuable journey is within. The first book in the Grand Tour series takes you from the farms of Montana through England and France on an adventure of forgiveness, spiritual awakening, and self-discovery.A Dybbuk
By Joachim Neugrochel, Tony Kushner. 1997
Kushner's imaginative retelling of the classic mystical legend, The Dybbuk, by S. Ansky, the noted Russian and Yiddish-language folklorist, novelist…
and dramatist. Ansky formed an expedition which roamed throughout the Ukraine to preserve and collect Hasidic folktales. The Dybbuk was a product of that journey. Written before the outbreak of World War I, it wasn't produced until 1920, shortly after Ansky's death. It has been much-produced worldwide ever since.Verloren Beschavingen: 10 samenlevingen die spoorloos verdwenen
By Alfred Bram Zoer, Michael Rank. 2017
Van de # 1 bestseller auteur van History's Greatest Generals is nu een spannend nieuw boek verschenen over de invloedrijkste…
samenlevingen in de geschiedenis die spoorloos zijn verdwenen en waarom hun verdwijning ons vandaag nog steeds achtervolgt. Of het nu Plato's verloren stad Atlantis is, een technologisch geavanceerde utopie die in de oceaan zonk "in één onfortuinlijk etmaal", de kolonie van Roanoke, waarvan de vroege Amerikaanse kolonisten werden verzwolgen door de ruige boslanden van het onontdekte continent, of de oude Amerikaanse ontdekkingsreizigers, die 2000 jaar voor Columbus naar de Nieuwe Wereld kwamen, de verdwijning van deze samenlevingen is net zo raadselachtig als onaannemelijk. Dit boek zal culturen behandelen van de 10 grootste verloren beschavingen in de geschiedenis. Sommigen waren millennia voor op hun buren, zoals de Indus Vallei Beschaving, die in 3000 voor Christus een betere stadsplanning had dan alle Europese hoofdsteden in de 18e eeuw. Anderen lieten verbluffende mysteries achter, zoals de oude Pueblo-volken (vroeger bekend als de Anasazi), wier rotswoningen zo ontoegankelijk waren, dat elk lid van de samenleving een expert in bergbeklimmen heeft moeten zijn. Het zal ook uitleg geven over hoe enorme samenlevingen, die eeuwenlang bestonden, spoorloos konden verdwijnen. Zijn de bouwers van de piramides, bekwame ambachtslieden wier methode om massale stenen te transporteren nog steeds onverklaarbaar is, gewoon verdwenen of waren ze onderdeel van een geavanceerd buitenaards ras, zoals de samenzweringstheoretici beweren? Was het Koninkrijk Aksum echt de bewaarder van de Ark van het Verbond, en leidde dit tot hun ondergang? Wat de aard van hun verdwijning ook was, wij kunnen vandaag de dag lering trekken uit deze verloren beschavingen: zelfs de grootste samenlevingen kunnen verdwijnen, en wijzelf zijn daarbij niet uitgesloten.Civilizações Perdidas: 10 Sociedades que Desapareceram Sem Deixar Rasto
By Michael Rank, Sara Oliveira. 2015
O autor do bestseller History's Greatest Generals lança agora um excitante novo livro sobre as maiores sociedades da história que…
desapareceram sem deixar rasto, e porque é que o seu desaparecimento ainda nos assombra. Quer seja a cidade perdida da Atântida de Platão, uma utopia tecnologicamente avançada que se afundou no oceano "num dia e noite de azar"; a colónia de Roanoke, cujos primeiros colonos americanos foram engolidos pela floresta selvagem do continente por explorar, ou os antigos exploradores da América, que conseguiram chegar ao Novo Mundo 2000 anos antes de Colombo, o desaparecimento das colónias é tão críptico como implausível. Este livro explora as culturas de 10 das maiores civilizações na história. Alguns estavam milénios à frente dos seus vizinhos, tais como a Civilização do Vale do Indo, que tinha um melhor planeamento urbano em 3000 A.C. do que qualquer capital Europeia do século XVIII. Outros deixaram para trás mistérios desconcertantes, como os antigos povos Pueblo (conhecidos anteriormente como os Anasazi), cujas casas nas falésias eram tão inacessíveis que todos os membros da sociedade teria que ser um alpinista experiente. Também tentará explicar como é que sociedades tão massivas que duraram séculos puderam desaparecer sem deixar rasto. Será que os hábeis construtores de pirâmides, cujo método de transporte das massivas pedras ainda está por explicar, simplesmente desapareceram ou eram parte de uma raça avançada de extraterrestres, como dizem os teóricos da conspiração? Foi o Reino de Aksum o guardião da Arca da Aliança, e será que isto levou ao seu declínio? Qualquer que seja a natureza do seu desaparecimento, estas civilizações perdidas dão-nos muitas lições ainda hoje - até a maior das sociedades podem desaparecer, e isto inclui-nos a nós.Verlorene Zivilisationen: 10 Kulturen, die spurlos verschwanden
By Michael Rank, Barbara Griem. 2015
Buchbeschreibung: Vom Autor des die Bestseller Liste anführenden Buches "Hystory's Greatest Generals", kommt hier ein neues und aufregendes Buch über…
die größten Zivilisationen, die spurlos verschwanden und warum sie uns heute noch beschäftigen. Ob es nun Platons verschollene Stadt Atlantis ist, ein technologisch fortschrittliches Utopia welches im Ozean versank, "an einem einzigen Tag und einer einzigen Nacht des Unglücks", die Kolonie Roanoke, deren frühe amerikanischen Siedler von den wilden Wäldern des unerforschten Kontinents verschluckt worden zu sein scheinen oder die ursprünglichen Entdecker Amerikas, welche 2.000 Jahre vor Kolumbus die Neue Welt erreichten - das Verschwinden all dieser Gesellschaften ist ebenso mysteriös wie fragwürdig. Dieses Buch wird sich den Kulturen der zehn größten, untergegangenen Zivilisationen der Geschichte widmen. Manche waren ihren Nachbarn um Jahrhunderte voraus, wie etwa die Indus-Kultur, welches 3000 vor Chr. eine bessere Stadtplanung vorzuweisen hatte als manche europäische Stadt im 18. Jahrhundert. Andere hinterließen verwirrende Rätsel wie etwas die Ur-Pueblo-Indianer (früher bekannt als Anasazi), deren Felswohnungen in den Klippen so unerreichbar waren, dass jedes Mitglied ihrer Gesellschaft ein erfahrener Experte im Hangklettern hätte sein müssen. Das Buch wird auch versuchen zu erklären, wie riesige Gesellschaftssysteme, die für Jahrhunderte bestanden, spurlos verschwinden können. Sind die fähigen Baumeister der Pyramiden, deren Methoden zum Transport der riesigen Steine immer noch unklar sind, einfach verschwunden oder waren sie Mitglieder einer fortschrittlichen Rasse von Außerirdischen, wie einige Verschwörungstheoretiker behaupten? War das Königreich der Aksumer wirklich der Bewahrer der Bundeslade und führte das letztendlich zu ihrem Niedergang? Was auch immer die Gründe für ihr Verschwinden war, diese vergangenen Zivilisationen haben auИсчезнувшие Цивилизации: Десять Культур, Пропавших Без Следа
By Michael Rank, Simeon Leyzerzon. 2015
Автор известного бестселлера "Великие Генералы Истории" представляет свою новую работу о бесследно исчезнувших великих культурах древности, и о том как…
они преследуют нас и сегодня. От погибшей Атлантиды Платона, высокотехнологической утопии, поглощённой океаном всего за один скорбный день и американской колонии Роанок, чьих жителей поглотили дикие леса неосвоенного континента, до древних исследователей Америки, прибывших на континент за две тысячи лет до Колумба - исчезновение этих обществ загадочны и неправдоподобны. В книге описаны десять цивилизаций, когда то существовавших, а сейчас полностью исчезнувших. Некоторые из них на века опередили соседей в развитии, другие оставили для нас неразрешимые тайны. Книга предлагает версии различных гипотез о том, как культуры, длившиеся веками, могут бесследно изчезнуть, а также и полезные уроки, которые мы, современные жители планеты земля, можем из этих исчезновений для себя извлечь.Civiltà Perdute: 10 Società Che Svanirono Senza Lasciare Traccia
By Michael Rank, Ivano Conte. 2014
Dall'autore best-seller num. 1 di History's Greatest Generals arriva un libro nuovo emozionante sulle più grandi società nella storia che…
scomparirono senza lasciare traccia, e perché la loro scomparsa ci perseguita ancora oggi.Che sia la perduta città di Atlantide di Platone, un'utopia tecnologica avanzata che affondò nell'oceano "in un solo giorno e notte di disgrazia"; la colonia di Roanoke, i cui primi coloni americani che sono stati inghiottiti nelle terre delle foreste selvagge del continente inesplorato, o gli antichi esploratori americani, che sono riusciti ad arrivare al nuovo mondo 2000 anni prima di Colombo, la scomparsa di queste società è criptica quanto non plausibile.Questo libro esaminerà le culture delle 10 civiltà più grandi perdute della storia. Alcune erano millenni avanti i loro vicini, come la civiltà della valle dell'Indo, che nel 3000 a.C. aveva una pianificazione urbana migliore di qualsiasi capitale europea nel XVIII secolo. Altri misteri sconcertanti, come ad esempio i Pueblo antichi (precedentemente noti come gli Anasazi), le cui abitazioni su pareti a strapiombo erano così inaccessibili che ogni membro della società avrebbe dovuto essere un esperto scalatore.Vi saranno anche delle spiegazioni su come delle società di massa che durarono per secoli possono sparire senza lasciare traccia. Che i costruttori delle piramidi il cui metodo di trasporto di pietre massicce è ancora inspiegabile semplicemente scomparirono o erano parte di una razza aliena avanzata, come affermano i teorici della cospirazione? Il regno di Axum era davvero il custode dell'Arca dell'Alleanza, e fu davvero questo che li portò alla rovina?Qualunque sia la natura della loro scomparsa, queste civiltà perdute oggi ci offrono molte lezioni: anche la più grande delle società può scomparire, noi compresi.Women Pirates and the Politics of the Jolly Roger
By Nicholas Levis, Ulrike Klausman, Gabriel Kuhn, Marion Meinzerin. 1997
There have always been women among pirates and sea robbers. Metaphors of mysterious and destructive femininity may have perennially been…
assigned to the sea and its dangers, but the real women who sailed on ships steered them, sank with them, commanded them, even commandeered them have been ignored by a history written by and for patriarchal men.Ample evidence of women pirates and even feminine piracy nonetheless abounds: beginning with ancient legends of Amazon sailors in several cultural traditions, and continuing uninterrupted through a wealth of confirmed historical figures, down to the present.Women Pirates and the Politics of the Jolly Roger is an account of piracy through three millennia, in histories of women and men sailing on four seas: the Chinese Straits, the Mediterranean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean. Writing with passion and humour, but without romanticizing, or ignoring the unsavoury side of some of their heroines, the authors turn history on its head. Nor do they forget the practical details, even including genuine recipes for shark and other delights.The volume is introduced by Gabriel Kuhn's essay on anarchism and piracy, "Under the Death's Head." Considering the history of Caribbean piracy and drawing on Stirner and Foucault among others, Kuhn describes a breaking out of structured obedience, an escape from perpetual supervision, a plunge into unpredictability, danger, "everything that makes strong, free action.""The stories are lively and exciting. You'll definately be able to taste the sensation of piracy, as the authors have included a number of actual recipes prepared on the high seas. This book is a hearty read which I would recommend to the saltiest of seadogs as well as your average landlubber."--Feminist Bookstore News"Carefully researched and vividly told."--In These Times"For those who like thier history marinated in oral tradition and spiced with socialist-feminist analysis the language is blunt, sly, poetic, and innocent of academic jargon. Also includes regional recipes; readers will want to try the Piquant Shark Schnitzel from the Caribbean."--Rain Taxi"A fascinating book...the offbeat subjI Will Find You: The Love Story of the Year that will steal your heart away (Seal Island #2)
By Daniela Sacerdoti. 2018
A woman on the run. An island of secrets. A love to defy all odds...From the bestselling author of WATCH…
OVER ME, Daniela Sacerdoti's new novel is a romantic, heartrending, epic story that will sweep you away to the beautiful, mysterious island of Seal. If you love the novels of Rosanna Ley, Tracy Rees and Lulu Taylor, you will adore Daniela Sacerdoti.** Over 1 million copies sold of Daniela Sacerdoti's novels **Two different women, divided by time, bound by fate...After her beloved mother dies, Cora is heartbroken. When she discovers her mother has left her a cottage - a crumbling shelter on a remote and beautiful Scottish island - Cora hopes that travelling there will help her feel closer to the person she has lost. The moment she arrives on the wild, windswept island of Seal, Cora instantly falls under its spell. She is drawn to Innes, recently returned to the island to confront his past.As Cora begins to unravel her mother's connection to Seal, she learns the island has a dark, turbulent history. She is not the first lonely traveller to have sought refuge at Gealach Cottage. And there may be far more to her attraction to Innes than she could have ever imagined...Readers love the breathtaking novels of Daniela Sacerdoti:'A page-turning mystery... A love story that will satisfy even the most hopeless romantics' Daily Express on Keep Me Safe'Beautifully written, and the descriptions of Seal were so realistic I could almost hear the sea and the wind. A great book - Lesley Pearse on Keep Me Safe 'Emotional. Mysterious. I couldn't put it down' Daily Mail on Keep Me Safe'I fell in love with this book' Prima magazine on Keep Me Safe'Beautifully written and atmospheric' The Sun on Keep Me Safe'One of my favourite reads of the year so far. If there's such a thing as book heaven, this wonderfully original, poignant read deserves a place there' Shari Low, Daily Record on Watch Over Me'A beautiful story of love, loss, discovering one's true abilities and, above all, never forgetting who you really are' Debbie Flint on Take Me Home'A story of love, loss, hope and pastures new. I give this book 5 out of 5' A Lover of Books on Set Me Free'Dani's writing pulled me in... It reminded me of the safety of those arms around you as a young child when something scares you' Jera's Jamboree on Don't Be AfraidA Horse for Elsie: An Amish Christmas Romance
By Linda Byler. 2018
A heartwarming tale of longing and hope in Lancaster by bestselling author Linda Byler Elsie is desperate for a horse…
of her own, but her family barely has enough money to get by as it is—she knows they can’t afford to buy a horse, never mind pay for the grain and hay to keep it fed through the winter. With her father injured, it’s up to Elsie to help earn money for the family—while going to school and helping Mam with the other kids. So she buries herself in the daily tasks at hand and tries to forget her longing. But when her classmate Elam invites her to visit his family’s horse farm one afternoon, she willfully forgets her responsibilities at home and follows him. Exhilarated by the strong, sleek Morgans and the musty smell of the barn, her passion for horses is reignited. As Elsie spends more time at Elam’s farm, it becomes harder and harder to be the responsible young woman her parents expect her to be. Why should she have to work as a maud to earn money for her family when Elam gets to spend every afternoon riding? It isn’t fair, and to make matters worse, now she’s expected to go to singings and play games with the other youth who are old enough to start dating, when all she wants is to be out riding. It’s a waste of time, she figures—it’s not like any of the boys will want a poor, rebellious girl like her anyway. As she struggles to reconcile her anger and frustration with the obedience her Amish faith requires, she also starts to have confusing feelings for Elam. She’s determined not to like him in that way. After all, he only sees her as free labor, someone to muck out stalls and work the horses. Doesn’t he? When tragedy strikes in the Amish community, Elsie is forced to let go of her teenage angst and grow up quickly. But sometimes letting go of one’s desires has a way of allowing one to accept something even better. A tale of longing, desperation, and finally hope, this is a heartwarming Christmas tale to be remembered.A Dog for Christmas
By Linda Byler. 2017
One Christmas morning, while young Amish twins Henry and Harvey are sledding, they find a big black dog wandering in…
a field. They adopt the Newfoundland and name him Lucky, and he soon becomes their best friend and playmate. When tragedy strikes and Harvey drowns in a spring creek, Henry’s only source of comfort is his furry companion. To make matters worse, the Depression is especially hard on Henry’s parents who have more children than they can care for. He is sent to live with another family, where he becomes enchanted with Katie Stoltzfus. Eventually, Lucky passes away, leaving a hole in Henry’s heart, and he wonders if he will ever find another friend as faithful and loving. As Henry grows up, he has other dogs, but none are as special as the Newfoundland he and his brother once cherished. When Katie marries another man, it seems Henry will never be happy again. Every passing Christmas reminds him of the people and animal friends now missing from his life. Though, no holiday story is complete without a miracle. In A Dog for Christmas, bestselling author Linda Byler delivers a beautiful Christmas story of quiet triumph in the face of lifelong adversity. After years of loneliness and longing, Henry is finally rewarded with a hard-won love, a family to call his own, and a new best friend. Could there possibly be a better gift than that?The Healing: An Amish Romance
By Linda Byler. 2018
A hopeful story of unexpected love in the midst of illness, pain, and family conflict John is the youngest of…
seven boys and is constantly overshadowed by his big brothers who seem to all be stronger, smarter, and better looking than he is. As a teenager, he knows he’s overweight and is sure he’ll never be popular like his brothers are. But those struggles are nothing compared to the battle he is about to fight. After weeks of feeling exhausted, depressed, and achy, he has no idea what’s wrong with him and begins to wonder if he’ll be miserable for the rest of his life. By the time he is finally diagnosed with Lyme disease, his body is failing and his spirits are nearly at rock bottom. John’s parents and brothers try to help him, but as weeks turn into months with no real sign of improvement, the illness begins to take its toll on all of them. Minor disagreements turn into angry fights and old hurts surface amidst uncertainty and exhaustion. The Amish family that was once so tightly knit is unraveling before John’s eyes. When John’s older brother Samuel begins dating Lena Zook—John’s eighth grade teacher—he tries to be happy for them, but it’s hard not to feel jealous. With all his health issues, John figures he’ll be lucky if he makes it through rumschpringe at all; he doesn’t dare hope to date anyone as lovely and smart and fun as Lena is. Determined not to continue burdening his family, John begins to discover a quiet inner strength, even as his body falters. Recovery seems far off, but he nurtures a glimmer of hope that God has not forgotten him. And is it his imagination, or is Lena starting to spend more time with him than she’s spending with Samuel? Torn between following his heart and the fear of tearing his family apart even more, John’s struggles seem to only get more complicated, even as that glimmer of hope fans into flame.Hope on the Plains: The Dakota Series, Book 2
By Linda Byler. 2017
Hannah, a feisty young Amish woman, lives on her family’s farm in North Dakota. After moving halfway across the country…
and struggling to land on their feet, Hannah’s family is finally feeling settled. The cattle business is doing well, and other Amish families have moved into the area.Feeling betrayed by Clay Jenkins and unimpressed with her own father, Hannah is hesitant to trust the men around her. Jerry Riehl, intrigued by her intelligence and strong will, will try anything to earn Hannah’s respect.Just as the local Amish community begins to thrive, a terrible drought befalls the plains. Hannah’s family tries to remain hopeful, but the continuing drought and a windmill fire devastate their business and the community. Running out of options, the Amish families decide to move back to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Hannah is faced with difficult decisions: Should she stay in North Dakota or follow the others to Lancaster? Does Jerry deserve her trust?Hester Takes Charge: Hester's Hunt for Home, Book 3
By Linda Byler. 2016
Hester, the startlingly beautiful Native American who was rescued as an infant by an Amish couple, now lives in downtown…
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She shares a house with Bappie King, another Amish woman, living their independent lives in the fast-growing mid-18th-century city. Bappie runs a highly successful stand at the downtown farmers market; Hester is Bappie’s assistant when she isn’t out in the city nursing desperately sick children and their impoverished parents with her tinctures, teas, and rubs.And then one day, Noah comes back; Noah, the first child born to Hans and Kate Zug, the Amish couple who had welcomed Hester during their childless years.Both Hester and Noah are refugees from this Amish family gone awry. Both were victims of Hans’ deep attraction to the lovely Hester. Two hurt souls, they have each had their own adult troubles. Noah left his family and the Amish to join the War. Hester is the widow of William King, an Amish man who was determined to possess his wife and dictate her life.When Noah invites Hester to join him on a visit to their childhood home, Hester can no longer ignore her buried anger at her adopted father or her bitterness toward Annie, his second wife. Nor can Hester deny the tempting thrill of spending time with the steady but sensitive Noah, who since childhood showed special care for Hester.Hester and Noah both know that the visit home will force them to face blistering questions: Can they possibly forgive their ill father, Hans, for his misplaced love for Hester and his utter neglect of Noah? Can Hester and Noah risk marriage, especially if they can’t forgive Hans? Can Hester trust herself-and Noah-enough to marry again after her failed marriage to William?Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction-novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.Which Way Home?: Hester's Hunt for Home, Book Two
By Linda Byler. 2016
Born a Native American, but brought up Amish, Hester Zug, at age 20, flees her Amish home. Her father’s too-tender…
care of her has made her stepmother wildly jealous, and so Hester sets off, knowing only that she can’t stay. Hester’s natural instincts for navigating the forests in colonial Pennsylvania along with the book of medicines and remedies given to her by an aged Native American woman allow her to survive until she gets sick from drinking river water.Twice rescued-first by matronly Indian women who find her unconscious in the woods, and then by a boy in downtown Lancaster, where she’d been left for dead by the dreaded Paxton boys-Hester finds herself in the kind, if rough, hands of Emma Ferree. Because of her wide heart, Ferree, a widow, offers her home to fugitives.The dazzlingly beautiful Hester eventually marries an Amish man, who is more in love with the way she looks than with her heart and mind. And when that childless marriage falters, she is met one day in the fields by Running Bear, a Native American brave who has watched her for years. He asks her to marry him, giving her until wintertime to decide.Belonging in part to two worlds, but experiencing a subtle yet clear rejection from both, Hester comes to wish that her Amish mother, Kate, had never rescued her.Author Linda Byler shows the lovely and enduring Hester caring for others as the Amish do, with the use of Native American remedies and tinctures from the old woman’s book. Her practices raise accusations of witchcraft from the very people she sets out to help. Byler, an active member of the Amish, centers this second book in the Hester's Hunt for Home series on two anguishing questions: Where is Hester’s heart most at home? And can she ever be married happily?Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction-novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.The Nutcracker: The Original Holiday Classic
By E. T. Hoffman. 2018
On Christmas Eve, seven-year-old Marie and her eight-year-old brother Fritz anxiously await their Christmas gifts. When their godfather—a clock builder…
and toymaker—arrives, he unveils an ornate clockwork castle adorned with whirling figurines for the children. While Fritz plays with the clock, Marie is taken aside and given another gift—a nutcracker. After Fritz grabs the nutcracker from Marie and breaks its jaw by cracking too many nuts, their playtime ends and they head off to bed. When the clock strikes twelve, magic makes its way into this enduring tale and an epic battle ensues. This timeless classic, featuring all-new full-color and black-and-white illustrations by artist Arkady Roytman and abridged text by Gina Gold, is the perfect story to get anyone in the holiday spirit!A Second Chance: An Amish Romance
By Linda Byler. 2019
How long will Edna have to wait for the love of her life? For years, Edna Miller has found herself…
drawn to Emery Hoschtettler with an attraction she can explain no better than she can put a stop to it. Other suitors come and go, but none make her feel the way she feels around Emery—that incredible floating feeling, as if she was walking on air, mixed with a painful desperation to be ever nearer to him. Despite the fact that Emery seldom seems to pay her much attention, she decides it would be unfair to marry anyone else when her heart longs only for him. He hasn’t seriously dated anyone else either, so perhaps he’s just waiting for the right time to ask her . . . By the time Edna is twenty-nine, most of her family and friends have given up hope of her ever marrying. Why she didn’t give that nice man Jonathan more of a chance was beyond them. Sure, he had a bit of a limp from the tractor accident, but he was kind as could be, not to mention wealthy. Was she so vain that she could only judge based on outward appearances? Well then, she could go ahead and be a maud for the rest of her life, cooking and cleaning for other families. When Emery finally asks Edna out, she can hardly contain her joy. Everything is coming together—God is rewarding her patience! Her family will understand why she could never settle for anyone else. But what if Emery isn’t the man Edna was so sure he was? Is there something he’s hiding, or is Edna simply unable to accept true love after so many years of waiting? Would God really lead her all this way, just to leave her alone again?