A tale of Leonora who is trapped in a loveless marriage with a ruthless workaholic husband who torments her with twisted mind games. Unable to obtain a divorce from Smith, she moves out of the mansion and goes to work for a dedicated doctor, Larry Quinada. The two quickly fall in...
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Five classic fairytales with a twist: Red Riding Hood, James Marshall's Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Hansel and Gretel, and The Three Little Pigs, plus the bonus story Space Case.
Robin has had better days. Business at her pet store is slow, and she's trying to quit smoking again. So when ex-cop Paul Santini calls offering a cakewalk of a job, she accepts.
It's one in the morning when PI Robin Light gets a call from her partner John asking her to drive to the home of Benny Gibson, where the car of a client has been seen. When she arrives and is confronted by police cars, she realises she's been set up. When John then commits suicid...
Collection of twenty-two mystery stories both new and previously published by Thomas Adcock, Winifred Holtby, Joyce Carol Oates, Sara Paretsky, Barbara Steiner, Eric Weiner, and others.
In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper. In this classic children's story of triumph over adversity, a girl who is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, still manages to meet her prince with...
A fifth grader having trouble coming to grips with her parents' divorce directs a class show of music from "The Good Old Days." Includes a section of questions and answers about divorce.
Eleven-year-old Christine copes successfully with her diabetes but finds it much more difficult to come to terms with the demands of her Greek-American heritage. Includes a section of questions and answers about diabetes and its treatment.
When a visually-impaired eleven-year-old sets up a greeting card service for stepfamilies, he discovers there is a lot more to running a business than just making money. Includes a question and answer section about what it's like to be blind.
Fifth-grader Scott reveals in his diary how he copes with his asthma and the outcome of his encounter with a homeless person in the library. Includes questions and answers about asthma and its treatment.