Marcia: 774 books

I Know Bugs is a great introduction for 5-12 year olds to over 38 different insects. The non-fiction e-book includes beautiful close up photography and short descriptions in large print. A perfect introduction to entomology for children and juvenile readers. Great for reference and activities.

It starts when Sharon McCone's acquaintance tells her that someone was pretending to be the private eye at a party. Sharon investigates further and discovers that the imposter has no qualms about mixing business with sex. Even more alarming, the faux McCone is cancelling Sharon's credit cards, invading...

Sharon McCone has decided to throw herself into work so she can get past her brother's suicide, but the wrongful-death suit she is working on hits too close to home. It's a civil case in which the family of a young 'zine employee claims his suicide was the result of his company's treatment of him....

"Mr. Holmes is an amateur, Hopkins." Lestrade was smiling around the stem of his pipe as he spoke. Hopkins could hear it. "Not a man who works well in teams, he. He still trusts Dr. Watson not to lie to him... and Dr. Watson's pulled some whoppers to save his skinny neck in the past." Lestrade was still...

The new Hannah Ives mystery - Hannah is returning from a charity luncheon in Washington, DC, when her train is involved in a horrific crash. Although her arm is broken, she remains at the side of her critically injured seatmate until help arrives - but when she is later discharged from hospital, she...

This anthology includes poems about sexual and physical abuse. It exposes the deep hurts and pains of a failed marriage and the complexity of a withdrawn personality. There is also a bit of love and a touch of nature that shows the lighter side of life. The language is simple and realistic and the issues exceed the boundaries of time and place.

“The way you were smiling to yourself, I figured you were thinking ‘bout your man.” Still in the blush of her honeymoon, Chrissy wanted to see the whole world in love.“My man,” Maggie sighed. “Nope, I wasn’t thinking about him.”Maggie’s chances for landing that elusive recording...

Nestled in the picturesque village of Skaneatles, New York, The White Rose Inn is home to Amanda Cochran and her daughter Kristen. Amanda is an organized, independent business woman, happy and content with the status quo of her existence. Little did she know that meeting Jack Shannon, leading Hollywood...

Brave and determined, the American pioneers risked many dangers to settle untamed land. Being on the move as winter approached could find the settlers stranded in unconventional shelters, but still faithful to remember Christ’s birth with grateful hearts. In this delightful collection of nine Christmas...

The "Nameless Detective" and Sharon McCone join forces at a San Diego private detective convention to investigate a case involving multiple murder, a crime ring dealing in smuggled fugitives, and bizarre, kinky lifestyles.

The bestselling author of "The McCone Files" teams up with the creator of the "Nameless Detective" for a collaborative mystery that bridges the San Franciscos of 1894 and 1986. Muller and Pronzini masterfully parallel the investigations of turn-of-the-century detective Quincannon and Chicana amateur sleuth Elena Oliverez.

Anticipating a peaceful and relaxing year in which to write and illustrate a book, college professor Jan Ryerson and his artist wife Alix move to the isolated Cape Despair Lighthouse on a desolate stretch of Oregon coast. But their well-laid plans are twisted awry shortly after their arrival. Jan...

Hard times during the Great Depression force nineteen-year-old Florence, an orphan raised in a monastery, to seek employment outside its walls. Fate brings her to work for a wealthy recluse, General Alexander Sterling. Despite many daunting events and a meddling housekeeper with dark secrets of her...

Hannah Ives is always ready to support others like herself who have been through the gauntlet of fear and uncertainty that a diagnosis of cancer often brings. So when friend and fellow survivor Dorothy Hart asks for help building sets for the Naval Academy's upcoming production of Sweeney Todd, Hannah...