Fiction, Family Life
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Beyond the Clear Blue Sky
by Judy Sanders
Five year old Susan O’Dey lost both of her parents in a tragic accident and lives with her grandparents, Ernest and Marie, in an idyllic little town known simply as ‘the meadows.’ Her day to day life is happy, but routine: that is until her ...
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Who Said I Was Up For Adoption?
A story about one calculating dog...and one unsuspecting human by Colin Chappell
Is there any expression of FRIENDSHIP as endearing as a dog voluntarily touching its nose to yours? When Colin Chappell contemplated the idea of adopting a dog, he did so warily, for he had seldom spent time with dogs and one of his primary canine ...
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The Old Violin
by Dorothy MacIntosh
Alex Blair was a famous violinist in some of the greatest concert halls in the united States and Canada. Suddenly he removed himself from that life and lived almost as a recluse in the rural district of Guysborough County in Nova Scotia. He placed ...
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Reunited
by Eric Desjardins
Middle school was tough on Clarence Black. His bullies made life feel impossible, and all he wanted to do was retreat into his favorite books. Then, of course, there was Ruby. Despite his best efforts, the girl of his dreams was always just out of ...
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Sweet, like Lemon
by Martha Ezeghara
Nina Ryles, right from childhood, struggles to live a happy and fulfilled life, and achieve her dream career as a pilot, even though life throws different hurdles at her up until her marriage. After she becomes a pilot, her worst nightmare occurs ...
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Follow in her Footsteps
by Brooks Ellis, Jr
When Richard Whiting, beloved father and husband, and the family peacekeeper, is admitted to hospital in a coma, the family begins a swift unraveling, and its unspoken history threatens to reveal itself. Whiting sisters Stacie and Debbie find ...
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A Critical Human Error
When Paternity Is Not a Choice by Barbara A. Glasier
Sixty-one-year-old Meredith Taylor answers her door to find a worried-looking little girl, who announces, “I’ve come to stay with you for a while…I’m your granddaughter.” From this unexpected and jaw-dropping event, Meredith and her husband Andy are ...
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The Magic of No Thank You
by Julie Benningfield
On the verge of returning to the wearisome job he had never wanted, David discovers that he must earn his doctor’s medical release by spending six weeks at a Vermont wedding venue. He is stunned when he discovers that it is run by his former ...
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A People at the Source of a River
by Myrna Brown
In 1933, a young Jewish family leaves an increasingly tense Germany for New York. Eager to make a place for his family in America, Henrich Schwartz purchases a large acreage in Washington State with plans to plant an apple orchard. With his wife, ...
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Forbidden Whispers
by Scarlett Hill
Lilly and David share a passionate connection as teenagers, but when distance cleaves their relationship, Lilly is pressured to marry into the wealthy family of Mark Setona. As the years pass, Lilly accepts her loveless marriage until one day she’s ...
