A memoir of growing up in a dysfunctional family in the United States during the 1970s and 80s, Lora Lee describes how she responded to a chaotic world by closing in on herself and building a shell around her, a shell which is cracked open when she endures cancer treatment for the second time and is forced to take stock of her life up to that point. Goodbye Mommy explores our relationships with our families, whether completely dysfunctional, adoptive, or more conventional, but the book's real importance lies beyond that in the way it raises the question of how far our families, upbringing and traumas suffered can seriously affect our health, both immediately and in later life. Lora Lee's story is honestly told, without being mawkish or self-pitying. Her recovery from breast cancer provides a happy and hopeful ending.
Frankie Lou's back and Poppy's madder than a wet hen. Create a church choir filled with teenage misfits? Over Poppy's dead body. Minister's daughter Frankie Lou McMasters has come back to Ruby Springs, Texas with her daughter, Betsy, eleven years after running off to marry the town bad boy. Her mild notoriety as a bad girl is prime gossip for her childhood enemy, Poppy Fremont, now choir director of Faith Community Church--where Frankie Lou's daddy, now retired to Florida, was the preacher. When Frankie Lou comes to the deacons with a request to add a youth choir of at-risk teens she's been coaching, Poppy throws a fit. A few hours later, Frankie Lou finds her dead in the baptistery pool. And Poppy's not playing possum. Frankie Lou sets out to clear her name as the main suspect, and tries to locate the real killer. Could he be sexy Joe Camps, the father of one of her teen singers? In the meantime, her momma shows up from Florida to take charge of Frankie Lou's life. Bless her heart. Lora Lee also writes as Loralee Lillibridge. Learn more about her contemporary romances and keep in tune with the Joyful Noise at lora-lee.com
Ariel Sterling lands the perfect part-time job: moonlighting at one of the city's newest and most upscale hotels. During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, she is hired as a banquet server, but lucky intervention introduces her to the coveted concierge position. The luxurious Capitol Plaza Hotel is nestled in America's heartland and thrives on a diverse mix of business travelers, vacationers and hometown folks. The positive energy ends when Ariel unexpectedly stumbles on a dark secret at the hotel that solves one bizarre incident, but warrants suspicions of another hotel mystery. Ariel is threatened if she exposes her findings, but is determined to put the puzzle pieces together. Despite imminent danger, Ariel loves her plum job, even though she is chilled by the perils that lurk around every corner. As the relationship with her boyfriend unravels, Ariel comes to confide in Troy, the exotic-looking front desk manager who protects her back as she investigates the foreboding mysteries of the hotel. A handsome new convention services director named Reece begins to share Ariel's affections. Will she solve the mystery in The Concierge? And will she fi nd love? About the Author Lora Lee Colter lives in the Des Moines, Iowa area. Her experiences working at a hotel sparked this work of fi ction. She plans to write other books and a sequel. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/LoraLeeColter
A collection of recipes, memories, and stories inspired by the authors' grandmother, Laurina Ecobelli, whose family operated Ecobelli's Tam O'Shanter Inn on Route 50 in Ballston Spa for more than 40 successful years.
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