When Kat's husband disappears, everyone thinks the mystery will be solved, but it doesn't happen so easily. When Kat finds herself embroiled in a fight for her way of life on the ranch, she relies on the strength of the mountains to see her through. -- cover [p. 4]
As Crimson Romance celebrates its first anniversary, we honor those pioneers who helped shape the direction of romance novels for all of us. Suspense, mystery, paranormal activity and love - always love - have been the cornerstone of the genre since the early 1970s. Now we have updated the covers to these classics - but not the words - and reissued these timeless reads to let you relive the thrill of discovering a world of romance all over again. She was Carey Winslow, New York's most popular young socialite. He was Ron Norris, charming playboy, on the inside track to Carey's heart. Then her father's fortune crashed, and in the flash of a headline Carey tumbled from the gossip columns to obscurity on a small Southern farm. It looked as if a bleak future loomed for the dethroned debutante. But that was before lean, handsome Dr. Joel Hunter walked on to the scene. Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
Little Ricky dreams oa a magical place- a place he can call home. In a nearby harbor, Ricky the raccoon leaps aboard a boat, hoping the family there would adopt him. But the humans are afraid of Rick and lock him in a cage. What ca Rick do to be.
True love never goes out of style. Enjoy some classic romances from years gone by in this special digital collection of ten novels from beloved author Peggy Gaddis. Includes Loving You Always, The Girl Next Door, Enchanted Spring, Return to Love, Carolina Love Song, River’s Edge, Reach for Tomorrow, Mountain Melody, Caribbean Melody, and Secret Honeymoon. Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
p>This long overdue history will prove welcome reading for anyone interested in Black history and race relations. It provides a much-needed text for senior high school and university courses in Canadian history, women's history, and women's studies.
As Crimson Romance celebrates its first anniversary, we honor those pioneers who helped shape the direction of romance novels for all of us. Suspense, mystery, paranormal activity and love - always love - have been the cornerstone of the genre since the early 1970s. Now we have updated the covers to these classics - but not the words - and reissued these timeless reads to let you relive the thrill of discovering a world of romance all over again. She was Carey Winslow, New York's most popular young socialite. He was Ron Norris, charming playboy, on the inside track to Carey's heart. Then her father's fortune crashed, and in the flash of a headline Carey tumbled from the gossip columns to obscurity on a small Southern farm. It looked as if a bleak future loomed for the dethroned debutante. But that was before lean, handsome Dr. Joel Hunter walked on to the scene. Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
As Crimson Romance celebrates its first anniversary, we honor those pioneers who helped shape the direction of romance novels for all of us. Suspense, mystery, paranormal activity and love - always love - have been the cornerstone of the genre since the early 1970s. Now we have updated the covers to these classics - but not the words - and reissued these timeless reads to let you relive the thrill of discovering a world of romance all over again. Lovely chestnut-haired Lynn Carter refused to be impressed by Wayde McCuller's wealth and darkly handsome looks. She thought him a snob and resented his scorn for the hometown she loved. Yet somehow Lynn found it impossible to avoid constant encounters with the arrogantly charming young man. And when the town was rocked by a shocking incident that left Wayde in serious trouble, Lynn felt compelled to rush to the defense of the man she'd thought she hated. Could it be that her anger toward Wayde masked deep feelings of love? Was she headed for happiness - or heartbreak? Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
True love never goes out of style. Enjoy some classic romances from years gone by in this special digital collection of ten novels from beloved author Peggy Gaddis. Includes Loving You Always, The Girl Next Door, Enchanted Spring, Return to Love, Carolina Love Song, River’s Edge, Reach for Tomorrow, Mountain Melody, Caribbean Melody, and Secret Honeymoon. Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
As this sequel to the author's SPIDER SONG opens, Joanna Bryce and Dina Miller are struggling to create a harmonious life together. And then the process becomes further complicated by murder-Sweet Birch Lodge seems the perfect place to wait out the Spring Blizzard of 98: old; rustic; creepy creaky; home to a bloody ghost or two, no doubt. Or so the weekend guests at the Ashton Arboretum believe, as they prepare for a night of stormy mayhem. In the morning, when the sleep-deprived visitors assemble in the dining room, it gradually becomes apparent that an unfortunate one of their number is absent. Permanently so. Joanna, naturalist at the arboretum, once again finds herself drawn into the world of murder. Although at first not much involved, additional crimes alter that situation drastically. In the end, she and Dina must combat an unknown killer in a desperate effort to rescue someone they love. Exhausted, with nerves stretched thin and anger at the firing point, they also must rescue their failing relationship. Or let it go. Before the story ends, more than one will have sung the Sad Woman Blues.
Gold rushes in Cleburne and Tallapoosa Counties attracted thousands of miners years before California's famous strike. In 1936, production at the Hog Mountain mine caused Alabama to be recognized as the top producer in the Appalachian states. In Hog Mountain's heyday, a local German settler discovered the precious metal while digging a wine cellar. In Log Pit, unscrupulous speculators "shot" ore into rock crevices and "salted" nuggets on land to enhance its sale value. A Cleburne County miner cleaned over eleven pounds of gold and was killed in a "free fight" all in one day. Join author Peggy Jackson Walls as she traces a century of gold mining in Alabama.
Mary Kate Moore, WJAK Television's newset on -the-street reporter, captures the vulnerable side of Blake Taylor, one of the most prominent developers in Florida, as he leaves the courtroom after being acquitted of stealing several pieces of jewerly that were mysterioulsly found in his home before his wife's death. Mary Kate's interview with the handsome man upsets his eight-year-old daughter Hanna who runs away, drawing Mary Kate inescapably into their lives. Against her boss's warning to stay away from Taylor, she finds herself falling in love with Blake and Hanna as she helps the child through the pain and questions of grief. Blake is everything Mary Kate has been praying for-until she discovers a ruby ring hidden in a pill bottle-the one piece of stolen jewerly that was never found. Mary Kate cannot allow herself to love a thief, but how can she abandon Hanna now when she is so close to giving her heart to God?
Telling Pieces is an exploration of how pre-adolescent middle-school children develop a knowledge and understanding of the conventions of art (art as literacy) and how they use this knowledge to create representations of their lives in a small midwestern U.S. town. Beginning with an overview of social semiotics and emergent literacy theorizing, the authors set the stage for their study of sixth graders involved in art. A galleria of children's artworks is presented, allowing readers/viewers to consider these texts independent of the authors' interpretations of them. Then, set against the galleria is the story of the community and school contexts in which the artworks are produced--contexts in which racism, homophobia, and the repression of creativity are often the norm. The interpretation the authors bring to bear on the artworks reveals stories that the artworks may or may not tell on their own. But the tales of artistic literacy achievement are counterbalanced by reflection about the content of the artworks produced, because the artworks reveal the impossibility for students to imagine beyond the situational bounds of racism, homophobia, and religiosity. The authors conclude by raising questions about the kinds of conditions that make literacy in art possible. In doing so, they explore selected alternative models and, in addition, ask readers to consider the implications of the ideological issues underlying teaching children how to represent their ideas. They also advocate for a participatory pedagogy of possibility founded on ethical relational principles in the creation and interpretation of visual text. Of particular interest to school professionals, researchers, and graduate students in literacy or art education, this pioneering book: * brings together the fields of art education and literacy education through its focus on how middle school students come to work with and understand the semiotic systems, * introduces sociolinguistic, sociological, and postmodernist perspectives to thinking about children's work with art--adding a new dimension to the psychological and developmental descriptions that have tended to dominate thinking in the field, * includes a galleria of 40 examples of children's artwork, providing a unique opportunity for readers/viewers to interpret and consider the artwork of the sixth graders independent of the authors' interpretations, * presents descriptions of art teaching in process, * gives considerable attention to the interpretation of the children's artworks and the influences that contribute to the content they represent, and * considers varying models of art education along with the implications of introducing new representational possibilities.
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