Lost in a rain-drenched cornfield with the Civil War only moments behind, a lone soldier stumbles across a priceless piece of metal in the shape of a hand-hammered horseshoe. When a sudden shot rings out, the mineral becomes a part of history that influences the lives of every one it comes into contact with over many years. Lost in a poker game at the infamous House of the Rising Sun in New Orleans, up the Mississippi River to St. Louis in a steamboat, and in a mine accident, the horseshoe also is involved in a train wreck and bank robbery that claim the lives of two recipients. Northward to...

It wasn't Hope's fault that she was born, but her mother made her regret her existence every day during her childhood. Her cowardly father could only look aside as his wife wielded her poisonous words or worse, her severe punishments. Hope needed to deal with hunger, overwork, beatings and verbal abuse. She was isolated from friends, her only solace being the books she loved to read. There she was able to escape the pain that she grew up in. As she marked off the days on her calendar, she wondered what the future held for her, beginning to doubt in it's very existence. It takes a series of...

Adventures of a Kitten Named Raspberry Camping. Swimming in Shell Lake. Dressing up for many occasions. Falling into a fish tank. Exploring a full church one Sunday, there is no end to the many adventures that Raspberry has with her animal friends! Growing up on Taylor's cat farm, life certainly is full of limitless possibilities for a grey striped tiger kitten! And other tales.... Sammy St Croix joins with Diane Ganzer once more to produce a series of stories that will warm the heart of everyone who reads them! From dog stories that teach loyalty and trust to a vegetable adventure that will...

Ricky is a young llama with a yearning to see what lies beyond the borders of his farm. With his animal friends, he decides to find out, de-spite what the wise owl and old ewe tell him, that he has a role to fulfill on the farm. It is during this adventure that a summer storm breaks out, nearly destroying the farm as he knows it. Lost on a river, it is Ricky's chance to prove that being an adventurer is less important than being respon-sible. Unfortunately, he learns this lesson the hard way, when his own life as well as the lives of his friends are in peril, and there looks to be no way out...