A half-Cherokee man, an innocent young girl, a grand hotel, and a mining boom town of 1901 all play a part in the story of Bertie, the feisty little woman who struggles to create the life she wants, from the situation she finds herself in. Real places, along with historical events and moving characters, combine to give you a glimpse into the life of one turn-of-the-twentieth-century woman. You'll laugh, cry and fall in love along with Bertie as her little shoulders learn to carry the heavy loads of the women of her era.

What are your family's oldest, deepest secrets? Do you know or would you be surprised to discover them? Estranged twin sisters Beth and Emily are reunited by their dying aunt's unexpected and unusual last request, which calls them back to their small hometown of Harmony, Georgia. Longview, the old plantation house and their family home for generations, becomes the background where the sisters are forced to confront, not only their differences and personal history, but also a dangerous, long-hidden family secret. As they complete this last favor for their beloved Aunt Liz, they uncover a...

In the year 2022 when the U.S. divorce rate topped 75%, Americans became desperate, fearful that their once great nation would disintegrate as the fabric of their society unraveled around them. So the people demanded that the government step in and do something about this. They did-they passed the FPA The Family Protection Act became the salvation of crumbling American family life. But was the price that had to be paid for this government intervention too high? Was the security it promised worth the invasion of privacy and the loss of your personal freedoms? Discover the catastrophic ripples...

An unknown, undetectable substance is affecting people all across America, and suddenly fewer and fewer babies are being born to couples who desperately want them. Is this the result of sabotage, an industrial accident, or perhaps some horrible scientific miscalculation? Or is it bioterrorism? Can the source of this affliction be found in time to save Americans from dying off as a nation?

A story of murder, adultery, illegal activities and mayhem wasn't what a college student expected when she interviewed one of the last survivors of the Women's Movement of the 1960's and 70's But that's what she heard as she learned about three generations of women trying to survive in a changing world. Immerse yourself in the story of a family that is similar in many ways to some you know today, maybe even your own...

In the new and riveting followup to "Seed of Life" in her "Family Protection Act" series, Sharron Frink takes you deeper into the fierce battle to protect personal information in the data-hungry world of the near future. When escaped computer genius-turned-madman Steve Underwood decides to kill newlyweds Belinda and Carlos Pizzo, they're forced to hide out in The White House... When the search for clues to Underwood's location takes them on an incognito trip to Brussels and then Paris, what they uncover in Europe leads them directly back to Washington Only one woman may be able to help them;...

Toward the end of the US Civil War, General W. T. Sherman began a 'scorched-earth' campaign known as his "March to the Sea." Beginning in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he and his 62,000 troops moved down through Atlanta, Georgia, and then on to the east coast at Savannah, then up through South Carolina. This would become the bloodiest, costliest military campaign of the Civil War and bring an end to the conflict - but at great cost to the South's people and its pride. Just outside Atlanta lay a small town called Madison; for some unknown reason, Sherman made an exception and did not burn Madison to...

Three longtime friends take their annual vacation to Ocracoke Island, a quaint village at the southernmost tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Aleta (the artist) and Kate (the writer) both intend to make it a working vacation. Sarah (the businesswoman) plans to enjoy long days of relaxing on the beach, reading, and rest. But when Sarah stumbles across a message in an old wine bottle that has washed ashore, she is unwillingly drawn into a compelling Depression-era murder mystery. She's found a previously undiscovered clue revealing who killed two innocent girls - and then works hard to find...

In 1886, a young woman becomes the sole survivor of a disastrous shipwreck off the coast of North Carolina's treacherous Outer Banks. She is rescued by the brave surfmen of the Life Saving Service at Little Kinnakeet Station and is suddenly forced to make her own way in the world... One hundred thirty years later, a young widow moves to the Outer Banks of North Carolina seeking a peaceful place to build a new life and somehow come to terms with her own tragic loss... The lives of these two vulnerable yet remarkable women unexpectedly intertwine in what becomes a moving, must-read story of...