Leaving the hectic life of the city for the peace of the rural countryside seemed a dream come true for Melody Kinsman, a talented young artisan. But her search for artistic expression and independence would exact a heavy toll-on her own heart. NEVER BRING HER ROSES is a glowing novel of a woman's struggle for the freedom to make her own choices in life, and the price she must pay where love is concerned. For Melody, her new home in Hickory Bend, Wisconsin, seemed the perfect choice, an ideal setting where her natural high spirits could run free, and where her considerable talents as a potter...

Gwenn Nichols is a young, attractive real estate agent who has been unlucky in love. Though always a loyal friend and generous to a fault when it comes to men, she often tends to be suspicious and wary. Randal Cochran is a theater director who has achieved a remarkable degree of success early in his career. And with his overwhelming good looks and arrogant magnetism, Randal is one of Wisconsin's most eligible bachelors. This unlikely couple meet at an audition for a local amateur production that Randal is directing. But the fire ignited in Gwenn's heart is quickly cooled, as wealthy and...

GREG HARPER is starting eighth grade in the fall of 1988 when his life hits rock bottom. In his small town's combined junior high/high school, he accidentally trips the varsity quarterback on the stairs, causing DOUG RYAN to sprain his ankle. Greg moves to the top of Doug's revenge list, and to prove it, the football star ships Greg a shoebox by UPS that contains a dead rat.

Gwenn Nichols is a young, attractive real estate agent who has been unlucky in love. Though always a loyal friend and generous to a fault when it comes to men, she often tends to be suspicious and wary. Randal Cochran is a theater director who has achieved a remarkable degree of success early in his career. And with his overwhelming good looks and arrogant magnetism, Randal is one of Wisconsin's most eligible bachelors. This unlikely couple meet at an audition for a local amateur production that Randal is directing. But the fire ignited in Gwenn's heart is quickly cooled, as wealthy and...