Sleeping beauty

Ashley Spencer's life is shattered when a killer enters her home one night, brutally stabs her father to death, and rapes and murders her best friend. In an attempt to help her regain some stability, her mother enrolls Ashley in the prestigious Oregon Academy. Ashley's mother seeks diversion by taking a creative writing class from former best-selling author Joshua Maxfield, who startles her by reading a chapter from a work in progress that mirrors the murder of her husband. The twists and turns of the plot keep the suspense ratcheted up to an excruciating level. Using the law and an insider's knowledge of the writer's life, Margolin has created another sure winner.

Crossfire

Shell-shocked and missing a foot-lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan-Captain Tom Forsyth has been sent home by the army and, at loose ends, returns to his estranged mother's house for the first time since he joined up at seventeen. But Josephine Kauri, the first lady of British racing, has always put the horses she trains first and her family last. Tom soon finds himself strained to the breaking point with his mother and stepfather.

Babar the Elephant & Mother Goose Suite?

If you love elephants, you will love Babar and Celeste," writes A. A. Milne in his preface to "The Story of Babar". "And if you have never loved elephants, you will love them now.

What Mother Never Told Me

From page one the reader is drawn into the life of Parris McKay as she goes in search of the mother she had been told was dead for 30 years. The story slowly and surely allows the reader to see and feel how and why the deception took place. The story is so well-told that at times.

A Dream of Love

When Molly's father returns from the war a broken man, the whole family is forced to move into the slums of Liverpool. Despite many difficulties, Molly is determined to make a better life for herself, hoping that one day she'll find love. But, abused by a man she trusted, Molly wonders if this dream will ever come true. When her father is killed at work and her mother turns to drink in her sorrow, Molly finds herself the only wage-earner. She tries to take care of her mother and younger sister, Jodie. But when a fire destroys their home, they find themselves homeless and with a bleak future ahead of them...