Fiction - Sagas

The Low Lives is a first-hand account of Bo, a young man who slips into homelessness in San Francisco. The story follows his progression from his initial carefree days in Golden Gate Park through more dark and dangerous times in the notorious Tenderloin district....

Author: Tom PeavlerISBN-10: 1450255310ISBN-13: 9781450255318Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/21/2010Pages: 300Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d

THE RETURN OF MARIE-JOELLE unfolds amidst the picturesque setting of the Dordogne Valley in Southwest France. Caught in a violent thunderstorm while canoeing on this river, Marie Joelle at the age of seventeen tragically drowns. A few years later, her family and friends find...

The Deliverer is about love, materialism, and challenges faced by unbelievers, rich and famous. It exposed a love triangle between Dun Rosenberg, a prominent Jew turned atheist, and his son, Alex. Both fell in love with Phyllis, who was engaged to be married to...

Author: Howard E. AdkinsISBN-10: 1441533524ISBN-13: 9781441533524Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/26/2009Pages: 392Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.26lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87dReview Citation(s): Foreword 05/18/2010BlueInk Review 12/14/2015

As the sun rises over the Egyptian coastline, one of the world's largest private yachts steams towards Alexandria. Standing on its upper deck is Julius Caspar, billionaire oil tycoon and philanthropist, who is returning to the city on his 80th. birthday. And as he...

An amazingly rich family saga fueled by an obsession-redemption. Narrated by three distinctly different Jewish women, each representing her own generation, Annie's Portion offers a candid new view of an historic story by means of wonderfully diverse characters, settings and secrets. Sarah's journey from...

The raincrows' warning rode upon a chill wind down the Kentucky mountainside to Katelin Stone that Indian Summer day. The rain would come, and her world as she knew it would end. There would be a new beginning for her. Her mother's death sets...

From the sweeping blue waters of the Caribbean to the majestic shores of America, Out of the Depths shares one woman's amazing journey from orphaned child to enlightened woman. Born on a Caribbean island to humble parents, Beth Gaston tragically loses her mother in...

Author: Paul PersiaISBN-10: 1436382572ISBN-13: 9781436382571Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/23/2008Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d

Kingman Ranch is the third book of the Kingman-1971 series. Brent Kingman has returned home wounded, very ill and plagued by nightmares that nearly drive him crazy at times. As lightening rips through the sky on his wedding night he reacts as if still...

He has no political ambitions. And he is not a troublemaker. Yet a young undergrad must battle an administration over injustices that affect he and his peers. This is the behind the scenes character study of Adam, a student at an all black institution...

A Dance from the Heart introduces the Ramirez brothers-Antonio, Arturo, and Angel-as one of the first families to bring the elite Paso Fino show horses to the United States from Puerto Rico. Carrying on the legacy of their grandfather and founder of the breeding...

Author: Molly McCaslin RobinsonISBN-10: 1425734103ISBN-13: 9781425734107Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/02/2007Pages: 116Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

Dean Arnold, the main character of the first part of this trilogy, continues his quest for peace of mind. To do this he feels the need to be free from all the mental torture he has been experiencing. The guilt he feels in his...

A lively tale of life in the Yorkshire dales in the mid 1960s. Share humour, drama and sadness. Live among some wonderful characters, travel back to lost times and relax.Author: Anthony GilroydISBN-10: 1425144802ISBN-13: 9781425144807Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/27/2007Pages: 284Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

A saga about Lollie's close-knit family personalities of three generations, mixed with happiness, sorrow and unusual incidents. True history and world travels are included. Readers are touched by laughter and tears.Author: Margaret Wesson,Maragret WessonISBN-10: 1425124836ISBN-13: 9781425124830Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/13/2007Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.00h...

Young Hack Patterson gave up on Detroit in 1962 and returned to his roots in a cotton mill village in Alabama. Broke and bored he and his best friend Woozie Thomas agreed to haul a load of moonshine for a local bootlegger. This bizarre...

The ebbing current threw her onward and onward like a rag doll and in spite of her limbs being numb from the cold, Samantha began kicking with all her strength to beat the tide. The pounding of the waves breaking on the cove walls...

Author: Martin WoodISBN-10: 1414027869ISBN-13: 9781414027869Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/05/2004Pages: 364Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.17lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

Author: Hugh M. PalmerISBN-10: 1412092507ISBN-13: 9781412092500Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/23/2007Pages: 204Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.47d

Set in a small Mennonite community in Pennsylvania in 1896, this novel depicts the reaction of the "plain people" to various modern encroachments. Publishers Weekly called it, "A beautifully told lesson for the contemporary reader in how any community adapts to a changing world."...

In the aftermath of WW II, the Hartwell family struggles to remain whole as a season of change descends upon the South. Old loyalties and familiar ties are abandoned as their sleepy community lashes out with hate when Burke Hartwell, Sr. chooses to defend...

Pae, an orphan, is adopted by Zhu Ding, a wealthy businessman with a dark past. He welcomes the young girl into his home, and his heart, freeing her from the oppressive grip of Benny, master sifu of the deadly arts. A child groomed to...

Thaddeus is spoiled and unpleasant to be around. He has been treated as an equal by his parents all of his life and does not have within himself the makings of a good man. His father, himself born into poverty, knows he has spoiled...

Discover the sweeping, emotional historical read from the Queen of Scottish Saga, Evelyn Hood. Should she choose duty and security or passion and jeopardy? Sandyford, Scotland, 1900 Heartbroken Nurse Rose Gibb sets sail for South Africa during the Boer War after being rejected by...

Banished from his hometown of Philadelphia, mafia soldier Gabe Rossi returns for one reason-Maria D'Angelo.When Gabe left, Maria moved on with her life, which included rekindling a previous relationship. Gabe's unexpected reappearance immediately awakens her feelings for him and puts those close to both...

Remember to go for the heart...Amir is on to something. Something big. If his understanding of Fate is correct--and it usually is--he has a very narrow window of opportunity to keep Master Lucien's Divine Purpose intact. The problem is Amir is dragged down by...

From AWARD-WINNING author Liz Harris comes the second gripping novel in the Linford Family Sagas - a story of lost love, secrets, and the courage to reclaim a life almost destroyed.Author: Liz HarrisISBN-10: 1807030946ISBN-13: 9781807030940Publisher: Boldwood Books LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/28/2026Pages: 338Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 7.81h...

The compelling first instalment in the Crawley Family Saga series, a family brimming with secrets from bestselling author Rosie Clarke Perfect for fans of Lizzie Lane and Fenella J. Miller ❤️One girl's chance of a new life, or a sacrifice too far?Cambridgeshire, November 1945Young...

The first book in a Scottish historical saga of loss, love and hope from Sunday Times bestselling author Evelyn Hood! Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Val Wood ❤️ Can Lessie Hamilton remain strong in the face of misfortune? Greenock, Scotland, 1900 Widowed...

An uplifting story of rediscovery, family bonds, and the strength of a grandmother and granddaughter determined to save what matters most.Meg Walsh always had a plan. Climb the ladder. Earn the title. Build a life on her terms.But when she returns to Laguna Beach...

From AWARD-WINNING author Liz Harris comes the first unforgettable novel in the sweeping Linford Family Sagas - a story of love, loyalty, and courage in the aftermath of the Great War. Oxfordshire, 1919The war is over, but its shadows linger. When spirited Lily Brown...

An1880s Tombstone Historical Family SagaA love reignited. A legacy at risk.Pepper Archer spends her days reporting on Tombstone's social events, but what she really craves is a story that matters. When whispers of a land fraud scheme surface-one that threatens both her family's ranch...

From the award-winning author of Hula, a dazzling saga about the generations of women tasked with protecting the history and place that made themA young woman lies comatose in a hospital, watched by her estranged grandmother. Mystery surrounds the woman's fall--did she jump off...

He lost everything to the bottle. Now he'll fight to earn it back. Elias Grant was a trail boss once-the kind of man other men followed into dust storms and river crossings and the long dark miles between water holes. He kept twenty men...

Debbie Melvin grew up believing the Cooks were the family she should have had. Her own? Difficult at best. But when her sharp-tongued mother's accident forces them together, the past comes to light, revealing painful truths that leaves Debbie with more questions than answers.Louise...

Her husband's legacy. A dusty old shop. And a second chance she never saw coming...Julia Montgomery has spent the last year drowning in bills, grief, and broken plumbing. The shell shop her husband loved sits quiet and crumbling, and she has no idea how...

THE GODS WERE RECKLESS. PANDORA'S BOX IS OPEN.Harnessing the power of an ancient relic, Seraphina must reach her full potential before an archaic powerhouse known as the PROTOGENOI awaken and continue their war that could DESTROY the universe forever.In a new world, who will...

A broken woman, New York, 2016.A fearless rebel, Dublin 1916.And a gripping story that spans a century.During a time of great upheaval and unrest in Ireland, as men and women run to take up arms against the tyranny and occupation of the British Empire,...

Winner of the 2023 Massachusetts Book Award, The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali weaves fictional narrative with real historical events, set against the backdrop of the Andaman Islands reeling from the effects of war.Local Borns Nomi & Zee - find themselves alone after...

This is an easier-to-read retelling of Ben Jonson's THE STAPLE OF NEWS, a satire about the news industry and about wealth and money. Reading this retelling will make reading and understanding the original play much easier. Do you know a language other than English?...

Winnipeg is divided between two worlds that are the world of natural human beings and the world of Supernatural beings. Supernatural beings are animals that have the shape of human beings, and by looking at them, we thought that they are natural human beings,...

Alex Rose is a 32-year-old divorced mother of two, looking for a better life for her and her sons. In search of answers, she returns to college to finally get that degree she's always dreamed of. What she finds is something she wasn't even...

'Curl up in a chair with Fenella J Miller's characters and lose yourself in another time and another place.' Lizzie LaneMay 1940There are new residents at Goodwill House - WAAF drivers Camilla 'Millie' Cunningham and Diane Forsyth, both eager to do their bit for...

It is 1950 and Giuliana Ferrante is growing up in a sleepy town deep in the Italian mountains.In this coming-of-age saga, her young life is rocked to its core by a vicious attack that shatters the peaceful existence that she and many around her...

In this final installment of the Southern Secrets saga, the newly married couples begin their lives together, so blissfully happy that nothing could disrupt their joy. Their parents have set the perfect examples through years of unconditional love and affection. Even when faced with...

The saga continues . . . It's sometimes difficult for a woman to decide which man she should spend the rest of her life with, especially when she has a confused heart. Running off to Bridgeport allows Grace and Veronica to escape their romantic...

Victoria's determined to get what she wants, one way or another. Yet, when she finds herself pregnant, her triumph and courage are suddenly tainted with fear. She flees to her family in Alabama for the holidays, but eventually must return to her husband in...

A drifter, published writer, and chronic womanizer: What do these three men have in common? Absolutely nothing...on the surface. But just beneath the surface, one begins to see horrendously striking similarities. Hence, ask oneself the question again. The unnerving answer this time: Absolutely everything....