And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud

was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

—Anais Nin

 
 
 

 

Seven Cities of Greed

This year celebrates the 400th Anniversary of Santa Fe as a capital city. The journal in Seven Cities of Greed is dated sixty years earlier when the first non-natives explored the New World. Beyond the adventure, Sheldon gives you a glimpse into the history and myth that are part of the mystery of the American Southwest. The protagonists, a group of women of a certain age and a thirty something bodyguard, travel the route first explored by Marcos de Niza. They follow ancient clues and maps unaware of their pursuit by a man who believes he is the Emperor of Cibola.

 

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The Woman in the Wing

July 1944—A member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots struggles to land her A-24 dive bomber whose engine suddenly burst into flames. A week later another pilot’s life is threatened when the rudder cables of a BT-13 training plane snap mid flight. The plane goes into a deadly spin and she prepares to jump, only to discover her canopy is jammed. Are these accidents the result of sabotage or mechanical failure? The work of Nazi sympathizers or washed out US Army pilots?

 

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Mrs. Quigley's Kidnapping

When Mattie Draper opened her Chicago detective agency in 1968, she was one of only a handful of female Private Investigators nationwide. For the first three months, her cases offered no greater challenge than finding lost pets and wayward spouses—until someone kidnapped Diana Quigley. In a race to find the missing woman, Mattie tries to untangle the helpful information supplied by a growing lists of suspects.

 

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The Way of the Cat

Teaching Humans to Be

 

 

Special offer. Receive a free aluminum paw key chain when you purchase 'The Way of the Cat.'

 

Finally, a book by a cat, for cats to help humans become more like cats—more peaceful, more philosophical, more… well, perfect. The Way of the Cat is filled with quotes from such humans as Shakespeare, Dickens, Collette, and Gandhi and with pictures of Xena (and some of her legendary heroes). Chapters like: Walking Your Talk; When Do We Eat; Let a Sleeping Cat Lie; Our Furry Bodies, Our Selves; Mumbles and Meows; A Tail of Two Kitties, and more. The Way of the Cat is the perfect gift for humans who need to get back on the path.

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Coming Soon

Flowers for Her Grave

Small towns thrive on gossip, and Tracy Kendall, Raccoon Grove’s own gossip columnist, is a pro at dishing the dirt. She and Kate Chandler, retired beauty queen and town florist begin to ask questions and uncover secrets that someone doesn’t want revealed. Accidents threaten to put a permanent stop to their investigation. Only when Tracy and Kate organize a garden party for all those involved do they find out what really happened the night twenty years earlier when a young girl disappeared and her father died. No one could have guessed the truth. Neither will you in this surprising whodunit.

 

 

Monet's Palette

An accident crushes the hand that skillfully guided Rayna Hunt’s paintbrushes for thirty years. Not everyone thinks that’s a bad thing. A few years earlier, Ray discovered a forged Claude Monet acquired by an assistant curator at the Stratford Museum. Convinced that she ruined his career, he sets out to destroy her. Rayna, her friends, students, and a Chicago Police detective recovering from her own loss, go to work to stop the crooked curator from stealing masterpieces and killing Rayna.

 

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