Most Popular Books by Ann Howard

The inspiration for the beloved film that became a TikTok sensation An extraordinary tale of one woman’s journey of resilience, courage, and self-discovery amidst the turmoil of World War II. Olivia Dunne, a studious minister’s daughter who dreams of becoming an archaeologist, never thought that WWII would affect her quiet life in Denver. But when an exhilarating flirtation reshapes her life, she finds herself in a rural Colorado outpost, married to a man she hardly knows. Overwhelmed by loneliness, Olivia tentatively tries to establish a new life, finding much-needed friendship and solace in two Japanese-American sisters from a nearby internment camp. When Olivia unwittingly becomes an accomplice to a crime that tests her beliefs about trust and love, she must confront her own desires and reconcile them with the harsh realities of the world around her.

In a series of letters and journal entries, twelve-year-old Vivien describes being abandoned by her mother and struggling to survive on the streets of a big city while searching for her family.

Nutmeg Village By: Carol Ann Howard In a far away land, nestled in a green valley near the nutmeg forest sits the quaint town of Nutmeg, where Frederick and Clara have lived with their parents all their lives. When the king announces a royal baking contest with a purse of gold as a prize, the children want nothing more than to enter and help their poor parents. But to get the best nutmeg in the land, they must venture deep into the forest, where no one dares to go... Determined to win the prize, they sneak out of their cottage early one morning and begin their journey deep into the nutmeg forest.

TALES OUT OF SCHOOL features Sandra Scott, a first year English teacher in search of self and love in an unclear world. She faces the challenge of teaching reading, writing, and respect to a hundred fifty marginally receptive teenagers beset with issues of drugs, personal relations, and domestic abuse. She has a passionate relationship with her wealthy, sexy boyfriend, a Ph.D. candidate in biochemistry at Boston University. The intimacy they enjoy is precious and beautiful, yet fraught with many tensions as well. She has a very ill father and an opinionated mother. By teaching others Sandy learns to deal with her insecurity, her career, and the people in her life. Follow her through her tales of joy, misery, confusion, and adventure both in and out of school.

Ten-year-old Nicki Fleming is about to start fifth grade. She has spent the summer on her Colorado ranch working with Sprocket, the service dog she has been training, and helping her mother, who is expecting twins. In addition, Nicki's best friend Becca was away all summer, and Nicki has gotten to be close friends with Kris, one of the new girls at their school. The start of a new school year is usually an exciting time for Nicki, but this year it's laced with sadness because it means that Sprocket will soon leave for advanced training and eventual placement with a person with special needs. Starting school is also more challenging this year because it means trying to maintain close friendships with both Kris and Becca, who don't know each other very well. Can Nicki find a way to let Sprocket go AND to keep both Kris and Becca close?

When her family moves from Florida to the Colorado prairie to raise alpacas, twelve-year-old Laney must leave behind the ocean she loves and accept the new landscape and life ahead of her.

Honouring grandmothers and mothers in a superb account of women’s participation in the Services during World War II, and their ensuing battle for equal opportunity that set the foundation for the Women’s Liberation Movement of the 70s.

THE BEST MAN Strong, honorable, compassionate—Nathan Garner was a good man, and a man to be reckoned with. But somewhere along the way, he'd lost his faith. In himself…and in love. He'd returned home to find peace, but what he discovered there was the one woman who had the power to rattle his self-control and inflame a desire that hadn't dimmed with time. The woman who should have been his wife…. In the past, like now, Rachel Holcomb stirred Nathan's protective instincts…and his very soul. But Nathan had always believed Rachel deserved better—she deserved a hero. And now, with the fight of her life on her hands, Rachel had turned to him. Could he be Rachel's hero, after all?

The Mystery of Dragon Bridge,though it takes place in a mythical, ancient village in China, has universal themes such as working through a mystery, appreciating cultural heritage, and solving community problems

This book is based on the Bible verse What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee (Psalm 56:3). I wrote this book to not only encourage children to learn a Bible verse but to also help them learn how they can apply it to their lives and understand its meaning. I tried to use situations that children go through that can make them nervous so that they can relate and apply prayer to their lives.

In 1949, Rosamond Halsey Carr, a young fashion illustrator living in New York City, accompanied her dashing hunter-explorer husband to what was then the Belgian Congo. When the marriage fell apart, she decided to stay on in neighboring Rwanda, as the manager of a flower plantation. Land of a Thousand Hills is Carr's thrilling memoir of her life in Rwanda—a love affair with a country and a people that has spanned half a century. During those years, she has experienced everything from stalking leopards to rampaging elephants, drought, the mysterious murder of her friend Dian Fossey, and near-bankruptcy. She has chugged up the Congo River on a paddle-wheel steamboat, been serenaded by pygmies, and witnessed firsthand the collapse of colonialism. Following 1994's Hutu-Tutsi genocide, Carr turned her plantation into a shelter for the lost and orphaned children-work she continues to this day, at the age of eighty-seven.

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME Who was she? The sudden amnesia chilled her blood. Particularly since she was dressed as a prostitute, lying in a disreputable alley—and straddled by a devastating, leather-clad stranger. Had he just rescued her from harm? Or was Jake McAlister jeopardy himself? Jake's granite shoulders proved tempting to lean on…but the man was even more mysterious than she. Without a past—and with peril at every turn—could she build a future with this dangerous male? Or would she merely make some fragile new memories…as time was running out?

This collection of writings I did while observing the antics of the Siamese. She provided a lot of entertainment, companionship and love over the years. I hope others can see some of their own pets' antics in these writings and enjoy sharing the moment.

Not since the Industrial Revolution has the world experienced such a vast transformation in the nature of work as is now in progress. The winds of change are buffeting the terms and conditions of work, its content, and its context. The rapidity and discontinuity of these changes produce discomfort and anxiety among employees and unprecedented challenges to the leadership of organizations. What will the future hold as information technology, global competition, and the quest for efficiency and flexibility rapidly displace jobs and workers? and how can human resource scientists and professionals anticipate what lies ahead and generate better understanding of emerging work behavior?The Changing Nature of Work envisions the future nature of work, its effect on workers and organizations, and the expanded knowledge that will be needed to optimize its returns. The book examines critical post-industrial transformations in work, workers, and the experience of working and assesses the implications of those changes. It investigates what is driving change at work, what is constraining it, and where work is headed as governments, societies, and work organizations respond to its revolutionary thrust.Demonstrating that most knowledge of work life is rooted in jobs, organizations, and workers of the past, Ann Howard and her contributors call for rethinking the psychology of work. In fourteen original chapters, leading authorities within and outside industrial and organizational psychology--including job design, personnel selection, training, teamwork, organizational commitment, careers, leadership, performance appraisal, political and labor economics, sociology, and information technology--question, test, revise, and expand the current body of knowledge about work behavior.The authors explore the human side of the changing nature of work in both service and manufacturing settings and provide new directions for the work and workers of tomorrow. They probe the challenges

A fiercely independent young woman risks her heart and her freedom smuggling liquor in the 1920s.

The Mother Of His Child by Ann Howard White released on Jan 25, 1995 is available now for purchase.

During World War II Australia was under threat of invasion. Could Australia be invaded by the Japanese? Even with the heavy censorship by the government many certainly thought so. Stunned families had followed the bombings and atrocities of war that were taking place in Europe, and the nation was gripped by fear that the danger would soon be on their doorstep. The Japanese appeared to be looming closer; there were submarines in Sydney Harbour, Japanese planes flying overhead and harassment on our coastline. Australians were fearful for their safety. Anxious parents made decisions to protect their children, with or without government sanction. Small children, some just out of babyhood, were sent away, often unaccompanied, by concerned parents to friends, relatives, or even strangers living in ‘safer’ parts of the country. Many had little comprehension of what was happening and thought they were going on a holiday to the country. The history of these child evacuees in Australia remains largely hidden and their experiences untold. Author Ann Howard, who was evacuated with her mother from the UK during World War II, is setting the records straight. A combination of extensive research and the first-hand stories of the evacuees captures the mood of the time and the social and political environment that they lived in.

First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

One wealthy farmer with two daughters -- each from different previous marriages. Both wives died, leaving Joel Lyon devastated. Adaline Cannon came into Joel's life unexpectedly and swept him off his feet. Not only that, but his two daughters welcomed Adaline into the family with open arms. Unfortunately, Joel's mentally ill son didn't feel the same about his father's new wife as the rest of the family. Arthur would do whatever it took to end his father's marriage with his new stepmother. Even it meant murder.

Everything she loved could so easily be lost. The end of World War II should have brought joy to Gwen Mullen. But on V-J Day, her worst fear is realized. As celebrating crowds gather in Times Square, a soldier appears on her doorstep to claim Mary, the baby abandoned to Gwen one year earlier. Suddenly Gwen is on the verge of losing the child she has nurtured and loves dearly. With no legal claim to Mary, Gwen begins to teach Lieutenant John McKee how to care for his child, knowing that he will ultimately take Mary away. What starts as a contentious relationship, however, turns into something more, and Gwen must open her heart to learn that love means taking chances. While You Were Mine paints a vivid portrait of 1940s New York and tells an enchanting tale of the nature of love and trust.

In 1937 on a tobacco farm on the banks of the Ohio River, Adah Branch is forced to make hard decisions and take action, to save herself from her husband Lester and then her stepdaughter from his family.

Covers the major events of WWII and the ways in which the war affected Australia.

Postwar experiences of Australian ex-Servicewomen 1945-1948.