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Honor Bright, one of Cindy Mclean's Favorite horses, is old enough for her first racing season! Cindy can't wait to be her jockey. So Cindy is terribly upset when she has an accident during a training session and the doctor says she wont be able to ride for a while. Now Jeremy Correll--a young, new jockey--will get to race her new horse. Jeremy is an excellent jockey, but Cindy beleives that only she can ride honor to victory. Will Cindy be able to swallow her pride and watch Jeremy race Honor? Or will she ignore her doctors orders and try to ride again?

Will it be victory – or tragedy – when Triple Crown fever hits the Thoroughbred series? When Image comes in second in the Florida Derby, Melanie and Jazz decide to enter her in the Kentucky Derby. Image has proven she has what it takes to win against colts. But competition will be tough. Image will be running against Wonder's Star, Gratis, and Celtic Mist. Will the race to win the Derby be Star's greatest success? Ages 8+

You go too far, my friend. You are near dangerous ground. Neil Fischer is travelling to a village in East Germany that he has unexpectedly inherited – his father’s former hometown of Marschwald. Knowing it has been left to deteriorate for decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Neil is determined to restore the derelict village to its former glory, as his demanding late father would surely have wanted. But when he arrives, he is met with hostility, mistrust and underlying menace. His only friend in Marschwald is Silke, who is coming to terms with her traumatic experiences during the Cold War and has recently uncovered a shocking truth. As tensions rise, a series of surreal encounters force Neil to contend with his own troubled past – but in his present, all signs point to danger.

Book #3 in a delightful new series. Set in 1986, Joanna Campbell Slan's latest cozy mystery-Tuesday Trash and Trouble--features a down-on-her-luck divorcée whose passion for solving crimes lands her in the arms of a secretive cowboy--and the cross-hairs of a vengeful killer. The year is 1986, the place is...pitiful. It's Decatur, Illinois, known for high unemployment, striking unions, the pervasive stink of soybean processing, and seven railroad crossings at one intersection. A wrong turn along life's marital highway has left Catherine "Cragan" Collins stuck in Decatur. With a mountain of post-divorce bills to pay, Cragan takes a job selling high-priced newspaper advertising. If she's lucky, her commissions will cover the cost of her grandmother's stay in a nearby retirement home. After the divorce, Cragan swears off men, but she's a sucker for a guy in a nice suit. She falls hard for a man who publicly snubs her. On the rebound, she accepts an invitation from Ross Gentry, a quiet hunk who favors pearl snaps and cowboy boots. Cragan reasons that her heart is safe, because she and Ross come from two different worlds. But one night in his arms might be enough to prove her wrong. Without warning, everything blows up in Cragan's face. Her boss threatens to take away her accounts, a friend's little sister is kidnapped, and an overnight guest is shot. Cragan's best friend, Pru, is accused of attempted murder. After all, Pru's gun was used in the crime. Cragan calls an emergency meeting of the Friday Night Mystery Club. These mystery-loving career women are a group of smart cookies. Can their combined talents prove that Pru is innocent? And will they find an answer in time to save Cragan from the wrath of a vengeful shooter? It takes a club to solve a mystery!

hese 20 stories are the winners in the 2017 Retreat West Short Story and Flash Fiction prizes. A woman ventures out into a marsh at night seeking answers about herself that she cannot find; a man enjoys the solitude when his wife goes away; two women make a get rich quick plan; and a father longs for the daughter that has gone to Japan.

While on a trip to her grandfather's home on the picturesque Treasure Coast of Florida, empty-nester Cara Mia Delgatto impulsively snaps up an abandoned building, only to discover it's already occupied by a fresh corpse. While a murder investigation swirls around her, and she works to open a store specializing in recycled and repurposed decor items, she bumps into an old boyfriend who claims to still love her, but whose affection just might be a ploy to save himself from a murder plea.

Before Thoroughbred, Ashleigh Griffen lived at Edgardale, her family's farm in Kentucky. Nothing could be more perfect than life on the farm with her family, her favorite horses, and her best friend, Mona. Ashleigh loves helping with the horses--and dreaming of becoming a jockey some day...Will Ashleigh ever see Shadow again? Ashleigh Griffen has a special place in her heart for Shadow, the filly she watched being born. So when Shadow disappears from Edgardale, Ashleigh is devastated. Shadow is only a couple of months old--how will she survive? Ashleigh's parents search for days, but eventually give up hope. Ashleigh can't bear knowing that Shadow is out there somewhere. Even when she gets the chance to work at Keeneland racetrack--a dream come true--all she can think of is the missing filly. Will she have to say good-bye to a horse she loves, or will she find Shadow before it's too late?

An enhanced and newly revised edition of Make, Take, Murder: Book #4 of 13 books in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series featuring scrapbooker, amateur sleuth, and animal lover, Kiki Lowenstein. If you love clean, cozy mystery series that feature realistic, well-developed characters, Kiki and her pals will quickly become your new best friends. This fast-paced read includes an intriguing mystery, a plot with relevant social issues, and the struggles of a single mom who's determined to make her way in the world while parenting her young daughter.Plot: Dumpster diving for her lost paycheck is definitely the low point of Kiki Lowenstein's day, that is, until she finds a severed leg thrown in with the trash. Who'd toss a body part in the garbage outside the scrapbook crafts store where Kiki works?Accompanying the grisly "gift" is a creepy computerized voice message, a warning to the store's "rich and snotty" female shoppers. Kiki soon discovers that the leg belonged to Cindy Gambrowski, a customer with a tyrannical and violent husband. Combing through Cindy's scrapbook projects for hidden clues, Kiki tries to find the killer. Was it a crime of marital malice, or did someone else beat Cindy's husband to the punch?Bonus Gifts: Link to a file with recipes and holiday-themed projects that go along with this book, plus a preview of Ready, Scrap, ShootA paperback version of this book is available in the CreateSpace store. Praise:"The characters are so well developed that each installment leaves the reader yearning for the next." Kirkus Reviews"This author's craft mysteries are topically relevant and chock-full of side stories." Library Journal"There are chuckle-out-loud moments as well as wonderful scrapbooking tips and recipes scattered throughout the book." RT Book Reviews

Reissued with the same ISBN in 2019 with new book design and slightly different bibliographic description, containing 279 pages.

When Cindy Blake's champion thoroughbred Glory's winning streak becomes unbelievable to track officials and he tests positive for a harmful drug, he is disqualified, and Cindy puts her own life in danger to find out who is trying to hurt Glory.

Before Thoroughbred, Ashleigh Griffen lived at Edgardale, her family's farm in Kentucky. Nothing could be more perfect than life on the farm with her family, her favorite horses, and her best friend, Mona. Ashleigh loves helping with the horses -- and dreaming of becoming a jockey someday... A dream renewed... When one of her favorite horses is injured, Ashleigh Griffen isn't herself anymore. She stays indoors, refusing to ride or spend much time with her favorite horse, Stardust. Her parents don't know what to do. The Griffens' next-door neighbors have just the thing -- a Thoroughbred racing camp for kids interested in a career in racing. Ashleigh doesn't want to go, but her parents enroll her anyway. Will the camp renew Ashleigh's passion for horses and her dream of becoming a jockey?

Originally published: Woodbury, Minn.: Midnight Ink, 2010, as number 3 in the series with the author's name given as Joanna Campbell-Slan.

"Till death do us part" comes way too soon for newlywed Kiki Lowenstein. Instead of church bells, gunshots ring out after Kiki says her vows. Shotgun, Wedding, Bells is the newly revised and enhanced version of Book #11 in the ongoing, 13-book cozy mystery series featuring ace scrapbooker and crafter, Kiki Lowenstein. A very pregnant Kiki Lowenstein and her fianc� Detective Chad Detweiler are trying to race the stork to the altar, when their vows are interrupted by a shoot-out. With the help of her nanny, Bronwyn Macavity, Kiki vows to track down the man who ruined her wedding and put her family at risk. The super-crafter and mousy mom is well-accustomed to playing amateur sleuth, but now she faces a new role, one that's a stretch even for her, when she steps into the spotlight as an exotic dancer! Even a big belly bump won't stop this intrepid amateur sleuth from pursuing justice. SPECIAL BONUS #1: Preview excerpt of Glue, Baby, Gone: Book #12 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series. SPECIAL BONUS #2: Email away for your FREE gift with recipes that accompany this book!

Those who want to start a scrapbook to tell their stories can consult this guide to find out what materials to buy, which stories to enter in the scrapbook first, and how to present the materials effectively. Over 100 easy page ideas are demonstrated. 65 color illustrations.

The Kentucky Derby is coming up soon, and Christina and Star need a change of pace. They go to California in hopes of changing Star's attitude in time for the Derby.

Ashleigh races to save Samantha's yearling from the auction block and Townsend Acres breeding farm from destruction.

Will it be victory or tragedy when Triple Crown fever hits the Thoroughbred series?When Image comes in second in the Florida Derby, Melanie and Jazz decide to enter her in the Kentucky Derby. Image has proven she has what it takes to win against colts. But competition will be tough. Image will be running against Wonder's Star, Gratis, and Celtic Mist. Will the race to win the Derby be Star's greatest success?Ages 8+

Wonder's Champion is the best runner ever to come out of Whitebrook's Thoroughbred training and breeding farm, but Cindy, the colt's trainer, realizes her work is far from over when illness and injury threaten to ruin Champion's chances of winning the Triple Crown.

It is the summer of 1967 and the Bishop family are departing their UK home for a continental road trip. Their destination: Berlin, a gritty city recovering from the bombs of World War Two and now sliced in half by the Cold War. Will the journey unite the Anglo-German family, or forever rip them apart? This is a coming-of-age story of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation, and the discovery of how something divided can be more revealing than a perfect whole.

Story about a girl and her horse.

Book #3 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery SeriesOn a sweltering day, ace scrapbooker Kiki Lowenstein has to cancel a crafting party when she discovers Marla Lever, their hostess, nearly dead of the heat. Not only is Marla seriously "under the weather," she's also a hoarder, and her home is a house of horrors, complete with a corpse in the cooler. Meanwhile, Detective Chad Detweiler works a cold case that involves women disappearing all over St. Louis. The attraction between Kiki and Detweiler heats to a red-hot fever pitch, but will it boil over and leave both of them feeling burned?Includes three recipes: Frito Pie casserole, lemon curd cupcakes, and iced pumpkin cookies. Kiki Lowenstein shares her great craft projects: Scrapbook Journaling with Print Media, Best Pet Album Ideas: Fun, Cheap and Fast Album Ideas: and Advice for Using Zentangle Inspired Designs.

Struggling to fit in at her aunt and uncle's farm, thirteen-year-old Melanie befriends a spirited horse named Pirate's Treasure, a temperamental racehorse that has been put to pasture and has lost his will to live, as she strives to make him trust again and realize his true worth. Original.

My life has been guided by my linguistic interests. I grew up in a bilingual household, and lived between 2 countries all my life. The search for meaning through linguistics and religion lead me to travel and observe how people's lifestyles and beliefs impacted their Language. I have a degree in Linguistics but this is not an academic book. This book is a light-hearted recall of the observations I've made throughout my almost 30 years of being in this world. My parents moved to France when I was a baby and that was the perfect setting for everything that was to come.I discuss many themes from how sexism and racism affect language and vice-versa, to how and why I learnt Portuguese. We'll take a look at the heavy relations between Language and Identity as well as the funny side to why kids misinterpret language and end up saying hilarious phrases. I get a little personal with an intimate story in each chapter that leads me to reveal how I observed these linguistic accents that have flavored my life. I've also included some of my essays I wrote during my Bachelor's degree as they relate to the book and give more in-depth explanations of the Linguistic aspects I've come across.