Sharon Thompson
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Do you love crime thrillers full of suspense? Then you'll love Sharon Thompson's #1 best-selling debut. Peggy Bowden has not had an easy life. As a teenager, her mother was committed to an asylum and then a local priest forced her into an abusive marriage. But when her husband dies in an accident Peggy sees an opportunity to start again and trains as a midwife. In 1950s Dublin it is not easy for a woman to make a living and Peggy sees a chance to...
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I was a born non-believer. One of my earliest memories is deciding that Santa Claus did not really exist. Why? He was supposed to arrive in a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer. I knew that reindeer can't fly, therefore there had to be another reason that presents would appear under the Christmas tree. The next victim was the Tooth Fairy. I witnessed my Dad tossing my older sis- ter's lost tooth into the goose mash. I then knew that he was the one who...
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Can love really conquer all? When Charlie Quinn returns to Northern Ireland, having spent sixty years in Canada, the people he left behind are shocked to see him. They presumed he was dead. But, Charlie has come back for one reason, Ella, the love of his life and a notorious child murderer. She is back in the headlines and Charlie wants the truth to finally, emerge. As he looks back at his life, we learn that nothing is, as it seems. Is Ella really...
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How do you escape a life of conflict and abuse? Being a young girl in 1940's Ireland isn't easy for Molly, especially since she isn't like others. Her family and community are wary of the beautiful child. As Molly becomes a teenager, life gets harder and she loses faith in everything. Molly is, surrounded in danger. She must make choices. But will she chose the right path or is she doomed to a life of misery? Will she survive in a world of violence...
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Stripe N Strong is a zebra that was in the circus who was unsure of what life was going to be after the circus closed.
Things appeared more hopeless for him when he found himself in a gray trailer hitched to the back of a Chevy Colorado heading for the state of Georgia.
Stripe N Strong's journey from New York to Georgia was familiar but somewhat lonesome.
On the other hand, Nia felt like she was the luckiest girl in the world to have Stripe...
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Six-year-old Anya, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dole, and her baby sister, Aliyah, visited Mrs. Porter's farm for potbellied pigs in June of 2019. A miniature potbellied pig named Peasy followed them around throughout the visit. Anya's parents noticed the interest Anya had in the pig Peasy and how loving she was toward the pig.
They secretly arranged with Mrs. Porter to buy Peasy as a gift for Anya. As soon as Peasy got to Anya's house, their bond...