An intricate family saga, Bed of Roses, Bed of Thorns covers the loves, losses, tragedies and joys of three generations of a family during the first half of the 20th century. It is a tale of the citizenry of Germany. While the German Armies fight their devastating battles, these ordinary citizens try to cope with the hardships, fears and heartbreaks. They witness the rampant destruction caused by the two world wars. They are affected by changing social mores, the changing role of women, and attitude toward religion. Family affairs and national events filter through young Ursula's consciousness. A central character, …
This entertaining and adventurous historical novel incorporates the coming-of-age theme into an ancient era, that of 30,001 BC. Set in a tribal African community during the Stone Age, a young man named Cub has designed a tool kit that holds technology only he can understand. But being a nerd does not endear Cub to his father, Wolf. The shaman of the tribe, Wolf worries that his son will not become the leader he needs to be. So Wolf sends Cub and three others out into the world to search for better hunting grounds. The journey takes Cub out of his …
In the new novel Jacob’s Nanny, Richard Anderson’s wife, Melissa, walks out on him. She has a *condition* to attend to, leaving him to cope with his busy schedule as a consultant plastic surgeon, as well as taking care of their four-year-old son, Jacob. Kate Forrester’s life has just been turned upside down by her boyfriend, Alex, who she was hoping to marry. He’s found someone new who can fund his failing business. Meanwhile, a disheartened Kate is forced to find alternative accommodation in a shabby flat. A chance meeting with Richard, at the dry cleaners where Kate finds work, …
The space shuttle Galaxy, while attempting to dock with the space station Able, has a malfunction of the retro fire rockets. This jettisons the Galaxy, with Captain Jonathan Raney and his four fellow astronauts, far out into space, into its own orbit around the sun. After months of futile efforts, the crew loses contact with Earth. Running out of supplies and hope, they fall asleep, only to awake to find their shuttle docked with a sophisticated spacecraft full of humans – or are they? These rescuers are from the Planet Kaldea. So starts the crew’s journey to a planet and …
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