Showing results by publisher "Lisa Gilmore" in Literature & Fiction

Misty Dawn has inherited her grandmothers old house in Small Town USA. There she meets up with Carl, her new realtor and others who learn that childhood teachings were more than just stories! As a freak lightning storm ravages the city, Misty learns the Rapture has taken place before her very eyes and she has been left behind. The group struggle to survive the End Time as plague after plague is unleashed upon the Planet. Only faith will get them through as they endure the pain and agony of the Apocalypse. Misty mourns loss after loss until she comes to her breaking point.

Ellie and Ruthie were unlikely to have been friends before arriving at the boarding house on Dove Lane. It was during the Great Depression and times were tough. Folks in Minden did what they had to get by, no matter the cost or who it hurt. The Dove House held deep secrets that shocked the townsfolk and revealed one of the biggest scandals in the state. Being rich was everything in Minden, and the richest girl of all was soon to be an infant who helped reveal the town's sins and wash away years of scandals.

Mac is only nine years old and already faces more than the average kid. In her darkest times, she wants to retreat inside herself. How will she get the courage to trust again? Will she ever find her voice? Only time and a little love can mend the little girl's heart as she learns to trust. An unlikely connection saves her from it all.

Stories had floated around as long as Ted could remember about the haunted Moody Road he lived on in Indiana as a child. It was the 1960s when the murder of a prominent young girl rocked the town. She had been found murdered in the haunted cemetery on Moody Road. Ted sees something one night that leaves him fearing for his life. Now 40 years later, he returns to the small town of Wheatfield to confront his fears, and ends up solving one of the many great mysteries that haunt Moody Road.

The Stupid Things Kids Do and Say is a hilarious and brutally honest account of the way your kids think and why they do what they do. Accounts from a young girl's point of view and her wild tale of growing up in a crazy world around her.

If the fields could talk, they would have a story to tell - a story that nobody saw coming, no, not in a million years! After an ice storm wreaks havoc on the Indiana Heartlands, a couple finds themselves fighting for survival. One with a disease and the other a punishment from the elements so harsh not even love could fix.

Theo the fisherman finds a wonderful surprise one day while fishing. He catches Serenity the Mermaid and they become the best of friends.

Melody and Judd learn that their new home at a small ranch outside Leavenworth, Kansas, proves to be just as harsh as life on the open prairie. A series of mysterious murders and a ruthless clan of travelers are no coincidence. How can the little town of Leavenworth bounce back from a man such a Francis McCray, a man who would as soon shoot you as look at you? Melody finds a few run-ins with death can lead her to a place of contentment and peace on the prairie.

Melody and Judd are young and living on the prairie as they make their way down to Texas looking for a better life. Along the way, they encounter events that rock them to their very core, altering their plans forever. Soon they battle between life and death. Forsaking their life in their wagon, they submit to total strangers and build a life more different than they had ever known. A series of events takes Judd and Melody from youth to adulthood faster than they ever expected.

Emily James is in love with Nate, the boy next door. It's not until a summer adventure that tragedy strikes, leaving Nate to search for Emily and her group at a Ranch. A kidnapping that should have been on the radar leaves Emily James locked in a room of an old Victorian house fighting for her life. Her special ability helps save her from uncertain death between the walls.

Bethany has been the subject of cruel bullying all her life. She starts attending Mt. Alliance where she meets Josh and forms lasting friendships that help her overcome her pain. It's only after an awful accident does Bethany get the courage to rise up!