"The year is 1939 and the Great Depression still plagues the small, Midwestern, college town of Warrensburg. A young coeds body is found in a lake, on the edge of town, by two young lads fi shing for perch. Buck Pettit, Police Chief, is notifi ed, and a search to fi nd the killer is launched. He gathers the same group of friends together who had helped him find the killer of a school teacher just three years before. They are; Harry Foster - Johnson County Sheriff. Ann Pettit - Bucks beautiful, charming and intelligent wife. Rudolph Eisenstein - an elderly, but brilliant, lawyer. Elizabeth Breckenridge -a widow, Beth, as she is known to her friends, is the principal stockholder and president of he Breckenridge State Bank. Like Ann Pettit, Beth, as she is known by her friends, is a very beautiful, intelligent and charming woman. She is also a crack shot with the small .25 caliber hand-gun she carries in her purse, as Buck fi nds out at a critical moment in the investigation. The last two members of the investigation team are Irv Hodges and Will Cox, two precocious 13 year old lads who became friends when Will, or Bill as Irv was want to call him, moved to town with his parents in the summer of 1938. Buck had picked Irv to help because he had been instrumental in catching and convicting the murderer of Margaret Wilson, just three years prior, and at the insistence of Irv had allowed Will (Bill) to come along. Along Came Bill, is a fast moving thriller that will keep you wanting more. It is a sequel to Gotcha! and most of the same characters help out in solving the murder of Shirley McBride."

A cheerful and action-packed adventure about the importance of friendship and community from a successful author and illustrator duo! Once there was a river flowing through a forest. The river didn't know it was capable of adventures until a big bear came along. But adventures aren't any fun by yourself, and so enters Froggy, Turtles, Beaver, Racoons, and Duck. These very different animals take off downstream, but they didn't know they needed one another until thankfully, the river came along. This hilarious picture book and heartfelt message celebrates the joy and fun that's in store when you embark together on a ride of a lifetime. A Caldecott Honor Book!

At the end of World War II, the young girl had no idea she was the answer to a dying old man's prayer when along came a soldier into her life. Whether it was the power of the unknown prayer or the persistence of the soldier, that chance meeting changed her life into a roller coaster ride that was filled with fun and zany antics. Along Came a Soldier is a page turner in the style of June Harman Betts' first two books, Father Was A Caveman and We Were Vagabonds. It recreates the life of an American family immediately following World War II into the turbulent years of the Vietnam War. COMMENTS FROM ACTUAL READERS: I enjoyed June Harman Betts' articles in our local paper for years. Needless to say, I was thrilled to hear that she had written a book. AND WHAT A READ! ...As she did so well in her newspaper articles, she takes us to a place of memories, romance, heart-filled times of joy and sorrow-all while sharing the still unwinding story of our greatest generation. Dianne Cline, Denison University ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As June Harman Betts pens the true story of the family's history, one becomes riveted by the highlights and heartbreaks of this intriguing family. The reader is drawn into the family's history with her ability to bring back memories of the reader's own bygone days through her vivid description of the various areas of the country where the family lived. One looks forward to her third book as she continues to weave her story with the young girl's marriage to a young soldier and their life together. James Ritchey, Newark, Ohio ...Father Was A Caveman was so great, especially when it described days of long ago. I enjoyed it so much and also the sequel, We Were Vagabonds. June Harman Betts is a wonderful author. I could not put the book down. Even though I read it from the library in Petersburg, West Virginia, I had to order my own copy for future generations. Katherine Vance, Amazon.com Reader Review.

In Along Came a Cowgirl: Daring and Iconic Women of Rodeos and Wild West Shows, New York Times best-selling author Chris Enss introduces you to the world of early rodeo―and to the stories of the women whose names resounded in rodeo arenas across the nation in the early twentieth century. These cowgirls dared to break society’s traditional roles in the male dominated rodeo and trick riding world, defying all expectations. With the desire to entertain crowds and a lot of grit and determination, they were able to saddle up and follow their dreams.

In 2007, Thomas Kearney had it all. He had just become the youngest bank president in US history and was living in the penthouse suite atop the Ritz Carlton on Miracle Mile in Chicago. Thomas loved Chicago, and Chicago loved him. After losing his dream job due to the banking collapse of 2008, Thomas moved back to the Southside and took a job working as a day trader. Down but not out, he nevertheless remains a recluseuntil the day he attends the Cog Hill PGA event with a VIP pass he got from a friend. Its a day that changes his life forever and helps push him down the road to regaining his fameas well as winning back the only girl he has ever loved. Thomas recaptures his notoriety with the help of two of his friends, Washington Roosevelt and Jack Hutchinson. The three of them, with the assistance of Renee Palmer, come roaring back to life and take the world by storm in this funny, whimsical rise to fame and fortune beyond their wildest dreams.

‘In so many ways, although personal accounts are at times difficult to read, this is a book celebrating the victory of the human spirit over personal tragedy. It is not a book of tears and sad stories, but inspiring lives where you cheer for sexual abuse survivors who show the way with courage to rebuild their lives and not let their experiences frame or shame them.’ – Dr Darlene Barriere, Trauma and Child Abuse Counsellor and Psychologist In this confronting collection by victims of child sexual abuse, you will read not only of their horrific experiences as children, but also of their lifetime of living with the consequences and aftereffects of that abuse. There has been silence for too long, and these stories, uncomfortable though they may be to read, should be hidden no longer. The contributors need a voice. They come from various backgrounds: white, Asian, Indigenous, Jewish – male and female. It is important that their individual stories are told, and we honour their courage in giving their accounts to show the world that the scourge of child sexual abuse must be brought to light, and hopefully help our society to no longer allow it to be hidden or suppressed. The aim of this book is to to encourage other victims to seek help and redress; also useful for healers and therapists of child sex abuse survivors and other traumatised people. ‘There is a need to hear these stories, to know what did happen and what is still happening. A need to not bury our heads and say “it won't happen to me” or “I will never let that happen to MY kid.”’ – Lauren White

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LIBRARY JOURNAL * RITA finalist and bestselling author Ruthie Knox's Camelot series heats up in this sizzling novel featuring two headstrong souls who bump heads--and bodies--as temptation and lust bring nothing but delicious trouble. An accomplished lawyer and driven single mother, Ellen Callahan isn't looking for any help. She's doing just fine on her own. So Ellen's more than a little peeved when her brother, an international pop star, hires a security guard to protect her from a prying press that will stop at nothing to dig up dirt on him. But when the tanned and toned Caleb Clark shows up at her door, Ellen might just have to plead the fifth. Back home after a deployment in Iraq and looking for work as a civilian, Caleb signs on as Ellen's bodyguard. After combat in the hot desert sun, this job should be a breeze. But guarding the willful beauty is harder than he imagined--and Caleb can't resist the temptation to mix business with pleasure. With their desires growing more undeniable by the day, Ellen and Caleb give in to an evening of steamy passion. But will they ever be able to share more than just a one-night stand? Praise for Along Came Trouble "Knox's Camelot, Ohio, books showcase just what this author does best, create love stories that feature real people in situations that readers can understand and with which they can empathize. . . . Additionally, she writes absolutely smoking-hot love scenes! Her heroes and her heroines redeem and save each other. Love doesn't conquer all, but it makes life a whole lot sweeter."--Library Journal "One of the reasons I so like [Ruthie Knox's] work is because [her] heroines are women I personally can relate to. . . . I've read Along Came Trouble twice and though I liked it on the first pass, I really liked it on the second. It's a smart, challenging, sexy, well-written book."--Dear Author "Knox writes incredible romance, and this one is no exception. Readers will be mesmerized by the complex relationships woven into her tale. A fascinating hero who defines the word sexy, a heroine who is extremely likable and pitch-perfect dialogue all make this entry in the Camelot series an absolute must-read."--RT Book Reviews "Contemporary romance readers will not want to miss the romantic, heart-felt emotion along with all the sexy, steamy goodness Ruthie Knox creates within the pages of About Last Night."--Fiction Vixen "A great new voice in contemporary romance . . . hilarious, heartfelt, and hot."--New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristan Higgins "I'll read anything by Ruthie Knox--her books are always sexy, funny, beautifully poignant, and honest."--Molly O'Keefe, bestselling author of Crazy Thing Called Love