The debut collection by author Halina Duraj brings readers an American family, strikingly individual but recognizable to us all -- as strange and familiar as home. An escalating neighborhood feud takes an unanticipated turn. A college student visiting Poland learns about drinking, dancing, and some of the more perplexing mysteries of adulthood. A mother opens up about her youth and courtship. A daughter tries to understand her own relationship within the context of what her parents have taught about marriage. These tender and generous stories illuminate the hidden corners of our family lives and, in doing so, cast beautiful light on the shadows.

UPDATED 3rd Edition November 2010. This family genealogy of the CANNON family begins in the Plymouth Colony of America, Virginia. The family moves to Henrico County, Virginia; then migrating south into Wake County North Carolina, staying in South Carolina for a short time; then settling in Bulloch County, Georgia for several generations. The Cannon family moved further down in the Brooks County, Thomas County, Colquitt Co. Georgia area where they have remained for many more generations. Some generations of the Cannon family moved into Hamilton County, Florida. This book is full of referenced and researched accurate data from the family researchers and compiled and put into this database by this writer. (Also included is an additional John Cannon line from Tennessee to Texas.)A must have reference book for the CANNON family including a rare photo of George Washington Cannon and Martha Ann M. Glass of Colquitt/Brooks County Georgia.

Cannon ancestry traced to Isle of Man. Earliest known ancestor is John Cannon of Kirk Michael parish in A.D. 1614.

Available digitally for the first time ever, Duncan’s Bride is a classic novel of romantic suspense from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Linda Howard It's been seven years since rancher Reese Duncan's first wife left him high and dry, and he's been trying to rebuild his life ever since. What he needs is a dependable mate—someone uncomplicated with whom he can start a family and who will help out around the ranch. At first glance, city girl Madelyn Patterson seems all wrong. But Madelyn isn't after his money or his land. She wants the one thing Reese can't guarantee—his heart. Featuring an excerpt from TROUBLEMAKER, Linda Howard’s new hardcover novel!

“An absorbing, generous, ravishing book by a high priestess of you-have-to-read-this prose." —Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild Pam Houston, an "early master of the art of rendering fiercely independent, brilliant women in love with the wrong men" (Sarah Norris, Barnes & Noble Review), delivers a novel that whisks us from one breathtaking precipice to the next. Along the way, we unravel the story of Pam (a character not unlike the author), a fearless traveler aiming to leave her metaphorical baggage behind as she seeks a comfort zone in the air. With the help of a loyal cast of friends, body workers, and a new partner who helps her to be at home, she finally finds something like ground under her feet.