Mary Ellen: 220 books

Parker Holt has started gobbling up properties housing small businesses in town, and Jo worries that her Craft Corner shop will be next. But when she arrives at Holt's home to learn his intentions, she finds him dead – the victim of an insidious electrical trap. The police draw a bead...

It's opening day at Jo's Craft Corner, and Jo is wired more tightly than the wreath on her store's front door. The entertainment she's hired, Cuddles the Clown, is little help, grumbling and complaining until Jo is ready to strangle him. Someone else does silence him, though - for good. With a dead...

After a brutal attack, a Texas woman decides to move to LA and reinvent herself as Serafina Divine. She opens a studio specializing in photographing animals. During the week, she works diligently to grow her business and soon she hires Martha Blake as her assistant. Serafina keeps her private weekend...

David is a handsome yet shy artist who works odd jobs to make ends meet. After his parents die, he moves to Cape Ann to be around other artists and to paint the picturesque scenery and stunning sunrises over the water. During the winter months he keeps to himself in the quiet town and in the summer...

Devon Sawyer has lost the woman he loves, Carmen Calderón. Carmen’s world has spun out of control. When the two reconnect, her demons seek revenge on the closest victim. Devon. Will either survive?  After finding Devon in a compromising position, Carmen runs and her world quickly begins...

Kent Bryant, a charming, handsome, well-mannered law student had a promising future. From the first time they met, Alexis wondered why someone like Kent would condescend to talk to her. When he proposed, Alexis felt compelled to accept, thinking it would be her only chance to have a family of her...

With her craft shop business going well, owner Jo McAllister takes off for the weekend, having snagged a spot at the prestigious Michicomi Craft Festival to show her wares. Jo's excitement dims, however, when she learns her booth is directly across from an old nemisis, the conniving Linda Weeks....

Proposing a fresh approach to scholarship on the topic, this volume explores the cultural meanings, especially the gendered meanings, of material associated with oral traditions. The collection is divided into three sections. Part One investigates the evocations of the 'old nurse' as storyteller so...

The stories presented here have been taken from my memories of life in Montana. I have tried to feature a variety of events that shaped my life and the lives of my children. Because Montana is such a special place it was difficult to decide what should be included. I hope the sequence is interesting and informative. My family is truly unique and wonderful. Mary Ellen Connelly

The Geezettes are at it again, and the town of Stuporville is totally unprepared for whats in store. Winter has just left the small North Dakota town, and all sorts of fun begins to spring up just as lifelong friends Rena, Melva, and Madge reunite. The three women the Geezettes, as they are affectionately...

This is the story of Audrey the Christmas Elephant who one day sneaks out of the zoo to have an amazing adventure on her trip to the North Pole. This story is great for kids of all ages. It is based on the Character Audrey the Elephant in the song written by Billy and Steven Clanton. You and your family...

The plot thickens--in novels and our lives--forcing us from the fairy tale into a bewildering, even heartbreaking narrative. We look at the god we're holding, and find it too fragile, too brittle to meet reality. Cling tighter? Move on godless? In fact, rejecting a god image (or as C. S. Lewis puts...

Few families have contributed as much to English history and literature-indeed, to the arts generally-as the Sidney family. This two-volume Ashgate Research Companion assesses the current state of scholarship on family members and their impact, as historical and literary figures, in the period 1500-1700....

Presented in two volumes, The Ashgate Research Companion to The Sidneys, 1500-1700 assesses the current state of scholarship on members of the Sidney family and their impact, as historical and/or literary figures, in the period 1500-1700. Volume 2: Literature, begins with an exploration of the Sidneys'...