Pratt: 430 books

70-year-old self-proclaimed curmudgeon, Helen Boyer-Patterson, has been forced to reduce a life of independence to apartment-sized living at Golden Harvest Retirement Village. After a disgruntled settling in, sudden disappearances at the place pique her interest.With lifelong friend, Maggie...

Rose Spenser was surprised by the Black Mask, a rogue searching for what she supposed was the ruby ring she’d inherited from her godfather. But Rose had need of the infamous thief, wishing to retrieve her brother Rupert’s IOUs from Sir Niles Alardyce. The thief was not averse to this plan, as his...

Sarah East wouldnt have considered abandoning her tomboyish ways if she hadnt been smitten by Alaric Naughton, Earl of Reyne. And her efforts appeared useless, as she met disaster every time she came in contact with the dashing peer. But Alaric had already noticed that the lovely, spirited Sarah was...

Dominic Knight claims to be a historian, but his real mission is to end the strife in the faery kingdom. Clarice Stavely, beautiful and rich, has never found a man so fascinating, and opens her home and heart to him. But when she discovers his real motives, she embarks on a dangerous journey in the...

The year was 1851 and the place was Hangtown, the California mining camp that today is known as Placerville.  It was here that the unpredictable and entertaining story of Zach Johnson's search for gold takes place.  Zach, the son of an Episcopal priest, was a gentle man who'd come to Hangtown from...

My Name is Martha Mother***ing Washington is a collection of one-minute female monologues based on the official First Ladies of the United States of America. Containing comedic and dramatic monologues starting with Martha Washington and going all the way to Melania Trump, the monologues are written...

This issue of Profession contains Russell A. Berman's introduction to his Presidential Forum, Language, Literature, Learning, held at the 2012 MLA convention, and the essays of the forum participants Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Christopher Freeburg, Jack Halberstam, B. Venkat Mani, and Imani Perry. To mark...

On a visit, Camilla Twainsbury finds her mother’s old nurse in dire trouble and goes for help. When Camilla is discovered by Sir Philip in the snow, he takes them both into his home. A writer, he has inherited his brother’s title, as well as his brother’s widow and three daughters. His wish to...

Blaic, a faery prince, lay under a spell. He was turned into a marble statue, never to return to flesh until his stone was touched by a womans tears. Felicia Starret brought him to life again as she mourned her father, and Blaic promised to grant her every wish. Felicias desire was that her younger sister...

Rietta Ferris has been courted before for her wealth. But it is always her younger sister Blanche, beautiful and vivacious, who wins the mens affections. So Rietta, to protect herself, disguises her own beauty, hoping that a gentleman will love her for herself. Sir Nicholas Kirwans Irish estate has been...

Maris Lindel had a tendre for her neighbor Lord Kenton Danesby, but he found her only a charming, and flirtatious, girl. So Maris returned to her home—and found that a friend was in financial difficulties. When Kenton again met Miss Lindel, he found her become a woman who helped those in need with...

When Lady Roma Randolph’s fiancé died, she accepted that she would not marry. Visiting Bath for the winter, she met her recent fiancé’s cousin, Bret Donovan. Not at all like her fiancé, who was a genteel gentleman, Bret was witty and outrageous, handsome and charming—but also almost penniless....

Egyptologist Simon Archer thinks his long-time correspondent, a self-taught hieroglyphics expert, is an elderly woman. He is horrified to find that Julia Hanson is young, beautiful, and determined to accompany him on his expeditionsomething not done in 1849. Julia accidentally releases An-ket, a long-trapped...

Rissa Daniels is being stalked. Spencer St. George’s life is in danger. Their families refuse to tell them the secrets of the past that haunt their present and affect their future. With every passing day and each new discovery, Spencer and Rissa grow closer to each other and to the truth until Rissa’s...