After the sudden death of her beloved uncle and guardian, Jeb, Candace "Candy" Taylor heads to the Canadian wilderness where her uncles home and logging mill* is located.     Candy finds herself temporarily stranded at a small airport on the last leg of her trip but the airport employee manages to arrange a flight for her with Dr. Clint Williams, a cranky and bitter man with a unkempt beard and hair who has his own plane he takes to his cabin upriver from the mill. Clint harshly tells Candy her uncle was murdered in a intentional accident shocking Candy wh ..read more

    Allison Blue is living in New York working as a commercial artist when she receives a letter from her grandmother, Bunny Blue, in Key West, Florida. Gram is about to sell her historic home, Allamanda House, and is asking Allison to come to Florida and help her pack. Allison is eager to make the trip as both her parents are diplomats and live in other countries and Allison wants to be close to some family. Not only does Allison make the trip but she arranges for her work to transfer her to their Miami office permanently so she can remain close to her grandmother.    ..read more

    Kim Aldrich, the daughter of an FBI agent, is working as a secretary for WALCO insurance agency. One day commissioner Saunders of Neadham shows up to talk to the company about a lawsuit his town is undergoing.     It seems that down on the beach there is a large area of rocks where children like to play. The rocks are suppose to be sprayed weekly with a chemical to keep algae from growing and causing the rocks to be slippery and dangerous. But the rocks have not been sprayed for some time which resulted in a small boy named Peter Madden falling and getting ..read more

      The book starts out with Judy and her friends visiting an antique store/tea room. In the shop Judy sees a vase in the shape of a tree and decides she must have it. She plans on inquiring about the price on the way out but first the groups wants to eat. They go into the attached tearoom and enjoy eating and dancing to the player piano. Before long another boy and girl arrive but only the girl stays. She continues to keep the piano playing constantly and after dancing with her, Horace says the girl seemed scared. Soon her companion reappears and rushes her out. &nbs ..read more

  (Click on image to view it larger and clearly)     After losing her home in the Rouslville flood Judy Bolton is excited to be moving into her new home in Farringdon. The home was offered to the Bolton family for free due to the fact that the house is considered haunted. A former tenant, gangster Vine Thompson, had been shot and killed in the house and people claim her spirit now haunts it. Aspiring renters and local thrill seeking teenagers all claim they have seen a ghost waving it's arms in the attic window as well as heard Vine Thompsons voice calling out. Vi ..read more

      I've been suffering with reader's block for quite a few months. I have picked up several books but haven't been able to finish them. Thanks to Peggy Lane, or maybe Virginia Hughes, I have finally broken this little spell and finished a book.      As the book opens Peggy Lane is having a discussion with her parents about the possibility of her putting off college to pursue an acting career in New York. Her father is initially against it but Peggy works out a deal with him that if she can't land an acting job within one year she will return home t ..read more

        25 year old Elsbeth 'Beth' Caldwell receives a letter stating that her grandfather has passed away and she should journey to England for the reading of his will. Both of Beth's parents have recently passed and she sees this trip as a way to feel close to her father, who always remained rather vague about his life in Britain.     Before leaving Beth receives two more letters from England, the first telling her to be careful if she comes and to lock her door at night. The second is a strange riddle. Beth discusses both of them with Glenn, a c ..read more

    Meet Molly is the first book in the Molly Series created by American Girl. As a child I would receive American Girl catalogs and, even though I never had nor wanted an American Girl doll, I would enjoy looking through it. I've been interested in history since a young age so it's not a surprise that the girl's stories and settings appealed to me. Molly was my personal favorite due to her time period. I did end up getting her cooking and crafting books back then but never any of her book series which I was kind of sad about until I realized I'm an adult now and I can buy them ..read more

      When Barbara Ann's father has to take a business trip to Mexico City Barbara and her best friend Beverly join him. Barbara's unofficial boyfriend Bob and his friends, Mort, Jerry, and Jimmy, all decided to take a trip to Mexico City too.      As they're driving through Texas on their journey Barbara's father allows her to take the wheel and do some driving. Unfortunately Barbara ends up in a minor bang up with a car parked on the side of the road. This car belongs to Mr. Stedman who begins to bawl out the teenage girl. However when he learns her ..read more

      Jane, along with her best friend Sue, have just completed their nurses training and are spending their graduation night worried about their lack of employment. Lucky for them the dean of their nursing school has received a request from Federated Airlines for two trained nurses. The company plans on hiring them as stewardess which is a newly created job field at the time.      The girls have to catch a flight to Federated's headquarters for their interviews. This is their first time on an airplane and to their misfortune the plane crashes. Jane he ..read more