Marta

Acapulco Buds - A political comedy novel set in the late 1960s. Love, war, dope, the CIA... and Go-Go dancing commies.A draft notice is the ticket to an an idyllic pot commune in the mountains above Acapulco for Nico, a privileged Chicago college student, and her pacifist boyfriend. Adam, the cannabis evangelist who runs the farm, awaits the arrival of Alien Overlords by growing the finest buds in the galaxy. But when Smith, a demented CIA officer,...

In the aftermath of World War II, Daniel, an idealistic American seminarian, is sent to Rome to photograph Vatican art.He uncovers a scheme to smuggle Nazis and their Ustase collaborators out of Europe with Vatican passports.It would test his faith, shatter his convictions, and endanger his life.

"One kind action sparks a chain of selfless acts that lead a girl to reunite with her lost dog in this wordless story"--

"In Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life, award-winning author Marta McDowell explores Dickinson's deep passion for plants and how it inspired and informed her writing. Tracing a year in the garden, the book reveals details few know about Dickinson and adds to our collective understanding of who she was as a person. By weaving together Dickinson's poems, excerpts from letters, contemporary and historical photography, and botanical art, McDowell offers...

Focuses on Beatrix Potter's life as a gardener, exploring the origins of her love of gardening and plants and how this passion came to be reflected in her work, and creating characters such as Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and Benjamin Bunny.

Brought back to life and orphaned at the age of six, Jane Williams grows up in a series of foster homes and wins a scholarship to the exclusive Birch Grove Academy, where dark secrets abound.

In peaceful Pennsylvania Dutch country, a young mother discovers a shocking danger - and an unexpected ally A whisper of a threat looms over widow Deidre Morris. She and her young son have unwittingly become prisoners of her intimidating father-in-law's power. One wrong step could find her son torn from her and in the hands of the influential judge. But when Deidre collides with an intriguing stranger, the prospect of a new friendship gives her renewed...

In River Haven, a mysterious visitor brings two lonely hearts together... Joanna Kohler treasures the independence her Amish quilt shop provides. She rarely leans on others, yet finding an injured woman on her property makes her grateful for the storeowner next door, Noah Troyer. Calm and unflappable, Noah offers support. He also points out the strong resemblance between Joanna and the unconscious stranger... Noah may admire Joanna, but the...

In small town Laurel Ridge, not everything is as simple as it appears. After a terrible betrayal, Allison Standish flees Philadelphia for the small Amish village of Laurel Ridge to claim an unexpected inheritance. Allison intends to sell the mansion housing various shops on Main Street until she meets Nick Whiting, a single father and tenant of Blackburn House, who challenges everything she believes about her estranged grandmother and the Amish community....

One of the great science and health revelations of our time is the danger posed by meat-eating. Every day, it seems, we are warned about the harm producing and consuming meat can do to the environment and our bodies. Many of us have tried to limit how much meat we consume, and many of us have tried to give it up altogether. But it is not easy to resist the smoky, cured, barbequed, and fried delights that tempt us. What makes us crave animal protein,...