Download or read book A Piggly Wiggly Christmas written by Robert Dalby and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-11-24 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this novel in the Piggly Wiggly series, Robert Dalby “returns to Second Creek, Mississippi, for a reliably charming Christmas” (Publishers Weekly). When the new First Lady of Second Creek, Gaylie Girl Dunbar, approaches her new husband, Mayor Hale Dunbar, former owner of the local Piggly Wiggly market, with a civic project involving Christmas caroling around the historic town square, all the local church choirs quickly sign up for the big event. But when an electrical fire devastates the square’s beautiful old buildings just a week before Christmas, everything is thrown into chaos. It falls to the town’s indefatigable army of matrons—the Nitwitts—to find a way to revive the holiday spirit and raise money to rebuild. It will take a miracle...but it’s Christmas in Second Creek, where everyday miracles are a way of life.
Download or read book Waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly written by Robert Dalby and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-08-03 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two-Step right up to "a delightful story of new loves, old loves and reclaimed love."* The Piggly Wiggly has been the hub of the community of Second Creek, Mississippi, but now it may be forced to shut down. Determined to keep her favorite market open, Laurie Lepanto enlists the help of her fellow "Nitwitts." They are influential widows who love to socialize-and remain true to their beloved store. With the help of handsome widower and former ballroom dancer Powell Hampton, they have the ladies of Second Creek foxtrotting back into the market. It's become the town's most festive event: waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly (while someone else takes care of the shopping). But it's Laurie who's thrown for a whirl when the dancing sparks an unpredictable romance. It may be the best deal she's ever gotten at the Piggly Wiggly.
Download or read book A Piggly Wiggly Wedding written by Robert Dalby and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-08-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The next Southern charmer from "a talented writer" (Jackson Free Press) Weddings are big news in the Delta town of Second Creek, Mississippi. Especially when the wedding is that of the town's new mayor, the seventy-oneyears-young Hale Dunbar, who is about to tie the knot with Gaylie Lyons, to whom he first lost his heart back in the 1940s. Hale used to be the proprietor of the Piggly Wiggly, which closed a few years back. Unfortunately Gaylie's spoiled children are trying to shut down the wedding as well. They're putting up a stink about her move to this small Southern town, no matter how lovely the neighbors are. It falls to the town's matrons, the Nitwitts, to get the kids on board-and pave the way for more than one new beginning in Second Creek.
Download or read book Kissing Babies at the Piggly Wiggly written by Robert Dalby and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-08-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The charmingly eccentric and infinitely lovable characters from Waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly are back” (Louise Shaffer, author of The Ladies of Garrison Gardens) In Second Creek, Mississippi, Hale Dunbar is taking on the solidly entrenched mayor in the upcoming election. Hale may not have much political experience, but he has something better: he's being backed by the Nitwitts—the town's most influential and enjoyably eccentric posse of widows. As the campaign unfolds, everyone is about to discover what's more important than coming in first—close friends, second chances, and true love. And of course, a good slogan.
Download or read book Waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly written by Robert Dalby and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-06-05 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two-Step right up to "a delightful story of new loves, old loves and reclaimed love."* The Piggly Wiggly has been the hub of the community of Second Creek, Mississippi, but now it may be forced to shut down. Determined to keep her favorite market open, Laurie Lepanto enlists the help of her fellow "Nitwitts." They are influential widows who love to socialize-and remain true to their beloved store. With the help of handsome widower and former ballroom dancer Powell Hampton, they have the ladies of Second Creek foxtrotting back into the market. It's become the town's most festive event: waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly (while someone else takes care of the shopping). But it's Laurie who's thrown for a whirl when the dancing sparks an unpredictable romance. It may be the best deal she's ever gotten at the Piggly Wiggly.
Download or read book A Very Wiggly Christmas written by Grosset & Dunlap and published by . This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Wiggly Christmas written by The Wiggles and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join The Wiggles and all their friends on the day before Christmas as they get ready for the big event! Features an all-new original Wiggles story and a delightful pop-up Christmas tree with shiny stars at the end.
Download or read book Blue Christmas written by Mary Kay Andrews and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Wonderful. . . . A must read come holiday time.”—Roanoke Times “Nobody does Christmas like Mary Kay Andrews.” — Debbie Macomber New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews's rollicking Christmas tale featuring the beloved characters from Savannah Blues and Savannah Breeze 'Tis the week before Christmas, and antiques dealer Weezie Foley is in a frenzy to do up her shop right for the Savannah historical district decorating contest, which she fully intends to win. Her motif is Graceland Blue Christmas, with lots of tinsel, an aluminum tree, and enough tacky retro doodads to fill the Grand Ole Opry. But no sooner is she certain she's one-upped the trendy shop around the corner when Weezie notices things going strangely missing from her display. Despite the petty burglaries of her mysterious midnight visitor, Weezie still has high hopes for the holiday. Perhaps even an engagement ring is in the offing from her chef boyfriend, though Daniel, usually moody around the yuletide, seems even more distant than ever. Throw in some seasonal eccentricities from Weezie's decidedly odd family, a miraculous 1950s Christmas-tree pin, and a little help from the King (Elvis!) himself, and even Scrooge would have to agree there's real magic in the Savannah air this Christmas.
Download or read book Lavender Sky written by Denise Janette Bruneau and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-10-19 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Delaney Bartlett holds onto a painful secret from her past. As an obstetrician, she experiences the joy of bringing life into the world, and she loves her career. As a woman, her secret holds her happiness in bondage, and she wonders if she will ever have her own family. After her fiancé of four years breaks off their engagement, Delaney moves away to the small town of Guntersville, Alabama, to make a fresh start. Ben Montgomery, the handsome operating room manager, is haunted by memories that leave his heart aching every day. He thought his move to Guntersville, Alabama, might help him escape his painful memories and feelings of loss. But even a few years after his move, he finds himself spiraling downward emotionally. Savannah Carter is a young woman who faces a difficult choice. She needs help and has no resources. She is scared and unsure of what she should do, and she is quickly losing hope. When God crosses the paths of these three people, miracles happen. The pain doesn't disappear, but each one finds unexpected kindness, love, and support. Through these new relationships, each one comes to understand God's love, His redemptive power, and the hope He offers.
Download or read book JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Rose Gardner Mysteries Box Set 2 written by Denise Grover Swank and published by DGS. This book was released on 2015-03-20 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Box set of the second Rose Gardner Mystery trilogy, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling series by Denise Grover Swank. The box set includes: THIRTY-ONE AND A HALF REGRETS (#4) When Daniel Crocker escapes from prison, he has one thing in mind: revenge. Mason Deveraux, Fenton County ADA is determined to protect Rose, at any cost. THIRTY-TWO AND A HALF COMPLICATIONS (#5) Rose's nursery is about to fold after a huge cash deposit is stolen in a bank robbery. When the investigation by Joe, her ex-boyfriend and new chief deputy sheriff, hits a dead end, Rose decides to take matters into her own hands. PICKING UP THE PIECES (novella #5.5) Rose is reeling from news from Joe's ex-girlfriend, she's busy putting her business back together while dealing with the fallout from the Lady in Black. ncludes POVs from Joe, Mason, Violet, and Bruce Wayne. THIRTY-THREE AND A HALF SHENANIGANS (#6) When Neely Kate's cousin goes missing, she convinces Rose to help find her. In the meantime, Rose is dealing with her agreement with the new Fenton County crime lord, all while keeping it from her ADA boyfriend. While each book can be read as a standalone, it is recommended that you read the first three Rose Gardner Mysteries before beginning the second box set.
Download or read book All the Young Men written by Ruth Coker Burks and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compassionate act drives a young single mother in Arkansas to the forefront of America’s fight against AIDS in this “powerful” memoir (Library Journal). In 1986, twenty-six-year-old Ruth visits a friend at the hospital when she notices that the door to one of the hospital rooms is painted red. She witnesses nurses drawing straws to see who would tend to the patient inside, all of them reluctant to enter the room. Out of impulse, Ruth herself enters the quarantined space and immediately begins to care for the young man who cries for his mother in the last moments of his life. Before she can even process what she’s done, word spreads in the community that Ruth is the only person willing to help these young men afflicted by AIDS, and is called upon to nurse them. As she forges deep friendships with the men she helps, she works tirelessly to find them housing and jobs, even searching for funeral homes willing to take their bodies—often in the middle of the night. She cooks meals for tens of people out of discarded food found in the dumpsters behind supermarkets, stores rare medications for her most urgent patients, teaches sex-ed to drag queens after hours at secret bars, and becomes a beacon of hope to an otherwise spurned group of ailing gay men on the fringes of a deeply conservative state. Throughout the years, Ruth defies local pastors and nurses to help the men she cares for: Paul and Billy, Angel, Chip, Todd and Luke. Emboldened by the weight of their collective pain, she fervently advocates for their safety and visibility, ultimately advising Governor Bill Clinton on the national HIV-AIDS crisis. This deeply moving and elegiac memoir honors the extraordinary life of Ruth Coker Burks and the beloved men who fought valiantly for their lives with AIDS during a most hostile and misinformed time in America. Praise for All the Young Men A Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award One of Library Journal’s Best Biographies and Memoirs of 2020 “Burks’s spirited, straightforward prose balances the heartbreak of her story with just enough humor and toughness. A must-read for anyone interested in narratives of front-line responses to the early AIDS crisis as well as personal accounts of kindness and determination.” —Library Journal (starred review) “Burks’ vivid memories of ‘my guys’ and the trials she endured fighting against prejudice offer a portrait of courageous compassion that is both rare and inspiring . . . [A] deeply moving, meaningful book.” —Kirkus Reviews “Anecdotes of small-town gay bars and drag queen rivalries add levity to tales of hardship and sacrifice—crosses set ablaze on her lawn, her young daughter ostracized at school. . . . This worthy account offers as much bitter as sweet.” —Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Hidden Riches written by Felicia Mason and published by Dafina. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning author Felicia Mason introduces us to a respectable Southern family turned upside-down by grief...and a hilarious and sometimes undignified search for a huge inheritance... After a lifetime spent scrubbing and mending for others, Ana Mae Futrell has passed away. Her siblings have reluctantly returned to their North Carolina hometown to bury the older sister they never really bothered to know. For instance, they didn’t know she’d won big on a lottery ticket. Or that she had a son. But back to the money—Ana Mae’s millions will go only to the person who can interpret the clues she’s left behind in a quilt. If they all fail, the fortune goes to Ana Mae’s cats—and a Reverend with whom she shared a “special” relationship... Ana Mae’s two sisters and brother hadn’t really thought about her in years, but now she’s all they can think about. And as the race to win begins, everyone finds there’s more to gain than money. Because they’re each going to learn a little something about Ana Mae—and a whole lot more about themselves... “Fabulous family drama.” —Midwest Book Review “Mason presents a family in transition whom all can identify with. Throw in a hidden fortune and a good dose of humor, and readers will laugh through their tears.” —RT Book Reviews
Download or read book Family Love Happiness to Heartache written by Ray E. Jackson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-10-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grow into maturity, fall in love, get married, join the military, go to college, start a career.This is a true story of one young man and one young woman whose destiny looked bright, beginning with their love for one another. In only seven years of marriage, the family had multiplied to three children. As we live one day at a time, things can go from good, to bad, to worse, to tragedy. The story behind this book elaborates on one such family that travels a path of vicissitudes, but they never lose sight of togetherness, love, and support. They reached a higher echelon to bring the broken pieces back together.
Download or read book Secret of the Satilfa written by Ted Dunagan and published by NewSouth Books. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ted Dunagan, named 2009 Georgia Author of the Year in the young adult category for his debut novel A Yellow Watermelon, continues the saga of two adventuresome boys in this sequel, Secret of the Satilfa. Both books are set squarely in the Southern literary tradition as they reveal the lives of young Ted and Poudlum, friends despite the racial divide in rural Alabama in the late 1940s. In the fall of 1948, Ted and Poudlum have their post-Thanksgiving fishing trip to the Cypress Hole on the Satilfa Creek interrupted by unwelcome visitors -- fugitive bank robbers. They manage to escape and return to the Satilfa to search -- along with seemingly half the locals -- for money rumored to have been hidden by the criminals. However, Ted and Poudlum have a clue no one else possesses. Through their exposure to some memorable individuals, the boys grow in character and knowledge as they hunt for the missing treasure.
Download or read book Footsteps in the Snow written by Charles Lachman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW A LIFETIME MOVIE CHANNEL DOCUMENTARY It was a shocking true crime that left two families shattered, and became the coldest case in U.S. history. Who really killed little Maria? The question fueled a real-life nightmare in Sycamore, Illinois... 1957. Sycamore, Illinois. Christmas was three weeks away, and seven-year-old Maria Ridulph went out to play. Soon after, a figure emerged out of the falling snow. He was very friendly. Minutes later, Maria vanished, leaving behind an abandoned doll and footsteps in the snow. In April, a spring thaw gave up Maria’s body in a nearby wooded area. The case attracted national attention, including that of the FBI and President Eisenhower. In all, seventy-four men and three women fell under suspicion. But no one was ever charged with the crime. Incredibly, fifty-five years later, the coldest case in the history of American jurisprudence would be reopened. It happened after a seventy-four-year-old former neighbor of the Ridulphs named Eileen Tessier made a stunning deathbed confession to her family about a dark past, and a darker secret they knew nothing about. Two families would be joined by despair and retribution, and in an astounding turn of events, Maria Ridulph’s killer would finally be brought to justice. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS
