21st-century journalist Olivia Watson thinks traveling back in time to 1934 to attend a Halloween party with her friend Detective Steven Blackwell will be a lot of fun. And, it is... until she witnesses the head of the Shipley Five-and-Dime empire murdered, and fears the killer saw her face. The smart move is to return to the safety of the present, but Olivia possesses a secret and is about to defy the unwritten rules of time-travel. She convinces...

An accident killed his dreams, she had to walk away from hers – together, can they forge a new one? After Tara Nelson's parents died, her grandmother hadn't hesitated to open her home – and her arms – to finish raising a heartbroken little girl. So, when a stroke left her confined to a wheelchair, Tara didn't have to think twice about putting her plans on hold to take care of her. It was a hard, often lonely life, and sometimes, she longed...

Karla Sorensen's dream was to restore the bells in the former church in downtown Dickens. She feels a strong connection to the church since great, great, Grandfather Sorenson was the first pastor in 1870. After the church was deconsecrated, the town turned it into a library annex and the bells have been silent for seventy-five years.Time is running out on her two-year project. Karla assured the town council the work would be complete by Christmas...

For Whom the Bell Tolls (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Ernest Hemingway Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: chapter-by-chapter analysis explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols a review quiz and essay topics Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect...

Easy-going Father O'Malley and iron-willed Sister Benedict find themselves in a subtle battle of wits over how the children should be educated at St. Mary's parochial school. Meanwhile, the entire school may be razed to make way for a parking lot.

Abused and dominated by men in her youth, Belle Starr now out-rides, out-smokes, out-shoots, and out-gambles them as she makes her way around the Old West, usually wearing male garb. One man who's her equal is Larry Blackie with whom she has an on-again/off-again relationship which is often argumentative and sometimes violent. Together they become involved in a robbery that goes awry. Belle must rescue Larry, and though he's grateful, he now wants...