Set in an isolated, wind-besieged house with bullet holes in the tarpaper walls, Richards's novel wonders whether goodness is merely a luxury.

Numbed by her unintentional role in the death of a young Black girl, Effie leaves New England and drifts from city to city, until she learns her boyfriend has died, and then she returns home to find salvation in the pain she left behind

Product Description: If any group decides to swarm, I command you to fire directly into them. Such was the order that began Jesse s journey. When, as a guard, he is forced to fire upon a group of prisoners, he kills a man. The only identification found on the body is a small bible with a name inside: Peter Beaudine...read more

Apologizing to the widow of a chef who committed suicide after receiving a bad review, restaurant critic Marc Basset so enjoys being forgiven that he decides to apologize to everyone he has ever wronged, setting in motion a series of events that culminates in his appointment as Chief Apologist for the United Nations. 35,000 first printing.

Product Description: Since a fall that broke her leg five years ago, Karen has been scared of horses, and she isn't pleased to be staying at Sandy Lane Stables. But one stormy night, she must overcome her fear and set off on a ride to save a life.