Bøger af Stan St Clair

Bella Fontaine has dreamed of witnessing the spectacle of a total eclipse of the sun for many years. In July of 2010, she has the opportunity to travel to Easter Island in the Polynesian triangle off the coast of Chile go there and fulfill her dream. While gazing into the heavens, she thinks how her life has been like the darkness of the sun during the eclipse, and her thoughts take her back. As a child she endured an abusive relationship with her mother. Her father, a prosperous doctor in McMinnville, Tennessee, leaves home and is never heard from. When her mother dies suddenly she feels all alone. As a young woman she is raped, and becomes pregnant. Unwilling to have an abortion, she heeds the advise of her dying grandmother and gives up her son for adoption. Encouraged and endowed by her Christian grandmother, she attends college in Knoxville and becomes a nurse to use her talents to help others. But the shadows of her abuse cover her like a dark quilt. Her fondest dream would be to find her estranged father. And what happened to her son? Read this amazing story of grit and resolve and discover Bella's destiny.

When a young girl's life is turned upside down at the age of four, it sets the stage for a life that only the grace of God could right. At home, school and even at church, she would suffer some of the most common and often unspoken abuses that still occur in our society today. Yet somehow faith, love and kindness seems to fight its way into her life, in the form of friends, teachers and other good Samaritans who followed God's guidance to intercede. Come follow the inspirational true story of hope, courage, and second chances lived out loud and see how the power of prayer from an unlikely source paved the way for a new life.

This moving book follows the adventures of Captain Ron Cunningham during his extensive tenure with the Tullahoma, Tennessee Police Department, highlighting a number of intriguing true crime cases in which he and his capable officers were involved. Relive these exciting events with Ron as he describes the true life of an investigator on a day-to-day basis. This volume is the third and final installment in this series, co-authored by Stan St. Clair, which bagan with Conspiracy in the Town that Time Forgot, the harrowing tale of the contract out on Ron's life when he was a small-town sherrif in Moore County, Tenneessee in the late 1970s and early '80s. The second volume was Conspiracy Book II, In Pursuit of Justice, a sequel to the original story.

Sam O'Brian, a pudgy, aging world-renowned newsman, now Editor-in-chief for The Albany Daily Tribune, sat in his office reflecting. About 1943 he had been introduced to the tall, enchanting Deirdre MacDarroch, a young red-headed reporter from near Asheville, North Carolina, by her good friend, Marie Dotson, a famous private-eye. Deirdre was now was in his employ, and was a great asset to the paper. One rainy day, she came barging into his office door in a skin-tight leather jump-suit, soaked to the skin. Deirdre's large, gold-speckled, green eyes looked panic-stricken. When she nervously demanded a leave of absence, Sam knew something was amiss. She had uncovered a shocking crime involving the powerful Campbell brothers, one being the head of the mob in the UK. She had pictures-proof of their actions, and they were closing in on her rapidly. Marie Dotson had worked on the story with her, and was also in danger. After Sam agrees to help, Deirdre, who has a black wig, and a disguise, is on her way. But little did she know that Marie was also changing her appearance to that of a redhead, and she was at Deirdre's apartment with a gun, laying in wait for the Campbells. The Campbells made a hit and thought that Deirdre was dead. Returning by car to North Carolina, Deirdre meets with her two sisters and her friends there, who know the truth about her past and what she must now do. The problems between the MacDarrochs and the Campbells had not begun in the twentieth century. They had been going on since the late seventeenth century-the time when Deirdre and her sisters had left Scotland in a black fog which transported them to the future. Now they must return, and right the wrongs of the past. Travel with Deirdre and her sisters, Kimberly and Monica MacDarroch as they return to the Isle of Jura, to the age of the feudal clans, and their noble roots. Thrill with Deirdre as she rediscovers the sizzling romance with Laird Edward Thomas MacDonald and the titled life for which she was destined. Live with her and Sir Tommy their chilling clashes with King William of Orange and glory with them in their victories.

The King of Hearts is a truly heart-gripping story of Tim Cunningham, a shy, young singer who quickly rises to local fame in the town of Lubbock, Texas. True love conquers all as Tim's beautiful, Canadian born wife, Jamie, unlocks the secret to his unique ability to see the human heart in its true form. Travel with Tim and Jamie through their journey of side-splitting laughter and heart breaking sadness in this powerful true to life novel. In unison with Bridge to Terabithia and Where the Red Fern Grows, The King of Hearts is destined to become a timeless classic

The Mountains Call My Name is the saga of one woman's desperate fight to escape the poverty and hardships of the Appalachia. Young Elizabeth Mason scrapes and claws toward the scholarship that is her ticket to the world outside, but she feels that she must overcome the mysterious pull of the one young man who may have the power to snatch away her dreams. When Elizabeth loses her heart to a handsome stranger, she leaves to find happiness and then heartbreak away from the mountain's shadow. However, when she is at her most vulnerable point, she is called home unexpectedly and from the lips of her dying mother, learns a devastating secret that threatens her very identity. * Can Elizabeth survive this shocking disclosure? * Will she find comfort and love in the arms of the man who once stood in her way? * Will the mountains' final call home undo her life, or will the broken hearted woman find the strength and courage to triumph one more time?

Inspirational Poems of Encouragement represents the cries of many who have sought divine guidance and peace and wondered if God even cares. If you are seeking strength for the ups and downs of life, this book can help you. Proceeds from sales of this book will go to donate these poems free of charge to veterans and American soldiers now on the battlefields in the Middle East. It is being published in memory of Philip's late wife, Helen.

This exciting sequel to Regional Best Seller, Conspiracy in the Town that Time Forgot, picks up at the climax of the riveting ordeal in which a highly-successful FBI, TBI and ATF sting operation nabbed the primary conspirators, saving the life of Sheriff Ron Cunningham. Also included are other compelling true stories surrounding these events. This book may even be better than the original.

God Calls Our Name is the final book in the "Mountains Trilogy", the first two, The Mountains Call My Name, and Searching for My Mountain being included in one touching 712 page tome, published in 2009 under the title The Mountains Call My Name. The central character, Elizabeth Mason, had loathed her past, trying desperately to carve out an exciting future for herself in the city as a nurse. In the first volume, she was mysteriously drawn back to her mountain homeland in West Virginia. After a series of heartbreaking events, she has finally accepted her destiny. But her past is still cloudy, shrouded by a secret which could never be revealed until the death of her mother. Read the dramatic conclusion and find out if Elizabeth can overcome it all to find lasting peace of mind.

A Place in Time is a Reconstruction Era novella about the healing of America, and compares the post-Civil War period to the early twenty-first century. It is centered in Southwestern Virginia The main character, Will Patterson, has a traumatic past, being orphaned at eighteen after his father was killed in the war, and his mother dies from disease. He is befriended by an opulent neighbor with a charming daughter, is given a place of authority, and catches the eye of the organizers of the Reconstruction. He is then magnetically drawn into their cause and becomes the driving force behind the shutting down of the Klu-Klux-Klan.

This is a novella, based on a true story. Quinn is a touching tale of triumph, compassion, and love, but one which ended too soon. Born into a struggling but warm family in the early 20th century, he was a mentally challenged, special person. The quandary which was to surround him would alter the destiny of his family, and all of their future generations. A portion of all profit from this book will be donated to Special Olympics in his honor.