Blurb:
Reiki masters, crystals and astrologers… oh my!
Adam McGiver is a Coast Guard EMT, on injured reserve, and thinks all of the above are an interesting waste of time. The stars are for navigation on the seas.
Melanie Cramer, third generation of psychics and healers, charts her life by the stars but prefers to spend her days with computers. She’s ready to embark on a global adventure dedicated to databases.
When Adam rescues Melanie from a boat that’s dead in the water, they are sure they’ve met before but soon hope they never meet again. These star-crossed lovers are desperate to outrun their fated attraction. But the universe, through their friends and family, tightens a romantic noose around them – before Melanie flies off to the other side of the world, and Adam sails away in the opposite direction.
Will they still be in love sometime next year? Or are they just two ships that passed in the night?
Blurb: Temporary roommates to save the dogs can cause awkward moments. A hobby pilot, Mark Bradley is desperate to keep his new job that requires lots of travel, with little notice. He’s also determined to provide his dogs with a secure and consistent home. His best choice, for a few weeks, is to offer sanctuary to an aspiring goddess who never had pets.
Happy not to be homeless as well as jobless, Stacey Houseman stumbles into a whole new world featuring vintage aircraft along with her dog duties, in a remote country house. She wanted a safe home for a few weeks while she tries to rediscover herself and uncover family secrets. Instead, she’s trying to teach two lively dogs to obey while attempting to say NO to another arrogant man who sweeps her into his agenda.
Mark takes an assignment on the other side of the country for a few weeks, trusting the health and happiness of his dogs to the sexy redhead who talks to her car. It’s his concern for his dogs that brings him home more often than planned, not a fascination for keeping Stacey in his home.
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| Let me introduce you to my mom and dad, Mary Lou and Richard. It’s a love story and more. They lived “every day is a beautiful day” no matter what life tossed their way. |
Blurb: Mom was paralyzed from polio at the age of 31, regaining only partial use of her right arm. That was when she became “A Sittin’ Mommy” and continued to raise her five children and run her home as a quadriplegic. Even in retirement Dad considered Mom’s daily care as worth it, to have her as the primary joy, in his life.
“CHERISH – A Glimpse Of My Parents Incredible Marriage” frames their years, events and days. My mom and dad had a marriage that was so supportive and adorable I’d almost welcome total paralysis to feel it for a moment. But they also raised me not to be stupid; any morning I can roll out of bed, stand up and walk is a good day. To some, the idea of living life as a quadriplegic in a wheelchair is as close to a death sentence as one can get, but to my parents, it was just another bump in the road.
This family memoir is indeed a real life horror story, but written with the flavor of Erma Bombeck, every story is infused with hope and humor. I am so pleased to be able to share my story with the world and I hope that its life lessons, humor, and hope will inspire readers just as it inspired me and my family. This story will speak not only to Catholics, but to anyone who believes in everyday heroes (Thanks, Dad!), miracles, the strength of family and most of all, true love.
Mom and Dad lived with joy, no matter what, so even if events of my parents’ life together seem to be examples of keeping your glass half-full while it’s being continually dumped out, they always had a reserve of love that instantly refilled their “cup” to again “runneth over with the abundance of grace.” It is a continuing journey to hold true to what I know is possible.
For my parents, life was a daily renewal to achieve the impossible.
To purchase an Autographed Copy, please send me an email request at: terri@theresepatrick.com
This is a 1957 full service Vintage Americana Cookbook created and compiled for Post-World War II suburban housewives in the “Rust Belt” of Ohio in these United States. Contributors names are listed with the featured submissions.
Interior Art Work: Mary Lou Kramer and Penny Hense.
“We submit for your enjoyment, these choice family and bake sale favorites, compiled and published by Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Guild, St. Paschal Baylon Church, Wilson Mills Road, Highland Heights, Ohio.
November 1957″
This reproduction of – from Thy bounty – was created from one of Mary Lou Kramer’s daughters personal copy.
Compiled and indexed by Therese Patrick
Cover Design by Therese Patrick
Terri Patrick 