Catherine’s Christmas

Catherine’s Christmas is set in the small but bustling town of Inverness, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, circa 1920.

The School Mice and The New Baby

Mrs. Pringle shares a secret with her class, and soon there is great excitement at Maple Creek School!
Join the Mouse family and their friends as they all share in two life changing events!

Nowhere to Hide

Jade thought that she had finally escaped her past. She was beginning to feel the relief until one day she ran into a man that had her second guessing her decision. What was she going to do now?

Lyon’s Claw: A John Quinton Cord Novel

Lila and Quint Cord are honeymooning in the south of France when Lila is kidnapped. Seized because of her hacking expertise, her captor plans to use her in a deadly game of revenge. While Quint and three CIA operatives work to free her, another and more dangerous plot unfolds with global implications. With hired assassins on their heels, Quint and the other agents must discover what secrets led to the enmity between Lila’s captor and his nemesis, recover Lila, and stop the realization of a deadly plot.

Itchy Feet

Sisters, Riley and Miranda are beyond excited to tour Disneyland, California. While they are enchanted with the attraction It’s A Small World, Disney Magic cocoons them transporting the girls back to the time of American slavery. In the woods near their home, the pair stumble upon an unusual campsite and place their own needs and safety aside to help the humble family they have discovered. Because of the sisters’ loving hearts and generosity, combined with a healthy dose of Disney Magic, the Birdsong family finds its way to freedom.

When Secrets Become Lies

Sixteen-year-old Phillipa’s parents have always loved her unconditionally, and would do anything for her. It isn’t till after their tragic death that she learns exactly what that means. While figuring out how to deal with their loss, and move forward into a future without them, she learns that there is no record of her birth. As she struggles to unravel her mysterious past, we delve into that past, following her parents’ journey (both literal and figurative) that leads them to her.
With this heartfelt and impactful story about love, family, and desperation of spirit, author Molly O’Connor shows her readers just what can happen When Secrets Become Lies.

Go Back Jack

Have you ever wondered about the ultimate purpose for your life? Why are some people “born with a silver spoon in their mouths”, their every need, seemingly supplied, while others struggle under impossible conditions and perhaps lose hope, never realizing their true potential?

Memories of Appalachia

A celebrated philosopher once said that in order to understand anything human we must tell a story. However, this human narrative is not about what we are. That kind of information is the business of science, which teaches us about our physical nature. But the real story of our life, the human portion, is who we are, and it begins where science and nature end. Biography, not biology, is the true human narrative.

Raley Family History

This document is an amplified and more accurate account of the Raley family than my earlier accounts of our ancestral history. But this does not mean it is complete. Far from it. The first mention of the Raley family that I have found appears in old English records in the year of our Lord 965, and as I write this account, we are about to begin 2020 AD, a span of 1055 years.