Growing Up in the Care of Strangers: The Experiences, Insights and Recommendations of Eleven Former Foster Kids    by Waln Brown
Price: $9.99 USD. 61930 words. Published on December 7, 2010. .
Provides child welfare professionals insightful feedback from clients who grew up in juvenile justice, foster care, orphanage, adoptive and mental health placements. What makes this book particularly instructive derives from the authors credentials. They are college-educated adults who masterfully intertwine their childhood stories with mature perspective and their own professional expertise.

A Stranger in the Family    by Patricia McLinn
Price: $0.99 USD. 65440 words. Published on December 8, 2010. .
Bodie Smith's discovery that he fathered a son 17 years ago leads him to the warm and welcoming Weston family. That was the easy part. Complex doesn't even begin to describe his relationship with Pete's beautiful and wary adopted older sister Cambria. The sparks between them are real...and so is the danger if she discovers why he's in Wyoming.

Gabriel & Mr. Death    by Susan Kroupa
Price: $1.99 USD. 3990 words. Published by Laurel Fork Press on December 10, 2010. .
Gabriel is a coon hound with an unusual gift: he can see Mr. Death. He doesn’t think too hard on it until one Christmas Eve when Mr. Death comes for the person Gabriel loves most. He can’t let that happen, no sir, no way. A touching story about a dog’s love and loyalty and the healing power of family.

A Gift is Waiting    by Tom O'Grady, Jr.
Price: $6.99 USD. 51040 words. Published on December 20, 2010. .
Surrounded by the selflessness and caring of people who love them, a broken father, a questioning nun and a lost child learn that life offers amazing gifts and moments to treasure. Based on real events, this beautiful story resonates with hope as it takes us to a place where we discover there is always a “gift” waiting somewhere in our lives should we choose to recognize it.

The Apothecary    by Samantha Jillian Bayarr
Price: $0.99 USD. 54570 words. Published on December 24, 2010. .
When Claire Mayfield suddenly finds herself the new heir of a property that has lain vacant for over 100 years, she becomes leery of the rumors of the hauntings from the three young children who were said to have been murdered there. As Claire explores the manor, she discovers her great uncle's traveling medicine show from the 1800's, and clues that could solve the 100 year old murder-mystery.

Gourmet & Gluten-Free    by Kristin Olafs and Baldur Benediktsson
Price: $4.99 USD. 9630 words. Published on December 28, 2010. .
Enjoy over 60 of our favorite recipes, all gluten-free. Appetizers, salads, main courses, side dishes, soups, desserts, and bread. Includes information on gluten-free products that we have tried. All proceeds from the sale of this book go towards the adoption of our two wonderful boys.

In the Fire    by Ciera Cunnda
Price: Free! 15640 words. Published on January 2, 2011. .
A simple kitchen fire has tore through Nina's life and left it permanently changed. Years later, she is in a new place in an attempt to scratch the past, regardless of the constant reminders. Dealing with a new boy and new friends, she will truly learn what it means to be still be in the fire without one.

Planning and Building a Stepfamily    by Waln Brown
Price: $4.99 USD. 4610 words. Published on January 6, 2011. .
Planning and building a stepfamily is not a responsibility to take lightly. It can be a very trying and, at times, seemingly impossible endeavor. Many potential pitfalls can arise and threaten to destroy the stepfamily. Nonetheless, meeting and mastering these special challenges can bring unanticipated satisfactions and rewarding depths of family closeness and affection.

Blending Families With Children    by Waln Brown
Price: $4.99 USD. 4190 words. Published on January 7, 2011. .
Not all attempts to blend families are successful. However, many of them, with resulting close ties, offer rewarding relationships, rich memories and the satisfaction that comes from challenges met and survived. The more thoroughly the families prepare for the merger, the more manageable the inevitable surprises and the greater the likelihood of success.

The Bird Menders    by Marian McCain
Price: $5.99 USD. 99580 words. Published on January 8, 2011. .
A writer, weaving fantasies about the daughter she relinquished for adoption thirty-one years ago, faces a starkly different reality when the young woman suddenly re-enters her life – an event that re-opens old wounds for them both but launches them, and several others, on an unexpected journey of emotional risk-taking, healing and love. Set in England, Australia and southern Italy.