Dakota: A Novel

Review\n"Meet Dakota. She's in love... or thinks she is... or hopes to be. Will she find it? That's the big question in Sarah Patt's lively new novel of young love and old manners in the twenty-first century. You will stay up late to find the answer, and you'll leave Dakota and her friends only reluctantly, because they are a very lively group to spend time with. Enjoy!" 
William Martin, New York Times Bestselling Author of "Cape Cod" and "Bound For Gold"\n"Sophisticated, sweet, and full of energy, this is a romance with real intrigue." 
JoeAnn Hart, author of 'Stamford '76, A True Story of Murder, Corruption, Race, and Feminism in the 1970s', 'Float', and 'Addled'\n"This splendid book by Sarah Patt is a captivating story of love, loss, and friendships. Her characters are vividly brought to life through tumultuous relationships and ultimate redemption. Readers will be thrilled to see another book by this accomplished writer." 
Ruth Klein, author of Surviving the Survivors: A Memoir\nEighteen-year-old Dakota Buchannan is determined not to be the messed-up, orphaned teenager with an over the top imagination the media describes her as. After her father’s accidental death at Jennings oil refinery, she finds out that she has a much older half-brother and moves to Houston, Texas, to live with him and his young daughter, Savannah. It doesn’t take long for Dakota to settle in and capture the heart of a young man. Life seems to be going quasi-normal until CEO Jake Jennings breaks into Dakota’s home to confront her. In his narcotized state, he assaults her while incoherently apologizing for something his late father did to her, of which she has no recollection.\nShe eventually escapes, and Jake is charged. Released on bail, he returns to his penthouse, and Dakota’s boyfriend takes her away for the weekend to clear her mind, but on their return, the front page of the local newspaper confirms ‘Jake Jennings plummets to his death.’ Dakota’s half relieved the man is dead, but the other half replays in her mind what he was trying to tell her that terrifying night and whether or not he actually killed himself or did someone push him off his balcony.\nFeisty and determined, Dakota never loses sight of hope or the importance of family and friendships. She navigates her new life with her moral compass –– reconciling the past and seeking answers while discovering secrets and lies.\nSarah Patt graduated from Wheelock College in 1991 and taught for five years before becoming a mother in 1996. It wasn’t until 2008 when she returned to the classroom. While maintaining a full-time teaching position at The Landmark School, Sarah earned a master’s degree in Special Education from Simmons College in 2012. She is enormously grateful for her devoted and loving husband and their three children, who support her writing endeavor wholeheartedly with words of encouragement and expressions of pride. Dakota is her second published novel.

Patt, Sarah

Teen & Young Adult

Addison & Highsmith Publishers

Islomanes of Cumberland Island

Review\n"From the Timucuan Indians to Civil War heroes to steel magnates and beyond, the challenges and triumphs of the island come to life in page after page of discovery. [...] Islomanes of Cumberland Island is an easy read and one to get lost in. [...] Through this book, you will come to know for sure why Cumberland was saved for future generations and the meaning of this preservation for all Americans." 
-Barbara Ryan Harris, St. Marys Magazine\n"Islomanes of Cumberland Island is more than a history. It's a love story. 
It's the story of the love of a woman and her daughter for Cumberland Island—its seclusion, its unspoiled beaches, even its wilderness, in which the relics of its past are inexorably vanishing. They love Cumberland Island also for its fabled wild horses. The horses, which are the island's principal attraction for most tourists, represent in all their wild beauty both the glory and the precariousness of nature, for in their freedom to roam, the horses are a disaster to the fragile ecosystem of the island and may someday have to be removed from the island. 
And the history I was looking for? Bourke's telling of the history of Cumberland Island evolves naturally from the discoveries, during her and her daughter's annual, adventurous visits, of the remnants of its glory days. And as it turns out, it is in this gradual unveiling of the mysteries of the island's remarkable and poignant history that much of the book's fasciation lies. [...] 
Islomanes of Cumberland Island is a charming book. It captivates, fascinates, and enchants." 
-Cynthia Williams, Writer and Independent Journalist\nLucy Carnegie, wife of industrialist Thomas Carnegie, dreamed of creating on Cumberland Island a home where her children would be safe from the smoke and soot-filled skies over Pittsburgh. Protected by the waters of the Cumberland Sound, the estate she built encompassed nearly the entire island. It was a perfect world, until the outside world intruded. Stone by stone it all came tumbling down. Wild horses now crop the grass around the burnt-out mansion. Rattlesnakes nest among the ruins.\nA century later, another family comes to Cumberland to walk among the horses and to accept what gifts the island has to offer: solitude, unspoiled wilderness, and wildlife free to roam undisturbed. Returning year after year, Rhamy and her parents explore the island and swim in the ocean. They picnic on the beach where servants once served champagne, shrimp cocktails, and crab cakes to the Carnegie family and their guests. They gaze at the chimneys surrounding Stafford house, all that remain of slave quarters that once housed plantation field hands. They mourn for Zabette, daughter of a plantation owner and his black servant, sold to a man who fathered her six children, then abandoned her. Always, everywhere on the island, the horses graze nearby, unaware of efforts by environmentalists to remove them from the island where they have lived for centuries.\nTraveling to the north end of the island, the family sits for a quiet moment in the church where JFK Jr. married Carolyn Bessette. Across the pasture is the shack where naturalist Carol Ruckdeschel has lived for fifty years and the porch where her lover lay dead, shot through the heart.\nIn the campgrounds, on the beach, at the Dungeness dock, wild horses graze. For now, they are safe.\nRita Welty Bourke is the author of Kylie’s Ark: The Making of a Veterinarian. She’s a regular contributor to literary magazines, including The Southwest Review, Shenandoah, Black Warrior Review, and The North American Review. Married to songwriter Rory Michael Bourke, she’s the mother of three daughters. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.\nFrom the Author\nMy family has been visiting Cumberland Island every spring for the last 15 years. That's what the book is about. That, and the wild horses, the Carnegie family (Thomas and Lucy, not Andrew) who once owned nearly the entire island, the biologist who

Literature & Fiction

Bourke, Rita Welty

Genre Fiction

A new genre: tiki noir . Action-history-romance-when reality moves to alternate reality. 1946 Honolulu. The goddess Pele needs a hero. But why did she choose an alcoholic, war wounded ex U.S. naval commander, Hunter Hopewell, to battle fire-breathing dragons and evil gods and save the world. Maybe, because he is changing...but changing into what. Meanwhile, attractive, young Tommi Chen, once a Japanese student and spy, now successful in the black market, but not what she seems, is seeking revenge and has decided to steal an atomic bomb...before it explodes. Award-winning author S. P. Grogan ( Vegas Die and Captain Cooked ) introduces the reader to a post World War II watering hole, the Red Tiki Lounge and Bar: a Pacific oasis of dreams and visions. Pop surrealist artist Brad Tiki Shark Parker offers up a colorful collection of his best-known works that captures the exotic world of tiki culture, and helps to bridge within Atomic Dreams a truly believable alternate reality. Russian spies and a baby Godzilla add excitement as well as interesting characters who are to become famous post world war, including Jimmy Michener, Julia McWilliams, Dutch Leonard, among others. Try to name them all -- quiz at back of book. Enjoy!

Atomic Dreams at the Red Tiki Lounge

Grogan, S

This is the FIRST NOVEL written about the Marquis de La Fayette. This story is an Adventure-Romance Docu-Drama-Biographical romp through the 1770's of France's nobility. This novel will ask of the reader to decide: is the young Lafayette a Romantic Adventurer or an Ambitious Cad? In June 1777 the 19 year old Marquis de La Fayette landed in the American colonies to fight in their revolution, and the rest, as they say is history. But over time many truths have been stretched, most recently including a singing role in a Broadway hit musical. Still, the great historical mystery remains: how did the character of the young Gilbert de la Fayette develop? Much of Lafayette’s own words about his early life were written when he was an elder statesman serving in the French Chamber of Deputies, and such writings were shaded to both the heroic as well as the political climate of the day. Author S.P. Grogan writes a fascinating fictional narrative about Gilbert Lafayette and his coming-of-age in the mid 1770’s within the decadence of Queen Marie Antoinette’s French court. The story begins with the child Gilbert sworn to avenge his military father’s death against the English. The reader will track how a country boy of Auvergne becomes the richest orphan in France, and how forces behind the throne after control over his fortune seek to marry him off to a 12 year old girl to support one of the most powerful military castes in France. Here is where you learn the rebellious and obstinate behavior of Gilbert Lafayette, with women and his desire to become a glorious military hero. Lafayette – the novel-- Courtier to Crown Fugitive is an ‘action’ story of highway robbers, spies, and a 'romance' story of first love and mistresses in court intrigues. The reader can see the developing psychological make-up of Lafayette; his futile search for a father-figure, his need for supportive love, and his blind passion for glory and fame. What is revealed is a young boy in the throes of transformation under the influences of Queen Marie Antoinette’s life style of spoiled privilege, his attitude towards his young wife in a forced marriage, the secrets within the Masonic fraternity, the writings of Voltaire, the Encyclopédistes, and the voice of the anti-slavery Abbot Raynal. All come together to transform his mind-set as Gilbert, blinded by class liberté idealism, seeks to run away to join the American revolutionary army. In doing so, he becomes a fugitive from the King’s edicts, and his ensuing flight and pursuit climax in a showdown on the beaches of Spain. Author S.P. Grogan spent four years researching the life of the Marquis de La Fayette, here in the U.S. as well as travels across France, and visits to libraries, museums, and the homes of Gilbert de La Fayette. Enjoy! Let us know what you think.

Lafayette--the novel: Courtier to Crown Fugitive, 1757-1777

Grogan, S. P.

Lafayette: Courtier to Crown Fugitive, 1757-1777

In June 1777, nineteen-year-old Marquis de Lafayette landed in the American colonies to fight in their revolution, and the rest, as they say, is history. But over time many truths have been stretched, including, most recently, a singing role in a hit Broadway musical. Still, the great historical mystery remains: how did the character of the young Gilbert de Lafayette develop? Lafayette wrote his own words about his early life serving as an elder statesman in the French Chamber of Deputies, and, as such, they were shaded both to the heroic, as well as to the political climate of the day.\nS.P. Grogan writes a fascinating fictional narrative about Gilbert Lafayette and his coming-of-age in the mid-1770s amidst the decadence of Queen Marie Antoinette’s French court. The story begins with young Gilbert swearing to avenge his military father’s death at the hands of the British. The reader will track how a country boy of Auvergne became the richest orphan in France, and how forces behind the throne, trying to gain control over his fortune, seek to marry him off to a twelve-year-old girl to support one of the most powerful military castes in France.\nLafayette – Courtier to Crown Fugitive is an ‘action’ story of highway robbers, spies, and court intrigues. The reader can see the developing psychological make-up of Lafayette: his search for a father-figure, his need for supportive love, and his blind passion for glory and fame. What is revealed is a young boy in the throes of transformation under the influences of Queen Marie Antoinette’s lifestyle of spoiled privilege, his attitude toward his young wife in a forced marriage, the secrets of the Masonic fraternity, the writings of Voltaire, the Encyclopédistes, and the voice of the anti-slavery Abbot Raynal. All come together to transform his mindset, as Gilbert, blinded by class liberté idealism, seeks to run away to join the American revolutionary army. In doing so, he becomes a fugitive from the King’s edicts, and his ensuing flight and pursuit climax in a showdown on the beaches of Spain.\nAuthor S.P. Grogan is a best-selling author specializing in historical fiction. His other books include Vegas Die: A Quest Mystery.

United States

In June, 1777, nineteen-year old Marquis de Lafayette landed in the American colonies to fight in their revolution, and the rest, as they say, is history. But over time many truths have been stretched, including, most recently, a singing role in a hit Broadway musical. Still, the great historical mystery remains: how did the character of the young Gilbert de Lafayette develop? Lafayette wrote his own words about his early life serving as an elder statesman in the French Chamber of Deputies, and, as such, they were shaded both to the heroic, as well as to the political climate of the day.S.P. Grogan writes a fascinating fictional narrative about Gilbert Lafayette and his coming-of-age in the mid 1770s amidst the decadence of Queen Marie Antoinette''s French court. The story begins with young Gilbert sworn to avenge his military father''s death at the hands of the British. The reader will track how a country boy of Auvergne became the richest orphan in France, and how forces behind the throne, trying to gain control over his fortune, seek to marry him off to a twelve-year old girl to support one of the most powerful military castes in France.Lafayette - Courtier to Crown Fugitive is an ''action'' story of highway robbers, spies, and court intrigues. The reader can see the developing psychological make-up of Lafayette: his search for a father-figure, his need for supportive love, and his blind passion for glory and fame. What is revealed is a young boy in the throes of transformation under the influences of Queen Marie Antoinette''s lifestyle of spoiled privilege, his attitude toward his young wife in a forced marriage, the secrets of the Masonic fraternity, the writings of Voltaire, the Encyclopédistes, and the voice of the anti-slavery Abbot Raynal. All come together to transform his mind-set, as Gilbert, blinded by class liberté idealism, seeks to run away to join the American revolutionary army. In doing so, he becomes a fugitive from the King''s edicts, and his ensuing flight and pursuit climax in a showdown on the beaches of Spain.In June, 1777, nineteen-year old Marquis de Lafayette landed in the American colonies to fight in their revolution, and the rest, as they say, is history. But over time many truths have been stretched, including, most recently, a singing role in a hit Broadway musical. Still, the great historical mystery remains: how did the character of the young Gilbert de Lafayette develop? Lafayette wrote his own words about his early life serving as an elder statesman in the French Chamber of Deputies, and, as such, they were shaded both to the heroic, as well as to the political climate of the day.S.P. Grogan writes a fascinating fictional narrative about Gilbert Lafayette and his coming-of-age in the mid 1770s amidst the decadence of Queen Marie Antoinette''s French court. The story begins with young Gilbert sworn to avenge his military father''s death at the hands of the British. The reader will track how a country boy of Auvergne became the richest orphan in France, and how forces behind the throne, trying to gain control over his fortune, seek to marry him off to a twelve-year old girl to support one of the most powerful military castes in France.Lafayette - Courtier to Crown Fugitive is an ''action'' story of highway robbers, spies, and court intrigues. The reader can see the developing psychological make-up of Lafayette: his search for a father-figure, his need for supportive love, and his blind passion for glory and fame. What is revealed is a young boy in the throes of transformation under the influences of Queen Marie Antoinette''s lifestyle of spoiled privilege, his attitude toward his young wife in a forced marriage, the secrets of the Masonic fraternity, the writings of Voltaire, the Encyclopédistes, and the voice of the anti-slavery Abbot Raynal. All come together to transform his mind-set, as Gilbert, blinded by class liberté idealism, seeks to run away to join the American revolutionary army. In doing so, he becomes a fugitive from the King''s edicts, and his ensuing flight and pursuit climax in a showdown on the beaches of Spain.

Vegas Die: A Quest Murder Mystery

SOMEONE IS KILLING OFF THE OLD MOBSTERS OF LAS VEGAS AND THE MAYOR IS THE #1 SUSPECTWhen Casino Executive Owen McCombs discovers a dead gangster in the trunk of the Mayor's car, he needs to find answers quick - not only to save the Mayor's political career, but to keep his own freedom since Metro Homicide Detective Chastity Tempest Taggart, already pumped up from throwing her ex-husband into jail, is motivated to prove McCombs and the Mayor guilty!In Vegas Die, the best stereotypical Sin City characters and events pop up: the imploding casino, the buxom stripper, the nerdy card counter, super star twins, the Elvis impersonator, the Graffiti Vigilante, and associated corpses, immolated, shot, sliced, and diced. In deadly play is also the desperate hunt for $7 million in twice stolen jewelry.Vegas Die won an award for Best Regional Fiction and was selected by the Las Vegas Review Journal as one of the best selections for summertime reading. This newly revised and updated edition of this classic novel includes a hidden mystery for readers to solve. S.P. Grogan is an award-winning author, his books include Lafayette, Courtier to Crown Fugitive.***"I don't know if Mayor Goodfella is believable. After all, I'm quiet and unassuming and I know for fact we never had mobsters in Las Vegas." Snarky comment from former Las Vegas Mayor, Oscar B. Goodman and board director of The Mob Museum"Vegas Die is the ultimate Sin City mystery." - author Brian Rouff

SOMEONE IS KILLING OFF THE OLD MOBSTERS OF LAS VEGAS 
AND THE MAYOR IS THE #1 SUSPECT 
When Casino Executive Owen McCombs discovers a dead gangster in the trunk of the Mayor’s car, he needs to find answers quick. In Vegas Die, the best stereotypical Sin City characters and events pop up: the imploding casino, the buxom stripper, the nerdy card counter, superstar twins, the Elvis impersonator, the Graffiti Vigilante, and associated corpses, immolated, shot, sliced, and diced. In deadly play is also the desperate hunt for $7 million in twice stolen jewelry. 
Vegas Die won an award for Best Regional Fiction and was selected by the Las Vegas Review Journal as one of the best selections for summertime reading. This newly revised and updated edition of this classic novel includes a hidden mystery for readers to solve. S.P. Grogan is an award-winning author, his books include Lafayette, Courtier to Crown Fugitive.

The Lost Diary of Anne Frank

Product Description 
The Diary of Anne Frank is a seminal piece of twentieth-century literature. It recounts the tragic and moving story of a young Jewish teenager faced with the horrors of Nazism. In it, Anne establishes a bond with her readers that transcends both time and space, making them her friends and confidants. Readers feel a connection with each dream she had, each fear she endured, and each struggle she confronted. Her diary ended, but her story did not. 
The Lost Diary of Anne Frank picks up where her original journal left off, taking the reader on a credible journey through the tragic final months of her life, faithfully adhering to her own, very personal, diary format in the process. \nIn 
The Lost Diary of Anne Frank, Anne receives mysterious help from many quarters. A strange lady on the other side of the fence haunts her dreams. Her mom once vilified, becomes a hero. Anne struggles with the existence of God and His presence or absence in all of her ordeals. She contrasts the depravity of man with what she sees as mankind’s evident virtues. Her longing to experience sensual pleasures is numbed by forced over-exposure. She finds that in the Nazi efforts to extinguish the humanity of their victims, a chorus of unity evolves among the captives. Anne’s vaulted dreams for fame and notice are ultimately traded in for the true longings of life, love, and peace. 
The Lost Diary of Anne Frank follows her story to the chilling end. 
 Review 
This much-researched historical novel is anchored in facts as reported by those who were eyewitnesses and camp survivors, along with testimonials and writings of her father, Otto Frank, and others dear to Anne.\nThe Epoch Times, The Epoch Times 
 About the Author 
Dr. Johnny Teague is an author and historian, having earned five degrees, culminating with a doctorate in exposition from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In preparation for writing this book, he interviewed many Holocaust survivors, and studied at the Holocaust museums in Houston, Washington, D.C., and at Yad Vashem in Israel. His studies have taken him to numerous historical sites, including Auschwitz, Dachau, the Corrie ten Boom House, and the Anne Frank House.

Biographies & Memoirs

Teague PhD, Johnny

Community & Culture

Review\n“As someone who holds Anne Frank dear to my heart, this book was a wonderful way to honor her and the way she gave voice to all who perished in the Holocaust. Historical novels like this allow us to not only reconnect with events that occurred long ago but bring them back to us in a new and impactful way.” —D.R., Books a Million\n"The last words in the book are 'Anne’s diary ends here.' That’s where historian and author Dr. Johnny Teague picks up with The Lost Diary of Anne Frank, a unique historical novel built upon an abundance of research. It continues Anne’s would-be diary while imprisoned by the Nazis (even though such journals were hardly available to concentration camp prisoners.) [...] Teague reconstructs how he envisions Anne’s diary might read, ably inserting the tone and feeling of the narrator." —Book Trib\nThe Diary of Anne Frank is a seminal piece of twentieth-century literature. It recounts the tragic and moving story of a young Jewish teenager faced with the horrors of Nazism. In it, Anne establishes a bond with her readers that transcends both time and space, making them her friends and confidants. Readers feel a connection with each dream she had, each fear she endured, and each struggle she confronted. Her diary ended, but her story did not. The Lost Diary of Anne Frank picks up where her original journal left off, taking the reader on a credible journey through the tragic final months of her life, faithfully adhering to her own, very personal, diary format in the process.\nIn The Lost Diary of Anne Frank, Anne receives mysterious help from many quarters. A strange lady on the other side of the fence haunts her dreams. Her mom once vilified, becomes a hero. Anne struggles with the existence of God and His presence or absence in all of her ordeals. She contrasts the depravity of man with what she sees as mankind’s evident virtues. Her longing to experience sensual pleasures is numbed by forced over-exposure. She finds that in the Nazi efforts to extinguish the humanity of their victims, a chorus of unity evolves among the captives. Anne’s vaulted dreams for fame and notice are ultimately traded in for the true longings of life, love, and peace. The Lost Diary of Anne Frank follows her story to the chilling end.\nDr. Johnny Teague is an author and historian, having earned five degrees, culminating with a doctorate in exposition from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In preparation for writing this book, he interviewed many Holocaust survivors and studied at the Holocaust museums in Houston, Washington, D.C., and Yad Vashem in Israel. His studies have taken him to numerous historical sites, including Auschwitz, Dachau, the Corrie ten Boom House, and the Anne Frank House.

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Dakota: A Novel

Islomanes of Cumberland Island

Atomic Dreams at the Red Tiki Lounge

Lafayette--the novel: Courtier to Crown Fugitive, 1757-1777

Lafayette: Courtier to Crown Fugitive, 1757-1777

Lafayette: Courtier to Crown Fugitive, 1757-1777

Vegas Die: A Quest Murder Mystery

Vegas Die: A Quest Murder Mystery

The Lost Diary of Anne Frank

The Lost Diary of Anne Frank