This novel is about three childhood friends who graduated in 1970 reunite at a former friends funeral. During the funeral, they realize that a former friend who'd been abducted during their prom was never located. The family needs closure. Nancy fell in love with a man who was sent to Vietnam. They became engaged but he broke the engagement once he completed his tour of duty. Nancy never understood the reason behind the breakup. She eventually married but the marriage didn't last long. Mike was her fiance's name and favorite brother to Sharon. Sharon, a minister was never able to accept the death of her brother, Mike, and few people knew of her sexual preference. Judy, an alcoholic and drug abuser, became a a Doctor of German studies and lives in Madison. Something happened to her at a party after graduation. She's held onto this secret all these years which caused her marriage to fall about. This is a novel about life, love, forgiveness, and redemption.

The Broken Circle

Literature & Fiction

Schlichting, Barbara

Contemporary

First Lady Press

SUFFRAGETTE to DEATH is a White House Dollhouse store series. A horrible murder of a First Lady Edith Wilson actress generates backlash from cast members. Liv, the store's owner, takes on the role and does her own investigation. Little did she know that the death sentence stems from one-hundred year old resentment for the treatment of the Suffragettes.

SUFFRAGETTE to DEATH (White House Dollhouse)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

CLUED to DEATH, Olivia Reynolds, owner and operator of the White House Dollhouse Store in Minneapolis, attends a National Park expo at the Xcel Energy Center as a vendor and as a fan. Liv leaves her employee, Gina, at the First Lady Dollhouse booth while she attends the opening ceremonies. Gina drinks a beverage meant for Liv, and dies. Liv is beside herself. Someone has murdered her friend and employee, and now it's up to her to figure things out. Enter an old land title, which may or may not have belonged to Teddy Roosevelt, a couple of assaults, a deranged murderer, and suddenly Liv has her hands very full. Entertaining, informative, and always fascinating, Schlichting delivers another Teddy bear hug of a mystery!

CLUED TO DEATH: A White House Dollhouse mystery

Working out of her White House Dollhouse store, Liv is well-known for her knowledge about the First Ladies. She has historic White House settings, Civil War, and other important time periods of the Presidents' House. She passes on her knowledge of how the rose garden began with George Washington's vision and up to when Jackie Kennedy remodeled them. When a New York City department store owner makes an appearance and places orders for several houses, Liv is excited. However, the pickup day for the houses, Liv found her dead with her head inside of a dollhouse. Clues abound in embroidery and letters from Dolley Madison. A jewelry heist from Montpelier, the Madison Estate, points to the pair of cuff links owned by Liv's grandpa. This is when she realizes what the killer is after.

SPANGLED to DEATH: A WHITE HOUSE Dollhouse mystery

Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

Word to Death is a completed cozy mystery. My character, Liv Anderson, owns the White House Dollhouse store in Minneapolis, and has a doctorate in American history, specializing in the First Ladies. A Mary Lincoln impersonator from the Mary Todd Lincoln House is invited for a special tea at Inga's Antique Store which is located nearby. Before her death, she asks Liv about her knowledge of the speech which Abraham Lincoln had given in Bloomington, Illinois about slavery. It was titled the, Lost Speech. Liv had never heard of it until this moment. When the impersonator, is murdered outside of Liv's store door, she becomes concerned. Upon her research, Liv learns that speech was never located and could be worth a fortune. Later, it's learned that the killer is after the famous speech. Liv stands between the manuscript and the killer, who will find it first?

WORD to DEATH: A White House Dollhouse mystery