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The haunting story of a family, a neighborhood, and a girl who longs to escape. Shadowed by the loss of her mother, her family begins to disintegrate as the narrator bears witness to friends toying with death by train, by car, and by fire, until one disappears, maybe for good. She feels she'll follow her mother to an early grave if she can't escape the madness of her own decaying life.

Suffering from anxiety, ocd, and panic attacks, three sisters struggle with the loss of their father as they live with their overbearing grandmother and apathetic mother.

Half mad from an overdose of Laudanum, Edgar Allan Poe reimagines the life and death of each of the women he loved even as they reach beyond the grave to save his life. Eddy is a fictional account of an actual event in Poe's Life.Described as an intimate, emotional experience not previously accomplished in stories about Poe, "Poignant and Piercing".Noreen Lace has lectured on Poe and read Eddy at the Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia where the book was well received.

From Award-winning Educator and Author, a new book of short fiction. Beautiful, sensitive, and in some instances ironic stories of saviors and failures. The Healer's Daughter watches her mother change before her eyes and fears for own future. In Mirror People, a woman tries to save her sister from an obsession which may cost both of them. The Crier, some people believe, is a miracle worker, but is it the kind of miracle society needs?

Valerie Graham struggles to solve the growing problems of her new marriage when the full of life, artist and street racer, Jack, comes on the scene. Both her husband and Jack have secrets to protect. But for Valerie, it isn't just choosing a man; it's choosing the way she wants to live, who she wants to be. Will Valerie figure out that her life doesn't have to be determined by a choice between Jack and Alexander before their secrets threaten her? Our Gentle Sins is a story about recovering from past mistakes. Understanding who to have in your life, when to let go, and how to move forward.REVIEWS: "Lace takes a familiar story... and suffuses it with intriguing family drama.""...energetic prose..." "this is an appealing novel with relatable, flawed characters." PW "Lace has woven a wonderful tale with themes and characters that are universal and recognizable. Such issues as a woman's personal sovereignty within a relationship, the oppressiveness, both subtle and overt, of patriarchy and the mixed blessings of liberation are explored. A wonderful, readable story, ideal for Summer reading. Kudos to Noreen Lace." Ron Terranova "Ms. Lace has written a novel that is both gritty and tender. Her ability to create very real characters with very real emotions makes this novel a satisfying read. What makes the short fiction of Noreen Lace stand out is, not only Lace's facility with language, but her ability to connect with her reader. She lays the soul of her characters at the feet of her readers and it's impossible not to respond. In her fiction, Ms Lace creates a world of darkness and warmth. Her characters, although flawed, find a way to triumph over the hand fate has dealt them, moving forward and rising up through enormous odds. The journey: there-in lies the tale." Jo Rousseau