Kirjahaku

Spend a day with Teddy Bear as he does a variety of activities that are not just fun, but involve opposites and rhymes.

Nineteen-year-old Caroline Hart leaves her parents' home in Philadelphia and heads to Memphis with one dream: to see her idol, Elvis Presley, and to tell him how much he has affected her entire life. In one serendipitous moment, that dream-and much more-comes true and Caroline's life truly changes forevermore. Not only does she set up permanent residence in Memphis, but pursues her career as a social worker. Like her idol before her, Memphis becomes her adopted hometown. Not only does Caroline find a home in Memphis, but the most unlikely of friends: Elvis. The two share their faith and love of God, they discuss the Bible and the themes of movies and books, and they forge a bond stronger than any force. Caroline becomes a trusted insider, one of the privileged few, a gift she never sought or expected. The four years of that friendship impact Caroline's life immensely, and she never once takes her blessings for granted. She is a witness to the last years of Elvis's life, and her love for him propels her toward a path that has the possibility of changing his life and history.

In this prequel to 2012's HEART-GLOW: A NOVEL, readers meet young Eric and Patrick, as well as their parents and grandparents, in a story that spans the 29 years between 1963 through 1992. Readers discover all that leads to Eric becoming lauded as the most revered King de Valdavia. More importantly, we understand the deep and far-reaching causes and consequences of his deep pain over Patrick's untimely death. We watch him mature into the benevolent young man who ultimately rules Valdavia with faith and compassion. We suffer with Eric upon the deaths of family members and friends. We rejoice with him when he finally meets the love of his life, Marisol. Eric's life is no fairy-tale, for he, like all people, experiences the gamut of emotional peaks and valleys--yet still maintains his faith and his love of all people. This is at heart the story of recognizing and living one's purpose, of inner strength and courage to persevere in the face of challenges, and of the power of love as the greatest saving grace of all.

Love. Family. Are these most important of human connections formed only by blood or legal documents? Or by something deeper and metaphysical? Julien and Aur lie have never been blessed with a child of their own during their 25 years of marriage. Angelica is a teenaged orphan longing for parents of her own. Fate brings the three of them together. They love one another. They become a family. What transpires over the course of their first year together changes them and their lives irrevocably and completely--for love is accompanied by pain and sadness.