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Pelican Beach Murder: Book Two in the Meg Miller Cozy Mystery Series
Phyllis H. Moore
Independently Published
2019
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Hummingbird Hill: A Forever Home
Phyllis H. Moore
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2013
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Secrets of Dunn House: Book Three of the Sabine Trilogy
Phyllis H. Moore
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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A tragic suicide devastates Emily's home, forcing her and Sabine into the Dunn house. With her new husband, Jimbo, Emily is encouraged to open a bed and breakfast, requiring remodeling and renovation. Sabine's great grandmother, Elizabeth LeDoux Dunn, manifests to protest any changes in the house. Her appearances give Sabine clues to the dysfunctional family history of the infamous Dunn family, revealing murder and deceit as a continuing theme. Sabine delves into the renovations, ignoring Elizabeth's protests and embraces the new family she has learned to love. Her relationship with June is solidified and her intuitions lead her to horses and the perfect mate. The family grows as Sabine makes plans for her future in this fourth novel in the Sabine Series. "There was a presence in the upstairs hall when Sabine reached the top of the stairs. At first she thought it was Josephine, but then she decided it wasn't, too many traits did not fit Nadine or Josephine. She knew it was a female. It wasn't Nadine, Sabine's grandmother. Nadine had a gentle, protective spirit. This presence was unpleasant. There was a fateful, possessive feeling about it. Sabine stood quietly in the dark hall. The partial moon light beginning to lighten the balcony, filtering through the French doors, as Sabine tried to decipher who it could be. She was sure she had not met this spirit before. It was someone new, just arrived, maybe not just arrived but latent before, hiding, waiting. Sabine was convinced it was one of the Dunn women." "Sabine and Emily noticed the smallest of details and then proceeded to string them into a story that when told, was there all the time, but he had not known it. There was a pulsing life around them. It wasn't their life. The pulsing was connected to other things, other people, the animals, the garden. He hadn't noticed it before. Jimbo felt himself expanding. He wondered at it, expanding. He never dreamed his life could expand in his middle ages. He had planned to coast." " That boy got lost and died a long time before Old Dan died. He wants to be known as that boy, not the alcoholism and illness. If we can see that boy, Daniel, not Old Dan, it will give him peace. Those names are totally different in my mouth. I can feel the difference in the energy. Elizabeth changed who that boy was. Parents can do that to a spirit, sometimes change it from a loving, kind energy to a fearful, defensive thing, always waiting for the next blow, wary, violated. Sometimes the child spirit, the enchantment, is educated and punished right out of a person."
Sabine: Book One of the Sabine Trilogy
Phyllis H. Moore
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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Vivid characters on a coastal Texas ranch weave a suspense filled taleAs a child, Sabine Nadine Cole, had nothing to compare her life to. Even as a toddler, she wandered down the county road, picking flowers and communicating with birds, squirrels, and sometimes a distant bobcat. She liked her freedom, away from the quarrels between her mother Josephine, and Marvin, a man who Josephine said was Sabine's father. Too much alcohol and free time had not only deteriorated relationships but had also caused the neglect of the three-story family homestead on the Dunn Ranch. In a massive house with spirits of past generations, Sabine can hear the voices and sometimes catch a glimpse of her grandparents and great grandparents. By the time she's in elementary school, Sabine knows her family is not normal, and the Dunn house is full of secrets. In a coming-of-age saga, set on a coastal Texas ranch, Sabine discovers that family can be created if the one she was born to fails her. However, nothing is as it seems and secrets and lies multiply. Just when all is well, something else rocks Sabine's world. In a series of character-driven stories, the family legacy may be altered if the youngest among them can unlock the mystery and cope with the twists confronting her at every turn.Josephine was a murderer drug abuser, alcoholic, formerly promiscuous teenager, and mentally ill; she was also a mother charged with the responsibility of a child and before that child, six others. This would be the child who felt responsibility for the parent, a desire to keep her mother safe. This child has a constant yearning to know who she is. This child would have a gift and a knowing-the Indigo child, Sabine.Sabine is the first novel of four in a series. "Like Kya in Where the Crawdads Sing, Sabine forges her way through family dysfunction, deprivation, and abuse, and we root for her indomitable resilience and resourceful spirit at every turn." With a scattering of magical realism in the style of Alice Hoffman, this series explores the relationship of our spiritual ancestors with the real world, an historic house, and how we create families to get through the rough times.
Tangled: A Southern Gothic Yarn
Phyllis H. Moore
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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The Bridge On Jackson Road: An Anthology of Spooky Stories
Phyllis H. Moore
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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The Bridge on Jackson Road is a real location. Teenagers headed there on weekends when there was nothing to do, watching the city limits sign fade away in the rear-view mirror. They headed to a mysterious creek bed where echoes drifted back to them as they stood in the middle of the wooden bridge - echoes of young voices and idle hours. It was the place they went looking for a thrill, and sometimes they were indulged. This anthology is a collection of short stories intended to provoke those thrills of the 1950's and '60's - those howls from the bridge. It has the B-movie horror feel from days gone by. It's meant to be shared around the campfire, or read with friends in front of the fireplace on a stormy night. The spookiest thing about some of these stories is they are inspired by real events - unexplained happenings in small towns in south Texas. How many things outside our awareness happen every day? Hauntings occur, accidents happen, and echoes bring messages of hidden screams. Just in time for the stormy days ahead and the glow of faces in the fire, spooky stories to bide the time and take readers to another place. Karankwa, inspired by the natives who roamed the Texas coast, The Collector, about a young girl dealing with grief, and Audrey and the Summer of Storms, a memoir inspired story about a summer in the '60's, among others -- Boo These are not children's stories, but adult tales meant to provoke fear.
The Heartbeat at My Feet: A Christmas Story of Love and Forgiveness
Phyllis H. Moore
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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The Bright Shawl: Colors of Tender Whispers
Phyllis H. Moore
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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Heartbeat Too: Book 2 of the Heartbeats
Phyllis H. Moore
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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Lilly and her family and friends had just celebrated Christmas. She and her brother Max received a new puppy, Gracie. She couldn't replace Wanda, but she was adorable. Virgie, Lilly's mother, was the perfect hostess for the gathering and even included Roger and Jesse, Lilly's new best friends. A phone call distracted Lilly, as she watched Red rush to Macy's house. There was a sinking feeling, alerting her to a disruption that would challenge everyone she loved. In this second novel of the Heartbeat Series, Lilly experiences a flood of emotions and challenges she could not have imagined. She also witnesses those around her trying to negotiate their own dilemmas. Again, her faithful dog, Gracie, is the one constant she can trust. "You know, Max and I have had these conversations with Mom since she got home from the hospital. You talk about pissed . . . when your parent chooses alcohol over your well-being that will really piss you off. They're not easy conversations, Michelle, but we always feel better after everyone has said their piece."
Billy's Story: Book Two of the Sabine Series
Phyllis H. Moore
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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The opportunity for having her family together is Sabine's dream, a yearning she has long held. Her brother, Billy, also seeks to know his family of origin. They will face their mother, Josephine, together and hold her accountable. Will their childhood yearnings be enough to encourage Josephine to participate in their dream, or will she sabotage their efforts?In a southern tale with characters reminiscent of Fannie Flagg and Sarah Addison Allen, Phyllis Moore weaves a tale with twists and turns in a Texas coastal setting. Sabine's coming of age is filled with events that could only happen in the family dysfunction led by her tortured mother, Josephine. However, Billy and Mrs. Emily are her constants, her grounding influences. Billy especially can accept Josephine's quirks and continue to live his life despite her issues, including murder. Sabine uses him as her mentor and example of how to negotiate the world.Life is never what it seems in the Dunn House. There are secrets, deceit with a long legacy. Josephine is not the only one with a hidden history. Billy has a past also, a past that will rock Sabine to her core, but it might be the answer to her yearning.
A Dickens of a Crime: A Meg Miller Cozy Mystery
Phyllis H. Moore
Independently Published
2018
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Meg Miller discovers a dead body in Darrow House just a few hours before the annual homes tour. It could be someone she knows. Of course, she's a suspect. She's the only other person in the house. But, why would a retired librarian, community volunteer, and widow strangle a prominent socialite? Detective Penny Crawford intends to get to the bottom of the crime, even if she has to interview Meg several times. Meg doesn't mind. She's willing to do surveillance, bake a batch of cranberry scones, or hide in a closet to help solve the murder. However, there's a bigger menace to the community, and Meg suspects it's centered in the mega-church at the edge of town. Will she be jailed as the murderer, hailed as the hero, or captured by the evil members of an organized crime ring? Follow Meg as she begins a series of adventures challenging her to embrace the technology of her cell phone, check out social media, and cozy up to local law enforcement.
In a story reminiscent of Alice Hoffman and Fannie Flagg, a revisit to a rural town and a previous marriage, forces a young woman to examine her own relationship with death and loss.Lucy, a young social worker, struggles to deal with the judgement of the community about one of her favorite clients, Bessie Bland. She witnesses first-hand the burdens Bessie deals with on a daily basis and admires her positive attitude. They become friends and Lucy accepts Bessie as a wiser, older spirit in her life. Lucy's boss, Millie, appreciates their relationship and encourages it, knowing Lucy's history of loss and her soft-hearted nature for those less fortunate.Years later, Lucy has married and moved away from Millie and Bessie, but she continues to correspond and keep up with their families. An unexpected phone call summons her back to them and Lucy is confronted with an event she could never have anticipated. Was the community justified in suspecting Bessie of neglect, or was there something bigger?Bessie created the ember months and a world where her family could live and ignore the rules of the rest of the society. Lucy respected their alternate existence, but had Bessie gone too far? Nothing makes sense until Lucy is able to piece together the fragments of her own losses and recognize that what she can be grateful for is bigger than all of the pieces of her past. But can she accept what Bessie has done?
It could have been a coincidence or maybe fate, but it certainly was serendipitous that Birdie Barnes found Judith Reynolds on the beach during her morning walk. Bothered by the sameness in her life and the loss of the passion she felt in her youth, Birdie had been restless and nostalgic.Jude had just been sidelined from the biggest milestone in her life. A product of a family tragedy forcing her and her siblings into foster care, Jude grew up in several homes, none of which she could call her own. However, she and a friend had just earned their graduate degrees and were on their way to backpack in Europe.An unlikely pair, Birdie and Jude weather a hurricane together and form a quirky friendship that dances around their secrets. They reflect each other in their insecurities. But Birdie notices something in Jude that is startling and familiar. It could be the very thing she has been mourning.Birdie's story begins with her childhood in the early '50's, a time of safety and familiarity in a close-knit neighborhood. Expectations were clear and there was no room for a child in an upper-middle class family to deviate from the norm. Knowing what was normal was easy. Birdie's problem was there was nothing normal about her, forcing her to align herself if others like herself. However, that alliance didn't sit well with her socially adept family. She sought out others who could validate her authentic self. But, did Birdie ever accept herself?Jude meets Birdie just as she thought she might be reaching the most exciting milestone in her life, a chance to spread her wings and put her life of foster care behind her. A tragedy she never fathomed, derails all her plans and lands her in a home, again not her own. However, this time, the woman in charge knows something about being different.In a dance of emotions forcing each woman to step into their past to look toward their futures, this novel explores self-discovery and the lies we tell ourselves to fit in. It's confirmation that spirit never leaves us and the soul we are is constantly and forever evolving. It's Alice Hoffman meets Sarah Addison Allen and Debbie Macomber on Galveston Island.
The Principal as Professional Development Leader
Lindstrom Phyllis H.; Speck Marsha
Corwin Press Inc
2004
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`At last we have a book that realistically, empathically, and interestingly describes leadership and the professional development work that needs to accompany it—for principals. It is all here: readings, web sites, theory, practice, helpful forms to use, vignettes of principals. Lindstrom and Speck are both 'insiders' and 'outsiders' teaching us in the best of ways how to both think about and act on our new knowledge!' - Ann Lieberman, Senior Scholar Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Research shows conclusively that teacher variability is the most important factor in determining student achievement. And headteachers are the educators who are in the best position to provide teachers with the professional development tools they need to improve their skills and raise student achievement. The book is organized around the four roles that a headteacher must fulfill in order to cultivate quality: builder, designer, implementer, and reflective leader. Aligned with the National Staff Development Council's Standards for Staff Development, this book is full of user-friendly, practical tools, including rubrics, worksheets, professional development planners, sample forms for classroom visits and observations, calendars of professional development activities, surveys, evaluation plans, recommended readings and websites, and reflective questions. Vignettes, examples, and other illustrative material grounds the work in the high-stakes accountability world that principals find themselves in. This book will take headteachers through a step-by-step process to develop, implement, and evaluate individual and school professional development plans. The authors show headteachers how to analyze student achievement data and how to develop and evaluate professional development plans based on the data.
The Principal as Professional Development Leader
Lindstrom Phyllis H.; Speck Marsha
Corwin Press Inc
2004
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`At last we have a book that realistically, empathically, and interestingly describes leadership and the professional development work that needs to accompany it—for principals. It is all here: readings, web sites, theory, practice, helpful forms to use, vignettes of principals. Lindstrom and Speck are both 'insiders' and 'outsiders' teaching us in the best of ways how to both think about and act on our new knowledge!' - Ann Lieberman, Senior Scholar Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Research shows conclusively that teacher variability is the most important factor in determining student achievement. And headteachers are the educators who are in the best position to provide teachers with the professional development tools they need to improve their skills and raise student achievement. The book is organized around the four roles that a headteacher must fulfill in order to cultivate quality: builder, designer, implementer, and reflective leader. Aligned with the National Staff Development Council's Standards for Staff Development, this book is full of user-friendly, practical tools, including rubrics, worksheets, professional development planners, sample forms for classroom visits and observations, calendars of professional development activities, surveys, evaluation plans, recommended readings and websites, and reflective questions. Vignettes, examples, and other illustrative material grounds the work in the high-stakes accountability world that principals find themselves in. This book will take headteachers through a step-by-step process to develop, implement, and evaluate individual and school professional development plans. The authors show headteachers how to analyze student achievement data and how to develop and evaluate professional development plans based on the data.