Baer Nmi Charlton

"We weren't born her children. And she was black before she was white." 1905, New Orleans. Dr. Walter Humphrey, a man of mixed race, must keep the dangerous secret of passing for white to survive. Alongside his lifelong companion Leatha, and a young woman named Betsy, they form an unconventional household, where they raise their brilliant daughter, Hannah Maria Rose Murphy. But it is their brilliant daughter, Hannah, whose story will capture your heart. Her journey as a surgeon leads her from the segregated South to the front lines of war-torn London. She must confront the complex legacy of identity and the powerful emotions that come with it. This gripping tale of love, family, and identity will captivate fans of historical fiction. This touching story spans a century, following a family's secret across the American Deep South, World War II London, and modern Seattle.

A body is found in an EVA spacesuit, having crashed through the roof of a western ghost town's saloon. The local sheriff's department sends the body and suit to the FBI. How to open the suit starts Agent Nash Running Bear and her team, zigzagging across the country to find answers. Then the body sets off a different set of questions leading them to NASA and finally to Hollywood.

A young girl is running from an abusive foster home. She kidnaps an older biker with a mystery for a past. Leaving the mining town in Colorado and crossing state lines, anything can happen. What neither is looking for or expecting is friendship. But life lessons can go both ways-even if they are not about the million dollars in gold secreted in the biker's jacketAs their friendship grows, she gets help to complete her schooling, and learn about life. As she is about to blossom, the biker is seriously shot, and while he convalesces, she must become more than just the person holding the household together. Utilizing the connections she has developed, she cracks the secret of the gold and secures their safety.

After becoming a lawyer in the big city, Thorny Wallace returns to her hometown for the peace and quiet. WWII is distant thunder in the small rural town, but Los Angeles is always a clear and present threat. As she begins to look into an old death, she finds that there is always more going on in the small quiet town. When she thinks she has the players figured out the FBI shows up. She thought her task was finding out if a former judge committed suicide or was murdered. Between the gangsters and the city of Los Angeles's hired thugs, there are no limits on suspects. And when she thinks she has them all sorted out, what she believes might have proved her undoing.