Opening the door in the night to find two law enforcement officers on the front porch. Choosing a casket for her daughter and then seeing her daughter in that casket. A casket instead of a car, a headstone instead of a letter jacket, a funeral instead of a wedding. Learning to live without the insanity that was Sarah.

'It has been seventeen years since you went missing, princess. It has been twenty-five years since you were born. There have been too many Christmases without you . . . ' In the summer of 2000, schoolgirl Sarah Payne went missing from a beach where she played with her siblings. The nation waited with her whole family as the search for the little girl touched the hearts of everyone in the country. After Sarah's body was found, abducted and murdered by convicted paedophile Roy Whiting, her mother, Sara, spoke of how she had survived those terrible times. Now, seventeen years later, Sara wants to tell the full story of how she coped then, and how she has survived. Through a series of letters to her beloved daughter, she takes the reader on a heart-breaking but uplifting journey through every parent's worst nightmare in a moving account of the ultimate emotional survival. It is a story for the little girl who was taken, but a reminder to us all that hope never dies – and love never ends.

"Collects The house of lost horizons: a Sarah Jewell mystery #1-#5, originally published by Dark Horse Comics"--Copyright page.

Two bodies down . . . how many more to go? A raging storm keeps the group of occult collectors trapped on the island, but some of them appear to be more restless than others. Sarah and Marie Therese divide and conquer, following the two prime suspects down two different, but equally perilous, paths to danger!

A Movie Length Tale from Aisle Seat Books. A hardball TV sports reporter learns that the gambling scandal that drove her potential Hall of Fame father from major league baseball was a setup. With the help of an idealistic sportscaster-a former teammate of her father's and her girlhood heartthrob-she sets out to clear her father's name.

Hans falls in love with the voice of Sarah in 1905 in Berlin. She marries Hans’s best friend Ernst Kroll. Because he fell in love with Sarah, Hans does not marry. In 1939, Ernst and Sarah go underground to live in the slum of Berlin. In 1943, in the south of France, waiting for an Italian ship to take them to Lisbon, Ernst decides to kill a Nazi. Before doing the killing, he has a dream of a dybbuk, a lost soul, which persuades him to do the killing. Sarah decides to return to Berlin to find the only other man she knows. She finds Hans. They marry and go to Lisbon, and then New York and then Del Mar, where Sarah’s granddaughter Mary Ann lives. There she confesses that she had slept with Hans when he sculpted her naked in 1918. Hans dies. The epilogue concerns the great-grandson Jacob, who marries a woman named Carol, who kicked him out of her home three times. A year before Carol divorces Jacob, he sleeps with their maid, Mirasol. Mirasol has a child, but her husband divorces her because the child is half white. After Jacob’s divorce becomes final, she appears bringing her child to Jacob, and they marry.

Our Reader's Guide to Sarah, Plain and Tall is a book guide that is designed to support students as they read novels independently. It helps to guide them through each chapter and allows them to check their understanding of what is happening in the book as they read, not just at the very end of the book. Our Reader's Guides include: -A explanation of each section of the book guide that provides suggestions about how best to use each section to boost comprehension. -An explanation of the genre of the book. -Various background materials that will help to provide a better understanding of the context of the story. -A summary of the entire book so you have a good idea of the major events that take place in the story. -An in-depth look at the themes that will be developed throughout the book. -"Big Idea" Questions that are designed to give you a sense of the overarching questions you should be able to answer after finishing the book. -A guide to the chapter sections so you know how best to use them as you read this book. Each chapter guide includes: -Important vocabulary you should know before reading the chapter. -A summary of the chapter so that you can make sure you remember all of the important events from that chapter. -Text-Based Questions with example responses: These questions are basic recall questions. Each question comes with a sample answer so you have a good idea of what a good answer would be. -Critical Thinking Questions with example responses: These questions push you to think about the events of the chapter in a more challenging way. Each question comes with a sample answer so you have a good idea of what a good answer would be. -Theme Based Questions with example responses: These questions are designed to help you connect the events of the chapter to the development of the themes throughout the story. Each question comes with a sample answer so you have a good idea of what a good answer would be. -Making Connections Questions: These questions challenge you to make connections between the events of the story and things that may have happened to them in their own lives. Everyone's experiences are unique, so there are no sample answers here.

Totally Sarah: Extrasensory Perception Leads a Young Canadian Girl into and out of Danger, is a fi ctional novel set in the Canadian province of Ontario, an area where Dorris spent the fi rst twenty-eight years of her life. She and some of her childhood friends actually experienced some of the events depicted in this story. The book also contains one of Dorriss humorous, thought-provoking short stories. Dorriss post secondary education includes the following: Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology, Stratford Campus, Ontario, Canadabusiness and secretarial studies; University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canadainterior decorating; Midland College, Midland, Texas, USAassociates in general studies; University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, USAbachelor degree in literature and journalism (double major) with a minor in education; Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas, USAmasters degree in education; Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas, USAreading specialist certifi cation. She graduated magna cum laude from Midland College, summa cum laude from University of Texas of the Permian Basin, and magna cum laud from Sul Ross State University.

Killing Sarah (Sarah Roberts Book Nine) Sarah Roberts receives a phone call from her colleague Parkman. They must meet immediately as it's a matter of life and death. Because Parkman is a close friend, Sarah ignores a warning to stay away. When Sarah is shot, Parkman fires on the retreating vehicle but misses. When they get to the hospital, the police question Parkman about who really shot Sarah. After emergency surgery to remove the bullet and reduce the swelling in Sarah's brain, preliminary results showed the bullet came from Parkman's gun. No one can find her when he asks to visit Sarah in the ICU. To his shock, he's informed that Sarah Roberts was never admitted to their hospital, and the doctor Parkman was talking to earlier about her condition has mysteriously disappeared. Sarah is gone. When Sarah wakes up, she has retrograde amnesia, leaving her with temporary short-term memory loss. All she can remember of the night she was shot is the image of a man named Parkman standing in front of her with a gun in his hand. Yet the people who shot Sarah are still after her, and the pain of betrayal goes deeper than the physical wound as Sarah hunts for her former friend while sorting the memories that return in pieces. Here's what readers are saying about the Sarah Roberts Series: ★★★★★ - “This is a great series! I love it, and you should definitely read it! Each Sarah Roberts story gets more intriguing and more intense! I feel I know all the main characters personally, and I can’t wait for the next thriller! Keep writing, Jonas Saul! Your fans await!” ★★★★★ - “Jonas Saul is one of the most talented writers of our time.” ★★★★★ - “First book I read by Jonas Saul. One of the best books I have ever read.” ★★★★★ - “Amazing! I've been looking forward to starting this series for a while, and let me tell you, it does not disappoint! Absolutely filled to the brim with action, suspense, and thrills.” ★★★★★ - “These books are an action-packed adrenaline rush that left me hungry for more! With each twist and turn, I got more invested in Sarah and her family, and I felt their struggles and pain! The series combines my two favorite things for a story - a great, heart-thumping journey and characters I can connect with emotionally. Sarah Roberts is the perfect strong, yet vulnerable, heroine for men and women everywhere to admire!” ★★★★★ - “I love Jonas Saul - my new favorite author.” ★★★★★ - “I am an avid reader of Stephen King and Dean Koontz, and Jonas Saul won me over with this book.” ★★★★★ - “To me, this is the best series I have ever read.” ★★★★★ - “Love the series. Can’t wait till another comes out. Jonas Saul is a great storyteller. Send more!” ★★★★★ - “The way the Sarah Roberts character grows and evolves is superb. Jonas Saul is one of the best contemporary writers alive today.” ★★★★★ - “I haven't read a book by Jonas Saul I haven't loved! Highly, highly, highly recommend!” ★★★★★ - “This is one of the best mystery series ever written. Jonas Saul is amazing. I recommend the entire Sarah Roberts to any reader, whether you’re into mysteries or not.”

"Jacqueline Laurent paints a picture with great detail, until you find you don't want to put the book down..." --Barbara Morris, Author and Screenwriter When Sarah Klein was born, there was no one who told her how beautiful she was, how her blond hair already had the tiniest little curls, and how she crinkled her mouth as if she wanted to tell you something really important. After Bernice Stetson abandoned her newborn baby Sarah, authorities placed the little girl in an institution. When Sarah was two years old, Ellen and Jeff Jansen became Sarah's foster parents and took her in their home and their hearts. For eight years, Sarah lived an idyllic life. Suddenly, an unexpected letter arrives, and Sarah's life spins into turmoil. Who will win the heartwrenching battle that will decide Sarah's fate? Her loving foster parents? Her erratic birth mother? Or Bill Black, the egocentric director who has power of attorney?