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Mary Monroe
Annette Goode is a shy, awkward, overweight child with a terrible secret. Frightened and ashamed, Annette withdraws into a world of books and food. But the summer she turns thirteen…
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The latest twist-filled novel in award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe's Depression-era Alabama saga tells the riveting tale of identical twin sisters with a talent for switching lives…
Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns with an outrageous new tale of Depression-era Southern drama starring identical twin sisters with a talent for switching lives and hiding…
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"With mysterious serial murders putting peaceful Lexington, Alabama, on edge, Jessie and Hubert Wiggins' steadfast calm and devotion to each other reassures everyone that faith will see them through. But…
Growing up, Annette Goode thought all men were as low-down as the father who abandoned her, including the boarder who abused her for years and the men she slept with…
Mary C Monroe
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Mary Alice Monroe
A wounded warrior and his younger brother discover the true meaning of Christmas in a timeless story of family in this "lovely and memorable" (Luis Carlos Montalv?n, New York Times…
Jake has a 'new' boat, but when Jake, Macon, and Lovie, go fishing the engine dies, and they end up shipwrecked on a small, uninhabited island far from Dewees, struggling…
The first three books in the heartwarming middle grade The Islanders series from New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe centering on friendship and the healing power of nature…
Paula Marie Seniors
Explores the significant contributions of African American women radical activists from 1955 to 1995. The book examines the 1961 case of African American working-class self-defense advocate Mae Mallory, who traveled…
Colleen Marie Turner
Colleen gives her signature combination of truth and clear, step- by-step instructions on how to start, reach, and maintain your ADF goals. "I don't want you to diet. I want…
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Popular, generous, forty-something widow Jessie Tucker decides to make herself indispensable to recently widowed Hubert Wiggins but is disappointed when he is not everything she dreamed he would be and…
Marie Monro
This Pocket Book of Pandemic Poetry, titled 'Tomorrow We'll Draw Daisies' is a small collection of 19 poems written from the author's experiences during the Covid Crisis. We had never…
Talented, beautiful Michelle Heywood, 29, has everything going for her. She has just been promoted to Senior Account Executive for A, A & A, a Michigan-Avenue Chicago ad agency and…
Brutally honest about her feelings when life dealt her husband the greatest setback one can imagine-a diagnosis of Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's-Mary Monroe lamented, "I didn't sign up for…
In the stunning climax Mary Monroe’s Lonely Heart, Deadly Heart series, the tension - and the heat - reach unforgettable heights as two restless women go after the ultimate satisfaction…
Marie Monroe
Rema Swenson’s conflicted life, and the six people drawn to her, discover they have all been together before in a spectacular past life. The emotionally woven plot, entwined with personal…
Published in 2020 by arrangement with Dafina Books, an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp. –Title page verso.
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From the bestselling author of God Don’t Like Ugly comes a powerful and passionate novel about the hopes, dreams, laughter–and limits–of six unique women surviving on the streets of San…
The captivating and heartfelt tale of a couple who have everything - except the dream they long for most. But this Christmas, a reunion with someone from the past could…
In this small Alabama town, home is not always a sanctuary, and two neighbouring families let pleasantries mask increasing resentment
Beloved, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe delivers a hopeful and heartwarming story about an impossible Christmas dream, an unexpected act of goodwill-and a surprising chain of…
Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe delivers the latest thrillingly scandal-filled novel in her Depression-era saga of a church-going lady and her oh-so-upstanding husband racing to cover up…
For two restless women looking for satisfaction, too much of a good thing is never enough - even as a lethal passion closes in.
New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe crafts a provocative story set in the Depression-era Deep South about a woman determined to get the life and respect she wants-at any…
In this moving, unforgettable novel, a successful, happily married mother suddenly finds herself feeling far from joyful. But Christmas brings an unexpected chance to rediscover herself, and what happiness really…
Neighbourhood tensions reach a breaking point in the finale of New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe’s captivating series.
A heartwarming, uplifting novel about two long-time coworkers who seem unlucky in love… until a little holiday magic changes everything.
A powerful, haunting and funny novel by the author of the Essence and Blackboard bestseller God Don’t Like Ugly. This is bestselling author Monroe’s first novel, set in the bayous…
New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns to the Deep South Depression-era town of her scandalous Mama Ruby series, in this tale of a woman determined to have a…
From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of the classic, captivating, and scandalous Mama Ruby series, comes a church-going matriarch’s rags to riches Depression era story set in…
The entwined stories of two lifelong friends, their secrets and lies, and a new challenge that could destroy their relationship once and for all …
In the sequel to God Don’t Like Ugly, Annette reconnects with her father and gets engaged. But everything falls apart when her checkered past comes back to haunt her, and…
From New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe comes riveting tale of family loyalty, betrayal, and sweet revenge.
Monroe’s Gonna Lay Down My Burdens opens with a bang when Carmen Taylor intervenes in a violent lovers’ quarrel between her friends Chester and Desiree, and Chester winds up dead…
New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns to the 1930s era of her acclaimed novel The Upper Room with a dazzling portrait of two very different couples whose friendship…
The new edition of a modern classic by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Mary Monroe!
An enduring tale of the rebellious early years of Mama Ruby in 1930s…
Includes reading group guide discussion questions.
New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe weaves a stunning portrait of a family immersed in deceit and the women whose happiness depends on the secrets they keep
Mary A. Monroe
“Freshman Luis Arteaga, 14, can’t stay awake in class at Sunrise High School because he’s up most nights until early morning working on graffiti drawings for his Black Book. Once…
“I love using Reader’s Theatre in my classroom,” … “When will they make a movie out of your books?” … “I love performing arts!” Comments such as these from loyal…
