Although Francis the cat is afraid of the whispery hissing monster he hears in the tree outside, he faces his fear when he thinks the monster may have captured his good friend Ben.

Francis the fox enjoys everything about his Saturdays at Mr. Li's Laundromat, except for Mr. Li's granddaughter, Lily. When Lily plays a dirty trick on Francis, it's up to the little fox to clean up and save the day.

A fun children's book about a very sick little boy and a toy cat.

While married to a diplomat, stationed in South Africa, a nurse, Alexia Brown's world was shattered by her husbands' violent physical and mental abuse. She returns to Florida, divorces Roland and desperate for love; but afraid, she resists the affections from Dr. Grogan. A Series of bizarre events exposed a grizzly plan; her ex-husband Roland now stationed in Rome has been stalking her via computer. He has hired someone to kill her. The murder attempt takes place in the hospital and fails. Roland is arrested and convicted. Alexia's friendship with Dr. Grogan turns to romance, and the story has a happy ending.

It killed a hundred million people. The most lethal event ever to hit humanity ravaged the world in 1918. But one victim was actually murdered and a century later newly graduated (i.e. unemployed) Library Science Minor Eileen Saffron scrambles to unmask the shocking truth, rousing a deadly family ghost? KEYWORDS: historical mystery, historical fiction, detective, humorous, female protagonist, cozy mystery, sleuth, mystery, female detective

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