Sidney Horvath is being watched as she finishes her morning run. What she does not know is that the stranger following her is her father.
Despite an impoverished upbringing by a single mother who was ostracized for having a multiracial child, Sidney has grown into a successful woman with the ideal husband, family and career. This life is interrupted when Joe Rivers finds her, meeting his daughter for the first time since leaving her mother during pregnancy. Sidney must decide if she should develop a relationship with her ailing father despite the painful childhood he was responsible for.
Examining a past that transformed Sidney from a child hiding from bullies to a confident division one athlete, she must learn from her experiences as she searches for the truth surrounding her birth. Drawing on memories from her childhood in a small, Ohio farm town and experiences in post-war Yugoslavia, Sidney considers generational forgiveness. In the process, she learns about complexities of family, construction of ethnic division, the importance of untold stories and the ability to love after loss.
A novel spanning multiple decades and continents, this is a story about secrets that do not stay hidden and love across borders. Only by casting light into the shadows, is Sidney is able to find meaning in her family and history.
Ashley Madison is losing it. Newly divorced, overweight, and in debt, she returns to her hometown of Hershey, Pennsylvania to renovate her grandparent’s home. When she meets the handsome contractor overseeing the project, Ashley is suddenly motivated to improve much more than a house.
At her lowest, and in a town known for candy, Ashley begins her comical adventure in fitness and construction. With the help of her family and best friend, who happens to be a cat, she attempts to rebuild a life and pave her own path to wellness. When the dust settles, Ashley finds the sweetest things in life are not what she expected.
Losing It is a story about second chances, inner beauty and finding home. In this heartfelt fixer upper, we discover love is not one size fits all.
Kent and Salem are two cities in Northeastern Ohio separated by less than forty miles, but they are worlds apart for Grace Taylor who left her rural, working class community to attend the university with an infamous past. Her upbringing in Salem was defined by an abolitionist and farming lineage, a history quickly disappearing with the encroachment of The Rust Belt.
Through her friendship with Sam Dunn, an openly gay student, Grace begins to question the long-held beliefs of her family and community. When her brother’s violent behavior results in Sam’s death, Grace is forced to acknowledge a history of abuse in the church and its lasting effect on her family.
Fifty years later, on a campus healing from a tragedy during the Viet Nam war, Grace finds the strength to reflect on her values and confront inter-generational prejudice. Upon The Ashes is a coming of age story about the moral development of a first-generation college student and a young woman finding her voice in the quest for social justice.
