Valerie A year ago, I fell in love with Arellano Mendoza – the infamous and notorious Mexican cartel boss known as El León. Seven-feet-tall, built like a bull, and covered in a gallery of tattoos, he commands fear and respect from everybody he meets. Well, almost everybody. Because today, he meets my parents – and […]

During the last months of a brutal war, a sixteen-year-old boy must fight for survival. The true account of a teenage soldier in World War 2 Germany. Germany, 1945. Ever since Anton Kohler first heard the vibrant sound of the violin, he’s dreamed of mastering the instrument. But when his father dies, the fifteen-year-old must […]

In Left-Right-Left: A Memoir, Teri Darnell tells deeply personal stories of how her family survived despite social and cultural differences coupled with a father who was mentally ill and violent. The Darnell story begins with her ancestor’s life on the family farm with a woman chasing grandfather who was murdered on a river boat, to […]

Visit historic Red Rivers Planation. You’ll have a dog gone good time… and some delicious Southern treats! Kari Jacobs has driven cross country from San Francisco and is one hour away from starting a new life and job at a law firm in Appleton, North Carolina, when her car breaks down near the Red Rivers […]