Bøger af Donnarae Menard

My pepere always said that if trouble fell from the sky it would land on me, and it happened. I, Gwen Hanson, country girl turned city woman, now divorced and looking for a space right in the middle, am deep in the middle of the proverbial cow flop. Accepting an invitation to the Mystery Lovers Police Academy, I expect to learn a little bit about police procedure, participate in a staged mystery, and maybe meet some dark and handsome new man. Instead I end up discovering a body hidden in plain sight. A friend needs my help, yet every move makes the police look harder at me as a suspect. There's more than meets the eye here, and now that I'm being harassed. I don't understand why and I need to know. My gay and eccentric friend Phoebe follows me like a lost puppy, while Gina, whose husband is a retired detective, tries to herd us toward safety. Who's going to win, and more importantly am I going to fitted for an outfit with horizontal stripes? What are the chances something else is going to drop from the sky right on top of me?

Born into a poverty-stricken family in the slums of ancient Egypt, sold into slavery to work as a servant in Pharaoh's palace, Ankh fights for survival for herself and the boy-child secretly sired by the Pharaoh's only male heir-a child that might one day lay claim to Hokakhty's throne.

Sometimes change must come from the outside. Rhys, the last of her people, is captured and presented as a slave tithe to Juran, Warlord Most High. The Warlord has long grasped the strings of every kingdom in the world from his refuge Maldecak, an ancient castle atop a mountain carved by dragons. Caged and raised like a wild beast, Rhys discovers hidden talents she must use to survive as a child gladiator in Juran's pits. Rhys faces the worst of the world alone, until she is befriended by a meddling wizard, a grumpy troll...and one being more magnificent than them all. The story of the struggle and rise of outsider Rhys of Moira is a terrible, yet heartwarming, adventure. Fans of books like Tamsyn Muir's Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower will enjoy the dark tale of isolation and self-discovery. The Waif and the Warlord is a fable for teens and adults alike who are just waiting to be inspired. DonnaRae Menard is the author of multiple mystery and historical novels, such as MURDER ON EAGLE DROP RIDGE and IN THE SHADOW OF PHARAOH. This is her debut traditional fantasy novel.

Katelyn Took came home to settle her grandmother's estate, only to discover not only did Gram leave seventeen cats. But Ruth Beauregard, a childhood chum, had moved in. Ruth was confused, penniless, and abandoned by her in-laws because they believed she had murdered her husband five years before. Ruth had improved, physically and mentally, but she still lived under the stigma of the Beauregard family's accusations. Katie believed Ruth was innocent and wanted her to be able to move on and be happy. But to make it so, she'd have to look for dirt under a lot of rocks, and it was looking like someone was going to throw those same rocks back. Hard. She could duck and weave, but could Katie find the truth without getting stoned to death?