Bøger udgivet af Loyola College DBA Apprentice House

In 1982, twenty-five-year-old Angie Boggs, pregnant with her second child, was brutally murdered, along with her husband and infant son.

WHEN THE NEW HOMEOWNER AT 1 DEMOCRACY WAY, DEMOCRACY, AMERICAM, evicts his immigrant insect and spider squatters and schedules another review in 30 days, the survivors decide to elect a leader to help them control their population growth before the deadline. Spider frontrunner Maxell and his sponsor Brent plan to steal the election and appoint only male spiders as leaders, to create a pure Spider Democracy. Meanwhile, housefly frontrunner Namama tries to build an interspecies female coalition, unsuccessful everywhere, to win, stop them, and foster an Inclusive Tribal Democracy. Their lifespans also demand a quick primary and general election.But spider Delilah, Maxell's campaign strategist, joins the coalition and dates a housefly politician. The scandal distracts his campaign, and his team kidnaps her lover. To save him, Delilah must do whatever it takes to enter the race and win. Brent claims that tribalism wins elections, not strategy, politics, religion, or money.

Untold Truths brings together scholars, students, staff, and descendants to explore Loyola University Maryland's historical connections to slavery, Jim Crow, and racial injustice.

Can a plus-sized, big-hearted baker discover the recipe for happiness? Abbey Reilly has heard "you have such a pretty face" enough times to know that it's code for "if only you'd lose weight." Giving up her architectural career to care for her ailing mom and working in a bakery to make ends meet, she is convinced no one will ever find her attractive. So she's stunned when a handsome regular customer not only shows interest but asks her on a date. Devastated when she learns her would-be beau is married, Abbey resigns herself to a lonely future. But the insecure woman can hardly believe her luck when she draws the attention of a dreamy guy at a bachelorette party... until his horrible ex plots revenge. Will Abbey claim the confidence she deserves and find a keeper who recognizes her true beauty?With light humor and loving insight, Michelle Paris weaves a delightful tale of learning to believe in yourself. Juggling elder parent care, tight finances, and hating the image in the mirror, Abbey Reilly will charm any reader fond of rooting for an underdog.Eat Dessert First is a heartwarming work of women's fiction. If you like relatable heroines, chasing a dream, and finding hope and happiness, then you'll adore Michelle Paris's sweet story of fulfillment.

Set in the 1970s, the book centers on Charmaine "Maine" Upshaw who is about to graduate from junior high, after achieving valedictorian status. However, she is not able to read her grad speech to her class because of a power outage. Summer break, also, turns into a disappointment when all her friends go away to camp adventures and vacations, she is stuck in her Pennsylvania small town babysitting and taking her cousin, seven-year-old, Tracy John to advanced level swim class. Maine can't swim, and, Maine, as the smart girl, who is used to learning everything easily - this bothers her. One day, she decided to teach herself, nearly drowning in the process. Other mishaps occur culminating with her having to commandeer a bus. Through it all, Maine keeps her striving and evolving as she learns contrary to what she thought after junior high - she has a lot to learn.

"Nancy Burke's stories open the treacherous ground of marriage and family relations with fearless intimacy." --Marina Antropow Cramer You will laugh, weep and roll your eyes at these unreliable characters, among them a man in love with the voice of his GPS, a teenage couple hiding flaws as they discover love, and a young wife inspired by a dead seagull to do what she needs to do. These stories deal with the vulnerability of well-intentioned people and the ephemeral 'units of measure' that are part of how we see the world. The personal touches on the universal with Burke's seemingly ordinary characters; they have much to show us about our own foibles and about how we live every day in that space between the ideal and the real.

Displaced by the Russian invasion, Vira, carrying little but her precious viola da gamba, is a refugee in the Uniting for Ukraine program. When she is physically attacked soon after her arrival in the United States, the terrifying experience prompts her to hide in plain sight by passing as her twin, Sevastyan, until he is able join her. Orson has been commissioned to write an opera for The Twelfth Night Festival, but he is suffering from composer's block. Not only that, his muse, Isabella, has inexplicably withdrawn from all performing. During a chance meeting, Orson discovers the extraordinary musical talent of Vira, now passing as Sevastyan, and it gives him the jolt of inspiration he needs. Hoping that Isabella will be as intrigued as he is, Orson sends "Sevastyan" as his emissary to persuade Isabella to sing in his opera. In this love-quadrangle seen from multiple points of view-some poignant, some hilarious-the myriad misconceptions that result from Vira's deception are woven into themes of migration, sexuality, and diversity.

The Chocolate Jar and Other Stories by Roselee Blooston is a collection of humorous, incisive, and poignant tales from the author of two award-winning books: Dying in Dubai and Trial by Family.

Growing Mangos in the Desert transports readers to a profoundly different culture to leave a message about human experience and the deep inequalities that mark all of our lives.Having joined the Peace Corps in 1984, the author winds up in a Mauritanian village amidst a catastrophic drought. She forms an unusual partnership with Mamadou, a farmer from the slave caste, who has emerged as the village leader. Together the two bring astonishing change--most of which has little hope of lasting. Spanning four decades, this vivid and poignant memoir is filled with humor, unforgettable characters, gripping narrative, and political intrigue. Baird's superbly-crafted storytelling illuminates how the human experience is shaped by the unique features of place.