Synopsis: Former First Lady Nancy Reagan coined the term “the long goodbye” in relationship to Alzheimer’s disease, referring to the long, arduous, and frequently slow progression of the disease that…
Synopsis: Lily Berry is having a rough time. Her boyfriend, Martin, broke up with her and, as the story begins, she is stalking him, driving by his house repeatedly in…
Synopsis: Lazarus is probably one of the best known characters in the Bible. His name is certainly part of our vernacular. After all, it is synonymous with the most miraculous…
Synopsis: She noticed him as they were preparing to board their flight from Seattle to Honolulu. He was older — fifty-six — and extremely handsome. Impeccably groomed and stylishly dressed,…
Synopsis: Tom Hawks struggled. His wife, Jackie, begged for her life. Presumably realizing that her pleas were going to be futile, when she executed the power of attorney form, under…
Synopsis: Raleigh Harmon is supposed to be on vacation, taking a much-needed break from her job as an FBI agent in Richmond, Virginia, as well as her fiance, DeMott Fielding.…
Synopsis: Henry Bartolozzi was the love of Heidi’s life and her soul mate. They fell in love quickly while culinary students, married, and doted on each other and their son,…
Synopsis: Shep Knacker wants to “get away from it all.” It is early 2005, and he has been planning “The Afterlife,” as he calls it, for years, vacationing annually with…
Synopsis: Presley Thurman is suddenly unemployed and, considering how much she likes to shop and frequent Starbucks, that is not a good thing. Luckily, her friend, Trevor, has offered her…
Synopsis: Lilac Hill is the name of the Ottawa farm where Iain Reid grew up. His parents have lived there nearly thirty years now, with their five ducks, sheep, two…
Synopsis: Prudence Burns is dedicated to living the most natural, ecologically responsible life she can, even though she resides in Brooklyn. That includes recycling, growing and eating organic produce, not…
Synopsis: Jeannie Thompson has managed to keep her boyfriend of more than two years, Aidan, from meeting her wacky family. And she wants to keep it that way. After all,…
Synopsis: Katie was destined for greatness during her lifetime and immortality following it. Her breeder recognized it, telling author Glenn Plaskin that Katie was the runt of the litter and,…
Synopsis: Tim O’Donnell grew up in a devoted Roman Catholic home, and was educated in parochial schools. Reading his descriptions about his upbringing is reminiscent of George Carlin’s classic album,…
Synopsis: This particular Saturday has gotten off to a really bad start. The bank branch office that Paul manages has been held up by a crook who presented a note…
Synopsis: What if . . . ? What if you had chosen differently? What if you had made different decisions? What would your life be like today? What kind of…
Dani Shapiro arrived at the point in her life that many people reach, especially as they approach the age at which you realize that you have probably lived at least…
Synopsis: Julia and Michael Dunhill are fabulously successful and wealthy, living the kind of lifestyle most Americans merely dream about. They reside in a Washington, D.C. mansion and have a…
Synopsis: Ann Biddle is seventy-three years old, widowed, and the mother of one surviving child, Tom. She is also experiencing the early effects of Alzheimer’s or dementia: She has trouble…
Synopsis: It is a cold winter night in Minneapolis and a storm has knocked out power to homes there. So Irene, Gil, and their three children, Florian, Riel, and Stoney,…