Having been abandoned by her father and neglected by her overworked mother, young Meg turns to her English teacher for solace and inspiration. But the safety of what begins as a mentoring friendship turns increasingly complex and ambiguous in this powerful tale of sex and betrayal.

Tyrel Sackett was born into trouble but vowed to justice. After having to kill a man in Tennessee, he hit the trail west with his brother Orrin. Those were the years when decent men and women lived in fear of Indians, rustlers, and killers, but the Sackett brothers worked to make the West a place where people could raise their children in peace. Orrin brought law and order from Santa Fe to Montana, and his brother Tye backed him up every step of the...

Brought together to form one extraordinary team of "Alphas"--People whose unique brain anomalies imbue them with superhuman mental and physical abilities -- five seemingly ordinary citizens must take the law into their own hands while working within the government to investigate a new brand of baffling crime.

A pair of college-bound friends find themselves falling for one another, but after the mysterious murder of their classmate, they defy the authorities to uncover the truth.

Family problems have never been this hilarious! What's a teenage girl to do with a crazy new stepfamily, except escape? That's exactly what Hillary Wolf does. And it brings all her moms, dads, and step-siblings out in force to find her.

Takes place in the 1950's America, during the early days of broadcast journalism. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee. With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to...

A recounting of some of the most hypnotic cases from the files of Houston Homicide Detective Fil Waters, who uses his charm, intellect, and down-home Texas style to get his prime suspects to reveal the truth. These interrogations are strategized with expertise that only a top-notch homicide detective can develop.

A woman who has adopted an abandoned child to give it a new life has to fight for him when his birth mother shows up and wants him back.

Ted Crawford is a wealthy, brilliant, and meticulous structural engineer who lives in Los Angeles. He shoots his wife and entraps her lover. After the police arrive, he signs a confession. At his arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is Willy Beachum, a hotshot D.A. who is getting ready to leave for a civil-law firm. He is told by everyone the case is open and shut....

Tells the story of the passionate love affair and tumultuous marriage between Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway, following the adventurous writers through all the great conflicts of their time.