Ruby S Reward

LGBTQS+ Private Detective Series – Stacie Brie is a gender-fluid non-binary private investigator whose checkered past provides her with insight and colorful approaches to finding clues and solving crimes. In a previous life, she was trained in the art of thievery and corporate espionage for her nemesis and former employer, Draya, the Madame who runs Harlot Headquaters. All situated in the fictional town of Cormier, Pennsylvania, this series is a fun and thrilling inclusive take on the murder-mystery genre. With the help of her friends, her socially savvy sidekick Daphne and her former colleague Amber, Stacie gets herself out of dangerous and explosive situations trying to seek justice for those who seldom find it.

Book 2 in the Legacy series. Ruby has inherited the old family home, but only after fulfilling the requirement that Ruby, her mom, daughter and granddaughter must live together for a month in the home place . Her Aunt Lou wanted Ruby and her family to deal with dysfunctional family issues. They succeed. She resigns her job and moves to southern Indiana to enjoy her new inheritance and paint to her heart's content. Her neighbor and Aunt Lou's attorney helps her move. She finds that she is falling in love with Steve, even though she has declared that she would never need another man in her life.After moving in, Ruby receives a letter from an unknown man who claims to have the deed on her property and she needs to get out. The man is murdered and the sheriff suspects Ruby. The man's son continued the badgering to get Ruby to move. Did she have anything to do with the murder? Was she really not the owner of the lovely home and property? Would she have to move? Her daughter and son-in-law spend many weekends with Ruby, as does Granny. This is a cozy mystery.

Everything that mattered to Frances Moriarty was left behind in famine-ravaged Ireland, including the love of her life. Beset with grief and guilt, she is scraping out a shadowy existence as a New York shoeshine boy when word spreads like wildfire: gold nuggets line the riverbeds of California. Eager to stake a claim, Frances boldly sets out on the overland trek to California’s gold fields, praying that her journey will lead her to riches—and a place a woman like her can call her own. Rich with historic detail and steeped in the secret passion of women-loving-women, Hilary McCollum’s debut novel is an epic story of love lost and found in a daring life.

Ruby is unlike most little girls in old China. Instead of aspiring to get married, Ruby is determined to attend university when she grows up, just like the boys in her family. Based upon the inspirational story of the author's grandmother and accompanied by richly detailed illustrations, Ruby's Wish is an engaging portrait of a young girl who strives for more and a family who rewards her hard work and courage.

With novels like Ellen Foster and A Virtuous Woman, award-winning writer Kaye Gibbons has gained both critical acclaim and a large, devoted following among readers. This literary companion equips the reader with information about characters, plots, dates, allusions, literary motifs, and themes from the bestselling author's works. After an annotated chronology of Gibbons' life, the work presents 103 A-Z entries that include Snodgrass's analysis, cover the writings of reviewers and critics, and provide selected bibliographies. Appendices offer an historical timeline with references to corresponding historical events from Gibbons' novels, along with a list of 42 topics for group or individual research projects.

Every bunny loves Max & Ruby! Max and Ruby have lots of friends. Together, they live the bunniest adventuresever! Have fun playing detective and spot hidden objects in the vibrant andplayful scenes. Specially conceived for young readers, this book sharpensobservational skills and helps build vocabulary. About Max & Ruby: Max & Ruby is an animated series based on the clever and colorful books by internationally acclaimed children's author and illustrator Rosemary Wells. This book is based on the animated series airing on Netflix, Nick Jr and Treehouse. Max & Ruby celebrates childhood while following the hilarious, entertaining and mischievous adventures of bunny siblings, Max and his older sister Ruby. Max and Ruby never, ever, want quite the same thing and their plans always collide-with hilarious results. The series teaches preschoolers to get along while remaining true to themselves.