Daddy S Angel

Mary Louise and Josie O’Gorman (Esprios Classics)

Jazzibel

Jazilyn Beliamy-Moyé, was given the nick name Jazzibel, from her father as a child. Struggling for answers in a troubled marriage, she is faced with the dark sides of depression that has left her emotionally screaming, "Save me." She looks for comfort through messages in music to relieve her of silence. Searching the Internet for sanity, she meets sax player, Stephan Styles. She hoped to find in him relief from anxiety and anger. Instead she is faced with a more dangerous situation. Stephen is an egotistic musician with a mysterious past. Jazilyn is also dealing with family issues that concern her twin brother's, Me'chael's homosexuality and Michael's drug addiction. Her mother Joanne is not your typical caring mother. The only family support she has is from her youngest brother Maurice and his childhood friend, Pastor Gregory Williams. Jazilyn discovers her husband Lance has a few secrets of his own. She becomes reacquainted with Pastor Gregory Williams. Gregory is engaged to be married, but admires Jazilyn. Childhood memories have tangled ribbons of pain that have caused her to suffocate and her spirit to weaken. How will she pull out of the dark holes and the triangle of men?

Plum's Pleasure

Can virtue be found in a turn-of-the-century bordello? Can a frontier teacher stand idly by as the Shoshone culture is subsumed by Anglo missionaries? Can a suburban lawyer justify that his casual dalliances don't amount to infidelity? From the opulent parlor of an 1898 Seattle bordello to a Portland law firm in 1989, each heroine, hero, and villain in this memorable collection of short stories is captured at a crossroads in life. They are ordinary people: brave, timid, foolhardy, modest, brazen, and often self-sacrificing. And they struggle with the budding concerns of their time-women's suffrage, chauvinistic double-standards, prejudice, misogyny, and the loneliness of separation brought on by war. Gehla S. Knight deftly explores these issues without reserve, placing her characters in crisis situations where they must act despite the murkiness of what's right and what's wrong. In small but powerful ways, their choices challenge the prevailing views of their time and blaze new trails that those who follow can easily travel. Juxtaposing society's often ill-conceived mores with individual will and desire, Knight deftly combines historical settings with colloquial dialogue and vivid characters. Spanning nearly a century of American history, Plum's Pleasure is a satisfying collection that will tantalize both your senses and sensibilities.