Bøker av Terry Ward

Why did I call this Erie St. Diner? Two reasons. The food and the ambiance. Diner food is simple and comforting. It's not pretentious. It's family stuff. Think about walking into a diner. If you're a local, the waitress knows your name, your family and your pickup truck. She greets you with a smile and brings your usual - coffee or soda or juice. She asks about your sick aunt or shares a joke. You're family. Even if you're not a local, she makes you feel welcome. A diner is open early and closes late. You have a favorite place to sit and you know the daily special. Portions are generous and you leave with a full belly and contented spirit.Our house isn't a diner, but we kind of try to operate along those lines. Early or late, family and friends are welcome and we try to feed people spirit and body. A meal shared with people you love can go a long way towards healing wounds and making hardships seem smaller.The recipes in this book are easy. It's just kitchen-table family food. Jesus made a point about communion. He said, "do this in memory of me". He is our family and we are His. There's a deep spiritual connection between sharing food and time together as a family. You are nourished in body and soul. God is there and you feel His provision in your life.

When her beloved father dies, leaving her in debt, thirteen year old Anne's life quickly changes from one of privilege and luxury as an Earl's daughter to hardship she never dreamed possible. Thrown into debtor's prison and left with no hope of ever getting out, she grabs at the one dangerous chance which presents itself - indentured servitude. After a journey fraught with sickness, storms and much hardship, she endures the humiliation of being sold on the block and begins life as a servant in the new colonies. Anne's strict, sour-faced mistress is a Puritan and, through much trial and error, she quickly learns the ways of these somber, hard-working people. As time passes, Anne's views about life begin to change and she faces a surprising challenge just when she feels most settled.

When Jenny Mallory's husband tries to murder her, the truth of what her life has become can no longer be ignored. She must either fight back or lose her children and probably her life. Despite the dark cloud of suspicion that hangs over the life of Dr. Brian Kincaide, he comes to Jenny's rescue, even risking his hard-won career to do what he thinks is right. With Brian's help, Jenny begins to believe in herself and Brian realizes that she's the woman he's always dreamed of.

This short story is about the journey that Jake takes after his parents bring home a baby brother. Through the years, the coldness of hatred and jealousy color his entire existence until a family tragedy changes his life forever.

Harry Fassbender is a naïve coward, about to be hung for a murder when a mysterious man named Kornikov appears to save him. He makes a pact with Kornikov, who has lured him in with promises of a utopian America. The revolutions of the twentieth century are their test tubes for how to conquer, with Harry acting as a catalyst, and he soon finds that Kornikov's plans have very little to do with making life better for the common man and much more to do with gaining ultimate power. As the façade crumbles, so does Harry's idealism. With success in his grasp, Harry comes face to face with the truth about the choices he's made and is given a one last chance to change.

The last book in the Harlots and Rakes Series finds the notorious Ariadne Snowden, the temptress whot has plagued and enchanted every man in the ton, plunged into a flight for her life from a mysterious nemesis. Left for dead, naked and alone on a barren field, she is rescued by the one man who she both hates and loves with equal passion. Old wounds can no longer be brushed aside as the two are thrown together on a perilous journey. Duncan MacGregor spent seven years of his life under the lash for being fool enough to fall for her charms and he's determined to keep her at a distance, but when the truth of what really happened is discovered, they have a new chance at happiness. Or do they? An unbelievable twist of fate brings terror from the past hurtling back into their lives and Ariadne sees that the only way to escape is to forever destroy every vestige of their lives together.

His birthright taken from him, Chance Talbot is forced into a secret life to provide for his siblings, but the cost is high. He knows he can never marry, never allow anyone close enough to find out what he's done. Arabella Farnsworth is a vicar's daughter who's been left alone and impoverished. She's an outcast with only one hope to sustain her, to be able to someday have the means to bring her baby home. When Chance's act of kindness destroys that last shred of hope, he must think of a solution before all is lost to the woman he loves.

This book is a beginner's manual for how to get saved and baptized in the Holy Spirit. It's like a spiritual boot camp for new, raw recruits. If you're reading this, you're reading a recruitment poster. Join up. Be the warrior you were born to be!

Book Three in the Nick DiPaulo Series. A quiet young man murders a police officer in the middle of the street. When Nick tries to unravel why the teenager committed such a senseless act of violence, he discovers the body of a girl rumored to have run off months before. Evidence points to the two crimes being related, but how? As Nick pieces together the baffling scraps of information, he becomes a pawn in a battle between two powerful enemies, and is forced to make some life-changing decisions of his own.

After Oliver Twist intervenes to save Jack Dawkins - the legendary Artful Dodger - from transportation to Botany Bay, Jack embarks on what proves to be a perilous quest to discover his roots. Before he can say 'Fagin!' he's battling to survive a devastating flood and rescue beautiful black-haired, green-eyed Lysette Godden, the girl of his dreams, from the hands of murderous villains. Jack and Lysette, searching for Jack's parents, head to France and have an adventure there which tests their mettle and mutual love to the utmost and changes their lives for ever.Brilliantly and evocatively written, Jack Dawkins is a worthy sequel to Charles Dickens's immortal masterpiece Oliver Twist.Hampered by her tendency always to want what she hasn't got and an apparent inability to let go of the past, will Lucy ever find her elusive happy-ever-after? This witty, amusing, highly entertaining and fast-paced novel is sure to make you feel Lucy's dilemma, and warm your heart.