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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Fay Risner

Tags: short rural tales stories, women, Tall Life, indians, western, cowboys, ficition,

Description: Short western stories abut a woman's fight with wolves, an Indian Attack, an Indian whoShort western stories abut a woman's fight with wolves, an Indian Attack, an Indian who comes to visit and won't leave, homesteading woes and a tall tale among other stories....

2008-08-02

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Fay Risner

Description: Follow Bill Bullock's ten year battle with Alzheimer's disease as chronicled in hisFollow Bill Bullock's ten year battle with Alzheimer's disease as chronicled in his daughter's journal. With all that Alzheimer's tossed Bill's way as he and his family struggles with this disease, his wife, Sylvia, stands out for her strength, courage, and determination against all odds. This story is an awareness and education for people interested in Alzheimer's disease with helpful caregiver tips though out the book....

2008-08-02

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Fay Risner

Tags: elderly nursing family, drama, baby home, play, Alzheimer's, caregiver, concerns, boomers

Description: This play is a tale of two sisters, Mary and Janet. After years of being in the middle ofThis play is a tale of two sisters, Mary and Janet. After years of being in the middle of a family fued between their mother and aunt, the women decide to go see Aunt Mabel in the nursing home. Mary wants to find out if her aunt put her in the will. Janet wants to find out the family secret rife. This visit to an aunt who has Alzheimer's disease turns out to be more than they bargined for. It was a visit that gave them a new prospective on Alzhimers, family and what's important in life....

2008-08-02

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Fay Risner

Description: Levi Yoder permits Amish turned Englisher, Margaret Goodman to visit his son, Luke, a weekLevi Yoder permits Amish turned Englisher, Margaret Goodman to visit his son, Luke, a week at Christmas each year. Stubborn, unbending Levi threatens to stop her visits if she reveals a family secret to Luke about what really happened to his mother. Fearing Luke will never forgive him for telling lies, Levi makes Margaret's visit miserable, hoping she will leave soon. Margaret hates the way Levi treats her, but she still hopes that someday he might come to love her as he did years ago....

2008-08-02

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Fay Risner

Tags: women life humor, rural mystery, suspense, historical, women, detective, Iowa, Miss Marple, sleuths,

Description: The Moser Mansion residents are summoned to the county seat to testify against Mavis JordanThe Moser Mansion residents are summoned to the county seat to testify against Mavis Jordan at her murder trial. The county seat turns out to be a deadly place for Gracie Evans. A mysterious man stalks her with the intention of killing her. When Gracie winds up in jail she wishes she had never come to the big city and actually misses Locked Rock, Iowa...

2008-08-02

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Fay Risner

Tags: fiction, humor rural mystery, suspense, historical, Life, Iowa, Miss Marple,

Description: A stranger shows up for Molly Moser's wedding. He claims to be Melinda Applegate'sA stranger shows up for Molly Moser's wedding. He claims to be Melinda Applegate's nephew. An American version of Miss Marple, Gracie Evans doesn't believe him. She's determined to prove he's up to no good. She tries to warn everyone, but they think she is jealous of Melinda's nephew. At the same time, all sorts of upheaval takes place at the mansion while Molly Moser is gone on a month long honeymoon....

2008-08-02

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Type: special

Status: I recommend

Author: Fay Risner

Tags: essays, women, inspirational, christian, Mother, grandmother

Description: Essays about grandmothers, mothers and single women born early in the twentieth century. HardEssays about grandmothers, mothers and single women born early in the twentieth century. Hard working, faith filled, courageous women, each with a story to tell....

2008-08-02

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Fay Risner

Description: An American version of Miss Marple in 1903, Gracie Evans, a retired farmer, tries to resignAn American version of Miss Marple in 1903, Gracie Evans, a retired farmer, tries to resign herself to living in Moser Mansion Rest Home For Women in Locked Rock, Iowa. Her only deversion is rocking on the front porch with her friend, Melinda. They spend their day peeking through holes in the vines on the porch trellis. What started out as harmless snoopiing turns into a dangerous past time when a neighbor is killed, and Gracie sees who did it....

2008-08-02

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Type: fiction

Status: —

Author: Fay Risner

Tags: adventure civil war, historical, bushwhackers, Missouri,

Description: A strong willed, independent woman, all Ella Mayfield wanted was to keep her widowed motherA strong willed, independent woman, all Ella Mayfield wanted was to keep her widowed mother and siblings safe during the Civil War. Invasions by Union soldiers and Kansas Jawhawkers into Vernon County Missouri forced Ella to join the bushwhacker band. Brave and daring, Ella dressed as a man, was a crack shot and superb horsewoman. Her dangerous exploits are legendary, trying to protect her family and home near Montevallo, Missouri....

2008-06-24

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Fay Risner

Tags: mystery romance murder gunfights westerb

Description: Sheriff Hooper's job description for being sheriff is relaxing with his feet on his desk.Sheriff Hooper's job description for being sheriff is relaxing with his feet on his desk. All that changes when the doctor's wife disappears. Hooper finds himself in the middle of a crime. He's fighting for his life and his bachelorhood while he solves the mysterious disappearance of Mary Strummer....

2008-06-18