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Barbara Mountjoy's Books

The Elf Queen
Jul.01.2010
Jelani Marsh finds a glass slipper on the city sidewalk and tries it on for laughs. The slipper shatters, slicing her foot, and dozens of tiny men scatter from the bloody remains. A moment later, her foot is miraculously healed and they’re gone.         This is the first in a series of meetings that will unravel everything she knows. In the following weeks, the sassy barista from...
The Elf Queen
Jul.01.2010
Jelani Marsh finds a glass slipper on the city sidewalk and tries it on for laughs. The slipper shatters, slicing her foot, and dozens of tiny men scatter from the bloody remains. A moment later, her foot is miraculously healed and they’re gone. This is the first in a series of meetings that will unravel everything she knows. In the following weeks, the sassy barista from Missoula...
The new book
Dec.17.2008
Divorce in the twenty-first century should come with an instruction manual, a release valve, and a support system. This book will serve as all three, in the form of comforting, insightful, and inspirational stories about surviving and thriving during and after divorce. In the bestselling tradition of the Cup of Comfort series, this volume will make divorcees laugh and cry as they...
Jun.01.2008
An article demonstrating how the CIA is using online communities to test theories about recruitment by terrorist agencies.
Jun.01.2008
A story about how one woman copes with a divorce she never wanted.
Jun.01.1999
An interview of a young man in Oklahoma who made a career out of stormchasing.
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It takes a loving and caring couple to bring an adopted child into their home. And every year, thousands of couples make room in their homes—and their hearts—for these special children. This story collection celebrates the individuals and families who experience these feelings firsthand. From first-time parents, anxiously awaiting the phone call that their little one has arrived to...
A woman finds love among the rutabagas at her local grocery store.
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A fact-filled meditative guide to getting through the process of divorce. Holds the reader's hand through the maze, mystery and mire of divorce, custody, mental health issues, child support, property settlement, attorneys, court procedures, and more. Each brief and incisive "instruction" offers hope, encouragement, and authoritative guidance from a practicing divorce...