Available December 4th


Dreams Surpassed is an epic novel about the lives of two men. Graham Bennington begins his life in Philadelphia and dreams of creating the perfect sailboat. He takes his concepts to the busy Port of Los Angeles to fulfil his dream. When his wife dies, he becomes a single parent to his beautiful daughter, Katia.

Edward Oxford lives in Southampton, England and his dream is to create the highest quality and most prosperous marine hardware conglomerate. He has three sons who, despite the divorce of their parents, remain more important to Edward than his business. His oldest son, Thomas, is a boring and staid English professor. His middle son, Kevin, is an international sailboat racer who yearns for excitement. His youngest son, Bryan, is Edward’s true pride. Bryan attains his PhD from Cambridge and takes Oxford Rigging to new heights, surpassing Edward’s dreams.

Katia and Bryan meet briefly in junior high school and then briefly just before entering college; she to U.C.L.A., he to Cambridge. They both prosper and grow, working with their fathers, but always dream of the other; ships passing in the night, never in one port long enough to form a relationship.

Dreams Surpassed is an emotional roller-coaster; from the heart-wrenching beauty of the sea to the torment the sea can impart; finding and losing love; and solving the issues that threaten the marine industry and logically overcoming those issues. Readers will learn how to sail, why to sail, and how to build sailboats, as well as the marketing behind the marine industry; all the while pulling on the heartstrings.

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Available March 5th

 

Set in Savannah, Ga., Addictive follows 28-year-old Emma Weiss, PhD and her move to the historic city where she meets handsome Jake Stanton and blindly falls in love. Emma is convinced that Jake is her soul mate until she discovers he has been a struggling addict and becomes caught up in his life of deceit, drugs, and the law. Does beautiful, brilliant Emma find the strength to cope with Jake's addictions and overcome her addiction to him?

Stern hopes readers will take from her book that if this can happen to Emma, it could happen to anyone.

 
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Gifted is a trilogy about three young girls who are members of Mensa at the tender age of ten years. They become best friends.

Gifted as a Blessing is the story of Natalie Wainwright, the miracle child of wealthy lawyers David and Sharon Wainwright. Her parents doted on her, not by indulging her whims but by encouraging her fertile mind. Being highly educated themselves, David and Sharon helped Natalie to excel at her own quick pace.

Gifted as an Obligation is the story of Sarah Graham, who represents the most common Mensa children. She felt she could never attain the level of success expected of her, even with high grades, so she became a perfectionist. More was always expected of her than the other children in public school.

Gifted as a Curse is the story of Ellie Thane, who represents a third Mensa archetype. Ellie sees her intelligence as an embarrassment, having been raised by a blue-collar working father who resents her mind. He chastises her for acting smarter than he is.

The Gifted Trilogy is a fascinating and realistic look at highly intelligent children and how they cope with the gift and curse of a brilliant mind. It portrays them as both exceptional and normal. The trilogy takes the reader on a ride through the lives of these three girls. Their friendship, their camaraderie, and their loves.