Carla Stewart

Some of our stories fill the mind with warmth and the sounds of insects and birds on a meandering river. Other stories raise our hopes of adventure as the foliage on the banks thicken and we move in swifter currents. Many stories bounce like a kayak through rapids and white water. Readers turn pages wondering what lies ahead.

Ever since Mittie Humphreys agreed to join dashing barnstorming pilot Ames for a joyride in his airplane, her lifelong love of horses has been surpassed by one thing--a longing for the skies.

As her heart tugs in two directions, Nell Marchwold must decide what she is willing to sacrifice for her dream, and what her dream truly is.

It's 1962, and Dusty Fairchild, daughter of a self-made millionaire and oilman, wants to go to college. Instead she is sent to a private finishing school in East Texas.

In the bayou country of East Texas, the neon sign of the STARDUST stands silent, no longer beckoning visitors to its cozy cottages. But two days after Georgia Peyton buries her unfaithful husband, a curious thing happens: the STARDUST sign sputters to life and winks at her. Sustained by a memory from the past and determined to build a new life, Georgia acquires the STARDUST with hopes of breathing new life into it too.

One woman clings to her memories. The other longs to erase hers. The story of a friendship birthed in providence set against the intriguing jazz culture of Tulsa.

The story of a young girl's search for her mother's love in this coming of age tale set in 1958 Texas.