The Torrance family, having arrived at a remote mountain resort where they are to work as winter caretakers, find themselves in the grip of terror when young Danny, a child with the gift of precognition, begins having horrible visions.
Explores the role throughout history of occupations related to food, including bakers and millers, brewers, grocers, dairy operators, waiters, winemakers, and others.
Two people on the mend from broken marriages go to Rodanthe, North Carolina to figure out a way to start over again. When a storm starts moving in, they turn to each for safety and comfort and find feelings strong enough to last a lifetime.
The late Bill Cosey, one-time owner of the Cosey Hotel and Resort, a hot spot for vacationing African-Americans, is kept alive through the memories of the women he loved and who were loved by him.
Adrienne Willis, abandoned by her husband, flees to Rodanthe, North Carolina, to tend to a friend's inn, where she meets Paul Flanner, a doctor who has just sold his practice, and together, with a storm rolling in, they discover a new love.
Explores the life of a colonial innkeeper and his importance to the community, as well as everyday life, responsibilities, and social practices during that time.
A young orphan, afraid of being sent to the workhouse, finds himself at the mercy of the unsavory owner of a tavern in Alexandria, Virginia, while he tries to solve the mystery surrounding his past and a missing twin.
