The daughter of a prominent Chicago judge and his socialite wife, inner-city art teacher Mia Dennett is taken hostage by her one-night stand, Colin Thatcher, who, instead of delivering her to his employers, hides her in a secluded cabin in rural Minnesota to keep her safe from harm.
This affectionate memoir of family, teachers, neighbors, and friends, of growing up Catholic in the Chicago of the '30s and '40s, is spirited and tender, funny and warm - and hard to put down.
Harry Dresden works with the Chicago Police Department to solve a series of murders, but the magic involved in the cases is causing people, including Harry's own best friend, to suspect he is the killer, and Harry must contend with a gangland boss who wants Harry out of the picture.
While spreading flames threaten to cut off all possibility of escape from the Chicago fire of 1871, twelve-year-old Nate attempts to save a wealthy young girl and to return home safely.
Sixth-grader Amalia learns many important life-lessons while spending Friday afternoons with her beloved grandmother, and the teaching goes on even after Abuelita's sudden death as Amalia finds a way to connect with relatives and a friend who has moved away.
Collects short stories and one novella in which Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, and his colleagues solve a number of cases in record time.
"When Quest (Q) and his stepsister Angela head to Chicago for their parents' concert, they uncover another plot by the terrorist group Ghost Cell in the Windy City"--.
Amish-zombie-teen-romance author Mia and her husband Mac purchase and renovate their first home in the Chicago suburbs, and they struggle with the work on the house, fights with the homeowners' association, rude neighbors, and adapting to their new environment.
