The mill town of Lowell, Massachusetts, comes to life with intrigue and drama from the creative writing team of Judith Miller and Tracie Peterson. Young women at the end of the 19th century seek employment from driven men intent on transforming America's textile industry. Daughtersof the Loom features Lilly Armbruster, who is forced to work in the mills as her only means for survival. But Lilly's resentment runs deep against the "lords of the loom"--the...

In an small industrial town in Massachusetts, PI Alex Rasmussen probes the death of a Cambodian immigrant involved in jade smuggling. The story takes place amid a clash of cultures between immigrants and Yankees.

PI Rasmussen investigates hate mail sent to a TV talk-show host. The list of suspects is a long one: angry guests, disappointed fans, ex-wives, co-workers, even former schoolmates from the host's hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts. By the author of The Heaven Stone.

In the troubled mill town of Lowell, Massachusetts, a young millworker dreams of marrying rich and becoming "Mrs. Somebody Somebody"; an undercover union organizer's privileged past shapes her cause; a Korean War veteran returns to the wife he never really got to know--and the couple's overindulged children grow up to act out against their parents; and, a town resident reflects on a long-lost love and the treasure he keeps close to his heart.