Shane Everything he does seems to work out wrong. He'’s failing his classes, about to be fired from his part-time job, and barely speaking to his parents. Then there’'s the real problem—--his twin brother... Sandy Everything he does seems to be right. He’'s a star athlete, student president, and parents'’ dream child, with top marks, a great future, and many good friends. He'’d never hang out with someone like... Marietta A real looker, she’'s Shane’s girl-friend, but since Shane'’s dad took away his car, she’'s been unhappy. Maybe Shane should take a second look at... Janice She'’s coming after Shane like a magnet to a fridge door. But is something fishy here? Just ask... Ernie He’'s a loner who claims to be Shane’'s only real friend. But will he hang in when the real trouble hits? What do you do when everything blows up in your face and you can’'t even trust your friends and family? How do you decide what you really want? Most important, how do you learn to trust yourself? Eighteen-year-old Shane Donahue can’'t relate to his twin brother or his parents, doesn'’t trust the guys he hangs out with or his girlfriend, and is failing his classes at school. The whole situation makes Shane feel so helpless he’'s considering life on the streets or suicide. Shane decides he has nothing to lose by asking God to help him try to get his life back on track, but his difficulties only increase. His father becomes angry when Shane goes to church, his friends attack him because they think he’'s turned on them, and his brother dates his ex-girlfriend! But that’s nothing compared to Shane’s being arrested for robbery and assault. However, in the midst of his troubles, Shane finds out who he is and discovers hope for the future. The book is based on Proverbs 17:17. "A friend helps at all times and a brother in time of trouble."

In Time of Trouble

Children's Books

Linquist, N. J.

Literature & Fiction

Thats Life Communications

17-year-old Glen Sauten discovers that who he is inside is more important than what people see.

Best of Friends

Teen & Young Adult

Lindquist, N.J.

New Christian Glen Suten learns that not everything is what it seems.

Friends Like These (Circle of Friends Series)

Glen learns that a hero is just an ordinary person who does what has to be done.

Friends in Need (Circle of Friends)

In Glitter of Diamonds, the second book in her Manziuk and Ryan series, N. J. Lindquist once again hooks us with deftly-drawn characters, complex story-lines and thought-provoking issues, served up with her unique mix of tongue-in-cheek humor and gentle compassion. This time, she takes readers into the world of major league baseball and its surrounding media. She also asks subtle questions about the prices people are willing to pay to see their dreams come true. After Stasey Simon, an outspoken sports talk-show host, asks on-air for a volunteer to knock some sense into the home team’s temperamental new pitcher, Toronto Detective-Inspector Paul Manziuk and Detective-Constable Jacqueline Ryan have to hustle to catch a murderer swinging a lethal bat before the case escalates into an international incident. Manziuk is a 47-year-old life-long cop with Ukrainian ancestry, a very patient wife and three young adult children. Ryan is a 28-year-old black woman with an MA in criminology, Jamaican ancestry and a serious attitude. Lindquist grew up reading Trixie Belden, Ginny Gordon and Nancy Drew; switched to the works of Agatha Christie, Erle Stanley Gardiner, Georgette Heyer, Dorothy Sayers and P. D. James; and eventually decided to try her hand at writing a contemporary mystery in the classic style. Reviews for her first book - from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and other reviewers - compared her work to the best of Agatha Christie, assured her she had been successful. The Manziuk and Ryan series probably owes more to Georgette Heyer, another British queen of mystery-writing. Lindquist has done what Heyer did in many of her mysteries: tell the story on two levels―giving both the characters' viewpoint and the detectives' viewpoint and showing the effect violence can have on a group of people―both how they react initially and how it impacts them. While keeping the characters and plot in the forefront, in Glitter of Diamonds, Lindquist also manages to explore the intricate, almost symbiotic relationships between the management, players, fans and media that make Major League Baseball a vital part of the North American culture. As the crime threatens to escalate into an international incident, Manziuk draws on his own knowledge of baseball while his partner, Jacquie Ryan, tries to understand a game she’s never watched.

Glitter of Diamonds (Manziuk and Ryan Mystery Series #2)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

The much-anticipated sequel to Hot Apple Cider: Words to Stir the Heart and Warm the Soul. Features: • A unique collection of inspirational stories, poems and articles • Real stories, real people, real faith • Great writing • Honesty and vulnerability combined with hope • Well-known, experienced writers and passionate, new writers • Gentle humor, warm encouragement, and stimulating challenges • Attractive, gift book layout

A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider: Words to Stimulate the Mind and Delight the Spirit

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

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