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Show Travel the road of imagination BV SANDY HUSEBY Gas prices crimping your vacation plans this year? Make your getaway to exotic places and times in the pages of these enticing summer romances. Survival. Sometimes it starts with running away, until you stop running long enough to realize youve run to The Last Good Man by Kathleen Eagle (William Morrow. $23. ISBN 03X097X156). Savannah Stephens is hack in Sunhonnet. Wyoming, w nh a mystery daughter and a haunting secret. As a breast cancer survivor, she exhausted her money from a lucrative modeling career and exhausted her spirit coping with the emotional loll of the disease. Now she must confront and heal her own pain and the fractured family relationships she left $23.95. ISBN 05259454X2). Joanna Lawrence confronts her own mortality and decides to give her beloved husband. Josh, one final gift. That gift is a grotto created within the walls of a stone bam as a sanctuary tribute to their love. The gift w ill come with one special addition the grotto's creator. April Woodward. A loving wife's plan has repercussions. though. Mow can Josh turn to another woman's amis while he's mourning the lov e of his life? Josh must also confront the competitor w ho seemingly will go to any length to take over the orchid farm he'd worked so hard to build with Joanna. Judith Gould tells a powerful story of love and loss and love that transcends loss in this one keep your hanky Clay Keogh is determined to break through her barriers to learn the truth about her daughter. Claudia, and the other secrets Savannah holds. Once her childhood friend. Clay wants to be more for Savannah now. Even learning that Claudia is the daughter of his Kole handy ! Kills Crow doesn't dissuade the Long ago and far away rock solid horseshoe man." For Troth Kathleen Eagle writes Montgomery, honor with a poet's poignancy means carrying the news that makes serious social lo of her husband Kyle's issues resonate w ith the death to his family back oojbye ring of humanity. The in England. But when warmth of her writing Ky Ic himself her here in The Last Good hie. Troth confronts a Man transcends genre labeling as it man uncertain about the woman he's choreaches the heights of what fiction should sen in Mary Jo Putney's The China be: thoughtful, provocative, and Bride (Ballantine. $23.95. ISBN ultimately satisfying. 0345433351). Surv ival takes a different turn in Judith Ky le and Troth explore their ow n relaGould's Time to Say Goodbye (Dutton, tionship amid the challenges of her bi- - JUDITH GOULD fist strong-wille- Mei-Lia- n racial heritage. Set against a backdrop of historical China and England. Mary Jo Putney captures in exquisite detail the profound panorama of both cultures. And between those cultures. both Ky le and his China Bride must overcome the supreme challenge of their own emotional conflicts to be together. Fiery, feisty Fia Merrick w ill be tamed by no man. Especially not Thomas McClaircn. in Connie Brockway 's glowing McClairen's Isle: The Ravishing One (Dell. $6.50. ISBN 0440226309). hen Thomas McClaircn kidnaps Fia, Sctxs-Chines- e SaAiNiDtY uwn.in.nr Childrens party plans come together REVIEW BY KAREN TROTTER Instead of springing into a planning frenzy the next tunc your child wants to have a party, why not let your kids leam the ins und outs of hosting a social event. Why sliould you have all the fun? After all. entertaining is just one more aspect of growing up. having friends and belonging to a community. Of course, the kids can't do it all by themselves, but they can KmraEnpsft O Oa OVABS a 1 a O BNSS play a major role in tire planning stages with a little help from their friends at Better Homes and Gardens Books. The It's My Party hook (Meredith. $15.95. ISBN 0696209640) shows how to put together a party fnnn st;irt to finish. lor children the hook is ages filled with specific, directions for all the elements of 12 different theme parties, includ- ing such favorites as Bash. Wild West Splash jf) L Kodco. Safari Party. Spooky Halloween. Snow Carnival, and Movie St;ir Party. It's My Party is packed with helpful hints and creative ideas lor lun. lavors. food and decorations Sandy Husehv writes and reviews from her homes in Fargo. A D and near Sevis. A.V. SlHlOlR iTaTlAl Kt KBS Orchids keep popping up in stories these days. But its their caretakers that are the truly provocative, colorful specimens. Witness Aiden Flynn, an NYPD homicide detective, who agrees to tend his fellow cop, Ryan Hills's exotic flowers and discovers Ryans been sprouting something besides flowers in Stella Cameron's Glass Houses Kensington, ISBN 1575665867). Olivia FitzDurham knows $24, someones trying to kill her, and she flees England for New York. As Aiden tries to protect her, the suspense and sensuality buSd into a firestorm thats as d and fast-pace- quixotic as the Internet exchanges which first brought them into each other's Rves. Ana Finchs ordinary life is forever changed by a tainted glass of lemonade as she is thrust into a quest that takes her in search of a previously unknagined destiny in Katherine Stones bUmtof Dreams (Warner, $23.95, ISSN 0446521825). That Island of Dreams is the creative genius of architect Pierce Rourhe. Until Ana, he has never imagined the Island couW become his own dream, ending forever the nightmare of his past i' Q)ay r-- she decides to turn the tables on him. But as Fia spins a web of seduction, she discov ers passion sets its own rules. Soon, she is as ensnared as Thomas. Connie Brock way's third story in the McClaircn Isle trilogy rises to a crescendo note of w it and sizzling, confident storytelling that makes the McClaircns a family you want to come alive on the page again and again. 4' for the young and young-at-heart- .. Another must have" resource for morns is The Perfect Party Planner: The Complete Guide to Children's Parties (leisure Arts. $19.95. ISBN 1574X62057). W hat a blast adults and children will enjoy tire fes- tive ideas featured in tire planner (tlresecret" to becoming lire kids's party Martha Stewart of tire neighborhood). Each of tire 2 party llrenres features instructions for invitations, party favors, costumes, decorations, games, craft ideas, activities and food. Tire professional looking snacks and cakes have plenty ol eve appeal." yet are easy to p prepare. Unique designs like Critter Cake. Construction Zone Cake, and Campfire Cake add to the fun. Some of the planner's popular themes are Carnival. Soccer. Dinosaurs, Sleepovcr and Slumber Parties, Bears. Bugs, Pirates, and Outer Space. Various elements from each theme can be mixed and matched to create tire perfect party for any special occasion. If you don't have children of your own. It's My Parly and The Perfect Party Danner make great gifts for moms With small children. Kaien theme hotter is a party animal with one having fun! |