Ruby Sisson Library

Chadwick's life was balanced on a knife's edge -- his career, his marriage, his relationship with his dangerously troubled daughter. And then one autumn night, the worst possible thing happened ... Now, a decade later, Chadwick's heart is on the mend. Working for an old military buddy, he saves kids for a living, escorting troubled teens to a Texas wilderness school that specializes in the toughest brand of love. Until he gets a phone call that threatens...

Society darling Karen Butler falls hard after the public discovery of her father's suicide and his empty bank accounts. With no friends, money, or faith, Karen goes to live with her grandmother Sophia, hoping to inherit her ranch. But the dilapidated ranch is not what Karen expects, and her uncanny resemblance to Sophia's dead sister, Esther, forces Sophia to confront the tragic mistakes of her own past by giving Esther's diaries to Karen. As Karen...

At fifteen, Ethan is on the fast track to nowhere. In and out of group homes and constantly in trouble, Ethan is fighting to find a sense of who he is. After breaking into an amusement park and being savaged by a police dog, he is befriended by a paramedic. Offered a choice of court or going on a ride-along in an ambulance, Ethan takes what he thinks is the easy way out. On Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Ethan comes face to face with the horrific...

A poignant tale of love, pain, and trusting people to stay by your side in a world where leaving is easy.

Russell Ammiano works on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center.On the morning of September 11, 2001, Rusty is rushing to work and the phone rings. The new that his mother has died of a stroke, leaving his brain-damaged older brother alone saves his life.

High school physics teacher and basketball coach Dillon Slater finds himself drawn to Claire Templeton, the mother of the troubled fifteen-year-old boy he is working with and a new arrival in town that he finds hard to resist.

Newly widowed and without children of her own, Charlotte Carter made a big decision. She was going to open a small home for troubled girls. She had the time, the resources, and the ideal place-a sweet town called Ruby Prairie.

Konrad Sejer must face down his memories and fears as he struggles to determine why the corpses of troubled young men keep surfacing in local lakes. As Sejer begins to feel his age weigh on him, he wonders if he has the strength to pursue the elusive explanations for human evil.

"Colorado rancher Luke O'Malley is shocked to hear that he has a teenage son living in New York City ... and even more shocked to learn that his son is in trouble. Luke had a brief romance with Megan Montgomery years ago and had no idea it resulted in a child. He just knew it had broken his heart. Now Megan and Cody--their son--need his help. To avoid being sent to a juvenile detention center Cody must move to Colorado with his father. But there's...