New England Books and Authors

"Love in the New Year" 180 pages; published by Stillwater River Publications , ©2023 Lisa Farmer's "Love in the New Year" takes place in a quiet Massachusetts town, Leah Preston runs a dance studio. Her job is a busy one, but she is fortunate to have a great staff and friends at every turn who are willing to help any way they can. Leah is grateful for the help extended to her and her autistic son, JJ. Leah is doing all she can to balance her work and personal life. She and JJ get no help from JJ's dad, making the support from the community that much more meaningful. Leah does all she can to give back to the community, including organizing a seasonal drive where used goods are donated to those in need. It's a busy life, and her son can be a handful, but she takes it in stride and lives one day at a time. JJ goes to music therapy at "Bridge of Music" while Leah is at work at the dance studio. The 11-year-old has an amazing time whenever he is th...

Heidi Schauster Parents want their children to be healthy. This includes getting plenty of exercise and eating healthy. Eating healthy can mean healthy food, and it can also mean the right amounts of food. Sometimes, people can be so obsessed about their weight and appearance, it can affect what and how they eat to an extreme degree. No one intentionally seeks to harm their children when it comes to food and their diet. Parents can inadvertently be doing more harm than good. Sometimes, people can let the "ideals" they see on social media get in the way of what is really a healthy way of eating. For Heidi Schauster, an author and nutrition therapist, maintaining a healthy relationship between food and the body is more than just a way of life, it is a mission. Schauster has spent 28 years helping people who suffer from eating disorders. She is also a recovering sufferer of an eating disorder. Her experience in the field and personal experiences have helped her in writing "...

492 pages; Published by Zenith Publishing ©2021 It’s the 1770’s in Massachusetts, and Tories and Whigs alike are trying to go about their daily life on the eve of the American Revolution despite the constant threat of that life being upended by the tensions between the colonials and the British soldiers who have been sent to nearby Boston to keep the peace.  For young Annalisa Howlett, life is difficult enough at her home in Topsfield without the brewing trouble with the British. Annalisa would rather ride horses and drink cider than wear dresses and learn womanly duties. Society’s expectations keep her at home learning French and keeping house. Annalisa sneaks off to shoot a musket whenever she can and even takes that musket to a neighboring town, disguised as a man, to join its militia.  It’s not the only time she sneaks out, though. Another episode puts her in the middle of a confrontation between British soldiers and colonists on a fateful March night that would become kn...