Laura Susan Johnson: 17 books

Monty and Walter meet under extraordinary circumstances. One life is saved and two lives are forever changed when two men, one an out and proud gypsy at heart, the other a shy recluse left blind and seriously ill by a farm accident, fall deeply and irrevocably in love. Neither of them can explain...

Alice is overweight, overworked, overtired and overwhelmed. Her Mama's had a bad stroke, her Aunt Sue is self-absorbed, and her cousin Lainie is so perfect it makes Alice sick. Nobody seems to care about Alice's burdens. Then she meets Sylvia. Rated 15+ mild sexual dialogue, no sexual scenes, lesbian romance

A serial killer receives a warning he should heed, from his last victim.

Tammy Mattheis makes a living fighting for those with no voice, but he is beginning to feel the effects of his work after only a short period. "Like supermodeling or high impact sport, the retirement age for undercover animal advocacy is young." Just as Tammy is beginning to agree...

A story from Boughs of Evergreen: A Holiday Anthology BOYFRIEND GOES HOME by LAURA SUSAN JOHNSON As a family scrambles to prepare Thanksgiving dinner, they discover that the greatest blessing of all is just being together and being alive. * * * * * ABOUT BOUGHS OF EVERGREEN Boughs...

Is love strong enough to overcome hatred? Is it strong enough to overcome even the worst hatred of all, of self? They first meet as small children in a supermarket, then again years later, in high school in the small fictional town of Sommerville, CA. Born to a single mother, Tammy is...

Never Too Late is a collection of nine stories featuring characters over the age of fifty – stories of travel, finding your purpose, of friendships past and present, and of love. Never Too Late brings you to a world where gender sees no borders, where the only way you’re identified is by the goodness...

Jamie Pearce and Tammy Mattheis travel to beautiful northern Michigan, to a small town on the shores of Lake Superior, to meet Jamie's uncle Brendan and seventeen-year old cousin Carly. Soon, a very important decision must be made concerning Carly, who is gifted, intelligent, and autistic. It's...

Seen through the eyes of an innocent young girl, a beautiful people, a beautiful culture, a beautiful country, are torn apart, burnt, raped, looted and plundered by an evil empire. One by one, Negdar watches her family cruelly stolen from her, until only one sister, Sonia, remains to her. They hold...

Nectar tells of the atrocities of the Armenian genocide through the story of one young woman’s lifetime—the family she lost, the love she found, and her determination to survive.

Raw, graphic, candid portrait of two young gay men whose love affair is deeply affected by the scars they sustained from childhood sexual abuse. Tammy and Jamie are soul mates, but their love is thwarted for years by bad timing, fear of ridicule, and the damage that lingers long after childhood. Along...

“They walk in artificial enlightenment, and it’s so limiting, so miserable, and they can’t even see it. It’s so bright around them that their shadows cover everything, and it’s so dark in their shadows that if you find yourself there, it’s very hard to know where to go to be able to see...

Get your heart racing… Swoon with Romance and Mystery. This starry-night collection delivers a story to fit all moods. From sweet toe-curling kisses to danger-dodging goosebumps, together these eight short reads have it all. So good, you won't be able to stop at one. Take It Easy...

A timely collection of essays by prominent scholars in the field—on the past, present, and future of rhetoric instruction. From Isocrates and Aristotle to the present, rhetorical education has consistently been regarded as the linchpin of a participatory democracy, a tool to foster civic...