Rebecca Sorens: 7 books

Harriet is a 10 year old Afro-american girl who lives with her white mom and white step-dad. She tells us what happens when the dog who looks like her -- brown with kinky hair -- gets lost on the plane trip.

Henri is short for Henrietta and when a long-legged man appears to walk her to her car, then dies after he sends her flowers (two carnations), she knows it can't be suicide. She enlists the help of friends, and the orphaned doxie to solve the mystery. Her cat too, can't help get in on the action,...

Sharon is happily married, but she knows the young summer worker on the farm is watching her while she hangs out the laundry. She isn't worried, she's a little flattered. He's a shy art and photography major at the university, and soon she is posing for him in other fun ways. She doesn't tell...

Louisa’s house is filling up with B&B guests, Irishmen who may be dealing in guns, unbeknownst to Louisa. Her dream of economic independence seems to be happening with boarders who pay for fixing up the house.Henrietta, the local sleuth, is concerned about her friend's new enterprise...

Clara is caught carving her and her boyfriend's initials into the furniture by her mom. When her mom invites Stanley over for dinner, Clara is sure that her un-charmed life is about to become even more disastrous.

She enjoys the off-beat red-neck life here, in her trailer overlooking the Pacific Ocean, more than the good life in Seattle. With her dog and cat, Jolene has never needed any person to watch out for her. For human company she goes down to Mamie's Cafe.When danger barges in on her walking...

A medieval Spanish city with a courtly cathedral sets the background for a freshly arrived American woman to meet a man who seems more handsome than a movie star, as tender and unassuming as city lamps on a rainy night. It's her initiation into European romance, like the egg that balances on a small fountain in the cathedral garden.