Carol Marlene Smith: 34 books

To all my friends and readers who admire poetry.I have compiled 35 poems to warm your heart on a chilly day or soothe you in a moment of stress. For me, poetry is a healing experience. When one writes a poem there is a healing takes place within, and I do believe that when one reads a poem the same...

My non smoking journey is my experience and that is what I hope you take away from it. The writing of this account is not to encourage or discourage anyone to smoke or to quit. I did it my way. If you want to make it your way, be my guest. It was written purely for the pleasure of entertainment. Smoking...

Angel Walker arrives home to help her Aunt May in her bed and breakfast. Before arriving in the Annapolis Valley, Angel had been scarred by a divorce with an abusive husband. Needless to say, she is a bit skeptical about men.When she meets Jake Jordan, who she had known when she was a child, she wants...

Andrea Hopkins considers herself a woman of the world...until she meets Captain John Albert Waymouth. During a freak storm at sea, Andrea discovers things about herself that she long feared admitting. Facing fear and determined to be a better person, Andrea makes the hardest choice of her life...to survive.

Marlee Sweet was in a pickle. And it wouldn't be long before she would want to be eating them! Left stranded by her boyfriend, Byron Boyd, she was now faced with singing in the band all by herself. The days grew long and weary and finally she could take no more. After travelling back to Nova Scotia...

Susan Rolsten gets the shock of her life the weekend her daughter brings a boyfriend home from college. Has she seen a ghost? It sure feels like it. Now, faced with the possibility of her daughter and Jack having a relationship, Susan must own up to the many lies she's been telling Mandy ever since...

Short story.When she was in her twenties she was wild and radical, thinking she was the first to experience the glow of rebellion. The hot axe of youth sliced deep into her convictions. The reality of her generation, her time, moved her and the fire in her brain burned brightly.Then the tantrums began....

Aretha Johnston returns to her hometown to attend her mother's funeral. After becoming pregnant many years ago her mother had sent her away. Aretha had never seen her mother again. Now, many years later Aretha is faced with old memories, seeing her brother as a grown up, returning to the house...

Everyone wanted to know about her. The scariest thing of all was that she also wanted to know. Eve Summers was lost in her own dead mind. All she knew was the day before. Her whole life had disappeared after she woke up in a tiny cabin on a hillside. Befriended now by a kind woman, but harassed by...

Tired of living in a dull world Arlene finally discovers how to have some fun. It's not easy being repressed all the time and this party girl has so much to offer. All she has to do is wiggle herself free from the bonds that hold her. But breaking free from another personality is sometimes difficult...

A coming of age short story.It was a time of decision making and Marlee Sweet was confused...very confused. Her heart was split between two lovers and it was time to make a choice. Roaming the streets of downtown New Orleans and trying to choose which one would have her heart was a tremendous weight...

Life holds many roads and many choices. In these three short stories, each woman learns a valuable lesson that helps her carry on. Mary Jordan has had a long, full life, but she misses her husband Louis, who is now gone. At 84, hardship has fallen upon her but through her creativity she finds...

Savannah Harris knew she was living on the dangerous side of life when she escaped from her father's mansion and walked the streets of New Orleans. However, she did not realize just how perilous life could get until she met Broderick Blanchard. Drawn towards him like a magnet, young and innocent,...

Marlee Sweet is finally pursuing her dreams of finding lasting love with Joe Fontaine. With her travels and disappointments behind her in the southern states, Marlee returned to Canada to wonder if her dreams would ever come true. After making some tough decisions which included marriage, a...