Joy Smith: 28 books

One woman and her family sold their home finally--after dropping the price a few times--and then had to find a new home so the new owners of her old house could move in; and then they had to remodel and landscape a really neglected house. Their story is told in diary format and should be helpful to...

Note: This story is a reprint; it was published most recently in the WomanScapes anthology in 2006; and there is a sequel, Hot Yellow Planet.

Let’s Go Cruising provides prospective and existing power and sailboat owners the information needed to safely operate and maintain their vessels while enjoying the cruising life. Use this keep-aboard guide as a reference for reviewing the procedures in buying and selling a boat, trip planning,...

Sequel to Pretty Pink Planet. Lori and Chiing continue their adventures, meeting up with Chameleons, Ghosters, Splurts, and other aliens and humans.

Not long after Anfissa meets Ferenc, a strange humanoid bodyguard, on the space cruiser, St. Catherine, she is forced to flee with him, his menacing boss, and another bodyguard in a lifeboat during an attack on the cruiser, to a planet where even the grass is deadly. Travelling across the planet to...

The true story of two women stranded on New Guinea’s remote Hermit Island atoll after their sailboat grounds on a reef and sinks. At the mercy of the indigenous people, they are forced to live with the locals while they devise a plan to re-float their boat and sail to civilization. With careful...

Your child is getting married. Congratulations! This guide will help any mother carry off her parental role in planning with dignity and common sense while explaining the execution of a traditional wedding. Included is vital information on advising the couple on emotional decisions, relationship issues,...

Chock full of valuable information on all galley and food related issues for the modern sailor and powerboater, this keep aboard book will coast you through the intricacies of your galley. Learn to tailor your supplies and provisions to your cooking and cruising style, and to plan and execute menus...

An all-new revised and modernized version of the classic original. Learn the hard-won secrets of performing critical first mate duties while keeping boat and crew shipshape. The Perfect FIRST MATE is intended for the recreational boater, power or sail, who wants to streamline tasks and maximize...

Some of the stories in Tell Me a Story, Ill Bake You a Cake will take you back to a carefree time when kids ran barefoot all summer, caught lightning bugs, climbed trees, and didnt have to come home until the streetlights came on at night. Joys humor is evident as she tells about kitchen disasters,...

**Victor's got a problem. The wealthy women want a younger man. **In the romantic suspense, GREEN FIRE, the glitter of green is in the eyes of Victor Novak, a past-his-prime “lady’s companion, when he learns he has a brother, a corrupt security guard, who lives in the heart of the South American...

From Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel guide publisher,Better Than Fiction 2, the follow-up to 2012's Better Than Fiction, is a second serving of true travel stories told by some of the world's best fiction writers including Dave Eggers, Jane Smiley and Karen Joy Fowler. Varied in place,...

“This book is bold and strong and unapologetic. Unflinching, even. Joy Beth doesn’t back down from those hard conversations that need to be happening, not just in our churches but in our small groups, our social circles, our relationships.” —Mandy Hale, creator of The Single Woman and New...