Books with author J. Elizabeth Mills

An Impossible Choice Between Loyalty and Love… The lives of a gypsy and a gadjo could not mix; for one to love the other was inconceivable, reckless…deadly. But when a growing conspiracy to free Napoleon Bonaparte instigates a search for the traitorous Lord Geoffrey DeMane, the temptation of such a forbidden romance becomes an inescapable reality for a gypsy named, Kara and DeMane’s closest friend, Lord Alec Adair. Destined to become a great drabarni, Kara knew the banishment that awaited her if she were to shirk her duty for the wrong sort of man. As Geoffrey DeMane’s only hope of survival, Lord Adair’s honor would not permit him to jeopardize the life of his friend for a woman’s embrace. Yet, their ensuing attempts to exonerate DeMane and save a coveted gypsy talisman from Geoffrey’s cohorts quickly fosters a passionate bond between Kara and Alec that cannot be denied. Faced with betraying their allegiance to others or breaking their own hearts, the impossible choice before Kara and Alec is further complicated by the threats of numerous enemies determined to prevent them from unmasking the real traitor in their midst. But when their dangerous struggle for truth leads to a perilous climax, it is a twist of fate that finally forces them to choose between loyalty and love or risk losing it all.

This unique problem-solving program is designed for children from reading readiness through third grade. It was created to increase young children’s understanding of mathematical concepts through direct visual involvement. Students demonstrate their understanding of the concept by creating a drawing before providing the answer – a perfect combination of reading, math, and art! Each book contains 180 problems, one for each day of the school year. Students love making pictures, and at the same time, they become successful problem solvers. The open-ended method promotes diversity and confidence among students as they use their own abilities and perspectives to reason through and solve mathematical problems. Students learn to look for more than one way to solve a problem, developing confidence in their reasoning abilities and improving problem solving skills. The series includes five Teacher Resource Books, one for each level in grades 1-2 and one for grades K-2 based on animal theme

"A Mouse in the House" is a lovable tale about three little tails, constantly thinking with their bellies but always following their hearts. Slow Pete, the old and wise rat, leads Big Ralph, the large and brave rat, and Du Moe, the small but courageous mouse, through all sorts of adventures. But living in Mr. Newman's house isn't all fun and games. When a robbery leaves Mr. Newman tied up and stranded, the three little friends come to his rescue and prove to him that rodents aren't really all that bad. Whether it's Slow Pete making a pair of glasses for Du Moe, or Big Ralph taunting humans to entertain his friends, "A Mouse in the House" is a story about companionship, bravery, perseverance, and teaches that sometimes, big fun comes from small heroes.

Protecting the Earth from nasty, smelly things. When undesirables start to flood across the dimensional boundary, a special agent is sent to deal with them. But an agent alone, even a shape-shifting cat, sometimes needs an assistant or two. Tapestry Capricorn enlists a bunch of unlikely allies to help her destroy the portal and send the rats back to their home world.

This book tells us about 3 characters and their struggles in getting a house to live in until they decide to work together, as a team. They come up with a plan where each one of them has a specific job that can only be done by that team member, but will the plan work? After all, experience has shown that individually they are no match, for getting The Old House Up On The Hill. Is team work any better? Is it best if we each use our individual tallents to accomplish our goal?

Ben Kohl rode into Copper Creek amid the aftermath of scandal and disillusionment in the fall of 1880. Michael Randolph’s passing that summer had sparked an epidemic of doubt in Copper Creek that perhaps all was not as wholesome or honest as it seemed. But remedying this perception was not Ben Kohl’s aim. Rather, he intended to seek out the keeper of Michael Randolph’s darkest secret to release an even more shocking truth on the unsuspecting populace. That truth had been Olivia Kohl’s private heartache for more than twenty years. Abandoned by her husband just months after they’d taken their vows, she had subsequently lost their only child at birth. She had finally begun to enjoy life again when her younger brother, Henry, accepted his first assignment as pastor for the Copper Creek church. But when Ben claims the impossibility of being her son, all the sorrow of her traumatic past threatens to destroy her happiness once more. Adamant that Olivia’s aunt sent him to find her and explain the deception she perpetrated to keep them apart, Ben’s desire to know more about his father sparks a storm of emotion leading to dangerous complications when he begins to show romantic interest in Michael’s grieving daughter, Rachel. Forced then to choose between telling the truth or preserving a beloved memory, Olivia plans to make a brave confession. But when a deadly subterfuge, designed to exact revenge on all of Copper Creek, ignites a catastrophe no one could have foreseen it will take a twist of fate to mend more than one broken heart.