Books with author Margaret Lane

A Midlife Meltdown...with a Side of Fries.Val’s long-suffering life as a patient daughter, dutiful wife and reliable workhorse has turned her into a snarky, miserable nag. She has the house, the husband and the career. The only thing missing is the happy. Before she’s set out to pasture, Val wants one more go around the track. Unbridled. In Italy. La dolce vita or bust. Will Val find her happy ending abroad? Or someplace she never thought to look? And will she get there before her money (and her sense of humor) run out...Absolute Zero is a satirical look at starting life over through the eyes of a sharp-witted, reluctantly redneck woman who’s always played it safe – until now. Freedom comes at a price. Will it be worth it in the end?If you like deeply flawed characters and laugh-out-loud situations, you’ll love Absolute Zero. It's the prequel to Margaret Lashley’s hilarious Val Fremden Mystery Series. Praise for Absolute Zero:"With quick wit, pages of adventures, dialogue that sucked me into the scenes, and descriptions that created the most hilarious visuals, Absolute Zero is an every woman's tale of rediscovery." USA Today Bestselling author Pamela Crane"I have long been an Evanovich fan and she is my go to author when someone asks for a book recommendation without telling me what genre they prefer. Now, I can add Margaret Lashley to that very short list."“Loved it. Couldn’t stop, had to see what happened next.”“This character makes you proud to be a woman.”“Want a good laugh and a new friend? Grab this.”“Her characters are lovable and believable and you cheer, and cry, along with them.”“Wonderful book. Had me at the first paragraph.”"If you like Marie Force, you'll like this author."

"Are you the lady who is to teach the royal family?" She inclined her head slightly. "I am." "Have you friends in Bangkok?""I know no one in Bangkok at all." When Anna arrives on a crowded dock in Siam in 1862, she is afraid her friends might have been right: A country as "backward" as Siam is no place for a proper young Englishwoman. And when she meets the king, who is unbearably headstrong and arrogant, she is quite positive she has made a huge mistake. But then Anna begins her post as governess to the royal children (all sixty-seven of them!), and it's not long before they taught her to love the beauty and excitement of this strange new land. Suddenly she has more friends than she could ever hope for. Yet in the kingdom of Siam, there are rules Anna cannot accept. And as her relationship with the king grows, the conflicts between them grow too. If they are to overcome their differences, Anna and the King will have to meet somewhere between East and West….

People tell you high school's so great and wonderful, but they're lying. It's mostly horrible and full of disappointment. It sucks. Your best friend abandons you. The jerk you're in love with pretends to be into you, and then the big dump. The boy you've really clicked with as a friend decides to go all crushy over you, so you break his heart just like yours was--smashed into little pieces. Your sister goes mental, and you get involved with a guy who’s even crazier than she is (who you know is a very bad idea, but you do it anyway). Math only adds another stink of failure to the whole thing.High school blows.Just ask Stacy. She’d want you to know.

Sometimes being different, as Little Billy and his new friends discover, is the very thing that leads to the greatest adventures. While it is true that Billy, Gracie, and Gidget each have difficult obstacles to face, they soon discover that by helping others, they don't have to face them alone. Together they help their new friend Sebastian face what can at times be the biggest obstacle of all...

Sometimes being different, as Little Billy and his new friends discover, is the very thing that leads to the greatest adventures. While it is true that Billy, Gracie, and Gidget each have difficult obstacles to face, they soon discover that by helping others, they don’t have to face them alone. Together they help their new friend Sebastian face what can at times be the biggest obstacle of all…