Books with author Margaret LANE

My friends are all strange.Right now I'm living at Brookside, a place for people like me. I've met a kitty girl, a brooding beautiful boy, one who can't be touched, and others. My new friends. Strange people. People like me.I've always been different, but lately, more so. My hands sometimes don't seem to be attached to the rest of me. I cut up all of my clothes. I'm hot, so hot, all of the time. If I sleep, a wizard haunts every dream. I don't sleep. Sometimes I want to run, but where do you run to when you're trying to escape your own mind? I don't know if I'll ever be the same. I'm smart. I'm nice, sometimes. I just want to be normal(ish). But, right now, my friends are all strange... Like me.Dark, funny, snarky, seventeen-year-old Becca struggles to cope with mental illness in MY FRIENDS ARE ALL STRANGE, the gripping contemporary young adult companion novel to NORMALISH.

Most Definitely Contains Nuts. All Val wants is a quiet holiday away from her oddball family. But that just ain't gonna happen. After a close brush with a crazy cousin in St. Pete, Val and her boyfriend Tom arrive at her mom’s house in Hicksville to find the annual Family Fruitcake Frenzy competition is already well underway. And there’s more than a few fruits and nuts in the running....But the biggest contest is between Val and her mom. As their battle of wills heats up, unexpected ingredients get thrown into both women’s batter. It may be time to call in a game warden….Who'll win? Who'll get their just desserts? And will Val’s half-baked family finally prove too much for Tom to handle, or will he rise to the occasion?What Four: Family Fruitcake Frenzy is a satirical look at something we've all come to love and dread -- spending time with our nutzo relatives during the holidays. It's told through the eyes of a reluctant, middle-aged woman who can't escape her redneck roots, no matter how far out on a limb she climbs. If you like deeply flawed characters and laugh-out-loud situations, you’ll love What Four. It’s the fourth book in Margaret Lashley’s hilarious Val Fremdens Mystery Series. Give yourself the gift of laughter. Buy a copy and start reading today!Praise for What Four:"This book did not disappoint! In a style much like Janet Evanovich, her characters leave you laughing out loud and find you wishing to meet them.""From nutty cuz’s to old friends and family the ride is great fun.""It doesn't get much better than this. Another crazy romp through Val land.""It is so funny I could not put it down." "Laughed out loud through so much of the story...because the crazy things that happen to Val and her pals are just too fantastic!" "I have NEVER related to a character more than I related to Val in this story. I laughed, and cried, until tears ran down my cheeks."

Ever Notice How a Wedding Ring and a Noose are the Same Shape?Val’s always been unlucky at love – and a whole bunch of other things. But she’s never actually felt cursed. Until now.When fiancé Tom plans a romantic getaway and can’t go, one of Val’s pals goes instead. On the first day, her friend entangles Val in a prank that ticks off the wrong tourist. On the second day, she gets Val charged with murder.To clear her name, Val must go fishing for the real culprit. But what kind of bait do you use when you don’t want to get caught yourself? With both marriage and jail pressing down on her like potential life sentences, Val’s going to have to do some pretty fancy angling to get herself off the hook this time….If you like deeply flawed characters and laugh-out-loud situations, you’ll love Five Oh. It’s the fifth book in Margaret Lashley’s hilarious Val Fremden Mystery Series. Get your copy now and join in on the fun!Praise for Five Oh"Wonderful, zany, pure Val!""Margaret Lashley never disappoints. Awesome!""The plot is imaginatively twisty, the situations are wacky, the characters are lovable, and there is a surprise ending that I never saw coming.""Ms Lashley’s writing style is brilliant and hilarious.""I wish the author could write as fast as I can read!""The series is warm, funny, well-written and had me laughing ruefully the whole read.""Hilarious and serious all in one book, great as usual.""The usual cast of characters provides for a side-splitting adventure!"