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Presents two novellas starring young women hustling their way to the top of the game through daring robbery schemes.

Mickey Rawlings, playing for the Detroit Tigers as a utility infielder, attends a labor meeting to satisfy his curiosity about a ballplayers' union. When the organizer dies at the meeting, Mickey is falsely accused of the murder.

Mickey Rawlins hasn't had much time at bat since he joined the St. Louis Browns as a utility infielder. When a former teammate offers him a chance to play in a semi-pro game he jumps at the chance. The team turns out to be powerful opponents, but the real battle begins later when the black pitcher is found hanging from the backstop.

At an exhibit to honor the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, the fan in charge of the event is murdered. Soon Mickey Rawlings finds himself drawn into a mix of conspiracy, lies, and murder.

Unable to cope with the demands of her husband and mother-in-law, Maggie leaves them and Alexis, her 8-year-old daughter, behind to live a reclusive life in Paris. Told by her father that her mother never loved her, Alexis can never overcome a snese of loss and abandonment. Now, more than three decades have passed since Maggie and Alexis have had contact with each each other.

New England landscape painter-turned-teacher Sylvia Sandon becomes fascinated by the father of one of her students. But she's torn between her desire for this man and her desire to keep her family together.

After a brief affair with rich bachelor Kurt Weston, artist Julia Griffin discovers she is pregnant. She leaves a message for him to call; he never does. So for five years, Julia has raised a son on her own. When Julia meets Kurt again, she is ready to avoid him. But his innocent attitude confuses her and fills her with questions.

In 1946 a young couple is brutally murdered in the East Texas town of Cold Springs. Now--34 years later--rumor has it that the sole suspect in these murders has returned. While the response to this report ranges from giddy excitement to vile loathing, another dead body turns up.

When their mother suffers a debilitating stroke, Sydney, Gina, and Rick come to a crossroads and discover something they've never let themselves believe -- that their most cherished relationships have always been with each other.

Sixteen-year-old Hieronymus Rexaphin has an amazing talent--he has the ability to see the fourth primary color, and therefore the unique future paths of time and matter. Because his eye color is illegal, he is forced to wear special goggles. But everything changes for him when he exposes his eyes to a young Earth girl.