"Quinn Quicksilver had a happy if unexceptional life. Until the day of "strange magnetism." It compelled him to drive out to the middle of nowhere. And it practically saved his life when two government agents showed in pursuit of him. Now Quinn is on the run, fleeing for his life. During a shoot-out at a dude ranch, he finally meets his destined companions: Bridget Rainking and her grandpa Sparky, a romance novelist with an unusual past. Barreling...

The Tohono O'Odham Indians who live in the Sonoran Desert prepare for the rains necessary to provide fruit for the Saguaro Wine Ceremony, their most important harvest celebration.

Sammy the Saguaro must use all of his resources to get help when becomes ill. He encounters many desert creatures who can't or won't help him because he is too "different." Includes actual photographs of saguaros and some of the animals.

"Single parent Bea Rivers discovers that her new job at Shandley Gardens is less than idyllic -- the board president has been murdered, and every one of the members of the small staff and board are suspects. Through sizzling and beautiful days of a Sonoran Desert summer, someone keeps dropping odd botanical clues, and Bea discovers just how tangled the relationships at the Gardens really are."--Page 4 of cover.

The living desert tells about its quiet beauty, the plants and animals that it sustains, people who have sought water in its vast expanse, and how it continues to change. Includes facts about the Sonoran Desert.

This story is the friendship of a tarantula and a scorpion who are picked on by a tarantula hawk wasp and learn to stand up themselves.

Quincy the quail is a little clumsy, but that doesn't stop him from leading his family on adventures around their home in the desert. When a sudden rainstorm interrupts their hunt for food, Quincy finds himself in trouble. Discover who rescue Quincy so he can continue being a good leader for his family.