Author Books
The Tire Swing: A Memoir About Survival
Nancy felt like she was in a dream for a moment—-a nightmare. She couldn’t explain what snapped inside her, but she methodically grabbed tubing, IV solution, alcohol and needles from the cart. She wasn’t frightened, her heart continued to pound, but now it was with excitement.
As she approached one of the burned and disfigured young men on a stretcher, his eyes held a look of panic she would never forget. She laid her hand on his chest and said, “I’m Nancy, a nurse, and I am going to take care of you. I have to start an IV in your arm or ankle so I can give you some medicine to make you more comfortable. I won’t leave you alone.”
He blinked his one eye that was not burned and tried to say something. She bent down near his face. The smell of burned skin and flesh was overpowering, but didn’t bother her now. She focused on his face.
“Don’t let me die…….” He whispered, his throat so badly burned from the fire, the words were barely distinguishable.
“I promise,” she said with all the confidence she could muster. “I promise. What is your name?”
Orphans: An Adventure Filled with Intrigue and Courage
Two “orphaned” kids, Charlie and Will, and Will’s dog, Casey, scour the country in desperate attempt to find the two boys’ missing parents.
The seemingly similar circumstances they find themselves in eventually call each one’s attention to the existence of the other. Working together, the three start to unravel the sinister working of international terrorist cells behind their parents’ disappearance, and the unerring realization that they are irrresistibly more involved in it than they could understand at any moment.
Just as the terrorists sit smiling smugly behind their planning rooms, convinced that they have finally unlocked the key to the final destruction of the hated infidels, the orphans, armed with the power of resilience and resourcefulness, just may be the last human force that stands in their way.
Mitered Corners
It started suddenly. Ed felt a pain in his chest that seemed to suck the breath from him. He straightened sharply and his arms pulled away from the caressing of Mary and Helen. His hands clutched the front of his soot covered jacket and the color drained from his face. The look of terror in his eyes was one that Mary would never be able to erase. The cough began explosively and he turned away from the bed stumbling toward the door of the hospital room. Mary almost pulled the call light from the wall as she cradled Helen and attempted to get out of bed. Her legs felt like they weighed fifty pounds and the room began to spin as she tried to stand. She cough had changed to a gurgling sound and she could see blood spattering on the door as she screamed for help.
A Rainbow In December
Melinda Strigow was excited about starting a new job at Jacob, Ballingsford and Treacher Financial Consultants. While waiting for a bus, a car runs her down, almost killing her. From that moment on her life is changed radically. She is swept into the nightmare of people in the corporate world who have crossed the line from ethical and moral practises to obsession within power and financial gain. Francesca Romonoff Jacob morphs into a demonizing, murderous manipulator driven by her need for success. Hank Baldoni tries to hide from his past by adopting a false persona that puts Melinda in extreme danger. The entangled web created by those who fall prey to these obsessions leads to murder, loss, sexual abuse and pain for those who are innocent and trying to resist temptation.
Isla and the Imaginary Iguana
Isla and the Imaginary Iguana
By: Nancy Jasin Ensley
I’m Isla, and in this book you’ll meet my Iguana, Ivan. Well, my grandma says Ivan is a stuffed animal, not a real Iguana. It’s okay though. Ivan is softer and cuddlier than the one at the zoo. But I still like going to the zoo and other places with my family because I can learn new words. I have a list of words that gets longer every day! If you like to learn and explore too, I hope you’ll join me on all my little adventures.
About the Author
Nancy Jasin Ensley is a registered nurse and teacher who had fifty-six years of joyful work in those professions. She now volunteers for blood drives, community health fairs, and home care. Nancy has five children, fifteen grandchildren, and two great- grandchildren.
Nancy’s passion for writing began when she was eight years old and has grown to be one of the many loves of her life. Over the years, she has written hundreds of poems, her own greeting cards, legal consulting for cases, policies, and professional magazine articles. Nancy has also had four books published and has written five others which have not been published yet.
Bernard Bartholomew Bostlebean and the Brilliant Beginning
Bernard Bartholomew Bostlebean (Bernard Bartholomew Bostlebean's Adventures)
Bernard Bartholomew Bostlebean is a boy who is the result of a marriage between Zort and Pat. Zort was from a planet deep in outer space, hidden from observation equipment from other planets by a large star. Pat, a cashier in a hat store, was a little different than other humans. She and Zort hit it off, fell in love and married. 3B (what we call Bartholomew because it is a long name) is their child. Because he had the unusual features and powers of his father and the different features of his mother, 3B was teased by other children and sometimes, adults. When he demonstrated his powers by rescuing a boy who fell into a well, the other children and adults made him a hero.
The two other chapters are adventures that he and his parents are involved in. The moral of the stories is that it doesn’t matter what you look like, or how you talk, you are special and deserve respect.
Bernard Bartholomew Bostlebean: 3-B and the Wiggly Widget (Bernard Bartholomew Bostlebean's Adventures)
Enjoy this third installment of Bernard Bartholomew Bostlebean as he takes you on another exciting adventure with the Wiggly Widget and how they come together to help a young woman who was minding her own business until she met up with a purse snatcher.
Bernard Bartholomew Bostlebean is a boy who is the result of a marriage between Zort and Pat. Zort was from a planet deep in outer space, hidden from observation equipment from other planets by a large star. Pat, a cashier in a hat store, was a little different than other humans. She and Zort hit it off, fell in love, and married. 3B (what we call Bartholomew because it is a long name) is their child. Because he had the unusual features and powers of his father and the different features of his mother, 3B was teased by other children and sometimes, adults. The moral of these stories is that it doesn’t matter what you look like or how you talk; you are special and deserve respect.
Bernard Bartholomew Bostlebean: 3-B and the Unexpected Visitors (Bernard Bartholomew Bostlebean's Adventures)
Bernard Bartholomew Bostlebean is a boy who is the result of a marriage between Zort and Pat. Zort was from a planet deep in outer space, hidden from observation equipment from other planets by a large star. Pat, a cashier in a hat store, was a little different than other humans. She and Zort hit it off, fell in love, and married. 3B (what we call Bartholomew because it is a long name) is their child. Because he had the unusual features and powers of his father and the different features of his mother, 3B was teased by other children and sometimes, adults. When he demonstrated his powers by rescuing a boy who fell into a well, the other children and adults made him a hero.
There are four other adventure chapters that he and his parents are involved in. The moral of these stories is that it doesn’t matter what you look like or how you talk; you are special and deserve respect. (My grandson gave me his thoughts.)
There are four other adventure chapters that he and his parents are involved in. The moral of these stories is that it doesn’t matter what you look like or how you talk; you are special and deserve respect. (My grandson gave me his thoughts.)
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