title: On a Wing and a Prayer
author:  Katherine Valentine 
description: Valentine brings her characters alive, making them as real as members of your family. She has a fine talent, and if you havent sampled her novels, youve got to try <i>On a Wing and a Prayer</i>. --<i>Waterbury Republican</i><br /><i><br /></i><i> On a Wing and a Prayer</i> will welcome you back home to Dorsetville with warmth and inspiration like a hug from an old friend. This small town comes to life, filled with the kind of characters wed all love to have as neighbors . . . and a few more Dorsetville miracles that make for a spiritually uplifting reading experience . . . I cant wait for my next trip to Dorsetville and Valentines next book!<br />Lisa Hendey, CatholicMom.com<br /><br /><i> On a Wing and a Prayer</i> ignites a bond of spiritual friendship with the people nestled in this small New England community. The human heart immediately connects with the story that unfolds quickly on each page. A delightful read that mirrors being greeted by friends upon walking into a room.<br />Fr. Brian G. Bachand, Secretary to Archbishop Sean O' Malley of Boston
zlib_text: Stone Heart
  by Luanne Rice
  
  Part One
  Maria Dark flew north, from one America to the other, with a bag of
  treasures between her feet. The man beside her spoke Spanish into a
  cassette recorder.
  He seemed hardly to notice the lightning at their wings. The plane lurched,
  then continued to glide, orange strobes reflected on the clouds that
  surrounded them. A pair of stewardesses cruised the aisle, checking
  seatbelts.
  "What time will we land?" Maria asked.
  "We're in a holding pattern over Philadelphia," she said. "This storm is
  turning to snow in New York."
  "You mean we might land here?" Maria asked.
  "We might."
  Lightning split the sky, and for one instant Maria wished to be on the
  ground anywhere, Philadelphia, Miami, Machu Picchu. Then she thought of
  Sophie and Nell, waiting at JFK, ready to drive her home to Hatuquitit,
  almost absently Maria reached into her bag for a talisman to guide the plane
  safely north. Her hand closed around the gold goddess she planned to give
  Sophie.
  She felt lik