Anne Ditchburn

Englishmen come to explore and settle the new world. There they find natives who are curious about their "firesticks" and strange customs.

A wealthy cosmetic tycoon and her 12-year-old daughter, who's dying from leukemia, strike up a sentimental friendship with a California politician. Since the girl has only six weeks or less to live, the trio fly to New York City where the daughter skates the ice rink at Rockefeller Center, assumes the lead in The Nutcracker ballet, and sightsees most of the city.

Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer.

A woman hires a contract-killer when her ex-husband kidnaps her son.

An aging out of shape reporter falls for a pretty but seriously ill ballerina.