Books by Christine Noyes

Close Enough to Perfect centers on the 2018 sudden death of the author's husband, Al, on a commercial airplane in flight. She deftly employs flashbacks to reveal circumstances of her upbringing, including the mental illness of her mother, the deep mutual love she shared with Al, and their adventuresome life that included travel, hunting, motorcycling, sport shooting, bourbon trails, generosity to family and friends, and operating a retail sporting goods business.

Big Al takes his friend Cole on an unusual treasure hunt. Their adventure includes solving riddles to get them where they need to be. Can you help them solve the riddles? And what treasure awaits them?

The campers' cooler goes missing. Their animal friends help find it.

Big Al helps Mary Beth and the neighbors clean the park.

With a bear hug, Big Al makes Jack stop feeling sad.