**Now a USA Today Bestseller!** The last twenty-five years have been all about her kids. But this summer is all about Jen. Now that her boys are grown and on their own, widow Jen Watson is looking forward to having a whole summer at the family beach house all to herself. After all the summers at her beloved grandmother's house with her boys—teaching them to swim, building sandcastles and having frozen bananas at the Fun Zone—it's finally her turn to make new memories of her own. After all these years, it's no secret that the house her grandmother left to Jen, her father and brother needs more than a little TLC. Jen and her lifelong best friends are up for the job—there'll be plenty of time for it between long walks on the beach, watching spectacular sunsets during happy hours on the deck and wiggling their toes in the sand. When her family balks at spending any money on the house and... Views: 296
Something happened to her mother that night. Something no one wants to talk about. But she's determined to uncover her family's dark secrets, even if they bury her.Five-year-old Sloane McBride couldn't sleep that night. Her parents were arguing again, their harsh words heating the cool autumn air. And then there was that other sound—the ominous thump before all went quiet.In the morning, her mother was gone.The official story was that she left. Her loving, devoted mother! That hadn't sat any better at the time than it did when Sloane moved out at eighteen, anxious to leave her small Texas hometown in search of anywhere else. But not even a fresh start working as a model in New York could keep the nightmares at bay. Or her fears that the domineering father she grew up with wasn't just difficult—he was deadly.Now another traumatic loss forces Sloane to realize she owes it to her mother to find out the truth, even if it means returning to... Views: 292
Lindy Harris quit her job at River's End Ranch to go back to her roots in Quinn Valley. Her aunt, Celeste, has injured her back, and Lindy will run her shop while she recovers. It means that Lindy will have to put school on hold for a while, but after everything Celeste has done for her - helping her move on after an attack and giving her a place to live - Lindy doesn't mind the sacrifice in the slightest.
Alan Murray has been driving this particular UPS route for about six months, and he's made good friends with many of his customers, including Celeste. She tells him he needs to meet her beautiful niece, but he's not interested in being set up on yet another blind date. When he meets that beautiful niece, though, he changes his mind pretty quickly.
Lindy isn't sure who she can trust anymore, but Alan proves to her that good still exists in the world, and that true love isn't reserved just for fairy tales . . . or Jane Austen novels. Views: 292
Lydia Pullman has done everything she can to put the past behind her, but as one of the women kidnapped and held prisoner in a Colorado cellar by a gang of ruthless men, she now struggles with anxiety and fear of the dark. More than anything, she wants to be back on her way to San Francisco, where she was headed where she was abducted, to fulfill her dreams of becoming a playwright, but she's been stuck in Creede, trying to earn enough money to replace what was taken from her and buy a train ticket.
Bradley Murdoch is a successful businessman who has created an entire life for himself in Ames, Iowa, but he has never forgotten the beautiful girl who boarded a train and left him standing on the platform. As time has gone by, he's realized that life means little without her - but she chose to leave, and he can't make her want to stay.
With the help of an angel, perhaps these two will realize that life is meant to be lived, and that even in the darkness, they can always turn their faces toward the light. Views: 287
Sloane has worked at Eddie's diner for the last couple of years and loves her job, her boss, and her customers. She can't imagine being any happier than she is . . . except that she'd really like to find that special someone and get married. That just hasn't been in the cards for her, though.Toby is a waiter at the other restaurant in town, but he finds himself intrigued by the smart, sassy diner waitress. When she finds herself in a pickle, he jumps in to give her a hand, and while he's at it, he realizes that he's been missing out on a lot - and she's the right person to help him find it. Views: 282
