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Book 6 in the Penny series finds Ben Pollock (aka Ben Matthews) recovering from the aftermath of an eventful birthday party. Revelations about his past life come in the guise of Austin Prentice and Ben's ex-girlfriend, Mona, who is now married to Prentice. Their...

The story of Julia Cloud, family drudge, and her rejuvenation, results in an exquisite romance and a cheerful story as heart-satisfying as a fresh-blown rose. Review Selfless, caring Julia Cloud finds herself "adopted" as a guardian to her headstrong niece and nephew. It seems...

A moving and deeply engaging novel about a young Native American man as he learns to find strength in his familial identity. Told in a series of voices, Calling for a Blanket Dance takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle through the multigenerational...

This "winsome story with charm to burn about second acts and second chances" (Jennifer Weiner, New York Times bestselling author) from the New York Times bestselling author of Good Grief asks us how soon is too soon to fall in love again? Rudy never...

From the award-winning author of Easter Island comes a powerful, "unputdownable" (Vogue) novel of love, loss, and redemption amid the ruins of war-torn Italy. 1943: When seventeen-year-old Juliet Dufresne receives a cryptic letter from her enlisted brother and then discovers that he's been reported...

Twelve-year-old Roberto Morandi and his siblings work hard to keep their family afloat as their parents, Maria and Giovanni, struggle to survive financially in post-war Italy. When the financial stress threatens their parents' marriage, a family friend, Salvatore, becomes their saving grace. However, a...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From Danielle Steel comes an uplifting novel about an author who--to her surprise--inherits a grand estate near London. Sabrina Brooks is a wildly successful bestselling author of gripping thrillers. Unlike her fictional characters, Sabrina lives a quiet life in...

In this riveting, heartfelt debut, a young woman assumes a new name to escape her dark past and find the redemption she desperately seeks. "It's impossible not to root for this strong, willful girl as she finds her place in the world and for...

The Pendulum Trilogy: when life gives you second chances"Emotionally complex and deeply involving, this is the story of a woman dealing with impossible challenges-and finding grace and humanity in the journey." -SUSAN WIGGS, #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorLiz Tanner has spent her life...

The Adoption: An international coming of age story in a world where borders are collapsing and Ethiopian children beg pennies from eco-tourists to use at internet caf s to FB their cousins in Las Vegas. Tracking the coming of age of brothers and sisters,...

Author's Preferred EditionFrom the best-selling author of The 13th ValleyThis is the story of two young men, one white, one black, who grew up in the 1960s, who were best friends-their high school's Salt 'n' Pepper running backs. One went to Vietnam, the other...

Los Angeles Times Summer Books Preview selectionLos Angeles Magazine Now Read This: The Best of L.A.A Jane's Addiction Pick, W MagazineSouth Florida Lifestyle Summer ReadZoe Report Best Summer Beach ReadHelloGiggles Summer Guide to Truly Spectacular Reading "Famous Baby is inventive, hysterical, and touching. Karen...

Summer 1977. As the Son of Sam and a scorching heat wave plague New York City, Laila Levin, a Jewish sociologist from Long Island, meets Dr. Eduardo Quintana while giving a speech on the epidemic problem of teenage pregnancies. Laila is relationship-shy after a...

Empty-nester, Cherie Johnson, a fifty-something menopausal high school English teacher with a grown-up family and a hankering to retire from the North Carolina public school system, thinks she has it made, until a triple whammy hits her on Valentine's Day. Hope, Cherie's older and...

Every night, after the kids have gone to bed, he searches for their shoes. They might be anywhere: under the family room couch, in the middle of the kitchen floor, on the basement landing, or if it's warm enough, out on the lawn, growing...

Winner of the 15 Bytes Book Award"Richly drawn and complex, these stories challenge the intellect."--15 BYTESThe stories in The Legend's Daughter inhabit present-day Idaho where fires, streams, and landscapes ask--even demand--that individuals reconsider and reorient their lives. An award-winning playwright, David Kranes infuses this...

A KISS cover-band leader pondering a fertility-driven criminal act, a boy watching his hair-metal dad search for love on reality TV, a quiet teenage metalhead stumbling into her own voice while trailing her former roadie father--these are the characters seeking resolution, tempering expectations, and...

As they travel from cage to bars to glass, over all the fake landscapes of the zoo, Jonah wonders about his parents, what they've done and haven't, and what he has and hasn't done in return. He realizes, as he goes, the complexities of...

Can we ever truly know another person, however well-loved? Brainy, decent, funny, and likeable, the members of Horace Houseman's family and his closest friend possess quirky and compelling interior lives that they reveal to no one else. Nothing Can Make Me Do This, David...

Here is a collection of 10 stories by seasoned writer Robert Flanagan. The title story "Story Hour" takes you into the life of an older man seeking to reconnect with his life after his wife's passing. These are human portraits, tough and real, from...

It's the summer of 1966. Family camping is the rage. Boomer kids are everywhere. Star Trek is brand-new. Smartphones and social media haven't even been dreamt of yet. So summer crushes happen the old-fashioned way: young face to young face.While scoping out sites for...

In this poignant first novel, a woman returns to the home of her estranged, domineering father to face family secrets of the past -- and present.Author: Karen HarterISBN-10: 1931722609ISBN-13: 9781931722605Publisher: Center StreetLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2006Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.04h x 5.14w x 0.81dAward: Christy Awards...

Will a mother's love save her family or destroy it? Addie finds the fairy tale life she's dreamed about: loving husband, two amazing children, satisfying career. She has what every woman wants, yet something isn't right. That something starts small, but over the years...

Haughty Boys of Ngoroke Agoyi's afterschool argument with his step-mother sets off an unpredictable series of intriguing misadventures. The subsequent meandering journey is one of the choices between what is morally right and the lure of the 'attractive". Always a balancing act between what...

You'll never see a wasp in the same way again ...When Beth's marriage ends, she's determined to build a new life in the country for herself and her children. A quiet life lived closer to nature. She thinks she's achieved the impossible - a...

Jayden lives with his father on the edge of a small country town. He stutters and is addicted to video games.His best friend Shannon knows how to handle a rifle. When her mum is released from prison, the town waits to see whether her...

Pull the pin, hear the ping, silver ball bounce and ding... Abel Jackson Marvin is in a coma reliving the pinball game of his life - the bumps and ricochets of bushfire, family breakup, heroic rescues, disabling and fatal accidents, marriage, fatherhood - while...

Five hundred miles from mainland Colombia, grassroots resistance, sloppy vacationers, and a muddy history of conquest converge for Verica, returning after living in Mexico City, ready to understand herself and the place she came from.San Andr駸 rises gently from the Caribbean, part of Colombia...

Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and named among the 50 most notable new books from Africa, Castles from Cobwebs follows one girl's transition from youthful innocence to understanding as she navigates questions about family, identity, and race."I'd always known that I was Brown....

Another story about Maggie Barnes and her family. By digging into online genealogy records and talking with their chatty Aunt Lillian, Maggie's children discover the World War II struggles of their paternal grandparents and their silent father, Ross. It's not a story to make...

Author: Donia BijanISBN-10: 1665142901ISBN-13: 9781665142908Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/08/2017Format: CDWeight: 0.45lbs

A masterful debut that weaves together the lives of three generations of a Mexican American family bound by love, and a curse.The tight-knit Izquierdo family is grappling with misfortunes none of them can explain. Their beloved patriarch has suffered from an emotional collapse and...

Sitting on a park bench overlooking beautiful Lake Fauna, an older woman reminisces of a long and wonderful life she has shared with her husband. Della is transported back to when she first met Ryan. Both had endured difficult tumultuous marriages. Upon finding each...

This book tells the story of a young baby boy who was left on the doorstep of a church in a basket with a note written to the pastor of that church. The pastor and his family soon adopted the baby boy, and raised...

In this tale of fresh starts in the Escape to France collection from bestselling author Fiona Valpy, Gina has lost everything. Can a crumbling old cottage offer her a new life, new love--and new hope?Revised edition: Previously published as The French for Love, this...

In this charming novel from the bestselling author of The Dressmaker's Gift, food was once the language of Evie's soul. Now, can she remember the recipe for happiness?Revised edition: Previously published as The French for Christmas, this edition of The Recipe for Hope includes...

Square introduces us to a good, faithful man who works too much while his family falls apart, his wife cheats, and his health declines. Everyone sees his value and he understands time when his health is in question. This story is an entertaining and...

Paternal PoiseBy: Tonya LockhartSequoya and recently-retired Maurice begin their journey where Dream Divine left off: on a plane to London. With Maurice funding a world trip, he and his daughter spend weeks in various cities, learning the culture and cuisines so Sequoya can develop...

The Farmers quit their jobs and move from New York City out to the country. But they have to share their rural paradise with wacky locals, marauding water snakes, and more hilarious gags and mishaps than they can shake a stick at..."Uprorious . ....

Selected as one of the San Francisco Chronicles' 15 best books of 2021 From critically acclaimed author Maceo Montoya comes an inventive and adventurous satirical novel about a Mexican-American artist's efforts to fulfill his vision: to paint masterful works of art. His plans include...

Wilbur is a nine-year-old child being homeschooled by a wealthy single mother. Sal is a forty-two-year-old flower photographer whose three-mile loop in search of new flowers takes him past a youngster he doesn't even register as sitting on his porch. As The Wilbur Stories...

Wilbur is a nine-year-old child being homeschooled by a wealthy single mother. Sal is a forty-two-year-old flower photographer whose three-mile loop in search of new flowers takes him past a youngster he doesn't even register as sitting on his porch. As The Wilbur Stories...

From Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, New York Times bestselling author and Russia's greatest living absurdist, comes an elaborate family drama, social satire, and burlesque of twists, coincidences, and hijinks. Kidnapped is a madcap crime spree that caroms from crisis to crisis, through lands real and imagined....

"A coming-of-age psychological thriller that brilliantly portrays how psychological disorders can affect lives and even destroy families ... this captivating story of crime and loyalty will play at readers' emotions as they experience the effects of mental illness on all who come in contact...

Praise for Walk Out the Door "Walk Out the Door is a vivid and visceral reading experience, and more than that, an education.Hard-hitting, engaging, empowering, Walk Out the Door is a fresh, unflinchingly realistic, and ultimately redemptive story of generational domestic violence. The situations...

What is the meaning of life when you can see the end in the one you love? Emily's life changes after she witnesses two men kill each other in her apartment leaving a duffle bag with 1.2 million dollars. With money no longer an...

A fateful decision by those around them tests the love of two women. One is Chelsea, the lonely daughter of a wealthy physician. The other is the family's beloved housekeeper, Maria. They bond over Maria's succulent pupusas, sharing feelings, dreams and secrets with one...

Rahmique Jamingson Jr., a.k.a Rah, is a young boy born and raised from Camden, New Jersey, trying to figure out his way through life but hits some tragic struggles along the way. He is raised by a mother who struggles with a drug addiction...

Can someone be brought back from the dead? Could it change the life of the living?The Levi family is in their darkest hour. The sudden death of Nir, the middle child, launches a dark journey filled with moments of light and hope. An estranged...

The Spy: a Tale of the Neutral Ground is a novel by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. His second novel, it was published in 1821 by Wiley & Halsted. The plot is set during the American Revolution and was inspired in part by the...