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Lisa Mortan's ideal life crumbles when her rich and powerful fiancé demands she ends an unwanted pregnancy. With no job or social support, she flees to a small town in hopes of finding a good family for her unborn baby, but instead finds a man who is as broken as she is. Eric Gaylord returns to his home town for a respite after a tragic loss, but when his spitfire mother takes on an unknown woman as a business partner, he is forced to face the nightmare he'd left behind or risk losing the one woman who could heal his heart.

A klutzy witch, a shaman's curse, a quest to save her family. Can Kat find her magic in time? If you’re a witch living on a remote arctic island, and the entire island runs on magic, lacking magical skills is not just an inconvenience, it can be a matter of life and death – or, at least, a darn good reason to run away from home. Katrina’s spells don’t just fizzle; they backfire with spectacular results, oftentimes involving green goo. A failure as a witch, Kat decides to run away and find her dead father’s non-magical family.

When Kameron McBride receives notice she's the last living relative of a missing man she's never even heard of, the last thing she wants to do is head Oregon to settle his affairs. En route, she and her rental car run afoul of a couple of hillbillies and their pickup in an accident that doesn't seem...accidental. Especially when they keep showing up wherever she goes. Lucky for her, gorgeous Deputy Mitch Caldwell lends her a hand, among other things. With Mitch's help, she peels away the layers of prejudice, suicide, murder, and insanity.

In the mill town of Donora, Pennsylvania, site of the infamous 1948 "killing smog", headstrong nurse Rose Pavlesic tends to her family and neighbors. Controlling and demanding, she's created a life that reflects everything she missed growing up as an orphan. She's even managed to keep her painful secrets hidden from her loving husband, dutiful children, and large extended family.

Blue House: Ten Years on the Way Home tells the struggles, traumas and tragedies of a family in the former USSR during Stalin's reign, pre-WWII. Dispossessed of the happy home and wealth they built through their own sweat and labor, they were forced to withstand horrors and hardships as their daily bread...when there was any bread.

Sophia, a world-class figure skater, returns to Aaron Jackson's arms, proposes to him, and he accepts. Now, she insists he come to England, at least for a two-week visit and to formalize their engagement. Aaron balks. He's got a ranch to run. Ultimately, though, he reluctantly agrees and finds himself a fish out of water and Sophia a completely different woman than the one he fell in love with.

The tumultuous conclusion of this epic love story between an American cowboy and a British world champion figure skater. Sophia’s gone on tour; Aaron’s stuck in Cumbria, helping winterize his Great Aunt Ida’s place on his grandfather’s dime. He won’t go home till near Thanksgiving, now …if then. When Sophia takes a fall while skating in Beijing, though, Aaron’s there for her.

World champion figure skater Sophia Morgan-Smythe wasn't one to let outstanding debts gather interest, and she's bound to repay the grumpy, hostile American hick who paid for her tow, only to wind up further in his debt when he steps in a second time to save her life, and the only good thing about the guy is his dog named Buckley. Brit meets Yank in this epic tale of love against all odds. Buckley likes her; Aaron doesn't. Sophia is totally confounded.

From Texas, to Thailand, to Montenegro, The Fall of Grace takes you on another twisting, turning, suspense-filled journey as it continues the unforgettable story of Ryan and Faith Brunick. With both their mother and their father gone, Hope and Grace must learn to live without them as Grace’s life unravels. These beloved characters make decisions that will surprise and shock you as they navigate the challenges of life, love, and loss.