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Ten years after her parents were killed, Evelyn Radcliffe is once more homeless. The orphanage that was her refuge and later her workplace has burned to the ground, and only she and a young orphan girl have escaped. Convinced this must be related to her parents' murders, Evelyn flees with the girl to Mesquite Springs in the Texas Hill Country and finds refuge in the home of Wyatt Clark, a talented horse rancher whose plans don't include a family of his own.

Callie Hartley has everything she has ever asked for. She married the one man she knew she couldn't live without after losing him once and vowing to never let him go again. Her life is exactly what she had hoped for. Madison Reid pretended she had everything but inside she was a lost soul. She had an unhappy marriage and spent her days resenting her life. She was lonely and underappreciated. She strived for a life of happiness and to make her forget what she passed up years ago: her dreams.

The Wolf's Point werewolf pack, born from the magic that calls small groups of middle-aged women to embrace their inner and outer wolves, has been protecting the town for generations. Now Becca Thornton and the Pack have their hands (and paws) full of all the trouble they can handle. Plus a bit extra. Pack member Erin Adams just found a dead body in the trunk of her car and confessed to murder. But no one's sure who the victim is and Erin can't remember what happened. Did Erin fall off the wagon and murder a former foe? She doesn't trust herself and Becca's beginning to have her doubts.

Lara Jansen is a truthseeker, gifted—or cursed—with the magical ability to tell honesty from lies. Once she was a tailor in Boston, but now she has crossed from Earth to the Barrow-lands, a Faerie world embroiled in a bloody civil war between Seelie and Unseelie. Armed with an enchanted and malevolent staff which seeks to bend her to its dark will, and thrust into a deadly realm where it’s hard to distinguish friend from foe, Lara is sure of one thing: her love for Dafydd ap Caerwyn.

At 17, Layla Weston is already starting over. Having lost both her parents and grandparents, and with nowhere else to go, Layla is moving from Florida to a small town in North Carolina to live with the only family she has left: her estranged uncle and aunt. The last five years of Layla's life were spent appeasing her less-than-loving grandmother, followed by being her grandfather's caretaker. Growing old before her time, Layla lost her identity. Now she must learn how to allow herself to be the one cared for and loved.

Life is looking good for amateur sleuth/professional fashionista Haley Randolph. She's even close to getting her hands on the Delicious, the season's hottest purse—until she's hit with a curse from an irate customer at Holt's department store. When things start to go really wrong, Haley transfers to the new store near Las Vegas—and promptly finds the body of Courtney Collins, an old classmate, sprawled across the floor of the menswear department. Now Haley is suspect #1.

Most of us feel the world is more contentious and less civil than it was a generation ago, or a few years ago, or maybe even last week. We long to be reassured that everything is going to be okay, that God is still at work, even in small ways. The good news is, even when our circumstances change, God does not. He is still in control, and he still offers us good gifts. We just have to know where to look for them.

From the author of the wildly successful 2am Thoughts and Nineteen comes Rooms of the Mind - a journey into the parts of our psyche that can either hide and protect us or expose us to all that exists. Here, you'll find an exploration of pain, heartbreak, and wonder at what the world might bring us next.

Twelve-year-old Ocean River and Ellen Hansen have been best friends since they were six. When Ocean’s immature antics at her dad’s funeral threaten to ruin their friendship forever, their parents intervene and take them on a weekend trip to the Everglades. But an airboat accident leaves Ocean and Ellen stranded and alone, and now it’s Ocean’s chance to prove he’s mature enough to save them both. Meanwhile in the swampy jungles of the Everglades, Gumbo, an aspiring yogi alligator, encounters a deadly mutant python.

In the sequel to Day Zero, stepsisters Jinx and MacKenna must put aside their enmity and work together to rescue their little brother - and possibly save the world.

While the conduit of this book is a genuine love story, a more important tale lies within it. This is the real, unfiltered story of how I discovered the woman inside me who knows what she's truly worth; whose said worth doesn't come from her outward appearance, accomplishments, or other human beings. It's about finally learning how to love myself enough to renounce poisonous people, thoughts, habits, and situations. It's my journey of bringing to light the overlooked corner of my heart that life had sneakily shut down.

Love it or hate it, you'll never forget it. In this heart-warming novel, Swoon Reads star Sandy Hall explores a classic high school celebration, capturing every relatable and hilarious teen milestone along the way. Cora: Dating perfect boyfriend Jamie. Has no idea how to break up with him.... Paisley: Anti-prom. Somehow nominated her anxiety-ridden best friend for prom king.... Henry: Hates social situations. Invited to prom by the most popular girl in school. Send help! Otis: Half of one of the cutest couples in his class. Not quite ready for a post-prom hotel room....

Four years ago, Charlene Perigard survived a brutal kidnapping. Now, at 22, she's put that trauma behind her for a promising future with handsome firefighter Ben Jorgensen. But when new trauma strikes, a new nightmare begins. Sinister threats, a midnight attack, and a deathbed promise drive Charlene to the little town of Creekside, where she encounters a man from her past whom she has long struggled to forget: Clay Morrow - ex-convict and brother of her kidnapper. He's also the man who once helped save her life.

There are plenty of things Gracie doesn't know. These things keep her awake at night. Gracie longs for something bigger and grander and truer, and feels certain there is more to life beyond school and dull church sermons. She worries about the soldiers in Vietnam and wonders what it must be like to have been born Lisa Marie Presley from Tennessee instead of Gracie Lee Abbott from Arkansas. Mostly, she wishes her Daddy wasn't so mean.

Grayce Walters, animal acupuncturist, harbors a secret. She hides her intuitive gifts from the world until she becomes embroiled in arson on Seattle's waterfront. As a key crime witness, Grayce must convince the attractive, logical, by-the-numbers fire investigator, Ewan Davis, that the fire she witnessed is part of a larger criminal conspiracy. Grayce embarks upon a mission to gather proof of the dangerous threat.

It's only been a few short months since Will and Layla welcomed their twins. And while Layla is excited for all that awaits her in motherhood, she's feeling a little disconnected from the friends who have stood by her from the moment they met. Reintegrating into her social life and balancing motherhood may be a bit of a challenge, but Layla isn't going to miss her opportunity to help her dearest friends find their happily ever after, too. But what would life be without a curve ball once in a while?

Caroline O'Connor never dreamed she'd be back home in Cold River, Missouri, the Ozark Mountain town where everyone is "up your business"; they mean well as they drive you crazy. She thought she'd left town for good, but now she's back, helping to care for her New York-born mother - struck with Alzheimer's and prone to saying and doing anything - and her father, the beloved local doctor frustrated he can't cure his own wife.

Just when she is finding herself, Memory is about to lose everything. Home, friendship, family, goals, love. Memory will break all the rules to try and save what is important to her, but her actions are being manipulated by a dark force toward a dark end. Worlds will be broken, love will be stolen, and sacrifices will be made. In this final novel of the Memory's Wake trilogy, the truth will be unveiled.

Everyone in North Salem thinks they know Jessie Quinn. She is the town's quintessential girl next door. The woman you can always turn to when you need a helping hand. Nobody knows that she's spent years overcoming the emotional scars left by her last boyfriend. As a single dad and task force officer with the FBI, Mack Ellsbury moves back to North Salem to be closer to his family, not to find love. Then Jessie Quinn returns to his life.

Lani has lived in Hana, Hawaii, for five years. She's learned to surf, fish, dive, and manage her grandmother's bed and breakfast. She's also learned to take one day at a time the way it should be taken - relaxed and unrushed, savoring every moment.