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A Carolina Dance (The Carolina Girls)
by Michelle MajorA wedding date gives a single mom and widowed small-town police chief another chance in the latest Carolina Girls novella from USA TODAY bestselling author Michelle Major!The last Carlyle sister, new mother Trinity, finds love where she least expects it: with Magnolia&’s upstanding chief of police, Asher Davis. After escaping an abusive relationship, Trinity is convinced her days of romance are done. But when Asher asks Trinity to be his plus-one to a wedding, they find themselves acting on their long-burning attraction. Will the complications in Trinity's life hold off long enough for one more dance with Ash?
A Carolina Song (The Carolina Girls)
by Michelle MajorA small-town school talent show is just the place for a second chance at love in USA TODAY bestselling author Michelle Major's latest story in The Carolina Girls series!Country Western singer Walker Calloway thought he was making romantic progress with shy and lovely schoolteacher Meghan Jacobs. After all, he&’d written her a love song! But she thought it was for his ex. Now it&’s up to him to prove that his heart already belongs to Meghan—and helping out at his nephew's school talent show is his best option to get close to her and earn her trust.Meghan has enough self-respect not to let Walker break her heart all over again. Not when she's finally learning to stand up for herself. But, with a little help from her friends, Meghan begins to find the courage to take a second chance on love…
A Carolina Valentine (The Magnolia Sisters)
by Michelle MajorA Valentine&’s Day wedding, a fake girlfriend and a bachelor auction—what could go wrong? After an unexpected—but heated—New Year&’s kiss, Dr. Paul Thorpe has done his utmost to keep things from turning awkward with his colleague, nurse Aimee Baker. But when she asks him to participate in the bachelor auction at the hospital&’s fundraising gala, he takes his chances and agrees on one condition: that Aimee accompany him to his brother&’s Valentine&’s Day wedding as his pretend girlfriend. What he doesn&’t tell her is that his ex-fiancée will also be in attendance. Aimee agrees, knowing Paul&’s participation in the auction will raise the money needed for a mobile health clinic. And as much as she&’s looking forward to spending a weekend with Paul, she&’s also certain it won&’t go anywhere. Everyone knows that Paul doesn&’t date, and after Aimee&’s divorce, that&’s fine with her…or so she tells herself. But as the weekend goes on, their fake relationship is beginning to feel all too real, despite the limit on their time together. Will this Valentine&’s Day wedding date make it past the weekend?
A Carriage For The Midwife: an emotional, enthralling and ultimately uplifting saga of one woman’s quest to forge a new life for herself
by Maggie BennettLet much loved author Maggie Bennett sweep you away with this powerful and gripping Southern saga of poverty, pride and passion. If you like Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Catherine Cookson, you'll love this!READERS ARE LOVING A CARRIAGE FOR THE MIDWIFE!'I found it difficult to put this book down' -- ***** Reader review'This book was brilliant. I could not stop reading. A most enthralling read.-- ***** Reader review'Riveting' -- ***** Reader review'[Maggie Bennett] is a real story teller who makes you want to turn each page' -- ***** Reader review'Maggie Bennett is a brilliant writer' -- ***** Reader review******************************************************************************CAN SHE ESCAPE THE DARK SHADOWS OF HER CHILDHOOD?Born into the squalor of the notorious Ash-Pits, young Susan Lucket is determined to raise herself above the poverty of her childhood. Discovering she has a natural talent for nursing, she forges a new life for herself as a midwife - independent and unmarried, she is a woman far ahead of her time.When Edward Calthorpe, youngest son of the privileged landowner, offers her marriage, the memory of her terrible childhood returns to haunt her. And when Edward's wayward brother seduces her beloved younger sister Polly - and then betrays her in the most brutal of ways - Susan faces losing everything she has struggled for.Can she find the strength to fight for her right to happiness?
A Casa Alienígena: Uma História de Amor, Esperança e Intervenção Alienígena (Colecção da cidade natal #1)
by Owen JonesA Casa Alienígena Uma história de amor, esperança e intervenção alienígena! Michael morou com sua esposa tailandesa na Tailândia por doze anos e na Espanha por dois, mas não conseguiu uma permissão de residência para o Reino Unido. Ela foi mandada de volta para a Tailândia e ele voltou para sua cidade natal, Barry, no sul do País de Gales, para tentar "pegá-la" antes do Brexit. As chances são pequenas e ele afunda cada vez mais no desespero, até dormindo na praia para economizar dinheiro. Na verdade, ele começa a perder a cabeça com preocupação e solidão. Ele nem vai à família pedir ajuda, porque sente que o evitaram, mas está certo? Um dia, um acidente de sorte o coloca em contato com quatro pessoas que mudam sua vida para sempre, mas quem são elas e de onde elas vêm? Seu Alter Ego, Ralph, faz insinuações fantásticas, mas elas poderiam ser verdadeiras? Alien House é uma fantasia, mas os problemas dentro da história são muito reais para milhares de casais, especialmente com o Brexit.
A Case for Forgiveness
by Carol RossThe past has its place...in the past! Innkeeper Shay James has been telling herself for a decade that she's over her ex-fiancé, Jonah Cedar. But now the Chicago attorney's come home to care for his ailing grandfather, reawakening powerful feelings-along with painful memories. Shay can't afford to repeat history. At twenty-two, Jonah couldn't wait to trade his secluded Alaska hometown for big-city success. Shay was supposed to share that dream. Yet even with unresolved issues between them, their connection is stronger than ever. Jonah's visit was only going to be temporary...until a threat to Shay's beloved Faraway Inn gives him a reason to stay and fight for that second chance.
A Cast Is the Perfect Accessory
by Allison Gutknecht Stevie LewisEight-year-old Mandy Berr is spirited, sassy, and determined to shine--even if she's not the center of attention!After learning the hard way that polka dot underwear and white pants are not the best combination, Mandy Berr has gotten over that fashion faux pas, and has (almost) recovered from not being named George Washington in the recent Presidential Pageant. But just when things seem like they might be back in her favor, her former nemesis, Natalie, manages to steal Mandy's spotlight--again. A broken wrist for Natalie means a cool cast and the attention of Mandy's classmates...even from Anya, Mandy's BFF. Can Mandy figure out a way to get back into the center of attention, win back her best friend, AND snag a pair of fancy-dancy periwinkle sunglasses?
A Cat Cafe Christmas
by Codi GaryA laugh-out-loud, opposites attract romance about three of the world&’s most beloved C&’s: Christmas, Coffee, and Cats. Veterinarian and animal lover Kara Ingalls needs a Christmas miracle. Opening the Meow and Furrever Cat Café to find loving homes for adorable, adoptable cats was a dream come true—but with more cats than customers, it&’s quickly turning into a nightmare. If Kara can&’t figure out some way to get the café out of the red, it won&’t last past the holidays. Marketing guru Ben Reese may be annoyingly smart and frustratingly bossy, but when he hatches a plan to put the café in the &“green&” by Christmas, Kara realizes that she&’d be a fool to turn down his help. And so what if he turns out to be an excellent problem solver and nerdy-hot—he can&’t even handle fostering one little kitten. She needs to keep their relationship professional and focus on saving the cafe. But if Ben and Kara can set aside their differences—and find homes for all the cats by Christmas—they might discover that, by risking their hearts, they&’ll have their own purr-fect holiday . . . together.
A Catalog of Burnt Objects
by Shana YoungdahlThe powerful story of a girl struggling to figure out her estranged brother, a new love, and her own life just as wildfires beset her small California town—perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Kathleen GlasgowSeventeen-year-old Caprice wants to piece her family back together now that her older brother has returned home, even as she resents that he ever broke them apart. Just as she starts to get a new footing—falling in love for the first time, uncertainly mending her traumatized relationship with her brother, completing the app that will win her a college scholarship and a job in tech—wildfires strike Sierra, her small California town, forcing her to reckon with a future that is impossible to predict.A love story of many kinds, and a reflection of the terrifying, heartbreaking Camp Fire that destroyed Paradise, California, where the author grew up, this is a tale that looks at what is lost and discovers what remains, and how a family can be nearly destroyed again and again, and still survive.&“Gorgeous worldbuilding [and] depth . . . Swoony [and] unputdownable.&” —BCCB"Smart and moving . . . beautiful." —Kirkus (starred review)"Eloquent . . . well-drawn, realistic . . . Goes straight to the heart.&” —Booklist (starred review)"A thoughtful, hopeful tight-rope walk between first loss and first love." —Daisy Garrison, author of Six More Months of June"Heart-wrenching and lyrical." —Jeff Zentner, author of In The Wild Light&“You can&’t help but fall in love with the world inside this book.&” —Helena Fox, award-winning author of How It Feels to Float
A Celebration of Family: Stories of Parents with Disabilities
by Dave Matheis“A Celebration of Family: Stories of Parents with Disabilities” contains the stories of thirty families. In every family, one or both parents have disabilities: physical, mental, sensory, and/or intellectual. The stories illustrate the infinite variety of the American family. It is that variety that gives the family both its strength and its beauty. Like individuals, no two families are the same. <P><P>In the course of discussing their family experiences, the parents cover a number of topics. Most stories concern having children through birth, but there are also stories about fostering and adopting. Four stories concern single parenthood. Many parents talk about adaptations and accommodations they made to be effective parents, but even more talk about how wonderfully adaptive their children were to their disabilities. Many parents talk about individual discrimination and societal bias they have faced. A number of stories highlight the decision-making process to have children when the possibility exists of passing on an inheritable condition. Parents are included that had children before they acquired a disability and they relate how that acquired disability affected their family. Several stories discuss legal and policy issues around parenting with a disability. The stories contain humor, compassion, and gratitude. They are proof that one thing you can get any parent to talk about is their children. As one parent in the book puts it, “if you suck as a person, you are going to suck as a parent, whether you have a disability or not. If you are compassionate and caring and nurturing as a person, you will be like that as a parent, too.
A Certain Age: A Novel
by Beatriz WilliamsThe bestselling author of A Hundred Summers brings the Roaring Twenties brilliantly to life in this enchanting and compulsively readable tale of intrigue, romance, and scandal in New York Society, brimming with lush atmosphere, striking characters, and irresistible charm.As the freedom of the Jazz Age transforms New York City, the iridescent Mrs. Theresa Marshall of Fifth Avenue and Southampton, Long Island, has done the unthinkable: she's fallen in love with her young paramour, Captain Octavian Rofrano, a handsome aviator and hero of the Great War. An intense and deeply honorable man, Octavian is devoted to the beautiful socialite of a certain age and wants to marry her. While times are changing and she does adore the Boy, divorce for a woman of Theresa's wealth and social standing is out of the question, and there is no need; she has an understanding with Sylvo, her generous and well-respected philanderer husband.But their relationship subtly shifts when her bachelor brother, Ox, decides to tie the knot with the sweet younger daughter of a newly wealthy inventor. Engaging a longstanding family tradition, Theresa enlists the Boy to act as her brother's cavalier, presenting the family's diamond rose ring to Ox's intended, Miss Sophie Fortescue--and to check into the background of the little-known Fortescue family. When Octavian meets Sophie, he falls under the spell of the pretty ingénue, even as he uncovers a shocking family secret. As the love triangle of Theresa, Octavian, and Sophie progresses, it transforms into a saga of divided loyalties, dangerous revelations, and surprising twists that will lead to a shocking transgression . . . and eventually force Theresa to make a bittersweet choice.Full of the glamour, wit and delicious twists that are the hallmarks of Beatriz Williams' fiction and alternating between Sophie's spirited voice and Theresa's vibrant timbre, A Certain Age is a beguiling reinterpretation of Richard Strauss's comic opera Der Rosenkavalier, set against the sweeping decadence of Gatsby's New York.
A Certain Mr. Takahashi
by Ann IrelandWinner of the 1985 Seal Books First Novel Award and of the Books in Canada First Novel Award To Mrs. Hopper, Yoshi Takahashi may be just another name from her daughters’ past, but for Jean and her sister, Colette, he stands for much more. Years ago, Mr. Takahashi moved into their Toronto neighbourhood and sent the adolescent lives of Jean and Colette into a tailspin. They weren’t content merely to befriend the Japanese pianist - in their infatuation they sought to mirror his life as closely as possible. The enchantment lingers into adult life in ways both sisters are reluctant to recognize. This weekend they have been invited to an extravagant family celebration in Victoria, B.C. As the party gains momentum, so does the tension between the sisters. As before, the larger-than-life Mr. Takahashi casts his spell. Originally published in 1985, A Certain Mr. Takahashi won the coveted Seal First Novel Award and the Books in Canada/W.H. Smith First Novel Award.
A Certain Smile (Ulverscroft Large Print Ser.)
by Judith MichaelNew York Times bestselling author Judith Michael brings together the magic of East and West in a passionate tale of heart-rending love as vivid and breathless as the pounding energy of Beijing.An American clothing designer and widowed mother of two teenagers, Miranda Graham arrives in China and is immediately overwhelmed by the way of life in this faraway place. Then she meets Yuan Li, son of an American soldier and Chinese mother--and suddenly, two worlds, two cultures, and two hearts collide. As Miranda bravely explores vistas beyond the safe, ordered limits of her own life, she is inexorably drawn to Yuan, a man who embodies all the hardship, dignity, and mystery of China. Their love is an unexpected awakening of body, mind, and spirit--even as the intrusive government and Yuan's ambitious son threaten their newfound joy, propelling them toward the most shattering choice two lovers can make.
A Certain Strain of Peculiar
by Gigi AmateauThirteen-year-old Mary Harold has panic attacks at school when kids call her the grossest girl, so she drives herself 700 miles to Grandma Ayma's in Alabama, where she is nurtured. There, Mary befriends the farm manager's daughter, Dixie -- an unusual girl with a strain of peculiar.
A Chair for My Mother (Reading Rainbow Bks)
by Vera B WilliamsThis classic and heartwarming picture book was written and illustrated by the celebrated Vera B. Williams and was named a Caldecott Honor Book by the American Library Association. "A tender knockout. It's rare to find much vitality, spontaneity, and depth of feeling in such a simple, young book."—Kirkus ReviewsVera Williams tells of a young girl who, along with her waitress mother, saves coins in a big jar in hopes that they can someday buy a new chair for their apartment, the kind of chair her mother deserves after being on her feet all day in the Blue Tile Diner. Into the jar also goes the money Grandma saves whenever she gets a bargain at the market.There hasn't been a comfortable place to sit in the apartment since a fire in their previous apartment burned everything to "charcoal and ashes." Friends and neighbors brought furniture to their new apartment downstairs, but no one brought anything big or soft or comfortable. Finally the jar is full, the coins are rolled, and in the book's crowning moment, mother, daughter, and Grandma search four different furniture stores, and after carefully trying several chairs, like Goldilocks, they find the chair they've been dreaming of at last.Vera Williams enhances this story about family, community, and the power of working together toward a common goal with her signature folk art-inspired paintings.A Chair for My Mother has sold more than a million copies and is an ideal choice for reading and sharing at home and in the classroom. "A superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of a loving family."—The Horn BookVera B. Williams's beloved picture book favorites include:"More More More," Said the BabyAmber Was Brave, Essie Was SmartA Chair for AlwaysA Chair for My MotherCherries and Cherry PitsMusic, Music for EveryoneSomething Special for MeStringbean's Trip to the Shining SeaThree Days on a River in a Red Canoe
A Chance for the Rancher (Match Made in Haven #7)
by Brenda HarlenWould you take a risk on a cowboy’s kiss?Dating a single mom? Patrick Stafford would never break that rule…Patrick Stafford trades his suit for a Stetson and boots and risks it all on a dude ranch. But it’s the veterinarian in Haven, Nevada, who really challenges him. Dr. Brooke Langley is all business, a devoted single mom who is off-limits to a fun-loving bachelor like him. But Patrick should have taken his own advice, because after just one kiss, he’s ready to make the biggest gamble of his life…with his heart.Experience more relatable stories featuring true-to-life characters in the Match Made in Haven series:The Sheriff’s Nine-Month SurpriseHer Seven-Day FiancéSix Weeks to Catch a CowboyClaiming the Cowboy’s HeartDouble Duty for the CowboyOne Night with the CowboyFrom Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.
A Chance in the World (Young Readers Edition): An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home
by Steve PembertonSteve Pemberton's incredible true story teaches us that no matter how broken our past or great our misfortunes, we can create a new beginning and build a life of love and kindness. This new adaptation of the USA TODAY bestselling memoir A Chance in the World shares Steve's journey with 8 to 12-year-olds with sensitivity, honesty, and hope.Since its publication in 2012, Steve's story has inspired thousands of people around the world. He has shared his story with millions on the Today Show and CBS News. In this Young Readers Edition, A Chance in the World teaches children:to begin each day with hopethat there is goodness in the world, and it is possible to be a beacon of light for othersthat they can overcome challenging circumstancesthat everyone comes from different backgrounds and has valueto apply Steve's inspirational message to their own lives, through age-appropriate discussion questionsTaken from his mother at age three, Steve Klakowicz lives in the clutches of a cruel foster family. He finds his only refuge in a box of books given to him by a kind stranger, books that take him to new worlds he can only imagine. He begins to hope that one day he might have a different life.As he grows, Steve is determined to unravel the mystery of his origins. A light-skinned boy with blue eyes, a curly Afro, and a Polish last name, he embarks on an extraordinary quest for his identity, armed with only one clue. Yet nothing is as it appears.
A Chance of a Lifetime (A Tallgrass Novel #5)
by Marilyn PappanoSometimes love finds you when you least expect it . . . To Benita Ford, Tallgrass, Oklahoma, will always be home. It's where her beloved grandmother raised her and where she rode bikes with her two best friends-the man who became her husband and Calvin. And Tallgrass is where she stayed, even after her husband died while serving his country. Now Calvin is home from that same war, and the sensitive, mischievous boy she once knew is today a man scarred by wounds no one else can see. Falling in love with him is something Bennie never imagined.Tallgrass still haunts Captain Calvin Sweet. Yet it's where he must go to see Bennie-the one woman he always loved but could never have. Calvin regrets so much about what happened years ago. Still he can't deny being with Bennie makes his future feel bright, like anything is possible. But the demons of his past won't be quieted that easily. As old hurts linger, threatening to pull them apart, Calvin and Bennie must take the ultimate risk for the love of a lifetime . . .
A Change In Altitude
by Anita ShreveMargaret and Patrick, married just a few months, set off on a great adventure - a year living in Kenya. While Patrick practices medicine, Margaret works as a photojournalist, capturing a dizzying and sometimes dangerous city on film.When a British couple invites the newlyweds on a climbing expedition to the summit of Mount Kenya, they eagerly agree. But during their arduous ascent a horrific accident occurs. In its aftermath, Margaret struggles to understand what happened on the mountain and how it has transformed her and her marriage, perhaps for ever. With stunning language and striking emotional intensity, A Change in Altitude illuminates the irrevocable impact of tragedy and the elusive nature of forgiveness.
A Change of Luck
by Julia MarkusElaine Netherlands is taking charge of her life--with zest. Divorced, independent, on the brink of a new career, she feels exhilarated by possibility. Then her nineteen-year-old step-daughter, Nola, shows up at her door after three years of silence. Nola needs money--a loan so that her rock group, Second Hand, can get to California. And Elaine wants to give it, wants to say, "Go for it, girl, you can do it." But wouldn't this mean another confrontation with her former husband, Larry Netherlands, the fashionable New York photographer of beautiful women?Should she side with Nola? Elaine makes a wrong turn as she drives from Manhattan to Connecticut. Finding herself lost in the woods in the middle of her life's journey, she does what any self-respecting late-twentieth century person would do--she gets to a clearing and takes an option on one of the town houses being built there. And it is then that she meets Mario Picard, a contractor with a French-Canadian crew, and her wrong turn leads her to a change of luck.So begins Julia Markus's latest novel, a comedy of the spirit, which blazes a path through the density of our times. In its pages, Elaine contends with professional reversals, real estate, love, sex, co-dependency, and loss, and emerges tested but triumphant. With humor, wit, and intelligence, A Change of Luck looks squarely at the dark in our society, but finally affirms the power of hope.Julia Markus, an English professor at Hofstra University, received the Houghton Mifflin Literary Award for her first novel, Uncle, which was followed by three well-received novels, American Rose, Friends Along the Way and A Change of Luck, as well as her critically acclaimed biographies, Dared and Done: The Marriage of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning and Across An Untried Sea: Discovering Lives Hidden in the Shadow of Convention and Time. She has won a National Endowment for the Arts grant and two National Endowment for the Humanities grants. Her most recent book is J. Anthony Froude: The Last Undiscovered Great Victorian."Elaine Netherlands, novelist and former wife of a famous New York fashion photographer, is learning a few lessons about life. Having established a post-divorce independence, she finds her orderly existence thrown topsy-turvy when she takes a wrong turn en route to visit friends in Connecticut and impulsively buys an option on a townhouse. She meets a handsome contractor on site and falls in love. Concurrently, her stepdaughter comes back into her life with a request for money and her ex-husband becomes ill and seeks emotional support. Although Elaine had sought to get away from a traditional role in which females "find their lives in others," she finds herself with many needy individuals in her life. She becomes involved with Anonymous Rooms (a self-help group modeled on AA) in an attempt to take care of her own needs while coping with the growing burdens placed on her by others. The story and issues are contemporary, and the protagonist triumphs in the end."--Kimberly G. Allen, National Assn. of Home Builders Lib., Washington, D.C. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc."A Change of Luck is uncanny in its perception of depiction of the dislocation that can occur in life, where moral change, desire, and love come into play. This is very much a contemporary novel, touching upon many of today's pressing issues, written in the unique voice of a fine and always entertaining novelist."--Oscar Hijuelos, author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love"From Andy Warhol's funeral to Connecticut Coop futures, from speedballs to co-dependency groups, this book defines a time and place: America on the cusp of the century. It's funny and sad, full of hope and despair, and I couldn't put it down--not least because of its deadpan satire of the publishing industry."--Meredith Tax, author of Rivington Street and Union Square
A Charles Martin Collection: When Crickets Cry, Chasing Fireflies, and Wrapped in Rain
by Charles MartinThree novels from New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin now available in one e-book collection. When Crickets Cry A man with a painful past. A child with a doubtful future. And a shared journey toward healing for both their hearts. It begins on the shaded town square in a sleepy Southern town. A spirited seven-year-old has a brisk business at her lemonade stand. But the little girl's pretty yellow dress can't quite hide the ugly scar on her chest. Her latest customer, a bearded stranger, drains his cup and heads to his car, his mind on a boat he's restoring at a nearby lake. The stranger understands more about the scar than he wants to admit. And the beat-up bread truck careening around the corner with its radio blaring is about to change the trajectory of both their lives. Before it's over, they'll both know there are painful reasons why crickets cry . . . and that miracles lurk around unexpected corners. Chasing Fireflies They have one summer to find what was lost long ago. "Never settle for less than the truth," she told him. But when you don't even know your real name, the truth gets a little complicated. It can nestle so close to home it's hard to see. It can even flourish inside a lie. And as Chase Walker discovered, learning the truth about who you are can be as elusive--and as magical--as chasing fireflies on a summer night. A haunting story about fishing, baseball, home cooking, and other matters of life and death. Wrapped in Rain An internationally famous photographer, Tucker Mason, has traveled the world, capturing things other people don't see. But what Tucker himself can't see is how to let go of the past and forgive his father. On a sprawling Southern estate, Tucker and his younger brother, Mutt, were raised by their housekeeper, Miss Ella Rain, who loved the motherless boys like her own. Hiring her to take care of Waverly Hall and the boys was the only good thing their father ever did. When his brother escapes from a mental hospital and an old girlfriend appears with her son and a black eye, Tucker is forced to return home and face the agony of his own tragic past. Though Miss Ella has been gone for many years, Tuck can still hear her voice--and her prayers. But finding peace and starting anew will take a measure of grace that Tucker scarcely believes in. , Mutt, were raised by their housekeeper, Miss Ella Rain, who loved the motherless boys like her own. Hiring her to take care of Waverly Hall and the boys was the only good thing their father ever did. When his brother escapes from a mental hospital and an old girlfriend appears with her son and a black eye, Tucker is forced to return home and face the agony of his own tragic past. Though Miss Ella has been gone for many years, Tuck can still hear her voice--and her prayers. But finding peace and starting anew will take a measure of grace that Tucker scarcely believes in.
A Charmed Circle
by Anna KavanThe story of a family marooned in a country house near an ugly, expanding manufacturing town of the 1920s, while yearning for life in the capital. Anna Kavan masterfully contrasts the English countryside with the brittle London life of the era.
A Charmed Life: A Novel (The\library Of America Ser. #290)
by Mary McCarthyA writer&’s life is upended by her destructive ex-husband in this intensely personal novel by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Group. Former actress and budding playwright Martha Sinnott longs to recapture the &“charmed life&” she abandoned when she divorced her first husband. So she returns to her beloved New England artists&’ colony with her second husband—and discovers that little has changed. The same people make up the same tightly knit society. Nevertheless, her eagerly anticipated homecoming does include some rude awakenings. Martha&’s arrogant ex, Miles, is dangerously close by, living with his new wife. The people Martha once counted among her closest friends have become also-rans and never-weres, unhappy and often resentful. And in this pervasive atmosphere of falsehoods and self-delusions, the biggest lie of all is Martha&’s belief that her reunion with Miles won&’t somehow wreak terrible havoc on all she holds dear. A New York Times bestseller by an author with &“an icily honest eye and a glacial wit that make her portraits stingingly memorable,&” A Charmed Life is a smart, mesmerizing portrait of love, marriage, and deception (The New York Times). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author&’s estate.
A Cheer for Charlie
by Brenda A. FerberCharlie realized that soccer was a lot harder than it looked. While he continued to practice, he remembered to cheer for his teammates too.
A Chesapeake Shores Collection Volume 1: The Inn at Eagle Point\Flowers on Main\Harbor Lights\A Chesapeake Shores Christmas (A Chesapeake Shores Novel #1)
by Sherryl WoodsA Chesapeake Shores Collection Volume 1 by Sherryl Woods,Sherryl Woods,Sherryl Woods,Sherryl Woods will be available Aug 28, 2017. Preorder your copy today!