This is the story of three strong and determined women, weathering love and loss in the pursuit of independence. Constance is an entomologist and single mother providing for her Anna at a time when providing was prominently done by men. Anna is an artist who must choose between cancer treatment or completing her pregnancy. Paige […]

Nothing is more uplifting than the prospect of falling in love, especially during the holidays. So when you’re snuggling in front of the fireplace, your favorite beverage in hand, the finishing touch is a well-written story to read, especially when it’s a collection of heartwarming romances. Presenting five of my favorite festive romances, several of […]

Ruby Hudson used to be America’s First Lady. Now she just wants to be left alone with her books and her regrets. After her husband, the President of the United States, dies under mysterious circumstances, Ruby is left with a lifetime of questions, a public still obsessed with her every move, and two grown daughters […]

2003. The War on Terror rocks the world, but Kelly McGowan dreams only of the exciting adventures ahead with her fiancé Matt, a new Army lieutenant from West Point. When Matt deploys to Iraq, reality hits. Kelly, coping with her loneliness, questions if their love will endure. Matt returns from war aloof and sullen, forcing […]

With an eight-year-old son struggling with ADHD and nowhere else to turn, soon-to-be-divorced mom Lacey answers a life-saving ad: “Seeking responsible single mom to join our household. Motherhood can be lonely and we support each other!” When she arrives at Wildwood Lane she finds a ramshackle house with a welcoming bright yellow door and a […]

It’s the swingin’ 70’s, a time of change, when singers sang about making life better by being there for others. Helen Reddy’s “I Am Woman” became an anthem for the women’s movement while other songs like Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” offered comfort to people. This was a time for spreading peace and […]

On an ordinary morning walk through the Oregon foothills, Elaina 12Trees, a widow navigating the hollow quiet of her new life, spots a tattered poster tumbling wildly in the wind. Each time she reaches for it, it skitters just out of grasp, teasing her across the path. With a soft command, her faithful pups dart […]

One fading village pub. Six months to save it. And a marriage held together by a fragile truce. Inheriting her estranged grandmother’s weather-beaten pub in Thornwick Hollow was never part of Flora Smith’s plan. But faced with the loss of her family’s history, she strikes a deal with her husband: one season in the countryside […]