Where do secrets live? Carol is a divorced teacher living in a small town in Ireland, her only son now grown. A second chance at love brings her unexpected connection and belonging--and sparks a flurry of speculation. What does a woman like her see in a man like that? What happened to his wife who abandoned him and his children all those years ago? Carol and Declan know their relationship is the talk of the town, but the gossip only serves to bring...

Drawing on the little-known true story of one tragic night at an Ozarks dance hall in the author's Missouri hometown, this beautifully written, endearingly nostalgic novel picks up 50 years later for afolksy, character-driven portrayal of small-town life, split second decisions, and the ways family secrets reverberate through generations.
From the new Fannie Flagg of the Ozarks, a richly-woven story of family, forgiveness,...

Gray's life changes forever when she meets a boy as wild as an untamed stallion When Chav walks into Gray's class at school for the first time dressed all in black, with wild hair and fierce eyes, Gray knows that her life is about to change. What she doesn't yet know is that her mysterious new classmate is as fascinated by her as she is by him. Gray and Chav are drawn to each other by their shared love of horses. But Chav's home life is more complicated...

While watching the demolition of his old school Placidus College, Simon Hickey looks back on ten turbulent, life defining years, when the first crop of Australia's baby boomers were awakening to their sexuality. Seduced by the power of the pulpit, and the Aquinine Brothers, Simon's attention is directed toward a religious vocation.

Grace has two big problems-how will she cope? Grace Schmitt is a bit of a dreamer. In her mind, she's the most popular girl in school, with flowing golden hair and too many friends to count. And let's not forget all the boys who admire her perfectly proportioned figure. Everything is, in a word, perfect. Unfortunately, Grace's life is a bit more complicated than that in reality. Going into tenth grade, her body changes rapidly, leaving her feeling...

1969. Nineteen-year old Cal Vallance leaves his hometown of Churchill, British Columbia, Canada for New York City.Once there, it's not long before he finds fame and fortune as a comic book writer.After recieving word of his father's murder, in 1975, Cal returnes to Churchill and quickly realizes that the peaceful townhe was born in has become a cesspool where prostitution and drug abuse are rampant.Cal is determined to find the killer of his father.And...

if i can count every grain of sand in the ocean of the beach, we made a trip to twice a week.

All Davis Brown wanted was a future shot at being Sports Editor of the student newspaper, the Forester. Then in October of 2002, right before basketball season, he got his wish...and more than he bargained for!

In the turbulent times of the Sixties, a young boy adopted to North America from India settles with his adopted family in a rustic fishing village of Aquilon. His plans are to get along with new friends, but events take a turn when Felix brother dies in a boating accident and Aryl's former adoptive father comes looking for him. Guided by the parish priest Father Brenwitz (who has a medical problem from a tumor on his brain) Aryl discovers his interests...

New York City. 1977.Santino De Luca, and his wife, Maria, and their three kids,live in a beautiful condominium called Carnegie Hill Place.Shortly after Santino announces his intention to run in the next StrataCouncil meeting, he's found dead by their daughter, Lucia, in theirbathtub, filled with red paint.NYPD investigators deemed the incident a suicide and closed the case.But Santino's brothers, Angelo and Sal, are convinced that poor Santinowas...