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Marie Santora comes from a volatile Italian family. But when she inherits her grandmother's estate and everyone turns nice and caring, Marie knows it's time to hit the road to Los Angeles, but not before one final family vacation. In Jamaica, Marie meets the woman who could change her life. But will she even talk to Marie after her family tells one too many of Marie's secrets? Don't miss this hilarious tale of lesbian love and family togetherness...

New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde's heartwarming story will prove that second chances are always possible. Wedding videographer Tish Gallagher is at the end of her rope. She's just spent her last buck on nonreturnable (but oh so fabulous) shoes. And her most sustainable relationship is with a pint of ice cream. But things start to turn around when Tish scores the job of a lifetime-too bad it brings her up close and personal with the man...

For Rory, his band landing a well-paid private gig at a wild, remote mountain lodge is a wish come true. He needs the money bad enough to go along with all the strange clauses in their contract with the mysterious group. The one that specifies everyone must be in committed relationships? Hell, he can just fake it for a week with his bandmate, Benny. Jared has his hands full trying to manage this year's Solstice ceremony with his nephew and heir, Curtis,...

Get a cell phone. Stay home alone. Go to the mall with best friend and No Parents. Wear makeup. Get contact lenses. Attend a boy-girl party. Rory Swenson has been waiting her whole life to turn twelve. And she's got a list to prove it. Whenever Rory asks her parents for something, they always say, "When you're twelve . . ." Well, in exactly, 18 hours, 36 minutes, and 52 seconds it will finally happen. Rory's life will officially begin! ...

Sometimes, when she thought none of the town's busybodies would hear, Clarissa Cartwright prayed aloud for a husband to love her, and a chubby cheeked baby…or two. But when a brooding single dad and his four orphaned nieces and nephews moved next door, Clarissa didn't think this was God's answer. Until an accident brought them all under her roof…and the now-desperate dad proposed marriage! Clarissa knew she would marry Wade Featherhawk for the...

After reading that there will be a dance at the zoo, Little Penguin tries to learn some steps from the other animals but neither Monkey's samba, Flamingo's ballet, nor the hippos' line dance seems quite right for him.

A young boy imagines how different his life would be if he were a humpback whale.

A young girl imagines how different her life would be if she were a cheetah.

"Alexa Parker and Braden Elliott fell in love when they were twelve years old. On a summer day, while searching for sea glass on the beaches of Washington State, they discovered an unusually shaped blue bottle. The ever-imaginative Alexa declared it a genie's bottle. Popping the cork, they were surprised by a rogue wave that sprayed them with a fine, cool mist. Closing their eyes, they each made a wish. Before their love had a chance to grow, life,...