Central Kansas Library System

"Valencia, a timid debt collector with crippling OCD, is afraid of many things, but the two that scare her most are flying and turning thirty-five. To confront those fears, Valencia's therapist suggests that she fly somewhere-anywhere-before her upcoming birthday. And as Valencia begins a telephone romance with a man from New York, she suddenly has a destination in mind. There's only one problem-he might not actually exist. Mrs. Valentine is an eccentric...

As a girl, Margot Winkler knew her big sister Lacey would keep her safe. Decades later, Lacey's home in a small New Hampshire town has often become Margot's refuge. Lacey's life seems as perfect as it gets. She has a loving husband, extraordinary twin daughters on the brink of womanhood, and a home filled with her beautiful hand-woven textiles. But everything changes just before Thanksgiving when Lacey meets Margot's arrival for the holiday with devastating...

Claire McKenna knows about loss. The bullet wound that ended her promising professional tennis career drove her to make a quiet life for herself working with fabric samples, chatting with her book group, and spending time with her parents in her sleepy coastal Connecticut hometown. There was a boyfriend who dumped her to pursue her adventurous childhood friend. Claire's business has hit a financial snag, but she's up to the challenge. After all, she...

Amber Hill never imagined she would be a war widow and single mom. She's angry at God and unable to help her nine-year-old daughter Bree through her grief. Cody Jackson seems to have a death wish, the way he pushes his race car and his luck in every race. When he gets Bree to join in a car race for local youth, she finds a way to channel her grief into something good. Then he invites Amber and Bree to see him race. As they watch him narrowly escape...

"An anthology by three bestselling romance authors. For Love of Money by Terri Blackstock -- trying to launch her own design firm while waitressing on the side, Julie Sheffield was drawn to the kind man she waited on at the restaurant last night . . . until he stiffed her on the tip by leaving her half of a sweepstakes ticket. The Recipe by Candace Calvert -- hospital dietary assistant Aimee Curran is determined to win the Vegan Valentine Bake-Off...

"Sometimes all you need is one person to really see you. Piper Parrish's life on Frick Island-a tiny, remote town smack in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay-is nearly perfect. Well, aside from one pesky detail: Her beloved husband, Tom, is dead. When Tom's crab boat capsized and his body wasn't recovered, Piper, rocked to the core, did a most peculiar thing: carried on as if her husband was not only still alive, but right there beside her, cooking...

"When Trez lost his beloved to a tragic death, his soul was crushed and his destiny seemed relegated to suffering. But when he meets a mysterious female, he becomes convinced his true love has been reincarnated. Is he right? Or has his grief created a disastrous delusion? Therese has come to Caldwell to escape a rift with her bloodline. The revelation that she was adopted and not born into her family shakes the foundations of her identity, and she...

In Miracles, Father Jake Austin's life is hurled into the vortex of three storms: A dying sister, a bleeding statue, and a comatose infant in the intensive care unit. What will be left standing after these tempests have passed? Father Jake Austin's life is turned upside down by three intersecting plots that focus on the relationship between miracles and science, the clash of facts and faith, and the inexplicable production of unexpected miracles from...

As harvest time approaches, Levi evaluates the apple orchard's future. Favor is tired of being overlooked and ignored, so does something that shocks everyone. Meanwhile, one of the girls has another surprise entirely. Will Cherish make the right decision when she learns the success of the harvest is in her hands? How will this impact on Florence's goals to gain back control of the orchard? Two of the sisters have found love, but will one of their...

A decent man doesn't leave a good wife and marriages don't fall apart without warning over breakfast between "One egg, or two?" and "Pass the sugar, please". Or so Stella Romney believes until, without any warning, her husband Daniel says he is leaving her and their two children. Meeting a stranger at the seashore where she goes to seek solace introduces her to a different perspective on life - and the possibility this new friendship can become something...