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"In this smart, tender, insightful novel, bestselling author Holly Chamberlin introduces two very different women who, over the course of two unforgettable weeks, learn about unbreakable bonds, unshakeable love, and the chances that come once in a lifetime--and change us forever... When Elizabeth Caldwell planned a trip to Florence with her daughter, Marina, she secretly hoped for a warm, fuzzy bonding experience worthy of a Lifetime movie. But Marina--twenty-one,...

Penelope Creed will do anything to avoid marrying her repulsive cousin. Dressed in boy's clothing, she's fleeing from London when discovered by Sir Richard Wyndham, himself on the verge of the most momentous decision of his life. When Sir Richard encounters the lovely young fugitive, he knows he can't allow her to travel to the countryside all alone, so he offers himself as her protector. As it happens, at that moment Sir Richard could use an escape...

Cake decorator Daphne Martin once again finds herself and her cakes at the center of a murder mystery. Half the town gets sick following a cake event, but for poor Fred Duncan, a bout with potential food poisoning quickly turns fatal. Now it's up to Daphne to sort through the likely suspects and figure out who frosted Fred. Book Two of Gayle Trent's cozy mystery series about a Virginia baker turned mystery sleuth.

With a crummy job and no close friends or family in Kokomo, Indiana, sixty-something Angela Dunn has given up on finding much excitement in life; when her brother calls from Florida with a job offer, Angela makes a decision to let go of the past and find the joy in life once more.

Faith, Love, Family, and Courage. On the southern frontier in 1827, newlyweds Lavinia and Thomas Jones moved into a cabin in the vast pine forests of South Georgia. Over the decades to come, their magnificent home, Greenwood, rose among the pines, and their family grew and prospered. But their faith, love, and future were tested by the joys and sorrows of a turbulent era, including the war that nearly destroyed their beloved homeland. In the authentic...

A routine cake delivery becomes a culinary nightmare when a small-town baker discovers her first client's dead body in this irresistible new mystery series. It'll take more than a little sugar to convince folks Daphne Martin's freshly baked spice cake was not to blame for the mysterious death of town gossip Yodel Watson. Getting her new cake decorating business, Daphne's Delectable Cakes, off the ground is hard enough now that Daphne's moved back...

Taos, New Mexico, is a winter wonderland where you can rub elbows with cowboys, artists, and Hollywood expats. Native New Mexican Carmen Pollini is an up-and-coming author with lots of fans. One in particular has started sending her suggestive gifts, while someone is harassing her by e-mail. Plus, her agent has failed to send her advances and royalties. Then her nemesis, the local R.E.D. delivery truck driver, is found dead on Carmen's doorstep......

When Jodie Cahill, bull rider, breaks her wrist, she jumps at the chance at the job of a three-month tour as a judge on the circuit.

Driving back from the garage in the worst storm of the winter after a failed inspection for their old car and no funds for a new one, Reverend Mother Joan of the Stella Maris Convent didn't hold much hope about the future. Expenses were overtaking them, and the boiler was on the blink. Even Sister Imelda, who could 'fix' anything mechanical, wouldn't risk another patch on it. What happened next along the dark muddy lane would change the sisters' lives...