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Angie Lanier, the heroine of Kathleen MacArthur's new novel, travels a world away from her Midwest background, where she absorbs a mysterious spell cast upon her by a Balinese priest. Her efforts to learn more about her father prompts flashbacks of her confusion between the values of her modest mother and her outrageous grandmother.

To Helen Weils, best-selling author and respected academic, history is a realm of observable facts, each one carefully weighed and inspected. So when she encounters Chip Sledd, a conspiracy theorist who insists there's an unimaginable connection between the disappearance of the colonists in 1587 and the strange noises in the sky, she's quick to dismiss his theories as the irrational ramblings of a lunatic.

The story of a family's dramatic clinical and emotional journey as they try to understand why their third-grader is failing school. They assume that his problems stem from anxiety and stress because Dad is serving in the US military in Iraq. The child's blackouts are finally identified by a neurologist's evaluation, and the cause is epilepsy! The parents are devastated. Will Conner ever be able to live a normal life?

Rachel Somerfield has spent most of her life in Whitman's Home for Orphaned Girls in New York City. As she approaches her 18th birthday, her future looks very bleak. Everything changes the day she runs into Mathew Compton, a dashing young man who sweeps her off her feet and offers her a chance at happiness. However, things don't turn out as Rachel hopes, and she finds herself accepting a teaching position in Sand Hill, a small Western town. She arrives in Sand Hill penniless, scared, and alone.

Daisy MacRae was the family rebel; the irresponsible one. All through childhood the three older MacRae sisters followed the rules, while Daisy found breaking rules much more fun. Though her actions should have landed her in hot water, Daisy always managed to sweet talk her way out trouble. But things changed the night Daisy's reckless behavior destroyed the life of someone she loved. Unable to face what she had done, Daisy ran away.

When Americans are asked who the best actress in the world is today, many of them will name Meryl Streep first, and with good reason. Though her career on screen has not yet spanned 40 years, she has been nominated for 18 Oscars and 28 Golden Globes, which are both records for highest number of nominations. Her Oscar nomination count dwarfs even Katharine Hepburn, who has the second most with 12.

Rose MacRae is worried when she finds out that Violet, the shyest and most naïve of her three sisters, is falling in love with Jackson Carter of Carter Enterprises. It isn't that Rose doesn't like Jackson; everyone likes the guy. But Jackson is a real ladies man with a 'love'em and leave'em' reputation. While Violet... Violet is a babe in the woods when it comes to love.

Samantha uproots her daughter to begin a simpler life. They find themselves surrounded by love in the empty ghost town. The world around them is inhabited by those who never left and those who cross their path are heaven sent.

Lucy was born with the ability to create and control fire. She longs to leave the human world for one filled with Earthshakers, Transporters, and Chameleons, to name a few. When she rejoins the circus, it's everything she hoped it could be - new friends, a potential love interest or two, and a place where she can be herself.

Charles has loved Vivian with all of his heart for the past 20 years, but after overhearing a conversation between her and her girlfriends, he learns that she doesn't feel the same. Cassie and Mason have tried and failed to have a family, and the loss has begun to change their love, which was once so solid. Charles and Cassie become great friends, and after a short time, they begin to confide in each other about their failing marriages. With the commitment to help each other fix their dying marriages, they begin to see all that they were missing - in each other.

What's a girl to do when her imprisoned brother begs her to delve into their father's 16-year-old murder conviction? How about peel back the lies, upend the fairy tales, and roil the populace of Lavitte - a sweet apple of a town with a wormy, festering core? That's what Allison Fennimore chooses. Despite her infamous surname and people's wilted memories, this jaded cynic of a daughter sinks her teeth in and refuses to let go.

In 2050 the Cataclysmic Wars erupted, triggering natural disasters--tornados, tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. The country once known as England was changed forever. Some survivors developed physical and mental gifts in the century since. The king uses gifted children for entertainment, and some die from the strain.

Sex. Lies. Romance. Love. My life has it all. I do what I want, when I want and no one can stop me. This isn't a story of how I found my prince. Or my how my prince found me. I'm that girl that everyone wants to hate, but they don't know my story. This is my chance to let everyone know the real me. The shocks in my life. The highs in my life. The lows in my life. I had a lover and a friends with benefits when I met the man I thought was 'The One'. Only thing is he had a bigger secret than I did. I sure didn't see that coming.

Claire Montgomery is a survivor. During the War Between, her family's plantation was burned to the ground, killing her parents and leaving her scarred, both physically and emotionally. Despite facing extreme hardship, she's grown into a compassionate woman with a heart for helping people. She lives in a small cabin with an old ex-slave and a young boy, who was the lone survivor of a wagon train attack. The three of them have formed a make-shift family that includes a one-eyed cat and a baby fox.

What would happen if a jester fell in love with a princess? A jester is put to the test when he confronts the King. Not being able to compete in the Royal competition, the King gives him a riddle to solve. With the competition one day away, James ventures off to prove he is worthy of being a prince by finding the answer. Will James make it in time?

Patrick MacRae had a habit of pigeonholing people and his four daughters were no exception. Rose was the smart one; Lily, the beauty; Violet, the sweet one; and Daisy was his athlete. Now two years after his death, the four sisters are still trying to work themselves out of the boxes he put them in. Rose, the oldest of the four MacRae girls, hated being raised in a small town where everyone compared her to her sister Lily, a gorgeous fashion model. She couldn't move away fast enough.

When Lola met Xavier, Prince of Romerius, she was immediately attracted to his dark, handsome good looks and sparkling green eyes. She spent a whirlwind weekend with him and almost fell for his charm, until he humiliated her and she fled.

Judith McCain returns to Monroe Beach to help Sarah James, who sees women standing behind her in her mirror, that turn up dead on the beach. Sarah dreams of the killer but can't make out his face. Then she sees herself behind her image in the mirror and fears for her life. Judith is called upon by the FBI to profile a killer who rapes his victims, dresses them in a white robe, and then drowns them. Although she has no problem profiling the killer, Judith feels she is in over her head when it comes to helping Sarah.

Our Wagon Train Heading For Greener Pastures Along The Oregon Trail: Finally Home In California, is the emotional ending to Anna and Mark's story, told after they have settled in California and staked their claim to a homestead. There are still many hurdles and tragedies to overcome, but under God's loving care they manage to survive them and along with their extended family, put forward and live their beliefs and Christian values to everyone in the thriving town they have helped to create, amidst the Gold Rush era in the West.

When Elizabeth Fischer unexpectedly loses her job as the head of public relations at a large pharmaceutical company, she's left with big bills and few options. She reluctantly accepts a job as the president of an animal shelter in Spring Valley, a small town 20 miles outside of the city. Elizabeth is a big-city girl, who has never even owned a pet. What does she know about running an animal shelter? She has no idea how much her life is about to change.