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When Gabbie and her son, Travis, move into a beautiful old mansion only to find they are sharing it with hundreds of pesky ghosts, they reach out to anyone who could possibly help, not knowing they will all become trapped within its walls. The Hatbox Ghost has captured 999 souls and only needs one more to free himself from what binds him to the property, but a discredited academic with his own haunted past may be the only thing standing between the...
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"When Annie Brown, a fun-loving woman, suddenly dies, her husband, best friend, and her children all struggle to find ways to go on after the loss of the woman who was the center of their lives, and who made life happy, fun, and secure. Her husband is overwhelmed with four children to raise, and turns to his teenage daughter for help, and to an old girlfriend for solace. Annie's best friend struggles again with opioid addiction, having depended on...
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"Once upon a time teenage Aurora Evans met a hockey player at the Mall of America. He was from Canada. And soon, he was the perfect fake boyfriend, a get-out-of-jail-free card for all kinds of sticky situations. I can't go to prom. I'm going to be visiting my boyfriend in Canada. He was just what she needed to cover her social awkwardness. He never had to know. It wasn't like she was ever going to see him again ... Years later, Aurora is teaching...
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"Just hours after his wife and her entire family perish in the Christmas Eve tsunami in Brisbane, American expat and former police officer Frank Mercy goes out to join his volunteer rescue unit and pulls a little boy from a submerged car, saving the child's life with only seconds to spare. In that moment, Frank's own life is transformed. Not quite knowing why, Frank sidesteps the law, when, instead of turning Ian over to the Red Cross, he takes the...
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Heart of Cheyenne volume 1
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"Invited by a friend to help establish the newly formed town of Cheyenne, Edward Vogel is prepared to leave the haunting memories of his wife and son's deaths behind him. The only problem is the corrupt new railroad town wants family men who can establish law and order, and desperation leads Edward to his friend Marybeth with a proposition of marriage. After her father's death leaves her with no means of support, Marybeth Kruger has no choice but...
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"She's no trespasser... but causing trouble just the same. Hoping to get away from the hustle of Hollywood, producer Holland Ainsley finds the perfect subject for her new project. Except the old Maryland farmhouse comes with widower Myles Alexander. His goal is to fix up the place and sell it, not have a beloved memory become some documentary. Holland's vision may prove more enticing than Myles's battered heart imagines. Is his heart also ready for...
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"Oil baron Nick Duncan swore off entanglements of the heart after his wife's and son's untimely death. So when Talia Barton introduces him to his orphaned daughter from a grief-fueled fling, he knows he's in trouble. Talia won't let the motherless child she's been caring for become a ward of the state. But she never expects the handsome Texan to propose marriage..."-- Page [4] of cover.
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"First-grade teacher Joy Kelliher has two new students--twin boys who belong to her high school sweetheart. If teaching Nick Capello's sons wasn't difficult enough, the widower's also her neighbor...and competing for the principal job she wants. Now with little matchmakers drawing Joy and Nick together, can they overcome a painful past to build the family Joy's always wanted? This book is part of the Thorndike Press Large Print Clean Reads list"--...
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Heart of the Amish volume 2
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Ruth defies authority to hold on to her family farm. Full of faith, hope, and romance, this new series takes you into the Heart of Amish country. Ruth Helmuth has never been rude in her life; trust her to choose the bishop of her Amish community for her first time! Ruth has worked hard to keep body and soul together since her husband, Levi's, death. She tends her herd of goats, making her living from the milk and fiber she gets from them, all while...
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An academic finds himself contemplating the unthinkable in a "tour de force" psychological thriller.
Pascal Mercier's critically acclaimed debut novel, Night Train to Lisbon, became an international bestseller and the basis for a film starring Jeremy Irons. Now, in Perlmann's Silence, Mercier delivers a deft psychological portrait of a man striving to get his life back on track in the wake of his beloved wife's death.
Philipp Perlmann, prominent...
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Widower Wyatt Johnson brought his two little girls home to Dawson, Oklahoma, looking for a place to heal. The grief from his wife's death still lingers, but it's time to move on and try to live a simple life. He's in for a surprise when he finds a lovely young nanny on his doorstep, ready to give him the help he won't admit he needs. Now his life is far from simple, which may be a blessing in disguise. In Rachel Waters he finds a nurturing, vivacious...
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Amish holiday volume 3
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"As a widow with two-year-old twins and a struggling orchard, Rebecca King's dreams of expanding her business seem near impossible. To make matters worse, a troublesome string of destructive acts around Promise Glen threatens her roadside fruit and vegetable stand, forcing Rebecca to accept the help of her condescending new neighbor, Nathan Mueller. Nathan didn't intend to offend Rebecca with his offer to share the stand, especially since he's a widower...
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"Since giving her son up for adoption, Christine Elliott has devoted herself to helping others have families of their own at her fertility clinic. But when Jamison Howe, a widowed former patient at the clinic, reenters her life, she finds herself wondering if she is truly happy with the choices she made and the life she has...or if she should take a chance and reach out for more." -- Page [4] cover.
15) Hometown hope
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In the three years since her mother's death, widower Hoyt Bradley's daughter, Jess, hasn't spoken--until she suddenly begs him to save her favorite bookstore from closing. Hoyt is desperate to hear his daughter's voice again, but he and the bookstore's pretty owner, Anna Delaney, share a less-than-friendly past. Working together is complicated enough ... but can they avoid falling in love?
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To halt a killing spree, bodyguard Triss Everett tightens security at the senior community where she volunteers--and makes herself a target. Her coworker, widower Hunter Knox, won't let the woman he cares about more than he should become the next victim. But working together to find the murderer in their midst is the most challenging job he's ever taken on--and the most dangerous.
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For the Matchmaking Mamas, 1 + 2 = Happily-Ever-After. When widowed rocket scientist Steve Holder needs a housekeeper who can also help with his precocious ten-year-old, The Matchmaking Mamas assign Becky Reynolds. The math whiz turned domestic engineer gently solves the equation of Steve's daughter, but the moody widower requires more calculation. Love is definitely part of the solution! Becky just needs to find the right algorithm to solve the equation...
18) Lakeside romance
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Sarah Sullivan will do whatever it takes to make her summer youth program permanent. But when she's tasked to teach the teens basic kitchen skills, her hope goes up in flames. Not knowing the first thing about cooking, Sarah needs help. Smelling the delicious aromas coming from her neighbor's apartment one night, she thinks she's found her answer. Alec Seaver might know his way around pots and pans, but the lone-wolf widower doesn't want anything...
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With two boys to raise, a fledgling contracting business to run and a family ranch to keep afloat, widower Drake Owens finds his hands aren't just full -- they're overflowing. When Faith Nichols is hired to help him renovate the church, he's drawn to the beautiful artist, but he can't fall for a woman who isn't a believer. Can love restore her faith ... and his heart?
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Tuscan mysteries volume 4
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"Though it took some time to settle into his new life in Gravigna, Italy, following the death of his wife, Nico Doyle has figured a thing or two out. The locals have not only welcomed him, but are giving him rave reviews on his contributions to the menu at Sotto il Fico, and his budding relationship with Nelli is healing old wounds. When Nico receives a phone call late at night, he tries to ignore it. A phone call at that time could only mean trouble....
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