The murder of a moderator for a school competition spells trouble for Portland P.I. partners and moms Maya Kendrick and Sandra Wallage . . . Twelve-year-old Rocco Fanelli is a spelling bee champ in the making. He's the odds-on favorite to win the local middle-school bee and go on to the regionals, the state, and ultimately the nationals. Which is why someone is trying to intimidate him to drop out with a threatening note in his locker. Rocco's...

When Dorothy Glover dies, ending her reign of terror, siblings Helen and Edward Daimler, both middle-aged and unmarried, are left ill equipped to move forward and lead their own healthy, independent lives. But as time passes, the two slowly learn to accept what has been lost in their own lives and begin to embrace what can still be retrieved. Writing with both wit and compassion, Lively conjures up Edward and Helen's dilemmas with uncommon sympathy,...

A fun, fresh frolic of a novel starring a spoiled but lovable Texas heiress out to reclaim her fortune Pippa Walker's wedding was to be huge-Texas huge-complete with twelve bridesmaids under contract from Pippa's mother to stay lean and long-haired, gondolas flown in from Venice, A- and B- guest lists. But when Pippa finds out her handsome husband-to-be isn't what she thought, she bolts from her own wedding, shocking society and getting herself disinherited....

Starting over in Madison, Indiana with her son, single mother Trinity Ewing, determined to put her old life behind her, is drawn to handyman Noah Benningfield when, while fixing up her house, terrible secrets are exposed and mysteries resurface.

Paige Graham only has room for one man in her life --her son, Owen. The little boy hasn't spoken since his father died, but things change when he meets his new art teacher, Liam Campbell. Paige can't help marveling at the progress Owen makes while working with his instructor--and Mr. Campbell isn't exactly hard on the eyes, either!

When Nicola gives birth at her best friend Olivia's seventeenth birthday party, the lives of five teenagers are changed forever--and in the months that follow Nicola, Olivia, Jonty, Ben, and Olivia's eleven-year-old sister, Alice, struggle with their changed relationships.

It's the day of reckoning for Matt Clark, secret illegitimate son of a country superstar. Because journalist Libby Penn is on the doorstep of his sprawling ranch seeking an interview. He denies her request. But feisty Libby thrills him as no woman ever has. Soon they're in his bed. Despite their sizzling chemistry, Matt worries the stunning single mom is still vulnerable after losing her husband. And he resents her desire to reunite him with his father....

Tasha, a fifteen-year-old mother, is proud of her baby girl and is determined to be a good parent to her child, but she must draw upon her newfound faith to go on when tragedy strikes.

"When her husband dies, Charlotte can't face the things she's done that could tear her family apart. So she flees south to escape her life, her three daughters, the mistakes she's made, and the secrets eating her alive. Now Gracey and her sisters are alone on Chicago's South Side. Their close-knit Black community gathers around them to keep them fed and clothed, but that's not enough to fix the damage of abandonment. Hundreds of miles away, Charlotte...

Like a flowering vine, the effects of an unwed pregnancy reach into the lives of three generations of women. As the Korean War rages, endangering the man she loves, Ivy works in a nursing home trying to provide for their unborn child. Will one resident's rambling, grace-filled stories help her see the blossoming simplicity of truth?