Juggling motherhood and her job as a real-estate agent, Elizabeth Jordan wishes her husband could help more around the house. But Tony's rising career as a pharmaceutical salesman demands more and more of his time. With a nice home in the suburbs and a lovely young daughter, they appear to have it all, yet they can't seem to spend time together without fighting.

Deputy Benjamin Patil is the one to find the infant girl, hours old, abandoned in a field. When the mother can't be located, Ben and his wife, Abbi, seem like the perfect couple to serve as foster parents. But the newborn's arrival opens old wounds for Abbi and shines a harsh light on how much Ben has changed since a devastating military tour.--from p. [4] book cover.

"Chandler Burr's challenging first novel is many things: a glimpse into Hollywood culture, an argument about religious identity, a plea for the necessity of literature. This is a roman that needs no clefs." -Washington Post New York Magazinecalls You or Someone Like You, "The highbrow humanist name-dropping book of the summer." The remarkable first novel by Chandler Burr, the New York Times scent critic and author of The Perfect Scent, is funny,...

Annabelle is legally a divorcee, a result of her husband's betrayal, in 1840's Pennsylvania. She soon finds herself married to new husband Harrison, and while Harrison says he will quickly prepare the annulment, both are unaware that the news is already heading to the presses. With Harrison's history, a smitten cousin, and Annabelle's ex-husband coming back into the picture, Annabelle may never know happiness.

In 1384 England, seventeen-year-old Evangeline, ward and cousin of King Richard II, tries to escape from an arranged marriage, dreaming of a life outside Berkhamsted Castle, where she might be free to marry for love and not politics, but when she runs away and joins a small band of servants on their way back to their home village, she finds herself embroiled in a tangled web that threatens England's monarch.

Drew O'Connor, still broken-hearted over the loss of his betrothed three years earlier, wins a bride in a game of chance whom he plans to keep as a servant and caretaker of his young niece, but instead finds himself saddled with a woman who is argumentative, cannot cook, claims to be the daughter of an earl--and is totally captivating.

Essence best-selling author and Phillis Wheatley Award winner for excellence in contemporary fiction, Victoria Christopher Murray delivers a compelling tale starring ever-popular character Jasmine Cox Larson Bush. Jasmine once tried- and failed-to break up her best friend's marriage. Then she turned to God to improve herself, but couldn't escape her shady past. Is Jasmine finally ready to put her lying and scheming ways behind her for good?

"Her faith takes her across the world and into the path of a most extraordinary man. Freshly arrived in East Africa, Emma Pickering is instantly drawn to Adam King. The rugged cowboy is as compelling as he is mysterious. And if he'll agree to a marriage of convenience, it would solve both their problems."--p. [4] of cover.

"How do you walk a tightrope when it's unraveling beneath your feet? Tonya is a tireless pastor's wife, but when her daughter plays a prank on their reclusive neighbor, her orderly life blows up. Is her husband really having an affair? Who is this neighbor, and why won't she come out of her house? How can she get her daughter to come back home? Does Tonya even have a home anymore? Meanwhile, seven senior ladies are starting a church down the street....

Tells the story of a good man enmeshed in love, intrigue, and evil in a West African coastal town.