"Sixth-grader Marty and his family try to help their rough neighbor, Judd Travers, change his mean ways, even though their West Virginia community continues to expect the worst of him"--Title verso page.

After the death of the beloved aunt who has raised her, twelve-year-old Summer and her uncle Ob leave their West Virginia trailer in search of the strength to go on living. Twelve-year-old Summer, her classmate Cletus, and her grieving Uncle Ob set off across West Virginia in search of a "Small Medium at Large" in fond hopes of reaching Aunt May beyond the grave. Their journey is heartening, funny, and altogether unforgettable.

Nora Roberts presents the stunning conclusion to the all-new trilogy of destiny and desire... Join Zoe in the ultimate quest for courage. Zoe is about to discover her true courageous spirit. She must find the key of valor--on the last of three dangerous quests that will force her to confront her darkest fears ... or suffer immeasurable loss.

Layla Beck, the daughter of a powerful Senator from Delaware refuses to marry the gentleman her father has chosen for her and is forced to get a job working for the FWP to write the first official account of Maecdonian History. Her notions of real life--the social whirl of Newport and New York--are totally upended and she despairs in rooming with the overly eccentric Romeyn family in such a small backwater town. The Romeyn family is a fixture in the...

A young doctor returns to his hometown, determined to find the cause of the deaths of his wife and father. But a series of accidents at the local mine soon has him tracking a bizarre syndrome leading to deformity, madness and death. Joining him is a Boston-based pathologist, herself in town for the funeral of her best friend. With countless lives at stake, the two doctors race against the clock for answers.

"Rose McKay has just graduated from the Philadelphia School of Design for Women and is now making every effort to succeed in the pottery business in post-Civil War West Virginia, including taking advice from her handsome competitor--but has she put her trust in the wrong man?"--

Joining her father during an on-the-rail missionary journey, idealistic musician Hope Irvine resolves to serve the mining families of West Virginia only to capture the attentions of a poor young miner and an unscrupulous mine manager who may be using Hope's activities as cover-up for illegal activities.

Tormented by the senseless deaths of his wife and son, an Army special ops finds salvation in the arems of a mountain native woman when they band together to expose a dangerous illegal drug business.

When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.

"In 1970s West Virginia, a family tragedy derails Hanry Phillip's college studies, and he returns home to Appalachia feeling devatated and desperate. Can a sweet and unique young girl and her sister help him find his way again?" --Provided by publisher.