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As her husband’s evil deeds haunt a mail-order bride from the grave, can she learn to trust again and open her heart to true love? On visitation rounds as a lay preacher, the last thing rancher Jed Holt expects is to be shot at from the barn next to a burned-down homestead. But the soot-covered woman hiding inside needs protecting, and Jed is the man to do it whether she likes it or not. Delilah James’s nightmares began when she came to Kansas as a mail-order bride. Her husband was nothing like his letters. Now that he is dead, she can’t shake his abuse from her heart.

Kallie Grande-White literally can't take this anymore - even though she has to. As Fatgirl, her city's famous superhero, she's pretty sure she'd die of embarrassment if anyone else knew the truth. So, when local news anchorwoman Gynnifer Stills makes it her ultimate career goal to discover Fatgirl's real identity - recruiting the unwitting help of some former Alterants, including Blake Turner - Kallie is faced with overwhelming pressure.

There's nothing that 17-year-old Kallie Grande-White hungers for more than to be a famous model like her mother - except maybe actually food. But that's a small inconvenience, especially with the Model Middle America reality show holding auditions for the Next Top Heartland Teen Heartthrob Model right in Kallie's hometown. Nothing's going to stand in Kallie's way as she claws her way to the top. But when Kallie downs half a dozen of her PhD-in-nuclear-nanotechnology grandmother's radioactive doughnuts in a momentary fit of rage, everything changes - starting with her own body!

Kallie Grande-White is pretty sure she's had worse days...hasn't she? First, there was fighting with a terrorist, then arguing with her possibly psychotic grandmother over his body, only to get home and realize she doesn't have a working cell phone, and she didn't finish her homework over the weekend. Okay, that's pretty bad.

A flab-normal life.... Kallie Grande-White can pretend to go on with her life, but reminders of her transgressions into heroism continuously follow her throughout her day - especially now that her awkward classmate Zeus Evans knows her secret. Even with the return of Model Middle America to Cuttingham City, to attempt another round of modeling auditions, Kallie soon realizes there is no escaping from her double-sized life when one of the show’s producer asks for Fatgirl’s assistance.

It's less than a year after the accident, when Peyton meets the therapist’s nephew, Noah. Peyton has already endured more than anyone should. A widow at 24, she's constantly fighting an inner battle with her emotions, convinced that she's never going to be loved - and that she herself would never feel it again.

The country is at war, but they've targeted the wrong enemy. Claren tried to do what was right. She followed orders, played her part, and minded her own business. And now the world is literally burning down around her. The Leaders think she's dead. They don't know about the army of Embers she's been assembling across the country. They don't know about the power building within her or the secrets she keeps. Claren didn't start the war, but she has every intention of finishing it.

As Kallie becomes a beloved city hero and overnight sensation, there's more on her mind when Kallie's grandmother, Abuela-Blanca, reveals the origins of the radioactive doughnuts - and why she now needs Kallie's help in bringing down an even bigger threat. And while there's nothing Kallie wants to do less than take up the media's given mantle of "Fatgirl", she soon finds out she has little choice - not if she wants to keep her identity a secret, and not if she ever wants to get her mother to come back home.

Needing to leave Sterling Orphan House at 18, Rose Sterling is to take toddler, Katie Hudson, to her father who works on the King Ranch in New Mexico Territory. She thought her biggest adventure would be getting there on the wagon train, but she was wrong. Will Hudson can’t believe he has a daughter. His wife had left him for a gambler, and he’d been trying to cope ever since. He doesn’t make the best impression on Rose Hudson at first, but he sees how much his little daughter loves and depends on her.

Everyone believes Rachel is dead. But she’s very much alive. Rachel Scott Emery’s life unravels when she comes upon an old news article online that states she was killed 35 years ago at the age of eight. Even more shocking is her murderer was her then 16-year-old brother. Realizing she must untangle the mess, Rachel leaves her Tallahassee, Florida, home and goes back to Casita, California, to prove she is still alive. But going home again isn’t easy.

There's nothing that 17-year-old Kallie Grande-White hungers for more than to be a famous model like her mother - except maybe actually food. But that's a small inconvenience, especially with the Model Middle America reality show holding auditions for the Next Top Heartland Teen Heartthrob Model right in Kallie's hometown. Now that she has a chance to make her dream come true, Kallie is determined not to let anything stand in her way - not her best frenemy, Amory Franklin, not her lacrosse-playing crush, and especially not the new, awkward fat kid in her computer class.

Dr. Jonah Reid a.k.a. Reid is married to his job. It’s the only thing he’s ever wanted in his life. Relationships always come second for him. However, when Paige Reynolds is rolled into the emergency room after a tragic accident, he finds himself questioning everything he’s ever wanted. Paige Reynolds felt like she had everything, until a tragic accident rips everything from her, including her memories. 

As a Ghost Child and Handmaiden to Ceru, the Great Sea Serpent and Guardian of the Laenite Tribe, all 17-year-old Thessa wants is a family of her own. When Ceru tells her she will marry an outsider and bear a child of prophecy, Thessa is more than excited - especially when the boy she loves, Garrison Rico, the son of the Arian Kingdom’s ambassador, agrees to marry her.

Abby Carter was horrified with herself when she blurted out a marriage proposal to Preston King. A proper lady would never do such a thing, but her cousin had just jilted Preston, and she wanted to ease his hurt. She had cared for him much too long. Preston is confused, but knows he needs a wife to help him ranch in New Mexico Territory, so he asks Abby to marry him. But will he ever purge Magnolia from his heart, and will they even survive the long journey west?

It's do or die for Claren Greenwood, but can she do one without the other? Heartbroken and turned away by everyone she holds dear, Claren sets off to work with the head of her District, exposing herself to the Supreme Leadership and the secrets they hold. The Embers are in grave danger. But can Claren help them in a new city without allies? Or will the twisted District Leader destroy her before she gets a chance? Love. Secrets. Suspense. Betrayal. Trained assassins and skeevy drunks. This book has it all. The Ember Society saga continues in book three, From the Embers.

It's the last Christmas season before Mark and Angela welcome their first child, and Angela is determined to have an unforgettable holiday before the baby’s arrival changes everything. She insists on hosting the holiday dinner at the farm instead of at her mother’s house, and she wants to make sure her daughter Caroline doesn’t feel left out.

Stella O’Neil thought she’d lost her mother forever, but now, she’s getting out of jail and ready for her big return. Stella isn’t sure if she’s more excited or terrified, but one thing is for sure, the chaos is over…or so she thinks. As with everything else in her life, nothing is ever easy. When she arrives at the prison to pick her mother up, she’s shocked to learn her mom has already left. 

Katherine Arthur and her family are back and it’s time to collect the money Mrs. Mellet left them in her will. The tidy sum will allow the family peace of mind and a future that’s stable and fulfilling. But when things don’t go exactly as planned, Katherine steps up to do more than her share. Hired as a kitchen mistress, her intuition (with the help of a mysterious recipe book), cooking prowess, and work ethic make her the perfect partner for the enigmatic, wealthy woman next door. Then Aleksey Zurchenko arrives. 

From a special four-legged childhood friend to the newest Humane Society adoption during the coronavirus lockdown, Lorilyn reveals the deep and profound bond between animals and her family. As in her award-winning memoir Children of Dreams, Lorilyn unearths spiritual truths and biblical insights to answer the question many have asked, “Will we see our furry friends in heaven?” 

Judy Fambrough-Billingsley was born Ute Schaab in Friedberg, Germany, shortly after World War II. As the daughter of a white German woman and a black American soldier, she became one of the many unwanted “brown babies” whose mixed-race led to their abandonment by her mother. Her powerful and riveting memoir describes the historical time period of World War II and the transformation she experienced in her quest to find both birth parents.