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Three babies born the same night — to three young mothers, worlds apart but connected by fate.

Discover the heart-wrenching and utterly unforgettable story of three young mothers, and the precious baby girls they gave away.

Manchester, 1960.

When you’re young, unmarried and pregnant, in a shaming society that will never understand, there’s only one place left to go. St Ann’s mother and baby home.

That’s how restless Joan, who dreams of a glamorous new life in the Big Smoke, finds herself shut away with two unlikely new roommates: spirited Megan and timid country-girl Caroline, who fell pregnant on her first time. Abandoned by their families, they have no one to rely on but each other, as they wait out the days before they birth their babies — only to be parted from them forever.

On a sultry May night, before the stroke of midnight, three baby girls are born — and given away to three eagerly waiting families.

But for Joan, Megan and Caroline, birth is just the beginning. Try as they might to move on with life beyond the convent walls, their mistakes have a way of catching up with them.

When the past comes knocking, the three women are forced to confront the choices they made. Will they ever be reunited with their lost daughters?

Captain Galvin Quintos had returned home to Earth soon after liberating Ironhold Station from a ruthless band of Pylorian pirates. But the Grish had been waiting for his transport ship — an attack he barely survived. Now, three months later, he’s still recuperating within the walls of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Just today, Quintos has learned of a new intergalactic adversary — a highly advanced alien force, the Varapin – who are currently en route from the Andromeda Galaxy. Intel has it, these ghoulish-looking aliens are now aligned with the Grish, and together, they’re hell-bent on annihilating all humanity. Quintos, certain his crew has already moved on to other posts, and his ship, the USS Hamilton, surely is still in space dock with battle damage. He must figure out how to get back into the fight and do so fast.

Recipe for Love? Take one alpaca and a meddling grandmother, add in a fake relationship, and stir.

Simone’s delectable wedding cakes have the power to make any couple’s special day even sweeter. Despite her friends’ attempts to get her to move her business to small-town Two Hearts, Tennessee, Simone is happy with her life in Nashville. She’s even less interested in a romance with the man who manages to say something rude whenever they meet.

Nick owns a successful Nashville restaurant, but he’d love to move back to his home town of Two Hearts. He’s been catering weddings there, but the drive from the city is wearing him out. And a certain cake baker is stirring up emotions. Every time he’s near Simone, he says the wrong — usually stupid — words.

When his suddenly feeble grandmother asks who he’s dating and pushes him for a name, he blurts out the one he shouldn’t. Simone. Things go from bad to worse as he and Simone have to act like they’re in love.

Meet Max Donovan, a man who was kicking butt when Jack Reacher was still in diapers…
Vietnam veteran Max Donovan is in Bangkok, and very hungover, when his friend “Fat” Freddie Fields is arrested in San Francisco for the murder of an Australian diplomat.

He knows his old buddy would never hurt a fly, so he rushes back to the Bay Area to help. There he locks horns with the District Attorney who seems intent on pursuing the case.

Suspecting Freddie is being framed, Donovan tries to rustle up some cash to bail him out, but only succeeds in getting into trouble with the local mob.

He’ll have to solve the case on his own. Unfortunately, the only clue he has suggests the answers lie in the jungle-covered mountains of Papua New Guinea, and the shark-filled waters of the Coral Sea.

As he comes face to face with smugglers, hostile tribesmen, insurgents, and a web of corruption and deception, can Donovan achieve what is seemingly impossible in this high-octane, action-filled adventure full of nail-biting suspense?

“Watch out! Lily and Belle are back, but they’ve got competition for BFF’s of the year with the addition of new characters in this series by USA Today Bestselling Author Carolyn Ridder Aspenson!”

“Think Golden Girls meets Steel Magnolias!”

LILY SPRAYBERRY SELLS HOMES AND SOLVES CRIMES

Welcome to Bramblett County, where danger and mystery lurk behind every corner.
I never thought I’d find myself at the center of a murder investigation, but when two of my dear friends turn up dead, because of my decluttering class, I have no choice. I must take matters into my own hands.

As a Southern realtor with deep roots in this small town, I know just about everyone – and that likely includes the murderer.
But as I start to dig into the murders, I realize the truth may be more complicated than I ever could have imagined. When I discover that a friend from my past may be involved, I’m forced to confront the dark secrets that lie beneath the surface of our idyllic town and its quirky residents.

With the body count rising and danger at every turn, I’m determined to get to the bottom of this mystery before anyone else gets hurt – including me and my friends. Can I solve the case in time, or will I become the next victim on the killer’s list?

With plenty of twists and turns, quirky characters, and Southern charm, this cozy mystery will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.