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The Inheritance
When three estranged sisters inherit a dilapidated beach house from a relative they don't remember, they reluctantly agree to restore the property before selling. However as the sisters gather for the first time in twelve years, they realize more than the house is in need of repair. The oldest sister, Maureen, yearns for a private retreat for her family before her children leave for college. The middle sister, Lydia, sees the proceeds from a quick sale as the only solution to her overwhelming debt. Tyra, the youngest, longs for redemption after her drug conviction broke the family apart. Over the course of a crisp Pacific Northwest spring, these three women who think they have nothing in common will try to once again become what they once were to each other: a family.
The Shore House
When the Bennett family arrive at the shore house to spend the summer together, they bring more baggage than just suitcases... When Kaye Bennett, matriarch of the Bennett family, summons her adult children to the shore house, she anticipates a vacation full of nostalgia. It's a chance to relive the carefree joy of summers past: basking in the hot sun, cooling off in the surf and enjoying long, relaxing evenings watching fireflies on the deck. But when Kaye's son and daughter arrive, late and uncooperative, it becomes clear the family desperately need to reconnect. Kaye and her daughter Stacy have been quietly at odds for years and resentment has grown around words unsaid. Faced with spending...
Things We Surrender
Family has to take you in, no matter how many mistakes you've made. At least that's what Joanna Rutledge Reed thought. At eighteen, she left her family's ancestral home in Charleston, South Carolina, despite promising to stay. For years, she did whatever she wanted, barely giving her family a second thought. But a string of bad decisions results in heartbreak, forcing her to return home, her life in tatters. While her wayward sister traveled the world, Marcy remained in Charleston, caring for her aging grandmother and managing the family business. And she's got problems of her own that no one seems to notice or care about. When Joanna arrives unexpectedly, Marcy bristles at the intrusion, su...
The Girl I Used to Be
Your husband is not the man you thought he was… but how do you move on, when you’re forced to keep his secret? When Jill Goodman’s picture-perfect marriage implodes, she’s heartbroken. Still reeling from the shock, the only thing she receives in the hasty divorce settlement is the deed to her husband’s sprawling beach house on the New Jersey coastline. Jill never cared about money – only her marriage – but with Marc determined to take everything she owns, the beach house is her only lifeline left. With no other choice, Jill travels to the shore intending to sell the house quickly—but the task is not as easy as she expects. Still, she can’t help but be charmed by the beautif...
A Light in the Window
Spend Christmas at Inlet Beach. When a visitor to the small beach community trips the silent alarm at Charlie Gimball's house, the police expect a burglar. What they find instead is a scared kid running from his past. The residents of Inlet Beach come together to help the boy, but he betrays their trust and destroys a tradition they cherish. As a blustery Pacific Northwest Christmas draws closer, can the town find the power to forgive him? Can a boy with a shattered life learn to make amends? "A Light in the Window" is a Christmas novella from the Inland Beach Novels, a collection a women's books centered around the residents of a quirky beach town on the Oregon coast. If you like realistic settings, clever dialogue, tales of redemption and second chances, then you'll love Heidi Hostetter's latest journey into a quirky small beach town.
I Wish You Happy
Told with warmth and wit, I Wish You Happy explores the sometimes-dark complexity of relationships, the transformative power of friendship--and the magic of hope. Rescuing abandoned animals is easier for Rae than attempting relationships with people. According to her therapist, she lacks a dimmer switch--her energy is either full-intensity on or off. Lately, she's been opting for off. But the switch flips back on when Rae's car collides with a cyclist, leaving the rider fighting for her life. After discovering the crash was a suicide attempt, Rae invites the victim--emotionally and physically fragile Kat--into her home. Soon, Rae finds herself opening up, not just to friendship but also to the possibility of love with Cole, the crisis worker assigned to Kat's case. However, Kat's pain threatens to overshadow Rae as their codependent friendship deepens. When disaster strikes again, Rae is desperate to help Kat heal, but the plan backfires, putting at risk Rae's tenuous connections and forcing her to confront the most difficult challenge of all-- embracing her own happiness.
The New Collar Workforce
Manufacturers are looking to train workers and reduce the coming skilled-worker shortfall. In a book for hiring managers, educators and parents, and career changers, a leader in high-tech product commercialization and digital fabrication prepares readers for changes in the factory and presents new options for training digital factory workers.
The Girl I Used to Be
Winner of the Anthony Award for Best Young Adult Mystery Novel When Olivia's mother was killed, everyone suspected her father of murder. But his whereabouts remained a mystery. Fast forward fourteen years. New evidence now proves Olivia's father was actually murdered on the same fateful day her mother died. That means there's a killer still at large. It's up to Olivia to uncover who that may be. But can she do that before the killer tracks her down first? This title has Common Core connections.
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion & Guide: Chronology
An in-depth companion to Tolkien's life and works including synopses of all his writings, a Tolkien gazetteer, a Who's Who and chronology. The book is designed to be a central reference work for readers and students of Tolkien.
Annexed
Everyone knows about Anne Frank and her life hidden in the secret annex – but what about the boy who was also trapped there with her? In this powerful and gripping novel, Sharon Dogar explores what this might have been like from Peter’s point of view. What was it like to be forced into hiding with Anne Frank, first to hate her and then to find yourself falling in love with her? Especially with your parents and her parents all watching almost everything you do together. To know you’re being written about in Anne’s diary, day after day? What’s it like to start questioning your religion, wondering why simply being Jewish inspires such hatred and persecution? Or to just sit and wait and watch while others die, and wish you were fighting. As Peter and Anne become closer and closer in their confined quarters, how can they make sense of what they see happening around them? Anne’s diary ends on August 4, 1944, but Peter’s story takes us on, beyond their betrayal and into the Nazi death camps. He details with accuracy, clarity and compassion the reality of day to day survival in Auschwitz – and ultimately the horrific fates of the Annex’s occupants.
