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Workaholic Holly loses her high pressure job in New York right before Christmas. When her sister is suddenly deployed to a war zone in the Middle East, Holly agrees to travel to a sleepy little island off the coast of South Carolina to mind her menagerie of pets. It's a noble desire, except that Holly knows nothing about animals. Or life on a quiet beach. Or kids. And her hunky island neighbor is raising five-year-old triplets. Can a person change when their life is turned absolutely upside down?

"Mom and Dad need help with all their stuff, and honestly, I'm getting worn out trying to help them." When seniors are downsizing from the house they've been in for over 50 years, it can be overwhelming. Repeatedly we hear: "I don't know where to start." Often there are tears. They need help dealing with all the stuff - whether it is the stuff in their home or the emotional stuff they are faced with. Boomer kids are looking for direction too.

After leaving her underground shelter with a passing mutant tribe, 16-year-old Isabella, her new husband Malcolm, two young tribe members, and two little children, seek the old scientist Telemark village's priestess saw in her visions. Is he looking for a vaccine to keep humans from suffering the ravages of their poisoned world? Or are Araddea's visions merely hallucinations born of her mutated mind? Meanwhile Isabella's brother, Luke, is desperately trying to find them to deliver medication that can save them from a disease they don't even know they have.

Tracey Howard has put her life on hold for years to care for her grandmother. Now that her grandmother is gone, Tracey decides to spend summer at the beach and reflect on where she wants life to take her next. Jackson Phillips is her new neighbor, and he dazzles her from the first moment they meet. Will Jackson be able to show Tracey how to let go of old pain and embrace future happiness?

We all do it. It's part of what makes us human. There are names for it - jealousy, envy, and sometimes even greed. We daydream about what someone else has. We convince ourselves that things would be better if we were someone else altogether: The grass is always greener, we believe. Or is it?

Isabella McKay loves her great grandmother, Mona, who has been a pillar of strength in her life. But Mona is sure that it's time for Isabella to change her life, and she is determined to help that happen. This includes introducing her to a handsome physical therapist, Stone Southbury, as well as challenging her to face her fears and start to enjoy life beyond her dedication to her job. Will she stand up to her outrageous great grandmother, despite the fact that the tall blond physical therapist sets her heart afire?

Ophelia's husband disappears at the most inopportune times. After 10 years, she's not sure why she puts up with it, other than the fact that she's loved him since she first saw him in college, before the physics experiment that started Will involuntarily sliding through time. And there's nothing anyone can do about it. Or is there?

Tess is driving through a rainy road in the mountains when she hits a car parked on the road. In the distance, she sees a deformed man pulling a woman in the woods. She follows the man to an isolated cabin where she discovers that he's holding numerous women captive. Unable to get help, Tess uses the survival lessons she learned as a soldier in Afghanistan to attempt to rescue the women...and herself.

Benedict's mission is simple: hunt vampires. As a member of the Church Brotherhood, he's dedicated to protecting the world from vampires. Someone's got to stop the supernatural bloodlust - even if it means getting up close and personal vamps. Everything was going as planned until he discovered his girlfriend, Grace, was a vampire. Will he be able to save her from been hunted? Or will he die trying?

Do you struggle with valuing yourself? Are you constantly plagued by feelings of guilt, shame, and low self-esteem? Did your childhood involve abuse and trauma, leaving you filled with bitterness, pain, fear, and self-hate? In this book, you will learn all there is to know about codependency, its origins, and how it can damage the lives of individuals and families.