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On a sunny spring day, in an ordinary kitchen, Rosemary answers an unexpected phone call. A car has hit her husband, Hugh. Rosemary arrives at the hospital just in time to see him before he's rushed into surgery. Thinking of their twin daughters, Rosemary pleads with her unconscious husband as he lies on a gurney. "Don't you leave me Hugh Rawlins. Anna and Mary need you. I love you." Overwhelmed, but determined to bring Hugh back home, Rosemary leans on family and friends as Hugh endures two emergency brain surgeries, a coma, and a confused awakening.

From USA TODAY and Amazon Charts bestselling author Lauren K. Denton comes her beloved debut novel, a heartfelt Southern story of family secrets, small-town charm, and the power of second chances. Perfect for fans of Patti Callahan Henry and Karen White, The Hideaway captures the spirit of the...

The grandson of a Scottish clan laird, Duncan MacTavish is shocked to learn that his other grandfather was an English marquis whose title and London estate he is now required to take on. Worse still, he is engaged to a stranger who has mocked him in public. But his bride-to-be, Ophelia, has been guiding a lovely and witty, if dreadfully inexperienced, country girl named Sabrina through the latter's all-important first coming-out season.

An astonishingly insightful and deeply felt collection of poems that meditate on time and the many stages of a woman's life—from girlhood to adolescence, from being a young wife and mother, to seeing your children grow up and depart—by the celebrated poet and bestselling author of A Working...

An artistic "gem," (Historical Novel Society) as revealing as it is beautifully told from beloved author "Sean of the South." "The Southern story you've been waiting for." --Patti Callahan Henry, NYT bestselling author "A heartwarming and well-told tale with lyrical writing." --Boo Walker...

In this “gem of a book that sparkles with longing and hope and healing” (J.C. Cervantes, New York Times bestselling author), estranged siblings find themselves competing to inherit their father’s Vietnamese sandwich franchise and unravel family mysteries. Duc Tran, the eccentric founder of...

Welcome to the world of the Mason family—where success runs in the blood, trouble is never far behind, and falling in love is the one thing no one sees coming. The Masons have built an empire from the ground up. From boardrooms and blueprints to sold-out arenas and small-town streets, they're...

“Utterly charming… A Proposal They Can't Refuse is a surefire winner!” —Mia Sosa, USA Today bestselling author of The Worst Best Man Natalie Caña turns up the heat, humor and heart in this debut rom-com about a Puerto Rican chef and an Irish American whiskey distiller forced into a fake...

Wade Mason doesn't believe in love. Unfortunately, he's exactly the kind of man who makes a woman, specifically me, believe in it. The grumpy architect behind my dream home is brilliant, stubborn, frustratingly attractive, and completely uninterested in anything resembling romance. Which should...

Set on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border and spanning more than a century, this powerful multi-generational debut charts the fate of a gifted, young Mexican-American woman and the corrupting consequences of misogyny, racism, and colonialism on her family, her community, and, ultimately, her...

A driven magazine editor's backyard wedding becomes a high-stakes balancing act between family expectations and professional dreams. Cordie McGuire is determined not to repeat her past mistakes. Years ago she eloped, leaving her mother hurt and alone in the wake of grief. Now her career is...

From the critically acclaimed author of the cult-classic Monstrilio comes a fever dream novel of twins and trickery, broken bones and brokenness, and of monsters, mischief, and mayhem! “No one captures the intricacies of the human mind and all of its gorgeous pathologies like Gerardo Sámano...

Mae Townsend has always dreamed of connecting with her estranged Black family in the South. She grew up picturing relatives who looked like her, crowded dinner tables, bustling kitchens. And, of course, the Townsend family barbecue, the tradition that kept her late father flying to North Carolina year after year, despite the mysterious rift that always required her to stay behind.

When an ambitious female lawyer becomes the victim of harassment, she must decide what's more important: her family's safety or the rights she's fighting for? Set in Alabama in the early '80s, Family Law follows a young lawyer, Lucia, who is making a name for herself at a time when a woman in a...

Mississippi River, 1879. Delta Jarrett is desperate to end the recurring dreams that haunt her: disturbing, passionate dreams about her ancestor, pirate Anne Bonny, and Anne's lover, Calico Jack. In need of distraction, Delta agrees to serve as a reporter for her brother-in-law Hollis's...

"A story of deeply complicated people having a deeply human experience." --Laura Kate Whitney, Editor at Large, Good Grit Magazine It's never too late to find purpose. Woody Barker steps out of prison planning to live out his years on his houseboat docked on the Alabama Gulf Coast. As a...

When Meg shows up at her mother's door, she has no idea how to break the news to her. She's come home from France, pregnant. At just nineteen years old, this wasn't where she saw her life going. Now, trying to hide her growing belly and figure out her next decision, she moves in with her mother, sister and aunt on Seabreeze Island. But, how long can she keep her pregnancy a secret, and what happens if another surprising person shows up at the front door of Julie's house?

“From a comedic cast of supporting characters to an emphasis on the importance of community... A vibrant second-chance love story about repairing community and romantic connection." —Kirkus Reviews (STARRED) “It’s a pleasure to watch [Caña's characters] develop over the course of the...

A silver mining heiress and a Texas Ranger find love on the run in this epic tale of romance and high adventure "bursting with the flavor of Mexico" (RT Book Reviews). Aurelia Mazón is determined to escape her high–mountain town and head for the big city—even though her father owns the town...

Pauline Smith, a retired insurance processor, is comfortable in her habits and her home. She is a born worrier with strong opinions and believes in family taking care of family. When her mother is injured in a fall, Pauline and her sister Perk must move Mama from their childhood home in Roanoke, Virginia to an assisted living complex in Richmond, where they live. As she is confronted with her mother's frail health, Pauline struggles to confront her own fear of death and the grief she's harbored since her father died when she was a child.