Xe Sands

"A kid walks into your bookstore and . . . Guess what? He's your son. The one you put up for adoption eighteen years ago. The one you never told anyone about. Surprise! It's a huge surprise to his adoptive mother, Monica, who thought she had a close relationship with Matthew, her nearly adult son. But apparently, he felt the need to secretly arrange a vacation to Cape Cod for the summer so he could meet his birth mother . . . without a word to either...

Since she went straight, Annie Kincaid's been applying her genius for fine art forgery to her own faux finishing business in San Francisco. She hasn't seen the inside of a jail cell since she was seventeen, although sometimes it takes all of her arts-fine or otherwise-to keep it that way . . . Annie knows that art security can be inadequate, but it's crazy to think that an Old Master painting could be hanging unguarded in the local columbarium...

"But what about me?""Is it possible to go one day without dealing with the survivor's issues?""Will we ever make love again?""Will the survivor love me in the end?""How do I know if I should throw in the towel?" Based on in-depth interviews and her workshops for partners across the country, Laura Davis offers practical advice and encouragement to all partners-girlfriends, boyfriends, spouses, and lovers-trying to support the survivors in their lives...

Welcome to Magnolia Bloom, where hearts heal and magic happens... in a castle... in East Texas. The MacInnes sisters, different in every way…except for how much they need each other Alyssa's country music career was a dream come true. But lately, something's off. The words, the notes, the passion…they've abandoned her. Now, it'll take some serious soul searching – and maybe a little help from her family – to rediscover her muse and figure...

The Marvel of Martyrdom is about how self-sacrifice can change lives and how martyrs can change the world. The book starts large-with famous and influential martyrs such as Jesus and Gandhi-and ends small-with ordinary people whose own experiences of self-sacrifice give martyrdom its political power. Seeking the developmental origins of self-sacrifice, the book explores children's folklore and the success of mega-hits such as The Matrix and Harry...

She wasn't looking for love. But will she turn it away when it finds her? Alyssa MacInnes is perfectly happy with her life-just as it is. A proud suffragette, she knows she doesn't need love to feel whole. Besides, being responsible for the financial operations of several businesses in the booming new city of Magnolia Bloom keeps her way too busy for romance. Then he sails into her small town and makes her question everything... He's a Highlander...

Welcome to Magnolia Bloom, where hearts heal and magic happens... in a castle... in East Texas. Magnolia Bloom Beginnings is a compilation of three origin novellas about some of the amazing women who created the magic of Magnolia Bloom. This collection includes Welcome to Magnolia Bloom, Love At Last in Magnolia Bloom, and Sunrise in Magnolia Bloom.

Her marriage was magical. Until it wasn't... With divorce looming, Paige MacInnes isn't sure what to do with herself. She's spent so much time being everything to everyone else that she's pretty sure she's forgotten how to just be Paige, the woman. Maybe she'll be able to find herself again in Magnolia Bloom... With the help of loved ones and lifelong friends (and maybe even a sexy Scotsman), Paige will need to figure out how to preserve the legacy...

The creator of Twiniversity delivers the ultimate survival guide for parents of twins. There's no doubt that having twins is challenging. First, there's the pregnancy. But after the twins arrive, the real work begins: coordinating sleep schedules, feeding two babies at the same time, buying five hundred diapers a month while saving enough to send two kids to college in eighteen years, and maintaining your own sanity throughout. But it's also incredibly...

Finding Mrs. Warnecke tells the inspiring story of Cindi Rigsbee, a three-time Teacher of the Year, and Barbara Warnecke, the first-grade teacher who had a lifelong impact on Cindi's life. Cindi, an insecure child who craved positive attention, started her first-grade year with a teacher who was emotionally abusive and played favorites in the classroom. One month into the school year, her principal came into the classroom and announced that half the...