Inheriting a beautiful old hotel on the Outer Banks could be a dream come true for Libby. She's delighted to learn of the family she never knew she had. And the handsome Coast Guard lieutenant she's met there on the island could definitely be the man of her dreams.

In the small town of Smithville, Texas, Brooke Holloway is raising two small children on her own after her husband's death, but the arrival of Owen Saunders has Brooke wondering if God is giving her another chance at happiness.

When Sarah McKinley is finally able to buy and restore the historic Florida mansion that she has always loved, she dismisses the horror stories of past residents vanishing and a long-dead housekeeper who practiced black magic. Then, in the midst of renovations, she makes a grim discovery. Hidden within the walls of Sarah's dream house are the remains of dozens of bodies, some dating back over a century.

After more than three decades eluding justice, the man who murdered Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree's mother is finally about to stand trial--until he vanishes into thin air. Jake has a terrible foreboding of where Ozzie Campbell will turn up next. And while the local police chief is sure she's overreacting, the truth is far worse than even Jake's worst fears.

Hoping to clear out years of junk that has accumulated in a recently purchased, dilapidated mansion, Meg and Michael host a big lawn sale that becomes the scene of a murder when a body is discovered in the barn.

"For readers of The Stranger in the Woods and H Is for Hawk, a beautifully written and emotionally rewarding memoir about a father, his three sons, and a scrappy 100-acre piece of land in rural Michigan. Bruce Kuipers was good at hunting and fishing, but not at anything else that makes a real father or husband. Distant, angry, and a serial cheater, he destroyed his relationship with his wife, Nancy, and alienated his three sons--journalist Dean, woodsman...

Celebrity photographer Bryan Mitchell specializes in seeing the best in people, but the cynical, brooding photojournalist Shade Colby is making her life a living hell. Being forced to spend the summer on a cross-country photo shoot is less than ideal. Bryan and Shade disagree about everything -- everything, that is, except the fierce attraction they have for each other. But they will have to set their differences aside if they want to give their love...