The Hideaway <p><strong>When her grandmother’s will wrenches Sara back to her small hometown of Sweet Bay, Alabama, she must face family secrets and difficult choices. In the South, family is always more complicated than it seems.</strong></p><p>After her last remaining family member dies, Sara Jenkins goes home to The Hideaway, her grandmother Mags’s ramshackle B&B in Sweet Bay. She intends to quickly tie up loose ends then return to her busy life and thriving antique shop in New Orleans. Instead, she learns Mags has willed The Hideaway to her and charged her with renovating it—no small task considering her grandmother’s best friends, a motley crew of senior citizens, still live there.</p><p>Rather than hurrying back to New Orleans, Sara stays in Sweet Bay and begins the biggest house-rehabbing project of her career. Amid drywall dust, old memories, and a charming contractor, she discovers that slipping back into life at The Hideaway is easier than she expected.</p><p>Then she discovers a box Mags left in the attic with clues to a life Sara never imagined for her grandmother. With help from Mags’s friends, Sara begins to piece together the mysterious life of bravery, passion, and choices that changed her grandmother’s destiny in both marvelous and devastating ways.</p><p>When an opportunistic land developer threatens to seize The Hideaway, Sara is forced to make a choice—stay in Sweet Bay and fight for the house and the people she’s grown to love or leave again and return to her successful but solitary life in New Orleans</p><p><strong>Praise for <em>The Hideaway</em>:</strong></p><p>“A story both powerful and enchanting: a don’t-miss novel in the greatest southern traditions of storytelling.”—<strong>Patti Callahan Henry</strong>, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author</p><p>“Two endearing heroines and their poignant storylines of love lost and found make this the perfect book for an afternoon on the back porch with a glass of sweet tea.”—<strong>Karen White</strong>, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author</p><ul><li><em>USA TODAY</em> and Amazon Charts bestseller</li><li>Full-length Southern Women’s Fiction</li><li>Includes Discussion Questions for Book Clubs</li></ul>
Addiction New York Times Bestselling Author of Ugly and Mistrust. <br /> <br />Meth, crank, ice, glass, fire, tina, chalk, crystal or crystal meth. <br />Whatever you call it, it’s the same thing. Addictive. <br /> <br />Drugs ruin people’s lives. <br />I should know, they destroyed mine. <br />I’m Hannah and I got hooked on ice. What started as a trickle, ended with a tsunami washing everything away; my family, my life. <br />I’m not sure you’re ready to read my story; it’s real and confronting. <br />Open the book, read the pages and see how easy it is for anyone to get addicted. <br />Ice affects all types of people. It doesn’t discriminate. <br />It will SCREW. YOU. UP. <br /> <br /> <br />*Drug abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse and emotional conditioning. Recommended for 16+ Contains distressing content. It will cause you anger, frustration and you&apos;ll want to hurt some characters. Glory Road <p><strong>As three generations of women navigate the uncertain paths of their hearts and futures, one summer promises to bring change—whether they’re ready for it or not.</strong></p><p>At thirty-eight, garden shop owner Jessie McBride thinks her chances for romance are years behind her and, after her failed marriage, she’s fine with that. She lives contentedly with her fiery mother and her quiet, headstrong daughter. But the unexpected arrival of two men on Glory Road make her question if she’s really happy with the status quo.</p><p>Handsome, wealthy Sumner Tate asks her to arrange flowers for his daughter’s wedding, and Jessie finds herself drawn to his continued attention. Ben Bradley, her lingering what-could-have-been from her high school days who’s known her better than anyone and whom she hasn’t seen in years, moves back to the red dirt road. Jessie finds her heart being pulled in directions she never expected.</p><p>Meanwhile, Jessie’s fourteen-year-old daughter, Evan, is approaching the start of high school and trying to navigate a new world of identity and emotions—particularly as they relate to the cute new guy who’s moved in just down the road. At the same time, Jessie’s mother, Gus, increasingly finds herself forgetful and faces a potentially frightening future.</p><p>For these three strong Southern women, the roots they’ve planted on Glory Road will give life to the adventures waiting just around the curve.</p><p><strong>Praise for <em>Glory Road</em>:</strong></p><p>“Rich colorful characters capturing my heart, combined with a story that kept me up till the wee hours, <em>Glory Road </em>is a perfect read. Lauren Denton has done it again!” —<strong>Lisa Patton</strong>, bestselling author of <em>Rush </em>and <em>Whistlin’ Dixie in a Nor’easter</em></p><ul><li>Stand-alone Southern women’s fiction novel</li><li>Book length: approximately 95,000 words</li><li>Includes discussion questions for book clubs</li></ul> The Tuscan Child <p><b>From <i>New York Times</i> and <i>Wall Street Journal</i> bestselling author Rhys Bowen comes a haunting novel about a woman who braves her father’s hidden past to discover his secrets… </b></p><p><b>“Pass the bread, the olives, and the wine. Oh, and a copy of <i>The Tuscan Child</i> to savor with them.” —NPR</b></p><p>In 1944, British bomber pilot Hugo Langley parachuted from his stricken plane into the verdant fields of German-occupied Tuscany. Badly wounded, he found refuge in a ruined monastery and in the arms of Sofia Bartoli. But the love that kindled between them was shaken by an irreversible betrayal.</p><p>Nearly thirty years later, Hugo’s estranged daughter, Joanna, has returned home to the English countryside to arrange her father’s funeral. Among his personal effects is an unopened letter addressed to Sofia. In it is a startling revelation.</p><p>Still dealing with the emotional wounds of her own personal trauma, Joanna embarks on a healing journey to Tuscany to understand her father’s history—and maybe come to understand herself as well. Joanna soon discovers that some would prefer the past be left undisturbed, but she has come too far to let go of her father’s secrets now…</p> Growing Season: a novel (Book 1) (Melinda Foster Series) <b>A faded farmhouse, a devoted dog. One special season.</b><br><br>Melinda is already at a crossroads when the “for rent” sign beckons her down a dusty gravel lane. Facing forty, single and downsized from her stellar career at a big-city ad agency, she’s struggling to start over when a phone call brings her home to rural Iowa.<br><br>It's not long before she moves to the country, takes on a rundown farm and its headstrong animals, and lands behind the counter of her family’s hardware store in the community of Prosper, whose motto is “The Great Little Town That Didn’t.” And just like the sprawling garden she tends under the summer sun, Melinda begins to thrive. But when storm clouds arrive on her horizon, can she hold on to the new life she's worked so hard to create?<br><br>Filled with memorable characters, from a big-hearted farm dog to the weather-obsessed owner of the local co-op, “Growing Season” celebrates the twists and turns of small-town life. Discover the heartwarming series that’s filled with new friends, fresh starts and second chances. I Am Watching You <p><b>An Amazon Charts bestseller.</b></p><p><b>What would it take to make you intervene?</b></p><p> When Ella Longfield overhears two attractive young men flirting with teenage girls on a train, she thinks nothing of it—until she realises they are fresh out of prison and her maternal instinct is put on high alert. But just as she’s decided to call for help, something stops her. The next day, she wakes up to the news that one of the girls—beautiful, green-eyed Anna Ballard—has disappeared.</p><p>A year later, Anna is still missing. Ella is wracked with guilt over what she failed to do, and she’s not the only one who can’t forget. Someone is sending her threatening letters—letters that make her fear for her life.</p><p>Then an anniversary appeal reveals that Anna’s friends and family might have something to hide. Anna’s best friend, Sarah, hasn’t been telling the whole truth about what really happened that night—and her parents have been keeping secrets of their own.</p><p>Someone knows where Anna is—and they’re not telling. But they are watching Ella.</p> If the Creek Don't Rise: A Novel <p><strong>"[A] striking debut..."—BUSTLE</strong></p><p><strong><em>He&apos;s gonna be sorry he ever messed with me and Loretta Lynn.</em></strong><em></em></p><p>Sadie Blue has been a wife for fifteen days. That&apos;s long enough to know she should have never hitched herself to Roy Tupkin, even with the baby.</p><p>Sadie is desperate to make her own mark on the world, but in remote Appalachia, a ticket out of town is hard to come by and hope often gets stomped out. When a stranger sweeps into Baines Creek and knocks things off kilter, Sadie finds herself with an unexpected lifeline...if she can just figure out how to use it.</p><p>Fans of <em>The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek</em> will love this intimate insight into a fiercely proud, tenacious community and relish the voices of the forgotten folks of Baines Creek.</p><p><strong>With a colorful cast of characters and a flair for the Southern Gothic, <em>If the Creek Don&apos;t Rise</em> is a debut novel bursting with heart, honesty, and homegrown grit.</strong></p><p>"Like Daniel Woodrell&apos;s &apos;hillbilly noir&apos; novel <em>Winter&apos;s Bone</em>...[<em>If the Creek Don&apos;t Rise</em>] unfolds like a dark, gripping alt-country ballad."—Yahoo!</p> The Summer House <p><strong>It&apos;s never too late to start over. <em>The Summer House </em>weaves Lauren K. Denton’s inviting Southern charm around a woman’s journey to find herself in a small beach town—with a little help from the local retirement community.</strong></p><p>Lily Bishop wakes up one morning to find a good-bye note and divorce papers from her husband on the kitchen counter. Having just moved to Alabama for his job only weeks before, Lily is devastated. New to town and knowing no one, Lily finds herself in desperate need of a job and a new place to live. When Lily hears that a hair stylist is needed at small retirement community, she decides to apply.</p><p>Rose Carrigan built the small retirement village of Safe Harbor years ago—just before her husband ran off with his assistant. Now she runs a tight ship, making sure the residents follow her strict rules. Rose keeps everyone at arm’s length, including her own family. But when Lily shows up asking for a job and a place to live, Rose’s cold exterior begins to thaw.</p><p>Lily and Rose form an unlikely friendship, and Lily’s salon soon becomes the place where the colorful residents share town gossip and a few secrets. Lily soon finds herself drawn to Rose’s nephew, Rawlins—a single dad and shrimper who’s had some practice at starting over—and one of the residents may be carrying a torch for Rose as well.</p><p>Neither Lily nor Rose is where she expected to be, but the summer makes them both wonder if there’s more to life and love than what they’ve experienced so far.</p><p><em>The Summer House</em> is a:</p><ul><li> Cozy novel full of charm and heart that’s perfect vacation reading</li><li> Celebration of new beginnings, friendship, and family</li><li> Sweet, clean romance set on the Gulf Coast</li></ul><p>“The perfect summer read! Situated on the Alabama Gulf Coast, you’ll feel the sun, taste the salt, and linger with new friends—you won’t want to leave. And with lyrical prose and rich characters, <em>The Summer House</em> is a beautifully poignant reminder that we are never too young to find a good place to stand nor too old to start over.”—<strong>Katherine Reay</strong>, bestselling author of <em>The Printed Letter Bookshop</em> and <em>Dear Mr. Knightley</em></p> We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel <b>The <i>New York Times</i> bestseller with more than 1 million copies sold worldwide<br /><br />Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—<i>We Were the Lucky Ones </i>is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds. </b><br /> <b> </b><br /> <b>“Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn&apos;t be more timely.” —<i>Glamour</i></b><br />  <br /> It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships threatening Jews in their hometown of Radom, Poland. But soon the horrors overtaking Europe will become inescapable and the Kurcs will be flung to the far corners of the world, each desperately trying to navigate his or her own path to safety. <br />  <br /> As one sibling is forced into exile, another attempts to flee the continent, while others struggle to escape certain death, either by working grueling hours on empty stomachs in the factories of the ghetto or by hiding as gentiles in plain sight. Driven by an unwavering will to survive and by the fear that they may never see one another again, the Kurcs must rely on hope, ingenuity, and inner strength to persevere. <br />  <br /> An extraordinary, propulsive novel, <i>We Were the Lucky Ones</i> demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive. All the Ugly and Wonderful Things: A Novel <p>A beautiful and provocative love story between two unlikely people and the hard-won relationship that elevates them above the Midwestern meth lab backdrop of their lives.</p><p>As the daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. It's safer to keep her mouth shut and stay out of sight. Struggling to raise her little brother, Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house, until one night her star gazing causes an accident. After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold.</p><p>By the time Wavy is a teenager, her relationship with Kellen is the only tender thing in a brutal world of addicts and debauchery. When tragedy rips Wavy's family apart, a well-meaning aunt steps in, and what is beautiful to Wavy looks ugly under the scrutiny of the outside world. A powerful novel you won’t soon forget, Bryn Greenwood's <i>All the Ugly and Wonderful Things </i>challenges all we know and believe about love.</p> That Month in Tuscany (Take Me There) <b>That Month in Tuscany . . .</b> <br> <br>Ren Sawyer and Lizzy Harper live completely different lives. He’s a rock star with a secret he can no longer live with. She’s a regular person whose husband stood her up for a long planned anniversary trip. <br> <br>On a flight across the Atlantic headed for Italy, a drunken pity party and untimely turbulence literally drop Lizzy into Ren’s lap. It is the last thing she can imagine ever happening to someone like her. But despite their surface differences, they discover an undeniable pull between them. A pull that leads them both to remember who they had once been before letting themselves be changed by a life they had each chosen. <br> <br>Exploring the streets of Florence and the hills of Tuscany together - two people with seemingly nothing in common - changes them both forever. And what they find in each other is something that might just heal them both. <br> <br>*** Previously titled Rock Her. And Then You Loved Me Readers who have enjoyed the emotional, heartfelt stories of authors like Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks may enjoy "this great read about life, love, and the consequences of choices and actions."<br /><br />A contemporary romance for anyone who's ever believed that true love never leaves our hearts. . .<br /><b>People say you can't ever go back. That some of the things that happen to us simply cannot be redone.</b><br /><br />But the paths of a life journey are rarely straight. They twist and turn and wind back across those once visited and long thought to have faded from existence.<br /><br />Becca Miller has lived her life trying to do the right thing, even when its cost has been giving up the boy she loved and wanted to marry. The sacrifice she made for her sister isn't one she regrets because there was no other choice for her to make. And for eighteen years, she lives this choice with full commitment and as little looking back as she can manage.<br /><br />When Matt Griffith returns to Ballard County for the funeral of his grandmother, the path that had seemed so straight begins to loop back and take her across feelings she thought she had put away for good. As it turns out, those roads we've traveled do not fade at all. They simply wait to be retraveled, leaving us with the decision to follow them exactly as we did before, or make a different choice and find out where it will lead us. (Previously titled Crossing Tinker's Knob.)<br /><br /><i>"I don't want to do an "actual" book review for this because it doesn't need spoilers, it doesn't need me to tell you what's going to happen; YOU NEED TO READ THIS BOOK! It's the epitome of women's fiction. I've never read a women's fiction book that I was so consumed by. Please take a few hours, a few days, whatever you need and read this book. It's one my most favorites for 2014."</i> - <b>Shannon Daniel - Amazon Review</b><br /><br />"This book moved me in ways that I find hard to explain in this review. The only thing I can compare it to is another book I read that also moved me in ways I couldn't explain - Night Road by Kristin Hannah. Ms. Cooper's writing is rich and descriptive; you can see and feel what the characters see and feel." - Amazon.com Reviewer ButtonsMom2003<br /><br />"Oh wow...I just finished and am sitting here stunned by the depth of this story...I have had so many emotions rung out of me by these characters. Ms. Cooper's ability to capture so many characters individuality is storytelling at its best and says much about her talent as a writer!" - Amazon.com Reviewer S. Schwartz Ordinary Grace: A Novel <b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER<br /> WINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL<br /> WINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARD<br /> A <i>SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL </i>BEST BOOK OF 2013</b><br /> <br /><b>From <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author William Kent Krueger, a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961.</b><br /><br /><i>“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word.” </i><br /><br />New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were selling out at the soda counter of Halderson’s Drugstore, and Hot Stuff comic books were a mainstay on every barbershop magazine rack. It was a time of innocence and hope for a country with a new, young president. But for thirteen-year-old Frank Drum it was a grim summer in which death visited frequently and assumed many forms. Accident. Nature. Suicide. Murder. <br /><br />Frank begins the season preoccupied with the concerns of any teenage boy, but when tragedy unexpectedly strikes his family—which includes his Methodist minister father; his passionate, artistic mother; Juilliard-bound older sister; and wise-beyond-his-years kid brother—he finds himself thrust into an adult world full of secrets, lies, adultery, and betrayal, suddenly called upon to demonstrate a maturity and gumption beyond his years. <br /><br />Told from Frank’s perspective forty years after that fateful summer, <i>Ordinary Grace</i> is a brilliantly moving account of a boy standing at the door of his young manhood, trying to understand a world that seems to be falling apart around him. It is an unforgettable novel about discovering the terrible price of wisdom and the enduring grace of God. The Guardian <b>After her husband&apos;s death, a young widow with a faithful Great Dane must decide between two men -- but as new love blossoms, jealousy turns deadly in this suspenseful <i>New York Times </i>bestseller.</b><br /><br />Julie Barenson&apos;s young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died - a Great Dane puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now four years have passed. Still living in the small town of Swansboro, North Carolina, twenty-nine-year-old Julie is emotionally ready to make a commitment to someone again. But who? <br /><br />Should it be Richard Franklin, the handsome, sophisticated engineer who treats her like a queen? Or Mike Harris, the down-to-earth nice guy who was her husband&apos;s best friend? Choosing one of them should bring her more happiness than she&apos;s had in years. Instead, Julie is soon fighting for her life in a nightmare spawned by a chilling deception and jealousy so poisonous that it has become a murderous desire... Red Mountain: A Novel (Red Mountain Chronicles Book 1) <p><strong>"Best book I've read in over 50 years... since A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." - LibraMystic</strong></p><p><strong>*A Pulpwood Queens Book Club Selection and Amazon Charts Bestseller</strong></p><p><strong>How well do we really know each other?</strong></p><p>Red Mountain in eastern Washington is home to a community of eccentrics.</p><p>Otis Till, the area's visionary winemaker, has been known to howl at the moon--fully nude.</p><p>Single mother Margot Pierce moved across the country to build an inn, but so far all she does is binge on gelato, the Hallmark Channel, and fantasies of murdering her ex.</p><p>High school senior Emilia Forester is the daughter of celebrity parents struggling to build her own life outside of their shadow.</p><p>And Brooks Baker is a man haunted by his past spent living on the streets as an orphan. Somehow, everyone lives together harmoniously, their lives intertwined like the vines in Red Mountain's beautiful and renowned vineyards.</p><p>But in a place where everyone knows each other, secrets are like poison...and right now Otis, Margot, Emilia, and Brooks all have something to hide. When their secrets come to light and dysfunction ignites, will their small mountain be stronger for it--or will lives be torn apart?</p><p>Heartfelt, briskly paced, and wonderfully descriptive, Red Mountain is the story of four complicated people living in a beautiful landscape unlike anywhere else. Told from multiple perspectives and rich with vivid descriptions of wine life, this novel will transport you from the first page to the last.<br /></p><p><strong>For a free copy of <em>Red Mountain Recipes for the Body, Mind, and Spirit</em>, sign up on Boo's website.</strong><br /></p>