Former marine Tom Cavanaugh returns to Virgin River to take over his family's apple orchard and settle down, and despite his image of the perfect wife, he finds himself attracted to Nora Crane, a tough single mother who helps with harvest time at the orchard.

All thirteen-year-old Raspberry can think of is making money so that she and her mother never have to worry about living on the streets again.

Single mother, business executive, and breast cancer survivor Hannah Matthews, struggling to cope with her ornery grandmother and her daughter's unexpected pregnancy, finds her life further complicated by an old flame's return.

A touching story from Christmas 1945. Widowed mother Bev Winters discovers unexpected kindness--and--love in her new employer.

The most dangerous place to hide is in the dark . . . A tough special-agent with the Department of Justice, and a dedicated single mother to her orphaned nephews, Samantha Chase is unbreakable. Until two women, both from the shadows of Sam's past, are discovered strangled. For Sam, the most unnerving detail is the eucalyptus branch tucked behind the victims' ears-the signature of a notorious serial murderer already convicted and executed for his crimes....

Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied.

Thirty-one-year-old Carolyn Lapp has never been married-but she's been a mother for fifteen years. In a community with strict standards and a long memory, Carolyn knows she might never find a man who will have her and her son, Benjamin.

"The Garden Gates series continues with a glimpse at how God's promises lead one woman through a season of loneliness. Both thought-provoking and fun, this second-chance romance features colorful characters, light-hearted humor, and moving spiritual