1918, Bergen, Norway, and handsome Navy Lt. Eric Andersen meets and marries spirited "Bus" Holmboe. They emigrate to booming 1920s California, where Eric's film industry job brings in money for stock investments which promise to make him rich.The Depression strikes, they lose everything and, with two young daughters, wind up in 1930s New York, they're soon on the dole. WPA work fails to restore Eric's pride; he broods and drinks and the couple split. Eric heads for Newfoundland war ...

It's the early 1900s in still-Victorian Bergen, Norway. Little Swanhilde Holmboe has never felt especially loved by her fat, selfish mother Sophie, who also makes her sweet but inept husband, Martin Holmboe, unhappy, by her constant cravings for more money. When the father makes a disastrous investment, hoping to please Sophie, she divorces him to marry her successful distant cousin, Henry Krogh. Young Swanhilde makes the best of it, yearning for the day she's grown and can getAt f...

CERTAIN THINGS HAPPENEDBy Bert BrunAfter their parents' marriage breakup, the Anderson siblings get on with their lives. Julia and Nora, following high school find jobs in Manhattan, while younger brother Kurt continues his schooling.World War II is already beginning in Europe. Patriotic Nora joins the WAVES. Julia dates Air Corps bomber navigator, Lt. Bill Allen, who perishes when his B-17 crashes over Germany. On the rebound, Julia marries a dull, stingy engineer.

Bert Brun's restlessness has driven him to several different occupations – travel counselor, hospital administrator, rubber plantation inspector, teacher, oceanographer, fisheries administrator, biologist and cruise ship lecturer. He's worked in Norway, Indonesia and New Zealand and has also helped set up a water delivery system on a Philippines island.His love life has been chaotic, by his own admission, yet he still managed to help raise three loving daughters.In his retire...

Devon once played the prince to Kathleen's pauper. "Society" put an end to that passionate interlude, but the passion continued to burn….Togetherness would tempt fate, but they have no choice. Only as man and wife can they bring two orphans from a war-torn country to the safety of Tyler.But complications arise, some old, some new. And falling in love with the kids-and each other-has never been part of the plan.

A man comes to terms with his father and his son. It was raining and his car stopped working in traffic, then someone from the past offers him a helping hand and something really strange happens.

THE WALLACE FAMILY GIFTTwenty-five years ago, Dr. Brian Wallace and Belle Colby were married with two sets of twins—toddler boys and infant girls. Then the young family was torn apart. Each took a girl and boy and went their separate ways—never to see one another again.Brian’s stunned to return home from a mission to find all the siblings reunited at their mother’s Texas ranch. He never forgot Belle, or how much he loved her. Will unanswered questions stand...

New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery welcomes readers back to Fool's Gold, where a onetime fling could become the real thing.Felicia Swift never dreamed she'd hear a deep, sexy voice from her past in tiny Fool's Gold, California. The last time Gideon Boylan whispered in her ear was half a world away…on the morning after the hottest night of her life. Her freaky smarts have limited her close friendships, and romance, but she came to Fool's Gold looking for ordina...

One of Library Journal’s 10 Best Books of 2015Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship with this imposing force of nature.As the Mediterranean shaped the classical world, and the Atlantic connected Europe to the New World, the Pacific Ocean defines our tomorrow. With China on the rise,...

New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods reveals that the most delightful surprises may await right in your own backyard!Falling for a handsome stranger on the very morning they meet is hardly what recently divorced Abby Miller planned for her return to Seaview Key. Hoping to mend an old friendship and to give back to the community she loves, Abby's definitely not looking for love.For ex-soldier Seth Landry, Seaview Key seems like the perfec...

John Reynolds Gardiner's classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has captivated readers for more than thirty years.Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy, who lives with his grandfather in Wyoming. When Grandfather falls ill, he is no longer able to work the farm, which is in danger of foreclosure. Little Willy is determined to win the National Dogsled Race—the prize money would save the farm and his...

Her name is Lisa St. Claire. Her husband's a cop. Her whereabouts are unknown. Spenser thought he could help a friend find his missing wife. Until he learned the nasty truth about Lisa St. Claire. For starters, it's not her real name...