Belva Plain

Teri, a young teacher spending the summer with her sister and brother-in-law in Hawaii, relies on her Christian beliefs for guidance when she finds she must choose between three very different men.

Europeans arriving in New Zealand last century brought with them a new device - the camera. The early development of photography almost coincided with the beginning of this country's European history and the photographs collected here provide a visual record of life in New Zealand from about 1850 to the present day.

It is a crisp December day when Annette Byrne drops five sealed envelopes into the mailbox, quickly, before second thoughts stay her hand; it is a bold last stand to unite her warring children in what may be their last homecoming.

Though Iris Stern considers herself a modern woman, with a successful academic career and a happy marriage, she still holds steadfast to her old-fashioned sensibilities. But as the mother of three adult children, each with their own lives and burdens to bear, she often finds those sensibilities called into question when confronted with the choices her children have made.

Lovestrong : A Woman Doctor's True Story of Marriage and Medicine by Dorothy Greenbaum, M.D., and Deidre S. Laiken Marriage, motherhood, medicine—to some, the combination signaled disaster. To Dorothy Greenbaum, it meant the challenge of her life. But with her husband's love and support she would find the strength to go on, to achieve what others would call an impossible dream. Stillwatch by Mary Higgins Clark When pretty, auburn-haired Pay Traymore arrived in Washington, D.C., she had a number of goals in mind. One was to do a TV documentary on Senator Abigail Jennings, the woman most likely to become the next Vice President of the United States. Another was to uncover the truth about her own past. But as Pat sets out to document Senator Jennings' life—and unravel the mysteries of her own as well—she discovers that there is someone who will stop at nothing to see that the past stays buried. Crescent City by Belva Plain New Orleans lay before them: a new life in a new land on the eve of Civil War. The Wild Children by Felice Holman They were victims of the Russian Revolution. All they had left were one another and their dream of freedom. How these courageous children choose hope over despair—risking all for the chance of a better life—fills this tale with poignancy and suspense.

Nouvelle-Angleterre, années 2000. Jewel Fairchild, réceptionniste, 22 ans, est prête à tout pour réussir. Rencontrant par hasard la fille adoptive de sa patronne, Gwen, Jewel, qui jalouse la jeune fille, ne résiste pas au plaisir de lui dévoiler le secret de ses origines, bouleversant ainsi cette jeune femme fragile de 18 ans. Cinq ans plus tard les deux femmes se croisent à nouveau.