Sandra D. Bricker

With her feet bare and her secondhand gown splattered with mud, Ella's first day of Princess School is off to a lousy start.

Annie Gray has had an epiphany: she is not living the life she’s always dreamed of. She decides to start fresh, drawing inspiration from her favorite classic Hollywood films. First, she moves into the picturesque Carmel bungalow belonging to her grandmother—a retired film star. Next up: landing an exciting job as a private investigator’s assistant. But Annie’s new boss is no Humphrey Bogart, and the work isn’t quite what she pictured. Just when everything in Annie’s screen worthy plan teeters on the brink of disaster, she has another epiphany. Will this one land her in the arms of her own leading man?

Lawyer Cassie Constantine has no plans to stay in Florida. She's here just long enough to sell her late husband's vacation house--a tacky bungalow she has always despised--and then she'll hightail it back to her gracious Boston brownstone. But the place needs more work than Cassie bargained for. What's more, her widow status is like a target on her back, and the elderly matchmakers around town manage to sidetrack her mission at every turn. But the biggest obstacle of all? Richard Dillon, the stuffed shirt she's paired with on the dance floor. Can Cassie let loose long enough to find new love in Holiday?

"So what if she can't hook a fish? This city girl has a plan to snag something else ... and his name is Justin. Lucy Binoche is reasonably attractive, intelligent, and fit. She has French lineage and better-than-average hair. So why is she nearly 30 and still single? Justin Gerard is the rugged hottie new to her church?́?s singles group. When he signs up for a camping trip in the Ozarks, Lucy loses no time writing her name on the line beneath his. There?́?s only one problem: Lucy?́?s idea of "roughing it" is suffering through a long line at Starbucks . She assumes she can rely on the grace of God and the assistance of her friend to get through. But at the campsite in Snowball, Arkansas, Lucy bungles everything she attempts as she tries to impress Justin. She can?́?t fish, hike, or ride a horse; caves make her hyperventilate; and hot-air balloons make her ill. Soon, events are snowballing out of control. Will Lucy pretend to be someone she?́?s not just to snag a boyfriend? Or will she discover someone who loves her just as she is?"--Page 4 of cover.

The four Tucker girls return to the Kentucky horse farm where they grew up after their estranged father leaves it to them in his will. The four novellas are linked closely together, building on the one before, telling each sister's part of the story. Each sister has her own ideas of how to make a merry Christmas at the old farm.

Features two seasonal romance novellas linked by a "Twelve Days of Christmas" theme.

In a city made of labels and dollar signs, can Jessie survive on pennies and prayers? Twelve years of marriage, 4,000 square feet of dream house, and a handsome husband-- all gone, just like her husband. Jessie is in Malibu penniless and alone. She tries to make ends meet by pawning her prized ring to fund a new business venture: a small shop where her designer duds and shimmering accessories are temporarily leased out to Southern California women with champagne tastes but root beer realities.

From Anna Quindlen, acclaimed author of Blessings, Black and Blue, and One True Thing, a superb novel about two sisters, the true meaning of success, and the qualities in life that matter most.It's an otherwise ordinary Monday when Meghan Fitzmaurice's perfect life hits a wall. A household name as the host of Rise and Shine, the country's highest-rated morning talk show, Meghan cuts to a commercial break--but not before she mutters two forbidden words into her open mike. In an instant, it's the end of an era, not only for Meghan, who is unaccustomed to dealing with adversity, but also for her younger sister, Bridget, a social worker in the Bronx who has always lived in Meghan's long shadow. The effect of Meghan's on-air truth telling reverberates through both their lives, affecting Meghan's son, husband, friends, and fans, as well as Bridget's perception of her sister, their complex childhood, and herself. What follows is a story about how, in very different ways, the Fitzmaurice women adapt, survive, and manage to bring the whole teeming world of New York to heel by dint of their smart mouths, quick wits, and the powerful connection between them that even the worst tragedy cannot shatter.From the Hardcover edition.

Jackson fields an offer to sell The Tanglewood, a move that will uproot his high-flying family act once and for all.

Playing with Fire Detective Jon Kent was less than thrilled with his assignment to an arson case -- until he met his most promising lead, beautiful radio personality Tracy Michaels. Tracy fanned the fires of Jon's passion with a desire he couldn't deny, but as the only link to the arsonist, she was also up to her neck in danger. For Tracy, the biggest danger came not from any criminal but from Jon. She'd been burned before and was determined not to get her heart broken again. But Jon couldn't give her anything beyond today, while she yearned for promises of tomorrow. Would solving the case extinguish the flames of their growing love, or would Jon remain to warm the glowing embers of Tracy's heart?