Tara Taylor Quinn

The second Sunday in May is a time to celebrate mothers and all those who are like mothers. This book discusses the origins of Mother's Day and explains how songs, poems, and food can prove useful in showing our appreciation for mothers, stepmothers, aunt. This book provides an overview of the history and traditions associated with Mother's Day.

Marybeth Lawson has the life she's always wanted. And it all revolves around her cozy bed-and-breakfast. As busy as it keeps her, there is no room for romance, which is fine with her. Then one Christmas, the very good-looking Craig McKellips reserves a room—and everything changes. The attraction between them is intense and instant.With each visit, the connection between them deepens and Marybeth marvels as the wall around her heart crumbles. Could Craig be the one? Then he reveals a shocking secret that threatens their relationship. Now Marybeth must pick up the pieces and discover what it means to really know someone...and love them anyway.

Annie Kincaid has never held the right cards, not when it comes to love. Twice married, twice divorced, she's given up on finding her soul mate--though not on having a family. So Annie's decided to have a baby. On her own.But her brother, Cole, thinks that's a huge gamble, and she can't disagree. At the very least, he tells her, she should go for a known quantity and ask his old friend and best poker buddy, Blake, to be the dad. Blake's certainly a known quantity, all right.He's Annie's first husband...

"Can you ever escape your past? Jon Swartz is an adult recipient--the second one--of a scholarship awarded by an anonymous donor. A single father, he comes to Shelter Valley, Arizona, to begin his life anew. He's a man with a secret past, a past he has to hide to protect both himself and his two-year-old son, Abe. Lillie Henderson, a child life specialist, has her own history of loss and betrayal. She and Jon are brought together by Abe--and by an attraction they can't deny. They have to decide not to let the emotions ... and mistakes ... of the past sabotage their hopes for the future. Abe's happiness depends on it. And so does theirs!"--Publisher.

Unprofessional behavior? Sophie's calm, cool professional facade hid many secrets. For a start Sophie had an incurably romantic nature. So, when she was offered a post as Marc Washington's PA, she jumped at the chance to return to Venice ... a place for lovers, a place for dreams. Yet Marc Washington hardly seemed the sort of man who would tolerate Sophie's romantic heart -- or her past, should he ever remember the part he'd played in it!

"From the critically-acclaimed writer who Ann Rule called, "one of the best in the true crime genre," comes the harrowing account of the Kaufman County prosecutor killings"--

He's fathered a baby—now he needs to find a wife! FBI agent Con Randolph's six-month-old son has been abandoned. The state has arranged an adoption—they just need Con's signature. Con knows they've made a mistake. He's never fathered a baby. But it turns out he's wrong. Horrified and guilty, he tries to claim his son. Yet, as far as the state is concerned, Con doesn't have much to offer a child. He has a risk-filled job; even his marital status is against him. Con doesn't know a single woman who would marry him—or whom he wants to marry. But he does have a best friend—Robyn Blair—who could benefit from a temporary marriage of convenience.

A little comfort, caring and compassion go a long way toward making the world a better place. Just ask the dedicated women handpicked from countless worthy nominees across North America to become this year's recipients of Harlequin's More Than Words award. To celebrate their accomplishments, five New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors have honored the winners by writing short stories inspired by these reallife heroines.We hope you're stirred by More Than Words to become a reallife heroine in your own community.

"People in Chandler, Ohio, say it's small-town America at its best. They say big-city problems don't happen here. They're wrong. That's why psychologist Kelly Chapman is so concerned about fourteen-year-old Maggie Winston. She's a straight-A student who's developed a sudden interest in an older man. A man she knows only as Mac. Deputy Samantha Jones, Kelly's longtime friend, is worried, too. She has been ever since a local businessman killed his wife and then himself. Since a kid was caught selling drugs. Since the discovery of a mysterious chemical dump on Kyle Evans's farm. Kyle, her former fiancé and current lover... Are all these things connected? That's what Sam and Kelly are beginning to think. And that means someone in Chandler is lying."--P. of cover.

There's something happening in Shelter Valley...Shelter Valley, Arizona, is the kind of place where everyone wants to live. Martha Moore, divorced mother of four, has spent her whole life here and can't imagine being anywhere else.But something frightening has happened, and it affects Martha and her children. It also touches David Cole Marks, the new minister in town.Martha's a woman without faith, still bitter about a husband's betrayal. And David's a minister with secrets, a past that haunts him. But they have to put these burdens aside to work together, to make a difference to Shelter Valley. And each other?