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Frida, and her husband Blake have chosen not to have children. Concentrating on her artistic career instead, Frida has mostly managed to accept this difficult decision while putting her own traumatic childhood behind her. That is, until a stranger knocks on their door with a child she insists is Blake's daughter. From that moment on their fragile marriage, their lives are devastatingly changed forever.

When Lizzy is forced to move to the Adventist commune of Stillwater, she is sure the end times have begun. She's not wrong. Sixteen-year-old Lizzy is trapped, caught between her passion for science and the teachings of her Seventh-day Adventist father and Mennonite mother. But she isn't the only one with problems: her mother, Marie, is increasingly reliant on prescription medication to recover from a car accident that might—or might not—have been deliberately caused by her husband, Daniel.

When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is happy about it. Jack is grieving the loss of Joseph, his foster brother, and adjusting to his role as big brother to Jupiter, Joseph's orphaned daughter. Dealing with Jay Perkins – who'd once ganged up with his buddies to jump Joseph in the locker room – is the last thing he wants to do. But then Jack realizes that Jay is grieving too – the loss of his cousin Maddie, Jupiter's mom.

National Bestseller – The tender and perceptive debut novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful, about three generations of a large Catholic family jarred into crisis by an unexpected pregnancy. "This stunning... exquisite, skillfully written gem addresses serious issues – e.g., guilt vs. loyalty, the past vs. the present – [but] remains hopeful and includes ample doses of humor and wit." – Library Journal (starred review).

The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author brings her Nantucket novels to a brilliant finish—when rich strangers move to the island, social mayhem—and a possible murder—follow. Can Nantucket's best locals save the day, and their way of life? Chief of Police Ed Kapenash is about to retire. Blond Sharon is going through a divorce. But when a 22-million-dollar summer home is purchased by the mysterious Richardsons—how did they make their money, exactly?—Ed, Sharon, and everyone in the community are swept up in high drama.