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Now a feature film, this is the unforgettable story of three women's intersecting lives. Makareta is the chosen one -- carrying her family's hopes. Missy is the observer -- the one who accepts but has her dreams. Mata is always waiting -- for life to happen as it stealthily passes by. Moving from the forties to the present, from the country to the protests of the cities, Cousins is the story of these three cousins. Thrown together as children, they have subsequently grown apart, yet they share a connection that can never be broken.

"If you appreciate a good caper, you'll want to pick up Kirstin Chen's novel . . . Fast-paced and fun, with smart commentary on the cultural differences between Asia and America." -- TIME"Propulsive and captivating . . . A provocative story of fashion, friendship, and fakes (in more ways than one)." -- VOGUE.

A heartwarming holiday beach special. A magical new theater production.**A USA Today bestseller.**Marina Moore's new Coral Cafe is a Summer Beach favorite of locals and visitors alike. When her sister Kai helps create a Summer Beach performing arts theater, the entire family and community get involved in a new holiday musical production. Join Marina and Kai in casting a new holiday show to celebrate Christmas. As writer Jack Ventana struggles to adapt to his new role as a single father in the small beach town, his romantic relationship with Marina suffers.

A new beach read series set in the beloved village of Summer Beach. When Marina Moore's life blows up on national television, she seeks refuge at her grandmother's beach house called the Coral Cottage. Now in her mid-forties with children in college, Marina is in dire need of her grandmother's gutsy advice to a well-lived life. Marina meets an old friend, Ivy Bay, proprietor of the Seabreeze Inn, who encourages her to share her love of food at the local farmer's market. Soon Marina's sister Kai arrives on a summer break from her musical theater troupe.

A beach café. An event to remember. The summer heats up with friendship and fun. When Marina Moore decides to expand her farmer's market and pop-up dinner business, the next step is a cafe on the shores of Summer Beach. But challenges loom, and Marina must quickly become more creative than ever, especially when her children need help. Her sister Kai's position in a musical theater troupe forces more changes, especially when she becomes engaged. Their sister Brooke is having marital challenges, while grandmother Ginger continues to contribute her advice on the life well-lived...

"Yates weaves surprises and vivid descriptions into this moving tale about strong and nurturing female family bonds."--Booklist on Confessions from the Quilting Circle. The Ashwood women don't have much in common ... except their ability to keep secrets. When Lark Ashwood's beloved grandmother dies, she and her sisters discover an unfinished quilt.

The seven Shaw siblings have long been haunted by two early and profoundly consequential events. Told in turn back and forth over time, from the early twentieth century through the 1950s, each sibling relays their own version of the memories that surround both their mother's mysterious death and the circumstances leading up to and beyond one sister's scandalous teenage pregnancy. As they move into adulthood, the siblings assume various new roles: caretaker to their aging father, addict, enabler, academic, decorated veteran, widow, and mothers and fathers to the next generation.

Nine years after their bewildering breakup, aspiring poet Gonzalo reunites with his high school girlfriend, Carla, now the mother of a six-year-old son, Vicente. Soon the three form a happy sort-of family--a stepfamily, though no such word exists in their language. After a few years, their ambitions pull the lovers in different directions, but traces of Gonzalo remain: Vicente inherits his love of poetry.

The California sunshine's not quite so bright for three sisterswho get dumped in the same week ... Finola, a popular LA morning-show host, is famously upbeat until she's blindsided on live TV by the news that her husband is sleeping with a young pop sensation who has set their affair to music. While avoiding the tabloids and pretending she's just fine, she's crumbling inside, desperate for him to come to his senses and for life to go back to normal. Zennie's breakup is no big loss. Although the world insists she pair up, she'd rather be surfing.

For decades, the Hollander Estates winery has been the premier destination for lavish parties and romantic day trips on the North Fork of Long Island. But behind the lush vineyards and majestic estate house, the Hollander family fortunes have suffered and the threat of a sale brings old wounds to the surface. For matriarch Vivian, she fears that this summer season could be their last--and that selling their winery to strangers could expose a dark secret she's harbored for decades.