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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...

Joya Goffney, author of the acclaimed Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry, delivers a powerful second novel about a preacher's daughter in small-town Texas and her journey toward loving herself and her body, filled with heart, humor, family drama, and a dynamic love triangle. Perfect for fans of Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles and Calling My Name by Liara Tamani!"Powerful, boundary pushing, and charmingly funny."--Camryn Garrett, author of Full Disclosure and Off the Record"Deeply empowering, sweet yet candid.

"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.

Auburn Reed has her entire life mapped out. Her goals are in sight and there's no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn't expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry. For once, Auburn takes a risk and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is keeping some major secrets from coming out. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it.

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A twist of fate . . .Devon Ravenel, London's most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom. But his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilities ... and more than a few surprises. His estate is saddled with debt, and the late earl's three innocent sisters are still occupying the house ... along with Kathleen, Lady Trenear, a beautiful young widow whose sharp wit and determination are a match for Devon's own. A clash of wills . . .Kathleen knows better than to trust a ruthless scoundrel like Devon.

Cendrillon de Louvois has more grace, beauty, and charm than anyone else in France. While she was once the darling child of the king's favorite adviser, her father's death has turned her into the servant of her stepmother and cruel stepsisters--and at her own chateau, too! Cendrillon--now called Cinder--manages to evade her stepmother and attend the ball, where she catches the eye of the handsome Prince Louis and his younger brother Auguste.

As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.