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After 11 years of isolation in his New England mountain refuge, Zuckerman returns to New York City and makes three important connections that threaten his carefully protected sense of isolation.

A struggling single mother tries to protect her 13-year-old son from learning that he is the result of a rape. But soon she is forced into confronting her dark past and, for the love of her son, gains the strength to come to terms with it.

Chief psychiatrist Henry Harrison's new patient, Bertram, has voluntarily confined himself within Shadowbrook's grim walls. A veteran of WWII, Bertram seems to suffer from a strange case of war neurosis--paranoia that his Nazi brother is out to kill him. But after spotting an intruder lurking about the hospital grounds, Harrison thinks Bertram may be telling the truth. Now Harrison must piece together the puzzle of Bertram's story--while keeping a grip on his own psyche.

Introspective artist Ben Lonefeather is content raising the orphaned coyote pups he rescued after their mother was killed on the highway. Meanwhile, New Yorker Sarah Friedman hurries west on a business trip to buy American Indian art for her popular store. When Sarah's car stalls near the reservation, Ben comes to her aid. Offering her a place to stay, if only for a short time, Ben soon finds himself falling into a passionate tryst with Sarah.

The Woodsman's Daughter is set in 19th-century rural Georgia. Dauntless teenaged beauty Dahlia is plagued by her hard-drinking father and his terrible secrets. Determined to make a better life for herself, Dahlia strikes out to raise her own family. But her life is haunted by tragedy, and she is never out of reach of fate's cruel hand.

Growing up in the Bronx during the '80s, Korean immigrant teen Joon is forced out on her own as her family crumbles around her. From there Joon comes of age on the streets of New York, balancing on a tightrope between living and surviving while displaying equal measures of street smarts and naivete. Over time, Joon comes to understand herself and her place in the world.

Deacon Davis struggles to regain his dignity after his debilitating speech impediment provokes his forced resignation from the first African American political party. Haunted by the fact that his handicap prevents him from upholding his father's legacy of advocating civil rights, he seeks professional help. Maria Oliver, a smart and sexy speech therapist, is just now recovering from a shadowy past. Under the comforting influence of Maria, Deacon begins to take control of not only his speech but his life, and Maria discovers a trust and comfort that she has never known.

Presents Mysteries of Winterthurn, Part Three.

Lula Mae, Ester, Megan, Rosalee, Helen, and Rockelle are like a close-knit family as they work the mean streets of San Francisco. For better or worse, they have something else in common too: their "manager," Clyde Brooks--a charismatic but intensely controllnig man who plays father, brother, lover and friend to each. Though they savor the high-life that Clyde provides, each of them yearns for something more. Soon, one simple act of rebellion will set in motion a chain of events that will change their lives forever.

Joi Weston was once a popular television actress. Now she feels forgotten as offers of acting jobs disappear, and her husband immerses himself in a political career. Young writer Michael Brockmeir wonders if he will ever emerge from the shadow of his father, a world-famous author. When Joi and Michael meet, they feel a mutual inspiration and excitement.