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"Most people go through life chasing illusions of success, fame, wealth, happiness, and few things are more painful than the reality-revealing loss of an illusion.

Robyn Carr is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Virgin River and Thunder Point series. Her Trade Women's Fiction novel Four Friends debuted at #5 on the NYT.

Since selections first appeared in the New Quarterly and the National Post as part of “The Afterword,” Steven Heighton’s memos and dispatches to himself — a writer’s pointed, cutt

Dr. Leigh Culver loves practicing medicine in Timberlake, Colorado. It is a much-needed change of pace from her stressful life in Chicago.

Cassie, Julie, Marty, and Beth have been best friends since seventh grade. But this summer, teetering on the threshold of thirty, the four women each have quite a history of romance going bad.

Now that their parents are gone, the future has changed dramatically for sisters Adele and Justine.

Determined to escape distractions and avoid the holiday season, Kaylee borrows a cabin in Virgin River.

This collection of new and previously published poems by Steven Heighton, author of the Governor General's Literary Award winner The Waking Comes Late, showcases a defining lyric poet of his g

Empty-nester Anna McNichol is ready for a new life direction, but disaster strikes when her husband dies and secrets surface.

A poignant and powerful story about how one woman's best intentions lead to the worst of situations, and how love helps her to heal and ultimately triumph.

A collection of laments and celebrations that reflect on our struggle to believe in the future of a world that continues to disappoint us.

At the age of nineteen, Seth Sileski had everything. A superb athlete and scholar, handsome and popular, he was the pride of Thunder Point.

Starting a new life as a flower-shop owner, former champion figure skater Grace Dillon begins a no-strings-attached relationship with high school teacher Troy Headly.

After losing her child, Ginger Dysart was lost in grief. But since moving to Thunder Point, a small town on the Oregon coast, Ginger is finally moving forward.

Blake Smiley searched the country for just the right place to call home.