"Superb choice ... An engaging story about a woman and her canine overcoming heartbreak as a pack." -Kirkus ReviewsLucy and John are soon to be married. Their small pack is rounded out by their rescued dog, Skip. But when John walks out after seven happy years, Lucy and Skip’s world is turned upside down. Lucy only has Skip for emotional support, and Skip is hiding a secret: he’s to blame for the breakup and Lucy’s broken heart.Now, with the help of a hoarder neigh...

Frances Jerome has been tormented by the disappearance of her childhood best friend, Imogene, for decades. Despite her best efforts, Frances hasn’t built honest or intimate relationships with anyone since, including her son and daughter, and she’ll never forgive her father for the role he played in Imogene’s disappearance. Worst of all, she blames herself for turning her back on her best friend when she needed her most. After 43 years of remission, Frances’s cancer returns with a vengeance...

"Bright, brash, candid" -Kirkus Reviews"A superb modern family drama." -Readers' Favorite Awards"A magnificent novel of captivating power." -Reader ReviewIn Nevada, Sloan family matriarch, Janice, is tired of her white trash life—dealing with debt, kids, her son’s motorcycle gang, and Harry, her drunk of a husband. She can’t shake her lifelong dream of singing at the Grand Ole Opry.As Janice’s teen daughter, Carrie, plans h...

Skip is a rescued dog who wants to matter. He loves living in a blissful pack with his human couple, John and Lucy, and he has bow-vowed never to lose them. But when John walks out after seven happy years, Skip and Lucy’s world is turned upside down. Skip is determined to guide Lucy through her identity crisis, but he’s guarding a secret: he’s to blame for the breakup and her broken heart. Now, with the help of a hoarder neighbor, a stray cat, and a boy with autism, Skip must build a new p...