A determined widow faces the challenge of a new life to regain the confidence and independence of her youth, but finds that life, unlike knitting, doesn't always follow a pattern.After twenty-five years of being the perfect wife and mother, Martha LeBeau finds herself unexpectedly widowed and shocked to discover her husband had been living a double life, leaving her penniless and in debt. Determined to regain her lost confidence and independence, she sells her suburban Chi...

Cara Olson is forced to put aside her struggling art career in Chicago to care for her ailing grandmother in Wisconsin. While journeying with her beloved Gram through the diagnosis of possible Alzheimer's disease, she loses and then rediscovers her passion for art and experiences the resurrection of a past love.Struggling artist Cara Olson is called home to Wisconsin to care for her ailing grandmother who is showing signs of Alzheimer's disease. Leaving behind her mentor//...

Graceland "Grace" Braun is a self-reliant, dedicated high school counselor. She spent her youth moving around as her mother, Maybelle, a Dolly Parton-wannabe and Elvis groupie, worked her way through several marriages while desperately searching for her "one true love." Their relationship was more like sisters than mother/daughter, with Grace becoming the practical one who worried about paying for food and rent.When her mother abandoned Grace at the age of fourteen in Pine Falls, W...

A sweet, lighthearted contemporary romance, set in Chicago, Illinois, about family and friendship, work and play, independence and connection, and in the middle of it all, a lovable mutt named Mac.Lani O'Donnell, a fiercely independent engineer, wants to prove to her four over-protective brothers that she is capable of running both her personal and professional life. She refuses to work for the family construction company and instead takes a job with the fledgling Flaherty...

If you open your heart, magic can happen.Life has been tough for Carol Schneider, an elementary school teacher and mom to three sons, but she keeps rebounding. First it was the divorce that thrust her into single parenthood and left her to cope with her sons' emotional fallout. Then it was breast cancer. Just when things seem to be smoothing out, Carol must confront her ex-husband who disagrees with her strategy to get their rebellious teenage son back on the straight and ...

Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts describes a range of successful programmes pioneered by artists, writers, nurses, musicians, therapists, social workers, and chaplains in palliative care settings. These range from simple painting and writing activities to organized communal activities like writing and performing a play.The arts are shown to offer a means to reflect on memories, hopes, fears and anxieties, and gently explore the emotional, spiritual, and psychological issues ...

How do women who are members of a predominantly male-led church experience personal agency in formal religious settings, in intimate relationships, and within themselves? From Jane Manning James, an African American woman who found empowerment and strength in Mormon ritual despite suffering exclusion based on her race, to contemporary church members who are more likely to prioritize personal revelation than hierarchy, Mormon women have answered this question in a number of ways.Thi...

This audiobook bundle includes four favorite Christmas titles:J Is for Jesus by Crystal BowmanI want a candy cane too! Everyone loves a candy cane—but it’s easy to overlook the meaning of this familiar Christmas tradition in all the hustle and bustle of the season. This sweet story reminds little ones that the candy cane represents Jesus’s birth and the gospel message too.My Christmas Gift by Crystal Bowman