Small Life

Beekeeper Holly McNee Kensen quietly lives in a world of her own on Sullivan’s Island, tending her hives and working at the local island library. Holly calls her mother "The Queen Bee" because she’s a demanding hulk of a woman. Her mother, a devoted hypochondriac, might be unaware she’s quite ill, but that doesn’t stop her from tormenting Holly. To escape the drama, Holly’s sister, Leslie, married and moved away, wanting little to do with island life. Holly’s escape is to submerge herself in the lives of the two young boys next door and their widowed father, Archie.

In this number one New York Times best-selling novel of first love and second chances, former high school sweethearts confront the painful truths of their past to build a promising future - together. In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in their small town in North Carolina. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart.

You've seen the photos, you've imagined the scenario... a place to really call your own, no more cleaning for hours on end, freedom to pick up and travel when you choose, more money to invest or spend as you please, a smaller footprint, a more sustainable life... but are you ready to make the change? This book will inform, guide and share valuable ideas about making the move to a smaller or even a tiny house, what benefits you can expect, and even how to make your new home more sustainable. This book offers insights about the realities of small house living, how tiny houses help the ...

She’s 43 years old…and starting over from scratch. How did this happen? She had it all together. A stable marriage of two decades. Two grown daughters. And now she and her husband, empty nesters, were moving to a beach house. Until he showed up late one night and tore their marriage apart. A secret life. A different woman. Another family. Left alone, she has to begin again. And then her estranged sister and mother get thrown into the mix. When she buys a house on a small South Carolina island, will she learn what life is really about?

When we last left off, there was a big wedding and an addition to the family. But, what happens when a new resident moves to town and shakes things up? And what will everyone do when a familiar face shows up and creates chaos during the holidays?

When Mike signs up for sperm donation at an unorthodox fertility clinic, he has no idea what he has gotten himself in to. The nineteen-year-old college student desperately needs money after his father cuts him off. With only a part-time job at a gym that doesn't pay enough, Mike feels like he has no other options and would rather struggle financially than let his father control his life. Donating sperms has never been appealing to Mike, but he’s willing to give it a try. However, when he meets the clinic’s owner Dr. Martha Smith, a fiery and sexy brunette passionate about her work, he ...

I'm pregnant with my ex's brother's baby. The plan was to avoid anything related to my ex-boyfriend Jacob Cane by leaving my hometown of Braven Bay. But fate had other plans. I crossed paths with his older brother, Nate, in the Windy City. Nate is a former Marine and firefighter with forest green eyes and an incredible body. Nate is not only in the same city as me, he's also my neighbor. And... He doesn't like me. He holds animosity towards me from years earlier when fate first brought us together. It doesn’t stop the electricity we both feel. As we become closer, Jacob's sense of ...

Adopted at 13, Dell Jordan was loved, mentored, and encouraged to pursue her passion for music. Now, at 20, after a year abroad with a traveling symphony, a scholarship to Julliard is within reach. But underneath Dell's smoothly polished surface lurk mysteries from the past. Why did her mother abandon her? Who was her father? Are there faces somewhere that look like hers - blood relatives she's never met? Determined to find answers, Dell sets off on a secret journey into Oklahoma's Kiamichi Mountains, drawn by the only remaining link to her origins.

Returning home to Ditto, Texas, is bittersweet for Lila Matthews. Her dear and feisty aunt Gracie has passed away, leaving Lila her estate. That includes a centuries-old house, a field of the freshest strawberries in Atascosa County, more money than Lila can count, and a secret Aunt Gracie took to her grave. All the angels in heaven won’t be able to pry it out of her.

All good things, even laughter and orange marmalade cake, must come to an end. And in Light from Heaven, the long-anticipated final volume in the phenomenally successful Mitford Years series, Karon deftly ties up all the loose ends of Father Timothy Kavanagh's deeply affecting life.

In the middle of an important investigation,Smoke Tree Substation Commander Carlos Caballo, known up and down the Colorado River Valley as "Horse," is suddenly called away to find a man who has shot an inspector at the California Agricultural Inspection station in the tiny desert community of Vidal, California. A California Highway patrolman has found the car abandoned alongside Highway95. When Horse and and the patrolman force open the trunk, they discover a body: the man's wife. Horse realizes he and his deputies must find a killer who is on foot in the vast, unpopulated area where the ...

WANTED: ONE LIFEGUARD WHO DOESN'T MAKE ME CRAZY Brooke Lawson's fresh start at Seabreeze Cove has one major flaw: Zane "The Beast" Carter. He's arrogant, bossy, and has biceps that should be illegal in the state of Florida. Oh, and he's her new partner. HELP NEEDED: PARTNER WHO FOLLOWS THE RULES Zane doesn't need assistance—especially not from the sassy rookie who knocked his rescue can into the ocean on her first day. She challenges everything: his authority, his technique, and his ironclad rule against mixing business with pleasure. WARNING: HIGH RISK OF DROWNING (IN FEELINGS) When a ...

Twenty-one-year-old Jenilee Lane's dreams are as narrow as the sky is wide. She doesn't imagine any good could come out of the tornado that has ripped across the Missouri farmland where she's made her home. But some inner spark compels her to take action. To rescue her elderly neighbor, Eudora Gibson, from the cellar in which she's been trapped. To make her way to the nearby town of Poetry, where the townspeople have begun to gather in the only building left standing. To collect from the devastated landscape fragments of life that lie strewn about in the tornado's wake.

Colleen and Rich Gundersen are raising their young son, Chub, on the rugged California coast. It’s 1977, and life in this Pacific Northwest logging town isn’t what it used to be. For generations, the community has lived and breathed timber; now that way of life is threatened. Colleen is an amateur midwife. Rich is a tree-topper. It’s a dangerous job that requires him to scale trees hundreds of feet tall - a job that both his father and grandfather died doing. Colleen and Rich want a better life for their son - and they take steps to assure their future.

Eliza navigates the possibility of a second-chance romance, but an unexpected fear is slowing things down. Her daughter has decided she is all in with a man she once thought was all wrong, but efforts to help him out of a bind threaten to backfire. And when Katie finally opens her heart to the first true love of her life, her stepsister’s arrival suddenly changes everything.

After five hectic years of retirement from Lord's Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh returns with his wife, Cynthia, from a so-called pleasure trip to the land of his Irish ancestors. While glad to be at home in Mitford, something is definitely missing: a pulpit. But when he's offered one, he decides he doesn't want it. Maybe he's lost his passion. His adopted son, Dooley, wrestles with his own passion - for the beautiful and gifted Lace Turner, and his vision to become a successful country vet.

Once a gifted ballet dancer, Julia Costell buckled under the demands of a professional dance career, and has landed with a thud in an unglamorous job as a guidance counselor at a performing arts high school. Living back home with her parents and feeling lost, she is afraid she’ll never soar again...until the day young Dell Jordan is sent to her office, carrying an essay. In Dell’s writing, Julia sees luminous sparks of hope. But as she fights to forge a brighter future for one disadvantaged student, she's drawn into startling undercurrents of conflict and denial within the academy.

With two protective older brothers and a traditional Catholic Italian mother, it’s surprising that Chloe D’Angelo can manage a date without someone in the family naysaying her romantic choice. And Dante Mancuso…oh, no. Her brother’s best friend is not a dating-app right swipe. But when they are left unsupervised on a late night in Vegas, all of that changes. Add in a Vegas wedding chapel and a couple of “I dos” and Chloe wakes up with a ring on her finger and a hangover. Dating Dante was always a secret desire, but marriage?

Every Big Accomplishment is a Series of Small Steps Michael Toler, shares practical strategies for achieving long-term success by focusing on small, manageable daily goals. He demonstrates how making small, consistent changes to your daily routine can lead to significant, sustainable progress in both your personal and professional life. “This book is a must-read for anyone looking to maximize their productivity, achieve their long-term goals and live a more fulfilling life." Remember, it is the daily choices, no matter how small, that ultimately shape your future. The insights and ...

Mental health isn’t just about surviving—it’s about finding ways to thrive, one small shift at a time. 1000 Ideas: For Better Mental Health is your everyday guide to emotional balance, resilience, and inner peace. Whether you're looking to build healthy habits, manage stress, boost your mood, or simply feel a little more grounded, this book offers bite-sized inspiration for every kind of day. From mindfulness practices and self-care rituals to creative outlets, boundary-setting, and science-backed coping tools, each idea is designed to be practical, compassionate, and doable—no ...