Uplifting Women

The right woman…was right under his nose! As far back as she can remember, Betsy McGregor has crushed on Ryan Harcourt. Unfortunately, Ryan views her only as a friend. When she gets a job working for the handsome attorney, Betsy sees this as her opportunity to turn friendship into love. The stakes are high, but she’s used to overcoming obstacles. She's not sure how she ends up agreeing to play matchmaker for him. Or him for her! As Ryan attempts to find Betsy the perfect man for her, the friendship between them builds into a powerful chemistry. Will Ryan discover his perfect match has ...

He'll never forget her. She's escaping a shattered marriage. Will she turn away from the cowboy who offers her more than love, or will his tenderness heal her broken heart? Belle York takes her kids to her family’s mountain retreat to help them heal from their father’s abandonment. When a fire drives them from the peaceful oasis, Belle’s surprised her salvation is the cowboy she was afraid to love. As a volunteer first responder, the last person Aaron McSweeney expected to see huddling near the blazing cabin was the woman who captured his heart fourteen years ago. Everyone warns him ...

Twins Katy and Rachel don't know much about each other's lives anymore. Rachel thinks that Katy is a high-flying event planner in London, while Katy thinks that Rachel lives in idyllic marital bliss in the countryside. Each sister believes the other has created a perfect life—but the truth is that neither twin has the life she pretends she does. And when these sisters unexpectedly swap houses for a week, they're in for a big shock.

This latest collection of stories celebrates the shared experiences of being a woman in a 101 new ways. You will be moved by these true accounts of how women like you have embraced life's defining moments by finding love, dealing with loss, overcoming obstacles and achieving their dreams and goals.

As one of the world's leading experts on disaster, Lucy Easthope has been at the centre of the most seismic events of the last few decades - advising on everything from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami to the 7/7 bombings, the Salisbury poisonings, the Grenfell fire and the COVID-19 pandemic. She has travelled across the world in this unusual role, seeing the very worst that people have to face and finding that even the most extreme of situations, we find the very best of humanity. In her moving memoir, she reveals what happens in the aftermath.

Sparkly and charming Natalie Fincher has it all—a handsome new husband, a fixer-upper cottage of her dreams, and the opportunity to tour with the musical she’s spent years writing. But when her husband suddenly dies, all her hopes and dreams instantly disappear. Two and a half years later, Natalie is still lost. She works, sleeps (well, as much as the sexually frustrated village foxes will allow), and sees friends just often enough to allay their worries, but her life is empty. And she can only bring herself to play music at a London train station’s public piano.

Dark and hazy nights were both their sword and shield... Liz Danger surrounded her. Escape seemed impossible. Hope came from the last place she expected. She knew his name...everyone did. But she knew nothing about the man he really was. Or if he had any chance at saving her. Sam The plan was a good one. If it worked. He had the perfect cover story. He’d be the one asking all the questions. Looking for answers was the story of his life and everyone knew it...expected it. This time though...the stories could turn out differently than expected. Sam and Liz knew the trip wouldn’t be easy ...

Macey and Ben Samuelson have much to be thankful for: great friends, a beautiful - if high-maintenance - Victorian house on idyllic Tybee Island, and a rock-solid marriage. The only thing missing is what they want the most. After her fifth miscarriage in six years, Macey worries that the family they’ve always dreamed of might be out of reach. Her sister suggests adoption, but Macey and Ben aren’t interested in pursuing that path...until a three-legged Golden Retriever named Keeper wags his way into their home and their hearts.

Return to Summit Falls is the ongoing story of four men who learned from childhood that not all family ties are those we are born to…and how life can change in a single day…a single moment. When they return to the small town of Summit Falls, they find life is also filled with second chances…in life and love.This includes: Going Home Home Again Coming Home Going Home Years ago four young men left their hometown of Summit Falls. Each of them ready to take on whatever the world had to throw at them. Now, years later, two of them are coming home. Jonah Sutherland has made public service ...

She has a secret. He’s a secret agent. But the biggest risk they face is love. Leaving city life behind, Aubree hopes to disappear in the small town of Smuggler’s Springs. Working at her aunt’s Bed & Breakfast is the perfect escape until she meets her mail-order business partner. He’s frustratingly handsome, yet hardly gives her the time of day even though he’s always around. Harrison Ritchie is a covert operative and the roles he plays take him all over the world. His latest assignment sends him to his hometown. Not only are strange things going on at the B&B, but the woman he ...

Welcome to “Straightening Her Crown”, a testament that not all women see each other as competition, but as a means to a smile. This book anthology is a symbol of love and devotion to seeing all women soar. Helping a woman keep her crown straight is not about self, but about being selfless with your heart. What is her crown? It’s not just a jeweled tiara on her head. It’s her self-esteem, her wealth, her health, her well-being; it’s her life. It’s everything that a woman is that, at times, may not represent her at her best. In this anthology, we are women who are excited to share...

Here’s how to break free from your negative thought patterns — get ready to transform your thoughts and live a happy, healthy, and successful life Are you suffering from low self-esteem and wondering if life is still worth living? Do you feel uncomfortable in your own skin and frequently have negative thoughts about yourself? Do you believe you don’t deserve to be successful because you don’t feel confident about yourself and what you can do? If any of these rings true to you, it’s not your fault. Society has imposed beliefs that are not helping you grow into your best version. ...

She lost her voice—but never stopped watching. After a stroke leaves Esther unable to speak, she spends her days sketching birds from the window of her small apartment. Her drawings begin as therapy… but soon become something more. The sparrows that flutter through her alley are only the beginning. As Esther maps their flight patterns, she begins to notice something else: a pattern of human behavior, strange visitors, and movements that don’t quite add up. When her estranged son stumbles upon her sketches, he realizes she’s captured more than birds—she’s uncovered a secret. A ...

She’s bold online but guarded in love. He’s quiet behind the camera, fiercely kind, and entirely unprepared for the woman who tastes like forever. Savvy Lee has spent her life being told she’s “too much”—too loud, too curvy, too soft, too bold. But when her online cooking show goes viral, she finally starts to believe that maybe “too much” is exactly enough. Then comes the internet troll who takes things too far… and the charming content creator who shows up in the aftermath. Caleb Williams is smart, handsome, and effortlessly supportive—the kind of man who doesn’t ...

They say a full moon on Christmas Day signals a time of new beginnings... Everyone knows that Christmas in Holly Pointe, Vermont, the Capital of Christmas Kindness, is a big deal. The Events! The Traditions! The Tourists! This year Melinda Kelly wants to shake things up. She’ll trade snow for sand and spend the holidays in sunny Mexico. A destination wedding in Mexico is the ultimate Christmas vacation--unless you're Jack McPherson, the groom is your brother, and the bride is your ex-fiancée. While Jack wishes them the best, this holiday has awkward written all over it. When a system-...

When Tanglewood flower shop owner Leanne enters Budding Stars - a floristry TV competition - she’s shocked to make it through to the televised stages where the pressure grows to prove herself a success. Luckily for Leanne, new Tanglewood Park Ranger Rex is a rose among the thorns as he provides support and friendship that could blossom into something more.... But Rex’s ex-girlfriend appears with some shocking news, and between busy schedules and the occasional mountain rescue, Leanne can’t see how romance could possibly bloom.

Spending Christmas alone was their plan…but things didn’t quite work out according to plan…all the better because no one should spend Christmas alone…The last thing Mac would ever have believed that he’d be doing a few days before Christmas was to find himself driving through a couple feet of water…but he was. His RV was filled with neighbors and friends and a couple of kids they picked up along the way after their car flooded out. Emily wasn’t expecting guests when she woke up that morning but that’s exactly what she’s getting ready for… And Christmas is just around the...

Emma Knight is starting over—one batch of cookies at a time. After losing everything in the city, she returns to Willowbrook with one goal: open her own bakery and prove to herself that she can stand on her own two feet. But renovations don’t come easy, and neither does working with Noah Sullivan—the quiet, rugged contractor with a heart of gold hidden behind layers of gruffness. As flour flies and sparks ignite, Emma starts to wonder… is the life she’s been searching for the one she left behind? Welcome to Willowbrook, where fresh starts are always on the menu and love has a way ...

Sexy, smart with irresistible charm. The man had everything except any idea who he was… After being caught in an avalanche, the injured skier not only can’t recall his name, his past life is a complete blank. With no identification on him and no one claiming him as a friend or family, hospital social worker Lexi Brennan is called in. She’s tasked with helping him get settled until he can be identified. For years Lexi believed she was better off single. John Doe soon has her reconsidering. Though she tries to keep her distance, she finds herself drawn to John Doe’s goodness. This ...

No matter how young or old we become, we often look to the one person who understands and loves us the most for inspiration. She Inspired: A Collection of Inspirational Stories from Around the World is the compilation of dreams, both realized and in development. It is the shared bonds between mothers, caregivers, stalwart grandmothers and others who have stepped in to help raise the next generation. Ageless and timeless, there is no comparison to the power a strong woman’s inspiration can have on a child, or an adult navigating the murky waters of life. Each story shows the impact of a ...