Moving forward and backward in time, Jacqueline Woodson's taut and powerful new novel uncovers the role that history and community have played in the experiences, decisions, and relationships of these families, and in the life of the new child. As the book opens in 2001, it is the evening of sixteen-year-old Melody's coming of age ceremony in her grandparents' Brooklyn brownstone. Watched lovingly by her relatives and friends, making her entrance...

"Mazey Eddings mixes passion and humor to create a luscious love story between two people stumbling through life and learning to open their hearts in Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake. Lizzie has made endless mistakes. Kitchen fires, pyramid schemes, bangs (of the hair and human variety), you name it, she's done it ... and made a mess of it too. One mistake she's never made is letting anyone get closer to her than a single hook-up. But after losing yet...

Four teenage girls. Four different stories. What they all have in common is that they're dealing with unplanned pregnancies. In rural Georgia, Izella is wise beyond her years, but burdened with the responsibility of her older sister, Ola, who has found out she's pregnant. Their young neighbor, Missippi, is also pregnant, but doesn't fully understand the extent of her predicament. When her father sends her to Chicago to give birth, she meets the final...

"When Anna, now living in California, is contacted by the Italian lover she knew decades before, she recalls their affair and the child she gave up for adoption. As the episode returns to haunt her--threatening the life she's built, including her marriage--the story moves back in time to her youth in Europe. Rome, 1979. Anna, twenty-two and living abroad, is involved with a man already engaged to be married. When she meets and befriends his fiancée,...

"When a tiny baby is left on his doorstep, billionaire Tor Sarantos can't believe his eyes. He's even more stumped when a beautiful woman arrives in a panic, declaring it's their son! Pxie Miller's horrified her brother has revealed her secret. How can she face the man she shared such intense understanding and reckless passion with, when he doesn't seem to recognize her? But when a DNA test confirms the truth, there's only one solution this powerful...

"Finding out her previous one-night fling is her new boss is the shock of Mycah Hill's lifetime. She can't say no to being VP for software CEO Achilles Farrell--she's finally made her career dream come true. But knowing he's so close? It's only a matter of time before she's back in his arms. It can't end well. Achilles's tortured family history means he's not up for sticking around long-term. But Mycah's surprise pregnancy is about to change everything?"--Amazon.com....

When her grandfather meddles in the billion-dollar development deal she's closing for the family company, Amara Devereaux-Rodriguez feels betrayed...and rebellious. A chance encounter with Lennox Carlisle is just the kind of trouble she's looking for. But their night together soon becomes a threat to Amara's aspirations because the mayoral contender has the power to quash the Devereaux deal. And now Amara's pregnant with his child. Can she quench...

"Aristocratically arrogant Cesare di Mondave dazzled Carla Charteris when he swept into her life. It wasn't long before the brooding Italian stole her innocence, and her heart. Realising she'd never be more than a mistress was devastating, but Carla couldn't deny herself one last night in Cesare's arms.... When Cesare discovers the shocking consequences, a thrill of possession runs through him. To claim his heir, it's imperative Carla accepts his...

Ready to experience life after a childhood defined by illness, Violet Summers has left Manhattan behind...to work aboard the world's most luxurious express train! The one thing she can't leave behind? Her memories of one particular gorgeous if brooding stranger... The night they shared is imprinted on Violet's body and soul. So the arrival of her new boss, Roman Fraser, almost has her dropping an armful of festive decorations. He's that man she couldn't...

"Neil Colton and Mayor Elise Willis loved and lost each other long ago...but desire and danger soon reunite them this holiday season. In the aftermath of an attack on both their lives, Elise reveals that--thanks to one reckless night--she's pregnant with Neil's baby. Nothing will prevent the lawyer from protecting the woman he loves and the child he's always wanted... Even if it means losing his own life" --Amazon.