by Myfanwy Jones (2009)
"Where do you go when it all falls apart? When there's no one to go home for, and you can't see the road ahead? Ella arrives in Vietnam as a single girl on a trip meant for two. Abandoned by her much adored boyfriend, haunted by the mystery of her absent father, Ella loses herself in coconut rum and easy ex-pat friends. Sharing fractured pasts and uncertain futures, Ella begins to feel at home in a landscape scarred by war and betrayal. Hope is gradually returning to Vietnam. Hearts and minds are opening. Will the heavy tropical rains be enough to wash clean the ghosts of the past?"--Provided by publisher.
H.M. Ward
"I've gone from a future of possibilities to nothing in a single gunshot. Homeless, penniless and without the man I love, my hopelessness overwhelms me and I seek unexpected comfort from people long absent in my life. I can't lose Sean--not now, not ever--and I'll do anything to get him back, even if it means using myself as bait." --page 4 of cover.
Victoria Dahl
Charlie Allington is supposed to be on the fast track to the top--a small-town girl who was making it big in her career. Instead, she's reeling from a scandal that's pretty much burned all her bridges. Now, out of options, she needs a place to lick her wounds and figure out her future. True, working at a ski resort in rugged Jackson Hole, Wyoming, isn't her dream job. But if there's one perk to coming back, it's a certain sexy hometown boy who knows how to make a girl feel welcome.
Mary Balogh
The illegitimate daughter of an English lord, Siân Jones abandoned her heritage to live in a stalwart coal mining community in South Wales. Empowered by their cause, she's engaged to be married to the leader of a revolutionary movement that is bracing itself against the tyranny of English mine owners. But Siân's principles are unexpectedly shaken when she accepts a job as governess under Alexander Hyatt, the mysterious Marquess of Craille, the oppressive symbol of everything she has come to resist. She never expected Alexander to upend all her expectations. He is sympathetic to her cause. He is a loving father. A man of wealth and position, he is fatally attractive. And he is offering his heart to the independent woman who has illuminated his life. Now, caught between two worlds, and between the promises and desires of two men, Sian must make a choice that will define her future -- one that can only be made in the name of love.
Glynna Kaye
"Abby Diaz longs to reestablish a relationship with her father, so she heads to Canyon Springs, her Arizona hometown, with a painful past she cab't share with anyone. But then she is needed to care for her young nephew. The little boy takes a shine to a happy-go-lucky cowboy, a handsome man who is everything Abby can never have. The more time she spends with Brett, the more she realizes he is harboring a heartache of his own. As she works on repairing family ties with her father, Abby knows that opening up to Brett is key to forging a new future together."--Page 4 of cover.