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Alice has a routine that only she follows, and she tries not to be too predictable outside her home, leaving few clues for anyone who might be following her. Is someone following her? Murder requires technique. It also requires meticulous planning and genuine care to detail if you’re going to do it right, correct? Random acts of violence are not Alice’s style....However, when forced, she can play along.

Claudia is looking for a new playmate/partner. Can she train one to her satisfaction? Brenda is looking for...she isn't sure what, but in Claudia, she finds a woman she can admire, trust, and eventually love. Can Brenda heal Claudia's cold heart?

Moving on after a long-term marriage ends is killer and finding and decorating a new home is not something Alice enjoys. She’s becoming annoyed with the inconveniences caused by those who are surveilling her and her new life. She is methodically putting her life back together, but when she finally begins to get her things in order, life throws her a curve ball no one could have seen coming.

Melissa Lawrence swims ashore in Australia. She has no idea what to expect after escaping her captors. Since becoming Mel Lawrence, she finds her interests are expanding beyond just the “woman of means” role she had been raised to accept. After finding someone to teach her about becoming a grazer, she herds a flock of sheep into the Australian outback. She never imagined she would find a mate, a land that challenges her, and a life she felt she was bred for.

For some, the world would end with the dropping of the bombs. For others, a select few, it would present an opportunity to show their true mettle. Those who will take on the challenge to live without, make do, and subsist on are the survivors. Jodi was one of the few. She knew what was coming. She read the signs, and she had friends in low places who kept her informed.

If you enjoyed travel, seeing the world, and meeting new and exciting people, how could you package everything and make it a “career”? Simone, Marie, Jane, Adelina, Mary…or whatever name she’s using today, has a unique set of skills and a different outlook on life. Pretty but anonymous, she can use almost anything at her fingertips to get the job done.

Senora Mary Carmen Valenzuela Pearson has settled into the Outback Station she inherited from her father’s brother Jude. Her partners are Fabiola and Harold Polaski, the offspring of Jude’s partner. Twin Station, run by these three partners, begins to return from the terrible fires that wiped out their southern paddocks. The thousands of sheep Carmen brought with her from Sydney helped to make up for their losses. Her incredible and much sought-after black horses thrive in this arid environment.

The perfect apartment…or is it? Detective Becky Bonnie just wants a home in a safe area for her and her family. It’s cozy, beautiful, and reasonably priced. She can’t believe they got the beautiful place, but there is a catch, as mysterious things begin to happen.

A brilliant child protégée, she dreams of becoming a doctor and a surgeon...and accomplishes her goals. Unfortunately, her youth and round, childlike face work against her. No matter how skilled she becomes, how knowledgeable, the old school, male-dominated medical hierarchy wants to keep her in her place. Deanna has worked hard to become an expert in her chosen field, but few believe this "child" capable. Specializing in infectious diseases, she travels the world honing her skills before winding up in Africa where her skills are desperately needed.

Kerryn Whitsig is at the end of her rope. In an act of desperation, she takes the last of her money and gambles it all away. Unskilled at cards, the casino she goes to sees people like her all the time. The house always wins. Tonight, though, Celia Harrison walks onto the casino floor and sees the woman, her desperation, determination, and possibilities. Kerryn’s luck changes in an instant.

Simone takes a trip to Antwerp, Belgium. Four out of five diamonds come through this capital. Is it too much for this thief to take on the job she has agreed to undertake? Will she get caught? How do you hide that many diamonds?

Alinta, raised in a simple land far from the white man, is suddenly thrust into their realm through no fault of her own. Suddenly, she must learn to survive amongst these strange, unfamiliar creatures. But not all white men treat her the same: Some see her as the frightened girl she is, and some see her as the amazing woman she is about to become. Follow along as this primitive aboriginal child/woman attempts to survive in a new and rapidly changing world.

Returning home from school one day, Abigail is shocked to find three strange women moving into her home. Her father has remarried without even inviting her to the wedding, and now the family dynamics have changed drastically. Dealing with these new people, she attempts to accept them in her life. But what about them accepting her into theirs?

Alexis isn't kept in the standard sense of the word. She has her own life, her own money. She is her own woman, and yet Sasha keeps pulling her back.

Melissa Lawrence’s life had been planned out for her. As a wife in the upper echelon of New York society, she was expected to take her place among some of the wealthiest people in America. A society that judges you on your looks will ignore certain things because of the money your family possesses, which you will eventually inherit; however, certain peccadillos will never be acceptable, and as Melissa becomes Mel and begins to realize her potential, life sends her on a journey she never could have anticipated.

In the epic sequel to Cavalcade we find out what happens to the Herriots once they arrive in Oregon and take up their claim. Erin and Molly have arrived in Oregon with their family. Granted 640 acres of land for married couples under the Organic Laws of Oregon, they have to build their home, farm, and eke out a living from the raw land. Wolves, bears, and wildcats are the least of their worries in this new land.

Discovering that you don’t have everything you thought you wanted is a surprise. Getting a promotion, finding new friends, learning you are attracted to women... Nia Toyomoto has worked hard all her life to prove she was the best; she graduated early from high school and college and got the dream job in Manhattan. Becoming a partner at the tender age of 30, she thought she had it all until the law firm made demands about her personal appearance and a few other things that made her change her life for the promotion.

Joy Parker had the perfect childhood. Doted on by her parents, she couldn’t imagine her childhood any differently. As a child and later a young adult, she’s ignored by her much older siblings, made to feel the outsider…until a tragedy occurs, altering her life in ways she couldn’t possibly have imagined. Then suddenly another life-altering event changes the course of her life, and she must make decisions she never dreamed possible. What would you do if you won $341,726,178.10 after taxes? Come along for the ride as we discover what Joy Parker decides to do with it…

In the midst of the Great Depression, Cassandra Scheimer is trying to keep the family farm afloat in the Big Woods of Wisconsin...alone. As a local midwife and struggling backwoods doctor, she certainly doesn't need more mouths to feed. Stephanie Evans is a widow enceinte with her third child. She accepts a kind stranger’s offer of marriage in exchange for keeping house for him...but he never shows up to claim her. While dealing with unrequited guilt and the desperation of impoverished motherhood, moving in and consequentially falling in love with Cass is the least of her worries.

Forced into marriage with a much older man after her father catches her in the arms of her female lover, Abigail accepts her lot in life in order to save her family. The love of her life is long gone, cast from her life by her selfless decision, and she must accept that the men in her life - her father and now, her husband - are in control and will do with her as they please.