Adoption Found

Sometimes love isn’t about where you land…but who catches you on the way down. *** One clumsy fall in LAX and my life shifts midair. He catches me—this gorgeous, maddeningly calm Australian with an accent that short-circuits my brain: "Whoa, we want you on the plane, not under it." He says with a smile that should be illegal. I laugh it off...nervously. Then I board my flight to Sydney… and realize that he’s flying the plane. I’m traveling halfway across the world to adopt a little girl named Dorothy. He’s raising his daughter alone after losing his wife, balancing bedtime ...

From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes her first women's fiction novel—an unforgettable story of friendship, love, family, and sisterhood—perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Susan Mallery, and Kristan Higgins. They say life can change in an instant… After losing her...

Alone in the Northwoods, Norry Last settles in for another springtime lull at the remote resort she inherited from her father. She’s content with the solitude, maybe resigned. But when a blizzard hits, those little cabins by the lake start to fill up fast. First to arrive is Lizzie, an eight-year-old with resilience and wisdom beyond her years, neglected by a mother struggling with addiction. Next comes Wendell, a cantankerous old fellow whose house collapses in the storm, the same way hope collapsed inside him long before.

This “enthralling” (Woman’s World) epic saga from internationally bestselling authorJulia Kelly explores love, motherhood, and betrayal against the backdrop of World War II. Liverpool, 1935: Raised in a strict Catholic family, Viv Byrne knows what’s expected of her: marry a Catholic man...

From Dan Gemeinhart, the acclaimed author of The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, comes an extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the outcast boy who finds his voice and his people—perfect for fans of Katherine Applegate and Kate...

A New York Times bestseller! Imagine yourself a thirteen-year-old hundreds of miles away from home, in a strange city, and your mom leaves you at a bus station parking lot and drives off into the night with her lover. That’s the real-life story of country music star Jimmy Wayne. It’s a...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A REESE'S BOOK CLUB WINTER YA PICK A new love, a secret sister, and a summer she'll never forget. From the beloved author of Tweet Cute comes Emma Lord's You Have a Match, a hilarious and heartfelt novel of romance, sisterhood, and friendship... When Abby signs...

"This book! It stole my heart, broke my heart, and warmed my heart. Chase and Finnegan have the kind of friendship we all need." —Barbara O'Connor, New York Times bestselling author of Wish From the Newbery Honor-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Rover's Story comes the...

Discover an astonishing true story of resilience and triumph that will inspire you. Taken from his mother at age three, Steve Klakowicz lives a terrifying existence. Caught in the clutches of a cruel foster family and subjected to constant abuse, Steve finds his only refuge in a box of books...

An old photo brings a shocking revelation and it’s up to Emily and her best friend Olivia to solve the case! Fourteen-year-old Emily O’Reilly and her best friend Olivia Webster have a knack for solving mysteries. Emily has been busily training her new puppy Sherlock to be a Search and Rescue...

Six years ago, Evelyn Mercer made the hardest decision of her life, giving up her newborn daughter after being abandoned by the baby’s father and left with nothing but fear and heartbreak. She told herself it was the only way to give her baby a better life. Now, six years later, Eve is a quiet first-grade teacher trying to outrun the ghosts of her past… until one little girl with sad brown eyes and bruised trust walks into her classroom and changes everything. Lucy. The child Eve never stopped loving. As Eve uncovers the horrifying truth that Lucy was never adopted but hidden away with ...

Some houses hold memories. Magnolia House keeps the ones you’re finally ready to face. When a young woman knocks on Magnolia House’s door holding a torn photograph and a manila envelope she barely understands, Eliza Jennings is forced into a truth she never expected: the story of her life began long before she was born. Decades earlier, her mother Maggie Ryan—an artist with a tender heart and a dangerous secret—fell in love with a rising political star. Their relationship was never meant to survive the ambitions, expectations, and consequences that followed. Now, a single forgotten ...

If you are considering adoption or foster care or are already somewhere in this difficult and complicated process, you need trusted information from people who have been where you are. Mike and Kristin Berry have adopted eight children and cared for another 23 kids in their nine-year stint as foster parents. They aren't just experts. They have experienced every emotional high and low and encountered virtually every situation imaginable as parents. Now, they want to share what they've learned with you.

A man asks for help. A fire ends a life. A twisting mystery unfolds in a small Devon town… 'Crime fiction at its very best, a knotty mystery' Elly Griffiths 'Terrific … Perhaps his best yet' Ann Cleeves A SCORCHING SUMMER Down in the seaside town of Teignmouth, ex-Met detective Eden Driscoll...

'A superstar of psychological thrillers' Daily Mail on Louise Candlish ' A master of her craft' Adele Parks on Louise Candlish * * * * * They’ve finally got her back… but is it really her? When three-year-old Tippi Macklin goes missing on a weekend break with her parents, her face appears in...

In the shadow of Restoration London’s rebuilding, danger moves through the city not by blade or bullet—but through bread. When poor laborers begin dying from violent convulsions and blackened limbs, apothecary Margaret Hale recognizes that the illness is no ordinary fever. Joined by French physician Étienne Moreau, she uncovers a terrifying pattern hidden among the city’s poorest districts: poisoned grain is moving through parish relief supplies funded by the Crown itself. As whispers spread through Moorfields and the refugee camps beyond the city walls, Margaret and Étienne race to...

When a Cherokee teen's wolf spirit guide transforms into a human girl to teach him confidence, he must choose between his crush on a rancher's daughter and the she-wolf who literally saved his life—all while navigating adoption trauma, cultural identity, and the three-year countdown until the next blood moon. A Cherokee teen. A shape-shifting wolf. Three years to choose between two worlds. Fifteen-year-old Dakota Buschkoetter has survived a lot: his mother's death, his father's imprisonment, adoption by a German woman and her military husband, and being dumped in Oklahoma with a ...

In this unique book, the reader is provided with a description of the unfolding of the adoptee's personality from birth, detailing each developmental milestone along the way, followed by different methods of healing the adoptee's wounds, including inner child work, visualizations, healing affirmations, and anger management. Every chapter includes a Myths and Realities of adoption section, a summary of the chapter and exercises to do one's own.

"A compelling page-turner one won't want to put down.”—New York Journal of Books Two women. Two families. Two lifetimes' worth of secrets. In the wake of her husband’s sudden death, Cassie Costas finds her relationship with her teenage stepdaughter unraveling. After their move to historic...

She lost her leg in combat. He's losing everything he's built. Together, they'll discover that the strongest foundations are built on second chances. Former Army combat engineer Kendra Martinez swore she'd never return to Pine Ridge,Colorado—or face Dustin Carter, the man whose heart she broke eleven years ago. But when her father's health crisis brings her home, she discovers that Dustin's construction company is on the verge of bankruptcy, and he's struggling to raise his seven-year-old twins alone after losing his wife to cancer. Kendra knows she can save Carter & Sons Construction. ...