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Grace Bennett has it all—three wonderful children, a devoted husband and a life of adventure and travel. But beneath the calm demeanor of an efficient Navy wife, Grace stands at the crossroads—of her life and her marriage. When she looks in the mirror, she doesn't recognize the person staring back. She's tired, out of shape and feeling invisible. Somewhere between her husband's demanding career, raising a family, the constant uprooting and the Navy's routine, Grace has lost her sense of self. Something needs to change. She needs to change.
Steve Bennett simply can't understand the unraveling of his wife's heart. He thought he was proving his love to her with each promotion. He believed he could still be a good husband and father while juggling an officer's myriad duties. But he now realizes they were seeing their marriage through different eyes. And when a nearly forgotten secret resurfaces, Grace's discontent comes into sharp focus. Now Steve must try to make their marriage right again before his next deployment. For himself. For his family. For the twenty years of shared history that have always anchored him to home.
Then duty calls.
Separated by an ocean of regrets and longing, Grace and Steve take a hard look at their faltering marriage, the love that brought them together and the family they cherish. They confront the choices they've made, the sacrifices they've rationalized and the dreams they've set adrift.
But just as they come to grips with their marriage, the unthinkable happens—a disaster aboard Steve's aircraft carrier shatters Grace's world. As she gathers her children around her and waits for news, she faces a Navy wife's worst nightmare—the cold truth that life's biggest chances can slip away while you're looking for guarantees.
The Ocean Between Us
Hardcover
MIRA Books
April 2004
ISBN 0778320359
$19.95 US
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In her career as a photojournalist, free-spirited Jessie Ryder has seen the world through her camera lens. But she's never traveled far enough to escape a painful moment that has haunted her for the past sixteen years: the day she gave her baby daughter away. Now she faces a life- altering crisis, and she's decided to fix the broken pieces of her heart and seek out Lila, even if it means she has to upset the world of Lila's adoptive mother, her very own sister, Luz.
Jessie and Luz are drawn into an emotional tug-of-war filled with moments of unexpected humor, surprising sweetness and unbearable sadness. And for Jessie, life's bittersweet irony plays its hand. She meets Dustin Matlock, a young father who has survived devastating loss. Jessie begins to see the hopeful possibilities that lie buried in the most wrenching tragedies. But as the pain, regrets and mistakes of the past rise to the surface, a new picture emerges—a picture filled with hope and promise and the redeeming power of the human heart.
Home Before Dark
First Time in Paperback
MIRA Books
March 2004
ISBN 0778320197
$6.50 US
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'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the city not a single woman was stirring except...
Manhattan blue blood Eve St. James. Could she forgo the air-kissing society scene for real love...with a Brooklyn cop?
It Happened One Christmas
"The St. James Affair"
Harlequin Books
November 2003
ISBN 0373835817
$6.50 US
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A gifted but troubled physician, Blue Calhoun runs a thriving medical practice from his Nob Hill mansion in San Francisco while raising his son alone after an unthinkable tragedy. Then one day a female fugitive with a gunshot wound appears in Blue's surgery. Even though she holds a pistol aimed at his heart, the desperation in her eyes awakens Blue's compassion. Reluctantly he is drawn to her fragile beauty, her nerves of steel and the mystery surrounding her circumstances.
Isabel Fish-Wooten has spent most of her life on the run, but everything changes when she forces a stranger to save her life. Yet her rescue comes with an unexpected price. As Isabel recovers from her wounds, she finds herself touched by this remarkable man and yearns to reach out to him and his rebellious son.
From danger-filled back alleys to the glittering ballrooms of high society, Isabel and Blue confront the violence and corruption that threatens their newfound passion. Theirs is an unforgettable quest to discover a rare and special love, and the precious gift of a second chance at happiness.
A Summer Affair
MIRA Books
August 2003
ISBN 155166710X
$6.99 US
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In her career as a photojournalist, free-spirited Jessie Ryder has seen the world through her camera lens. But she's never traveled far enough to escape a painful moment that has haunted her for the past sixteen years: the day she gave her baby daughter away. Now she faces a life- altering crisis, and she's decided to fix the broken pieces of her heart and seek out Lila, even if it means she has to upset the world of Lila's adoptive mother, her very own sister, Luz.
Jessie and Luz are drawn into an emotional tug-of-war filled with moments of unexpected humor, surprising sweetness and unbearable sadness. And for Jessie, life's bittersweet irony plays its hand. She meets Dustin Matlock, a young father who has survived devastating loss. Jessie begins to see the hopeful possibilities that lie buried in the most wrenching tragedies. But as the pain, regrets and mistakes of the past rise to the surface, a new picture emerges—a picture filled with hope and promise and the redeeming power of the human heart.
Home Before Dark
Hardcover; MIRA Books
April 2003
ISBN 1551666731
$24.95 US
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Beautiful, charming and respected as the wife of an ambitious senator, Helena Cabot is the leading
lady of Saratoga Springs. But beneath the facade lies a terrible deception. Helena married for all
the wrong reasons -- and discovered too late that her husband is a dangerous man. Fearing for her
safety, she ends her marriage and flees to legendary Moon Lake Lodge, where she creates a refuge
for other women in need of a safe haven. And there she finds the courage within to become the woman
she was meant to be.
But Helena can't outrun her past. In desperation, she turns to Michael Rowan, a man she once loved, a man who broke her heart. A brilliant inventor, Michael is still ruggedly handsome, still defiantly unconventional. For Helena, the road to trusting Michael again is long and hard. And danger lies ahead. But Michael has just discovered a shattering truth . . . and a reason to stay and fight for the woman he once lost.
Enchanted Afternoon
MIRA Books
September 2002
ISBN 1551669382
$6.99 US
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THE LAST THING SHE EXPECTED WAS
TO FALL IN LOVE AGAIN.
Once upon a time, Sandra was happily married to Victor Winslow, the favorite son of a town called Paradise, a politician who could do no wrong. Then a change to an accident took Victor's life, and everyone blamed her for his death.
Now Sandra has had enough of Paradise. Her only way out of the nightmare of controversy is to rebuild and sell her Victorian beach house at the edge of town. She hires Mike Malloy, who's as skilled with his hands as he is at touching Sandra's lonely heart. His fight to secure a future with his children awakens all of Sandra's hopes and dreams. But can she trust a man with unbreakable ties to the community, a man determined to discover her deepest secrets? Torn between her need to confront the past and her longing to begin again, Sandra must decide where her heart is--a new life far away, or right here in Paradise.
A deeply stirring novel of all the loves that fill a woman's life.
"Susan Wiggs writes poignant, unforgettable stories of every woman's hopes and dreams." --New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth PhillipsPassing Through Paradise
Warner Books
February 2002
ISBN 044661078X
$6.99 US
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