When Gia comes face to face with a past she didn't know she had, will she trust in a future she can't control? MEET GIA GUSTAFSON Gia, the youngest Gustafson girl, is officially coming of age...but now what? She feels like she's standing still while everything and everyone around her is moving at lightning speed. Her best friend, Ricky Zander, is acting like a stranger, her grandparents have grown old overnight, and her older sisters have all found their happily-ever-afters. Because life isn't confusing enough, the gorgeous new guy at work is doing his best to sweep Gia off her feet, and Ricky is none too happy about it. So when a stranger she'd recognize anywhere shows up unannounced on her doorstep, Gia isn't so sure she's ready to grow up after all. MEET THE GUSTAFSON GIRLS Orphaned by a drunk driver, it's the G-FOURce—the Gustafson Four club—that unites the sisters when their differences would tear...

Penelope Anderson has spent the past ten summers tucked into her favorite little room at Hazel Poleman's lovely old guesthouse. Penny has made some wonderful friends in the lakeside town, and in many ways, this place feels more like home... well, than home does. This year, however, might just be the last time she is able to get away - there are pressing needs back in the city that she cannot escape from forever. Ward St. James has come back to the lake – temporarily - to help rescue his father's floundering boat repair business. There's no shortage of work to be had, however, and Ward realizes there's more going on at home than he'd originally thought. Now his plans to keep his stay in Autumn Lake short and sweet have been blown out of the water, and he's floundering under the burden of responsibility that's been inadvertently thrust on him. Hazel Poleman is getting glimpses of the light at the...

The perfect man. The perfect home. The perfect family. But when it all comes tumbling down... MEET RENATA GUSTAFSON Renata Gustafson Dixon's life is going exactly the way she wants it. A beautiful home. A wonderful husband and four boys who make her life oh-so-sweet and (almost) complete. Then Juliette, the oldest of the four Gustafson girls, opens up a can of worms labeled 'Angela Clinton' at a G-FOURce meeting, and things are said and accusations made that can't be taken back. When tragedy strikes, sending Renata's carefully-constructed world spinning out beyond her control, she must learn to set aside her own will and lean on the strength of those who love her before she loses all hope for the future. MEET THE GUSTAFSON GIRLS Orphaned by a drunk driver, it's the G-FOURce—the Gustafson Four club—that unites the sisters when their differences would tear them apart. All grown now, Juliette has become the...

A wild child. A Jesus freak. And a past that's going to set off all kinds of fireworks! MEET PHOEBE GUSTAFSON Phoebe Gustafson has been running wild her whole life. A gifted and passionate artist, she portrays life the way she sees it, but her jaded perspective is born out of disillusionment, betrayal, and heartbreaking loss. Rather than face the past, Phoebe charges full throttle into the future, never investing in anything or anyone for longer than it takes to finish a job. When a family emergency stirs up painful memories long ago laid to rest, Phoebe's lacquered facade shatters. But a charming, unconventional Jesus freak refuses to let go of her without a fight. Will Phoebe find the courage to take off her discolored filters so she can truly see life, love... and herself, the way they really are? MEET THE GUSTAFSON GIRLS Orphaned by a drunk driver, it's the G-FOURce—the Gustafson Four club—that...

One brokenhearted girl, three meddling sisters, and an intervention plan called The Monday ManDates....MEET JULIETTE GUSTAFSONJuliette is heart-broken after waiting in vain almost ten years for a proposal from her boyfriend. Determined she isn’t “getting over Mike” quickly enough, her three sisters devise The Monday ManDates; an intervention plan requiring Juliette to endure what turns out to be a series of remarkably disastrous blind dates: TheraPaul, Frisky Frank, TAZ the rock star, and the stoic Tim Larsen, among others. Then there’s Victor Jarrett, the police officer with an affinity for pulling Juliette over when she’s at her very worst. But no one is more surprised than Juliette when she meets the one man who can right the wrongs in her past and change her future, if she will only let herself fall in love with him.MEET THE GUSTAFSON GIRLSWhen Paul and Simone Gustafson are killed by a drunk driver, the lives of their...

On stage, Tish Ransome sings about heartache and passion, betrayal, and about love gone wrong... but she knows very little about any of it in real life. The rockstar princess who swears like a pirate—literally—is loved and adored by family, friends, and fans alike, and her world is filled with good things, her future bright.Behind the scenes, however, trouble is brewing. When Tom, her best friend and co-founder of the Marauders, tells her he's leaving the band after graduation, Tish must find a new wingman to step into Tom's hard-to-fill shoes. The moment she hears Sebastian Jeffries play, she knows he's the one.Yet with Sebastian comes a taste of the things Tish only writes about, and she can't resist the lure of the tortured artist. Sebastian, likewise, is drawn to Tish's brilliance, but like a moth that hovers too close to the flames, is he killing himself just to be near her? Can Tish save Sebastian before it's too late, or will he pull her down into the darkness with him?

Dancing helped me forget.Forget the pain of what I'd left behind. Forget the shame of what I'd done. Forget the fact that my future felt as untethered as the caravan in which I traveled.On the run, Savannah Clark lives her life as a modern-day bohemian, hiding her identity behind her beaded scarves and swirling skirts. Marek and the Gypsies, a troupe of dancers and musicians, follow the Renaissance and Medieval Faire circuits, never staying in one place for very long. Her disguise, however, doesn't fool those who know and love her best, nor does it completely hide the evidence of how difficult living in fear can be.But an unexpected encounter with Jordan Ransome, her first love, tears open old wounds, and tragic news from home brings Savannah face to face with her worst fears. Will she run again, a victim of the lies she's come to believe about herself and those she left behind, or can she trust her heart enough to embrace the girl she once was as the woman she has become?NOTE:...

Anica Tomlin, business major, has just learned that the man she's been planning her future around, her Global Finance professor, already has a beautiful wife and family. Ani cashes in her graduation gift to herself a little early—a trip to Tuscany—but from the moment she boards the wrong train in Pisa, her plans for solitude and self-indulgence begin to unravel around her.When a bicycle accident thrusts Ani into the skilled hands of the dashing Dr. Cosimo Lazzaro, she reluctantly accepts his invitation to recover in his family's country villa, perched on a hilltop surrounded by the Lazzaro olive groves. But it's been a black year for olive growers all over Italy, and generations of tradition are being put to the test like never before.Ani is swept up in the drama of life in Tuscany, the convergence of old and new, and the passions that drive people to pursue the desires of their hearts. Just as Ani begins to get her feet under her again, an unexpected turn of events leaves her...

July, August, & September. For most residents, The Coach House Trailer Park is the last stop on the road of life. But on a crisp January breeze, a new girl sweeps into the neighborhood, charming them all with her wild nature, her elderberry gifts, and her outrageous laughter. What brings the mysterious Willow Goodhope of Elderberry Croft to this dead end place? From what--or whom--is she hiding?