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Bullied as a gay teenager, especially while performing in a high school musical, Uncle Ash, who is marrying his boyfriend, refuses to dance at his wedding, but flower girl Willow is determined to change her favorite uncle's mind.

"When Amy Somers loses her job as a lobbyist, she moves to Misty Willow, well aware that she's crossing bridges she'd burned years before. With all the mistakes she's made and the uncaring things she's done -- even to her own family -- she can hardly believe that happiness will find her, especially when Gabe Kendall, her first crush and her first kiss, rides back into her life atop a buckskin mare"--Google Books. When Amy Somers loses her job as...

Willow is thrilled the whole class -- including her! -- is invited to classmate Kristabelle's fantastic birthday party, until the bossy birthday girl starts crossing guests off the list when they dare cross her. There are many books on bullying, but Willow's story offers a unique look at how to handle the situation as a bystander.

Willow is worried that she won't smile right for her school picture. She chooses the perfect outfit and practices her smiles, but at the sight of the big lights and the camera's flash Willow's smile disappears! When an understanding teacher gives her the job of shaking a rubber chicken to help make her classmates laugh, Willow discovers that no two smiles are the same. And when it's her turn, she delivers a picture-perfect expression all her own....

The Escape to Willow Cottage was originally published as a four-part serial. This is the complete story in one package. A cosy and heartwarming seasonal romance, perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley. Beth is running away. With her young son Leo to protect, Willow Cottage is the lifeline she so desperately needs. Overlooking the village green in a beautiful Cotswolds idyll, Beth sees a warm, caring and safe place for little Leo. When she finally uncovers...

When Catharine Olsen leaves Holland for America as a mail-order bride, she brings along some extra baggage: two sisters, her mother's set of Blue Willow china, and a tragic past. When she arrives in Cheyenne, Wyoming, she promptly marries Peter Andersen and dreams of starting life over in this rugged land. Peter is kind and patient with Catharine and accommodating to her sisters. His mother, however, is not. When she begins a campaign to sabotage...

Nature-loving sisters Maple and Willow smooth over a rough patch in their friendship in their own unique way.

Widow Barbara Malone, RN, age 52, joins the Peace Corps and finds straddling her old staid life in Lewsiton, Pa., and her new unpredictable one in the mountains of Honduras an adventure well worth the sacrifice. The interaction of her four adult children and their grandparents as they deal with Barbara's decision to join the Peace Corps sets in motion an intense story of family ties that refuse to be broken by distance, doubt, or antagonism. Barbara's...

Willow Darby is on a family vacation for the first time in years. It's the 4th of July weekend on Mackinac Island and Main Street is teeming with tourists from all over the world. Moments before the last scheduled ferry is to arrive and return passengers to the mainland, the mistaken sounds of celebratory fireworks explode into screaming and chaos. Hannah and June Darby are missing. Willow must now rely on the one thing that no tactical training could...

Deklyn Boyd is a student favorite on Huron University's campus. You won't find an empty seat during any of his lectures. Department colleagues find him personable, engaging and intelligent. But his private life is the reason why documentaries get made and binge watched. Willow Darby's investigation into a rash of unrelated bombings has drawn her into a dangerous game. One that has potentially lethal consequences for its loser.