A story of honesty and humor for anyone who has ever lived and loved from New York Times bestselling author LaVyrle Spencer.
Agatha was the picture of primness and propriety, but her green eyes could blaze with anger or sparkle with humor.
Scott was the picture of lazy charm and happy indifference to what others thought was right and wrong.
They were enemies, then friends. Then the sweet innocence of a child opened their eyes and their hearts and they were reborn in each other s arms by the soft, wondrous gift of love."

LaVyrle Spencer, known for her "heartrending slices of Americana" writes of how love can be more special the second time around...
It is 1916 and Roberta Jewett is surprised that her hometown of Camden, Maine, considers a divorced woman little more than a prostitute. She nonetheless perseveres in her struggle to forge a new and better life for her daughters there. Behaving like no "respectable" woman would, she gets a job as a county nurse, learns to drive, and buys her very own Model T.
Embittered by her painful marriage to an unfaithful husband, she has no intention of...

The classic New York Times bestseller.
Lee Reston has a fulfilling life imbued with the love of her three wonderful children. Then a shattering event-the loss of her oldest son, Greg-tears her world apart. In her anguish, she turns to police officer Christopher Lallek, Greg's best friend. Their shared mourning develops into friendship, and then something deeper. But life is never simple. The family that was once the core of her existence becomes a mixed blessing, as Lee explores where family ties end-and her needs as a woman begin.

LaVyrle Spencer explores the true meaning of unconditional love in this powerful New York Times bestseller.
High school principal Tom Gardner feels a sense of shock when he sees Kent Arens, a new transfer student. With one glance, Tom can see that this teenager is the son he never knew he had-the result of a one-night stand on the eve of his wedding years before, now grown into an intelligent, athletic, and polite young man. But the boy's presence has a devastating effect on Tom's family.
As the Gardners careen toward disaster, they test the foundation of trust and...

New York Times bestselling author LaVyrle Spencer offers a story about falling in love, and finding the courage to follow your dreams...

Lee Walker knows it won't be easy to start a new life in a new city. But she is on a mission: to prove to everyone, and to herself, that she can make it here, working in the masculine world of the construction industry. When contracting rival Sam Brown offers her a job, Lee is stunned and a little wary. Sam's motives seem honorable enough, even if he doesn't see her in a strictly professional light.

In fact, Sam sees her as the...

Bestselling author LaVyrle Spencer presents one of her most beloved stories about a woman who must look past the surface to see true beauty within
Allison Scott has her mind on her career. As an up-and-coming photographer, she has neither the time nor the inclination for an affair especially since her last attempt at love with a handsome model shattered her dreams of rising to the top with a partner by her side.
Now, Allison is determined to stay detached from the beautiful men she must photograph every day. But Rick Lang, who only models to pay the bills, can see through Allison s...

New York Times bestselling author LaVyrle Spencer presents one of her most beautiful and captivating novels a powerful story of the human heart you will never forget
Five long years ago, Laura Dalton stood on the bleak Nantucket shore waiting for her beloved husband Rye to return until the day she learned his ship was lost at sea. Now, Laura s lonely heart has found solace in Dan, Rye s closest friend.
Dan has been a beacon of light in her time of darkness, becoming a father to the child that Rye never knew and giving her a reason to live again. But who could...

A grief-stricken widower learns to open his heart again in this touching and emotionally charged novel from New York Times bestselling author LaVyrle Spencer
A man of unshakable faith, Eddie Olczak derives intense pleasure from the life he s built with his beloved wife, Krystyna, and their two daughters. But when a tragic accident cuts Krystyna s life short, Eddie is sure his heart is broken forever.
Sister Regina, the girls teacher at St. Joseph s school, has always felt a special affinity for the Olczak family, but the strict rules of the Benedictine sisterhood have...

New York Times bestselling author LaVyrle Spencer presents a story about a way of life that will long be remembered with people and places as real as the emotions of the heart
Eager to begin her first teaching position, Linnea Brandonberg steps off the train looking as grown up and worldly as her eighteen years allow. The golden fields and fragrant wheat of Alamo, North Dakota, are as new and different to Linnea as the stoic Westgaards, a farming family who provide her with a place to stay.
Farm life in 1917 is hard and bitter but tiny, spirited Linnea is determined to brave...