A marriage ends . . . but a secret lingers; a friendship totters . . . and a relationship spins. Granted, Cory isn't Bennett, but Laurel seeks neither a husband nor a clone in Little River CA-all she wants is peace. Instead, she finds herself flung in the face of prevailing winds, at odds with her children and best friend . . . all because a civil engineer creates a tempest of his own in Laurel's life.

Twin sisters, Fayleen and R'Lou Whipple, were 28-year-old maiden teachers with dreams and schemes when their lives took a dizzy turn. With their year-old nephew, Cory, thrust upon them, the sisters faced a future far different than what either had planned or wanted. Like rogue waves devastate anyone who disregards the ocean's power, a sleeper wave swept across the Whipple's world. With lies exposed and love left raw, the Whipple family wondered Why? even as they floundered along the way to love and trust, healing and forgiveness.

Urged by a mutual friend to give a harried man a ride from California to Minnesota, Molly Winstead is dismayed to learn her passenger is the one person shed hoped she would never see again. In less than a week, two relative strangers-a pro-golfer with a heart-breaking secret and a librarian with an ingrained attitude-realize that rather than becoming friends, they are truly miles apart. Secrets and attitudes clash in the age-old struggle between love and truth.

Urged by a mutual friend to give a harried man a ride from California to Minnesota, Molly Winstead is dismayed to learn her passenger is the one person shed hoped she would never see again. In less than a week, two relative strangers-a pro-golfer with a heart-breaking secret and a librarian with an ingrained attitude-realize that rather than becoming friends, they are truly miles apart. Secrets and attitudes clash in the age-old struggle between love and truth.

Few in Prairie Rose, North Dakota, realize the struggles facing the newest residents who are dealing with a tumultuous past relationship. Dr. Alexander Johanson and the Rev. Victoria Dahlmann plunge into uncharted territory as their past collides with the present, threatening them personally and professionally while a small town watches.

Few in Prairie Rose, North Dakota, realize the struggles facing the newest residents who are dealing with a tumultuous past relationship. Dr. Alexander Johanson and the Rev. Victoria Dahlmann plunge into uncharted territory as their past collides with the present, threatening them personally and professionally while a small town watches.

Cate Jones is a woman in love, nearing the pinnacle of happiness she and Luke Larson have awaited for 24 years. She has no time for strangers with shattering news. First comes an unnerving letter, and then a man who walks the streets of Prairie Rose, North Dakota, with his own agenda. He is seemingly intent on making another dream that Cate never dared to dream come true. She is all too aware that on highways and in life, a Hidden Crossing sign means potential danger.

Al and Joy Jenkins' relationship began as love-at-first-sight and remains, nearly 30 years later, undimmed and rock-solid. They had believed this was true of their friends' marriage, too. But when hurricane-strength trouble blows Frank and Helen off course, Al and Joy must guard the pillars supporting their own love. Nothing is safe in the path of a storm.

Milford loves Sage Eden. She's one of their own, coming home as CEO of the long-awaited hospital. But the small Utah town isn't sure about Sage's husband, Zeke. He brought trouble with him when he did the unthinkable and involved four of Milford's best kids. When a Minnesota railroad scandal with a missing corpse rips across the Rockies and plummets to earth smack-dab in Utah, where else could tracks lead but to Zeke Eden, the mystery writer also-known-as Kiel Nede? The viewpoint from Milford to Rochester is this: Anyone who created as terrifying a hero as Raven Crowley is smart enough to...

Daredevil? Not Theo Hesperton. Edgy? No way He liked things orderly, safe, and sane-and made all the right choices to land a career and lifestyle which met that standard. To Theo, a focused plan, a tidy schedule, and solid goals defined the borders of a satisfactory life. Staying within those borders and avoiding scandals or madcap adventures helped him excel at his job with Uncle Sam. Then, scams and controversies spread from headlines & talk-shows in the form of personal crises that invaded and destroyed those boundaries. External order became internal chaos that set the needle on his...