Showing results for "Leaving" in Contemporary

Magnolia had her life planned out; however, after a devastating loss and a heartbreaking betrayal she didn't see coming, her plans crumbled and changed in the blink of an eye. Fleeing her home in the wake of her devastation gave her the strength to move on with her life. When she's called back eight years later to settle loose ends and is finally forced to confront her past, will who she's become be strong enough to finally move on? Or will returning to the place she left behind bring her to where she's supposed to be?

Moving to the small town of Rockland seemed like a no-brainer for Lexie. New place, new people, and miles away from the reminders and trauma of her own childhood. Needing something to fill her time, she accepts a job with Jace, her married but very separated friend. What happens when they cross the fine line between love and friendship without confronting the ghosts of their pasts? When the ghosts come knocking, a choice sends Lexie running straight towards danger and a life she thought she had left far behind.

Libbie Havens never fit in. She bought the old Carson place on Cub Creek and moved to the Virginia countryside to prove she could live on her own terms. In the process, she learned some truths about herself and found love - but love, acceptance, and belonging can be easier to find than to keep. While on a trip to Sicily with Libbie, Jim Mitchell must leave suddenly because his son is injured in an accident in California. Now alone, Libbie is surprised by an old friend, Dr. Barry Raymond, but Dr. Raymond is a reminder of her troubled past.

Eight years ago, Vienne Kenney moved away from Clayburn and all its gossip to pursue a law degree in California. But now she has failed the bar exam again. Is she destined to be stuck forever, a failure—just like her father—in this tiny Kansas town? Nine months ago, Jackson Linder left Clayburn with no explanation to anybody. Now he, too, is back. He isn’t sure he’s ready to face the rumors and well-meaning questions of the town’s busybodies. Yet he’s determined, once more, to make his art gallery a success—despite the secret that haunts him every day....

One horrible night 15 years ago, a little girl named Maddie was taken away from the island paradise she treasured, the townspeople she loved, and the playmate who shared her soul. Now, she's coming back to them. Maddie was only a child in those idyllic, carefree days when she and her best friend Kai swam in the ocean, fished, hiked, and stargazed on the tropical island of Lana'i.

Pepper Ryan grew up the troublesome, spoiled child of a rock god. With her less-than-stellar parentage and the bipolar disorder that has plagued her existence, to say this little firecracker is a handful would be the understatement of the century. Sammy Belle spent more than half his life saving Pepper. He'd been her strength, her sanity, and the protective brotherly figure she never wanted to have. They were never meant to be together. They gave in anyway.

Lauren Ashburn left a promising job to help her family in Vermont take care of her dying father. Now that he's gone, Lauren has every intention of returning to her old life—the vibrant, successful one her father had always expected her to have. But Lauren discovers that she feels adrift without his strict guidance.