Recommendations based on "A Place Called Home"

In the second standalone book in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Molly McAdams’ Thatch series, Knox Alexander must convince his long-time love Harlow Evans that they’re meant to be together.He promised to wait for her.She told him he was wasting his time.Not waiting for him ended up being the biggest mistake of her life.When they were younger, Knox Alexander swore to Harlow Evans that he would wait for her to turn eighteen so they could be together. But that was two and a half years away, and Harlow couldn’t ask him to give up all the fun and thrills of going away to college for her. As the years passed, Knox remained a constant in her life but when her eighteenth birthday came around, Harlow’s heart belonged to someone else.Every day for the last four years, Harlow has been haunted by that fateful choice. And though he may appear unaffected by what happened in their past, Knox has always tried to fill the void Harlow left. But when he comes stumbling back into her life and refuses to leave, will Harlow finally let him into her heart…?

In a small North Carolina town, a mysterious and beautiful woman running from her past slowly falls for a kind-hearted store owner . . . until dark secrets begin to threaten her new life. When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family. But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her . . . a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathetic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards . . . and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.

This powerful series follows Amy Fleming through the loss of her mother and her struggle to continue the work at Heartland-a refuge for abused and abandoned horses.

When her last two plays are dismal failures and her relationship with her temperamental mentor falls apart, writer Bree O'Brien abandons Chicago and the regional theater where she hoped to make a name for herself to return home. Opening Flowers on Main promises to bring her a new challenge and a new kind of fulfillment.But not all is peaceful and serene in Chesapeake Shores, with her estranged mother on the scene and her ex-lover on the warpath. Jake Collins has plenty of reasons to want Bree out of his life, but none of those are a match for the one reason he wants her to stay: he's still in love with her.Jake might be able to get past that old hurt if he knew Bree was home to stay, but is she? The only way to know for sure is to take a dangerous leap of faith.

Her Life Was Torn Down To The Foundation. Rebuilding Will Take One Small Miracle At A Time. “marking Time” Continues The Story Begun In “treading Water” As Clare Harrington Begins A New Life. She’s Considered A Miracle, But Everything That’s Happened Since She Recovered From A Three-year Coma Has Been Something Less Than Miraculous. Now Left To Grapple With The Aftermath Of A Selfless Decision, She Is Home From The Hospital And Trying To Figure Out What The Next Chapter In Her Miraculous Recovery Has In Store For Her. Meanwhile, Her Eighteen-year-old Daughter Kate, A Talented Singer And Songwriter, Sets Out To Pursue Her Musical Dreams In Nashville. Her Parents Have Agreed To Allow Kate To Spend A Year There, But They Couldn't Have Anticipated Kate Falling In Love With A Much Older Man. Her Newly Divorced Parents Are Forced Back Together To Confront Their Wayward Daughter. Spanning From Newport, Rhode Island, To Nashville, Tennessee, To Stowe, Vermont, Marking Time Is The Story Of New Beginnings And New Loves. Of Treading Water, Reviewers Said: Treading Water Is A Definite Must Read! Treading Water Creates An Emotional Firestorm Within The Reader. It Shines The Light On The Good And The Bad In Life And Proves That One Moment Can Change Everything And It’s Never Too Late To Find Love. Marie Force Grabbed My Heart And Squeezed Every Ounce Of Emotion Out Of It But Most Importantly Her Monumental Story Left Me Blissful. Treading Water May Be Fiction But It Gives Me Hope; Hope In Everyday People And Happily Ever After. I Cannot Wait For The Next Book In This Trilogy, Marking Time. —joyfully Reviewed, A Recommended Read For November! This Isn't Your Typical Romance Where You're Positive You're Going To Get The Happy Ending You Were Hoping For At The Beginning. It Will Rip Your Heart Out At Times And Having You Weeping For Joy At Others. A Stunning Story About Learning To Love Again And Learning When To Let Go To Those You Love. —night Owl Reviews, Reviewer Top Pick The Treading Water Series Book 1: Treading Water (jack & Andi) Book 2: Marking Time (clare & Aidan) Book 3: Starting Over (brandon & Daphne) Book 4: Coming Home (reid & Kate) Book 5: Finding Forever (maggie & Brayden)

Everyone Has Secrets. Some Are Buried So Deep, Their Existence Is Forgotten. But A Secret Never Told Can Turn Into A Lie. And In Love, A Lie Is One Thing: Poison. Reid's In Love With Dori, Though She Hasn't Told Her Parents That She's Fallen Hard For The Guy They'd Forbidden Her To See. Now She's Leaving For College, And Reid's Promise Not To Push Her To Go Public Is Wearing Thin, Especially When She Can't - Or Won't - Return Those Three Important Words He Wants To Hear. Five Years Ago, Brooke And Reid Were A Thing. That Relationship Is Long Gone, Detonated Amid Allegations Of Cheating - But They Still Share A Secret That Would Stun Everyone They Know And Alter Public Perception Of Them Both If It Ever Comes Out. And It's About To Do Just That. Here Without You Is The Fourth, Final Installment In The Between The Lines Series, Which Includes: Between The Lines, Where You Are, And Good For You. Book 4 Of 4 In The Between The Lines Series (mature Young Adult / New Adult)

www.BrendaNovak.comFirst love. Second chance?As the daughter of a hoarder, Phoenix Fuller had a tough childhood. So when the handsome, popular Riley Stinson became her boyfriend in high school, she finally felt as though she had something to be proud of. Phoenix was desperate not to lose him—especially once she found out she was pregnant. Yes, she might have acted a bit obsessive when he broke up with her. But she did not run down the girl he started dating next.Unfortunately, there was no way to prove her innocence. Now, after serving her time in prison, Phoenix has been released. All she wants to do is return to Whiskey Creek and get to know her son. But Jacob's father isn't exactly welcoming.Riley doesn't trust Phoenix, doesn't want her in Jacob's life. He is, however, ready to find someone to love. And he wants a good mother for his son. He has no idea that he's about to find both!

In 1943, Private Clay Paxton trains hard with the US Army Rangers at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, determined to do his best in the upcoming Allied invasion of France. With his future stolen by his brothers' betrayal, Clay has only one thing to live for--fulfilling the recurring dream of his death.Leah Jones works as a librarian at Camp Forrest, longing to rise above her orphanage upbringing and belong to the community, even as she uses her spare time to search for her real family--the baby sisters she was separated from so long ago.After Clay saves Leah's life from a brutal attack, he saves her virtue with a marriage of convenience. When he ships out to train in England for D-day, their letters bind them together over the distance. But can a love strong enough to overcome death grow between them before Clay's recurring dream comes true?

Sometimes the thing that keeps us from making the wrong choice is the one thing we can’t control.As an investigative reporter and the host of her own TV talk show, Faith Marin works to expose the truth for her viewers. But in a personal life, she's anchored her world with firm boundaries in order to hide a family history she'd like to forget. By contrast, her husband Geary’s life is an open book. An easy going pro bass fisherman, Geary is the ultimate family man. Unfortunately, his overbearing relatives don’t know the meaning of boundaries.Faith and Geary haven't been married long when their differences start to derail their tender relationship. Surely love shouldn't be this hard. While Faith considers whether divorce is the only answer to their issues, tragedy strikes. With her life in the balance, she finds that the one she has been shutting out may be the very one she cannot bear to lose. Kellie Coates Gilbert takes you on an emotional roller coaster as she weaves together unexpected trial, self-discovery, and forgiveness in this profoundly honest portrait of the tensions that can break a marriage—and the ultimate healing power of love.“I cheered, I cried, I fell in love. An excellent read.”Deeanne Gist, bestselling author of Tiffany Girl

When a young woman stumbles out of the Hanalei Mountains on the island of Kauai with no memory of who she is or how she got there, Cameron Pierce reluctantly agrees to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding her arrival. As pieces begin to fall into place, he suspects her injuries were no accident, but he's far from convinced she's an innocent victim. And there's that nagging feeling he's seen her somewhere before....Now known as Jade, the woman begins to recall fragments of what led her to this place, and she realizes the danger isn't over. Jade and the cynical Hawaiian investigator attempt to reconstruct the threads of her identity, but the stakes are far higher than either expected.