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Evelyn Harbinger sees nothing wrong with a one-night stand. At 149 years old, Eve may look like she bakes oatmeal cookies in the afternoon and dozes in her rocking chair in the evening, but once the gray hair and wrinkles are traded for jet-black tresses and porcelain skin, she can still turn heads as the beautiful girl she once was. Can't fault a girl for having a little fun, can you?

Sport icon Will Hamilton, known in the world of baseball and society pages as the "Hammer", watched as prima ballerina Linda Lewis twirled unbelievably fast on pointed toes. Generally, classical ballet was not his thing, but as the spotlights followed her across the big, empty, darkened Broadway stage, he found himself mesmerized. The audience also seemed to be held in a state of suspended animation. He looked around him to see those sitting close to him with their eyes riveted on her and gleaming.

Twelve women connected by the death of another, realizing what they most want from life and reaching for it - this is the year of discovery, the year of new beginnings. Moira Sykes has a dream. She wants to open a women’s health clinic and shelter for women who need help. The dream has almost become a reality, but the fact that she’s focusing on helping women escape bad situations has drawn the attention of men who are threatened by her mission.

You breathe in, you breathe out, and everything you know is gone. Sara Walker knows firsthand what it feels like to have your reality ripped away, scrambled, and shoved back at you in an undone puzzle where pieces are missing and nothing fits. She's lost so much and is struggling to live and to find the strength to forgive herself for being human. With the help of Lincoln, her husband's brother, Sara realizes it's not about finding who she used to be, but about finding who she is now.

When Everleigh Beckett sets out to solve a Christmas mystery, she doesn’t give up, especially with P.I. Isaac Stern at her side.

Anna has an extraordinary life surrounded by a loving husband and two sons. Or so everyone thinks. What is buried in her heart is the shame of a secret that changed the course of her life. Lost at sea, she struggles to forget and remember all that has led her up to this fateful event.

The drama and dangerous secrets continue to build in the lives of the Georgetown house members. Gloria Towson is keeping her secret from David Carter. Melissa Charles does everything in her power to keep her secret, as well as simultaneously hold on to the love of her life, Alan Lightfoot. However, Alan knows he must let Melissa go to serve the tenets of his Indigenous American heritage.

It is a typical holiday season at chaotic Chicago O’Hare when a few members of the large Alexander family waited to board flights - one to South Carolina and the other to Washington, DC. At the same time, a member of the Montgomery clan from the Pennsylvania mountains also waited for a delayed flight. Little did either family know or suspect, the effects from this first meeting would last forever. Family is everything to the Alexanders and the Montgomerys. Although they both come from farm backgrounds, they didn’t know each other or the histories involved.

Brian Montgomery loved the life he lived as the son of Chuck and Vivian Alexander Montgomery. As the general manager of his family’s Alex-Mont Ranches in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Mitchell County, Maryland, and Summer County, South Carolina, his days were what he wanted them to be. He wished for nothing and, although he didn’t know anything about his biological history, he relished the family who adopted him. No, he had everything he wanted - the love of family and friends. Women weren’t kicking him out of their beds, so he was content.

Get books 10 through 12 in the Year of Discovery series in one box set: October, November, and December. Hours of tragedy, tribulation, and triumph in one volume. Twelve women connected by the death of another, realizing what they most want from life and reaching for it – this is the year of discovery, the year of new beginnings.

As the youngest of three sisters, Mika is thrown into turmoil by the death of her oldest sister, Meredith. She can’t admit that Meredith’s death has shaken her horribly, so she self-medicates with alcohol and finds herself in an abusive relationship. When her ex-boyfriend makes bail, Mika fears what he’ll do to her and her family. As her life unravels, she turns to the only coping mechanism she has, but this only accelerates her descent. When Brendan Ward, a recovering alcoholic, offers to sponsor her, Mika responds with fury.

Mariko Saito listens to everyone’s problems, but who listens to hers? Divorced from the only man she ever loved, she faces the reality that her son may be beyond redemption and the rift between her and her daughter might not be salvageable. When everything in your own life is in shambles, how do you heal anyone else?

Small town girl Jacqueline Conner Mitchell no longer had her husband, Bobby, to help her keep their fledgling travel and tour company afloat. Not yet 30 years old, he died in a plane crash while leading a tour of the African continent leaving her pregnant and alone. Then, tragedy struck again, with the loss of their unborn child and her father. Now, she has her ailing mother, her teenage siblings, her failing business, and loyal employees to contend with. Without a substantial infusion of cash, her once promising future will end in disaster for those she holds most dear.

Roxanne Rosales moved from Boston to California after college to pursue a career in marketing. Being alone in a new place felt intimidating. Until she met Mika Yates and her family. Roxanne’s plans to go home evaporate after Mika befriends her and introduces her to Henry. The widower with two small children makes Roxanne think she might have found someone who could make her time in Sacramento less lonely, but when she discovers a lump in her breast, Roxanne is faced with the very real fear that she might have breast cancer.

Angela Grayson ran for the school board when she was a student at UC Berkeley, then she became mayor of her hometown shortly after she graduated. Marrying young, Angela found herself trapped in an abusive marriage where her husband controlled every aspect of her life. Escaping him seemed impossible, but she prevailed and even found herself in a new relationship that was everything her first marriage wasn’t. However, the scars were there and Angela swore she would never again feel like she had no control.

Lizzie Reed wanted to be a pediatric nurse after watching her younger sister, Margaret, struggle as an infant with a hole in her heart. Going to college had been a given from the time she was a child. Her parents never planned it any other way, but when Lizzie goes to a party and wakes up in a guy’s bed without any memory of how she got there, the world comes crashing down around her.

Twelve women connected by the death of another, realizing what they most want from life and reaching for it - this is the year of discovery, the year of new beginnings. Rosie’s life seemed perfect to outside observers. She had a good marriage and two sons who were doing well in school, but something was missing. Her job as a loan officer had become tedious, but the idea of going back to school when her family needed her seemed like a risky move. Until she met Madelyn Yates and discovered that sometimes you have to take a risk if you want to live out your dreams.

Madelyn Yates dreamed of opening her own bed-and-breakfast, but as the middle daughter, she found herself trying to hold everything together for her family, until her sister dies. Meredith’s death throws everyone in the family into turmoil, but as always, Madelyn ignores her own needs to care for them. A gift from beyond the grave changes that, and Madelyn finds herself thinking she just might heed her dying sister’s wish to “live the dream”.

Everyone croons over Dorothea’s twins and Bambi’s baby in Lila Mae’s dining room. Louie jumps up and barks, waking the babies. Lila Mae and Amelia look to see who arrived - everyone was already accounted for. A young Hispanic woman gets out of a cab with luggage. She sashays to the kitchen door and waves at Amelia and Lila Mae. Amelia opens the door, and the woman barges in. She’s Chiquita, one of Uncle Tito’s nieces. She was sent to train for Amelia’s job. Everyone is flustered. Why would Uncle Tito send Chiquita? Was Amelia going to quit?

Family is everything to the Alexanders and the Montgomerys. Although they both come from farm backgrounds, they didn’t know each other or the histories involved. However, these two divergent clans would come together and change the lives of so many - and, maybe, even the world. As their lives play out and intertwine in surprising ways, they face a challenging future and marshal their forces to work for the better good of all.