Barbara Delinsky

Singer and teacher Lily Blake, accused in the press of having an affair with a newly appointed Cardinal, flees the public spotlight and returns home her hometown of Lake Henry, New Hampshire where she is forced to confront the pain of her past.

Molly, a world-class runner, is shocked to learn that her twin sister Robin, a horticulturist, has had a heart attack and may never regain consciousness, and while the rest of her family seems to be crumbling, Molly is left to make the big decisions.

Three sisters whose mother had little time or feeling for them during their childhood, find answers, insights, and new truths, when she asks them to help her.

When a successful writer based in Washington, DC, returns home to New Hampshire's Middle River following her mother's death, many of the small community's residents are nervous. They fear Annie Barnes is planning to write a thinly disguised novel about their town, just like they believe Grace Metalious did many years ago with her blockbuster Peyton Place. Actually, Annie visits for a month to investigate why her mother got sick and why one of her...

High school principal Susan Tate's life takes a sudden detour when her seventeen-year-old daughter finds out she is pregnant and her two best friends announce they are too, leading the people of their Maine coastal village to accuse Susan of being responsible for the actions of the teenagers and making Susan fear the life she has built for her family will be lost.

Wealthy Caucasians Dana and Hugh Clarke give birth to a child that has distinctly African-American traits; and while searching their lineage for answers, they uncover secrets about both of their families.