Anna Fields

A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of reporter Britt Montero forever. The encounter is at Miami's morgue, where the unidentified stranger lies dead. His unusual old scars capture her curiosity : the dead man clearly had a tale to tell. This thief, who was accidentally electrocuted, may be the key that unlocks the long-sought secrets of a sensational cold murder mystery unsolved for more than fourteen years.--Container

Seventy-year-old Margaret Hughes is tired of living alone in her Seattle mansion, so she welcomes Wanda Schultz, a young woman suffering a broken heart, into her home, and the two form an unlikely friendship.

Advice columnist Julieanne is shocked when her husband asks for a separation, leaving her and their three children behind to fend for themselves, but when Julieanne is diagnosed with a serious illness, Julieanne must find a way to care for her children and prepare them for a life without either of their parents.

The residents of a small village community in Portugal truggle to deal with everyday life, changing cultures, and their own dissatisfactions.

"Nona Conrade is boldly building a new life in picturesque Home, Arkansas. When a mysterious stranger arrives in town and tries to abduct her sister, Nona must find the courage to uncover the truth and the strength of heart to accept help. She turns to Simon Wright, the owner of a fishing camp where she works. Although she is attracted to him, there is something about him she doesn't trust--especially when he tells her that her half-brother harold...

Two old friends seek out their circle of high school chums and discover the mysterious disappearance of one of their number.

A group of international guests, taken hostage by terrorists while attending a birthday party at the home of the vice president of a small South American country, form bonds with their captors and enter into an almost idyllic lifestyle, united by the music of Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano.

Investigating the lack of a building permit for Commissioner Brunetti's apartment, a young bureaucrat uncovers a frightening secret and promptly dies from an apparently accidental fall. Investigating his death in turn, Brunetti is drawn into a world of drugs, loan-sharking, and corruption.

A woman's identity is transformed following the unexpected loss of her mother.