Cody Gunner returns to his family's ranch to decide what he wants to do with the rest of his life, and is surprised to find his brother, Carl Joseph, who has Downs Syndrome, thriving thanks to Elle Dalton's independent living program, and as he learns more about the program, Cody begins to wonder if Elle might be able to heal his own broken heart.

Story of a photographer investigating a murder scene in New Hampshire begins to question her own life and marriage rethinking her ideas concerning trust and passion and exploring the farthest extremes of emotion.

Charlie Harrington, Adam Weiss, and Gray Hawk are three bachelors who have very definite ideas about the kind of women they date, until one summer when each falls into relationships they never saw coming.

Maddy, an elderly woman, returns home to find a strange boy waiting for her, and she tells him the story about when she fell in love with a man named Feather, who put aside his old existence to live with her in a cottage and conceived a child with her--who was never to be born--and left, which caused Maddy to follow him across the sea.

Lavatte family matriarch Barbara discovers the joys of a real love when she meets and marries Philip Carter, a Unitarian minister. When she returns from her honeymoon she faces a test that proves to be more challenging and harrowing than anything that has come before.

In the world of Kelewan, Mara, Ruling Lady of the Acoma, struggles for survival against her rivals. Mara trades her heart for power as she marries the son of an enemy, while plotting his death.

Paula Fairley is the image of her grandmother, the family matriarch, and founder of the family business. As Paula succeeds at work, her marriage and life begin to crumble until a man, who offers a different kind of fulfillment, appears.

Lauren seems to have the perfect life with good friends, decent grades, and a great looking boyfriend; but when she meets Evan Kirkland, Lauren realizes she needs to make a choice in her life before one is made for her.

Now that she's in sixth grade, Abby's discovering new friends and new talents. She's also discovering a major new interest: a boy in the seventh grade.