Will Robie escaped his small Gulf Coast hometown of Cantrell, Mississippi after high school, severing all personal ties, and never looked back. Not once. Not until the unimaginable occurs. His father, Dan Robie, has been arrested and charged with murder. Father and son haven't spoken or seen each other since the day Robie left town. In that time, Dan Robie -- a local attorney and pillar of the community -- has been elected town judge. Despite this,...

When Hannah Legare was eleven, her father went on a fishing trip in Charleston Harbor and never came back. And while most everybody else accepted Buzz's disappearance, Hannah remained steadfastly convinced of his imminent return. More than twenty years later, Hannah's new life in San Francisco is unraveling. After a disastrous attempt to win back her husband, she returns to Charleston, where she sets out on an uproarious, dangerous quest to solve...

"A senior partner at a prestigious New York law firm, Kate Morgan couldn't be prouder of her three grown children. Tamara, Anthony, and Claire all went to great schools, chose wonderful career paths, and would have made their father proud. A single mother for years after the death of her husband, Kate keeps a tight rein on her family, her career, and even her own emotions, never once asking herself if she truly knows her children...or if her hopes...

Taking chances is part of life, but when you bet your future against the odds, it's a high-risk game. Kate Madison's stylish resale shop has been a big SoHo success, supporting her and her four kids since her husband's untimely death. Now they are grown and ready to forge lives of their own. And they all choose to play against the odds, to their mother's dismay. Isabelle, a dedicated attorney, is in line to make partner at her Wall Street firm when...

In 1978, Hope Jones is scooped up by a tornado, leaving her three young children behind forever in Emlyn Springs, Nebraska. Now, even twenty-five years later, the siblings still struggle with their loss.