Cathy Lamb crafts stories that often come alive late at night, as her characters begin to whisper their secret thoughts. Her writing delves into the details of human relationships and worlds that feel both familiar and unexpectedly new. Lamb focuses on exploring the complexities of everyday life through vivid characters that develop within her mind, offering readers a glimpse into the heart of the human experience. Her dedication to transferring these voices to paper ensures her narratives are as engaging as her own life journey.
Family, forgiveness and cupcakes - a recipe for a story you won't forget. Ever since the Bommarito sisters were little girls, their mother has written them letters on pink paper when she has something especially important to tell them. This time, the message is urgent and impossible to ignore. River Bommarito requires open-heart surgery, and Isabelle and her sisters are needed at home to run the family bakery and to take care of their brother, Henry, and grandmother, Stella, who believes she's Amelia Earhart.
"As a child, Evie Lindsay was unnerved by her premonitions. As an adult, they have become a simple fact of life--sometimes disruptive but also inescapable, much like her quirky, loveable family. Evie's mother, Poppy, and her aunts, Camellia and Iris, are well known on San Orcanita island for their free-spirited ways and elaborately decorated hats. Their floral shop and Evie's bookstore draw streams of visitors all summer long. This season promises to be extra busy: Evie's sister, Jules, is getting married on the island. As Jules plans her unconventional wedding, she arranges to do a DNA test with her mother, sister, and aunts, to see how much accepted lore about their heritage holds true. The results blow apart everything Evie has grown up believing about herself and her family. Spurred on by the revelations, Evie uncovers the real story of her past. But beyond her feelings of shock and betrayal, there are unexpected opportunities--to come to terms with a gift that has sometimes felt like a curse, to understand the secrets that surrounded her childhood, and to embrace the surprising new life that is waiting for her "--
Under the mistletoe: "Megan Johnson's marriage is over--or so she thinks. When her husband Chris lands in the hospital, she remembers the unexpected joy of their first Christmas together ..."--Page 4 of cover
»Die meisten Frauen sehen völlig unschuldig aus. Einige sind es vielleicht auch. Viele jedoch nicht. Viele haben Geheimnisse. Sogar ziemlich große, wenn ich das sagen darf.«
Die PR-Managerin Jeanne Stewart flüchtet aus Chicago, nachdem sie sich auf kreative Weise mit Hilfe von Erdnussöl an ihrem untreuen Freund gerächt und außerdem Hals über Kopf ihren Job aufgegeben hat. Der Ex verklagt sie umgehend. Auf dem Weg zu ihrem Bruder bleibt Jeanne in einem kleinen Ort in Oregon hängen. Hier findet sie in ihrer Pensionswirtin und den anderen Bewohnern ebenso liebenswerte wie exzentrische Freunde. Auf Anordnung des Gerichts nimmt sie an einem Aggressionsbewältigungskurs teil. Als sie bei einer Übung, einer Art Mutprobe, nackt am Fluss entlangläuft, stolpert sie und landet in den Armen eines hilfsbereiten Fremden ... Eine Achterbahnfahrt der Gefühle, die zeigt, dass man manchmal von seinem Weg abkommen muss, um sich selbst zu finden.
