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Forsaken is a broken clay vessel in Comfort Cove, a quaint 19th-century fishing village. This is a story about the struggle for her soul as she is discarded on the Potter's Field, the town's garbage dump. The cosmic war for humanity is brought to vivid reality as Master Potter finds her there.

Single mom Adriana Diaz isn't about to let the new teacher derail the PTA's hard work in securing a greenhouse and garden area for Bridgeview Elementary School, but taking matters into her own hands turns awkward when she realizes her attraction to the teacher. Pro-level conflict-avoider Myles Sheridan finds himself against an entire community with his reluctance to incorporate gardening into his classes. The only thing that could make his situation worse is falling in love with the ringleader, whose child is his most difficult student.

What impact will a dying mother’s tragic prediction have on the life of her newborn daughter? In the hectic halls of a mental hospital, a woman pleads with the nurses to attach a handwritten poem to the daughter she’s about to give birth to. The nurses tell the woman she’s overreacting because she believes she won’t survive childhood. But just as she predicted, the woman who gives birth to Sonnet slips away shortly afterward. Adopted at an early age, Sonnet has never been curious about her birth mother until her 18th birthday.

Amelia Simpkins may be a great cook, and have a head for business, but sweet treats are out of her league and the owner of the Irish Blessings Cafe says it's because she adds the tart to the Sweet Shop's new dessert that Katie Chupp insists is only filled with lemony goodness. The two shop owners' constant bickering sends sparks flying through Abbott Creek's usual calm...and this is one mystery Katie wants no part of, but working for Mrs. Simpkins may put her in the middle - whether she intends to take sides...or not.

In the small town of Abbott Creek, mysteries are as much a part of daily life as Katie Chupp's Christmas cookies. It's the most wonderful time of the year. With a winter chill settling in and Christmas right around the corner, no one would expect a mystery, but a mystery does indeed appear. Katie Chupp is spending her days catering to the holiday rush, but she soon finds herself in the midst of a secret project that attracts more attention than she wants. And when one local family finds a very unexpected surprise at their door, this is one mystery that may never be solved... even by Katie.

In the small town of Abbott Creek, mystery is as much a part of daily life as The Sweet Shop's sugar cookies. Katie Chupp spends her days at The Sweet Shop, taking care of customers and baking delicious treats....not exactly a profession where one expects to be thrown into the midst of mysteries and mayhem. But when the bakery is broken into, someone has to find the thief...besides finding another place to do the baking and get the orders to the customers.

Rachel Collins has inherited the care of her newborn niece after her sister and brother-in-law are tragically killed. Having already lost her parents in a tragedy, Rachel feels abandoned by the God her family had served so faithfully. Two years later, her niece's uncle shows up at her door, claiming to have just found out about his niece. When his wealthy parents threaten to sue for custody of their newly discovered granddaughter, Rachel faces loss once again. Luke thinks he has found a way to help Rachel keep little Brooke.

Working for her dad's landscaping business stifles Linnea Ranta. When she's invited to design and build a community garden with an intriguing master carpenter, she seizes the chance to unfurl her wings, but at what expense to her heart? Logan Dermott eases back his flirting when he senses Linnea's fragility, but she has more backbone than he suspected. As they work together, Logan finds he's falling for her, but it may be too late to win her love.

In 2063, archaeologists discovered a hermetically-sealed box containing a memoir, a birth certificate for a child named Mobius (father unknown), and a male chastity belt. What if a fate worse than a catastrophic virus threatened our lives in the American monarchy founded by Benedict Arnold after defeating George Washington's ragtag revolutionary army? Arnold referred to the then-British puppet nation as the Union of Royal American States.

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