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There's no force of nature stronger than a society of sisters ... especially when you're talking about the Gustafson Girls.
The Gustafson Girls Box Set #2 Contains Books 3 & 4.
Book 3: Phoebe & the Rock of Ages
MEET PHOEBE
A wild child. A Jesus freak. A tangled past and a second chance at love. Oh, the FIREWORKS when these two worlds collide! Phoebe has been running wild her whole life. A gifted and passionate artist, Phoebe charges full throttle...
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"What's Left Untold is a heartfelt and surprising examination of friendship, honesty, and whether 'love is love.'" Cara Sue Achterberg, national bestselling author of Girls' Weekend
"I stayed up half the night reading this book, nearly one-more-chaptering myself to death!" Suanne Schafer, author of Hunting the Devil
Every secret has its price.
Anna Clark and Lia Clay were unlikely best friends in high school, but their yin-and-yang personalities drew...
4) Finding Love
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Love sometimes starts at home…
As Regan Sullivan continues to work with her sisters, Sheena and Darcy, to meet their Uncle Gavin's challenge to make the Salty Key Inn a success, she wonders why she can never find the man of her dreams. Her sisters are happily settled with men they love. Why can't she do the same? When she's involved in a motorcycle accident with Brian Harwood, Regan learns to think differently about both her appearance and herself....
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A gritty family drama about a traumatized runaway teen girl, her bewildered brothers, and the healing power of music and love
She's about to turn their lives upside down…
On a freezing Seattle night, Wynter shows up on Caleb's doorstep in shorts and sandals, seeking help. Seeking sanctuary. Claiming to be his sister. She has just escaped an isolated abusive cult and has nowhere else to turn.
Caleb-Coast Guard hero with the perfect girlfriend-practically...
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Kate Fisher and Red Nelson, women pilots and estranged sisters from opposite sides of a fractured family, are thrown together in a suspenseful drama of Search & Rescue in the Adirondack mountains of New York State when Red is framed for the brutal attack on the manager of her indie rock band.
Her dying mother begs her to flee for sanctuary to the only family Red doesn't yet know--her sister Kate. But crosswinds take her plane into a spin and she...
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The best thing about the holiday season is spending time with family. At the same time, sometimes the worst thing about the holiday season is spending time with family. The stories in this collection touch on that and more as Mandy Nichols, Jeff Resnick, and Judi Straub struggle through what's supposed to be the joyous season. One family contemplates murder; another wants to end what they see as a bad relationship, while another can only see their...
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Rebecca is an alternative high school teacher who never planned to have children. Although she believes she has entered menopause, she becomes pregnant with her partner, Reuben. Besides the age-related dangers to herself and her baby, she fears being a bad parent because she grew up with an abusive father and neglectful mother.
Her sister, Martha, a clean-freak housewife, has always judged Rebecca harshly for her footloose life, and considers Reuben...
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Lacy, Lexy, and Lucy are triplets. They are getting ready for their birthday party by cleaning, baking, and decorating with Mom and Dad. The triplets are so excited to see Nana and Papa at their birthday party-until Nana and Papa get stuck across the bridge and can't come. The sad girls try to cheer themselves up, but all they want is to see Nana and Papa. Can they find a way to get Nana and Papa to their birthday party?
The Super-Duper Triplets'...
10) Blood Loss
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Kerena Swan's brilliant novel explores how honest mistakes and human frailty can have terrifying and long-reaching consequences. It's a tale of family ties and loyalty, revenge and redemption that you won't want to put down.
Sarah
With one eye on the rear view mirror and the other on the road ahead, Sarah is desperate to get as far away from the remote Scottish cabin as she can without attracting attention. But being inconspicuous isn't easy with...
11) Spilled Milk
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Things aren't always what they seem…
In the idyllic mountain town of Little Bethlehem, the hills and valleys hold many secrets. 20-year old Amber St. Germaine knows all about secrets…With a sister locked up for murdering their father, and a selfish, abusive mother, Amber has no choice but to step up and care for younger sister, Rorie. On the brink of insanity, her only solace is her twisted obsession with big brother, Bret, and visits with Rose...
12) Ghosts of You
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The drama of five sisters. Dark Comedy. Dark Contemporary.
It's a story revolving around Inah, the youngest of the Jung family, but from a different mother.
And her half-sisters or should be labelled evil stepsisters:
Katya has no point of reference on how to love or be a good older sister to her younger siblings by the lack of parenting she received.
Scarlett, torn between her loyalty to Kyra, the eldest, and affection to the youngest, Inah.
Yelena...
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Why would anyone need six thousand doughnuts?
Big family...little house...Fifth-grader Abe Mitchell is fed up with sharing. All he wants is something to call his own. And, he just might get it when he finds a loophole in the fine print of a doughnut shop coupon. Abe thinks it entitles him to a fresh-baked mountain of crullers, dunkers, and chocolate-frosteds. But, cashing in means war with Marlene Paczki, the daughter of the doughnut shop owner and...
14) The Secret Door
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Immerse yourself in the world of the Martinez Kids, three spunky bilingual children who have some exciting adventures!
Their elderly Mexican neighbor Don Toño invites their family to join him in his virtual reality invention (hidden in an inconspicuous garden shed), which allows them to experience life as animals. Join the kids as they scamper through the trees as squirrels, swim through the oceans as dolphins, whales, and sharks, and swing through...
15) Forest Explorer
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AN ODE TO EXPLORING OUTSIDE! Join the adventure of siblings Nino and Tenna. From the imagination of an actual preschooler! While on a walk in the woods, Nino, a thoughtful and curious boy, explores the sights, sounds, and scents of nature. He spots insects, he hears critters, he smells flowers and...smoke from a fire?? This story offers an imaginative reminder that sometimes it's a good idea to slow down, and to enjoy and explore your surroundings....
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A Captivating Early Readers Colour-Illustrated Story About Sibling Rivalry
Olu is the middle child in his family. He often feels unloved and left out and is convinced his brother is his daddy's favourite child. He also believes his sister, Funmi, is his mother's favourite. Olu tries to win his parents' love and become their favourite child. Olu's parents tell him they love all their children equally and that there is no need to compete. Olu doesn't...
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When Gia comes face to face with a past she didn't know she had, will she trust in a future she can't control?
Gia Gustafson is officially coming of age... but now what? Her world seems to be standing still while everything and everyone around her is moving at lightning speed.
Her best friend, Ricky Zander, has gone rogue, her grandparents have grown old overnight, and her sisters have all found their happily-ever-afters.
Because life isn't confusing...
18) Driehoek
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Li & Lu are BACK.They've been busy. Moving to Holland, enrolling in new schools, gathering paranormal powers, new basketball teams. Apparently, Lu has been working on his paranormal abilities (who knew!?... that's a paranormal joke) while Li has been studying... math. I know. I know. Both seem preposterous. But which one sounds more feasible? Both defy conventional wisdom and I personally have no idea. Remember: I'm just the messenger. I wish I could...
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"My world became one of silence when I was six years old." In 1874, Ivy Steele's deafness is more than a handicap. It's a disease. Surrounded by a family that doesn't understand her, she's learned to cope and find solace where she can. Then, the unexpected happens. Her aunt dies, and her uncle sends her away to rejoin her father's family in Montana. Left to fend for herself, after the companion hired to escort her abandons her, sixteen-year-old Ivy...
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When Ida and her daughter Bessie flee a catastrophic pogrom in Ukraine for America in 1905, they believe their emigration will ensure that their children and grandchildren will be safe from harm. But choices and decisions made by one generation have ripple effects on those who come later-and in the decades that follow, family secrets, betrayals, and mistakes made in the name of love threaten the survival of the family: Bessie and Abe Weissman's children...
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