FORGET ME NOT
Illustrator Lucy Brighton loves her work. Her animal characters Izzy,
Bizzy, and Lizzy have their own comic strip, card line, and children's
cartoon, and their popularity has given Lucy financial stability and
freedom. Yet none of that quite erases the lingering ache of a cold,
lonely childhood. Sent away to boarding school at ten, Lucy spent little
time with her parents afterward, and her few visits home only seemed to
widen the gap between them. Even though she still lives in the New
Jersey house where she grew up, Lucy has had little contact with her
parents since they moved to Florida five years ago.
Then Lucy receives a call to say that her mother and father have been
killed in a car crash. While settling their affairs in Florida, Lucy
begins to realize how little she really knew about their lives. She has
no way to explain the mysterious safe in their bedroom, with its cache
of fake passports, cash, and weapons. Everything in the house is neat,
scrupulously clean, almost too picture-perfect. What secrets were the
Brightons keeping? Were they even who they claimed to be?
When Luke Kingston, the developer who helped build her parents' home,
calls to pay his respects, he and Lucy strike up a friendship that
promises more. But before Lucy can explore a future with him she knows
she must uncover the truth--even if it changes everything she once
believed about her parents, and about herself.
THE BLOSSOM SISTERS
Gus Hollister owes all his success to his feisty grandmother, Rose, and
he knows it. It was Rose and her two sisters, Iris and Violet, who
raised Gus, sent him to the best schools, and helped him start his own
accounting business. Rose even bought the house Gus lives in with his
wife, Elaine.
But now, Gus stands to lose everything--his home, his car, and his
business. Worse, he's alienated his beloved grandma, who tried to warn
him about Elaine's greedy, gold-digging ways. Gus, blinded by
infatuation, refused to listen, and now Elaine has locked him out of the
house he was foolish enough to put in her name.
Heartsick and remorseful, Gus returns to Rose's Virginia farmhouse
seeking shelter. But it won't be easy to make amends. Despite their
pretty floral names, there's nothing delicate about the Blossom sisters.
Unbeknownst to Gus, they've also been running a very lucrative business
from home and don't want interference. Yet family and forgiveness go
hand in hand, and Gus isn't giving up.
With the help of close friends, new associates, and some very sprightly
ladies, Gus begins to repair the damage he's done and help the residents
of Blossom Farm begin the next phase of their business. He might even be
finding the courage to love again. Because no matter how daunting
starting over can be, the results can surpass your wildest
expectations--especially when the Blossom sisters are in your corner...
