I was also trying to focus on some of the things that bring me peace and joy--including family love and

rescue mission arrives decades too late, to bring him to 2142 and back to another life with another family She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds

She's going to miss her family terribly, but she can't focus on quality time with them either.

area wanderer, a sometimes claustrophobic but fiercely loving life lived under one roof with extended family

Now Pip and Ravi are happily dating, her family has stopped worrying about her so much, and Max Hastings

banter and an opposites-attract tension in this heartwarming rom-com about divorce, trust, blended families

together to try to find Owen; a US marshal and federal agents are eager to locate him and to pressure his family

The novel is about a family stretched to its limits in the face of the horrors of Nazi-occupied France

The promise of better work and stronger education for the children lured Ishikawa's family from Japan exploring the brainwashing, isolation, and fear in North Korea, while building the stories of caring families and Lockwood herself takes on a somewhat unhinged tone while recounting off-kilter periods for the family

in typical mesmerizing fashion, with her usual masterful balance of magic, religion, love, passion, family

Danny's realizing he's also been unfaithful...and his roommates are kicking him out in order to start a family

Over time their eldest boys begin to fracture the family with unrelenting violence, destruction, and of her idea of a perfect family. The family descends into chaos; there is secret abuse, and there is always the dark, disturbing force The scientific community studying schizophrenia locks onto the family; with the help of the brothers The family's vast amount of genetic material--from both those affected by and those free from mental

dangers facing her crew, and must decide whether to prioritize her lost-and-found love or the makeshift family

cold, brutal winter as convicted murderer Agnes awaits her execution at a remote farm, living with a family

In small-town Kiewarra, the Australian community is shaken when three members of a local family are found

, the haven found in books, and, ultimately, Mia's peaceful second chapter of life and shift in her family

Ursa, Jo, Gabe, Tabby, the ornithology storyline, the makeshift family, and the (maybe slightly too easy Kevin Wilson provides some heartbreaking disappointment about family members' emotional limitations and loyalty, and he allows characters to craft chosen relationships into a beloved pod that functions like family

well-deserved, sometimes brutal justice and the grace of redemption; and the depth of love in a chosen family The reader is privy to Adina's many missives to her extraterrestrial family--and their often-terse replies

centered around Nora, an impulsive, hot-tempered, strong woman fighting for a hardscrabble life for her family the Australian outback at the end of the 19th century, Only Killers and Thieves centers around one family reluctantly ends up agreeing to transport a young, recently rescued Kiowa captive 400 miles to her extended family

about finding your true self, recognizing what you love, and treasuring friends who feel as precious as family

Sunny Shelton shapes an oral history of her two idols, tracing their family lives, youthful experiences

in typical mesmerizing fashion, with her usual masterful balance of magic, religion, love, passion, family

independent even as she is irritatingly, deeply reliant upon the kindness and care she receives from family

In Dear Girls, she writes affectionately about her family, and those parts resonate.

Slaughter's We Are All Guilty Here , Emmy Clifton is a police officer for whom the job is all in the family

Emmie is figuring out if she deserves happiness, and a couple of cutie-pies, a long-lost family member , and some friends who are like family may just help her do it.

The family farm in Nebraska has been foreclosed upon, his mother is gone, and his father has recently

heart of the mission here--and the loss of Amy caused the unraveling heartbreak and destruction for her family

determined rise to stardom, her religious faith, her reliance on and love for her friends, her deep familial

dangers facing her crew, and must decide whether to prioritize her lost-and-found love or the makeshift family She brings along her family members' musical instruments, envisioning a sort of musical pilgrimage (this together to try to find Owen; a US marshal and federal agents are eager to locate him and to pressure his family

, sure, but she's ready to be reunited with the team, which includes her mother and the rest of her family

ancient-feeling, dark fairy tale of a story that takes place within a small village and follows an extended family

She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds

Twentysomething Mae is spending the holidays yet again with her parents' college friends and their families

together to try to find Owen; a US marshal and federal agents are eager to locate him and to pressure his family

It's a story of chosen family, a chance reunion, illuminating and poignant revelations about the past

Now William has uncovered a family secret that shakes him, and he asks Lucy to travel with him to investigate

She brings along her family members' musical instruments, envisioning a sort of musical pilgrimage (this

Zetian's spirit has been crushed by her family for years and her feet systematically broken in order

young interior designer, returns to the childhood home where terrifying events exploded and led her family He's hardworking and loves his family, and he isn't planning on going anywhere. But competition for his business is pinching his ability to help support his family, and some old, bad-news

struggles to determine which reality of the multiverse is true and how the hell he might get back to his family

There are looming and worrisome money troubles in one family with a newborn that kept me supremely nervous

Adunni experiences tremendous emotional, physical, familial, and societal hardships, yet she keeps her

reluctantly ends up agreeing to transport a young recently rescued Kiowa captive 400 miles to her extended family

It centers around one family’s conflicts with crooked and powerful neighbors; cruel and aggressive Native

The characters of Ursa, Jo, Gabe, and Tabby, the ornithology story line, and the makeshift family.

on-the-fly policing; varied and horrific atrocities committed against Indians; and petty vendettas between families

A rebellious young woman who left her Amish culture behind and became estranged from her family has returned

father (Emily's grandfather), who demands details of Emily's career plans; reconnecting with dear old family

Alex shares stories of the brothers' young lives spent in the Netherlands, to their family's move to