Owen's been given the green light to go home; finally, after several weeks in the hospital following his plane crash. Ty's coming to fly him home, sounds like a great idea, right? Owen isn't so sure; he's not convinced he should be on a plane. Is it time for Owen to re-think his career choice, again? Despite his concerns, his and Karla's families rally around him to make sure he's alright. Maggie and Ollie have been navigating life together since they were aged out of the foster care system several years ago. Maggie's starting to think they are out on some dirt road stranded at two o’clock in the morning and no one’s up. Ollie's convinced Maggie's family is out there somewhere and keeps making attempts to help her find them. Ollie's attempts are waning on Maggie. Not to mention, Maggie's job is posing new challenges and Ollie gets laid off from a career he's loved. Will life ever get back to normal for Maggie and Ollie?

Explores the relationship between unexpected events in narrative and life

All books in the CARLY CLASSICS Series are stand-alone novels! Headline: Hollywood Heartthrob returns home for the girl he left behind. Dylan North is back … ten years after he left his small town and high school sweetheart behind. But is he here to stay? Dr. Holly Evans has a great career and a fulfilling life. The last thing she needs is Dylan's visit stirring up old feelings. Can his unexpected return reignite their love ... or does happily ever after only happen in the movies? *This title has been previously published as Midnight Angel**

"Melody Frasier loves her small town life on the Oregon coast. She has good friends, an irritating but lovable brother and her very own shop, where she makes smoothies served with a smile every day. The only thing missing is the man she's pined for since middle school. Her brother's best friend, Jensen Tanner. No matter what she does, he simply refuses to see her as anything more than a little sister and with each year that passes, Mel is worried she'll never get over the handsome school teacher in order to find happiness elsewhere. Jensen Tanner feels stuck. He's spent his entire life following the path his parents laid out for him, which has led to a quiet life in Oregon teaching high school English during the day, but dreaming of stage lights and stardom at night. Everything turns upside down, however, when his guitar skills garner him national attention just as he starts to fall for his best friend's little sister. Now he must figure out where his heart truly lies and the answer isn't as easy as he would have expected. Does he stay in Seaside Bay and explore the sparks between him and Mel? Or risk losing her by grasping his chance at fame and fortune?"--P. [4] of cover.

Can these two lovers recapture what they once had?Shannon Reynolds and Nick Bennett's love story took place in a bubble, thousands of miles and continents away from the real world. When real life threw a curveball their bubble burst, leaving their once perfect relationship in tatters. Shannon has gone from bright-eyed co-ed and confirmed do-gooder to event planner to the stars. Life is good, but she's never forgotten, Nick. In New York City, Nick lives the tycoon life. When destiny called, he answered, not that he had any choice. Like Shannon, he never forgot his first and only love.And then, one day, in the unlikeliest of settings and without any warning whatsoever, Nick and Shannon are reunited when fate and a meddling sibling steps in to get them back on the right path. What happens when an unexpected second chance offers them the happily ever after they thought could never happen?

Self-made business owner Dale McGuire has always enjoyed two things in life: women and fast cars. Now in her mid thirties, she’s restless and can’t work out why. Then one day a ten-year-old boy turns up, claiming to be her son, and her simple ordered world turns upside down. Rebecca Harper bears the emotional scars of her father’s crimes, and now she has two rules: never let anyone get too close, and never admit weakness. Thanks to an anonymous egg donor, infertility didn’t stop her from having her son Jake. Now pregnant for a second time, she’s horrified when Jake brings home the woman he believes is his other mother. When distrust turns to understanding and passion, can Dale and Rebecca, two women bound by fate, make a family neither expected?

A college professor looking for acceptance and a moody ship captain searching for freedom. When a rumor sparks a dangerous debate, can these two find love on the high seas? Dr. Hadlee Ford is on track to be the youngest Associate Professor at the college she teaches at, despite being the only female and the obvious prejudice of her faculty board. A past mistake makes it difficult to get the funding she needs, but she eventually convinces her colleagues her final project has merit. Hadlee takes off, excited for the opportunity to prove herself once and for all. Little does she know that a vicious rumor has proceeded her to Seaside Bay, and if the town fishermen have their way, her project will never leave the shoreline. Captain Felix Mendez is finally free. He spent most of his adult life raising his little sister after the death of their parents. Now that she's married and out of his house, he's eager to enjoy life without any ties. His plans are disrupted, however, when he's roped into driving a marine biologist around in his boat all summer. His job is to make sure she gets all the information she needs to complete her research, NOT to protect her from the town's inhabitants. Yet, no matter how much he fights it, Felix is intrigued by the beautiful scientist and soon staying close to keep her safe isn't as horrible as he'd thought. When their plans for the future clash, can these two find enough common ground to give their attraction a chance? Or will gossip and fear send them sailing in different directions?

They say the mistakes of our past shape our future. That we're molded from experience, from heartache, and from pain. What happens when your past is riddled with regrets? How do you see through the fog, to navigate the path to your future? One breath. One second. One minute. One hour. One day at a time, you learn to live with your unexpected odds.

After a traumatic few years, Leah picks up and moves to the small lake town of Cedarville Ohio. Ready to finally find herself – possibly for the first time – she joins her friends and together they open a new business in town. She never expected to love Cedarville so much nor did she expect her heart to fall for the HOT AS SIN police chief, Brandon. But when someone from her past starts causing problems for her in her new home, she has no choice but to put her trust, and her heart, in Brandon's hands to keep her and her friends safe.

Unexpected Expectations: The Curiosities of a Mathematical Crystal Ball explores how paradoxical challenges involving mathematical expectation often necessitate a reexamination of basic premises. The author takes you through mathematical paradoxes associated with seemingly straightforward applications of mathematical expectation and shows how these