Author: katherinecenter
“The story’s message, that people should choose joy even (and especially) in difficult and painful times, seems tailor-made for this moment. A timely, uplifting read about finding joy in the midst of tragedy, filled with quirky characters and comforting warmth.”–Kirkus (starred review) From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away comes a stunning new novel full of heart and … a stunning new novel full of heart and hope. Samantha Casey is a school librarian who loves her job, the kids, and her school family with passion and joy for living. But she wasn’t always that…
A New York Times bestseller with over 22,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: When her estranged mother becomes ill, Cassie moves to New England to care for her — where her job at an old-school firehouse will transform her life. “A gem… Just read it, and thank me later” (Jodi Picoult).
“Warm, witty, and wonderfully observed” (Emily Giffin): After years of hard work, Maggie appears to have the perfect life — until tragedy changes everything… A New York Times bestseller with over 13,000 five-star Goodreads ratings that’s “perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Elizabeth Berg” (Kirkus Reviews).
Jilted by her fiancé, Jenny finds herself pregnant and alone. But with help from her cute neighbor and a group of fearless moms, Jenny learns to stand on her own feet as a single mother! Featuring “sharp dialogue and a narrative that’s heavier on the sass than the diaper rash” ().
From a New York Times bestselling author: When widowed Libby takes her kids to stay at her eccentric aunt’s Texas goat farm, she learns she doesn’t have to grieve forever… “A heartwarming novel that explores the trials of losing what matters most” (USA Today).
A year after getting divorced, Helen Carpenter, thirty-two, lets her annoying, ten years younger brother talk her into signing up for a wilderness survival course. It’s supposed to be a chance for her to pull herself together again, but when she discovers that her brother’s even-more-annoying best friend is also coming on the trip, she can’t imagine how it will be anything other than a disaster. … disaster. Thus begins the strangest adventure of Helen’s well-behaved life: three weeks in the remotest wilderness of a mountain range in Wyoming where she will survive mosquito infestations, a surprise summer blizzard, and…