Caren Crane: 7 books

A desperate artist. A reclusive legend. A story no one knows. Tondra only has a few months to prove to her parents she can support herself as an artist in New York City or they will force her to return to her native Atlanta. She left her parents and boyfriend behind to pursue her dream career...

Linda Dowling's husband traded her in for a younger model, and she clung to the only life and home her kids knew. Easiest thing by far when her heart was broken and her small town was filled with folks who commonly mistook their neighbor's concerns for their own. But even in Cross Springs, NC, time...

A married man. A forbidden romance. A scandal in the making. Suzanne Waters never intended to fall in love with a married man, much less bear his child. Though she broke things off with Larry Warren long before their son was born, her evil cousin Angela possesses evidence of the one-time affair....

Sam Miller, known to the world as the rapper Lakewood, is grieving after his mother's death. A trip to New York to see a friend lands him an appearance on a reality show filmed at the Reed Brothers tattoo shop. His discussion with the tattoo artist, Tondra, gives her insight into what got...

When Cross Springs' biggest gossip, Mindy MacPherson, goes after a mysterious rose grower's secrets, the last person she expects to encounter is her lone one-night stand, Javier Morales Nieto. Mindy had only one regret from her night with Javier: that she didn't have the courage to face him the morning...

Connie Burns knew one thing for sure: she never wanted kids. After 15 years of marriage, though, lots of things have changed. Her best friend moved out of state, remarried and is having a new baby. Connie is also dealing with the realities of life with lupus. All the changes make her rethink having...

Katie Warren didn't want her husband to die—not really—but he did. A year later, Katie is plagued by guilt for wishing him dead and by the anger she still harbors toward him for betraying her. She has given up her volunteers gigs, called a cease-fire in the pageant war between her daughter and...