Vanilla Heart Publishing: 84 books

Kindness to Strangers in River’s Edge rubs off on all who live there. Sally Kirkwood responds to an emergency call from a friend one early morning. A daughter is missing and with Sally’s skill as a reporter, she finds her at an audition in NYC. Thus begins an adventure of show business, unfaithfulness, forgiveness and success.

Charlie’s Family Secrets Omnibus Edition by Charmaine Gordon 3 Charmaine Gordon Novels in 1 Volume! Reconstructing Charlie Charlie Costigan has a secret. Home life gone from bad to the worst when she protects her mother from another vicious attack by her drunken...

That first kiss... that first incredible, agonizing, bellyache-making first kiss. Soon, Joy and Danny are inseparable, planning a future – a life, together. A kiss goodbye couldn’t prepare the highschool sweethearts for all that lay ahead. A family crisis, a tornado, and the Korean War brought their plans to a screeching halt, and changed their futures... but maybe not their forever.

We first met six-year old Cassidy Rae when her mother, a doctor in the Marines, must leave her for a temporary stay with her Grans, the dynamic Celia Brown. Together they form a bond of love and respect. Years later, twenty-year old Cassidy Rae drives home for Spring Break to surprise her beloved...

It can happen, you know. A chance meeting at the Vet’s office; blue eyes look into blue eyes and something clicks. A man and woman’s lives mesh; romance begins - and then what? She needs time; he needs her now. She has four cats and a business; he is a doctor about to adopt two daughters because...

Three More stories from River's Edge, where the motto is Kindness to Strangers.“Charmaine Gordon writes charming stories filled with love!” - Bestselling author of Playing For Keeps, Liz MatisBreaking New GroundRiver's Edge comes together to protect Celia Brown's property when the...

I held his cooling hand and asked the two words spoken many times during our years together. “Now what?” This time there was no response. I was on my own for the first time. When my fingers touched his wedding ring, I slipped it off and held it in my fist. The gold band was warm. I clung to him....

Elizabeth Malone wakes up the morning after an amazing night of passion with her husband of forty years to find a note: Dear Lizzie, it's not you, it's me. Abandoned by her husband, disappointed in daughter Susie's casual attitude Dad's having a mid-life crisis, Beth decides to re-establish herself as the winner she once was. When Frank Malone returns, he's in for a big surprise!

Anna Youngblood and James Chandler have problems. His little daughter overheard his ex say she never wanted kids; Anna must make amends for breaking rules of her tribe; he has a serious concussion and she’s pregnant. Can this couple find happiness in River’s Edge? You betcha, they can. Conflict, don’t you love it? 

River’s Edge where Kindness to Strangers is the Motto... Wouldn't you love to live where neighbors look out for each other, where children play outside without fear and no elaborate play dates have to be arranged. I sure would. Like the good old times where widows weren't widowed very long because...

Layne Gillette’s world is turned upside down when a man she has never met shows up to lay claim as the father of her 6-year old son. Justin, the victim of a fraternity prank, and Layne, the subject of a forced insemination, have produced a beautiful child that they are both willing to protect......

When you lose everything you love, how are you supposed to believe it won't happen again? The knife at her throat didn't frighten Scarlet Anderson. In fact, it was a relief. Finally, she didn't have to worry any longer about living another empty day. She'd be reunited with the ones she loved. Joshua...

Two terrific Angela Kay Austin Short Stories For those who serve, and the ones who love them.   Scarlet’s Tears – She’d lost so very much… including her sense of self, how could she go on?   Derailed – From homeless to hopeful, this young veteran builds a life she’d thought impossible.

Rumer Wilson married the love of her life ten years ago, has two beautiful children, and what she believes is a wonderful life to prove it. But, does anybody ever control love? Her world spirals into an unfamiliar place of uncertainty for everything she holds dear, when her husband falls in love with...