Blydyn Square Books: 5 books

We all know the story: The beautiful girl overcomes her obstacles, falls in love with Prince Charming, and lives happily ever after.  But what happens after reality sets in--when life becomes more about smelly socks and dirty diapers than glass slippers and pumpkins that turn into carriages?...

What happens when an award-winning filmmaker (and convicted counterfeiter) meets a recovering alcoholic who quit his job at a landfill on a whim to travel the country? An unlikely friendship—and an even more unlikely business partnership—is born. The mysterious relationship between Walker...

Addiction to booze or drugs, food, sex, gambling, spending—any addiction—is not orderly or tidy. Neither is recovering from it. Recovery can be exhilarating and frightening, and it can wreak havoc not only on the addict but on his or her family and friends. Quiet Hearts is a window on recovery both for people new to twelve-step programs and for those who care about them.

Beverly Grady may just be the world’s loneliest woman. Her husband is dead, she hates her sister, and she has no friends—other than the birds she watches every day in her yard. When she finds out her late husband left behind mountains of debt, she has no choice but to downgrade her lifestyle,...

In this modern-day retelling of an ancient Egyptian myth, Iris Cairo has it all: a loving husband, a successful business, a supportive family. Unfortunately, she also has a not-so-secret admirer, her brother-in-law, Seth, who is willing to do anything—even murder his own brother—to try to win...