Shadow chasing: Carla had found paradise in Mexico and a temptation too sweet to deny: Philip. Theirs promised to be much more than a casual holiday romance ... until Carla learned that he was a cop. For all my tomorrows: A young widow turns to her husband's best friend for support until he mysteriously leaves town without warning. He returns three years later, as mysteriously as when he left, with an interest in her that seemed to go beyond the...

Joan Sample is not living the life she expected. Now a widow and an empty-nester, she has become by her own admission something of a recluse. But after another birthday spent alone, she is finally inclined to listen to her sister, who has been begging Joan to reengage with the world. With her support, Joan gathers the courage to take some long-awaited steps: hiring someone to tame her overgrown garden, joining a grief support group, and even renting...