First of all, I want to thank my friend and therapist David Bene, who believed in me and inspired me to write this trilogy. Secondly, I would like to thank my parents: Sinair and Helia, my crooked parents: Lori and Barry; and to all those who in one way or another contributed as inspiration to these books: my friends with stories about their lives, neuroses and problems; my brothers with their own experiences and opinions; the people who passed in my life or who sat with me at a bar table, simply to give me an idea and inspire me without even knowing that I was in the process of emptying my soul. My BFFs (best friends forever) also support me always, especially to Marília Lacerda. Thank my friend and inspiration of woman, Cátia Damasceno (www.mulheresbemresolvidas.com.br), my heroine, a specialist in sexuality and an excellent teacher. Lidiane Machado, my coach, the person who made me sign this contract, and all those who helped me promote this work: Bruna Marques, my cousins and students alike. Above all, I want to thank God for the opportunity to touch the hearts of people, at the same time that I can reach my heart, understand myself and accept myself as a human being, that fails, but that always tries to improve every day Thank you for believing in my work and in all of you for acquiring and disseminating this book.

PROPOSITION: BABY Beth Trahan was thirty-five, single…and in desperate need of the most perfect male to father her perfect baby. And she even knew exactly the right man—but did she have the nerve to enlist his help? Jack Kincaid had been her best friend —her hero—ever since he rescued her from a school bully. But Jack was a carefree bachelor who would never go for her crazy plan. Really, marrying her tall, handsome, blue-eyed buddy to spend long, passionate nights together to create a baby? What an utterly wacky—utterly…wonderful—thought!

Violet loses her parents as a young child and is brought up by an elderly aunt. As she approaches her 17th birthday her life is turned upside down when her Aunt tells her that the life she has built with her must end - she has to go and learn about the background of her father. Secrets have been kept and those secrets turn Violet's life on it's head! Not only does she have to accept that her father wasn't who she thought he was, but she too, is something she didn't even realise existed! It seems a whole plan had been in place for if something happened to her parents, including learning of her heritage and all it means. So, Violet is sent to Autumn Moon Pack, where an elderly relative of her father's still lives to give Violet chance to be surrounded by others like her. In truth, she plans to learn what she needs to learn what she needs to and leave to live alone like her father before her. But will meeting the handsome Beta, who seems quite taken with her, change her mind? And could there be yet more secrets to be revealed?

Available for the first time in over a decade, two classic Dorothy Garlock romances - SING SOFTLY TO ME and GENTLE TORMENT - are coming back into print in an irresistible two-in-one volume. SING SOFTLY TO ME: She thought she'd escaped the man - and the memories. But Tom Clary suddenly appeared in Minnesota to summon her home. Without hesitation, Beth Marshall left her hospital job and made the hazardous winter drive back to Cody, Wyoming, with the brash cowboy she'd tried so hard to forget. She couldn't refuse Tom's imperious command to return to nurse her ailing sister. But how could she share Tom's house, where her sister now lived? The magic was still there but so was the danger. Tom's searing embrace rekindled passions that had slept but never died. He swore the past was behind them. But had he really changed, or was she headed for heartbreak -again? GENTLE TORMENT: Tawny-haired Lindy Williamson fled the sun-graced south for the promise of the Alaskan frontier - leaving behind Jake, the rugged ex-husband who'd tormented her even as he tempted her. Facing a challenging job with an oil drilling company, Lindy was determined to build a new - and single - life for herself. Then Jake came to claim her, barging into her life to reopen the wounds he'd inflicted, to revive the yearnings he'd aroused. His burning kisses had seduced her once. Would his fiery passion win her again?

"Masterful...A big story about human connection and emotional survival" - Los Angeles Times The first book ever chosen by Oprah's Book Club Few first novels receive the kind of attention and acclaim showered on this powerful story—a nationwide bestseller, a critical success, and the first title chosen for Oprah's Book Club. Both highly suspenseful and deeply moving, The Deep End of the Ocean imagines every mother's worst nightmare—the disappearance of a child—as it explores a family's struggle to endure, even against extraordinary odds. Filled with compassion, humor, and brilliant observations about the texture of real life, here is a story of rare power, one that will touch readers' hearts and make them celebrate the emotions that make us all one.

The instant New York Times bestseller about one man's battle to save hundreds of jobs by demonstrating the greatness of American business. The Bassett Furniture Company was once the world's biggest wood furniture manufacturer. Run by the same powerful Virginia family for generations, it was also the center of life in Bassett, Virginia. But beginning in the 1980s, the first waves of Asian competition hit, and ultimately Bassett was forced to send its production overseas. One man fought back: John Bassett III, a shrewd and determined third-generation factory man, now chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co, which employs more than 700 Virginians and has sales of more than $90 million. In Factory Man, Beth Macy brings to life Bassett's deeply personal furniture and family story, along with a host of characters from an industry that was as cutthroat as it was colorful. As she shows how he uses legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and sheer grit and cunning to save hundreds of jobs, she also reveals the truth about modern industry in America.

SOHO. London's most notorious and unforgettable village. The Bohemian heart beating at the city centre for more than three hundred years. The place where respectable West End theatres, gay bars, hookers and sex shops vie for your pound, dollar or yen less than a mile from Buckingham Palace. Sit outside one of Soho's many street cafes for any length of time and you'll see a huge variety of people passing by. A handful will have been born there, most are visitors who've come to work, to seek out sensation or to cruise for sex. But some came once, got seduced or found what they were looking for, and never left. SOHO NIGHTS is the uproarious, witty and touching saga of an engaging cast of characters - straight, gay, black, white, old, young - who share an ancient house in Soho and whose personal stories, separate yet intertwined, funny as well as dramatic, smash all social and sexual barriers.