"Originally published in 2008 by Jackie Reimer."

Erin and Darcy, answering personal ads as research for a TV show, discover a whole new New York sub-culture - adulterers, con men, the shy and frankly weird, all looking for love. And one man looking for something darker . . . A serial killer who has just got away with murder for fifteen years, and has promised himself just two more . . .

The goal of life is to be happy and it is difficult to experience joy and happiness if our spirit is compromised with anger and resentment. There are four kinds of forgiveness and when you are accomplished with practicing all four, no one person, place or circumstance will have a grip on your life.

What happens when Mae meets a man and fall in love with him only to discover he isnt what you thought? He reaches for her hand and kisses it, Welcome to The Moonlight Lounge, My Lady Is Mae with you? I just got off work and found her purse and cell phone on the ground by her car Well its about time you woke up Who are you? They call me Lucifer I am your worst nightmare

BY THE AUTHOR SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 'She was . . . marvellous' GUARDIAN 'Molly Keane . . . is robust about sinful human nature and the intrigues of the heart' V. S. PRITCHET 'Keane's distinctive blend of elegant savagery and deep affection' EVENING STANDARD Those who suffered because of her might think of Mary that she hurt others, herself she could not hurt; but Jer, knowing her better . . . knew she hurt herself perhaps most deeply. Since the death of her parents, Roguey, Maeve and Jer have cared for one another and for Sorristown, their elegant home. Together they have fished and hunted, unravelled secrets by bedroom fires and sipped gin cocktails. But this pattern of intimacy is about to be broken by Maeve's marriage to Rowley. A week before the wedding, her bridesmaid Mary arrives. Meeting her for the first time Rowley describes Mary as a 'factor for disturbance', little realising the extent to which his prophecy will prove true for each of them.

Nurse Kirsten Bailey believes family comes first. She refuses to cut former army medic Brady Hewitt any slack for not responding immediately to his ill grandmother’s plea for his presence. Brady has a good reason for his tardiness, and he wants to show the pretty but prickly nurse that her first impression of him is wrong. While they work together to help his grandmother and two young boys, Kirsten sees the sincerity of Brady’s kindness and charm. Kirsten wants to return to the mission field, so falling for Brady is out of the question. But she can’t dismiss the idea that he might be the man who will make her stay forever. The Village of Hope: A community built on service and love