Brooke's parents want to send her to a private high school, where she'll be separated from her friends and cheerleading. She hates the ideas until she visits the school and realizes it is perfect for her. Now she is facing a big decision. How can she decide when both choices feel right?

Brooke must choose between going to a new great school on her own or moving on to GHS with her squad.

Brookes Journey of Heart is the story of a daughter who lives each day with the disabilities delivered with her at birth and the mother who gave birth to her. Beverly Charles asked her daughter, Brooke Klemme, if she would like to write her story of living with Spina Bifida. Brooke responded, "Yes! There are two sides to every story." Brooke and Beverly show us both sides of their story in the context of faith, family, and friends. In 1971, more than 6000 American children were born with Spina Bifida, but like most people, Beverly Charles knew nothing about this condition until she gave birth to her third and last child. In this touching memoir co-authored by Charles and her daughter Brooke Klemme, we learn first-hand not only what it means, but what it feels like - to raise a disabled child, to watch her suffer and triumph, and to be that child, who now as an adult, tells her side of the story. Most parents will never have to answer this question - should your new baby live? For Brooke's mother, there was only one answer, an answer that would involve multiple surgical procedures, interminable hospital stays, and an army of doctors and therapists - an answer that would change her and her family forever. This book is a spiritual memoir and a medical one. The authors make connections with Eastern and Western religious practices that have seen them through difficult and joyous times for over four decades. Their story transcends the personal to offer hope and help to other parents who have faced the same hard question and who, like Beverly and Brooke, answer "YES." As one reader said, I loved it. I laughed, cried, got mad, got sad, and now feel like a part of your family.

Lou Prescott loves college life. The friends, the parties, the hot guys...not to mention her undisputed position as the reigning queen of the business school. But when her dad becomes head coach of the Mountain State Mustangs in the wake of a scandal, it seems like he expects to coach her life too. And keep her the same little girl she was when her mother died. Lou is determined she's not going to let her dad cramp her style. Only now, none of the football players are brave enough to date Coach’s daughter ... not even West Sawyer, the sexy-as-hell first string quarterback. West Sawyer never saw himself as starting QB material—and neither did anyone else. Last year, he was content to ride the bench and collect his scholarship. After all the trouble in high school, he owed that much to his mother. But ever since the rape scandal that tore apart MSU’s championship team, he’s been thrust into the spotlight, and all that comes with it--women, parties, and a crippling pressure that’s killing his game. He’s been able to resist his old bad habits, but it hasn’t been easy. Coach Prescott is the only one who believes in him, but what would Coach do if he knew the woman who tempts West most … is Lou? Can West and Lou overcome their demons to find lasting love? Or will their stubborn personalities keep them apart.

It would be the worst violation of the Best Friend Code of Ethics for Sam to date her friend’s ex... wouldn’t it? Sam is torn - she knows she should stay away from Michael, but he’s just too damn irresistible! Samantha Morris is checking into the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York City when she runs into the man who has had her pulse racing since college—Michael Stone. Michael still has the same mouthwatering body, ridiculously sexy smile, and outrageously confident personality, and once again, he is pursuing Sam with a vengeance. But Sam is only too aware that Michael dated her best friend back when they were in college. Sam agrees to only one simple date, but quickly learns that things with Michael are never simple, the man wants to devour her in frightening ways that she had never even contemplated before.

After her mother’s passing, Brooke Nilsson makes the trek up to her family’s Minnesota vacation home to clean up the clutter and prepare the cabin for sale. Brooke was never very outdoorsy, much preferring the big city life to lounging on the lake, and she’s not looking forward to spending her summer in the middle of nowhere. But when she meets her neighbor, famous singer Hailey Reed, Brooke’s feelings begin to change about her old family getaway. Hailey, the beautiful and sultry redhead songbird, shows Brooke just how much fun lakeside living can be. And as the summer fun takes a romantic turn, Brooke can’t help but question the way she’s felt about the cabin for so long. With a generous offer on the table, Brooke has a big decision to make on the future of her family cabin. Will her newfound love of the home, and her growing feelings for Hailey, prevent her from going through with the sale? --- This book is written for those who love lesbian romance, lesbian fiction, lesfic, lesbian authors, lesbian writers, lesbian lovers, lesbian novels, lesbian books, and lesbian stories.

Does your home tell the story of who you are? In The Things That Matter, Nate Berkus shares intimate stories from his life, introduces us to people who influenced him and helped him forge his sense of style, and opens up about the remarkable experiences that have left him forever changed, all of which find expression in how he lives today. From his most cherished flea market finds, to his beloved books and photos, to the many extraordinary mementos he’s collected in his travels, every piece defines who he’s become and what endures in his world. Berkus invites readers into his own home as well as into twelve others, including a sleek steel-and-glass high-rise that soars above Chicago, a rustic cottage in the Hudson Valley, an ultra-chic atelier that maximizes every inch of space, a Greenwich Village townhouse that holds multiple art collections, and a study in meaningful minimalism in Marfa, Texas. The distinctive interiors beautifully displayed in this book offer revealing portraits of their owners’ lives and the inspiring choices that have made them who they are today. The Things That Matter convincingly lays out Nate Berkus’s philosophy that things do matter. Our homes tell our stories, they reflect the places we’ve been and the people we’ve loved along the way—and there can be no more beautiful design for living than that. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE SEATTLE TIMES