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Olga was slowly stirring the buckwheat on the stove when the front door slammed so hard the glass in the display cabinets rattled. The September morning had only just begun, but her husband had already dashed off somewhere and come back in a near-frenzy....
Quinn thinks she’s defending her immaculate image by kicking her grandmother out of her expensive wedding over a bizarre present. But loss reveals painful truths, and what she finds in a ragged bag of walnuts will break her in ways she never expected....
I never imagined losing Rachel could hurt more. I considered her my sister in every way, not just my best friend. We met in 2nd grade. I was shy and bookish. She was brave, witty, and bold. We connected somehow....
In a small Michigan town where secrets travel fast, I thought my prom dreams were over before they even began. Then, on the morning of prom, something unexpected pulled into my driveway. I’m 17 and a senior in a small Michigan town where everybody knows your favorite soda and your biggest heartbreak....
The call came on Saturday morning, while Andrey and I were still in bed, savoring a rare chance to sleep in. My husband reached for the phone reluctantly, and from his voice I immediately understood—it was my mother-in-law....
— “You always knew I wasn’t a prize!” — Viktor threw his keys onto the dresser. — “But right now you’re just being hysterical!” — “Hysterical?” — Marina pressed a palm to her chest....
At 52, I thought I’d seen every move from husband-chasing troublemakers. I was dead wrong. My new neighbor, a young, freshly divorced fitness fan, tried to make my husband her next trophy. So I showed her why messing with a married man is a bad call....
When my dad remarried after the divorce, I never expected his new wife to treat my mom like a rival instead of part of my life. But nothing could have prepared me for what she did at my wedding, or how it all turned out....
My name is Rachel, and I’m 44. I’m the mother of two wonderful children who have been my anchor through the hardest, most soul-crushing chapter of my life. I married my husband, Caleb, when I was 28, young, starry-eyed, and so completely in love that I thought nothing could ever shake us....
