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She wakes up alone and beaten on a remote island beach.

Not only is she lost, she doesn’t even know her own name. All she remembers is that somebody tried to kill her, but she can’t fathom why. Calling herself Jane after Tarzan’s companion, she’s taken in by a clan of chimpanzees until she discovers a beautiful deserted house.

She wonders why someone would come all the way out here – wherever that might be – to a retreat so far away from civilization. Were they filthy rich, or criminals, or eccentrics? Or all of those things? What might they do when they return and find her on their island? Terrified yet determined to survive, Jane has no choice but to create a life for herself at the house, with the chimpanzees as her only companions.

She carves out a languid daily routine until the day she sees a speck on the horizon across the ocean. It comes closer and closer, and Jane knows her tranquil life is about to be shattered. Is it the owner of the house? Rescuers? Or her killer? The last thing she expects is to fall in love in the most unexpected of ways.

Escape to idealic Haven Island and get swept away in tropical romantic suspense.

In this stunning coming of age novel, acclaimed author Linda Hughes delivers an emotional and uplifting story of a young woman’s travails and triumphs during the tumultuous 1970s.

Women can come into their own in the most unexpected ways. Llayne Robertson is the least likely coed on campus to be elected homecoming queen. Broke, broken-hearted, and waitressing at a house of burlesque, she’s an unknown outcast surviving in the shadows of typical college life.

That is until members of the Vietnam Veterans Club set their sights on Llayne as their candidate for homecoming queen. An uproar by traditional students solidifies their resolve. They may have lost battles overseas, but this is one fight the vets are determined to win.

As the shiny crown is placed on Llayne’s head, she realizes the real victory lies in the unexpected bonds of deep friendship that have been forged during the campaign. When she falls in love with a veteran, she discovers that the battle is not over for those who fought. Her newfound confidence serves her well as she navigates the tragic remnants of war.

Homecoming Queen is a richly compelling story of a young woman who finds within herself a surprising wellspring of courage, grace, and determination. Llayne Robertson embodies the strength and resilience of women of all ages who face life’s most challenging struggles and emerge triumphant.

That is the best homecoming of all.

Jonella Joy Johnson expects the summer of 1959 to be wonderful! After all, she’s graduating from high school, turning eighteen, and finally escaping from her fanatically religious Aunt Eula. What could possibly go wrong?

Everything.

When socialite Elizabeth VanderZaan, a brazen bigot in high heels, tries to bury insidious secrets, hidden truths explode to the surface. Lottie the Body is more than just a stripper. Reverend Hyram Haynes isn’t as boring as his sermons suggest. Senator Paul VanderZaan’s life is so clandestine even he doesn’t know it. And beautiful, black orphan Jonella has a lifetime of lies to uncover and overcome.

Her much-anticipated summer turns into a whirlwind of painful discovery until she learns she has what it takes to save herself from destruction.

Twenty years after the Stone sisters take a madcap road trip, one of them yearns for a second chance at the romance she left behind.

Gem Stone Swenson wants her life back. Dominated by her big-shot husband, meddling mother, and demanding teenaged daughters, the 40-year-old socialite escapes into steamy memories of the trip she and her hippie sister took in their youth. It was the summer of 1978, the summer Gem fell head-over-heels in love with swoony Harley, a small-town deputy sheriff.

Does Harley still run his fingers through his thick, black hair? Do his jeans still hug his buns in a way that melts her knees? Will he so much as speak to her after she left him in her dust so long ago?

There is only one way to find out. As soon as she’s released from jail for boiling over and cold-cocking her cheating husband with a frying pan, she’s going to hit the road in search of long-lost romance.

If you love stories about women who are willing to risk it all in the name of love, Tough Rocks is for you. Enjoy the ride!