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Tamsin Eliot isn't half the painter her father was. She tried, but she didn't inherit his talent. She didn't inherit his sense of adventure, either, preferring to stay close to home. But after the death of her mother, she inherits her father's coat.In its pocket, she finds a riddle - a crayon drawing of a lone stick figure, signed by a child named Ida and tucked in an envelope from Rockport. It doesn't line up with anything she recalls.In search of Ida she packs her bags and takes a reluctant trip to Rockport, the source of her happiest childhood memories and inspiration for her father's most cherished art. But for all her doubts about straying far from home and finding Ida, she hasn't calculated the cost. Will chasing after family secrets destroy her relationship with her only sister? Will shining light on old truths cast shadows on memories of her beloved father and obscure her view of the past?STICK FIGURES FROM ROCKPORT is a story of loss and recovery, an ode to the family you come from, the family you choose, and the landscapes that shape who we are. Lane reminds us that we are forever tied to the places we come from and you can go home again, but you may be different for the journey.

Penny's entire life has been a straight path to her one ambition of becoming a surgeon. Overwhelming and stressful, her residency is a rutted road of red tape and bureaucracy, but soon she'll get to the rewarding part of healing the sick and injured. The last thing she needs is to lose focus, but her path comes to an abrupt halt when the grandmother she never knew dies and leaves her an antique store and a cat named Jake.Eager to put the obstacle behind her, she rushes to the tiny town of Ramsbolt, Maine only to find she's inherited more than tables and chairs and a cat. There's a mountain of debt and a shop so full she can barely walk.Penny has five days to sell everything, clear her grandmother's debt, and find a home for Jake before it all crashes down around her. If she fails, she'll miss a major deadline, her future will be put on hold, and her student loans will enter repayment, all before she finishes her education and starts her career. But Ramsbolt has no need for old furniture, and it has no need for outsiders. Especially the kind who don't want to be there.As she sifts through the contents of the antique store--through the mixed-up jumble of her family's past and Ramsbolt's--she must face old truths: There's no such thing as a straight path, the road is paved with choices, and your destination isn't one of them.

Inside her flower shop, Adelle enjoys a quiet, drama-free life, but outside, Ramsbolt, Maine is crumbling. The town is decaying, stores sit empty, and there isn't enough money to solve the town's problems. If something isn't done, Adelle will lose her home, her shop, and the quiet life she loves.When the town manager quits, and Ramsbolt is left without leadership, rumors spread that the town could be sold, merged with another, and charged a tax no one can afford. All eyes turn to Adelle. After all, her father ran the town for decades. But he suffered for the cause. He only wanted the town to be happy, but residents wanted someone to solve their petty squabbles rather than address real problems. Adelle has no interest in that demanding lifestyle.Then suddenly, her father's old political opponent rises up again. While she resists running for office, the man who drove her father to his lowest point starts a ruthless smear campaign against her, urging town residents to support annexation and sell Ramsbolt to another town.Running for office would mean facing old grudges and confronting the man who slandered her father. But if she doesn't stand up to him, if she doesn't stand up for Ramsbolt, no one else will. And she could lose the only home she's ever known.

Seven ordinary lives are changed by their extraordinary relationships with a little green Jeep in Of Metal and Earth, a tale of restoration and redemption. James survives a fierce Vietnam battle by hiding beneath his Jeep. He loses his friends and returns home alone, surviving the town's pity by hiding in the bar. Emotionally scarred, he only finds the determination to lift himself up when he realizes what remains to be lost. He buys a little green Jeep, like the one that gave him shelter in the war, and hopes it will lead to salvation again. But the fortune it brings tarnishes, and James is left to sacrifice the thing that gave him hope for the people who need him most. Over the next thirty years, the Jeep changes hands, passing between friends, family, strangers, and lovers. A single mother who buys a car for her reckless son nearly destroys a friendship with a man who silently loved her for two decades. An insecure youth at the start of his career learns that the most important lessons are the ones you never set out to learn. A family torn apart by their differences finds that love can be the hardest road to take. And a city architect must choose between the easy way to restoration or a difficult path that could save more than a rusty old Jeep. Readers of Mitch Albom, Nicholas Sparks, Jeep owners everywhere, and viewers of This is Us will enjoy this heart-warming tale of restoration and redemption, a must read book for anyone inspired by the resiliency of the human spirit. Winner of the 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Award for First Novel. Finalist in the 2018 IAN Book of the Year Awards in the category of Literary / General Fiction "I am sitting here trying to find the words to convey what an absolutely incredible novel this is...The writing was flawless...I can't think of a specific audience that would enjoy this novel, it is simply a must-read for everyone." - Dandelions Inspired

With broken dreams and empty wallet, Kyle starts over in his tiny Maine hometown. Lucky for him, hope is free.

Logan Cole is restless. Yes, she loves her friends, her husband Grey, and the life she's made for herself in the tiny, cozy town of Ramsbolt, Maine. She's comfortable in a house he thinks is too small. And she enjoys her bartending job, though it barely pays her bills. But something's missing.She needs a hobby, a passion all her own, and when a chance comes along to open a store in a new flea market on the edge of town, all the pieces seem to fall into place.But the sketchy lease and its landlord make her nervous. And when Grey goes behind her back to buy a gorgeous, old house they can't afford, her trust is broken. The property comes with an angry neighbor intent on making their lives impossible. And he'll go to any lengths to see them lose their home, including reporting them for mortgage fraud.Logan's sense of security in the town she loves is shattered.The more questions she asks, the more connections she uncovers-and the angrier Grey gets. She promises to stop her paranoid investigation, but with their home on the line, risking her marriage may be the only way to save it.

The son of a famous author, Stuart is a creative writing teacher and an expert in lifelong writer's block. While trying to write a book that could save his career and finally earn his father's respect, he finds himself seeking a breakthrough in a cottage nestled in a Maine graveyard. The village is great for inspiration, but the more he writes about zombies in the tavern basement and serial killers who make cinnamon buns, the further he gets from his truth.His heart isn't in those stories. And the thing that keeps him from getting it right is the same reason his relationships are failing, he can't connect with his father, and doesn't feel at home in his own city. While trying to craft a life that will please everyone else, he's put himself last.Just when he's at the brink, his mother exposes a family secret that changes his definition of family and forces him to ask if he really wants the approval he's been seeking all along.With the clock ticking on his sabbatical, he discovers that family isn't always what it seems, the pressures we create for ourselves can be our own undoing, and home is often where we least expect to find it.The Warmth of Fires is the sixth book in The Collected Stories of Ramsbolt.

A sulfur sky poisoned her family and her heart. Now revenge tastes sweeter than justice.It's 1900. In a Pennsylvania coal town tainted by corruption and pollution, Charlotte's world collapses when her parents meet a tragic end. Sent to a foster family in a Maryland fishing village, she's fueled by grief and embarks on a relentless quest for justice against the ruthless coal boss, Nels Pritchard.But Charlotte is no ordinary girl. She shares the fiery spirit of her father, whose powerful speeches inspired worker riots. With a burning desire for vengeance, she sets out to uncover the truth behind Pritchard's crimes, unearthing a shocking connection between the town's toxic air and the lifeless fish washing up on the shore of her Chesapeake Bay foster town.To expose the truth, Charlotte builds a network of unexpected allies. There are gutsy suffragists, a literary society of teenage girls willing to print the truth... and Weylan. The captivating young man lost his own family to Pritchard's poison. He offers support, but Charlotte questions his true motives when he lures her to break the law. Could she be falling into a dangerous trap, leading her to a fate worse than poison?With her unwavering spirit and determination, Charlotte must forge alliances and navigate a web of treachery before Pritchard seeks his own ruthless revenge.From Midwest Book Review: "The astute psychological depth of this story gives it an attractive countenance even for readers not normally given to choosing historical fiction... The blend of social, political, and business interest arrives with psychological inspections designed to encourage readers to think about adversity, love, redemption, and vigilante-type justice pursuits." - D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book ReviewThe newest book by award-winning author Jennifer M. Lane is perfect for fans of Jeannette Walls' Hang the Moon and the fiery protagonist in The Hunger Games. Join Charlotte in this small town, coming-of-age dystopian historical saga as she finds resilience, courage, and triumph in her search for identity, independence, and her true home.

It's 1901. It's been a year since Charlotte arrived on the Chesapeake Bay and discovered the poison that killed her parents was in the water... and killing people downriver. Together, Charlotte and Weylan use the power of his newspaper to launch an assault against Nels Pritchard and the coal town responsible, printing the truth behind the lies.But they haven't launched their relationship. When he asked her to marry him, she said "Yes, but not yet." Her heart can't settle until justice is won. And though poisoning the water isn't illegal (yet), a lawyer is willing to help them, if they find proof of their claims.Then they're presented with an offer they can't refuse: an attractive proposal to work undercover in Pritchard's inner sanctum. There, they'll have access to all the proof they can carry. But as they close in on evidence of Prichard's schemes, an ally goes rogue and embroils Weylan in his plot.Before the ash settles on his fiery plans, innocent people lose their lives, Charlotte loses the evidence she needs, and Weylan could lose himself. Picking up the pieces means choosing between the past she can't leave behind and the future she may never grasp.