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'A beautifully paced novel that will keep you guessing right until the end' Pam LewisWhen Ann's granddaughter Ellie, asks for her help on a school project on family history, Ann thinks this will be the perfect opportunity to spend time with her. But as they work together uncovering the past, questions about Ann's early life begin to emerge. What did happen to Ann's first child? Was her life with Theo quite as idyllic as it seemed from the outside? And what happened to cause her mother and father's acrimonious split, can she really trust her mother's version of events? And as secrets from the past seem in danger of being exposed, new secrets emerge about Ann's son and daughter-in-law, secrets which threaten to tear the whole family apart.As events unfold in the present day and we learn what happened during a summer thirty years ago, Simmons depicts the unravelling of a family in this gripping psychological thriller.Praise for Kelly Simmons' writing...'Twisty, psychologically deft and wildly original, it'll have you guessing until the very end. Utterly mesmerizing.' Megan Abbott, author of The Fever and Dare Me'A smart, simmering page turner' New York Journal of Books'Gorgeously written and fully immersive.' Kate Moretti, author of The Vanishing Year and Blackbird Season'Electrifying . . . The perfect read for a stormy night, Simmons's suspenseful tale contains nary a wasted word' Publishers Weekly

Journalist and suburban mom Claire Cooper suffers from panic disorder. Most of her anxieties seem irrational, nothing that can't be fixed with the help of some Xanax. But late one stormy summer night, when her husband, Sam, is away on one of his frequent business trips, Claire's fears come to life. She discovers an intruder has broken into her young daughter's bedroom. She watches helplessly as he picks up her sleeping child from her bed. Desperate to protect her family, Claire puts herself in the line of fire and utters the plea that will undo her: "Take me instead." As she drives away in the kidnapper's car, Claire fears for her children, but not for herself. And she can't help noticing the reversal in her marriage -- for the first time in ten years, Sam will not know where she is. For the next week, Claire is tied to a bed in a strange motel room, the intruder her only com-panion. She is forced to lie still and contemplate the reasons for this assault on her family. Is this just a random crime, or something more sinister? Has the shadowy past that she tried so hard to leave behind finally caught up with her? Day after day, she goes deeper into herself, reevaluating her marriage and her role as a mother, and unburying the source of her crippling anxiety. In seven days she will step out to the very brink of her soul -- perhaps never to return. A riveting debut novel that will appeal to fans of Sue Miller and Janet Fitch, Standing Still is a powerful exploration of the darker side of mother-hood and marriage.

From the critically acclaimed author of Standing Still comes a psychologically charged novel about the power and failure of family.

Overcoming Obstacles in Marriage for Breakthrough In her new book, The Day of Deliverance, author/speaker Kelly Simmons speaks to the heart of married women experiencing difficulty within their marriage. She presents a fresh approach to addressing marital conflict while sharing from personal experience how to effectively engage the issues from a biblical standpoint and come through on the other side with victory.YOU WILL LEARN: How to Recognize & Overcome Enemy OppositionThe Answer to "What About Me?"Practical Steps Toward Healing and Restoration of Past Hurts and Wounded EmotionsHow God Can Part the Waters of Opposition that Seem to Keep You from Experiencing the Happiness and Fulfillment You've Been Longing ForWe hope this book encourages and equips you on your journey to healing, restoration, and breakthrough

DRAW CLOSE TO GOD...Do you desire a deeper relationship with God? Every Day with You Lord, Prayer Journal will lead you on a very special journey that will forever settle in your heart God's faithfulness toward you.Strengthen your prayer life.Enhance your daily quiet time with the Lord.Be reminded of and encouraged by God's goodness towards you.At the end of your journaling journey, you will have your very own ready reference of answered prayer and God's personal words to you, all in one convenient, easily accessible place. You will have tasted and seen that the Lord is good and experienced the faithfulness of God revealed

"With prose that positively vibrates and characters who defy expectation, Kelly Simmons brings us straight to Nantucket, into the bright, beating heart of this one-of-a-kind family, and never lets us go."--New York Times bestseller Kate Moretti, author of The Vanishing Year and Blackbird SeasonThe last word in families is lies...Any one of the perfect Warner family could have been behind the accident. Each of them had a problem that threatened to tarnish more than their old-money silver.Having spent the past three decades' worth of summers on Nantucket, the Warners are as much a part of the island as the crust of salt on the ferry. But this year is different: Tripp is no longer the father he was, and it becomes clear that nothing--not the beams that hold the house together, and not the values the family clings to--can survive the ravages of time.When their Nantucket summer tradition turns to tragedy, the creaky old house swirls with suspicion. Even in a perfect family, there are just so many reasons to want someone gone. With no easy answers as to how, why, or who, the Warners must face another frightening question: do they really want to know the truth?A tense family portrait of secrets, lies, and inevitable change, The Fifth of July will ensnare any book club fond of beautiful beaches and ugly drama.Also by Kelly Simmons: Where She WentOne More Day

Women's fiction with a wrenching twist, Where She Went follows one mother desperate to know which secrets took her daughter away from what should have been a normal college experience.What happens when your worst fear comes true?Her only daughter has just gone away to college, and Maggie O'Farrell knows she's turning into one of those anxious empty-nesters she used to mock. Worrying constantly, texting more than she should, even occasionally dropping by the campus "just to say hi." But Maggie can't shake the feeling that something terrible is about to happen to Emma.And then, just as Maggie starts to relax, her daughter disappears.The clues are disturbing. An empty dorm room where Emma was supposedly living. A mysterious boy described as Future Husband in her phone. Dormmates who seem more sinister than friendly. As Maggie combs over the campus looking for signs of her daughter, she learns more about Emma's life than she ever thought possible.Kelly Simmons delivers another gripping novel in Where She Went, a conversation-starting story of letting go and the secrets that surface when the person hiding them is gone.Also by Kelly Simmons: One More DayThe Fifth of July

Miss P is very excited about going to church. Her sister, Bella, decides to go with her. They meet up with several friends on the way and invite them all. They each ask if it is okay because they all look very different from them. "Of course," they say. When they arrive at the church, they are devastated. Learn what lesson she teaches her friends.

Miss P is very excited about going to church. Her sister, Bella, decides to go with her. They meet up with several friends on the way and invite them all. They each ask if it is okay because they all look very different from them. "Of course," they say. When they arrive at the church, they are devastated. Learn what lesson she teaches her friends.

Who will you cross to protect your own?When Hannah packs up her past and moves to the cottage next-door to her sister, she hopes the luxe neighborhood and close family ties will be the perfect escape for her son and the shadows that trail them. But when a young girl goes missing days after they unload their final boxes and her son is quickly thrown under suspicion, Hannah must do whatever it takes to protect her child.Even if that means pointing the blame her sister's way instead.With investigators swarming and neighborhood scrutiny closing in, the divide between two sisters grows. As one fiercely defends her husband, the other shields her boy from the crime, keeping quiet the secrets that might unravel it all.And all the while, one young girl has vanished, and someone is to blame.

Penelope has been in the shelter for over one hundred days now. She keeps getting looked over because of her skin condition. However, her special day comes when she becomes a foster failure.

Penelope has been in the shelter for over one hundred days now. She keeps getting looked over because of her skin condition. However, her special day comes when she becomes a foster failure.