"A novel about a crumbling marriage resurrected in the face of illness, and a family's struggle to come to terms with disease, dying, and the cost of medical care in modern America"--Provided by publisher.

Jaz and Lisa Matharu are plunged into a surreal public hell after their son, Raj, vanishes during a family vacation in the California desert. However, the Mojave is a place of strange power, and before Raj reappears inexplicably unharmed--but not unchanged--the fate of this young family will intersect with that of many others, echoing the stories of all those who have traveled before them. Driven by the energy and cunning of Coyote, the mythic, shape-shifting...

Julia Gooden, a reporter searching for her kidnapped son, must untangle the connection to her brother's long-ago disappearance.

To the outside world, they seem to have it all. Cassie Barrett, a renowned anthropologist, and Alex Rivers, one of Hollywood's hottest actors, met on the set of a motion picture in Africa. They shared childhood tales, toasted the future, and declared their love in a fairy-tale wedding. But when they return to California, something alters the picture of their perfect marriage. A frightening pattern is taking shape--a cycle of hurt, denial, and promises,...

Pretty Lonnie Sawyer is used to fading into the background among the Appalachian hills. Though her family is poor and her father abusive, she clings to a quiet faith. But when a handsome ladies' man and bluegrass musician steals a kiss, that one action seals her fate.

The owner of a high-end dress shop on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Loviah Walker must find a way to bridge the chilly gulf between her two closest friends, which was the result of a perceived slight from decades ago that led to tragedy.

"Blame the booze, her shaky marriage, her troubled son, or a thousand other things. Jewelann Jordan has one thing on her mind when she attends her class reunion, and that's making sure her old crush Christian Campbell sees exactly what he lost all those years ago. A late night, a hotel room, a rekindled flame that burns even hotter than it did back then. What could go wrong? Everything"--Dust jacket flap.

Lonnie and Gideon O'Riley have finally found happiness after a rocky start. The roguish bluegrass musician has fallen in love with his gentle wife and the God she serves. A heartless ruse interrupts their peace, bringing them back to Rocky Knob--and forces them to face the claims of Cassie Allan, a woman who says she is Gideon's rightful wife.

"Grace and Ted Chapman. Literary power couple. Ted is considered "the thinking man's John Grisham" and Grace, his wife of twenty years is beautiful, stylish, carefree. All of this is on the surface. Beneath, what no one sees, is Ted's rages. His mood swings. And the precarious house of cards that their lifestyle is built upon. When Ted's longtime assistant and mainstay leaves, the house of cards begins to crumble and Grace, with dark secrets in her...

A couple's troubled marriage is pushed to its limits amidst secrets, lies, and an enemy set on revenge. Faith Morgan is struggling with her faith. Years of poor communication and neglect leave her doubting that God will ever fix her marriage, when a coworker accuses her husband, Jonah, of the unthinkable. Pediatric cardiologist Jonah Morgan is obsessed with one think: his work, even at the cost of his family. But now he finds himself at a crossroads...