Odessa isn't known to be a place big on dreams, but the Panthers help keep the hopes and dreams of this dusty town going. Socially and racially divided, its fragile economy follows the treacherous boom-bust path of the idol business. In bad times, the unemployment rate barrels out of control; in good times, its murder rate skyrockets. But every Friday night from September to December, when the Permian High School Panthers play football, this West...

Hidden Hills is a private celebrity enclave of white picket fences and horse trails that seems to exist in a dreamworld. But when reality superstar Kitty Winslow is killed within their gates and corpses are found in the vast state park outside them, LASD detective Eve Ronin realizes there is a deadly, razor-thin line between what's real and what's imagined. Eve discovers that Kitty's surreal on-and off-camera life, a blur of fact and fantasy, shockingly...

"Traces the ... story of Merl Eberly and his Clarinda A's baseball team, which he tended over the course of five decades, transforming them from a town team to a collegiate summer league powerhouse. Along with Ozzie Smith, future manager Bud Black, and star player Von Hayes, Merl developed scores of major league players (six of which are currently playing). In the process, Merl taught them to be men, insisting on hard work, integrity, and responsibility"--Dust...

When a group of friends devise a plan to turn Smitten, Vermont, into the country's premier romantic getaway, Julia finds her own true love along the way. With the local lumber mill closing, residents wonder if their town can stay afloat. Then four friends and local business owners-Natalie, Julia, Shelby, and Reese-decide the town is worth saving. How will they do it? They'll turn Smitten into a honeymoon destination! In "Small Town, Big Dreams"...

This city girl… Could be his perfect match! Adam Wright is ready to stop nursing his broken heart and give in to his family's matchmaking. He knows lively marketing exec Carrie Mitchell wants to return to New York, but he's showing her all small-town Golden has to offer…including himself. When his ex-fiancée arrives, it could scare Carrie away, or it may be a chance to heal past hurts…and share his small-town dream with her! USA TODAY...

I make my own history. I have written for everybody, but I have worked with nobody. I and to stop waiting for other people's approval or permission to pursue my dreams. I had to get up and just figure it out. I bet on myself. I can and I will do it. And I did.

Cleo has left her home and job as a DJ in the big city. She had to make the choice. But, the memories of her old life come to mind when she has a quiet moment. She tries to never, let it affect the life she chooses to live now. She tries to avoid dwelling on what could have been. Some things will happen in life that you cannot control. You will forget about the past. And then... it comes full circle yet again.

Let the love schemes begin! Ansley thought she was done with small-town living for good until her life took an unexpected turn and sent her back to her old stomping grounds in Sugar Creek Falls.Now, not only does she have to face the ghosts of her past, but also Matthew Tillman-her teenage crush turned biggest heartbreak. But Ansley has a plan to settle the score and get over him for good, even if it means resorting to a little scheming. As she gets...

"I wanna become a teacher and then teach in another country," an eight-year-old Canadian girl decided. By the age of twenty-five, she had checked this-her main goal in life-off her bucket list. In March 1992, Lorna Stuber stepped off an Air Canada plane in Tokyo, and embarked on a three-year adventure in a country she had never even thought about visiting until six months prior. Teaching ESL in a suburb of Tokyo-sometimes charging her way ahead,...

"A lively and introspective look into Oklahoma City, where colorful city officials business leaders, artists, and sports fans have turned an unassuming Southwestern city into a thriving metropolis with a dazzling basketball team"--