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Cadence didn't sit down one night and decide that downing two bottles of wine was a brilliant idea.Her drinking snuck up on her - as a way to sleep, to help her relax after a long day, to relieve some of the stress of the painful divorce that's left her struggling to make ends meet with her five-year old son, Charlie. It wasn't always like this. Just a few years ago, Cadence seemed to have it all-a successful husband, an adorable son, and a promising career as a freelance journalist. But with the demise of her marriage, her carefully constructed life begins to spiral out of control. Suddenly she is all alone trying to juggle the demands of work and motherhood. Logically, Cadence knows that she is drinking too much, and every day begins with renewed promises to herself that she will stop. But within a few hours, driven by something she doesn't understand, she is reaching for the bottle - even when it means not playing with her son because she is too tired, or dropping him off at preschool late, again. And even when one calamitous night it means leaving him alone to pick up more wine at the grocery store. It's only when her ex-husband shows up at her door to take Charlie away that Cadence realizes her best kept secret has been discovered.... Heartbreaking, haunting, and ultimately life-affirming, Best Kept Secret is more than just the story of Cadence-it's a story of how the secrets we hold closest are the ones that can most tear us apart.
Amy Hatvany (Author), Joy Osmanski (Narrator)
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Thirty-six-year-old Grace McAllister never longed for children. But when she meets Victor Hansen, a handsome, charismatic divorced restaurateur who is father to Max and Ava, Grace decides that, for the right man, she could learn to be an excellent part-time stepmom. After all, the kids live with their mother, Kelli. How hard could it be? At thirteen, Ava Hansen is mature beyond her years. Since her parents' divorce, she has been taking care of her emotionally unstable mother and her little brother-she pays the bills, does the laundry, and never complains because she loves her mama more than anyone. And while her father's new girlfriend is nice enough, Ava still holds out hope that her parents will get back together and that they'll be a family again. But only days after Victor and Grace get engaged, Kelli dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances-and soon, Grace and Ava discover that there was much more to Kelli's life than either ever knew. Narrated by Grace and Ava in the present with flashbacks into Kelli's troubled past, Heart Like Mine is a poignant, hopeful portrait of womanhood, love, and the challenges and joys of family life.
Amy Hatvany (Author), Cassandra Campbell (Narrator)
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From master storyteller Amy Hatvany-whose writing has been hailed as "gripping and emotionally honest" (Stephanie Evanovich, New York Times betselling author) comes a provocative and compelling novel about two friends whose lives are changed by a drunken kiss. I want to rewind the clock, take back the night when the world shattered. I want to erase everything that went wrong. Amber Bryant and Tyler Hicks have been best friends since they were teenagers-trusting and depending on each other through some of the darkest periods of their young lives. And while Amber has always felt that their relationship is strictly platonic, Tyler has long harbored the secret desire that they might one day become more than friends. Returning home for the summer after her college graduation, Amber begins spending more time with Tyler than she has in years. Despite the fact that Amber is engaged to her college sweetheart, a flirtation begins to grow between them. One night, fueled by alcohol and concerns about whether she's getting married too young, Amber kisses Tyler. What happens next will change them forever. In alternating points of view, It Happens All the Time examines the complexity of sexual dynamics between men and women, and offers an incisive exploration of gender roles, expectations, and the ever-timely issue of consent.
Amy Hatvany (Author), Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne (Narrator)
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When Eden was ten years old she found her father, David, bleeding out on the bathroom floor. His suicide attempt is the last straw for Eden’s mother, Lydia, who has nursed her artist husband through over a decade of his steadily declining mental health. The couple divorces, and David all but disappears from Eden's life. Almost twenty years later, Eden runs a successful catering company, has her own cozy apartment, and dreams of opening a restaurant. Since her parents' divorce, she's heard from her father only intermittently - enough to know that he has spent time living on the streets and still struggles to manage his mental illness, yet not enough to feel ready to forgive him for abandoning her all those years before. But a series of failed romantic relationships and her mother's recent health scare has her re-evaluating some things, and Eden decides to look for the father to whom she once was so close, in order to get him the help he needs. Her search takes her to Hope House, a downtown Seattle homeless shelter, and to Jack Baker, its director. Jack convinces Eden to volunteer her skills as a professional chef in preparing meals for shelter clientele -- and also offers to assist her in her quest. As the bond between them blossoms, and the clues they have gathered bring them closer to David, Eden must come to terms with her true feelings for Jack the secrets her mother has kept from her, and the painful question of whether her father, all these years later, even wants to be found.
Amy Hatvany (Author), Candace Thaxton, Corey Brill (Narrator)
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The screech of tires brought Hannah Scott’s world as she knew it to a devastating end. A year after she signed the papers to donate her daughter’s organs, Hannah is still reeling with grief when she unexpectedly stumbles into the life of the Bell family, whose child, Maddie, survived only because hers had died. Mesmerized by this fragile connection to her own daughter and afraid to reveal who she actually is, Hannah develops a surprising friendship with Maddie's mother, Olivia, who is wrestling with a secret grief of her own… Olivia Bell had almost worked up the courage to leave her powerful husband when their daughter, Maddie, was diagnosed with a dangerous autoimmune liver disorder. Eight years later, a successful transplant saves fifteen-year-old Maddie’s life, but also serves to further bind Olivia to a man who makes her miserable. He provides them a lavish lifestyle and security…though at what cost? When Hannah appears in their lives and soon suspects that there's a dark side to the marriage, Olivia believes she’s finally found a person she can trust… Maddie Bell wishes she was someone else. Tired of the limits her poor health puts upon her and fearful of her father’s increasing rage, Maddie regularly escapes into the one place where she can be anyone she wants – the Internet. When she is finally well enough to return to school, Maggie begins to let go of the virtual identity she has created and tries to fit in with other kids her age. But the real world proves to be just as complicated as the isolated bubble she had been so eager to escape... When all is revealed, each woman must come to terms with the secrets they’ve kept, and in the end, decide whether or not the bonds they’ve built can withstand the weight of truth.
Amy Hatvany (Author), Cassandra Campbell, Joy Osmanski, Rebekkah Ross (Narrator)
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A young mother surrenders her daughters. A loving family quickly adopts one while the other spends her turbulent youth in foster care. What happens when the sisters reunite thirty-five years later to find the woman who abandoned them? Amy Hatvany fearlessly explores complex family issues in her gripping, provocative new novel.Natalie Clark knew never to ask her sensitive adoptive mother questions about her past. She doesn't even know her birth mother's name-only that the young woman signed parental rights over to the state when Natalie was a baby. Now Natalie's own daughter must complete a family tree project for school, and Natalie is determined to unearth the truth about her roots. Brooke Walker doesn't have a family. At least, that's what she tells herself after being separated from her mother and her little sister at age four. Having grown up in a state facility and countless foster homes, Brooke survives the only way she knows how, by relying on herself. So when she discovers she's pregnant, Brooke faces a heart-wrenching decision: give up her baby or raise the child completely on her own. Scared and confused, she feels lost until a surprise encounter gives her hope for the future. How do our early experiences-the subtle and the traumatic-define us as adults? How do we build relationships when we've been deprived of real connection? Critically acclaimed author Amy Hatvany considers controversial and complicated questions about childhood through the lens of her finely crafted characters in this astute novel about mending wounds by diving into the truth of what first tore us apart.
Amy Hatvany (Author), Candace Thaxton, Cassandra Campbell, Rebekkah Ross (Narrator)
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One night-one seemingly insignificant choice-can change everything. Jessica and Jake Snyder love each other, and their life together. Successful in their chosen careers, they reside in the picturesque, though at times stifling, Seattle suburb of Queens Ridge as they parent teenagers Ella and Tucker. As so often happens in marriage, their romantic life falls casualty to busy schedules and repetitive routine, until one night, a stranger asks Jessica to dance. On a whim, Jake urges her to say yes, saying that he wants to watch this other man touch her, something that surprises Jessica by arousing her like never before. A door opens for them then, into a realm of exploration neither of them knew existed. They create rules to protect their marriage, and are thrilled when their relationship is strengthened and enriched by deeper levels of communication and trust brought about by this exciting, but taboo behavior. That is, until Jessica keeps a secret from Jake and embarks on a tryst with an intriguing man from her past, who, when she tries to end things between them, decides to seek revenge. What happens after that will threaten to destroy their world-and them. Contains mature themes.
Amy Hatvany (Author), Chloe Cannon (Narrator)
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