Abby Appelt

What really makes love last? Does love ever work the way we say it does in movies and books and Facebook posts? Or does obsessing over those love stories hurt our real-life relationships? When her parents divorced after a 28 year marriage and her own 10-year relationship ended, those were the questions that Mandy Len Catron wanted to answer.

Charlie Buckworth is the latest rookie at the new Hero Search and Rescue Academy. He’s always dreamed of one day being a K9 handler, but he’s been saddled with an enormous Newfoundland who seems determined to make sure Charlie doesn't graduate. Add to that, he’s pretty sure the B&B he’s staying at is haunted, and there’s a strict yet stunning librarian hounding him about hefty late fees for a book he borrowed over a decade ago. All Charlie wants to do is borrow a book on how to manage his mischievous pup and read it without being disturbed by ghosts. Taylor Klein never quite fit ...

I just want to be naughty for one night of my life. I think I’d be really good at it... I need to escape. I’m a bad girl trapped in a good girl’s body. Perfect grades, star volleyball player, lead in the drama club. I know it’ll lead to a great career. But I need more. Just one night. In Ireland. On St. Patrick’s Day. Thousands of miles away from anyone who knows me. That’s how I met Dare Mackenzie. With fire in his emerald eyes, sinful promises on his lips. And an accent as intoxicating as the darkest stout. He keeps saying I’m too sweet, too innocent, too good. I dare you, ...

When Joanna sees a ghost in her kitchen, she can no longer ignore her psychic gift. To find peace, she'll need to catch a killer. Joanna Davis never dreamed she would spend her 50’s divorced and alone in an old house, but renovating the kitchen helped her get a fresh start. As she moves on to other rooms in her house, the project takes an unexpected turn when a ghost appears. Though Joanna has been able to see and hear ghosts since she was 10, she's ignored the gift. This time, it's too much for Joanna to avoid when the ghost reveals she's from the neighborhood and the killer is still on ...

I desire revenge. And I’ll risk death for his touch… The mere brush of his fingers along my skin sends shivers up my spine. I never thought I’d fall for an alpha like Holden, and I can’t decide who I hate more—Holden for murdering my brother, or myself for the way my body reacts to him. I told him I’d die before competing in this outdated competition. There’s already nineteen other women determined to become the alpha’s mate. And they’re prepared to fight to the death for Holden. The only reason I’m here is my pack wants me gone. It’s this or exile, and I won’t risk ...

Simon and Caroline have it all. A gorgeous restored Victorian house in Sausalito, flourishing careers, an eternal spark for each other, and a cat with more attitude than is legal in the state of California. So what’s plaguing the couple of the century? They’ve got everything anyone could wish for, except...a family.

Derek Corwin is well aware of the family curse - every Corwin male who married for love would be destined to lose his woman and his fortune. He decides to outsmart the prophesy that has plagued his family for generations by breaking up with his first love — and marrying someone else. Now, divorced and broke, all he has left is his teenage daughter, a boatload of regret…and wariness when it comes to love.

When they met at an airport, it was love at first sight. But in time, everything collapsed. As an unnamed but unforgettable woman muses on her life—from meet cute to marriage and parenthood—her recollections inexorably build to a devastating truth. In this shattering performance, Carey Mulligan, star of the critically lauded drama An Education, captivates audiences with playwright Dennis Kelly’s harrowing ruminations on family, ambition, gender, and violence.