Family Found

These books deal with creating a family from unrelated people. Provided by the staff at the West Universty Branch Library.

	David Baldacci. Wish You Well Following a family tragedy in 1940, 12-year-old Louisa Mae Cardinal and her younger brother, Oz, must move with their invalid mother from New York City to their great-grandmother's farm in the Virginia mountains. Suddenly, the forces of greed and justice clash over their new home. As their struggle plays out in a crowded Virginia courtroom, the future of these two children, an entire town, and the mountains they love will be determined.
	Lois Battle. Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary & Sewing Circle A funny, heartfelt, and poignant novel about the surprising power of a group of small-town women when the local lingerie factory closes its doors.
	Sandra Dallas. Buster Midnight's Café May Anna Kovacks was discovered on the dustry streets of Butte, Montana and went on to become a Hollywood star. War, fame, marriage, love, and heartbreak came and went. What never changed was the bond she shared with her two best friends, Effa Commander and Whippy Bird. When scandal, murder, and betrayal made a legend of May Anna, only Effa and Whippy Bird could set the record straight.
	Virginia Renfro Ellis. The Photograph Following her highly acclaimed hardcover debut, "The Wedding Dress, " Ellis triumphs once again in this stirring new novel of hope and enduring passion set during World War II.
	Virginia Renfro Ellis. Wedding Dress Two sisters in the post-Civil War South embark on an impetuous mission to bring a sparkle of joy into their youngest sister's eyes. Though she has no intended groom, they decide to sew a wedding gown for 17-year-old Claire, who has always wanted to be married.
	Julie Garwood. For the Roses Found when she was an infant in a New York City alley by a gang of urchin boys, including a runaway slave, Mary Rose Clayborne is taken by them to a Montana ranch, where she becomes part of their mismatched--and utterly loyal--family.
	Sue Monk Kidd.  The Secret Life of Bees During the summer of 1964 in rural South Carolina, a young girl is given a home by three black, beekeeping sisters. As she enters their mesmerizing secret world of bees and honey, she discovers a place where she can find the single thing her heart longs for most.
	Billie Letts. Where the Heart Is Abandoned by her boyfriend at a Wal-Mart in Oklahoma, Novalee Nation, 17 years old and seven months pregnant, soon discovers the treasures hiding in this small Southwest town.
	Fern Michaels. What You Wish For If her abusive husband had not tried to kill her and her beloved dog, Helen Ward might never have left her million-dollar home to run far away. Now she's changed her identity and moved across the country, hopeful that she can be safe, happy, and maybe even loved. And when she meets college professor Sam Tolliver, she begins to believe fairy tales do come true--until the past starts to catch up with her.
	Fern Michaels. Yesterday Raised on her father's South Carolina plantation, Callie Parker wanted for nothing, and now she is about to marry wealthy local scion Wyn Archer. But her wedding wouldn't be complete without her three childhood companions. As they all gather to relive the charmed years of their youth, they discover how little they know of their yesterday, and how one woman's darkest secret can tear them apart.
	Linda Lael Miller. Last Chance Café Miller captures the passionate heart of America in this novel about a woman on the run, seeking shelter from the storms of life at a roadside caf, who finds both refuge and a handsome rancher offering to help.
	Belva Plain. Her Father's House When he took their child from his ex-wife's home, it was kidnapping in the eyes of the law. Now, decades later, with many shared moments and milestones between them, his daughter, now a young woman, must come to terms with her father's criminal action, the shattering of their privacy, and the deception that lay at the heart of the life she was leading.
	Ann B Ross. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind (series) Southern gentleman Wesley Lloyd Springer passes away and leaves his wife two legacies: his sizable estate and his bastard son. Now this longtime pillar of the community finds herself in the center of an unseemly scandal--and the guardian of a wan nine-year-old whose mere presence will turn her life upside down.