Chapter 2 funds

Two single parents are inadvertently thrown together for one chaotic day -- and love, of course, blooms.

Disillusioned by romance and love since her bitter divorce, a single mother has avoided personal relationships and abandoned her dream of opening a catering business, until she meets a widowed doctor who has come to Cape Light to build a new life for himself and his teenage daughter.

Stacey's parents are divorced, but they both depend on her. But how can she choose between them, when her mother is home sick, and her father wants her to go with him to the dinner celebrating his promotion to vice-president.

Single mom Dori Robertson is suddenly under pressure to find a new father for her eleven-year-old son. And he's already chosen the guy-former pro-football player Gavin Parker. As it turns out, Gavin's daughter wants her dad to marry again, too. When the kids join forces, Gavin suggests he and Dori start dating, just to satisfy the kids. Dori figures it's safe enough...until he kisses her!

The author shares the story of her daughter Maya's life, and her death at the age of nineteen after a fall from a horse, telling how she was able to deal with the loss, partially due to her decision to donate Maya's organs and her subsequent friendship with the man who received her child's heart.

Yotsuba is trying her hand at drawing, but a few ruthless art critics could squash her dreams. A new love for gangster movies will tear her away from her artistic endeavors, when this green-haired girl-turned-goodfella uses her trigger-happy tactics to douse her doubtful neighbors. But when Yotsuba's water pistol runs out of ammo, our hugable thug learns that revenge is a dish best served dry.

"Nineteen-year-old Ada adores spending every summer in a Turkish seaside town with her mother and grandmother at the family villa. The glittering waters, picturesque olive groves, and her spirited friends make it easy for Ada to leave her idle life in California behind. But no matter how much Ada feels she belongs to the country where her mother grew up, deep down, her connection to the culture feels as fleeting as the seasons. When Levent, a mysterious...