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When Candice Parker married the love of her life on Christmas Eve, her romance with Gerald Ford became a family affair. Over the years, their network of loved ones grew as they faced perils great and small. While the pandemic raged, the group affectionately deemed themselves the Bubble, and their ties remained as life returned to normal.

This Moment in Time follows a group of former college friends as they come together for their 25-year class reunion and grapple with unresolved love from their past. Set against the backdrop of Carnegie-Mellon University's 1995-1996 theater season, the story delves into the lives of these characters, exploring the challenges they face in midlife, such as parenting, caregiving, and financial struggles.

As they speed to the end of the trial, Michelle and Phillip Hicks find that the issues in the court take a back seat to an attack on their daughter. Watching her slip deeper and deeper into herself, they can only stand by, helplessly searching for a way to reach her. Recovering from her own tragedy, Judge Tara Miles questions whether or not she is the right person to deliver a verdict, if the trial can even get to that point. S. F. continues to do everything he can to earn his place in the ranks of his master by destroying the first test case of The Universal Court.

Aidan's life is thriving. He's built a successful business and enjoys a casual and fulfilling dating life. Everything is easy and uncomplicated until Jules enters the picture. Her fiery red hair and captivating curves make it impossible for him to ignore the intense attraction between them. So, he takes the logical step of asking her to move in with him.

Kat Sells is living an ordinary life when a part of her past suddenly comes back to haunt her. Now, Kat must confront her dark past to help her first love get home to his family in the hope of helping him move on. Spanning decades, follow Kat as she tries to right her wrongs and face the traumatic past that she tried to leave behind her. Tied to You is a story about redemption, forgiveness, the journey to find yourself, and learning to love yourself again.

Michelle and Phillip do their best to open the depths of their lives together as the first test case of the Universal Court continues. With the eyes of the world upon them, they feel the pressure coming from every direction.

At eight years old, I never imagined my entire world was about to implode. Follow along as I retell the sad and dark turn my life took, and ensuing years working through more betrayal and abuse. I thought I’d never get out of the madness or ever find myself. It turned out to be a lesson because God wanted me to use my experiences as a way to inspire others. This is the tale of decades of my nightmare life and how I made it out on top.

Winnie was always a hopeful child, full of imagination and wild dreams. When she falls pregnant at a young age, she unexpectedly leaves town with the father of the child, Billy. After a long journey across the country, Winnie finds herself alone and with child in a strange new land. After a while she meets Colt, the handsome fisherman who owns the docks, and he quickly takes on the role of surrogate father to baby Sarah. Almost six years later, Colt and Sarah find themselves taking the long journey back to Winnie’s hometown.

Sarah arrives back in Lancaster County after a hectic year in New York for her Rumspringa, finding it hard to get used to Amish life. Doubting that the Amish way of life is her path to follow in life, she unexpectedly meets Luke. Luke is an English resident doctor at a small hospital where he struggles with doubt and loneliness. When he unexpectedly meets Sarah, he feels drawn to her. But Sarah's parents forbid her to court a man who is not Amish.

As Emma and Jack work to rebuild their relationship, they must confront the mistakes of their past, and learn to forgive each other. With the help of their loved ones and a newfound understanding of each other, they start to build a future together that is filled with hope and promise. But as they face the challenges of parenthood and navigate the complexities of their family dynamic, Emma and Jack must also confront their own fears and insecurities. Can they continue to build a life together, even when things get tough?

In Depths of a Mother's Soul, Samantha Mitchell is a tireless single mother, working three jobs to secure a better future for her daughter, Emily. When a long-awaited promotion offers hope, their lives take an unexpected turn. Years later, in their new, safer neighborhood, Emily's life hangs by a thread as a hidden heart condition is unveiled during a soccer game. In a moment of desperation, a mysterious figure from Samantha's past emerges, offering an audacious solution to their financial crisis—one that will test the limits of a mother's love.

In the aftermath of a devastating global catastrophe, humanity has been left in ruins. The world is now a barren wasteland, where mutated creatures roam and food and water are scarce. But amidst the desolation, a group of children has emerged, banding together to survive and forge a new path forward.

Davenport, Iowa. 1906. Dead bodies are piling up in Fairmount Cemetery at the rate of one per week, and the police seemingly wash their hands of the investigation, saying the killer fled the country. Everyone assumes the killer got away with murder until novelist Alice French and her partner, Jenny Crawford, take up the killer’s trail. The investigation takes the amateur sleuths through the city’s underbelly—visiting saloons, bawdy houses, and uncounted disreputable characters.