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Thirty years ago, Sara Davidson wrote the phenomenal bestseller Loose Change, the definitive book about the boomer generations coming-of-age. Now this witty social observer has again turned her discerning eye to her contemporaries, with a no-holds-barred, look at the choices and challenges we face. True to character, boomers will approach these years differently from previous generations and they will not fade into the sunset.

The bestselling author of "Crazy Ladies" returns with a funny and poignant tale that explores the complex bonds between a daughter and her father.

Georgia "Peachy" Archer always thought she was happy with her choices in life: quitting college, marrying young, and raising two boys in the same small town where she grew up. But just as her life settles into a careful routine, her sister's life begins to unravel. Beth Archer chose a different life: a fancy apartment in Manhattan, impressive friends, and lots of money. She's been on her own since she was a teenager, and she's still on her own...

Chasing Cans is rodeo slang for barrel racing, a competition that can bring its winners money and fame. To Gail McCarthy, a horse vet turned stay-at-home mom, chasing cans also stands for the ambitious pursuit of empty career goals at the expense of personal and family tranquility. While Gail is wrestling with this question in her own life, she witnesses a mystifying riding accident that kills a neighbor, a barrel-racing trainer. Whether it's ...

A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel, "Mornings in Jenin" tells of the Abulhega family, who is forced from the ancient village of Ein Hod into a refugee camp by the newly formed state of Israel in 1948.

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Two shots from Nat Brophy's gun brought down the Hardin brothers. They died as they had lived -- by bloody violence. Their young half-brother, Clem, was left alone to try to restore peace to the range they had turned into a smoking ruin. Clem saw clearly that the only way to do that was to make his own kind of war. On one side, Clem faced Val Meeker and the tough and vengeful crew the elder Hardins had hired to terrorize the ncsters. On the ot...

At the age of eight, Michael survives an act of violence so horrific that the local press dubs him "The Miracle Boy." An orphan now, and no longer able to speak, Michael soon discovers the one thing he can do better than anyone else. Whether it's a locked door with no key, a padlock with no combination, or even an 800-pound safe . . . Michael can open them all. It doesn't take long for him to become a hot commodity, and the best "boxman" in th...

Travis Ross and Chase McAlister were infamous Indian hunters, scouts, and Texas Rangers turned ranchers. In a war of independence, they fought against desperate odds. Travis lost a woman, the daughter of a proud Mexican rancher, and both made the kind of enemies that never go away. Now, a new war is brewing and the friends are looking across the Rio Grande, knowing what they left behind, facing a chance to settle scores and recapture what they...

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Rachel, Jessica, and Tiffany all share a difficult secret: they're all struggling with financial problems. A sudden divorce has turned Rachel from a stay-at-home mom to a strapped-for-cash divorcee about to enter the workforce for the first time. Tiffany's spending has been out of control for years, and her mounting credit card bills are putting a strain on her marriage. And Jessica just had the rug pulled out from under her when her wealthy f...

Son of a shattered family, fireman Sean Devaney knew love never lasted, so he made sure he'd never be in a position to experience that kind of loss again. But then, he never counted on meeting scrappy-but-vulnerable single mom Deanna Blackwell, who had just lost everything in a devastating fire. Despite the warning bells going off in Sean's head, he felt an immense need to protect this struggling waitress and her spunky kid. How was he to know...

Goyer and Yorkey, both award-winning authors, collaborate for the first time in this thrilling World War II-era novel filled with suspense and a hint of romance.