Alamosa Public Library

"A year after taking the chance of a lifetime, Cici, Lindsay, and Bridget are still trying to make a home for themselves on the newly-renovated Ladybug Farm... As the walls of the old house reveal their secrets and the lives of those who have gone before begin to unfold, the cobbled-together household starts to disintegrate into chaos. And when one of their members is threatened by a real crisis, they must all come together to fight for the roots...

A lover's knot quilt becomes the catalyst for saving a troubled marriage when newspaper journalist Kendra Taylor and her husband Isaac come together to solve the mystery of the quilt and of the family he has never known.

Childless Kendra and husband Isaac accept an offer from Kendra's younger sister- single mom Jamie- to conceive and carry a child for them. But when a medical crisis threatens Jamie's health she learns that the most difficult choice in her life is yet to come.

When is a family no longer a family? Gayle Fortman has built a good life for herself and her three sons in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Divorced from charismatic broadcast journalist Eric Fortman, Gayle has made a success of her bed-and-breakfast. She has even maintained a cordial relationship with Eric--for whom family was never a priority, even when they were still married. Luckily, her closest neighbor has been a loving surrogate father to...

"All the effort Cici, Lindsay, and Bridget have put into transforming a historic but overgrown farm into an upscale winery and special-events business is paying off--Ladybug Farm has been chosen to host a society wedding. What this really means is the three friends are about to be invaded by warring mothers-in-law, a Bridezilla, and a completely clueless groom. They have their hands full keeping Ladybug Farm from descending into total chaos. But there's...

After the death of his mother, Yancy Tremayne is taken by his father back to his boyhood home in an Amish community. Yancy has trouble conforming to Amish life and joins the Confederate army at the outbreak of the Civil War under General Stonewall Jackson. After he saves a Union soldier at Bull Run, he meets his sister, Lorena, and finally finds a home.

When Bridget, Cici, and Lindsay left behind their safe suburban lives for a stately old mansion in the Shenandoah Valley, they redefined the concept of family. But the one thing they never imagined was that one day they would be expanding their house of women to make room for a husband. A second marriage in midlife is never easy, and Lindsay and Dominic know they will be facing their share of adjustments when they begin their life together. But she...

While Purline tries to teach her children, as well as her bosses, the true meaning of Christmas, lost and lonely people are drawn to the Hummingbird House. Healing comes and miracles unfold, proving once again that at the Hummingbird House you may not find what you expect, but you'll always find what you need.