Alamosa Public Library

For fourteen years, Letty Espinosa has worked three jobs around San Francisco to make ends meet while her mother raised her children--Alex, now fifteen, and Luna, six--in their tiny apartment on a forgotten spit of wetlands near the bay. But now Letty's parents are returning to Mexico, and Letty must step up and become a mother for the first time in her life. Navigating this new terrain is challenging for Letty, especially as Luna desperately misses...

"Homicide detective Charlie Carlson now believes the car crash that killed Seattle prosecutor Mia Quinn's husband was no accident. When the powers that be refuse to reopen the case, it's up to Mia and Charlie to investigate"--

"Every December two things are guaranteed for graphic designer Mackenzie Graham--Christmas celebrations and the annual promotion at her workplace. Those two things are by no means mutually exclusive. In fact, the better an employee is at harnessing the Christmas spirit, the more likely they'll win the new job. With her social anxiety, Mackenzie never thought she'd be a contender in her company's holiday competition, so how exactly has she found herself...

"Budding photographer Josie Saint-Martin has spent half her life with her single mother, moving from city to city. When they return to her historical New England hometown years later to run the family bookstore, Josie knows it's not forever. Her dreams are on the opposite coast, and she has a plan to get there. What she doesn't plan for is a run-in with the town bad boy, Lucky Karras. Outsider, rebel...and her former childhood best friend. Lucky makes...

Some children have only one parent, but they still have fun with their family.

"Chet and Kimberly have both failed when it comes to love. Willthey risk their hearts to love again?Chet Leonard's life was forever changed when his seventeen yearold son died and then, soon after, his wife walked out on their family. Over two years later, all he wants to do is hold onto his horse ranch and raise his remaining sons to be honorable men. Kimberly Welch, widowed mother of Tara, a rebellious fifteen-year-old, has reached the end of...

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.

Includes information about the single parent challenge, staying close to your children, co-parenting, dating tips, blended families, taking care of yourself as a parent, and more.

Single parents Mackenzie and Campbell try to set ground rules on their passionate relationship once they discover that Campbell is Mackenzie's son's new at-home music teacher.