"Once upon a time in a little town on the Oregon coast lived four Lindas--all in the same first-grade classroom. So they decided to go by their middle names. And form a club. And be friends forever. Decades later, they're all back home in Clifden and reinventing their lives, but the holidays bring a whole new set of challenges. Abby's new B&B is getting bad reviews and husband Paul is acting strange. Still grieving for her mom, Caroline is remodeling...

"San Francisco, 1942, the Mulligans struggle to survive the war's effects: their bother killed at Pearl Harbor, their father recovering from tuberculosis, their eldest sister an army nurse in the Pacific, and Margaret's new husband serving in Europe. Colleen gets a chance at her Hollywood dream in the face of tragedy and Molly tries to be the encourager"--

"Dora Chase is an eighty-year-old widow whose family finds her frustratingly independent. Her son no longer trusts her judgment and constantly pressures her to sell her rural home and rundown farm to a huge computer firm. When a young stranger shows up, Dora is suspicious, but before long Armando Garcia wins her trust. And Armando supports Dora's independence, causing the conflict within her bickering family to escalate. Dora's son abhors Armando's...