Zeruya Shalev achieved international literary stardom with her novel Love Life. In Husband and Wife, she takes us into the heartbreak and compromise of a diseased marriage that may or may not be capable of healing. Na'ama and Udi Newman, together with their young daughter Noga, lead a quiet domestic life. But their idyll abruptly ends when Udi-a perfectly healthy man-wakes up one morning unable to move his legs. The doctors can find no physical explanation...

"Can she forgive the past... and claim her future? In this Amazon River Vets story, the arrival of her estranged husband on her doorstep leaves vet Celine Dias completely speechless! Their whirlwind marriage was meant to signal the start of the rest of their lives together, but she hasn't seen Dr Darius Delgado in five years. Celine is ready for them both to move on... although first there's a secret she must tell Darius: they have a daughter"--

Taeko and her husband Jiro are living a peaceful existence with her young son Keita, when a tragic accident brings the boy's long-lost father, Park, back into her life. To cope with her pain and guilt, Taeko throws herself into helping Park, who is deaf and currently homeless. With nuanced performances and craftsmanship, this is a melodramatic and moving meditation on grief and acceptance.'

Seeking a retreat where they can salvage their struggling relationship, young couple Leyla and Tristan travel to a remote island at the invitation of Leyla's childhood friend Stella, where it soon becomes clear that what the island offers is more mysterious than a simple vacation. Leyla and Tristan join another couple in a ritual to exchange bodies and see the world through the eyes of someone else a chance to find themselves or, for some of them,...

"The Funeral Cryer long ago accepted the mundane realities of her life: avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job and underappreciated by her husband, whose fecklessness has pushed the couple close to the brink of breakup. But just when things couldn't be bleaker, she takes a leap of faith--and in so doing, things start to take a surprising turn for the better"--

When her husband returns from war, the Marchioness of Hawkstone battles for her independence
Less than two weeks after their wedding, Gavin Colporter, Marquess of Hawkstone, left his lovely wife Mollie at home and went off to war with Lord Wellington. Four years later, Mollie has become accustomed to running the estate and doing as she pleases. It’s quite a shock when Hawkstone returns and immediately begins to assume his rights and...

From a #1 New York Times–bestselling author, a research expedition to an alien planet takes a treacherous turn for married scientists in this sci-fi fantasy. As the first humans granted permission to explore Tslamaina, Etienne and Lyra Redowl should have been ecstatic. The planet's massive river valley is like no other in the known universe, with three intelligent species living along its waters-a dream expedition for the geologist–anthropologist...

Hope's fiancé is dead, and the only way she can repair her heart is to become a Pinkerton agent and marry her trainer – in name only, of course. But after working so closely with a man for several months as husband and wife, can she continue to guard her heart from someone who is completely different from her dead fiancé?But then… different can be good, too.

This hilarious collection of the best and funniest columns published by syndicated humor columnist Mark Thrice takes an entertaining look at normal everyday life-from husbanding to parenting to holding down the job that is paying for both. With over fifty columns showcasing Mr. Thrice's witty and whimsical turns, this is a perfect gift for husband and wife and a classic treasure that will produce laughs on every page!

South-of-the-border scammers are taking money from American couples desperate to adopt Mexican babies. The children are not real, but the crimes are. A pair of mismatched cops head to Mexico to break up the adoption ring-and a drug cartel. Sheriff's Deputy Charlie Dooley and Phoenix Police Detective Henrietta "Honey" Bear go undercover as a husband and wife who want a baby. Their action-packed journey is at turns brutal, emotional, and humorous. Join...