T A Fortuna S New Home

A poignant multicultural ode to family and what it means to create a home as one girl helps her Tía move away from her beloved Miami apartment. When Estrella's Tía Fortuna has to say goodbye to her longtime Miami apartment building, The Seaway, to move to an assisted living community, Estrella spends the day with her. Tía explains the significance of her most important possessions from both her Cuban and Jewish culture, as they learn to say goodbye together and explore a new beginning for Tía. A lyrical book about tradition, culture, and togetherness, Tía Fortuna's New Home explores Tía and Estrella's Sephardic Jewish and Cuban heritage. Through Tía's journey, Estrella will learn that as long as you have your family, home is truly where the heart is.

Madame Fortuna knows your future. When an old fortune telling machine is installed in a retro arcade, the town's inhabitants get more than they bargained for. The machine is giving out accurate fortunes. And it is out for blood. Do you feel lucky? Follow the convoluted path of fate through a series of linked short stories that will have you asking why you ever stepped on FORTUNA'S WHEEL

It seemed as if all the Fortunes were finding love—all of them except Emily. Pretty, poised and smart, the oldest Fortune daughter had given up on Mr. Right and was now looking for Baby Right. And then she met a man. No one would ever picture rough-around-the-edges Max Allen with a pampered princess like Emily. The tall, shaggy-haired airport manager had never caught a break in his life. After he'd lost baby Anthony, he vowed never to love another child. And now he'd fallen hard for a polished, sophisticated woman intent on having a baby. Was Max headed for another heartbreak? Or could the well-heeled Ms. Fortune be the one who finally made him whole?

Will Fortune is a seventeen-year-old tailor's apprentice in 1815 Duns, Scotland. He is accused of stealing a load of fabric from his employer. He must prove himself innocent. Although he meets a gorgeous girl in Edinburgh, he is tempted by a bar maid in Duns. He must learn to choose between lust and true love. All is not as it seems in this novel.