The Sister Pact

From bestselling author Stacie Ramey comes a powerful story of sisterhood, young adult depression, and love. A suicide pact was supposed to keep them together, but a broken promise tore them apart. Allie is devastated when her sister commits suicide—and it's not just because she misses her. Allie feels betrayed. The two made a pact that they'd always be together, in life and in death, but Leah broke her promise and Allie needs to know why. Her parents hover. Her friends try to support her. And Nick, sweet Nick, keeps calling and flirting. Their sympathy only intensifies her grief. But the more she clings to Leah, the more secrets surface. Allie's not sure which is more distressing: discovering the truth behind her sister's death or facing her new reality without her. A great pick for: Fans of Jodi Picoult's The Pact and Lynn Weingarten's Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls Readers looking for depression young adult books and teen romance Buyers of contemporary young adult Also by Stacie Ramie: It's My Life The Secrets We Bury The Homecoming Praise for The Sister Pact: "A well-written portrait...reminiscent of Jennifer Brown's Hate List...and Gayle Forman's I Was Here. A heavy but powerful read that tackles big topics without letting them drag the narrative down."—Booklist "A powerful story of redemption, forgiveness, love, and the ability to persevere."—VOYA Magazine "The story reads like Go Ask Alice...As Allie learns the many sordid secrets of her sister's concealed life, she begins to understand the powerful influence her sister had on her and, a talented painter, struggles to find her own voice. "—Kirkus "The story is well written and will hold teens' interest."—School Library Connection

Two very different sisters band together to help their mother rejoin the dating scene in this uplifting novel of life and love in a Yorkshire village. Brooke Padgett runs The Highwayman’s Drop, a local pub in the beautiful village of Leyholme. And as she fights to keep it open, she doesn’t have time for a relationship—especially not with the pub's new barman, gorgeous single dad Hayden . . . After discovering her wealthy husband’s infidelity, older sister Rhianna moves back to the pub with her children in tow. Living together under one roof won’t be easy, but Brooke and Rhianna are soon bonded by a common mission. Their widowed mum Janey is keen to start dating again—and she’ll need more than a little help from her girls . . . As the sisters join forces to help Janey, their relationship becomes close once again. Until a secret threatens to drive a wedge between them all . . .

Two sisters lose sight of what's most important- family bonds. Holly Tremaine is living on borrowed time. A life-threatening illness ends her promising musical career and sends her home, hoping to make amends for the past. Levi Anderson is on the fast track to a successful year within his profession- the last thing he has time for is his twin brother's shenanigans. But when it includes the one woman Levi hasn't been able to forget, his conscience won't let him avoid the temptation to see her again. Can remorse heal all wounds? Or will past betrayals continue to ruin family ties, one thread at a time?

Linda et Mareva sont à un tournant de leur vie. À presque 30 ans, Li, passionnée par son travail, se voit confier une enquête d'envergure en tant que chef de la brigade des Stups. Professionnelle jusqu'au bout, elle préfère fermer les yeux sur sa vie personnelle, mais surtout sur son tombeur d'équipier auquel elle s'interdit de penser. Mare, elle, repart de zéro après s'être fait larguer par son fiancé, et emménage chez sa soeur pour se consacrer corps et âme à sa nouvelle boutique de DIY. Elle ne part cependant pas gagnante : l'insupportable tatoueur d'à côté s'avère être l'indic de Li, et le seul homme que sa soeur lui défend d'approcher. Entre coeur et raison, les deux soeurs vont devoir trancher. Et le pacte qu'elles ont passé il y a quelques années les aidera peut-être à faire pencher la balance

Two sisters lose sight of what's most important- family bonds.Holly Tremaine is living on borrowed time. A life-threatening illness ends her promising musical career and sends her home in the hope of making amends for the past.Levi Anderson is on the fast track to a successful year within his profession- the last thing he has time for is his twin brother's shenanigans. But when it includes the one woman Levi hasn't been able to forget, his conscience won't let him avoid the temptation to see her again.Can remorse heal all wounds? Or will past betrayals continue to ruin family ties, one thread at a time?A delightful mixture of women's fiction, chick-lit, romance and mystery, The Sister Pact has something for every reader.

Savannah Compton is devastated when her sister and best friend Allison falls into a coma after a tragic accident. Or was it an accident? Even with a charming and handsome detective at her side, it seems Savannah may never discover the truth. But if she doesn t, her family could be in even more danger. and Savannah s past holds its own secrets that could change everything. Now she must prove her innocence to the one person who is beginning to matter most. Join Savannah as she struggles to summon hope and rely on faith, even in the darkest of circumstances, and learn how the bond between sisters can overcome anything.The Sister Pact is a thrilling romantic mystery, full of unexpected twists. Cami Checketts delivers an exhilarating new novel that will keep you guessing to the very last page.

From the BC doctor who has become a household name for leading the response to the pandemic, a personal account of the first weeks of COVID, for readers of Sam Nutt's Damned Nations and James Maskayk's Life on the Ground Floor. Dr. Bonnie Henry has been called "one of the most effective public health figures in the world" by The New York Times. She has been called "a calming voice in a sea of coronavirus madness," and "our hero" in national newspapers. But in the waning days of 2019, when the first rumours of a strange respiratory ailment in Wuhan, China began to trickle into her office in British Colombia, these accolades lay in a barely imaginable future. Only weeks later, the whole world would look back on the previous year with the kind of nostalgia usually reserved for the distant past. With a staggering suddenness, our livelihoods, our closest relationships, our habits and our homes had all been transformed. In a moment when half-truths threatened to drown out the truth, when recklessness all too often exposed those around us to very real danger, and when it was difficult to tell paranoia from healthy respect for an invisible threat, Dr. Henry's transparency, humility, and humanity became a beacon for millions of Canadians. And her trademark enjoinder to be kind, be calm, and be safe became words for us all to live by. Coincidentally, Dr. Henry's sister, Lynn, arrived in BC for a long-planned visit on March 12, just as the virus revealed itself as a pandemic. For the four ensuing weeks, Lynn had rare insight into the whirlwind of Bonnie's daily life, with its moments of agony and gravity as well as its occasional episodes of levity and grace. Both a global story and a family story, Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe combines Lynn's observations and knowledge of Bonnie's personal and professional background with Bonnie's recollections of how and why decisions were made, to tell in a vivid way the dramatic tale of the four weeks that changed all our lives. Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe is about communication, leadership, and public trust; about the balance between politics and policy; and, at heart, about what and who we value, as individuals and a society. The authors' advance from the publisher has been donated to charities with a focus on alleviating communities hit particularly hard by the pandemic: True North Aid with its Covid-19 response in Northern Indigenous communities, and First Book Canada, with its focus on reading and literacy for underserved, marginalized youth.