"A powerful and thought-provoking novel that will both break your heart and fill you with hope." -International bestselling author Diane Chamberlain
With nothing but brains, ambition and sheer nerve, Charlotte Hale built a career as a tough, do-anything-to-succeed real-estate developer. She's at the top of that mountain. . . but her life is empty. Her friends are as grasping and insincere as she has become. Far worse, she's alienated her family so completely that she's never held or spoken to her only granddaughter.
One terrifying day, facing her own mortality, she realizes that her ambition has almost destroyed her chance at happiness. So Charlotte vows to make amends, not simply with her considerable wealth, but by offering a hand instead of a handout. Putting in hours and energy instead of putting in an appearance.
Opening her home and heart instead of her wallet. With each wrenching, exhilarating decision, Charlotte finds that climbing a new mountain-one built on friendship, love and forgiveness-will teach her what it truly means to build a legacy.
"This is truly a marvelous piece of work." -New York Times bestselling author Catherine Anderson
"Haunts me as few other books have." New York Times bestselling author Sandra Dallas
With nothing but brains, ambition and sheer nerve, Charlotte Hale built a career as a tough, do-anything-to-succeed real-estate developer. She's at the top of that mountain. . . but her life is empty. Her friends are as grasping and insincere as she has become. Far worse, she's alienated her family so completely that she's never held or spoken to her only granddaughter.
One terrifying day, facing her own mortality, she realizes that her ambition has almost destroyed her chance at happiness. So Charlotte vows to make amends, not simply with her considerable wealth, but by offering a hand instead of a handout. Putting in hours and energy instead of putting in an appearance.
Opening her home and heart instead of her wallet. With each wrenching, exhilarating decision, Charlotte finds that climbing a new mountain-one built on friendship, love and forgiveness-will teach her what it truly means to build a legacy.
"This is truly a marvelous piece of work." -New York Times bestselling author Catherine Anderson
"Haunts me as few other books have." New York Times bestselling author Sandra Dallas
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"Intriguing" women's fiction from a
USA Today-bestselling author with "credible, compassionate, and even heartless characters" and an "enticing plot" (
New York Journal of Books).
Cristy Haviland gave birth behind bars to the child of the man who put her there and might yet destroy her. Now she's free again, with no idea what to do next. As smart as she is, a learning disability has kept her from learning to read. And that's the least of her hurdles.
Georgia Ferguson, talented educator, receives a mysterious charm bracelet that may lead her to the mother who abandoned her at birth. Does she want to follow the clues? Can she bring herself to reach out for help along the way?
Now Cristy and Georgia are standing at a crossroads, a place where unlikely unions can be formed. A place where two very different women might bridge the gap between generations and education, and together make tough choices. They might even, if they dare, find friendship.
Praise for
One Mountain Away, book 1 of the Goddesses Anonymous series:
"Richards creates a heart-wrenching atmosphere that slowly builds to the final pages, and continues to echo after the book is finished." -
Publishers Weekly
"Complex characters, compelling emotions and the healing power of forgiveness-what could be better? I loved this book!" -
New York Times-bestselling author Sherryl Woods
USA Today-bestselling author with "credible, compassionate, and even heartless characters" and an "enticing plot" (
New York Journal of Books).
Cristy Haviland gave birth behind bars to the child of the man who put her there and might yet destroy her. Now she's free again, with no idea what to do next. As smart as she is, a learning disability has kept her from learning to read. And that's the least of her hurdles.
Georgia Ferguson, talented educator, receives a mysterious charm bracelet that may lead her to the mother who abandoned her at birth. Does she want to follow the clues? Can she bring herself to reach out for help along the way?
Now Cristy and Georgia are standing at a crossroads, a place where unlikely unions can be formed. A place where two very different women might bridge the gap between generations and education, and together make tough choices. They might even, if they dare, find friendship.
Praise for
One Mountain Away, book 1 of the Goddesses Anonymous series:
"Richards creates a heart-wrenching atmosphere that slowly builds to the final pages, and continues to echo after the book is finished." -
Publishers Weekly
"Complex characters, compelling emotions and the healing power of forgiveness-what could be better? I loved this book!" -
New York Times-bestselling author Sherryl Woods