After a comedy of errors on Christmas Eve, a five-month pregnant woman, traveling to Cedar Cove to search for her child's father, who doesn't know she's pregnant, finds herself lodging in an apartment above a barn. The residents of Cedar Grove come to her rescue as an early labor begins.

On a crisp October day in 2002, Lindsey O'Connor woke from a 47-day medically induced coma. She heard her ecstatic husband's voice and saw his face as she emerged from the depths of unconsciousness. She was bewildered by the people around her who looked so overjoyed and were so thoroughly attentive and attuned to her every move. Then came the question: "Do you remember that you had a baby?" Lindsey drifted in and out of consciousness again for weeks....

"Teaches curious kids about conception, gestation, and birth in a way that works regardless of whether or not the kid in question was adopted, conceived using reproductive technologies, at home or in a clinic, through surrogacy, or the old fashioned way, and regardless of how many people were involved, their orientation, gender and other identity, or family composition."--Publisher's web site.

When her family cannot make it home for Christmas, Edith opens her home--which doubles as an inn the rest of the year--to a few strangers in need of a place to stay, who are an unusual bunch of characters.

"Through the words of parents, siblings, and family members this book assists readers through the complex journey of a pregnancy following loss. With practical advice on self-advocacy, expectant parents gain insights to help them to work with health careprofessionals, mental health professionals, and their own families, friends and coworkers"--

After unwittingly becoming friendly with a coven of witches and warlocks, a young wife is impregnated by the Devil.

Emphasizes the importance of the first forty days after childbirth for mothers, describing traditions and rituals, as well as providing recipes designed to restore vitality, including oxtail stew and seasonal greens soup.--

Centuries ago, two 'sworn sisters' are isolated by their families, but stay connected through a secret language written in the folds of a white silk fan. Now in modern-day Shanghai, their descendents must draw inspiration from the past as they struggle to maintain their own eternal bond in the face of life's complications. What unfolds are two stories, generations apart, but everlasting in their universal notion of love, hope and friendship.

In print for twenty-five years, Your Pregnancy Week by Week has sold millions of copies worldwide as an established go-to resource. The book's trademark week-by-week formula helps expectant parents easily and effortlessly compare the details of their pregnancy with the same weekly schedule their doctor uses.