Böcker av Gary Goldstein

It's tough enough for L.A. landscape designer Nate Cronin when his professor father, Jim, who raised him alone since birth, dies, leaving Nate an orphan at thirty years old. But when the provocative and mysterious Amy enters Nate's life soon after, it sends him on a devastating journey to unravel the truth about his past, the veracity of Amy's claims, and the history of the father he adored. At the same time, Nate must come to terms with his commitment to his longtime girlfriend, Jennifer, a dance instructor whose patience with the resistant Nate frays as she attempts to help him navigate the psychological minefield set off by Amy's arrival.The Mother I Never Had asks readers to consider what they would do if they found themselves faced with a parent they never knew existed-and if they could accept the secrets and lies that kept her away for a lifetime.

There's nothing fabulous about 50 for L.A. film critic Jeremy Lerner, who loses his marriage, his job, and the use of his right arm just days after the birthday party he begged his now ex-wife not to throw him. But fate is a sly devil.Jeremy's string of calamities leads to a game-changing emotional and creative rebirth after he meets the intoxicating Annabelle, a beguiling widow who comes to his rescue-and Jeremy to hers. If only their baggage didn't match quite so well. With the added support of his wise and spirited mom, Joyce, his capricious and big-hearted son, Matty, and Matty's steadfast new boyfriend, Gabe, Jeremy begins to change in ways that surprise, inspire, and galvanize him. All of this while his career makes a head-spinning leap. The thing is, can it last?The Last Birthday Party combines wry observation with an everyday wistfulness for a warm, propulsive, humanly funny tale of second chances set against the alluring nuttiness of Hollywood.

A NEW AGE OF MAGIC HAS ARRIVEDOn the heels of their first adventure, the Mythfits discover that there are even more magical and mysterious events in store for them.Born on the evening of the Harmonic Convergence, the Mythfits are a group of children who are really mythological creatures (unicorn, faun, harpy, mermaid and dragon) cloaked in the guise of human children. When Norma, a human child, discovers their secret, events begin to accelerate and other young Mythfits are drawn to the group. While their mentor, Ms. Link, confronts a mysterious coven with ties to her past, the Mythfits reach out to help others come to terms with their supernatural abilities. But will these special children be able to work together and bring harmony to the world?

Norma Leiber wonders when her life became a cliché... Lonely girl from the big city moves to small town and tries to fit in with geeky locals. But things quickly become interesting when she stumbles upon the most unpopular children at Bullfinch School only to discover that these outcasts are actually mythological beings! This unusual group (unicorn, mermaid, faun, dragon and harpy) all mask their true identities behind magical glamours created by their mysterious teacher, Ms. Link. Norma is strangely drawn to these children who call themselves the Mythfits. And she soon finds herself in the middle of a supernatural conflict that will change the lives of everyone around her.