Books like Mother Knows Best by Barbara Bretton

An orphan with Tourette's teams up with a trio of street‑smart boys to run a low‑budget detective agency in Brooklyn—only to find himself embroiled in a murder mystery after their mobster boss is killed.

Convenient Bride for the King is a romance novel by Kelly Hunter that explores themes of love, duty, and destiny within a fictional setting.

In *Mothering Sunday*, Graham Swift traces the life of orphaned maid Jane Fairchild, whose years of service in an English country house and secret affair with the neighboring estate’s heir span from 1924 to the end of the twentieth century.

When a teenage daughter places a personal ad for her mother’s perfect partner, the perfect match arrives—Steve Conlan—testing the limits of family expectations and new relationships.

After her husband abandons her and takes their life and belongings, Molly Chamberlain is left with an empty house and a broken heart. When Rafe Garrick, a skilled carpenter, arrives, he begins to repair both the home and Molly’s fragile spirit.

They were in for the best New Year's of their lives! This heartwarming collection of three new contemporary stories rings in the New Year with contributions from Anne McAllister, Barbara Bretton and Leandra Logan. "NEVER SAY NEVER" by Anne McAllister No marriage. No family. It was the one thing Holt and Lucy agreed on. Until this New Year's... when one snowstorm, two grandparents, three children and a dog with galoshes started proving what everybody else knew all along: that families know best! "3,2,1...BABY!" by Barbara Bretton Tony and Kate were the biggest mismatch in town and everybody knew it. Everyone, that is, except their families. So how did Kate end up pregnant with Tony's baby, but the dad was nowhere to be found? Kate was determined to go it alone, till the Marinos and the O'Callaghans decided to take matters into their own hands.... "MOTHER FIGURE" by Leandra Logan Jayne knew widower Nick Nolan was the perfect "no-strings" playmate. Hadn't they gotten a little crazy together at the office Christmas party? Such shenanigans could get her fired! Then, to her horror, her boss insisted she play mom to Nick's kids for the holidays. Right under their sexy dad's nose! Don't miss these terrific stories about three determined women with families on their minds