Books like The boy on the porch by Dee Holmes

After the death of her wealthy husband, a young widow must settle her father's estate with his son, the same man who once broke her heart.

After the war, widowed Kate Herrick returns to her childhood thatched cottage in rural England, only to uncover a break‑in, missing papers and whispered tales of witchcraft, prowlers, and garden ghosts.

Kari Wynne, a widowed television journalist, hunts a truth about her late husband’s death while confronting the man who ruined his reputation – a journey that rekindles a fierce, unexpected passion.

Three years after being disappointed by her friend, Lynn Danfort finds herself heartbroken when Ryder reappears in her life.

A single mother's ten-year-old son's quest for friendship leads to unexpected complications with the widower next door.

Justin was five years old; his brothers two and three. Their mother a heroin addict, had left them alone again. Later that day after trying to burn down the family home, Justin was taken into care. Justin was taken into care at the age of five after deliberating burning down his family home. Six years on, after 20 failed placements, Justin arrives at Casey's home. Casey and her husband Mike are specialist foster carers. They practice a new style of foster care that focuses on modifying the behavior of profoundly damaged children. They are Justin's last hope, and it quickly becomes clear that they are facing a big challenge. Try as they might to make him welcome, he seems determined to strip his life of all the comforts they bring him, violently lashing out at schoolmates and family and throwing any affection they offer him back in their faces. After a childhood filled with hurt and rejection, Justin simply doesn't want to know. But as it soon emerges, this is only the tip of a chilling iceberg. A visit to Justin's mother on Boxing Day reveals that there are some very dark underlying problems that Justin has never spoken about. As the full picture becomes clearer, and the horrific truth of Justin's early life is revealed, Casey and her family finally start to understand the pain he has suffered...

A twenty‑two‑year‑old orphan named Haskell Maloney uncovers that the war hero she thought was her father was not, and races to learn her true identity while facing a deadly threat in Chicago’s Oriental Institute.

Twelve-year-old Ellie Tremont’s quiet summer transforms when 14-year-old Tommy Bowers moves in next door, sparking a friendship that leads to a street‑kids camp under the Watsons' porch and a growing, complicated bond.

Paula Spencer, once a widowed, struggling house‑cleaner, has turned sobriety and a new lease on life for her family. Eight years after her return to Dublin, she juggles her job, grandchildren, and the challenges of a changing social world.

A detective mystery featuring a widow, presented in large type for easy reading.

A captivating story of identity, love, and danger for thirty-six-year-old Chelsea Kane, who embarks on a thrilling journey to uncover the truth about her birth mother.

Virginia Keile, a widowed single mother, seeks to heal her children in a Cornwall seaside cottage while confronting her own longing for love and anew hope.

When a mute boy sleepily appears on a young couple's porch, John and Marta are drawn into a tender, unexpected family bond that reshapes their lives and opens new ways of seeing the world.