This month, we want to celebrate Family.

Most of the time, family is our first referral, our first friends, the people we know we can always count on. It's not always easy, things are not always pink between our families and us, but we hope you have a good bond with yours.

The stories we bring to you this time are about women and their relationships with their families, whether they are filled with drama, or heartwarming.

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The Secrets She Kept by me2you804

Evelyn and Rosie had always been close. They were not just mother and daughter; they were best friends. At least, they were until disease stole away the woman Evelyn had once been. After an incident forces Rosie's hand, she soon comes to realise there's a lot she does not know about her mother. Or about herself. With disease ravaging her mum's memories, Rosie is in a race against time to unravel her mother's secrets and uncover the truth about her fractured family, She will come face to face with not only her mum's past but the secrets she had kept hidden from herself. Will Rosie be brave enough to face the truth and take her chance at happiness?

The Trouble With Family by ApplesAndPeaches569

Meeting the family is never easy, especially when his father hates you before he even knew your name, there's a second cousin who's out for your affection, and a Great Aunt who's ready to send you crashing down to hell, a place she's quite familiar with. Callie's never been good with people, but now she's being thrown into the deep end for the first time.Blake's family has never been shy, or quiet. A contrast to the lifestyle Callie had been brought up in. Along the way, Callie will meet Blake's family, from his mother, to his six siblings, to distant relatives and she'll uncover secrets, friendships and enemies. All the while, making it through the storm with love on her side.

Worth by SeventyMurphy

When an eccentric old neighbour dies and names Violet March in his will, she is even more surprised than his estranged and spoiled family. To make matters stranger, she learns that all must attend a pretend murder-mystery weekend for any to claim a share of the inheritance. Being a good sport under constant scrutiny and suspicion becomes trickier when she finds herself torn between the romantic attentions of both the deceased's "favourite" grand-nephew and the charming black sheep of the family. Loyalty forces her to favour the former, but when it is the latter who inherits the bulk of the estate, a grave case of mistaken identities is revealed, leaving Violet to determine whether pride and an unwillingness to be labelled a gold-digger may stand in the way of the love of a lifetime.

Southern Saturday Nights by hallonn23

Allyson Reed is a guilt-ridden southern belle with her sights set on freshman year at the University of Alabama. Daxson Winters is the star wide receiver with a traumatic past who's completely wrong for her, at least that's what her parents would think. She shapes her life to make her parents proud, but whenever she's with Daxson Winters, the star wide receiver with a troubled past, her perfectly-crafted existence crumbles at the seams. The more Allyson discovers about Daxson, the harder it becomes to deny her attraction. She knows falling for him will expose the flaws that her family has tried so hard to hide, but what she doesn't know is if Daxson opens his heart to her in return, it could mean losing everything.

Piece of cake by lydiahephzibah

Ever since getting married, Gaia McFee and her husband Evan has been partners in crime: they share everything, including their brainchild Coffe, the café they own and run together. She is where she always wanted to be, and she has mastered the art of balancing wirk and home with a child on each hip. Life is a piece of cake. Until an accident puts Evan out of action, and she has no choice but to hire Max Robinson. But she has no idea what she is getting herself into.