Commitment Series by Karen D. Badger
Commitment #1
In a Family Way
Karen D. Badger
Billie Charland's life is complicated. She's a paralegal by day, an aerobic instructor in the evening, and a full time parent, so a relationship is the last thing Billie needs in a life already overly full of commitments. When a hopelessly uncoordinated new student joins her aerobics class, Billie feels a spark that puts a spring back in her step, a sparkle in her eye, and desire in her heart. Caitlain O'Grady is a prominent anesthesiologist and ER doctor. She doesn't plan on falling, literally, for her aerobics instructor, but her efforts to get to know Billie are hampered by Billie's refusal to go out with her at night. Cat's head tells her that her heart is going to be broken again, but her heart won't let her give up on the enigmatic Ms. Charland. As their lives become more entwined, secrets are revealed that could unravel the fragile love growing between them. Is their relationship strong enough to withstand the strain when Billie's past catches up with her? Can their love survive when they find themselves in a family way?
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Commitment #2
Unchained Memories
Karen D. Badger
Synopsis:
Cat
O'Grady and Billie Charland return in this second book in the Billie/Cat
Commitment Series. When Cat receives an envelope in the mail from an
anonymous sender, its contents disrupts the Charland household and sets off a
chain of events that severely strains Billie's and cat's commitment to each
other and to their family. Billie overreacts with uncharacteristic harshness,
debilitating headaches, and occasional blackouts. Cat convinces her to have her
father, Doc, search for possible physical causes. The search results are
shocking and Cat is forced to make a decision that might ruin their lives
together. Will Billie blame Cat for the course she has decided on and
choose to split their family apart? Or is their love strong enough to surmount
these problems?
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Commitment #3
Happy Campers
Karen D. Badger
Synopsis:
Left
anxious and edgy by the events of the previous year, Billie and cat, along with
their neighbors and best friends, Jed and Fred, take their families on a camping
trip in the hope that time together in a relaxed and fun-filled environment will
help heal the wounds in their relationship. Little do they know, the fates are
conspiring against them as they face two weeks of hilarious and unfortunate
happenstance that would test the patience of Job. Will they emerge from
this adventure with renewed commitment toward love and their lives together - or
will the strain be too much to bear? The Charland family returns in
this hilarious third book of the Commitment Series as they venture on a vacation
to remember.
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Commitment #4
Collective Identity
Karen D. Badger
In this fourth book of The Commitment Series, Billie and Cat Charland embark on a genealogy search to build their family tree. What they find sends their lives into a tailspin as they discover dark secrets surrounding Billie's lineage. They find unlikely allies in the personages of Alexandra Spirakis and Josephine Wycliffe, Cat's maternal grandmothers who themselves have been harboring a family secret. Will Billie ever be on solid ground again after she learns the circumstances of her heritage? Is her lineage a twist of fate… or predestined by the power that be? A must-read episode in the lives of the Charland clan.About the Author
Karen D. Badger is the author of On A Wing And A Prayer, Yesterday Once More (a 2009 Golden Crown Literary Award winner for Speculative Fiction), In A Family Way, Unchained Memories, and Happy Campers: Books I, II and III of the Commitment Series, and her current novel, The Blue Feather. This novel, Collective Identity: Book IV of the Commitment Series is the first book to be published solely by Badger Bliss Books, which Karen co-owns with her wife Barbara Sawyer (aka, "Bliss'). Born in Vermont, Karen is the second of five children raised by a fiercely independent mother, who remains one of her best friends to this day. Karen earned her B.A. in 1978 in Theater and in Elementary Education, and in 1994, earned a B.S. in mathematics. In addition to her novels, Karen is the author of many technical papers on photomask manufacturing, which she has presented at numerous semiconductor industry conferences, and is the holder if several technical patents. Karen is currently in her 37th year as an Advisory Engineer with the IBM Corporation in Vermont. Karen and her wife, Barb (a retired Lt Col in the US Air Force) live in the beautiful state of Vermont, home of Ben and Jerry's. They spend their spare time with family: sons Heath and Dane, their respective ladies, Kacie and Daisy, and their three grandchildren, Kyren, Ariana and Ellie, as well as doing home improvement projects on both their homes in Vermont and New Mexico. They also enjoy camping, kayaking, motorcycling and singing Karaoke.
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Commitment #5
Sweet Angel
Karen D. Badger
Book V of the Commitment Series chronicles the heart-wrenching trauma Billie and Cat endure when their family is faced with a life-changing event that has the power to unravel the very fabric of their family and cast a pall of uncertainty over them forever. Will their lives every be the same again?
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Commitment #6
Relative-ly Speaking
Karen D. Badger
In this sixth book of The Commitment Series, Cat and Billie find themselves in the heart of Disfunction Junction as the O'Grady-Charland clan gather for a family reunion. Between Grandma Jo baiting her homophobic son-in-law, Billie's brother and Cat's sister getting to each other real proper-like, and an authentic, Amazon bonfire, the reunion is a vacation to remember.
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Commitment #7
Tailspin
Karen D. Badger
Teenagers!Have you ever thought your kids are trying to drive you crazy? Have you ever wondered how you could possibly handle all the curveballs life throws at you?Real life hits Billie and Cat squarely in the face and sends them into a tailspin as they deal with the growing pains of their children… all, while juggling careers and striving for a balance between their jobs, their autonomy and the friends they love.Old friendships are challenged as new friends enter their lives and heartbreaking events threaten to tear them apart.In the midst of it all, Cat is faced with one of the most sobering experiences of her life, making her realize what really is important – family, friends and love.
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Commitment #8
Flashpoint
Karen D. Badger
Synopsis:
After a year of strife and anxiety—and intent on
celebrating Cat’s clean bill of health—the Charlands plan a family vacation to
regroup, reconnect and revive their love for life and for one another. What better choice than the beautiful
National Parks in America’s mid-west?
They plan a week of horseback riding, hiking,
fishing and kayaking, all while living in a rustic frontier cabin in the
wilderness area of Yellowstone National Park…devoid of electricity, running
water and cell-phone signals. One could
imagine how well-received that concept would be for today’s
device-addicted youth!
Unbeknownst to them, Mother Nature decides to join
them on their vacation and true to her
name, provides them with a close up look at how powerful and truly dangerous she
can be.
Between teenagers coming into their own and
struggling with their identities, to Mother Nature stowing away on their trip,
this becomes a vacation to remember, and one that will leave memories, good and
bad, burned into their hearts forever.
Come join the family celebrate life in this eighth installment of the
Billie/Cat Commitment Series.
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