"Owen y su mantita amarilla eran inseparables. La tenía desde que era un bébé y la quería con toda su alma. Jugaba con ella a ser Superratón. Lo ayudaba a ser invisible cuando era necesario... y lo acompañaba al dentista para aliviar el dolor. ¿Por qué no podía llevarla a la escuela para chuparla, abrazarla y retorcerla como siempre hacía?"-- Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when...

"Landing her dream job as a high school teacher, Victoria Dawson loves working with her students and wages war on her weight at the gym. Despite tension with her parents, Victoria remains close to her sister, Gracie, and when Grace announces her engagement to a man who is an exact replica of their narcissistic father, a chance encounter, an act of stunning betrayal, and a family confrontation lead to a turning point in Victoria's life." --

Explora los temores callados de cada mamá--el temor a perder su hijo, y el temor que el hijo crezca sin conocerla.

Describes how parents celebrate the arrival of a new baby with great love and how they plan to be there as their child grows.

En espanol: "Laura Esquivel regresa con una novela de gran belleza y compasión. Mientras 'Como agua para chocolate' se basó en la vida de su madre, en 'Tan veloz como el deseo' Esquivel hace un trabajo de ficción acerca de la vida de su padre en México. Nacido con la curiosa habilidad de entender los mensajes ocultos en los sentimientos humanos, Don Júbilo se convierte en un traductor que ayuda a otros a solucionar problemas de comunicación...

Scott Freeman a college professor grounded in the rational and practical, he becomes uneasy after finding an anonymous love letter hidden in his daughter's room. But the reality of Ashley's plight far exceeds Scott's worst suspicions. One drink too many had led Ashley, a beautiful, bright art student, into what she thought was just a fling with a blue-collar bad boy. But now, no amount of pleading or reasoning can discourage his phone calls, ardent...

Bernard's parents pay so little attention to him that they don't even realize when a monster moves in and takes his place.

Little Maria learns to deal with her parents' separation.