Big Reunions The Show Must Go On by Angela Laverghetta With a kid, a failed marriage, and a job that is barely paying the bills, Brooke Williams wonders if she missed her chance at love and happiness. Marcus Lake thought he had it all with an impressive cirque career and partner girlfriend, but when forces beyond his control upend his life he is forced to rethink what is truly important. BR> Then twenty years after high school, old friends Brooke and Marcus unexpectedly meet over a bobcat and some light Facebook stalking. Two false starts later, they embark on a romance so new and fragile it threatens to break when a person from Marcus's past breezes into town. Big League Second Time's the Charm by Deborah Nolan When 30-year old Marnie Phillip's longtime boyfriend jilts her and her teaching job is eliminated, she moves to Reno to work at the University of Nevada. Her first night there, she meets Joe VanAllen, the new baseball coach at the university. He's coaching because a recent accident kept him from fulfilling his dream of playing for the Chicago Cubs. Marnie and Joe's chemistry is palpable and they're soon a couple. Then Joe gets the call. The Cubs need him to play. Marnie won't stop him, but she's sure it's the end of their relationship even though Joe swears he loves her and promises to return. Marnie breaks up with Joe convinced that he'll choose the glamour of baseball and its ardent female fans over her, but she soon accepts Joe is not so easy to replace. When he returns to campus at the end of the season, Joe faces the difficult task of convincing Marnie she is more important than the big league. Big Transitions Life, Death, and Rebirth by Genevieve Williams After receiving news about the death of a dear friend, grief weighs heavy on Tara Anselmi's fragile psyche while her husband, Chance, consoles her and offers to fly them to Reno for the funeral. Still suffering ill effects from an illness that should have been over by now, Tara finds out what's really ailing her and realizes her marriage is about to be tested by a transition into their day-to-day lives.