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A PICTURE ON FACEBOOK... AN OUT-OF-TOWN WEDDING... AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER... ALL HELP TO BRING A WOMAN ONE STEP CLOSER A DECADES-OLD MYSTERY.Tess Thompson always hoped the mystery surrounding her father's untimely death only days after Christmas when she was a child would one day...

Arm yourself against my dawn, which may at any moment cast you and Harry into obscurity, Alice James writes her brother William in 1891. In Judith Hooper's magnificent novel, zingers such as this fly back and forth between the endlessly articulate and letter-writing Jameses,...

Even as a child all Vicky wants is love. She seeks it from her governess; she expects it from the lowly, loyal gardener, Andrew; but most of all, she is desperate for it from the one person who can't see beyond shadows of the...

Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was a well known British novelist at one of the peak eras for female writers in England. A novelist and short story writer at the height of the Victorian Era, Gaskell's novels weave a comprehensive, detailed image of the lives of...

"Abigail Tarttelin is a fearless writer." --Emily St. John Mandel, author of the National Book Award finalist, Station Eleven From the critically acclaimed, award-winning author of Golden Boy comes Abigail Tarttelin's debut novel, written when she was just nineteen and never before published in...

Aspirations Of The World: A Chain Of Opals is a book written by Lydia Maria Francis Child and first published in 1878. The book is a collection of essays on various topics such as religion, politics, and social issues. The title of the book...

A witty new novel about three self-proclaimed "old bags" who run off to a Greek island Since their children left home, Ruth, Dania, and Bess have grown used to living wonderfully free lives. Only now they're beset by children again--this time, their grandchildren. In...

Some artworks appear chaotic, but it all depends on the eye of the beholder.Brody and Madison Peterson have the picture-perfect marriage. Or so it seems. But their teenage daughter Charity knows only too well that that's not the case. Frequent heated arguments-the bane of...

It's almost Christmas in Red Rock, Wyoming. Come on in and sit a spell in Mrs. Williamson's fabulous bakery. Visit with dear old Mr. Hubert. Get to know the precocious McKinley twins. Tis the season Laura Arthur has lived in Red Rock her whole...

This is a story of John, a 16 year old who loses his mother to cancer. During the last year of her life she writes a series of eight letters for her son to read after her death. Designed as a treasure hunt, the...

The author of Her Ladyship's Companion once again pushes the erotic boundaries of Regency romance. Destitute after her father's death, Rose Marlowe has debts to settle and a younger brother to support. But she also possesses a matchless beauty-one that could command quite a...

Gary and Susan Hazen--high school sweethearts married for many years, born and bred in the Adirondack community of Lost Lake--live a simple and honest life and have instilled values in their two grown sons by example. But despite their efforts, Gary senses that his...

Bestselling YA author Kate Klise flies high with her first novel for grown-ups. In the Bag is You've Got Mail meets The Parent Trap in the 21st century--an absolutely enthralling story of globe-hopping, lost luggage, found opportunities...and the old-fashioned art of flirtation in a...

Raised in the steamy bayous of New Orleans in the early 1900s, LeRoi "King" Tremain, caught up in his family's ongoing feud with the rival DuMont family, learns to fight. But when the teenage King mistakenly kills two white deputies during a botched raid...

Berlin, Germany The son of a sweetmaker, Karl Jochum has ambitions for a life beyond his father's shop. Through hard work and perseverance he determines to open a café in Berlin where the Emperor will one day dine. As the city grows and prospers,...

Berlin, Germany The son of a sweetmaker, Karl Jochum has ambitions for a life beyond his father's shop. Through hard work and perseverance he determines to open a café in Berlin where the Emperor will one day dine. As the city grows and prospers,...

A story full of passion and revenge, following one family living on the Texas Mexico border and a curse that reverberates across generations--"Fuentes has achieved something rare and indelible with this story of complex women." (Erika L. S疣chez) In 1951, a mysterious old woman...

"Jenny Lecoat is an author to watch!" --New York Times bestselling author Kelly Rimmer In her spellbinding new novel, New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lecoat explores the secrets and lies in a small community recovering from war, and the two young women at...

A novel of family, secrets, ghosts, and homecoming set on the seaside cliffs of Maine, by the New York Times best-selling author of Friends and Strangers "A stunning achievement, and J. Courtney Sullivan's best book yet. Sullivan weaves a narrative that's fascinating and thought-provoking....

The New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had ("wonderfully immersive...deliciously absorbing"--NPR) returns with another brilliantly observed family drama in which the enduring, hard-won affection of a long marriage faces imminent derailment from events both past and present. "Witty and...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel returns with an irresistible novel about a woman whose seemingly perfect life comes crashing down--and learns to find joy in rising above. Darcy Gray is a successful influencer with her blog, The Gray Zone, trusted by...

Seth Matthews was sixteen when his older brother Jonah sped away on his motorcycle and never returned. Seth blames himself, but does he know the whole truth as he sets off on a journey to find Jonah and beg his forgiveness? He yearns to...

The first time I hear the miraculous thud of my baby's heartbeat, I'm clutching my sister's hand. I was so happy when she offered to be our surrogate. But then I see the look on her face and I'm flooded with fear. This precious...

Embark on a delightful morning with a Cambodian-American family at their cherished donut shop. With an array of tempting treats on display and steaming hot coffee, customers eagerly await their orders in pink boxes. Our Donut Shop is a heartwarming children's book that offers...

For readers of Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a warm, life-affirming debut about a zany case of mistaken identity that allows a lonely old man one last chance to be part of a family."Would you mind terribly, old boy, if...

"A delightful coming-of-age story set in Jamaica, amid heartbreak, hopefulness, and mirth."--Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black CakeOne of the BBC and Zibby Mag's Most Anticipated Books of 2024A winning debut novel about a Jamaican girl determined to bake her way...

How long would you let someone else's secret control your life?Eliza has lived two lives - one before she fell into an obsessive teenage friendship with Eric and Maggie, and the one after it was destroyed in a single afternoon. To Eliza, Eric and...

High school couple Robert Lee and Penny have been torn apart by a bitter town feud. Their parents, on opposite sides of the battle, forbid them from seeing each other. When Penny shows up at the wake of Robert Lee's mamaw, she arrives with...

Heirloom recipes, family secrets...and a chance for love The youngest heir to a French-Italian restaurant dynasty, food writer Juliette D'Alisa has spent her life negotiating her skill with words and her restaurant aspirations. When her brother Nico offers her a chance to open a...

In You Can't Fool a Mermaid, college student and pianist Violet Bacon must save her highly anticipated concert from sabotage. With time running out, Violet rips into a flaw in the musical score and is blindsided by what she finds trapped behind the notes....

A cat a day keeps the doctor away... Discover the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel that has become an international sensation in this utterly charming, vibrant celebration of the healing power of cats. Tucked away in an old building at the end of a narrow...

This is a story about a very active family. Chris enjoys drawing and spending time with his grandsons who are the inspiration of the story.Author: C. S. RyckmanISBN-13: 9798385004294Publisher: WestBow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/27/2024Pages: 88Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.38d

Short stories that follow unexpected connections and tell of queer life in America. Winner of the 2023 Autumn House Fiction Prize, Near Strangers is a collection of eight tightly crafted short stories filled with unexpected connections and set against the backdrop of everyday life....

Due to a series of bad decisions, Harold finds himself fighting to save his legacy and his life. Winning either fight seems unlikely.The collision of two separate events from Harold's past is turning his life upside down: Harold is quickly approaching the age at...

The New York Times bestseller from iconic Emmy-nominated actress and producer MILLIE BOBBY BROWN: Nineteen Steps "My inner history-loving teenage geek clapped her hands in ecstasy at the thought of a historical novel penned by Enola Holmes, and she wasn't disappointed!"--Kate QuinnLove blooms in...

Her sweetest mistake . . . tastes so, so good.Cool as a Chicago winter, private events planner Cara DeLuca is a model of self-control . . . until she meets the one temptation she can't resist: Shane Doyle. The sexy, Irish pastry chef is...

Embark on a Journey Through Twilight Whispers and Ancestral TiesStep into the enchanting hills of Pennsylvania, where the quaint whispers of a country village promise more than just the beauty of its rolling landscapes. In "Sunset and Secrets: The Country Girl's Legacy," you are...

Mia is telling me a story. It's about a princess, who lives in a castle, on a street that bears a remarkable resemblance to ours. About a kind old lady who's the queen. I'm distracted for a moment by her little hand softly slipping...

Caitlyn Shaw has it all. Surrounded by loving friends and family, she is excited to begin training for her dream job and become a primary school teacher.But after suffering a traumatic event, Caitlyn's idyllic life is shattered. She finds herself spiralling into an abyss...

What does it take to live a pious life? For the sober, devout, naive young Edith it meant foregoing the love of her life ... and she entered into an unhappy and disastrous marriage to a dashing, narcissistic reprobate whom her pastor considered a...

"A beautiful, vivid and atmospheric ... story of loss and redemption" - Fiona ValpyA devastating drought. A city ripe with secrets. A family with a past just waiting to be discovered.Recently, Shyamala Mehta's life in LA feels stagnant: she's undervalued at work, newly single,...

From the Giller Prize-winning author comes a novel, witty and wise, about thwarted ambition, unrealized dreams, the enduring bonds of female friendship, and love's capacity to surprise us at any age. In the winter of 2008, as snow falls without interruption, an actor in...

A treasured necklace that could unlock a family mystery. But why has it been hidden away for sixty years?With her thirtieth birthday on the horizon, Anna Kotze has accepted that there are some family secrets she'll never know. While her mother's Zimbabwean roots are...

This tenth-anniversary edition of Kate Cayley's award-winning collection includes three new stories.A young mother intrudes into the life of an older woman, thinking she knows what's best. An academic becomes convinced that he is haunted by his double. Two children spy on their supposedly...

A Children's Book About the Effects of Screen Time on Fitness & Health. (Available in English and Spanish)Digital devices have become an essential tool for everyone. However, when used excessively or irresponsibly, it can lead to serious problems. And this is especially relevant when...

A Children's Book About a Brave Influencer Who Decides to Reclaim Her Childhood. (Available in English and Spanish)Digital devices have become an essential tool for everyone. However, when used excessively or irresponsibly, it can lead to serious problems. And this is especially relevant when...

The story begins in the spring of 1913 with Roger Gale, a New York businessman and a widower, owner of a media monitoring service, reflecting on the changes that have come to New York since his arrival in the city as a young man...

GOLD Winner in the 2020 Human Relations Indie Book Awards for Contemporary Realistic Fiction "A national struggle that is ever timely...""Bolstered by psychology and far-ranging philosophy," the American novel depicts a family saga portraying the "Norman Rockwell version of an American idyll... steeped in...

The Impostors Marriage. Quite an institution. A life sentence of hard labor for some. A joyous, fulfilling walk in St. James Park in June for others. For most of us, holy matrimony lies somewhere in between. Like life itself-an endless rollercoaster ride ridden blindfolded...

Because fear can transform into confidence, recklessness, the kind of power you can't imagine until you're inside it. And then, once you've felt it, you can't feel alive when it's gone. Sophrosyne. You understood this feeling. I know you did, though you never said...