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Katherine Arthur and her family are back and it’s time to collect the money Mrs. Mellet left them in her will. The tidy sum will allow the family peace of mind and a future that’s stable and fulfilling. But when things don’t go exactly as planned, Katherine steps up to do more than her share. Hired as a kitchen mistress, her intuition (with the help of a mysterious recipe book), cooking prowess, and work ethic make her the perfect partner for the enigmatic, wealthy woman next door. Then Aleksey Zurchenko arrives.

From a special four-legged childhood friend to the newest Humane Society adoption during the coronavirus lockdown, Lorilyn reveals the deep and profound bond between animals and her family. As in her award-winning memoir Children of Dreams, Lorilyn unearths spiritual truths and biblical insights to answer the question many have asked, “Will we see our furry friends in heaven?”

Judy Fambrough-Billingsley was born Ute Schaab in Friedberg, Germany, shortly after World War II. As the daughter of a white German woman and a black American soldier, she became one of the many unwanted “brown babies” whose mixed-race led to their abandonment by her mother. Her powerful and riveting memoir describes the historical time period of World War II and the transformation she experienced in her quest to find both birth parents.

Claren didn't ask to join her society's leadership. She was forced into it. And under the watchful eyes of her superiors, she's left with no choice but to carry out a mission that will destroy everything she believes in, including the man who has her heart. The government wants her to kill the rebels. The rebels want her to play the part and infiltrate the city's leadership.

Whether its assessing potential business clients, understanding the actions of your colleagues, or simply reading the true intentions of strangers on the street, being able to analyze people properly, puts you at a huge advantage. But most people aren't equipped with the verbal and non-verbal analysis tools to do it. How to Analyze People gives you the body language analysis tools to get a "leg-up" in every interaction you'll have. Even if you've never tried any speed reading strategies in the past, these simple & actionable steps allow you to successfully analyze anyone!.

Kayla Langmoore saw her life at the end of a hangman’s rope. Until fate, or providence, stepped in, taking the form of a Coleman. The same Coleman she was there to rob. Instead of swinging from a tree, the owner of the ranch allows her to work for him with one promise: Stay away from Ben.

Maggie Harrison is a devoted wife and mother, until one day, without planning to, she drives away, leaving behind her indifferent husband and two sulking teenagers. Maggie goes off on a quest of self-exploration, enjoying adventures, meeting new people, and rediscovering her passions. For the first time in years, she dreams of what she wants out of life, and realizes that her deteriorating marriage can no longer continue as it is. Can she and Andrew repair their broken relationship, or is their marriage over?

Five-Star-Chef Zoe Griffin walked away from her dream job. Did she make a mistake? Her engagement off, Zoe Griffin retreats to tiny Wildflower Island in the Puget Sound. Hiding out as a cook and maid at a shabby bed-and-breakfast seems crazy for a chef who’s used to running her own five-star kitchen. And just as she starts to feel at home, her klutzy mishaps make Zoe fear her handsome new boss will fire her.

When Gwen McAllister is accosted behind the soup kitchen where she volunteers, she wants to repay her homeless rescuer, so she talks him into going to her home for a meal. Despite her son’s and sister’s objections, she trusts Hunter. Hunter Nash reluctantly goes with Gwen, but he leaves as soon as he can.

No one in the town is particularly surprised when Erica Martine’s salon is burned down. The local diva has a reputation of causing drama and creating enemies wherever she goes. It’s a gift. They are, however, surprised when it’s revealed that she didn’t burn it down. Things heat up even further when the body of notorious local gangster Casper “Spooky” Stewart is found behind her now-empty salon.

Story Tree Cozy Mysteries box set includes the first three books in the series: Books, Brownies and Murder, Books, Scones and Murder, and Books, Canapés and Murder. Follow Clary as chases criminals, canapés, and crafty liars.

The community elite are invited to a masquerade ball, and the secretive host promises that a mystery will be solved by the end of the night. With everyone high on anticipation, it shouldn’t be a surprise when Clary stumbles upon a dead body. To avoid panic, she and the police chief race against the clock before the masked murderer can disappear into the night. It’s said that a person becomes who he really is when he wears a mask. It’s too bad that Clary has to deal with a roomful of people revealing their true selves!

Story Tree bookstore and café is unlike any bookstore in the country. It’s a haven for fan societies of every sort. This weekend, Clary is hosting the Agatha Christie Appreciation Society. This means two things: Marie is baking orange and fig scones and stocking up on Devonshire cream. And, there’s a whole lot of amateur detectives running around.

Clary St. James is content with her life in Valley Springs and her flourishing bookstore. She’s content, not bored. And if she keeps repeating that to herself, one day, it might just be true. Everything changes one snowy afternoon, when a handsome stranger takes up residence next door. Tall, dark, handsome, and arrogant, he rolls into town like he owns the place. Before she can complain too much, Valley Springs is rocked by an unexpected murder of a local man. All eyes turn to Clary’s bookstore cafe, when it’s revealed that lethal brownies were the murder weapon.

Instagram influencer Sydney Evans carefully curates her enviable public persona. Despite being freshly widowed, she’s eager to strike a pose at her best friend’s extravagant destination nuptials. But Sydney’s feed goes dark when she blacks out on the plane, awakening to discover another guest poisoned to death. With the FBI keen to use Sydney as an insider, she takes the arm of a rookie undercover agent hoping to capture something incriminating. But a deadly run-in exposes a shocking criminal underbelly lurking beneath her own picture-perfect marriage.

When his estranged wife Jess has a terrible accident, leaving her lying in a coma, Clay Connors returns to his family to care for his two daughters. He has been separated from his family for nearly two years. His eldest daughter Maddie is resentful over his being absent. Sadly, his youngest daughter Jilly barely remembers him.

As a teenager, Jeannie MacGregor ran away from her brother’s remote mountain cabin in Wyoming and went back to live with her aunt in Baltimore. She needs some sort of social life to meet her future husband. When the first man she finds interesting rejects her, she turns to the next man who shows her attention. Is Linden Olsen everything he seems to be - suave, gallant, wealthy, and from high society, or will she just end up returning to Wyoming in a series of events that leave her reeling?

Angela doesn’t want to rush into marriage. Mark thinks he’s learned all there is to know about the farm. But there is more to the miracle trees than either of them realized. Will there be a wedding before Christmas? Mark has learned all there is to know about the Shafer miracle trees - or so he thinks. Papa reveals secrets about the trees’ matchmaking power just as a highway expansion threatens to destroy the family legacy. Mark is determined to save the farm, and the promise of love stirring in the branches of the Shafer miracle trees.

In the charming Lake Harriet neighborhood where we first met Kristen, Ryan, and their dog Sam in Walking Sam, two people are struggling to put their lives back together with the help of a rambunctious dog named Bailey. There’s one neighbor who isn’t thrilled about Bailey - the hermit across the street. And try as she might, Lisa can’t keep the dog from digging his way out of the yard and running to the hermit’s house. But after one particularly nasty clash with the hermit, Lisa discovers that maybe the man across the street isn’t as terrible as she’d once thought.

Amy Duncan and Seth Conners were just starting to connect in high school when Seth was suddenly arrested, Amy’s parents died, and everything changed. They don’t see each other again for ten years, but now, someone is trying to make sure they never become too serious about each other again.