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The small town of Timberton, Montana, boasts an ambience of near-magical proportions during the Christmas season, due in no small part to resident artist and chef Mist's mysterious way of working small miracles in people's everyday lives. Each year, return guests and new arrivals mingle with local townsfolk to enjoy companionship, exquisite decor, and exceptional cuisine at the Timberton Hotel. As the aromas of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and molasses mix with heartfelt camaraderie and sweet romance, guests share reflections on family, friendship, and life.

Christmas at the Timberton Hotel arrives each year with a unique set of guests, some returning, some new. When this holiday brings a celebrity seeking reprieve, sisters who are distant yet closer to each other than they think, a widow approaching a new horizon, and an eclectic smattering of local townsfolk and visiting relatives, the season is certain to be eventful. Add in a hint of romance, and there's more than snow in the air around the small Montana town.

When a Six saved Kale's life the night of Sumrun, she warned there would be consequences. A trade-off. Something taken for the life they gained. But Dez never imagined she'd lose the one thing she'd give anything to keep.... And as if it's not enough, Dez finds her immunity to Kale fading, the Six brought in to help Kale learn to control his killer touch starts drooling on him the moment they meet. Worse than that? Jade can touch Kale. But bimbo Barbie is the least of Dez's problems.

When NY reporter Paige MacKenzie leaves Manhattan for Jackson Hole, she has only two things on her mind: Enjoy life with Wyoming's breathtaking Grand Tetons as the backdrop, and spend more time with handsome cowboy Jake Norris as he prepares to open his guest ranch. As Paige begins to settle in, a stranger's odd behavior leads her to research western filming in the area - in particular, the movie, Shane. Will digging into Hollywood's movie connection with Jackson Hole simply lead to a freelance article for the Manhattan Post, or will it lead to a dangerous hidden secret?

When New York reporter Paige MacKenzie heads to Tres Palomas, New Mexico, the resort of Agua Encantada seems a perfect destination to combine work with pleasure. A quick article on the healing mineral springs and a few leisurely soaking sessions in the resort's soothing waters promise well-deserved rest and relaxation.

When Paige MacKenzie arrives in Jackson Hole, her only goal is to complete a simple newspaper assignment about the Old West. However, it's not long before her instincts tell her there's more than a basic story to be found in the popular, northwestern Wyoming mountain area. A chance encounter with attractive cowboy Jake Norris soon has Paige chasing a legend of buried treasure, passed down through generations.

Taylor Quinn is excited to support her sister’s dreams. Turning Belle’s derelict mansion into a history lovers’ destination might not be Taylor’s thing, but helping family always is. Even if it means spending the weekend with an old enemy. Taylor’s ex-best friend isn’t the only difficult personality in the group, but the mansion is the perfect place for a socially distanced getaway.

Kiera Rovanoe is a young woman with a troubling gift - the ability to sense the emotions of those around her. Life in the bustling Nevarria, a large tourist city in the nation of Novalus, overwhelms her every day. Only her training at a mountain monastery brings her any peace - and a way to control her abilities. But now, the prospect of a quiet life in Nevarria is impossible.

Though she’s still healing from serious injuries, Taylor Quinn’s heart is ripe with happiness. Business at Flour Sax Quilt Shop has blossomed in the early spring sun, and with it hope for the future of Comfort, Oregon. But the promise of the season is poisoned when she discovers a dead body. Murder at the family strawberry farm uncovers a scandal she’d do anything to bury.

After a year of hell, Lani Summerland’s life is just getting better when she’s tossed unceremoniously a few hundred years into the future with her orange Persian cat, Charming Marvin, in her arms. With no way to fight it, no way to go back, things are only looking to get worse fast. Breaking protocol is cause for severe consequences in the time and world Liev Blackburn lives. But, after a year of government regulation, the crackdown is easing up and he begins to relax. Everything he’s worked for is hinged on keeping his reckless brother in check.

After much hard work, Taylor Quinn is finally finding relief from the trauma of losing her mom. Invited to help solve the mystery of an abandoned quilt, she agrees to take on the pleasant distraction. But her innocent investigation leads her straight to a dead body with a pair of sewing shears stuck in its back. When two journalists reporting on the stabbing are taken out the same way, Taylor faces her worst fear: A monster is targeting everyone she’s talked to about the quilt.

Two years after the tragic death of her mother, Taylor is living her best life. She’s got a steady boyfriend, stable business, and the coup of hosting a hugely popular quilt expo in her small town. If that weren’t enough good news, outtakes of her mom’s old YouTube show have exploded online, bringing fame and money to everyone involved.

Human beings are complex characters, full of both good and bad habits. Most of the time, we know what we should be doing but still can’t seem to find the drive. We know of all the good habits that can make us better as a person, but they seem almost too difficult to achieve. This book How to Build and Keep Good Habits: Where We Are Going Wrong, and How to Improve Our Lives with Healthier and Better Habits is a one-stop guideline to everything you need to know about good and bad habits.

Taylor is a fixer when it comes to quilts, cases, and her family. As she continues to mourn her mother, she hopes to turn her unintentional rival Sissy into her first friend in sleepy Comfort, Oregon. But when her new pal’s favorite aunt suffers a poisonous fate, Taylor must switch her attention from cotton to killers. As Taylor digs deeper, she finds a host of frustrated family members, all of whom could have done the deed. With her town in danger and her anxiety on the rise, she follows the victim’s fortune to pin a top suspect as quickly as possible.

Everybody keeps saying it’s time to send Grandpa Ernie to an old folks home, but Taylor Quinn isn’t sure she agrees. As Grandpa says, “Everyone who moves there dies.” And since the latest death at Bible Creek Care Home was the chaplain who was stabbed in the back during the annual resident tea party, Taylor is beginning to believe her grandpa.

Taylor Quinn is full of love and living it up in the city. But when her mother dies suspiciously, and she rushes home to take over the family’s small-town quilt shop, her whole world unravels. Discovering her grieving young sister who blames herself, she vows to prove everyone’s innocence. In way over her head, Taylor’s investigation pulls a thread of quirky suspects, a tight knot of envy, and a patchwork of gossip. But as she weaves the evidence together, she unwittingly reels in the killer’s attention. Can Taylor sew up the case before everything comes apart at the seams?

Set in early 20th century New York, Edith Wharton's classic novel follows the changing fortunes of the beautiful Lily Bart, an impoverished socialite who relies on the kindness of rich friends to move in glamorous society. Lily and all her friends know that she must make a rich marriage to achieve financial security, but she is drawn to kindred spirit Lawrence Selden, a charming but decidedly middle-class lawyer. Will Lily survive in a world of predatory financiers and their ruthless wives?

Girls, guns, and greenskins. Small Towns in America have a way of enforcing conformity. High School outcast Samantha Jenkins always had a hard time fitting into that mold. Quirky and opinionated with a dark sense of humor, she's no one's idea of a hero. Unfortunately, when orcs invade and start abducting people, she may be the only hope humanity has left. Can one sarcastic girl and her Golden Retriever save the world...or are we all doomed to servitude?

Our emotions are often so intense and so powerful that we can’t seem to control them. Be it the positive ones like love and happiness, or the hatefully negative ones like anger and contempt, our emotions are better hidden inside us. When we unleash them to the world without a second thought, we might become the reason behind someone’s unhappiness and suffering.

We thought we were alone in the universe. Turns out, we were wrong. Dead wrong. When alien ships land, it’s all anyone can talk about. But for a year, nothing happens and the world starts to believe it’s just an elaborate prank. Until they finally emerge from their space crafts. And that’s when I saw him. Jace’el, son of Thral’el, leader of the Others. I don’t know if I can trust him, but I do know I can’t stay away even if I wanted to.