Laura Jennings
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Food critic Hayley Snow and her pal Miss Gloria are overjoyed to welcome Violet and Bettina Booth, aka the Scottish Scone Sisters, to Key West. The sisters will host The UK Bakes!--Key West Edition. But the same day they arrive, the bed-and-breakfast the sisters are staying in gets torched. The contest begins the next morning featuring three local bakers. One is the inn owner's wife, Rayna, who is not only the most talented chef of the group but...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a dying elderly man makes a deathbed confession too unbelievable to be true, journalist Heloise Kaldan becomes immersed in a dark and complicated investigation connected to a string of decades-old disappearances, and with everyone lying to her, turns to her friend, detective inspector Erik Schäfer for help.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Carolyn Wells (1862-1942) excelled at writing country house and locked-room mysteries for a decade before Agatha Christie entered the scene. In the 1920s, when she was churning out three or more books annually, she was dubbed 'about the biggest thing in mystery novels in the US.' On top of that, Wells wielded her pen in just about every literary genre, producing several immensely popular children's books and young adult novels; beloved anthologies;...
4) Samantha
Author
Language
English
Description
She's turned her life around…
Four years ago, Samantha Evans was easy prey for con man Louis Cantrell, who left her broke and pregnant. Now, surrounded by a loving family, her life seems to be headed in the right direction as she cares for her young daughter, pursues her dream of becoming a child welfare worker, and dreams of marrying the law student who loves her daughter like his own.
He's all out of faith…
A God that made the universe, absolutely....
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Two orphans. A big sister with Down Syndrome. And a community in need of miracles.
It's up to ten-year-old Louis to protect Linney from the bad men. He knows what can happen to handicapped kids. He's seen it before.
Only, it's getting harder and harder to keep her warm and safe in this old storage barn as Christmas celebrations unfold around them.
And then there's Annie Mac and her crew, who are involved in the pageant excitement. So is Lieutenant...
Author
Language
English
Description
Inspired by her daughters and their love of so many characters, this story developed as author Kelly Wiseman found mindfulness through her yoga practice and healing through a heavy metal detox. "Katie Ladybug" and her teachings on inner guidance will hopefully bring out each young reader's own superpowers.
This audio reading, like the picture book, illustrated by Matt Vogler, will guide readers to close their eyes and notice their inner feelings,...
Author
Language
English
Description
This box set includes the first three books in Lucy Burdette's cozy culinary Key West Food Critic Mystery series: An Appetite for Murder, Death in Four Courses, and Topped Chef. Book 1: An Appetite for Murder Food critic Hayley Snow must find out who used meringue to murder before she takes the blame for the death of the woman she caught in bed with her boyfriend. Book 2: Death in Four Courses While attending the annual Key West literary conference,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Megan Thomas wants to get lost-preferably in someone else's life. But can she really escape the terror of her past, to grab onto some hope of a future?
Leaving Chicago and her mob-connected husband behind, she assumes a new identity. She planned her escape to the last detail-but she didn't plan on Smyth Parker.
Smyth Parker is already lost. And he sure as hell doesn't need a complication like Megan Thomas in his life. He wants nothing from no one...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When horse trainer Annie Carson rescues a beautiful thoroughbred from a roadside rollover, she knows the horse is lucky to be alive…unlike the driver. After rehabilitating the injured animal at her Carson Stables ranch, Annie delivers the horse to Hilda Colbert--the thoroughbred's neurotic and controlling owner--only to find she's been permanently put out to pasture. Two deaths in three days is unheard of in the small Olympic Peninsula county, and...
Author
Language
English
Description
When you're going through a season of grief, it's hard to fathom that there will be a day when you won't be hurting. Throughout Scripture we are taught to humble ourselves and love one another because empathy is born from loving our neighbor. If you've ever experienced loss, you're able to help others turn their grief into grace and create hope and purpose from what feels devastating and heartbreaking.
“When Grief Goes Deep, Where Healing Begins”...
11) Terri
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
She's always longed for more…
Running a thriving daycare keeps Terri Hayes busy. Add a new foster daughter to the mix and Terri shouldn't have time to want more-but she does. At twenty-nine, her biological clock is ticking away. When a busted pipe floods her home, she finds temporary sanctuary in a basement apartment-one that just happens to be owned by her long-time crush, single dad Steve Evans.
Is he ready to date again?
Steve is widower, a father...
Author
Language
English
Description
Army officer Crystal Anderson can't help the draw she has to vampires, although she's supposed to be drawn to them to kill those who are renegades, since she's a born huntress. But something about her is different. Ostracized from her family, she lives precariously on her own. That is until a local vampire targets her. Then she meets a fellow Army officer Robert Parker - who she believes is one of them - a vampire or blood host, or something. Suddenly,...
13) Karla
Author
Language
English
Description
Tragedy tore her world apart…
Karla Black had everything she ever wanted until one night stole her husband and her identity. Twelve months later, she is a shadow of the woman she used to be, struggling through her grief, living with bankrupt emotions, and resisting any suggestion that God might give her a second chance at love.
He made a promise…
Ian McAlister was a helpless bystander as breast cancer took his beloved wife from him one breath...
Author
Language
English
Description
This collection includes books 4-6 of Lucy Burdette's cozy Key West Food Critic Mystery series. Book 4: Murder With Ganache Food critic Hayley Snow has her plate heaped high with restaurant reviews, tastings, an article on the Hemingway cats, her best friend's wedding, and murder… Book 5: Death With All the Trimmings The only snow in Key West this Christmas is Hayley Snow, food critic for Key Zest magazine, who is not getting time off for the holiday…or...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Love conquers all? Maybe for some people.
Samantha flees Dodge--or rather Beaufort, NC--to free herself from a relationship that should never have happened. But does she leave in time to stave off trouble for others as well as herself?
Teo isn't looking for romance or anything other than the next plot point for his mystery series--until a strange and compelling vision shows up in the waters near his home on the Italian Riviera. A vision who looks...
Author
Language
English
Description
Special Agent for the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Services, Tracey Whittington, takes down wildlife traffickers and more, but what she doesn't expect is to be in a shootout, multiple times, when the business turns deadly. Nor does she suspect she'll be working with Hal Haverton, who serves as a part-time deputy for Yuma Town, Colorado, and runs his own horse ranch. As long as he doesn't stop her investigative work-she has been placed on administrative...
17) Pam
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
She was blindsided once…
Four years ago, Pam's divorce devastated her. The cruelty of her ex-husband crushed her spirit. After battling personal demons, she's finally made a life for herself. Now remarried, raising her kids, working at a job she loves, the scars of her ex-husband's emotional abuse are beginning to fade. But her newfound happiness turns to bitterness when Alan returns to Garfield.
He doesn't have much time left…
Alan Archer has...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
It's a stormy afternoon in Hampstead, Kansas. And the medical center waiting room is deserted. Except for Susan Wren and feverish little Jen Bryant. Jen is awaiting an appointment with frosty Dr. Dorothy Barrington. Suddenly, a gunshot rings out, killing Dr Dorothy and critically wounding Jen. Susan couldn't protect little Jen from the bullet. Now she will do whatever it takes to catch the elusive shooter. Dr. Dorothy wasn't short of enemies. A prickly...
19) The Sea Prayers
Author
Language
English
Description
A waitress, a megastar, and an ex-addict wage war for the heart of a young girl.
Thirteen years ago, a spiked drink left Agnes with a permanent reminder of the man who date-raped her.
Her daughter looks like him, sounds like him, and even listens to his platinum records (of course, the dude's a mega star because nothing is fair) but Brisa is everything Agnes has in the world. At least, she is until the day this music star sets his sights on getting...
Author
Language
English
Description
Murphys Don't Quit is a story of hope and resilience as one family rallies together during a tragedy. Colleen Murphys' daughter, Lauren, suffered severe brain damage after a tragic accident. Lauren remained in the hospital unidentified for several hours, she was not expected to survive. This story is a raw, honest account of the pitfalls and challenges a family faces while navigating life through brain injury. Murphys Don't Quit shows how one family...