by admin | Dec 20, 2025 | Mystery |
Henry and Emily Fox are jolted from their peaceful semi-retirement in the idyllic community of Sugarbury Falls, Vermont when Emily discovers a dead body during her morning run. As if the discovery isn’t shocking in itself, Emily learns the dead body has a connection to the adult summer writing camp she is about to start teaching. With no apparent cause of death, Henry’s buddy, the coroner, suspects foul play. Neither Dr. Henry, nor former reporter Emily can resist solving a puzzle. As they work to solve the mystery, they discover an intricate web of relationships and motives involving the writers in Emily’s class. Along the way, they are confronted with a profound, life changing decision. Follow A Deadly Course through the first book in the Sugarbury Falls mystery series and see if Emily and Henry make it safely to the end.
by admin | Dec 20, 2025 | Teen & Young Adult |
Pirates of the Caribbean meets The Six of Crows, with a dash of Arcane season 1, and lashings of banter.
Meet Rory: dreadlocked pickpocket, professional trouble-magnet, and aspiring sword-fighter. She has zero money, no connections, and absolutely no business dreaming of adventure — so she does the only logical thing: blackmails an assassin into training her.
Unfortunately for Rory, Longinus isn’t your average deadly killer. He’s dramatic, vain, and hiding a terribly shameful secret: he’s afraid of blood.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, the mismatched pair are thrown into a dangerous conspiracy that could tear their city apart.
Now Rory must learn to fight, figure out how to outwit their enemies before they destroy the city, and somehow keep Longinus from getting them both killed.
And somewhere along the way their friendship becomes as unbreakable as it is unlikely.
A complete 9-book series. Join Rory, Longinus, and their unforgettable crew as they bicker, blunder, and battle their way through the dazzling and dangerous tropical steampunk city of Damsport. Perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett and Lindsay Buroker.
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by admin | Dec 20, 2025 | LGBTQ+ |
This single dad needs to find his joy.
When Jace steps into the lives of Rebecca and her little brother Max, he brings more than childcare—he brings laughter, warmth, and a kind of light their home has been missing. As a sunshine manny with a heart full of holiday cheer, Jace can’t help noticing the heavy shadows clinging to their workaholic father, Mitch.
Between Christmas crafts, twinkling lights, and gentle moments that feel like hope, Jace slowly draws Mitch back into the world. One smile at a time, a house once filled with grief begins to feel like a home again.
But Christmas magic doesn’t last forever… or does it?
With the holidays closing in, can one season be enough for two men to fall in love—and create the family they’ve both been missing?
by admin | Dec 20, 2025 | Historical Fiction |
Heartwarming, courageous, and ultimately uplifting – for all lovers of WW2 history
When Cathy’s twin brother is called to serve in the Royal Navy, she leaps at the chance to join the Wrens, which by 1942, has grown into a strong force of over sixty thousand women. But she longs to be at sea and prove herself – to fight alongside her brother.
Already working her way up through the ranks is Wren Officer Anne Foxton, who takes command of a ‘stone frigate’ in the traditional man’s world of the British Navy. It’s a responsible job – and for her – the opportunity of a lifetime. Then into Anne’s well-ordered world comes a young Swordfish pilot who has earned himself quite a reputation. Which one of her girls will catch his eye – and what lengths will he go to, to win her?
And then there’s Linda, a motorcycle despatch rider, enjoying freedom for the first time in her life and learning all manner of secrets as she takes important messages from one top location to another. She sees a lot more than the war office might be comfortable with, including plans for Operation Pedestal – the most ambitious convoy ever sent through a barrage of enemy fire to the island of Malta. Essential supplies must get there before it’s too late, but what can she do to help the Navy boys fight their way through?
Against all odds, the women are drawn to help each other. Together, they find the courage to work and play in a war-torn world. All three are placed in grave danger and will only survive with determination, skill and luck. Will they be able to do it?
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by admin | Dec 20, 2025 | Historical Fiction |
A sleepy town. A precocious girl. A drizzly night. A chilling death that makes no sense at all.
June 1938: Popular teenager Maya Hickman is found dead in a shallow creek, leaving the sleepy town of Shogie, Washington shocked and baffled. Fourteen years later, Maya begins haunting the dreams of her childhood friend and quiet Indian immigrant, Munna Dhingra, just as an anonymous letter arrives musing “Why Maya Had to Die.”
Why now? Why Munna? Rich, beautiful Maya never needed Munna when she was alive. How could she possibly need her now that she’s dead? Does Munna know something without even realizing it? And what does the eerie letter mean?
Stalked by guilt and desperate to prevent more deaths, Munna befriends Karenina – a fiendishly brilliant psychoanalyst with the uncanny ability to unearth dark secrets from even the most lighthearted conversations. As the two pull at the threads of Munna’s broken memories and the town’s vicious gossip, they unravel a web of jealousy, betrayal, and forbidden relationships within a tight-knit community desperate to cling to its veneer of tranquility.
But every secret uncovered leads to more questions and every step forward heightens a sense of encroaching dread, as Munna and Karenina race to piece together a complex psychological puzzle. Will they find out in time . . . why Maya had to die?
Maya, Dead and Dreaming is a mystery set in 1952, Washington state. Inspired by Agatha Christie with a dash of Jhumpa Lahiri.
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