“I ended up devouring the entire book in just one sitting… I was completely pulled into this one and found myself completely unable to put this down.” Little Miss Book Lover 87, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐It’s been five years since Detective Amanda Steele’s life was derailed by the tragic death of her young daughter. The small community of Dumfries, Virginia, may have moved on, but Amanda cannot. When the man who killed Lindsey is found murdered, she can’t keep away from...

In the season of miracles, the greatest miracle of all is love.For Robin Greer, Christmas is about tradition and family. After her army-brat childhood, she wants nothing more than to plant solid roots and create a stable, permanent home for her young son, Philip. Christmas is a time to celebrate that home, and she and Philip celebrate in style, decorating their house, baking treats and listening to holiday music.Jesse Lawson’s view of the holiday is quite the opposite. Grow...

Bloom's, the world-famous gourmet delicatessen on Manhattan's Upper West Side, has found its groove under the management of its new president, Julia Bloom, granddaughter of the business's founders, Ida and the late Isaac Bloom. With guidance from her fiancé, business reporter Ron Joffe, and the assistance of her flaky sister Susie, Julia has updated the place, improved marketing, and gained control of the company's erratic finances. To her surprise, she's discovered that she actually likes...

Santa's Christmas Library gathers more than four hundred seasonal narratives, poems, carols, legends, and illustrated selections into a capacious archive of Christmas writing. Moving from folktale and devotional verse to domestic realism, fantasy, satire, and moral fable, the volume traces the holiday's literary transformations across languages and centuries. Canonical Christmas narratives stand beside fairy tales, hymns, children's literature, and lesser-known period pieces, while such la...

From the time they were eight years old, Kip Stroud and Shelley Ballard spent their summers together on Block Island, swimming, biking, exploring...and growing up. As teenagers, they argued about books, complained about chores and learned from each other a little about the way boys and girls viewed each other. They were best friends—until a tragedy in Shelley’s life tore them apart.Twelve years later, Kip has had to face his own tragedy. When he returns to the island to heal, he di...

In "Imperial Palace," Arnold Bennett crafts a vivid depiction of life in a fictional city, infused with a blend of realism and impressionistic detail. Set in the early 20th century, the narrative explores the intricacies of urban existence, weaving together themes of ambition, social dynamics, and the human spirit. Bennett's distinctive prose showcases his mastery of character development, as he deftly navigates the lives of individuals striving for personal and collective identity within ...

Brogan’s Point’s old Town Hall building needs to be either updated or replaced. Architect Brianna Crawford desperately hopes to win a contract to renovate the building, in large part because the other finalist for the commission is Rollie Davenport, with whom she has an unpleasant history. Given his choice, Will Naukonen would vote to replace the building with Davenport’s design. He’s in Brogan’s Point only temporarily, helping out at the Faulk Street Tavern, which is owned by his mother. ...

Lila Chapin feels invisible. A devoted wife and mother of two, she sacrificed her teaching career as her husband’s job moved the family around the country. Now settled in the Boston suburbs, he is swiftly climbing the corporate ladder while she takes care of him and their sons. She is greatly appreciated at the soup kitchen where she volunteers, but at home she’s taken for granted. She realizes just how true this is when her husband and children forget her fortieth birthday.She wit...

In "Gulliver of Mars," Edwin Lester Linden Arnold delivers a pioneering blend of science fiction and fantasy, drawing inspiration from Jonathan Swift'Äôs "Gulliver's Travels." The narrative follows the protagonist, Gulliver, who finds himself adrift on the Martian landscape amidst a myriad of fantastical civilizations. Arnold's vivid prose captures the vibrancy of an alien world, rich with imaginative creatures and diverse social hierarchies, showcasing his ability to intertwine adventure ...

Stories I Tell My Patients” by Arnold Andersen, MD has been an intermittent feature in Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention from 1993 to 2015. The complete set of 101 stories is collected here in one volume for the first time. Combining myth, metaphor, fable, tall tale, and inventive fantasy, they were originally intended for professionals treating eating disorders to read and share with their clients, though they can also be read and appreciated by individua...

Pope Alexander VI, born Rodrigo de Borja was Pope from 11 August 1492 until his death. He is one of the most controversial of the Renaissance popes, partly because he acknowledged fathering several children by his mistresses. Therefore his Italianized Valencian surname, Borgia, became a byword for libertinismand nepotism, which are traditionally considered as characterizing his pontificate.

The Bhagavad Gita, meaning the Song of the Lord, is in the form of a poetic dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna. It is part of the great Indian epic 'The Mahabharata', and is one of the major religious documents of the world. It reveals how human beings accumulate 'Karma' as a result of their actions in innumerable incarnations, and how to achieve liberation through devotion and knowledge.The dialogue, which takes place on the eve of an historic battle, probes the n...