A darkly comic, posthumously published memoir about mortality, memory, and the messy business of being human.The telephone call makes her legs go weak and forces her to sit down: " The tests results from your biopsy came back. They're positive for malignancy."Ellen Vanstone, a writer and journalist of brilliance and biting wit, reacts by carrying on with what she's always done. Making notes. Putting it down on paper in an attempt to make sense of h...

Amsterdam, May 1943. As the tulips bloom and the Nazis tighten their grip across the city, the last signs of Dutch resistance are being swept away. Marijke de Graaf and her husband are arrested and deported to different concentration camps in Germany. Marijke is given a terrible choice: to suffer a slow death in the labour camp or—for a chance at survival—to join the camp brothel.On the other side of the barbed wire, SS officer Karl Müller arrives at the camp hoping to live up to h...

Amsterdam, May 1943. As the tulips bloom and the Nazis tighten their grip across the city, the last signs of Dutch resistance are being swept away. Marijke de Graaf and her husband are arrested and deported to different concentration camps in Germany. Marijke is given a terrible choice: to suffer a slow death in the labour camp or—for a chance at survival—to join the camp brothel.On the other side of the barbed wire, SS officer Karl Müller arrives at the camp hoping to live up to h...

***There are three reasons that will get you killed by the hands of your own family.Three rules.They are simple.Don't disobey an order.Don't betray your family.And don't touch a made man's girl.For her, I'll break them all.***Mario Leoni had left his home in New York with no plans to ever look back. Taking a job on the opposite side of the country to escape the life he'd been born into was for the best. It also meant giving up the only wo...

Welcome to Why, North Dakota, where the coffee is strong, the residents are quirky, and the local library attracts far more mayhem than overdue fines.When Thea Olson agrees to help out at her hometown library, she expects quiet work among the stacks. She never expects a murder, a trail of clues that leads straight into small-town secrets, or a sarcastic invisible chameleon who insists on offering his two cents. With her sharp-witted grandmother and the charmingly nerdy library dire...

From international bestselling author, Ellen Butler, comes an award winning historical fiction novel inspired by true events.A beautiful American spy flees into the night, hunted by the SS. Alone and exposed, she must outwit her enemies and cross enemy lines to reach the safety of Allied forces.Lily Saint James grew up roaming Europe, mastering languages and blending into foreign cultures. But when her mother's sudden death calls h...

An enthralling Victorian sensation novel where secrets, infidelity, and mistaken identities collide in a tale of passion.Set in the sprawling English countryside, East Lynne follows the misfortunes of Lady Isabel Vane. Left penniless and homeless when her father dies, Isabel is left with no choice but to marry a lawyer, Archibald Carlyle, who buys her former home East Lynne. He’s a caring man, but when his sister moves in she seems set on making Isabel’s life miser...

Hugs, Kisses and Mistletoe Wishes...a best-selling Sweet Christmas Romance Collection. Celebrate the magical holiday season with this special gift straight from our hearts, eight enchanting love stories to cherish all year long. Rekindle your love of the holidays with these heartwarming romances.Only available for a limited time. Get your copy today.Check out the titles below:Roxy Boroughs: THE SPRITE BEFORE CHRISTMASA wisecracking Christmas sprite takes a h...

This humorous mystery featuring an actor turned amateur sleuth who teams up with a sexy detective to solve a murder is "a great romp of a read" (Candace Bushnell, New York Times–bestselling author of Sex and the City).Bright lights, big trouble . . .Dana Barry has nothing against rules. She just knows they're meant to be bent. So it's no wonder the single, twentysomething, aspiring actress loses her day job. Now her life is a mess . . . unti...

Coconut oil is the forgotten elixir of life which is brought back from the depths of time for us all to use in this book. Like any good elixir coconut oil promises to give you long life and youthful looks. This may seem a bit extreme but there are good reasons why you need these coconut oil benefits.Virgin coconut oil contains some very special ingredients which can help to keep your body healthy, free from disease and in tip top condition. You can use coconut oil for skin and get ...

In "The Romance of a Plain Man," Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow masterfully intertwines the themes of love, ambition, and the complexities of rural life in early 20th-century Virginia. The novel, written in a clear and evocative prose style, explores the life of a seemingly ordinary man whose dreams and desires unfold against the backdrop of societal expectations. Glasgow's keen observations of human nature and her rich depictions of Southern life create a vivid tapestry that provides both...

A monk leads a simple life. He studies his books late into the evening and searches for truth in their pages. His cat, Pangur, leads a simple life, too, chasing prey in the darkness. As night turns to dawn, Pangur leads his companion to the truth he has been seeking.The White Cat and the Monk is a retelling of the classic Old Irish poem “Pangur Bán.” With Jo Ellen Bogart’s simple and elegant narration and Sydney Smith’s classically inspired images, this contemplative story...