Maya explores the forest behind her house, as Maya deepens into the stillness of the forest it comes to life. Communing with the plants and animals on adventures and learning how to listen to her heart along the way. A magical tale filled with wholesome wonder, encouraging young hearts and those young at heart to find wonder in the everyday. My Tiny World was inspired by a dewdrop, when given full presence a whole tiny world can be seen inside.

Grits is a fascinating cultural history and examination of the current role of grits in Southern cuisine.For food writer Erin Byers Murray, grits had always been one of those basic, bland Southern table necessities—something to stick to your ribs or dollop the butter and salt onto. But after hearing a famous chef wax poetic about the terroir of grits, her whole view changed. Suddenly the boring side dish of her youth held importance, nuance, and fl...

Bill Buford's Heat meets Phoebe Damrosch's Service Included in this unique blend of personal narrative, food miscellany, and historyIn March of 2009, Erin Byers Murray ditched her pampered city girl lifestyle and convinced the rowdy and mostly male crew at Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury, Massachusetts, to let a completely unprepared, aquaculture-illiterate food and lifestyle writer work for them for a year to learn the business of oysters. The re...

The moment he swept her into his arms, he vowed to protect her forever.Lorenzo Moretti. The son of a mafia soldier. Sophie Messina. The woman whose worth is measured by the value of her impending marriage.Growing up in the Chicago Mafia, Lorenzo's life has always been filled with violence. Enter Dante Damiani, the mafia heir and childhood best friend whom he thought was dead. Dante is ready to take back his father's stolen mafia empire by any means necessary, Lorenzo by his...