A Bustle Most Anticipated Book of January 2020“Scalpel sharp.”—Kathy ReichsA young rookie medical examiner. A suspicious case. An underworld plot only she saw coming.From the New York Times bestselling authors of Working StiffFor San Francisco’s newest medical examiner, Dr. Jessie Teska, it was supposed to be a fresh start. A new job in a new city. A way to escape ...

Andi: I thought I had my life perfectly tuned. Then my cousin dumps her three kids on my doorstep and vanishes.Now I'm juggling twin toddlers, an infant, and a full-time job while living next door to a motorcycle club. Just what I need—a house full of bikers taking an interest in my business, especially their sergeant-at-arms with his broad shoulders and knowing smirk.I've spent my whole life handling things on my own, and I'm not about to stop now . . . ri...

Cowboys and time travel and romance. Oh my!Experience the tales of love as three cowboys get swept up in a whirlwind of time, passion, and adventure—spanning from the Wild West to present day.Time to Save a CowboyCaptivated by the story of a cowboy hanged as a horse thief in 1890, an independent, modern-day woman travels back in time with only thirty days to save an innocent man.Haunted by an old article about a man hanged over a hu...

Kody Haywood is a freshman at Bannerville High School who struggles to maintain focus. Every day he finds himself getting lost in his thoughts, the hallways at school, or even in conversation. Having a mind that wanders makes him an easy target for the school bully (and all-star athlete), Brett Walker.But as his birthday approaches, Kody discovers a genetic change in his body renders him indestructible. When a mysterious letter from his deceased father arrives on his doorstep, it p...

This audiobook narrated by neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell presents an evolutionary case for the existence of free willScientists are learning more and more about how brain activity controls behavior and how neural circuits weigh alternatives and initiate actions. As we probe ever deeper into the mechanics of decision making, many conclude that agency—or free will—is an illusion. In Free Agents, leading neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell presents a wealth of evide...

There's only one thing standing between the city of S'kar-Vozi and the Wolf from transforming into an insatiable flesh-hungry werewolf every full moon, the Crane's perfectly baked and exquisitely designed cakes. But her hands aren't what they used to be; she needs an apprentice, and only the best will do. Three bakers have been selected to participate in the bake-off of their lives… literally.The prize?A mansion at the very top of the city.The contestants?A sc...

This first-hand account tells the story of turbulent civil rights era Atlanta through the eyes of a white upper-class woman who became an outspoken advocate for integration and racial equalityAs a privileged white woman who grew up in segregated Atlanta, Sara Mitchell Parsons was an unlikely candidate to become a civil rights agitator. After all, her only contacts with blacks were with those who helped raise her and those who later helped raise her childre...

Becoming Human argues that human identity was articulated and extended across a wide range of textual, visual, and artifactual assemblages from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries. J. Allan Mitchell shows how the formation of the child expresses a manifold and mutable style of being. To be human is to learn to dwell among a welter of things.A searching and provocative historical inquiry into human becoming, the book presents a set of idiosyncratic essays on embryology a...

Tucked away on a quiet street lies Chateau Freya, an old mansion shrouded in shadows, secrets, and stories that no one has fully dared to tell-until now. 'The Tale of the Secret Keys to Chateau Freya on Shadow Lane' invites readers into a world of mystery and hidden history, where nothing is ever quite as it seems. Queen Freya, the stern and reclusive mistress of the manor, lives a life of strict routine and silence-until two strangers arrive, claiming their father once lost three keys som...

Brandon "Buddy" Mims has lost something important... and now he's pointing fingers at everyone.Buddy is known for making messes and not taking the blame. So when his glasses suddenly go missing, he accuses everyone around him-his sisters, his brother, even his parents!But as the search goes on, Buddy discovers that solving a mystery takes more than just guessing. It takes honesty, responsibility, and learning to see things a little more clearly.A delightful and rela...

The inspiring true story of the first director of The Morgan Library, Belle da Costa Greene, for children ages 6–10.Breakthrough Belle recounts the brilliant life of a young Black girl growing up in the late 1800s who refused to be defined by the limits around her. Inspired by a powerful legacy—her father was the first Black graduate of Harvard—Belle learned early that courage and intelligence could open doors others said were closed to her. Belle’s journe...

In 1997 four people suffering from debilitating and incurable ailments are suddenly and inexplicably cured after exposure to some tropical homeopathic remedy. Their lives and the lives of their families are obviously impacted by this remarkable occurrence knowing that they are no longer facing imminent death, or suffer through life with a permanent disability. Father Pavlos, a Greek Orthodox priest, becomes the steward of the leaves and is determined to return the magical herbs back to the...