When a beloved bookstore patron dies by suicide, his favorite store clerk must unravel the puzzle he left behind in this award-winning debut novel that is at once “shocking, charming, [and] thrilling” (Associated Press).Lydia Smith lives her life hiding in plain sight. A clerk at the Bright Ideas bookstore, she leads a meticulously ordered existence among her beloved books, eccentric colleagues, and the BookFrogs—the lost and lonely regulars who spend every day bro...

Don't think there's anything worse than not getting what you want for Christmas? Try finding out that you're getting that gift you always dreamed of — only to have it taken away.That's exactly what happens to seventh-grader Mitch Murphy.Just hours after discovering that he's finally getting a Playstation 4 for Christmas, Mitch's cousins get into a blowout Thanksgiving food fight and lose their Christmas presents as punishment. A mere bystander in the brawl, Mitch receives n...

You may have picked up this book on the recommendation of your therapist or attorney. At this point, you are likely sick and tired of coparenting with someone you see as the problem—someone you believe deserves very little or no parenting time. Each uncomfortable interaction with your coparent seems more troubling and stressful than the last. Perhaps the conflict has even reached the point that your child is now resisting or refusing contact with you or the other parent, and your family is...

When a body is discovered after a Catholic parish's Bingo Night, a Denver detective must confront the best and worst of his tight-knit community, as well as a looming threat from his past, in this arresting new novel from the beloved author of Midnight at the Bright Ideas BookstoreEvery Saturday night, Dale O’Ryan oversees the Bingo game at St. Bonaventure’s gymnasium. In exchange, his kids get to roam free, exploring the grade school’s nooks and crannies ...

*As featured in the New York Times Book Review, the Seattle Times and Crime Reads*"Made me fall in love with reading all over again!"—Stuart Turton"Hooked me from page one."—Tara ConklinA lake with mysterious properties. A town haunted by urban legend. Two women whose lives intersect in terrifying ways. Welcome to Soap Lake.When Abigail agreed to move to Soap Lake,...

The 3rd and final chapter of the SGB trilogy. This chapter picks up immediately after the exciting events of SGB 2. The crew of the Alliance vessel escape the Imperial Union’s trap. Meanwhile Empress Baswaski forms a super team called the Imperial Power Clan to crush the Stari at their main temple Sun-Star. The Hero of Stars, James, has to postpone his being a pilot to get training to take on the powerful clan, and ultimately Jessica herself. A huge space battle unfolds in Alliance space u...

Pre Chronicles is the 4 act prequel to SGB Chronicles, which was originally the start of the series. It provides incredible insight to the motivations and beliefs of characters in Chronicles such as Tekrin Lavisco and Henry Baswaski. However, its far more than a back story. It answers many questions: like the story of Robert McCloud, How the Cometra empire came to be, and how the Stari Order was founded. The War of the Stars which was started by the original Cometri, Cainon Lazzaro was a m...

The second chapter in the official SGB trilogy. This chapter takes place just a month after the exciting events of SGB 1.This part of the series is darker and action packed. Chris’s Hammer team tries to settle the score with James’ famous Blade team. With Phillip Taylor’s help, Jessica rises to the top of the Latokan Empire. She immediately makes peace with the Western Alliance of planets. It seems James’ best friend is a heroine. Unfortunately after being spied on by her cousin, Jessica’s...

Space Galactic Battles Universal Battles is the final chapter of SGB. Part one of a 2 part story. Fifty years after the events of SGB After the Battles;The answer of are the people alone in the universe will be answered. The Universal Search Party has been looking for the Oasiasis and now they believe they will find it. The only thing standing in their way is the Lylet Federation. The USP is not the real villain but actually the evil Dixonai Empire. SGB gets ready for its exciting conclusi...

Space Galactic Battles Chronicles is a main part of the ancient history of an advanced galaxy, known to be the Lylet System. The inhabitants have ancient technology, but their planets are connected by mysterious warp gates. The Stari, a peace loving group of sanctified warriors, must look to other nations to stop their evil rivals,The Cometra from taking over the galaxy. The Cometra Empire is not the only Empire seeking to conquer the galaxy. The Latokan King Edonis Khan has unified his wo...

The first chapter in the official Space Galactic Battles trilogy. Taking place over a thousand years after the events of SGB Chronicles. A New Galactic Union, governs the Lylet System. This Union has been able to promote galaxy wide peace for many years. However, secret forces are putting a plan in play to ruin this galactic peace. It all starts with the mysterious Latokan Empire and its conflicts in the Eastern part of the galaxy. The stari believe their ancient adversaries, the cometra, ...

SGB After the Battles is a 2 part story taking place after SGB 3: Resurrection of Comets and The Galactic Civil War. In the first act, the galaxy is at peace under the Lylet Federation. James McCloud has an apprentice, and is still dating his girlfriend, Amber Yae. Unknown to the Stari order, a new threat has mobilized. A secret Cometra follower, Count Tanaka and his disciples intend to destroy the stari and take over the galaxy. However, Alexander has a trump card if he should fail to def...