While launching her new career as the etiquette expert Dear Miss Vanderbine. Grace Vanderbine finds herself snowbound in Pittsburgh, of all places, and the hero who rides to her rescue turns out to be a local celebrity who has a few insights into the good manners business. But Luke "the Laser" Lazurnovich is a retired football player with more on his mind than helping a damsel in distress. Their initially chilly relationship turns into a road trip filled with quirky characters and unlikely...

The son of New Jersey's last remaining mob boss, Mick Abruzzo wants to live in the real world with a legitimate job, a wife and happy family. But when his family needs him, Mick feels obligated to help. This time, it's his presumed-dead brother, Little Frankie Abruzzo, who needs help getting out from under a pushy bookie. But the simple job of getting Frankie out of debt soon escalates into bad business that threatens the life Mick wants with his lover, Nora Blackbird.

Nora Blackbird is finally having her baby! But even that comes with complications. Sisters Emma and Libby have their own problems, but they try to join forces to help Nora live happily ever after. And nothing could go wrong. Or could it? Michael is the target of a Mob plot, and the cops have set up an observation post right outside the delivery room. Is he going to make it into fatherhood without going to jail? And Nora's trying to cope with a new job offer as she labors to bring her baby ...

Meet the unsinkable Nora Blackbird in this updated version of a bestselling series.When Nora Blackbird’s parents steal her trust fund to blow the country for a tax evader’s paradise and sticking her with the tax bill on their crumbling Blackbird family estate, Nora must do something she’s never done before. She must absolutely…get a job. Although she has wasted most of her life sipping mimosas and suntanning on yachts, Nora manages to land a gig as the assistant to the soc...

Those who care for the ailing, whether helping someone recover, grapple with a long-term disability, or face a terminal illness, often feel alone, overwhelmed, exhausted. William and Nancy Martin have worked as counselors, hospice trainers, and Zen guides — and as caregivers to Nancy’s late mother. With empathy and insight, they offer readers solace drawn from the wisdom of the Tao Te Ching. Like the original Chinese text, this book contains eighty-one chapters. Each chapter includes a poe...

A neglected Austen character deserves the happiest ending of all.Irrepressible Charlotte Jennings is hardly the pick of the Season, despite all efforts to train, constrain, and mold her into a proper lady. She's had her sights set on introverted Thomas Palmer since she was a girl. Now circumstances force Thomas into society to find a meek wife in possession of a sizable fortune and good teeth. Instead, he stumbles on Charlotte, who pursues him with laughter and perseverance. It's a...

WELCOME TO TYLER - AMERICA'S FAVORITE HOMETOWNA town filled with memorable friends and unforgettable lovers. Share the passions, the hopes and dreams of America's favorite small town.WHERE ROMANCE BLOOMSWhen lively, brash Liza Baron arrives home unexpectedly, she moves into the old family lodge—where silent, mysterious Cliff Forrester has been living in seclusion for years….WHERE THE FUTURE IS ABOUT TO COLLIDE WITH THE P...

WELCOME TO TYLER - EVERYONE'S HOME FOR CHRISTMASChristmas is coming to Tyler. Share a cup of eggnog and the warm holiday cheer of America's favorite hometown.THE CARPENTER AND THE CELEBRITYJoe Santori, Tyler's resident contractor, is loud, cocky and filled with a zest for living. So what on earth is he doing pursuing Susannah Atkins, the workaholic Milwaukee TV personality who's home for the holidays?THE ODDS ARE AGAINST...

This is the beginner’s guide to understanding Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP), commonly known as septic systems. Waste water is the general term for all effluent and grey water produced in your home. It includes flow from:  Toilet  Bath  Shower  Sinks  Floor drains  Laundry  Dishwasher The average household uses up to 150 litres of water per person, per day. In the city, your sewer drains from your house connects to the Council main and away. In non-sewer rural areas the sewer d...

Blondes may have more fun, but not at the hands of these mistresses of mystery...They’re beautiful blondes with style, money, and men falling at their feet. But now these perfect women are becoming perfect victims. In Drop-Dead Blonde, four of today’s top mystery authors spin four all-new tales of fair-haired sirens, secrets, and seduction.

Updated and wittier than ever, this romantic mystery series features plenty of hot-blooded bluebloods misbehaving. That’s definitely the Blackbird Sisters, although Nora, the sister who got stuck with the family estate when their parents blew the country for a tax-evader’s paradise, is the responsible one. Her new job requires Nora to hit gala parties every night while dressed to the nines—a trick she manages thanks to her beloved Grandmama’s collection of haute couture.But clothes...

While pregnant Nora relaxes in her best friend’s Bucks County pool in this updated version of the Blackbird Sisters’ favorite, she doesn’t have far to look for her next big story. A Broadway show is in rehearsal next door and the home of legendary late composer, “Toodles” Tuttle. His diva widow, Boom Book, controls his estate with an iron fist, and she’s racked up a chorus line of enemies along the way. The old broad’s death is a hotly anticipated event, so imagine the dismay when it’s Boo...