A gardener digs up an old skeleton in the "back forty" of Shandley Gardens, a public garden in the Sonoran Desert. Volunteer coordinator Bea Rivers discovers that the victim, a man who disappeared in 1969, may be connected to a small town in New Mexico, where he'd made quite a few enemies among amateur archaeologists. There may be some connection with illegal artifacts... and with Shandley Gardens' founders. As Bea is drawn into the investigation, she meets an ever-increasing cast of quirk...

One or the other of you surely remembers the school breaks back then on the playground in the elementary school at the thought of jumping rope. And surely you are smiling about it now. It was a pastime as a kid, it was fun, and it was literally child's play. Is it still that way today?Who would have thought that "rope skipping" would become a recognized sport in which even international competitions are now held.What has spilled over from abroad to Europe as a trend is also...

After his final battle against the vengeful Andrew Milling, cougar shapeshifter Carag is happier than ever to have his friends Brandon and Holly by his side. But ever since Holly's new guardian threatened to take her out of Clearwater High, the red squirrel shapeshifter has been acting very strange. When thefts start happening around town, Carag is immediately on the alert: Is Holly involved somehow?

The Taylor family is left shattered in the devastating aftermath of the battle on Oliver's farm. Struggling through unimaginable loss, Katja must find the strength to move forward and protect what remains. To shield the children from further danger, she agrees to send them to a secluded boarding school, hidden far from Victor's reach. However, the threat isn't over. Victor is gathering a new group of dangerous allies. Fueled by a thirst for revenge over Dmitry's death, he's plotting to des...

Rhys Kaius was chosen and groomed to be the perfect vampire: Resourceful, remorseless, and unscrupulous. He's spent centuries running the underground Tender trade in the haunt, training women as courtesans for the vampire elite and trading them for wealth, favors, and reputation. Idolized by few and despised by most, his list of enemies runs as long as the requests for his curated companions. But when his favorite Tender goes rogue, neither his reputation nor his wealth can keep his fate u...

Rick and Katja made a name for themselves in the world of espionage and have become legendary. After suffering many losses, the enemy's resolve solidified with the determination to take out their biggest adversary, the spy couple. This heinous ambitious effort has made the Taylors the number one target by placing the bullseye squarely on the two agents.As Rick and Katja focus on the enemy, an unexpected betrayal from within their circle of trust happens and causes devastating effec...

Brought to you by Penguin.The definitive new history of East Germany by an acclaimed historianIn 1990, a country disappeared. For the previous forty-one years, East Germany had existed in Western minds as more of a metaphor than a place, more of a grey communist blur than a land of real people with friends and families, workplaces and homes. As Germany once again became a single state, the history of the GDR was simplified and politicised. ...

The Most Comprehensive Paleo Cookbook in PrintArsy Vartanian and nine other popular Paleo bloggers have come together to bring you over 900 recipes in this ultimate, extensive collection to help you stay gluten- and grain-free. This is the largest compilation of Paleo recipes in print, and it satisfies every craving in one convenient volume. Each of the authors selected 50 to 80 of their favorite recipes from their blogs and created 10 to 20 original recipes, all assembled in this ...

Bear got more than he bargained for when he accidentally ran into Fox. Little did he know, Bear had picked up Fox’s stolen goose egg. Soon, the egg hatches and Bear finds himself holding a confused little gosling that’s calling him Mama.” Try as he might to convince the little goose he’s not its mother, the goose sticks around. Bear tries to show the goose that he’s not its mother by climbing, running, and swimming away, but Goose is there every step of the way, climbing, running, and swi...

Find your sisu: the Finnish concept of resilience, grit, and determinationFinnish-born writer Katja Pantzar was raised and educated in Canada, where the consumerist and materially obsessed culture left her feeling empty and unhappy. When she received treatment for depression in her mid-20s, the doctor treating her simply prescribed medication and sleeping pills, with no thought given to her lifestyle.After moving to Finland, Katja discovered si...

This is a family saga in which the main characters make each other's lives miserable in every possible way. Wouter (the protagonist) becomes embroiled with his siblings in an ugly battle about their father's inheritance. The story has surprising, touching, funny, but also gruesome twists and turns.

The story of this literary thriller unfolds against the background of the emigration of a Dutch couple in the 1960s. They set off for the other side of the world virtually unprepared, knowing little about life in Australia. Their first stop is the Bonegilla migrant camp. After leaving the camp, they try to make a good life for themselves in Port Augusta by working hard. They do well financially, but their marriage is not happy and after a few years they return to the Netherlands with their...