Murder's brewing in Estes Park, where the tea is hot, the dead don't rest, and curiosity might just get you in a whole steep of trouble.Just when Ellie thought she was getting the hang of her supernatural gift and running Spines & Steeps, construction workers discover a skeleton in the wall of the Opera House across the street, and her supposedly quiet bookstore life explodes into chaos once again. The remains belong to Mary Oliver, a young woman who vanished in 19...

Eden and her fellow survivors look to the future in this powerful story of justice, autonomy, and healing told in multiple points of view—the powerful conclusion to the Way I Used to Be trilogy from internationally bestselling author Amber Smith.Eden struggled to find her voice for years after her brother’s friend Kevin raped her. It wasn’t until Kevin’s ex-girlfriend Gen and his sister, Amanda, came forward, that Eden knew she wasn’t alone. Determined to do everyt...

From the bestselling author of A Children's Bible**, a story of friends, shock, and survival.**Lydia Millet’s dialogue-driven, fast-moving double novel Fair Ones follows two Brooklyn women in their forties reeling from the sudden and baffling death of their friend Claire. Fair, Mara's account, opens in the wake of initial shock as she and Jen try come to grips with the enigma of Claire's killing. Ones, told from ...

Juliette is a good witch. Really. Her name is literally Juliette Good. Apologies for the redundancy. Good witch or not, she often ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time. Returning home to Charm Cove, Maine after the holidays, she makes a nostalgic wish in the town's fountain.As unfortunate luck would have it, seconds later the town's ancient beloved balsam tree catches fire and is burned to a crisp. By virtue of being a witness, Juliette is also a suspect.Sud...

A ghostly carol, a shocking murder, and a killer on the loose. This holiday season in Estes Park is anything but silent.When budget consultant Brenda Boyd slashes the town's Christmas budget she makes more enemies than ornaments on a tree, leaving Ellie Read, former investigative journalist turned book and tea store owner, with another murder mystery to solve.Then, as if solving a murder during the busiest shopping season wasn't enough, yet another mysterio...

Nothing says fall in the Rockies like cider, ghosts, and a dead guy.Halloween in the charming mountain town of Estes Park promises to be magical for bookstore owner Ellie Read. The town's Fall Festival and haunted hayride are in full swing, complete with spooky decorations and ghostly displays that delight visitors from across Colorado. But when the evening takes an unexpected and sinister turn, Ellie finds herself at the center of a mystery that threatens to unrav...

A runaway bride returns to her small town, hoping to let go of the past, and ends up embroiling her best friend’s older brother in a fake-dating plot to make her ex jealous—from the bestselling author of How to Break My Heart.Maddy Beaumont has been dubbed the runaway bride of Cinnamon Springs after leaving her ex, Myles, jilted at the aisle and escaping to Europe. But she can’t escape the townspeople’s judgment for long. Months later, she’s forced to retu...

A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKIn the next novel from the author of The Helsinki Affair, CIA officials Amanda Cole and Kath Frost must work together to untangle a global bribery scheme involving murder, wealthy oligarchs, and high-level Swiss bankers—unless Kath’s mysterious past tears them apart first.Amanda Cole’s posting as the CIA station chief in Rome is normally too quiet for her liking. But when a chef’s body...

A runaway bride fake dates her best friend's older brother in this spicy-but-sweet small town romance from the beloved author of How to Break My Heart.Maddy Beaumont has been dubbed the runaway bride of Cinnamon Springs after leaving her ex, Myles, at the altar and escaping to Manhattan. But she can’t escape the town’s judgment for long – months later, she’s forced to return home for her brother’s wedding, and Maddy is surprised by feelings of jealousy whe...

On the set of Boom!, a big‑budget adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play, Elizabeth Taylor is at the height of her fame. It's an exhilarating experience for everyone in her orbit. That includes Jean, her personal assistant, and Buddy, her semi-closeted best friend and costume designer.Yet Jean can see that for all Elizabeth’s verve, she's worried that her box-office potential is dimming. At thirty-five, she needs to stretch. She sets her sights on an unlikely role: the le...

In this small Colorado mountain town, the tea is hot, the books are old, and the ghosts have stories that are dying to be told.In the quaint, mountain-shadowed town of Estes Park, Colorado, investigative journalist Ellie Read inherits a peculiar legacy: Spines & Steeps, a book and tea shop brimming with secrets and ghostly whispers.Expecting to sell the quirky store and return to her life in Manhattan, Ellie is unwittingly drawn into a web of murder, myster...

In the spirit of An Immense World and Soul of an Octopus, an award-winning neuroscientist and veteran horse trainer illuminates the mysteries of equine cognition and behavior, told through the moving story of her own extraordinary bond with a horse****named True North.The bond between horses and humans is the stuff of legend. Two different beings, two different bodies and brains, yet energy sparks between them. When that energy is captured, it can...