After a woman is killed and her daughter vanishes, detective Chelsey Calhoun uncovers a legacy of violence and survival that spans from Japan to Seattle in the new novel by the author of The Return of Ellie Black.A murdered woman. A missing daughter. A truth buried across two continents.Married, pregnant, and thriving in her career, Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s life finally feels whole, until an explosive new case shatters everything. A mot...

She’s a fashion model trying to prove she’s more than a pretty face.He’s a guarded cowboy who doesn’t believe she belongs in his world.City girl Laura Oakes wants more than photo shoots and shallow praise. When an inheritance brings her to Sweetheart Creek, Texas, she leaves the runway behind and leaps into small-town life — determined to prove she’s capable of more.Too bad the rugged, serious cowboy she once crush...

After a woman is killed and her daughter vanishes, detective Chelsey Calhoun uncovers a legacy of violence and survival that spans from Japan to Seattle in this propulsive novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Return of Ellie Black.A murdered woman. A missing daughter. A truth buried across two continents.Married, pregnant, and thriving in her career, Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s life finally feels whole, until an...

One convenient package, three amazing reads to keep you up all night reading, laughing, and falling in love with the series readers call addictive and real.Start with a fun movie star romance full of twists and turns that will sweep you away…Falling for the Movie Star (Book 1)One picture. One tabloid. Two lives changed forever.Finian Alexander is one tabloid photo away from catapulting his acting career onto the A-list. All he needs...

But people are on another planet! Dogdom’s most influential dog trainer and behaviorist, Jean Donaldson, is back with a newly revised and expanded edition of her popular Dogs are from Neptune. In 41 essays, Jean highlights the common and frequently wrong-headed notions people have about why dogs behave the way they do, and explains what really motivates your pooch and how to change behavior. Jean’s innovative ideas are delivered via quirky and witty—but always scientifically based—essays w...

The Harvard's Classics Collection: Complete 71 Volumes is an expansive anthology that masterfully encapsulates the enduring themes of human thought, creativity, and inquiry. From the philosophical musings of Plato and Descartes to the emotive literature of Shakespeare and Goethe, this collection offers a panoramic view of the intellectual landscape from antiquity to the modern era. The selection spans diverse literary styles, including epic poetry, philosophical treaties, dramatic masterpi...

The "refreshing . . . laugh-out-loud" #1 New York Times bestseller about life in the suburbs that was adapted into a classic film comedy ( Kirkus Reviews).One day, Tony Award–winning playwright Jean Kerr packed up her four kids (and husband, Walter, one of Broadway's sharpest critics), and left New York City. They moved to a faraway part of the world that promised a grassy utopia where daisies grew wild and homes were described as neo-gingerbread....

Key themes and ideas explored in "Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men" include:State of Nature: Rousseau posits a hypothetical "state of nature," a pre-social and pre-political condition in which human beings lived in simple, primitive societies. In this state, individuals were free, self-sufficient, and equal.Development of Inequality: Rousseau discusses the emergence of inequality as a result of the development of agriculture, property ownership, and social institutions. He a...

Harvard's Classics Collection: Complete 71 Volumes encompasses an extensive array of literary works, stretching across centuries and diverse cultures. From the foundational philosophies of ancient Greeks like Plato and Euripides to Renaissance masterpieces by Dante and Shakespeare, and the Enlightenment's transformative ideas from thinkers like Immanuel Kant and Voltaire, this anthology captures the evolution of human thought and expression. The collection offers a thematic tapestry that i...

Many Christians are tempted to dismiss concerns over the environment and the catastrophic effects of climate change. After all, prominent voices who most vociferously warn us about this crisis tend to also advocate a wider worldview antithetical to Christian teachings. In this text, noted philosopher and scholar Jean-Claude Larchet finds the roots of the global ecological crisis in a rejection of a truly Christian cosmology. Explaining the relationship between man and nature ordained by Go...

The Collected Works of H. L. Mencken gathers the bracing range of one of American letters' most provocative modern prose stylists: critic, satirist, cultural polemicist, and anatomist of national manners. Across essays, reviews, social commentary, and verbal broadsides, the volume reveals a literature of argument animated by wit, skepticism, and linguistic exuberance. Its standout pieces confront democracy, religion, journalism, provincialism, and the arts with a candor that helped define ...

Dirk was feeling lost and lonely. His wife Patricia had announced that she was struggling to feel any purpose in her life and had decided to move into an apartment for a time period to sort things out. Dirk is strongly motivated to change something to put his family back together, and decides to sell his share of the business and invest in a summer resort based around a beautiful, remote, spring-fed lake in Arkansas. Unfortunately, he didn't ask enough questions about the history of the la...