This gorgeous picture-book meditation on loss and family love is a useful tool for children navigating a first experience with death.When a family member or another loved one becomes ill, one of the scariest aspects of their sickness is the way they may change, both physically and in spirit. The feeling of loss can come so early as the person becomes more difficult to recognize. It's a hard thing for anyone to understand, and especially so for a child. This book of...

In a city of shadows and indifference, Elara Vance clings to the fragile fragments of her family. Her husband, Leo, a gentle soul lost to the ravages of mental illness and addiction, has vanished into the brutal labyrinth of the streets. Their daughter, Maya, innocent and observant, watches as Elara battles a system designed to break, not to mend.Every phone call to an overcrowded shelter is met with a wall of bureaucracy, every plea for help with cold, unyielding policy. "Confiden...

In the chilling embrace of winter, Elara and Julian found a fragile warmth, a love promising sanctuary from the world's harsh realities. But their solace was a mirage, shimmering on the precipice of ruin. Winter's Blue Eyes delves into the insidious decay of a bond poisoned by unspoken fears and mounting desperation. Julian's struggles with addiction and the encroaching shadowsof mental illness become a relentless tide, slowly eroding the foundations of their existence. As their wo...

Thirty-six-year-old Lulu Jones has a talent for choosing the wrong men...After losing her husband and enduring a string of disappointing relationships, Lulu Jones is ready for a change. Armed with a laptop, an online dating profile on the app Woo, and encouragement from her best friends, she creates a Deal-Breaker List-a collection of non-negotiable traits she will no longer tolerate in love.Each new dating misadventure teaches Lulu something about...

Catalan cuisine authority Daniel Olivella serves historical narratives alongside 80 carefully curated Spanish food recipes, like tapas, paella, and seafood, that are simple and fresh.In proud, vibrant Catalonia, food is what brings people together—whether neighbors, family, or visitors. By the sea, over a glass of chilled vermouth and the din of happily shared, homemade Pica Pica (tapas) is where you’ll find the most authentic Catalonia. The region is know...

Georgia Rose loves being a schoolteacher, and has no intention of marrying. Compromised in front of the entire town, by a man who has relentlessly pursued her for years, she is forced to flee.Sheriff Drake Calhoun rescues Georgia after an horrific incident where she is the only survivor. Fully aware the town is in desperate need of a school teacher, he tries to convince her to stay. Are his reasons more selfish than he’s willing to admit?Will Drake open his heart to this co...

Engaged to marry her childhood sweetheart, Montana Brown’s world is torn apart when she is compromised by a man who cares little about women’s reputation.Fleeing her hometown, she jumps on a train not knowing where it will take her. Montana then finds herself in an even more desperate situation. This time, she has little chance of escape.Marshal Colt Harris is a confirmed bachelor. He’s not interested in women at all, and he certainly isn’t interested in Montana Brown, the ...

Felix Klein, one of the great nineteenth-century geometers, discovered in mathematics an idea prefigured in Buddhist mythology: the heaven of Indra contained a net of pearls, each of which was reflected in its neighbour, so that the whole Universe was mirrored in each pearl. Klein studied infinitely repeated reflections and was led to forms with multiple coexisting symmetries. For a century, these images barely existed outside the imagination of mathematicians. However, in the 1980s, the a...

It’s a breakout book from a budding star. “Curbs the expense and time of cooking, and helps you put dinners on the table that feel like important triumphs.”—Amanda Hesser. “Caroline Wright has a great feel for the way we want to cook and eat these days. [The] recipes are bright, fresh, and appealing.”—Dorie Greenspan.Twenty-Dollar, Twenty-Minute Meals has it all: A bold and irresistible promise—make fresh, delicious meals for four for $20 or less, and tha...

After a devastating brain cancer diagnosis, Caroline Wright told some new friends she was craving homemade soup, then found soup on her doorstep every day for months. She survived with a deep gratitude for soup and her community. In thanks and in their honor, she decided to start a weekly soup club delivering her own original healthful soup recipes to her friend's porches. Caroline's creative spirit and enthusiasm spread, along with the word of her club, and she soon was building a large c...

A chilling descent into a societal abyss, "White Hearts, White Homes" unearths a truth too long buried beneath layers of convenience and dogma. Dr. Eleanor Vance, once a respected sociologist, finds her life shattered by the opioid crisis, losing her husband, Thomas, to the streets-a man dismissed as "disruptive" by the very system Eleanor once championed. Her personal tragedy ignites a furious quest for answers, propelling her from academic ivory towers to the cold, unforgiving pavements ...

When Virginia Black accepted a position as a governess, she didn’t expect it to end so abruptly. After being inadvertently compromised, she is banished before she even meets her charges.Taking the next train out of town, she finds herself in yet another precarious situation.Marshal Walton Riley is simply doing his job when he comes across the damsel in distress. He has no idea why, but is drawn to her. His work dictates his need to spend time with her, but after the dust se...