Concoctions, treats, brews, and potions from another batch of feisty charactersWhether cooking for solace, scrounging for food, concocting medicine, or brewing poisons, the feisty women in these stories will keep you thirsting for more. Twenty-five tales will transport you far afield in time and place: third century Ireland, medieval Europe, twentieth-century Australia.Read your way from a hippie commune to a WW II internment camp in the Philippines; from a Renaissance pala...

**An outstanding array—****52 pieces in all—**of selected fiction from the multiple-award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, introduced with a foreword by Booker Prize-winning author Marlon JamesSpanning Gaiman’s career to date, The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction is a captivating collection from one of the world’s most beloved writers.A brilliant representation of Gaiman's groundbreaking, entrancing, ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Considering a trip to a quaint English village? You’ll think twice after learning about the countless murderous possibilities lurking behind the bucolic façades, thanks to this illustrated guide from #1 bestselling author Maureen Johnson and illustrator Jay Cooper—perfect for fans of cozy mysteries.A weekend roaming narrow old lanes, touring the faded glories of a country manor, and quaffing pints in the pub. How charming. That is, unless you ...

The bittersweet saga of the handsome colt that is wrenched from a happy country home and almost worked to death as a London cab horse is adapted for easy reading. Large type, short chapters, and expressive art make this a must for all animal lovers.

Claiming Their FutureFor the Thornton brothers, the Oklahoma Land Rush is the perfect opportunity to finally put down some roots. A new start, a new community-what more could preacher Elijah Thornton need? Not a wife-not after the pain of losing his fiancée. But something draws him to the pretty nurse whose eyes are clouded by trouble.Only by claiming her own homestead can Alice Hawthorne avoid an unwanted marriage. Even Oklahoma may not be far eno...

Agatha Award winner Katherine Hall Page presents a book of short stories featuring her famed heroine Faith Fairchild.For years, Katherine Hall Page has delighted readers with her Faith Fairchild series, each book like a delicious, satisfying meal. Now, Page has whipped up a tasty collection of appetizing bites.In “The Body in the Dunes,” Faith’s vacation offers more excitement than she and her husband bargained for when a terrified woman knocks on their hotel room door look...

"…will inspire writers, delight and satisfy readers who are already familiar with fluid gender identities, and leave newly enlightened readers determined to make the world more welcoming."—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewSpeculative fiction is the literature of questions, of challenges and imagination, and what better to question than the ways in which gender and sexuality have been rigidly defined, partitioned off, put in little boxes? These seventeen stories explore the w...

Is there anything better than a knock-knock joke? How about hundreds of them? You are going to love this collection of laugh lines stupendous enough for a super duper joker. With so many, you have plenty of humor to knock-knock some silly sense into your friends, family, and anyone else who is willing to say “who’s there?”This is good, clean fun that will entertain you and others for hours. It’s perfect for those times when you are waiting after school or between activities or duri...

This ebook bundle present all four of the Ladies Killing Circle's wicked collections of twisted and witty crime fiction.IncludesFit to DieBone DanceWhen Boomers Go BadGoing Out With a Bang

Feisty women spanning six centuries ...The twenty-three stories in this collection depict ordinary women—from the 1470s to the 1970s—who meet life’s challenges with fierce determination.An unhappy housewife in 1950s California gathers the courage to escape an abusive marriage. When local men are shipped off to WWI, a young Yorkshire woman joins others to keep a munitions factory at peak operation. As her land and way of life are threatened, a nineteenth century Chi...

The next time a child proclaims "I'm bored!" the doctor of funny, Bob Phillips, will knock their socks off with this grand collection of jokes.When a family faces a break from school, a long trip, a rainy day, or any situation when a full-on case of "mundane complain" is kicking in, this is the only way to send joy from kids' toes through their souls.Knock, KnockWho's there?BooBoo who?No need to cry from boredom, just get the new Bob...

Children in their formative years often learned secrets and gained an understanding of a wider world through the hole in the ceiling. Now as adults, they share for the first time their cherished memories of overheard conversations that have shaped their lives—stories of humour, heartache, and joy—from friends, relatives, and visitors to their childhood homes. The character of Newfoundland and Labrador comes shining through in this treasury of shared experiences collected by retired teacher...