Rae reluctantly moves from Montana to a sailboat north of Seattle with her new husband. They will sail to the Caribbean – that is, after they fix up the boat and learn to sail. Rae soon learns all about knockdowns and wet Triscuits, and the 1960s music that inspired her bonehead decision.

Lonesome - Sad or dejected as a result of a lack of companionship.Merriam Webster DictionaryLooking up the word, lonesome, Ben knew it was lonesomeness that had been his living companion for nearly half his life. His dreams of Theresa began at age 15. The dream turned sexual the following year. Theresa became his fantasy girl, the one who supplied all the masturbatory imagery needed. Sam supplanted Theresa in his dreams following their chance meeting at the hospital bedside ...

Santa came early this year, and he brought me a big lump of coal.When I asked for volunteers to help with our small town Christmas festival, I should have been more specific.Griffin McBride—the arrogant blast from my past who barges in like he's taking over the project—isn't who I had in mind.I want my gossip-fueled town to whisper about my successes instead of my failures for a change. To do that, I need someone to build my dream of a life-sized Ch...

"[This] lavishly illustrated labor of love is a must-have for any baker who seeks to create honest, authentic and flavorful breads and pastries." —Stanley Ginsberg, award-winning author of The Rye BakerHere is a go-to resource for bakers of all skill levels who love new information and techniques that lead to better loaves and more flavor. These forty-five foolproof recipes for delicious, nutritious, good-for-the-gut breads and pastries star a wide range of...

If you love pie, have another slice. You might end up traveling the world with a wealthy Mr. Right and sampling all the best desserts.

With fresh insights on diversity, inclusion, and female leadership, this book will guide managers and organizations as they bridge the gap between research and practice, and better position women in work spaces. Creating Gender-Inclusive Organizations addresses how to improve the climate for gender inclusion; leverage the benefits of gender diverse teams; advance and retain women in STEM; support women in entrepreneurial and high growth firms; and implement D & I initiatives. This...

In My Next Husband Will Be Normal – A St. John Adventure, Lee and her husband ditch their sailboat and fly to the U.S. Virgin Islands with a down payment for a mom and pop business on St. John. The plan: when they aren’t sewing canvas bags at their little shop, The Canvas Factory, they’ll be beach potatoes. But there are risks to living in paradise one cannot anticipate, especially on an island where residents bask in the mantra: You can do anything you want, as long as the re...

Encounter the scariest clowns and freakiest curiosities under the big top, in stories by Stephen Graham Jones, Laird Barron, Priya Sharma, and others.With an introduction from Katherine DunnLadies and gentlemen, step right up for fifteen tales of terrifying rides, supernatural sideshows, and petrifying performers guaranteed to keep you up all night—with Hugo and Bram Stoker Award–winning editor Ellen Datlow as the ringmaster.In Stephen Graham ...

Nine full-length Regency romance novels written by nine bestselling and award winning authors. You'll meet our very own versions of Robin Hood, Mulan, Cuchulainn and Emer, Vlad Dracula, Odysseus and Penelope, Romulus and Remus, Beowulf, Tristan and Iseault, and Dick Whittington and his cat. Heat levels vary from kisses only to spicy.When the Marquess Returns by Alanna LucasThe revealed missing grandson of a duke seeks the truth while the Cursed Hei...

I Only Cuss When I'm Sailing is a memoir about a couple's move from landlocked Montana to a sailboat on the West Coast. They will fix up the old boat, learn to sail, and set off for the Caribbean. The idea started while they were renovating an old mining town brothel. Rae Ellen Lee and her husband, Tom, dreamed up a novel to co-author and set the story on St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. After a book research trip to the island, they sell their house and buy a boat. But things...

Shapeshifting stories by Tanith Lee, Peter S. Beagle, Midori Snyder, Jane Yolen, and others: "Rich reading that meets the editors' high standards." — Kirkus ReviewsIn world mythology, transformation legends are attached to almost every type of animal: a variety of birds, fish, reptiles, and even insects. In this book, you'll find stories inspired by such myths from around the world, retold and reimagined by some of the very best writers in the realm of fant...

Instead of their summer holidays being epic, Sam and Hannah’s summer holidays is turning out to be very awkward… They must navigate social misunderstandings, the plotting of well-meaning friends and their own fears of being virgins to find happiness. But fate is at work to bring them together, and in the end, it all boils down to love.