The school year is over and the article deadlines have been met, so best friends Francie and June ditch their business attire, grab their flip flops, and head to the lake for some fun in the sun.Instead of enjoying a relaxing Memorial Day weekend on Kelleys Island in Lake Erie, the duo finds themselves in the middle of a murder investigation. They need to find out who burned down their friend's store, discover the identity of the charred corpse found in the wreckage, and clear Fran...

Best friends Francie and June thought attending a three-day acting seminar at Devil's Island Luxury Resort and Amusement Park would provide the perfect opportunity to indulge in some relaxation and entertaining girl time, but stumbling over a dead body throws a monkey wrench into their holiday agenda.Glamorous women, gorgeous men, and unlimited access to free food, drinks, and the resort's world-renowned spa do little to distract the unwitting sleuths from their mission to uncover ...

Fall is in full swing on Johnson's Island. The leaves are changing, chili is on the stove, and best friends Francie and June are looking forward to one of the last weekends of the season at the lake. Nothing newsworthy ever happens on the small island where June has borrowed a friend's cottage on the bay. Except for an unsolved disappearance of a young woman fifteen years ago on Halloween night.The mystery gains new life when Francie chooses the cold case to research for an assignm...

Exploring Put-in-Bay pirate-style, best friends Francie and June once again find themselves in pursuit of a Lake Erie Island murderer. Labor Day weekend has South Bass Island transformed into a pirate's paradise featuring a competitive scavenger hunt, signature drinks, and cuisine with a distinct pirate flair.Francie's rum-inspired stew recipe is the golden ticket to a three-night stay aboard the luxurious ship, Angel's Trumpet. It was going to be the best anniversary weekend ever....

A graphic novel adapted and illustrated by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gale Galligan!Stacey and Mary Anne are baby-sitting for the Pike family for two weeks at the New Jersey shore. Things are great in Sea City: There's a gorgeous house right on the beach, a boardwalk, plenty of sun and sand... and the cutest boy Stacey has ever seen!Mary Anne thinks that Stacey should leave Scott alone and focus on the Pike kids, but Stacey's ...

**The author of Flipped for Murder serves up a culinary cozy with all “the right combos for an entertaining read”—includes recipes! (**Nightstand Book Reviews).Robbie Jordan may have had reservations about the murder victim, but she still needs to turn up the heat on a killer if she wants to keep her new restaurant open for business . . .In the charming small town of South Lick, Indiana, Robbie has transformed a rundown country st...

When Stink buys a huge jawbreaker that doesnt break his jaw he writes to the manufacturer and receives 21280 jawbreakers for his trouble! Soon hes so obsessed with getting free stuff that he misses an envelope in the mail pile until his best friend starts looking as mad as a hornet. Thirty-six idioms are sprinkled through the story inspiring a search thats more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

She thought she was over him—until he married someone else. But this Christmas, love might be waiting where she least expects it.Mary Alice Reed is done with heartbreak. After a quiet breakup turned very public when her ex proposed to his best friend just weeks later, she’s determined to move on with grace—and maybe a little extra eggnog. Organizing Wishful’s beloved holiday charity is the perfect distraction. No romance. No drama. No problem.Until Dr. Chad...

When Stink Moodys second-grade class goes on a field trip to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum he learns that his very own nose has amazing sniffing abilities and that some people have real jobs sniffing stuff for NASA! Soon Stink is engrossed in toilet water corpse flowers and all things smelly. But is his fetid footwear foul enough to win a Golden Clothespin Award? Loyal fans will be holding their breath for Stinks latest outrageous solo adventure.

It wouldn't be summer without the Watermelon Festival, and single mom Amanda Wright is looking forward to a carefree day eating funnel cakes and sipping sweet tea. But with her inquisitive son and elderly grandmother in tow, she's not in the mood for carnival rides or the kissing booth, until she hears a charming, funny voice over the loudspeaker.Grant Trumbull is the new DJ at the local radio station, and his deep, booming cadence has all the ladies of the church auxillary atwitter...

“Beautiful, devastating and complex.” —Chicago TribuneThe award-winning debut novel from Jennifer Haigh, author of BakerTowers, The Condition, and Faith, tells the story of Birdie, Joan,and Dinah, three women who marry the same charismatic, predatory, and enigmaticopportunist: Ken Kimble. Resonating with emotional intensity and narrativeinnovation reminiscent of Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto, Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood B...

Spending a quiet Christmas housesitting and reading novels about hot cowboys sounds perfect to Caitlin. Until a stray kitten brings her face-to-face with Noah, her crush from college. Watching the handsome vet in action melts Caitlin's heart and brings back long forgotten emotion. She would be safer back at the house lost in the pages of a book. But a toe-curling mistletoe kiss tempts her to stay. Maybe she won't be spending this Christmas… alone.Veterinarian Noah Sullivan isn't a ...