“Okay, look. Here’s what I know.” Jake paused before laying into her. “I don’t need an assistant or FIO or whatever you want to be called. Especially one fresh out of kindergarten or who was promoted because of…well, never mind.”He’d tried to trail off just before he stepped further into the quagmire of HR hell. Too late.Her eyes widened in shock and he heard the anger in her response. “Excuse me? Kindergarten? And promoted because of what?”***In a Northern Ont...

**The ultimate canning guide for cooks—from the novice to the professional—and the only book you need to save (and savor) the season throughout the entire year"Gardening history, 18th-century American painters, poems, and practical information; it's a rich book. And unlike other books on preserving, West gives recipes that will goad you to make easy preserves.” —The Atlantic**Strawberry jam. Pickled beets. Homegrown tomatoes. These are the tastes of Kevin West’s So...

From the critically acclaimed author of Saving the Season comes an accessible, comprehensive, and inspiring guide to growing your own garden and incorporating homegrown produce into everyday cooking—no matter how much or how little space you have.For Kevin West, the surest path to a successful garden leads through the kitchen door. And preparing for a fantastic meal of homegrown vegetables—the kind of meal that leaves you not only satisfied, but grateful—i...

Sixteen-year-old Marianne Hargrove has lived her entire life under the silken shadow of privilege, heir to her family's thriving textile empire and the expectations that come with it. But when she gives her heart to William Ashby—a handsome, worldly servant with charm enough to disguise his ambition—Marianne's carefully stitched world begins to unravel.When a secret far too scandalous to conceal forces her parents to arrange a hasty marriage, Marianne finds herself bound to a man wh...

Heir to the Veil — Book Two of the Grayveil ChroniclesThe world believes Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid died in Bolivia.They didn't.They slipped back across borders and into obscurity, finding refuge on a quiet ranch far from the reach of lawmen, bounty hunters, and the ghosts of their past. For a time, it almost works. The land is still. The world has forgotten them.But something else has not.Mordechai Grayveil, son of the infamous Malachar Gray...

A retired faculty lounge turned detective squad tackles their first big case when a priceless painting vanishes from Casper's beloved Nicolaysen Art Museum during a winter gala. With the police stumped and the museum's reputation on the line, five former high school teachers—each armed with a very different classroom skill set—quietly reopen their grade books on human nature

Kevin West faces himself and the consequences of drifting from his faith. Knowing that his misdeed at work will ultimately lead to imprisonment, he can only cry out to God. Adjusting in his shift from bank vice president to managing a grocery store, he awaits the consequences; he meets a stranger who begins to unlock the mystery of Christ's words: "The kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Cassie Robbins Lane has always lived in the shadow of her great‑grandmother, the legendary Prairie Rose — a woman whose life blazed across the frontier and whose mysterious death has been polished smooth by historians' lies.But Cassie isn't one for legends or museum stories. She's a bronc rider, battered but unbroken, chasing eight seconds of truth with every wild ride. When an old letter surfaces hinting that Prairie Rose's end was no accident, Cassie sets out across the windswept...

Founded in 1917, Grand Central Market is a legendary food hall in Downtown Los Angeles that brings together the many traditions and flavors of the city. Now, GCM’s first cookbook puts the spotlight on unique recipes from its diverse vendors, bringing their authentic tastes to your home kitchen. From Horse Thief BBQ’s Nashville-Style Hot Fried Chicken Sando to Madcapra’s Sumac Beet Soda to Golden Road’s Crunchy Avocado Tacos, here are over 85 distinctive recipes, plus spectacular photograph...

Trust, Patience, Surrender is a thrilling account of the miracles of everyday life. Author and spiritual teacher Kevin Westrich shares his joys, sorrows, fears, and uncertainties as he travels from Chicago to Sedona to California, to his ancestral home in Germany and diverse French locales including glittery Saint-Tropez and sacred Lourdes, and finally back the U.S. where he makes life-altering decisions. Readers will appreciate the author's observations about life's synchronicities and th...

The holidays were meant to bring peace… until the music stopped.Risha Brogan thought she'd left Wyoming—and her complicated past with the Baseline Detective Agency—behind. Spending Christmas in a quiet Kansas town, she plans to unwind with her best friend, who runs the local coffee shop. But when they attend the annual Christmas cantata at the nearby prison, a sudden, chilling sound breaks through the music and plunges the night into chaos.Guided by instinc...

Butch Cassidy has outrun bullets, posses, and the weight of his own legend—but not his past with the Grim Veil Brotherhood. While most shrug the Veil off as ghosts and campfire tales, Cassidy knows the truth, because he once rode in their shadow. Now a ruthless power is rising behind Malachar Grayveil, threatening everyone Cassidy calls family. To stop it, he must gamble the only things he has left—his soul, his gang, and the woman he loves—on a final ride into the dark, where the price of...