Cordelia Delacroix has only been in London for a season when plague strikes. Desperate to escape both the plague and her declining financial situation, she accepts a mysterious invitation to join a party of pleasure at Hightower Castle with six other young guests-including Henry Ashford, a wealthy young man who could form all her ideas of both love and a fortune if she can only catch his heart.At first, the strange party and its mysterious host are a welcome diversion from the dold...

**“Stradal serves up another saga of food and family, hurt and healing, pitched between cliff-hanger moments. . . that make the pages fly.” —PeopleFrom the New York Times bestselling author J. Ryan Stradal, a story of a couple from two very different restaurant families in rustic Minnesota, and the legacy of love and tragedy, of hardship and hope, that unites and divides them**Mariel Prager needs a break. Her husband Ned is having an identity crisis, her s...

**A National Bestseller!“The perfect pick-me-up on a hot summer day.”—Washington Post**“[A] charmer of a tale. . . Warm, witty and--like any good craft beer--complex, the saga delivers a subtly feminist and wholly life-affirming message.”—People MagazineA novel of family, Midwestern values, hard work, fate and the secrets of making a world-class beer, from the bestselling author of Kitchen...

'A tremendous novel that combines powerfully moving moments with hilarious satire' Daily Mail'Eva Thorvald is the new Olive Kitteridge' Elisabeth Egan'Kitchens of the Great Midwest is terrific' Jane Smiley, GuardianHave you met Eva Thorvald?To her father, a chef, she's a pint-sized recipe tester and the love of his life. To the chilli chowdown contestants of Cook County, Illinois, she's a fire-eatin...

Ricky thinks her life is close to perfect.Ricky Woods traded covert security operations for the quiet life of a private investigator in the heart of Whitesand Bay. But when Gemma Brompton vanishes, Ricky’s sudden plunge into a web of secrets and lies makes her question everything she thought she knew about her hometown.On Gemma’s trail overseas, Ricky reels under fresh revelations concerning her own family’s hidden past. Peeling back the layers of her life ...

After three years in Edinburgh, Imogen Blaine has returned to London. She expects that a lot of things will have changed among her old school friends, especially with her best friend, Ashton Sinclair.She has no idea just how much.Their reunion takes a turn when the two are abruptly transported to an unfamiliar place… and time. Faced with the mystery of their sudden time travel and trapped in a strange land eight centuries in the past, they find themselves in grave danger as...

The coins were trouble from the beginning, but twenty million dollars in West Michigan gold is a prize difficult for maritime salvor Jack Sheridan to ignore. Drawn into the hunt by an ex-lover, Jack begins assembling pieces of a puzzle scattered 150 years ago, and embarks on a white-knuckle venture that leads him across the expanse of the Great Lakes, down desolate streets of a lost city, and into the depths of his own storied past. Each step draws him deeper into conflict with others inte...

A Funny Chapter Book for Reluctant ReadersMax and his big brother Cody can't wait for a day at the beach.Sun. Sand. Waves. What could possibly go wrong?Well... there was that one time when Max tried bodyboarding and got totally body-slammed by a wave-face first, sand in his teeth and all. Now he's not so sure he's ready to jump back into the ocean.But with Cody cheering him on and adventure calling, Max must decide if he's brave enough to g...

She spends every Christmas Eve alone… except this one.Why is he here?What starts as a simple evening becomes a frantic search for the family of the person left at Gem’s house. With help from her tree surgeon, she races to uncover the mystery surrounding the stranger.But until he trusts her, his welfare is at stake. Complicating matters is that her heart swings the longer she’s around him, and making any deci...

A Funny Outdoor Adventure Chapter BookMax and Cody can't wait to go fishing with Dad-and this isn't just any fishing trip.Armed with brand-new fishing poles and big ambitions, the boys head to the local fishing hole in search of a legendary creature known as Toothy Brutus. He's huge. He's fierce. And nobody has ever caught him.But Max and Cody are determined to try.Packed with outdoor adventure, sibling teamwork, and laugh-out-loud ...

A Funny Camping Adventure Chapter BookMax, Cody, and Dad are heading deep into the woods for a camping trip-and they've got everything they need:• a smelly tent• cheesy camping food• beef jerky• a wildly high rope swingBut when the boys go searching for a mysterious snake named Mouthy Melvin, things quickly spiral into full-blown camping chaos.With outdoor adventure, silly surprises, and nonstop laughs,

A Funny Chapter Book About Bravery and Big ThrillsIt's opening day at Blackwater Rampage, home to the biggest, fastest water slide in the country.Cody can't wait to ride it-but Max isn't so sure.Fourteen stories high.Sixty-five miles an hour.Absolutely terrifying.Is Max brave enough to face the thrill of a lifetime, or is this monster slide just too much?Waterpark Warriors combines humor, hea...