After serving ten years in prison for dealing cocaine, a crime she swears she didn't commit, Casey Cavendish returns to the small college town of Oberlin, Ohio determined to clear her name, finish her interrupted college degree, and build a new life. Her arrival coincides with an upsurge in drugs on campus. When her erstwhile best friend Jules, who married Casey's old love while she was in prison, is found dead from an overdose of cocaine and alcohol in the cellar of the Drinking Gourd, an...

Thirty Christmases ago, a manic father assaulted his wife and daughter, stopped only by his nine-year-old son. Recently released from a mental hospital, the old man appears unexpectedly at his son's doorstep, hopeful to end their estrangement. Can time—and a shared love of chess—bridge the gap and bring them together?

For ex-con Casey Cavendish, a quest for family and a new life becomes a primal battle for survival.  After clearing her name but burning her bridges in Ohio, Casey Cavendish ventures to New England in search of a mystery man she believes to be her father and to find a place to call her own. Instead, she becomes embroiled with a new-found dysfunctional family: a rich, legally blind Irish widow, her disabled and severely disfigured sister, a cousin who lives under a bridge and collec...

Our 66th issue kicks off our holiday festivities, thanks to Katherine Fast’s “Reunion” (brought to you by Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman) Plus we have an original tale by Albert Tucher (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), and a darker science fiction story by David C. Smith (thanks to Acquiring Editor Cynthia Ward, who had been on leave for the last few issues.) On the mystery front, we have another Johnny Liddell mystery from Frank Kane, a historical novel (okay, a western…but i...

Stone Cold presents twenty-eight delicious crime stories from a bevy of award-winning New England mystery writers along with several exciting new voices.   Drop dead funny or stone cold deadly, the inventive and sometimes twisted tales in Level Best Books' eleventh anthology leave no stone unturned—a not-so-innocent trivia game, blood-red geraniums, an army of angry skunks, spousicides, lousicides, arsonists, rum runners, hackers, withless wonders, and even a diabolica...

Funny, romantic and a little bit wicked, this is Mhairi McFarlane… with vampires!I mean hey, what’s the worst that could happen? Ok fine, the worst that could happen is that I didn’t imagine those fangs after all…Squeaky clean good girl Lucy Partridge is a sucker for heartwarming tales and happy endings. So a weekend reporting on the Whitby Goth Weekend is well outside her comfort zone. As is sharing her tiny annexe accommodation with all six feet ...

Every short story Gini Koch has ever written in her Alien/Katherine “Kitty” Katt series – finally together for the first time!This highly anticipated and much sought after collection of stories set in Gini Koch’s beloved and best-selling series is perfect for fans, completists, and even those new to the Alien series.From the fertile mind of Gini Koch comes origin stories, mid-book side adventures, alternate universes…and more! Every story that’s out of print, as well as bra...

A tender and compelling wartime love story set against the backdrop of the Great War. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin! Can love blossom in times of trouble?Life-long friends Louisa, Jeannie and Kate are following in the footsteps of their families, working at the Clarks shoe factory.But when Britain declares war on Germany, the Somerset village of Street is shaken to its core. The Clarks factory is at the heart of ...

Offering Catholic women a Christ-centered approached to love and healing, this guide taps into the latest trend on college campuses and church grounds across the country in mapping out a 40-day fast from dating that provides frustrated women an opportunity to regain their clarity about romantic love. With each day structured with brief affirmations and practical activities—such as prayer, reflection, forgiveness, and thanksgiving—Catholic women will find a cleansing ritual sure to resolve ...

By understanding the meaning behind each type of fast, readers are encouraged to engage fasting thoughtfully, safely, and with spiritual intention.Fasting is not about earning God's favor. It is about making room to hear Him.

Funny, romantic and a little bit wicked, this is Mhairi McFarlane… with vampires!I mean hey, what’s the worst that could happen? Ok fine, the worst that could happen is that I didn’t imagine those fangs after all…Squeaky clean good girl Lucy Partridge is a sucker for heartwarming tales and happy endings. So a weekend reporting on the Whitby Goth Weekend is well outside her comfort zone. As is sharing her tiny annexe accommodation with all six feet ...

This is the first neurodivergent parenting book that works across every diagnosis - autism, ADHD, dyslexia, twice-exceptionality, and all the ways they overlap. The first that gives you the science and the exact words to say. The first that sees your child completely - not as a problem to be fixed, but as a person wired differently, with a specific architecture of strengths and challenges that, once understood, changes everything.You've read six books. Tried four appro...