2024 Lillian Jackson Braun Edgar Award NomineeThe best stories are the ones we didn't know needed to be toldThe small, rundown village of Great Diddling is full of stories—author Berit Gardner can feel it. The way the villagers avoid outsiders, the furtive stares and whispers in the presence of newcomers… Berit can sense the edge of a story waiting to be unraveled, and she's just the person to do it. In fact, with a book deadline looming over her a...

The only gluten-free baking book you'll ever need, with delicious recipes that work perfectly every time.From proper crusty bread, pillowy soft cinnamon rolls and glorious layered cakes to fudgy brownies, incredibly flaky rough puff pastry and delicate patisserie – everything that once seemed impossible to make gluten-free can now be baked by you.Baked ...

Second-year high school student Rakuro Hizutome loves nothing more than finding so-called “trash games” and beating the crap out of them. When he decides to change things up by playing a new, “god-tier” VR game known as Shangri-La Frontier (a.k.a. SLF), he does what he does best: min-maxes, skips the prologue, and jumps straight into action! Rakuro may be a seasoned gamer, but a meeting with an old rival will change the fate of every SLF player forever. Clad in nothing but shorts and a bir...

When Faith Williams almost loses her life during a robbery, Death is there. While he spares her soul, he makes a promise to return when she’s eighteen and collect it.Now it’s the eve of that special birthday, and Faith has no recollection of that fateful day. But echoes of Death appear in her art—his intense eyes, his intriguing demeanor—and she can’t get him out of her head. When he arrives in person, Faith is drawn into an epic supernatural battle where her very existence is ques...

With a pinch of stardust + water + energy, it all begins.From Dr. Dain Heer and Katarina Wallentin comes the sequel to the popular Baby Unicorn and Baby Dragon Manifesto books: The Baby Stardust Manifesto! It is a beautiful exploration of the unique and bright magic of this planet, and within ourselves, we so often take for granted.Follow a tiny piece of baby stardust on its journey through the galaxies to become the magical blue place we call Earth. Join the joy, wonder, a...

On the eve of her forced wedding to a man she cannot abide, Lady Beatrix Wrenwood decides to run away and chase a family secret. She disguises herself as a boy and enlists on The Tempest, a ship bound for the West Indies. She can't cook or tie a proper knot, but she can mend sails and scrub the deck, or so she thinks.Captain August Drake has his own secrets.The French Revolution has given him the opportunity to legitimize his hijinks (or piracy, depending on who's ...

The pen is mightier than the sword—but both are deadly in the wrong handsWhen mystery author Berit Gardner agrees to attend a writer's conference in the idyllic French countryside, she dreams of basking in the sun and nurturing budding talent. But her vacation takes a dark turn when the keynote speaker—a notorious literary titan known for his biting critiques—drops dead at the end of her lecture. As whispers of foul play swirl, Berit quickly realizes she's stepped ...

From Dr. Dain Heer and Katarina Wallentin comes an enchanting story full of magic and yes--unicorns!--that will melt your heart, your world and everyone around you!Inspired by the birth of a friend’s daughter, Heer came up with the idea to The Baby Unicorn Manifesto as a reminder of the unlimited potential we each carry into this world at birth.Together, they hope to inspire generations of baby unicorns by questioning what we believe is possible.“What if children we...

"Bivald excels at surprise and misdirection...this sophisticated cozy plays all the right notes." — Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewFrom Lillian Jackson Braun Memorial award-winning and New York Times Bestselling Author, Katarina BivaldOne matriarch. One powerful family. And one very suspicious fall.If you've spent your entire life running your family as ruthlessly as you've run the family business, it is perhaps not the b...

Despair reigns supreme within the fangs of the serpent god! Sunraku has joined the front lines in Rabituza's struggle against its reptilian nemesis, but Goldhuneenay the Inexhaustible has just revealed her true form…and then the real assault begins! The hatred she exudes at all times has a literal corrosion effect on the vorpal bunnies fending her off-and it isn't long before this Colossus and her overwhelming force throws the adventurers into one serious crisis! Later, the fated clan batt...

A witch burdened with pain, a woman cursed with a ravenous inheritance.“You know your grandfather was the Pannonian Witch, right?”Stuck making cheap enchantments for her fellow villagers at the edge of the swamp and weekly card games at the local café, Gordana has one final go at changing her fate at the end of her long and miserable life.“I hope he told you that much.”The newcomer Monika, a city woman down on her luck, confronted with a thr...

‘Kat is a warrior, both on the track and off it. This book is a stunning testimony to the power of believing in yourself’ – **Sir Chris Hoy‘An extraordinary story of resilience and determination, from an incredible athlete’ – Dame Jessica Ennis-HillThe inspirational and powerful memoir from double world heptathlon champion and Team GB Olympian Katarina Johnson-Thompson.**Katarina Johnson-Thompson has never had it easy. Born a child of two worlds – h...