Olympian Brenna Battle once had the fire. Now, she’s just burned out—and burned by love. She’s ready to retire from competitive judo and pursue a new dream in a new town, with her biggest supporter, her recently divorced little sister, Blythe. But on their first day in town, Blythe falls for local sleaze-bag reporter, Ellison Baxter, and their small-town welcome is stained by Baxter’s murder. The weapon—Blythe Battle’s hair brush.In this fast-paced, fun cozy mystery, Brenna, the pr...

Jannika Peterson arrived in Grangeton, New Hampshire, with a broken heart and a new job managing the local bookstore. She has a gift for pairing readers with the perfect books, but her matchmaking skills don’t extend to her love life. Love doesn’t stand a chance against her well-protected heart.Eighteen years ago, Lee Thompson was Jannika’s summer camp counselor, and Lee has never forgotten the beautiful girl with the unusual name. Still healing from her wife’s sudden death, Lee ho...

Former Olympian and Arizona native Brenna Battle’s crazy dream of running her very own judo school for kids in tiny, historic Bonney Bay isn’t exactly off to a great start. She has a grand total of one student signed up, but she’s determined to succeed even if it means going door to door. Brenna’s search for judo recruits takes her inside the infamous haunted Reiner House, where she befriends a confused old man named Harvey, and finds herself at the scene of the second murder since her arr...

Archaeologist Steve Carter has spent years chasing history's greatest mysteries, but nothing has prepared him for the discovery hidden deep within the jungles of Central America.When Archaeologist and ex-fianceeHannah Reeves uncovers a codex of a forgotten Mayan legend connected to the feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatls chariot, Steve leads the expedition with his trusted companion Martin Jones former special-operations Hawk, Brainiac, Tiny, and tech specialist Pinky—to investigat...

"In the Family Way bursts with the complexity, drama, and warmth of Call the Midwife, but set at the canasta and kitchen tables of 1960s suburban America. This timely, timeless novel captures not only the reproductive horrors of that era but also political awakening and a kind of nostalgic hope: it's a changing world, and Roe, behind us now, was glimmering on the horizon then. Laney Katz Becker so beautifully reveals that where there are women's hardships, there is consol...

Co-authored by Laney Sammons, a leading expert on the Guided Math framework, this essential classroom resource helps teachers successfully plan, organize, implement, and manage Guided Math Workstations. These effective and easy-to-implement workstation tasks help students practice, review and maintain mathematical concepts and skills during Guided Math Workshop. By implementing Guided Math Workstations, grades 6-8 students will develop a deep conceptual understanding of math, acquire compu...

Celebrate the LGTBQ community with this small but perfectly formed guide to Pride.What began as a protest for gay rights following the Stonewall riots of 1969 in New York has grown to become a global celebration of LGBTQ culture. In the 50-odd years since the original protest, and what is now widely accepted to be the first Pride march – Christopher Street Liberation Day, 1970 – Pride events are now attended by millions each year, celebrating how far we've come, re...

In this novel, of suspense and romance, boy-meets-girl but identifying Miss Right just starts his pursuit. As Michelle manipulates and their friends gossip, Sebastian is drawn by a woman he finds too tantalizing to resist, and too difficult to define. Even after he gets a date, Sebastian's challenges increase, to include surviving the worst Royal dinner ever and sharing rooibos tea. Accomplished columnist and storyteller, Kirby Laney, has crafted a novel of people living lives that could h...

After a few bumps—and mysterious deaths—former Olympian Brenna Battle’s new dream of running her own judo school for kids is finally rolling along. Business is good, and her little Bonney Bay Battlers are getting ready to put on a show for their small town’s Fourth of July parade. Things are heating up between Brenna and her favorite police officer, Will Riggins, too. But then Millie Brown, one of the new friends Brenna and her sister, Blythe, have made since moving to tiny Bonney Bay, tak...

Told through the eyes of two dogs, Otis and Bear, this beautifully illustrated children's book is a joyful and instructive tale of family and the importance of lessons learned.Bear and Otis are two curious yellow labs who love to play outside. Otis is wild and adventurous. Bear is thoughtful and sweet. Both like to explore and sometimes they have so much fun they get into trouble! What will Mom and Dad do when they find out what Bear and Otis have done this time? W...

An insightful, empowering guide to making the most of your hidden strengths.Are you energized by spending time alone? In meetings, do you need to be asked for your opinions and ideas? Do you tend to notice details that other people miss? Is your ideal celebration a small get-together rather than a big party? Do you often feel like a tortoise surrounded by hares?The good news is, you're an introvert. The better news is that by celebrating the inner strengths ...

This thought-provoking study by historian Monique Laney focuses on the U.S. government'Äìassisted integration of German rocket specialists and their families into a small southern community soon after World War II. In 1950, Wernher von Braun and his team of rocket experts relocated to Huntsville, Alabama, a town that would celebrate the team, despite their essential role in the recent Nazi war effort, for their contributions to the U.S. Army missile program and later to NASA's space progra...