Lee Murphy, a passionate and knowledgeable jam master and owner of Vista D'oro Farms & Winery, presents a vibrant look at the pleasures of creating and using beautiful, seasonal preserves.A short drive from Vancouver, and an even easier trip over the border from Washington, The Preservatory is located on the bucolic ten-acre farm and winery in South Langley, British Columbia, Canada, and is home to a growing international brand where the star of the show is the in-...

Tales of sightings go back hundreds of years, although doubt and denial have plagued most serious efforts to find irrefutable proof of these animals' existence.Until now.Before Bigfoot, before Naitaka and the Honey Island Swamp Monster, George Kodiak's obsession was to find and study this most elusive of the great cryptids. Now he's there and the fate of one of the Earth's greatest mysteries will be decided at a place called Loch Ness...

Once upon a time,not all that long ago,a baby grew in the belly of a young of woman.As she and her family struggledTo survive the Great Depression,the child-to-be, inside,observed through sound and movement,the world he would soon enter.He listened and learnedand even came to smile at the passing charade.Those perilous times were a harrowing previewof the more Great Recession.And the parallels b...

What if personal growth didn't have to feel overwhelming? What if meaningful change could begin with something smaller, simpler, and more realistic? UP Everyday was written for people navigating real life, real struggles, real responsibilities, and the ongoing desire to become something better without pretending to have everything figured out. Built around fifty-five short reflections called "UPs," this book offers approachable insights and practical perspective shifts designed to help rea...

This book is about self-knowledge. The first of four in The Ant Matrix Series. A series that puts forth the questions of moral science. The ethics that, when followed, govern our thoughts and societies. How we interact with ourselves, each other, and the world. The application of values and social reaction to the lack thereof. A prequel to personal development. As humans have evolved, some have not been very graceful in evolving with it. While others have been a victim of poor teachings an...

Urban born and bred, Drake Montclair is seasoned, sinful, and strong. Riding his Harley into a small Missouri town, he's on a self-appointed mission to find his missing nephew—then leave the backwoods behind for the bright lights of the big city.But his plans change the moment he meets Evangeline Ballard, a woman who's the opposite of everything he is.Drake wants her, and he's the kind of man who takes what he wants.Nicknaming her "Angel," he quickly realizes she's ...

Shane Raincrow is a U.S. Marshall. He's also tall, dark, and Cherokee.Kaitlin Corbin is a bride who doesn't really want to get married to a man she suspects is dealing drugs and double crossing a cartel.When gunfire interrupts her wedding, Shane takes her into custody as a material witness. Instead of delivering her to a safe house, they hit the road but trouble follows so they head for the only place Shane thinks is safe—the Cherokee Nation where he was born.By the...

The Inner Garden guidebook and card deck will take you on a 12-month journey that will enable you to align your own rhythm to that of Mother Earth’s seasons; enable you to determine your own unique physical, emotional, and spiritual constitution; and support you in developing and practicing heart-centered living. Each chapter offers tangible guidance to make the intangibleness of your life more accessible, providing journal pages with reflective questions and meditations at the end of each...

At forty, bull rider Angus Beaton knows he’s uglier than homemade sin. He longs for a woman to love, one who will love him as much as he does her. He had almost forgotten his best friend Bart Birdwell’s younger sister, Kathleen, until she joined them to watch the men compete. All grown up at twenty-three, she’s pretty, and Angus is drawn to her. When Bart is injured and later dies in the hospital, tragedy and grief bring Angus and Kathleen closer. Despite the age difference, Kathleen has l...

In the wake of his brother's violent death in Naked City, part of Las Vegas, Alejandro Navarro, an undercover ATF agent, wants venganza. Just out of the hospital and still recovering from serious injury, Alec seeks the men who killed his brother. One night, he rescues a tourist, Maude Miller, from the same cartel members. To protect her, Alec takes her home and neither can deny the immediate attraction.Things get ugly, however, after a shot shatters the sliding glass door of his ap...

A collection of some of the best original short fiction published on Tor.com in 2012. Includes stories by Elizabeth Bear, Adam Troy Castro, Paul Cornell, Kathryn Cramer, Brit Mandelo, Pat Murphy, Charles Stross, Michael Swanwick, Rachel Swirsky, and Gene Wolfe.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

It's a long way from Manhattan to Missouri but Shea Sloane makes the journey and relocates. As she settles into small town life running a coffee shop, she meets a man with a mysterious past and many secrets. Alexei Barratt devils and delights her as they get to know each other and before long, they're building a relationship. Or, at least Shea thinks so until his biggest secret is revealed and she isn't sure she even knows him. But with her heart involved, she does her best to understand a...