The Golden Girls meet Dirty Harry…When Lillian Summer Fairview’s husband up and dies on her, it leaves the last living member of the most prestigious family in the small town of Summer Shoals, Georgia, in a hot money mess. Desperate to keep up the family name and give the man a decent burial, penniless Lil cooks up a shady deal that lands her smack-dab in the slammer.Burdened by her shameful secret and a crumbling family estate, Lil entrusts Summer Haven’s care to ...

The #1 New York Times–bestselling author's "groundbreaking" work on women's sexual fantasies ( Publishers Weekly).First published in 1973, My Secret Garden ignited a firestorm of reactions across the nation—from outrage to enthusiastic support. Collected from detailed personal interviews with hundreds of women from diverse backgrounds, this book presents a bracingly honest account of women's inner sexual fantasy lives. In its time, this b...

Hairstylist Marla Shore untangles a knot of secrets when she’s suspected of poisoning her client’s coffee creamer in this debut case.Hairstylist Marla Shore is giving grumpy Mrs. Kravitz a perm when her client dies in the shampoo chair. If that isn’t enough to give her a bad hair day, handsome Detective Vail suspects Marla of poisoning the woman’s coffee creamer. With her reputation at stake, she decides it's up to her to unmask the killer.While combing the...

DISCOVER ALL EIGHT OF NANCY MITFORD'S SPARKLINGLY ASTUTE, HILARIOUS AND COMPLETELY UNPUTDOWNABLE NOVELS IN ONE COLLECTION - WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM INDIA KNIGHTPublished over a period of 30 years, they provide a wonderful glimpse of the bright young things of the thirties, forties, fifties and sixties in the city and in the shires; firmly ensconced at home or making a go of it abroad; and what the upper classes really got up to in peace and in war.The col...

Now a Netflix original movie starring Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, and Helena Bonham Carter!Meet Enola Holmes, teenaged girl turned detective and the younger sister to Sherlock Holmes.When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits. Because when she arrives, she finds herself involved in the kidnappi...

During their annual Christmas celebrations, a Nantucket family faces surprising news and unexpected decisions in this warm and inviting holiday novel by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer.The Nantucket Christmas Stroll is the most wonderful time of year on the island, filled with holiday cheer and festive decorations. Excited holidaymakers crowd the streets, Santa arrives on a Coast Guard boat, carolers serenade with classic Christmas carols, a...

After spending a passionate night with Maggie, his friend’s 18-year-old daughter who calls him “Daddy,” the protagonist wakes up thinking about her. He calls her and they agree to see each other that afternoon. He picks her up at the scheduled time and drives to her to an abandoned orchard, where no one can see them, to fuck her again. After having sex with Maggie again, he fantasizes about Anna, her sister, wanting to fuck both sisters. A few days later, an opportunity for this presents i...

The United States detains and deports several hundred thousand migrants every year. Many spend significant amounts of time in immigration detention as they await adjudication of their immigration cases. The Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey is located in a converted warehouse, managed by a private, for-profit prison company. Over three decades, migrants and asylum seekers have been brought to EDC directly from Newark Airport or have been transferred to the site from elsewhere in the...

This fully revised and expanded second edition provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the latest research in the field of gender and violence.Divided into five distinct parts, this new edition includes additional sections on structural and institutional violence and responses to gendered violence. The specially commissioned 44 chapters delve into key issues and debates surrounding different forms of violence and abuse, examining how these are framed by gender, power...

From best-selling author and leadership coach, Jim Uhl comes a call for leaders to create a culture of forgiveness in the workplace.The workplace is filled with people guaranteed to disappoint, make mistakes, and hurt one another. This often leads to grudges that destroy the health and performance of our teams.From both a worldly and Christ-centered perspective, AUDACIOUS explores the least studied, least trained on, and least talked about...

Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life’s challenges and finding new love, in this heartwarming and hopeful novel by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer.Eddie Grant is happy with her life and her work as a personal assistant to Dinah Lavender, one of the most famous and renowned romance authors in the business. But being a spectator to notoriety and glamour isn’t as fulfilling as she on...

The weirdest neighborhood in the Big Apple, "Golgotham . . . feels inhabited by real unreal people and places, and the whole book is just a joy to read" (Simon R. Green, New York Times– bestselling author)Imagine the Manhattan of a few centuries ago, except its streets teem with witches, fairy-folk, and monsters. That's Golgotham today, where human tourists are welcome to visit, but not linger. Outsiders tend to bring gen...