**“A sweet and savory treat.” —People“An impressive feat of narrative jujitsu . . . that keeps readers turning the pages too fast to realize just how ingenious they are.”—The New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Pick**From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lager Queen of Minnesota, Kitchens of the Great Midwest is a novel about a young woman with a once-in-a-generation palate who becomes the iconic chef behind the count...

**“Stradal serves up another saga of food and family, hurt and healing, pitched between cliff-hanger moments. . . that make the pages fly.” —PeopleFrom the New York Times bestselling author J. Ryan Stradal, a story of a couple from two very different restaurant families in rustic Minnesota, and the legacy of love and tragedy, of hardship and hope, that unites and divides them**Mariel Prager needs a break. Her husband Ned is having an identity crisis, her s...

**A National Bestseller!“The perfect pick-me-up on a hot summer day.”—Washington Post**“[A] charmer of a tale. . . Warm, witty and--like any good craft beer--complex, the saga delivers a subtly feminist and wholly life-affirming message.”—People MagazineA novel of family, Midwestern values, hard work, fate and the secrets of making a world-class beer, from the bestselling author of Kitchen...

'A tremendous novel that combines powerfully moving moments with hilarious satire' Daily Mail'Eva Thorvald is the new Olive Kitteridge' Elisabeth Egan'Kitchens of the Great Midwest is terrific' Jane Smiley, GuardianHave you met Eva Thorvald?To her father, a chef, she's a pint-sized recipe tester and the love of his life. To the chilli chowdown contestants of Cook County, Illinois, she's a fire-eatin...

The January 6th attack is an unprecedented crime in American history. Sprawling and openly political, it can't be handled by the traditional rules and norms of law enforcement--threatening the very idea of justice and its role in society.The attack on the Capitol building following the 2020 election was an extraordinarily large and brazen crime. Conspiracies were formed on social media in full public view, the law-breakers paraded on national television with undisg...

Warning: Contains nudity, gore, and adult themes.The Grimm's Girl 2: Future Past is an 8 issue story arc that picks up about a year after the first pilot issue entitled The Night Nurses Present: The Grimm's Girl. These comic books are exclusively done with photography and real live models and sets.This series picks up after the original events of the GG, and explores the current War of the Heart for The Grimm's Girl, Rose. Also known as The Witch Wars, four witches are batt...

As the teenage princess of Brigantia, Morgan is caught between a brutal Roman empire and the warrior legacy of Queen Boudicca. The choices she makes could change everything—for her people, her family, and her heart.Thrown into a world of spies, battles, and betrayal, Morgan must figure out who to trust, what to fight for, and how to survive. But with danger around every corner—and unexpected love in the mix—growing up fast might be the only way to stay alive.Lioness

She captures the heart of the young centurion who saves her. Then she is ordered to kill him.Taken as a prisoner to Rome, Clio is reborn as Achillea: a fierce gladiatrix who rises to fame in the arena. The young centurion Marcus Petreius, who captured her, soon finds himself falling for the very girl Rome expects to fight and die for its glory.But after the assassination of Julius Caesar, the world they know begins to fracture. As a ruthless new emperor rul...

A Funny Chapter Book for Reluctant ReadersMax and his big brother Cody can't wait for a day at the beach.Sun. Sand. Waves. What could possibly go wrong?Well... there was that one time when Max tried bodyboarding and got totally body-slammed by a wave-face first, sand in his teeth and all. Now he's not so sure he's ready to jump back into the ocean.But with Cody cheering him on and adventure calling, Max must decide if he's brave enough to g...

She spends every Christmas Eve alone… except this one.Why is he here?What starts as a simple evening becomes a frantic search for the family of the person left at Gem’s house. With help from her tree surgeon, she races to uncover the mystery surrounding the stranger.But until he trusts her, his welfare is at stake. Complicating matters is that her heart swings the longer she’s around him, and making any deci...

From one of the world's leading authorities on animal behavior, the astonishing story of how the female brain drives the evolution of beauty in animals and humansDarwin developed the theory of sexual selection to explain why the animal world abounds in stunning beauty, from the brilliant colors of butterflies and fishes to the songs of birds and frogs. He argued that animals have "a taste for the beautiful" that drives their potential mates to evolve features that m...

This award-winning Civil War history examines Robert E. Lee's retreat from Gettysburg and the vital importance of Civil War military intelligence.While countless books have examined the Battle of Gettysburg, the Confederate Army's retreat to the Potomac River remains largely untold. This comprehensive study tells the full story, including how Maj. Gen. George G. Meade organized and motivated his Army of the Potomac to pursue Gen. Robert E. Lee's retreating Army of ...