What if the ordinary world is not ordinary at all?In Glistening Silken Thread, Dr. Peggy Thibodeau invites readers to slow down long enough to notice the sacred woven through everyday life-the shimmer of fireflies, the hush of forests, the rhythm of the ocean, the changing seasons, the ache of loss, and the quiet persistence of love.Moving through wonder, wilderness, homesickness, becoming, and belonging, these poems trace the nearly invisible thread of God...

¿Y Yo También? brings together a diverse range of Latina voices to address the under-representation of Latinx voices in the #MeToo movement and discussions of sexual violence. Through scholarly analysis of literature, media, podcasting, film, art, and testimonio alongside memoir, poetry, a short play, and personal essays, the authors address varied Latina experiences of sexual assault and harassment. These authors grapple with these traumas alongside their intersectional contexts,...

Since her only daughter left for college, widow Pamela Paterson has kept busy as associate editor of a craft magazine and founder of the Knit and Nibble knitting club in quaint Arborville, New Jersey. Now, she’s trying out a new hobby—solving murders!Pamela is hosting the next Knit and Nibble meeting and can’t wait to liven up her otherwise empty home with colorful yarn, baking, and a little harmless gossip. She even recruits Amy Morgan, an old friend who ...

Evelyn Lewis' secret dream of marrying her brother’s best friend is shattered when he leaves their home town to seek his fortune elsewhere. For six long years, she’s waited and wondered if he would return. After the shocking murder of her parents, her brother is the only family she has left. Refusing to accept a betrothal to a man she doesn’t love, she decides to take control of her destiny and confront her parents’ killer.Growing up, Alexander Walker has known only violence at the...

Carefree and strong-willed, Katherine Montgomery is the daughter of a successful Montana horse rancher. When a tragic accident claims her father’s life, Katherine is left to deal with an overbearing mother whose agenda does not include a young daughter. Fate deals her another devastating blow, leaving her to face an uncertain future far away from everything and everyone she’s loved.Trace Hawley used to push the limits of the law, and no one was going to plan his future for him. The...

In the isolated heights of a remote fire lookout tower, Sara Port and her husband Michael Port arrive hoping the season will finally grant them the child they have long desired. When relief ranger Austin Kerning begins his rotations, the endless days of smoke and silence awaken new questions about family and connection. What begins as a tentative conversation soon becomes a carefully negotiated arrangement, with Michael present as witness and participant. Tension builds with every radio ch...

It’s time for a homespun holiday—until a crafty culprit weaves murder into the festivities. . .Slay bells ring when the body of Arborville High School’s beloved art teacher (and annual Christmas card designer), Karma Karling, is discovered on the first day of the Holiday Craft Fair . . .Now, Pamela Paterson and the Knit and Nibble crew must swap swatching for sleuthing in order to put a Christmas killer on ice.Previously published in Ch...

Working at the Arts and Crafts Museum in small town Massachusetts, a quilting and antique quilts expert pieces together a patchwork of clues against the vibrant backdrop of a New England fall in this crafty new cozy series from Peggy Ehrhart, acclaimed author of the Knit and Nibble Mysteries.As Associate Director and Curator of Special Collections at the Yates Museum, Caroline is excited to pick up a prized antique quilt from Nancy Critchley, one of Banburyport’s w...

What if the life you want is not waiting on the other side of your problems but available to you right now, exactly as you are? Values-Flow combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, and Flow Theory into a practical, scientifically grounded approach to living the life well lived, despite the ups and downs that life inevitably brings. It integrates values-based action, mindfulness, and emotional regulation to empower readers to experience meaningful engagemen...

Jake Owens is tired of life on his parents' Montana ranch, catering to city folk who want a taste of old-fashioned country living. He enjoys life in the fast lane, with fast cars and even faster women. When he falls in with the wrong crowd and is accused of murder, a stranger's bizarre offer at a second chance might be his only hope to clear his name.Rachel Parker is highly devoted to her family. A tragedy prompts a daring move to the Oregon Territory for a fresh start in a new lan...

Nurse and avid backpacker Aimee Donovan never expected her life to change during an overnight hospital shift. When a strange patient claims to be a time traveler and offers her the chance to spend three months in the Yellowstone wilderness two hundred years in the past, she agrees, but there is one condition. She must never reveal the truth about who she is or where she comes from.At the dawn of the mountain man era, trapper Daniel Osborne encounters a woman who appears in his moun...

A murder in the science lab shatters a woman’s quiet and ordered life when she decides she must solve the crime herself in this entertaining and uplifting mystery.Plenty of people consider Margaret Finch odd. Six-feet-tall and big-boned, she lives alone in a small cabin in the woods, drives a 20-year-old truck, and schedules her life so precisely you can tell the time and day of the week by the chore she is doing and what she is wearing. But the same attributes tha...