Daring resort manager Elizabeth Grady will need to think fast to bring a killer into the limelight in this charming 1950s set cozy mystery series.Famous director Elias Theropodous has chosen Haggerman’s Catskills Resort as a shooting location for his next film. It sounds glamorous to much of the staff, but resort manager Elizabeth Grady is less satisfied. Dealing with the ridiculous demands of the antagonistic director is bad enough, and his attempts to walk all over Elizabeth are making her feel like her position at the resort has been changed into a bit part. But when Elias is poisoned during a dinner at the resort, the future of the film and the resort itself are on the line. Between an aging movie star, a harried producer, and former victims of the deceased director’s wrath, Elizabeth has a full cast of suspects to examine, and she’ll need to investigate every lead to catch a killer.

For the first time New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice writes as C. Travis Rice. Under his new pen name, Rice offers tales of passion, intrigue, and steamy romance between men. The first novel, SAPPHIRE SUNSET, transports you to a beautiful luxury resort on the sparkling Southern California coast where strong-willed heroes release the shame that blocks their heart's desires.Logan Murdoch is a fighter, a survivor, and a provider. When he leaves a distinguished career in the Marine Corps to work security at a luxury beachfront resort, he's got one objective: pay his father's mounting medical bills. That means Connor Harcourt, the irresistibly handsome scion of the wealthy family that owns Sapphire Cove, is strictly off limits, despite his sassy swagger and beautiful blue eyes. Logan's life is all about sacrifices; Connor is privilege personified. But temptation is a beast that demands to be fed, and a furtive kiss ignites instant passion,...

The first group of Surahs (al-Fatihah, al-Baqarah, al 'Imran, al-Nisa' and al-Ma'idah) are introduced and examined in this volume, with the author looking at their structure and major themes. The central theme of which is conferring the status of Muslim ummah on the believers, to which a new code of life was given to be followed to be better humans.

BE WHO YOU ARE.When people look at Melissa, they think they see a boy named George. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl.Melissa thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. Melissa really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part... because she's a boy.With the help of her best friend, Kelly, Melissa comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte — but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.

A vivid coming of age story filled with resistance, romance and the courage of everyday heroes. Olivia is destined to be the future leader of Meliora. She's smart, rich, and innovative, and she has a pink Identifeye light. Andy is destined to be a waiter and househusband. His blue Identifeye light prevents him from pursuing his dream of becoming an engineer. After all, who ever heard of a male engineer? But when Andy's life becomes entangled with Olivia's and he gets the chance to prove himself on the female stage, everything starts to change.In a society where men are second-class citizens and only binary gender norms are acceptable, Andy and Olivia must confront their own beliefs and decide what kind of world they want to live in. Will they do what is expected or what is right? And will the wrong choice spell disaster? Debut author S.J. Pratt bursts onto the YA literary scene with a...

The party of the year turns into the disaster of the year when a storm traps the Townsend women inside the Wayfarer Inn—along with some unexpected guests and some unwelcome secrets. Four months after their father's death brings half-sister Jill to Martha's Vineyard, Leslie and Michelle Townsend are still adjusting to tumultuous lives. Leslie is reeling as she rediscovers memories of the past that throw everything she thought she knew about her father into doubt. Michelle is struggling to cope with the ned of her relationship with Isaac and the ongoing debacle of her divorce. Meanwhile, Jill is juggling the unpleasant appearance of her ex-boss and her mother's declining health. The sisters come up with the idea for a May Day party to turn things around. But nothing goes according to plan. Can the Townsend women navigate choppy waters and make it back to sunrise? Find out in THE VINEYARD MOTHERS,...

For a young lady to receive one welcomed offer of marriage is a delight. For her to receive two welcomed offers simultaneously, is the ultimate inconvenience! Proposed marriage by two worthy men, Jane Bennet is torn between choosing Mr. Bingley and Colonel Fitzwilliam.Just when the Darcys and the Bennets had to witness this event, there is more struggle in the family, through distant relations. Miss Elena Darcy, Mr. Darcy's and Georgiana's cousin, experienced a disastrous elopement, and her immediate family has rejected her. Seeking refuge with her distant relatives, she writes to Georgiana, and Mr. Darcy must make a decision: should he ignore this request and avoid dealing with scandal. Or should he offer familial mercy?Follow the adventures of these characters in the third book of this series.

The Wildcat (Clan Ross of the Hebrides)

An intimate yet wide-sweeping story of a marine biologist working to save ocean ecosystems from climate change.With the world's oceans ravaged by climate change, Émeraude, a young marine biologist, works to preserve aquatic ecosystems by recreating them for zoos. When her work earns her a spot aboard a research vessel with an extended mission in the Arctic, it is the inescapable draw of the ocean that will save her when the world she leaves behind is irrevocably changed.Stories of Émeraude's ancestors — a young sailor abandoned at birth, a conjuror who mixes potions for her neighbours, a violent young man who hides in the woods to escape an even more violent war, and a talented young singer born to a mother who cannot speak — weave their way through her intimate reflections on a modest life, unknowingly shaped by those who came before.A RARE MACHINES BOOK

How far will you go to protect the only family you have? When Amy Gibson's mother is brutally murdered by her boyfriend, Amy's world is completely undone. Overcome with grief and heartache, she withdraws from everything around her—college, her friends, her entire life. Until her estranged half-brother, Oliver, saves her, pulling her back into her life and giving her family. Giving her a home. Eight years later, she's picked herself up and has worked hard to move forward. She's the host of a popular true crime podcast that focuses on crimes against women committed by their partners and is finding purpose and healing through helping women in ways she couldn't help her mother. And then Oliver is accused of the unthinkable—something that is so unlike him. Something that horrifies Amy. But desperate to save the only family she has, she sets out to prove her brother's innocence. But as the days pass and more information about...

A heartrending novel of courage and resilience inspired by the true story of a female Civil War spy September 1862. Hattie Logan is a restless young woman with a strong will and an effervescent spirit. When war ignites, she escapes her privileged family and prim finishing school to join Allen Pinkerton's spy agency, burning to make a difference for the Union. As one of Pinkerton's mailroom girls, she uncovers secrets that could change the course of the war. Still, she longs to do more. Dispatched as the courier's wife, she ventures behind enemy lines, where her passion for the man posing as her husband deepens. But from the shadows of Hattie's past, a secret threatens their plans and their lives. A sweeping story of courage and resilience, with rich historical detail and unforgettable characters who will tug at your heart. Book One of the Secrets of the Blue and Gray series featuring women spies in the American Civil War.

One reluctant photographer. One high society wedding. And a whole lot of chaos. 'Abigail Mann is at her absolute best . . . she skillfully uses comedy alongside other more serious topics'Holly McCulloch 'An absolute delight of a book! Really fun and witty, with all the scandal of my favourite reality TV show' Olivia Beirne 'Packed with humour and wonderfully brilliant characters, this is Abigail Mann at her very best' Hannah Tovey 'Great fun, genuinely laugh out loud and a gorgeous celebration of friendship' Emily Kerr 'Yet another hilarious and touching book from Abigail Mann, with a cast of great and terrible characters and a setting full of Succession-esque glamour and drama'Lex Croucher Poppy got married young. Too young in fact, and she put her dreams aside for love. Fast-forward eight years(ish) and now it's time to reclaim her life and first love – photography. What better way to celebrate her new-found freedom than a blissful week alone on an island with just her camera...