Warm, wise, and magical—the latest novel by the bestselling author of THE LITTLE PARIS BOOKSHOP and THE LITTLE FRENCH BISTRO is an astonishing exploration of the thresholds between life and death Henri Skinner is a hardened ex-war reporter on the run from his past. On his way to see his son, Sam, for the first time in years, Henri steps into the road without looking and collides with oncoming traffic. He is rushed to a nearby hospital where he floats, comatose, between dreams, reliving the fairytales of his childhood and the secrets that made him run away in the first place. After the accident, Sam—a thirteen-year old synesthete with an IQ of 144 and an appetite for science fiction—waits by his father's bedside every day. There he meets Eddie Tomlin, a woman forced to confront her love for Henri after all these years, and twelve-year old Madelyn Zeidler, a coma patient like Henri and the sole survivor of a traffic accident that killed her... Views: 165
Designs of the Heart, Book 1 of 2 in Back and Forth (2 Book Series) The heart always has its own designs, but at times we can't see them and get lost in the fog. Hannah is a young career woman in Seattle who has always wanted to visit Italy. While her friends Lauren and Keisha have difficult love lives, things are great with her boyfriend, Ryan. Although, all is not perfect. A darkness of a painful childhood with her mother hangs over her... Then Ryan gives her a dream birthday gift: two weeks in Italy. The trip starts off with a surprise that threatens to upset all of her plans, but she is determined to enjoy herself on this dress rehearsal for their honeymoon one day. She's also learned Italian and can't wait to find some locals to practice. However, everyone knows Italy is the land of sun, sea, and love... Can Hannah and Ryan's relationship make it through the pitfalls that await them and emerge unscathed... Views: 165
Return to Lancaster County with the first installment of Amy Clipston's charming new Amish Marketplace series.Christiana Kurtz loves to bake, but when her bake stand becomes too busy, her mother encourages her to move her business to the local market. Her new bake shop becomes so inundated with customers that the line blocks the leather and woodcraft shop next door, which is run by Jeffrey Stoltzfus. When Jeffrey complains that her stand is driving away business due to the lines, she complains to him that his personalization machine smells. Though their relationship starts off on bad footing, they eventually forge a friendship.When Christiana's father makes a surprise visit to the market, he is upset to find that Jeffrey uses the building's electricity to personalize his items. He tells Christiana that Jeffrey is too modern for her, and she's forbidden from dating him. Christiana is crushed, but she knows she must obey her father.When... Views: 165
A rogue attack. A shocking kidnapping. A surprise fated mate.Joshua, the Crown Prince and Captain of the Guards, doesn't want to fall in love, but fate has other plans for him… so do rogue wolf shifters.Leah enjoys the time she spends with her longtime friend and fiercest confidante, but when time and circumstance push them to the edge, she discovers Joshua is much more than her good friend.When the wolf shifters attack the Royal Palace, Joshua's world is turned upside down. His brother kidnapped. His throne in jeopardy. His fated mate now must fight by his side against insurmountable odds on a planet with little chance of escaping.Forced to forge alliances with unlikely allies, can they save Joshua's brother and restore order for the Royal Dragon family? Views: 165
Recommended by Barnes & Noble, Entertainment Weekly, Popsugar, Goodreads, CrimeReads, BookBubKeep your enemies close and your sister closer.Though Chloe was the younger of the two Taylor sisters, she always seemed to be the one in charge. She was the honor roll student with big dreams and an even bigger work ethic. Nicky—always restless and more than a little reckless—was the opposite of her ambitious little sister. She floated from job to job and man to man, and stayed close to home in Cleveland.For a while, it seemed that both sisters had found happiness. Chloe earned a scholarship to an Ivy League school and moved to New York City, where she landed a coveted publishing job. Nicky married promising young attorney Adam Macintosh and gave birth to a baby boy they named Ethan. The Taylor sisters became virtual strangers.Now, more than fifteen years later, their lives are drastically... Views: 165
The Resistance is building . . .. . . but Magi-Corps will do everything they can to stop them.In Bellows City, where no magic is legal, Magi-Corps ensures the detainment of anyone caught practicing magic, but things are getting out of hand--innocents and criminals are treated with equal harshness.How can Taniff keep her ability a secret if she mistakenly brings a violent voodoo doll to life?What harm could Vasnia's future-altering Once stories really be?Can Selene hack it as a nervous leader to a growing Resistance?And it doesn't help that they're all already on Magi-Corps radar.Grab your copy of this dystopian urban fantasy and keep the Resistance alive. Views: 165
Small-town florist Ashley Gaines loves her little flower shop and putting together the perfect bouquets for weddings and other happy occasions. Her own love life, however, is far from blossoming. Ash has decided that staying in the closet is safer than risking her heart again.Local bakery owner Sasha Peterson hasn't had much luck mixing it up with romance either. Besides, she's too busy whipping up delicious treats to have time for a relationship.But when their town's first lesbian wedding forces them to work together, Ashley and Sasha discover they have more in common than they imagined.During food fights, cake tastings, and slow waltzes, they begin to see each other in a new light. Soon Ashley has to admit to herself that Sasha is tempting more than just her sweet tooth.What else is on the menu in this delicious lesbian romance? Find out in this second book in the Fair Oaks series by award-winning author Jae. It's featuring new main characters and... Views: 165
Sixty-three-year-old Dart Sommers—a professor of psychology and the founder of The Raindrop Institute (TRI), a think tank dedicated to eradicating poverty—is intelligent, resourceful, and ambitious. She has always considered her brain to be the best part of her. When she finds herself reacting inappropriately to situations at work and forgetting pieces of her day, she realizes that her mind is betraying her. Before she gets confirmation from a doctor, she knows her diagnosis: she has frontotemporal dementia (FTD). And whatever symptoms she's experiencing now, they're only going to get worse. As she struggles with the reality of her illness, Dart finds herself falling for her friend Ash—who is her boss and the still-grieving widower whose wife died of FTD. As Dart's health deteriorates and she faces conflict at work with a colleague who wants to take over TRI, she pushes Ash away, determined to spare him from more heartache. But he refuses to give up on... Views: 165
