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Margo’s Got Money Troubles gets a thrilling gothic twist in this delightful, darkly funny debut novel set in a castle in the Scottish Highlands. When Emma Propeller’s unreliable and narcissistic husband, James, fails to return home to her and their new baby from a business trip, she fears...

Silver Fox by Adam Borba is a forthcoming title from Flatiron Books...

Ausgerechnet im winterlichen Sankt Moritz sollen die Erdmännchen Phil, Rufus & Ray möglichst unauffällig auf die aufmüpfige Patentochter Kelly von Interpolchefin Mary Montgomery aufpassen. Diese sucht ihren verschollenen Vater und ist zu allem bereit. Der Auftrag geht voll in die Hosen. Doch dann verschwindet Kelly in den Schweizer Alpen und Phil & Friends müssen sich wohl oder übel ins Bergabenteuer stürzen.

I know how this story ends. And it's NOT with the best friends falling in love. Even if Chase checks all my boxes--and then some. He's the perfect guy, and he deserves the perfect girl. Which, to be clear, is not me. I knew one day I would have to let him go. I just didn't know it would be so soon.

Off Beat Humor about aging and embracing the process of becoming being a Senior Citizen. Wacky Fun Stuff to make you smile. There are crazy thoughts of Bizarre Hilarity with Quirky Twist. Getting old is not easy and instead of crying about it, laughing about it is much healthier. Chapters like, The Woes of Aging and Venturing Out in Public. Book one in a series of three to keep you plodding along. Absolute Absurdity!

When Mae wakes from a 6-month coma, she barely recognizes her own life. Her fiancé, Rob, a charismatic tech mogul, is more obsessed in running the world’s most popular dating app than rekindling their fractured relationship. But Mae soon discovers that her amnesia isn't the only thing being manipulated. Diving into a dark web of deceit, can Mae uncover truth behind D8N App’s sinister new algorithm before she becomes its next victim? In this darkly comedic thriller, where Black Mirror meets Hitchcockian Gone Girl , trust is a glitch, and love could be the last mistake you ever make.

Quand la Joconde cache un secret fatal, seul un chat grincheux et une brocanteuse futée peuvent le démêler. Et si le chef-d'œuvre absolu du Louvre n'était qu'une copie ? Calypso Finn, ex-star de télénovelas brésiliennes reconvertie en brocanteuse sur la Côte d'Azur, voit son quotidien chamboulé par l'arrivée de Leandro, un charmant Italien. Il affirme posséder la véritable Joconde et souhaite la restituer au célèbre musée. D'abord sceptique, Calypso accepte d'explorer cette proposition stupéfiante. Cependant, la situation s'envenime, entraînant Calypso dans un périlleux labyrinthe.

Kevin Kershaw is on the achy side of fifty, divorced, and spends his days processing insurance claims. It’s a far cry from the wondrous future he imagined as a teenager. Then, one random day, as Kevin drifts through his joyless existence, he stumbles upon a shop that defies belief—possibly the last remaining video shop in England. He eventually ventures in and meets the enigmatic shopkeeper, who presents Kevin with a VHS tape.

Saint Frank has had a time of it, things have not gone smoothly for him so far, but now he has an ally in his fight against the rogue saint Dark Charlie, One-Eyed Cy, lord of the sea. A war is coming, and it's Saint Frank and One-Eyed Cy who are bringing that war to Dark Charlie; however, Dark Charlie has a new ally of his own, Poseidon, One-Eyed Cy's nemesis, whom Frank accidentally resurrected from the dead. With a cast of thousands! Maybe it's twenty, but it's a lot! This epic ball of epicness couldn't be more epic if it killed the dinosaurs, that is just how epically big it is, huge!

The stage is set. An epic battle of barbecue roasts ignites down the East Coast when a peck of Delaware peaches lands at the feet of cannabis chef Charlotte Bennett. The fires roar to life as Clinton Tuckerman sets her up in a culinary showdown that seals her fate. She whisks fresh cream, sugar, and a duck yolk with a vanilla pod over medium heat, just until bubbles form around the edge. Peaches simmer with a splash of whiskey as she blooms around the pot. A tablespoon of butter thickens the plot.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES. It's the following Thursday. Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He's made a big mistake, and he needs her help...

My name is Daniel Archer, I’m thirty-four years old, and I can tell you that the woman currently unbuttoning my shirt weighs exactly one hundred and twenty-three pounds. Not that she asked. They never ask. Her name is—was?—Simone, and we met two hours ago at a gallery opening in Chelsea where I spent more time calculating the weight of bronze sculptures than actually looking at them. The Giacometti in the corner: forty-seven pounds.

From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff, Comes Book #3 of the Immortal Matchmakers, Inc. Series. (Standalone)HIS MISSION: LOSE BEER BELLY. FIND PERFECT WOMAN. SAVE WORLD. The God of Wine has been partying for over ten thousand years, and New Year's Eve, when humans around the world succumb to his naturally occurring spike in powers, is his biggest night. Only this year, a plague is sweeping the immortal community, and he's turning downright evil. All those New Year's bashes will turn into bloodbaths if he doesn't stop the transformation. Sadly, the only known cure is finding a mate.

Heroic fantasies like Game of Thrones, The Name of the Wind, and Lord of the Rings are huge, sprawling epics, with dozens of characters. But what about when you want something a bit shorter and lighter? Writer on Demand Vol. 6: Not-So-Heroic Fantasy includes five shorter tales about less heroic fantasy characters: "Fellow Traveler: (approximately 3,040 words) is a tale a bard who makes the most of his limited skills to impress a horde of barbarians of limited intelligence and less hygiene. This story originally appeared in "Fantasy Gone Wrong," edited by Brittiany A. Koren and Martin H.

Three mystery dramas and comedies from the great A. A. Milne Alan Alexander Milne (A.A. Milne) (18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956) was a British author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems. However, he was also a prolific writer of...

Brought to you by Penguin. Verity can’t seem to stop breaking the rules. Whether it’s her landlord, her employer, or the court-issued restraining orders that demand she stops investigating her sister’s disappearance. However hard she tries, life just keeps unravelling. Pru has always...

Selected episodes from the much loved Much Binding in the Marsh series Much Binding in the Marsh ran from 1944 to 1954 initially set at a remote RAF station before being converted to a country club and later the action moved to a newspaper...

Carol Andrews hates to exercise. Poppy Hollister hates Carol Andrews. When the two have a heated encounter on the local pickleball court, and their cars have a too-close encounter in the facility parking lot, Poppy retaliates by suing Carol for over two million dollars. NowCarol hates Poppy Hollister even more than she hates to exercise. Tension between the two ratchets up even more when Poppy is suspected of murdering her estranged husband and begs Carol for help. The complications keep right on coming in this laugh-out-loud mystery with more twists and turns than a bowl of rotini pasta.

The Brightonians focuses upon the bitter rivalry and social one-upmanship that fuels the lives of a group of socialites who live in this far-from-quintessential seaside town. Already vying for supremacy of their circle, the chance discovery of a 50-year-old letter belonging to a local drag queen takes their sparring to hilarious new heights. Initially leading to them back to the saucier side of Brighton in the swinging 60s–what they ultimately discover is even more shocking–connecting one of them to the past in ways that no-one could have imagined.

A group of daycare providers who meet regularly at Time in a Bottle are stunned when one of their number is accused of beating a child in her care. Can Kiki help the frightened young woman clear her name?...