Twelve-year-old Evie Carson lives with her mom. In an apartment across the lake, Evie's celebrity-chef dad is starting a new life with his young second wife, Angie, who's expecting twins. To make matters worse, Evie's dad has custody of the beloved family dog. Navigating her new family situation is difficult, and Evie turns to her love of cooking as a way to stay connected to her father. Through cooking classes, Evie finds an unexpected friend in Corey, whose eccentric aunt Shanti might be able to make everyone a little happier. Evie learns to look outside herself, help others, and make friends where she never thought she could (she also learns to make a pretty darn good soufflé!).

A young girl with a tragic past and a rhinoceros facing life in captivity form an unlikely and magical bond after a fateful storm and a shipwreck bring them together. A moving tale about love, connection and the healing power of friendship. 1891 On a stormy night off the coast of southern Australia, a ship transporting a cargo of exotic animals tosses and turns in enormous seas. Rhino senses they are in grave danger. . . Not far away, ten-year-old Evie and her grandfather shelter in their crumbling, once-grand old home. They know too well how deadly storms can be. When all is calm, Evie treks over the dunes to the sea and makes a discovery that will change her life, and Rhino’s, forever. Will the tragedies of their pasts finally be put to rest? Awarded CBCA 2023 Honour Book - Younger Readers

2009 NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS FINALIST. This book is the first edition of many recipes to come from Evie's Kitchen. A compilation of traditional Argentine and European cuisine. Other features: presentation, table decor and wine pairings

The complete Montana Born Brides series Available for the first time! All nine stories of The Montana Born Brides series, The Great Wedding Giveaway, brought to you by NY Times, USA Today and national bestselling authors! When a few of Marietta's long standing bachelors start walking down the aisle they vowed to avoid, the town's residents are speculating there must be something magical in the water. Be our wedding guest during The Great Wedding Giveaway as these chiseled, brooding cowboys, sexy business owners, and local bad boys return to town to prove a point and say "I do" to the women of their dreams. Titles included: What a Bride Wants by Kelly Hunter Second Chance Bride by Trish Morey Almost a Bride by Sarah Mayberry The Cowboy's Reluctant Bride by Katherine Garbera The Unexpected Bride by Joanne Walsh A Game of Brides by Megan Crane The Substitute Bride by Kathleen O'Brien Last Year's Bride by Anne McAllister Make-Believe Wedding by Sarah Mayberry

From the prosperous fishing port in Cadiz, on the island of Panay, the Philippines, fisherman Joaquin Ramos comes home to discover his pregnant wife, a victim of the evil aswang. Without a thought, grief-stricken, he kills the creature crouched over his dead wife. Legend has it, when one kills an aswang, descendants of theirs will become one, so the curse lives on. The story moves on to a more recent setting in Central Indiana, quaint community of Henderson, and the large metropolitan area of Indianapolis. Two detectives from The Henderson Police Department, Glenda McMahan and Luther Charles embark on an investigation that leads them to a mysterious suspect, Amado Rathbone. Amado, a beautiful, wealthy, and successful chemist working for the billion-dollar pharmaceutical company, Hale Broderick, leads a double life. From the powerful influence of his father's wealth and his recent development of a miracle drug, Divina, Amado will never see the inside of a jail cell. Taking matters into their own hands, McMahan and Charles face Rathbone in full horrific transformation. After Rathbone's demise, another aswang is discovered, this one almost takes the life of Detective Glenda McMahan.

Can the old woman who lives in a shoe restore order when a strong wind blows away the possessions of the three little kittens, Jack and Jill, Little Bo Peep, and many other nursery characters?

An Oprah Magazine Best Romance Novel of 2020 In this brand-new series from award-winning author Rebekah Weatherspoon, a charming cowboy and his sleeping beauty find their modern-day happily ever after . . . With a headline spot on a hit morning show and truly mouth-watering culinary skills, chef Evie Buchanan is perched on the edge of stardom. But at an industry party, a fall lands Evie in the hospital—with no memory of who she is. Scrambling to help, Evie’s assistant contacts the only “family” Evie has left, close friends who run the luxury dude ranch in California where Evie grew up. Evie has no recollection of them—until former rodeo champion Zach Pleasant walks into her hospital room, and she realizes his handsome face has been haunting her dreams . . . Zach hasn’t seen Evie in years—not since their families conducted a campaign to make sure their childhood friendship never turned into anything more. When the young cowboy refused to admit the feelings between them were real, Evie left California, making it clear she never wanted to see Zach again. Now he refuses to make the same mistake twice. Starting fresh is a risk when they have a history she can’t recall, but Zach can’t bear to let go of her now. Can he awaken the sleeping beauty inside her who might still love him?

An ambitious and unforgettable epic novel that spans a hundred years of Guatemala’s tumultuous history as experienced by four American women who are linked by the mysterious disappearance of a little girl In 1902, a young girl watches her family’s life destroyed by corrupt officials and inscrutable natives. In 1954, the wife of the American ambassador becomes trapped in the intrigue of a cold war love affair. In 1983, an evangelical missionary discovers that the Good News may not be good news at all to the Mayan refugees she hopes to save. And in 1999, the mother of an adopted Mayan daughter embarks on a Roots Tour only to find that the history she seeks is not safely in the past. Kelly Kerney’s novel tells a powerful story that draws on the history of Guatemala and the legacy of American intervention to vividly evoke The Land of Eternal Spring in all its promise and all its devastating failures. This is a place where a volcano erupts and the government sends a band to drown out the sound of destruction; where a government decree reverses the direction of one-way streets; a president decides that Pat Robertson and Jesus will save the country; and where a UN commission is needed to determine the truth. A heartrending and masterfully written look at a country in perpetual turmoil, Hard Red Spring brilliantly reveals how the brutal realities of history play out in the lives of individuals and reveals Guatemala in a manner reminiscent of the groundbreaking memoir I, Rigoberta Menchu.

What if everything you believed to be true turned out to be a lie? And everything you thought to be legend and myth was entirely real? Anna's life continues to worsen. The lives of her new acquaintances fall into deadly peril. Her parents battle each other from behind walls of bitterness and sorrow yet seek each other from within their desperate loneliness. Terrorists have attacked and blown up Jeremie's bus. David and Hannah fight to rescue him from a fiery, smoky death. News of the attack unnerves daddy such as she has never seen. Only Miriam knows why he is so disconcerted at the news, yet she battles her own mortality as her deteriorating illness becomes evident to the other team members. While the others study the Book of Shem and the Shofar of Abel, and no one is watching, Evie colors a picture that changes the direction of the entire mission-a vision from her Father. They venture into the ancient wilderness of Midian in search of the stick Yahweh gave to Adam. The Staff passed down through the Patriarchs. The Staff by which Moshe led the Israelites from captivity in Egypt. The Staff that parted the Red Sea. The Staff that brought water from the rock. The Staff that, according to legend, contains the information the team requires to complete their mission: save Karen, Anna's best friend. Anna and Evie are pushed to their limits in the continuing adventure to discover the true power, glory, and majesty of the Father and how a simple Staff of wood could change the entire world.

Bailey's Farmers' Market is this season's go-to holiday destination, but not all the vendors are feeling the Christmas spirit... Jam and preserve maker Becca Robins is excited about the extra business that the Ridgeway Christmas Tree Farm is bringing to the market this holiday season. But when a competing tree farmer, Reggie Stuckey, arrives with a truck full of trees, angrily barking that he has exclusive selling rights at the market, Becca finds herself pining for more goodwill toward men. After Reggie is found with a tree stake in his chest, she wonders when the Christmas tree business turned so deadly. Now Becca has to use the only clues she has to the killer's identity--mysterious ornaments that begin to show up in her stall--to hook a sinister Scrooge who will go to any lengths to drive home a point...