Chef Carrie Ann Cole is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime—an assignment as the new Personal Chef to the Royal Family at Kensington Palace. But no sooner has Carrie Ann touched down across the pond and donned her apron than a dead body crops up beneath the royal kale beds. With one assistant dead and the other soon under suspicion for his murder, Carrie Ann is scrambling to keep her kitchen up and running. Not to mention she gets off to an immediate bad start with the tempestuous Royal Chef Butterbottom, who has a bitter taste in his mouth since the prestigious position in the Royal Family's kitchen was given to an "over-privileged, under-educated American chef." But the Royal Family's appetites wait for no one, and Carrie Ann must solve the murder and still get supper on the table on time—even with the annoyingly handsome Head of Security Ian Gordon tracking her every move like an MI6 agent. Suspects abound as an American chef adds a bit of spice to the traditional royal household in the first in Nell Hampton's charming and tasty Kensington Palace Chef Mystery series, Kale to the Queen.

Abandoned and left to Fate, Chasedy Polari must discover what is expected of her. She was trained from the young age of two to use weapons and hand to hand fighting, and along the way she has acquired abilities that leaves her skills, so far unchallenged. However, she still has no idea what Fate has in store for her, though she is aware that her kind do not live once their mission is complete. She finds herself in situations that emerge guardian after guardian. How many guardians does a girl need for a mission of fate that is supposed to leave her dead at such a young age? If her destiny is to die after she accomplishes what she is destined for, then why is she suddenly finding herself surrounded by untouchable, gorgeous men, calling themselves her guardians? Jax, Travis, Kale, and other guardians are trying to help, but for some reason they keep losing track of the precious one they are supposed to guard. Jax is not happy when he is told he must help Chasedy find her mate. He is especially unhappy when the lord of the Dark Realm hovers over her. Families are being violently slaughtered. Fear and panic rise as not only as one of Fates destined, Chase Polari must her way, but murders increase and she must find a way to stop them. She suspects they are because someone is searching for her.

Kale is the veggie everyones gone mad for—from farmers and foodies to celebrity chefs! For those eager to get in on this healthy, tasty trend, here is a fun-to-read, one-stop resource for all things kale, including more than 75 recipes to entice, satisfy, and boost your well-being. The dishes include meltingly tender stews, flash-sautéed side dishes, salads and slaws, sandwiches, smoothies, and even muffins and chips. Stephanie Pedersen, a holistic health counselor and experienced health writer, provides dozens of tips for making kale delicious and desirable to even the most finicky eater. Youll even learn how to start your own kale garden and turn over a new leaf for a healthier life.

For sixteen idyllic years, nineteen-year-old Kayla has lived with her adopted family: Mona, Brock, and their son Kale, in the bucolic village of Ilandry. But the idyll ends in one horrific day when Ilandry is attacked by grotesque green men who savagely murder everyone in sight. To her own amazement, when Kayla finds herself threatened, a blinding light blasts forth from her and instantly incinerates her attackers to ash. Rushing home with Kale and Jared, a little boy who is the only other survivor, they discover Brock dying and Mona already gone. With his last breath, Brock reveals that Kayla is their queen and that Kale must protect her and help her to find the gateway to her kingdom. Grief-stricken and afraid, Kayla, Kale, and little Jared set off on a quest that takes them deep into a mystical world of surprising magical creatures amongst a gathering evil. When unexpected allies appear, led by a powerful elven commander, Kayla’s life is further complicated by romantic turmoil that leaves her torn between two loves. Despite their peril, she begins to discover and develop her own astonishing powers. Day by day, she draws closer to her destiny as queen of the realm stolen from her as a child.

Meldrick, the Master of Death, has gathered to him four crowns - the means by which he will be able to rule the world as the lands each crown belongs to slowly falls into darkness without its power source. All he lacks is the destruction of the legendary trinity of the chosen ones, prophesied to protect the world. From him. In the tropical paradise known as Somerton Island, young Kale Dillans finds himself faced with an immense task, as the title of the Chosen One Leader is given to him. He must leave his home and make a perilous journey with the rest of the chosen ones, Elison Hart and Tyson Smith, across the broken lands of the shattered planet to return peace to the world eventually leading them straight to the territories of the Master of Death. There they must stop Meldrick forever and foil the master in his evil purpose.

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