When Mary Ladd Gavell died in 1967, at the age of forty-seven, she had never been published. But her story “The Rotifer” was fortuitously discovered by John Updike, who called it a “gem” and included it in The Best American Short Stories of the Century. With the publication of I Cannot Tell a Lie, Exactly, Mary Ladd Gavell takes her rightful place among the best writers of her—and our—time.
THE ARTIST'S WIDOW opens in Mayfair gallery at the private view of the last paintings of John Crane, where we meet Lyris Crane, the artist's widow and a painter in her own right. Also present are several other key players in the drama, all of whom are drawn to Lyris for a variety of reasons and motives. There is Nathan Pursey, a boorish young conceptual artist on the make, Clovis Ingram, a bookseller who is involved with Candy, the rejected mistress of a Tory MP who has just lost his seat, and Z...
At the turn of the century, the North of England was a hard, bleak world, where joy and love were words in someone else's book; where men were resigned and women oppressed. Rebellious and beautiful Maggie flew in the face of that harshness, and found that her passion was to cost her dearly.
Two men. Totally different. Which one to choose? Bookstore owner Gracie Dawson's fantasy comes true when she manages to seduce classmate Gilbert Holloway, her former best friend, at their ten-year reunion. There's only one problem-Gilbert isn't Gilbert. His real name is Zack Maddox and he's investigating the missing Holloway for criminal activities. But now the only activities Zack wants to indulge in are between the sheets with Gracie....
The irresistible, indefatigable Miss Julia is back, turning the tables on a thief who chose the wrong belle to burgle. Don't miss Ann Ross's latest, Miss Julia Raises the Roof, coming April 2018 from Viking. Having earned a devoted following for her rollicking antics and unshakable poise, Miss Julia's eighth outing begins with an unfortunate discovery. Her cherished engagement ring-an exact replica of Princess Di's-turns up missing after a party, making her the latest target of a Florida- b...
Seaside Embrace (Love in Bloom: Seaside Summers) (Love in Bloom: Seaside Summers, #6)
by Melissa Foster
SEASIDE EMBRACE is a USA Today Bestseller! IN SEASIDE EMBRACE... After working hard all day, creating his beautiful metal sculptures, sinfully sexy Hunter Lacroux likes to unwind with a hot, sexy babe--or two. But after spending a handful of naughty nights with seductive and beautiful Jana Garner, the woman who challenges everything he does and says, Hunter wants more. As a dancer, boxer, actress, and waitress, Jana is tough, organized, and as dedicated as she is committed. She has to be...
BLACK & WHITE EDITION This is a guide to the Love in Bloom contemporary romance series by New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Melissa Foster. Available in paperback or digital format, this guide includes a family tree, covers, summaries, character images (heroes and heroines), and pertinent character data, as well as places for readers to take notes for character and family growth, for each of the following books: SNOW SISTERS: Sisters in Love (Blake, Danica, Chaz, & Kaylie) Sis...
Hit and Run in Cherry Hills (Cozy Cat Caper Mystery, #11)
by Paige Sleuth
A young woman wakes up in her bedroom in hospital. She has emerged from a prolonged coma. Rather than going back to her husband and child, she leaves the home and begins walking into the wilderness. Walking to the Moon details her journey from darkness to light, from the profound psychological trauma that caused her to withdraw from the world, and the mountains of the mind she must conquer in order to rejoin it. Walking to the Moon is not a bleak or dark journey. It is beautifully written, obse...
LEAVING HER WAS THE HARDEST THING THE IRONCLAD MERCENARY HAD EVER DONE...Two years ago Juliana's velvety skin and gentle laughter had filled his hardened soldier's heart to overflowing. But Griffon walked away-to protect her from his pain-slashed soul-unaware that their night of passion had created more than beautiful memories...NOW SHE WAS HIS PRISONER! A prominent chancellor's daughter, Juliana Bondevik had few chances for romance. Until she'd met Griffon Tylor, whose manly heat had awakened h...
'The perfect holiday read' Irish ExaminerSummer has arrived in Derrybeggs and the biggest event of the year, the annual film festival, is less than a month away. But as plans begin to unravel, tensions mount in the sleepy seaside town.Newcomer Dot joined the festival committee as a way of fitting in and as the first guests arrive to her newly renovatedbeachside B&B - TV star Molly Cusack and businessman Ryan Schindler - Dot becomes more determined than everthat her move be the fresh start she so...
In this emotional novel based on Greece's real history we follow three generations of one family, broken apart by secrets and war, as Olivia travels to the island of her mother's birth to piece together a century's worth of her family's past. On the Greek island of Castellorizo young Sofía must put her big dreams on hold to support her older sister Maria with her large family. But World War II is looming and while the idyllic island may seem far from harm at first, there are unspeakable danger...