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The Restaurant Diet: A Spiritual Journey of Weight Loss & Self Discovery
by Fred BollaciFrom the Host of HGTV’s HOT MESS HOUSE“Cassandra Aarssen's a clutter busting genius who shares her knowledge in the most entertainingly empathetically, non-judgmental way.” ─Amazon review#1 Best Seller in Cleaning, Caretaking & Relocating; Home Improvement & Decorating; Journaling; Personal Time Management; and Motivational Self-HelpA guided decluttering journal. Life happens to the best of us, whether we were born with messy tendencies or not. Messes find their way into our homes and lives and we can’t seem to find the strength or time to tackle them. That’s where this motivational guided journal by decluttering guru Cassandra Aarssen comes in.Tested methods that work. Cas Aarssen wasn’t always an organization expert. She climbed out of years of cluttered living and transformed her home and her life through organization. In this self-help journal, Cas guides you through favorite tips and tricks that she used to declutter her home and find her way to a more organized and peaceful life.Pages and pages of decluttering and organizational tools. This interactive journal is designed to help you declutter your home and life through mindfulness and self-motivation. Learn how to navigate the chaos of clutter by taking the time to understand yourself and the underlying meaning behind your clutter. Filled with inspiration and open-ended questions, The Declutter Challenge journal guides you onto the path to a clean and clutter-free home.Inside find:Insights into goal settingSupportive prompts and writing exercises that encourage self-refection and understandingHow to achieve short-term tasks that need to get done or the long-term dreams that you yearn to fulfillRead Cas Aarssen’s other bestselling home organizing books, Real Life Organizing, Cluttered Mess to Organized Success, and The Clutter Connection.
Life Breaks In: (A Mood Almanack)
by Mary CappelloSome books start at point A, take you by the hand, and carefully walk you to point B, and on and on. This is not one of those books. This book is about mood, and how it works in and with us as complicated, imperfectly self-knowing beings existing in a world that impinges and infringes on us, but also regularly suffuses us with beauty and joy and wonder. You don’t write that book as a linear progression—you write it as a living, breathing, richly associative, and, crucially, active, investigation. Or at least you do if you’re as smart and inventive as Mary Cappello. What is a mood? How do we think about and understand and describe moods and their endless shadings? What do they do to and for us, and how can we actively generate or alter them? These are all questions Cappello takes up as she explores mood in all its manifestations: we travel with her from the childhood tables of “arts and crafts” to mood rooms and reading rooms, forgotten natural history museums and 3-D View-Master fairytale tableaux; from the shifting palette of clouds and weather to the music that defines us and the voices that carry us. The result is a book as brilliantly unclassifiable as mood itself, blue and green and bright and beautiful, funny and sympathetic, as powerfully investigative as it is richly contemplative. “I’m one of those people who mistrusts a really good mood,” Cappello writes early on. If that made you nod in recognition, well, maybe you’re one of Mary Cappello’s people; you owe it to yourself to crack Life Breaks In and see for sure.
Team Building: A Memoir about Family and the Fight for Workers' Rights
by Ben GwinAn &“engaging&” firsthand account of the organizing effort inside one of the world&’s largest tech companies—and its impact on one Pittsburgh family (Booklist). In 2019, Ben Gwin played an integral role in organizing the contract workers at Google&’s Pittsburgh offices. In Team Building, he takes us inside the employees&’ fight for better benefits and more flexible scheduling, offering us a candid account of today&’s labor movement and the forces in America that aim to divide workers and maintain the status quo. But this is also a personal story of struggle and triumph. As Ben works with the union, he&’s suddenly faced with the prospect of raising his teenage daughter alone after her mother dies of a drug overdose. As he juggles work and the challenges of single fatherhood, he offers us a frank portrait of daily American life, where it sometimes feels like every moment is an uphill battle. Expertly crafted and tightly structured, Team Building artfully explores the ways our working conditions reach deeply into our lives outside the office. It&’s an honest and ultimately hopeful look at the importance of building solid foundations with the teams that matter most. &“Depict[s] the many ways unfair work policies can impact employee lives.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“This engaging memoir goes beyond detailing a period in Gwin&’s life, also offering a forthright take on the frustrations of the contract worker. It&’s an essential piece for understanding the fight for labor rights. Gwin&’s resolve shines through in this moving tale.&” —Booklist
River of Love (Savage Destiny: The Saga)
by Rosanne BittnerThe third installment of Rosanne Bittner&’s memorable Savage Destiny series finds Zeke and Abbie Monroe settled into a cabin along the Arkansas River in southern Colorado, where they build a horse ranch amid challenges to their love and their contrasting worlds. As Abbie bears more children carrying their mixed blood, finding a peaceful family life is something that does not come easily. Zeke&’s Cheyenne relatives face broken treaties, and the building of the Union Pacific cuts a swath of violence and change through the lives of white and Cheyenne alike, forcing the Monroe children to face deeply torn loyalties. New and powerful enemies enter this spellbinding story, and Zeke&’s love for his Abbie is tested in a totally unexpected way that would devastate the love of most couples with even the strongest relationship. No two people demonstrate the power of love more vividly and with more poignancy than Zeke and Abbie Monroe in River of Love.PRAISE:&“Power, passion, tragedy, and triumph are Rosanne Bittner&’s hallmarks. Again and again, she brings readers to tears.&” —Romantic Times&“Extraordinary…Bittner&’s characters spring to life.&” —Publishers Weekly
The Nine Tailors (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries #11)
by Dorothy L. SayersWhile ringing in the New Year, Lord Peter Wimsey discovers some old crimes: &“A rattling good mystery&” (Kirkus Reviews). Lord Peter Wimsey and his manservant Bunter are halfway across the wild flatlands of East Anglia when they make a wrong turn, straight into a ditch. They scramble over the rough country to the nearest church, where they find hospitality, dinner, and an invitation to go bell-ringing. This ancient art is steeped in mathematical complexities, and tonight the rector and his friends plan to embark on a 9-hour marathon session to welcome the New Year. Lord Peter joins them, taking a step into a society whose cheerful exterior hides a dark, deadly past. During their stay in this unfamiliar countryside, Lord Peter and Bunter encounter murder, a mutilated corpse, and a decades-old jewel theft for which locals continue to die. In this land where bells toll for the dead, the ancient chimes never seem to stop. The Nine Tailors is the 11th book in the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, but you may enjoy the series by reading the books in any order. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy L. Sayers including rare images from the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College.
North Uist in History and Legend
by Bill LawsonLike all the Hebrides, North Uist has a fascinating history and a landscape scattered with historic sites, from Neolithic burial chambers, Iron Age forts and medieval churches to battle-sites and townships forged in the days of kelp trade and deserted during the subsequent traumas of clearance and emigration. In this informative book, Bill Lawson writes about the island and its people, drawing on recorded history and also the rich tradition of story and song in which the informal history of the people was passed down. He also incorporates many personal reminiscences of his travels through the island.
Doll Studio Boutique: Sew a Wardrobe; 46 Garments & Accessories for 14" Dolls
by Erin HentzelSew darling dresses, tops, bottoms, and accessories for 14” dolls Craft a closet full of the exact looks you love… in miniature! Delight the doll lover in your life when you learn to stitch 7 basic garments and 46 variations, sure to inspire for creative play. These simple yet stylish patterns are drafted specifically for 14 1/2'' dolls, though most will fit a variety of brands in the 14'' to 15'' range. From vintage party dresses to cozy pajamas, raglan tops, and summer shorts, these tiny garments satisfy each season and special occasion. No matter your skill level, you’ll love these quick-to-sew garments and more advanced projects, many of which can be made from a single fat-quarter. Skirts, tops, totes, dresses, pajamas and more! Sew sweet separates for the 14” doll lover in your life Beginners and proficient sewists can grow their skills while customizing doll attire Most items can be sewn with a single fat quarter, favorite fabric bits, and trims
Savage Horizons (The Blue Hawk Trilogy)
by Rosanne BittnerBlue Hawk was born into the Cheyenne culture of his parents, but when he is adopted by a white trapper and renamed Caleb Sax it is difficult for him to adjust to the white man&’s ways. He encounters prejudice everywhere he goes and struggles to remember his true blood despite his upbringing. Caleb&’s adoptive parents raise him alongside their daughter, Sarah, and love him like their own. As Caleb and Sarah grow up together, their secret passion for one another becomes undeniable. When tragedy strikes and Caleb is left for dead, Sarah, carrying Caleb&’s baby, is taken away and forced to marry a brutal man she does not love. Though Caleb and Sarah believe the other to be dead, their diverging paths prove that their love and longing for each other can never die. PRAISE:&“Power, passion, tragedy, and triumph are Rosanne Bittner&’s hallmarks. Again and again, she brings readers to tears.&” —Romantic Times&“Extraordinary…Bittner&’s characters spring to life.&” —Publishers Weekly
Lady Hawk's Folly
by Amanda ScottWhen her husband returns from war, the Marchioness of Hawkstone battles for her independenceLess than two weeks after their wedding, Gavin Colporter, Marquess of Hawkstone, left his lovely wife Mollie at home and went off to war with Lord Wellington. Four years later, Mollie has become accustomed to running the estate and doing as she pleases. It&’s quite a shock when Hawkstone returns and immediately begins to assume his rights and responsibilities as lord of the manor. Can she learn to submit to his authority? What will he say when he hears certain scandalous rumors about her activities in his absence? And can these two near-strangers actually learn to live together as husband and wife?
The Bride of the Delta Queen: Louisiana (The Americana Series #18)
by Janet DaileyAn amorous encounter in the Big Easy leads to a steamy riverboat ride in this Americana romance from the legendary New York Times–bestselling author. Discover romance across America with Janet Dailey&’s classic series featuring a love story set in each of the fifty states. One of America&’s most beloved romance writers, with more than 300 million books sold, Dailey continues her Americana series with a visit to New Orleans, Louisiana, and a romantic journey down the mighty Mississippi River. Selena Merrick, an Iowa minister&’s daughter, is letting loose on her New Orleans vacation—perhaps too loose. When she jokingly quotes a price for her services to a group of drunken businessmen who mistake her for a &“lady of the evening,&” Chance Barkley, a handsome nearby stranger, takes her very seriously. Cutting their encounter short after only a few furtive kisses, the stunning redhead can&’t help wondering what she missed by abandoning the manly, muscular, and ever-so-persistent Southerner. But after boarding the famed Delta Queen riverboat, she gets another chance at Chance—who happens to be a fellow passenger.
The Sixth Directorate (The Peter Marlow Mysteries #2)
by Joseph HonePeter Marlow goes undercover to infiltrate the KGBThe Soviet intelligence agency&’s worst nightmare has come true: Besides the five directorates that oversee its operations, there lurks a sixth—a shadow directorate that may be plotting a coup against the Communist Party. Disruption of the KGB might spell trouble for Moscow, but for the British Intelligence, chaos in the Soviet Union means a chance to infiltrate. To make the most of the opportunity, Her Majesty&’s intelligence service turns to Peter Marlow, a disgraced former spy who has spent the last four years in jail. He is given his freedom in exchange for his espionage service. Peter assumes the mantle of George Graham, a KGB agent with more secrets than he&’s prepared to handle. The Sixth Directorate is the second book in the Peter Marlow Mystery series, which also includes The Private Sector and The Valley of the Fox.
Missouri: Where the Rivers Run
by Robert E. HulseyKnown for its scenic rivers, reowned state parks and beautiful vistas, Missouri offers enjoyment for anyone seeking a variety landscapes, natural wonders, charming small towns, and cosmopolitan urban Known for its scenic rivers, renowned state parks and beautiful vistas, Missouri offers enjoyment for anyone seeking a variety of landscapes, natural wonders, charming small towns, and cosmopolitan urban adventures. In Missouri: Where the Rivers Run, follow photographer Robert E. Hulsey on a visual journey across the Show-Me State as he travels from the rolling plains in the northern part of the state to the Ozark Mountains in the south, showcasing the natural heritage along the way. Through these 175 stunning photographs, visit the lush hiking trails at Graham Cave State Park, experience a float trip down the Black River, witness a celebration in Mark Twain's hometown, and get the perfect view of the Cathedral Basilica's painted ceiling. Through the lens of his camera, Robert captures the many wonders of the state and the people who call it home.A beautiful coffee-table book, Missouri: Where the Rivers Run will inspire travelers to explore the splendor and the history of this picturesque Midwest state.
Ex Officio
by Donald E. WestlakeAn ailing ex-president attempts to return to the world stageFew retirements are tougher than that of a former president. For more than a decade, the once-powerful Bradford Lockridge, whose presidency was cut short after one term, has slipped further and further into obscurity. At his lowest point, he flies to California to attend the opening of a supermarket, just for a chance to get some sunshine. After the ceremony ends, Lockridge faints, waking up after a few minutes, confused and stuttering. The ex-president is beginning to die.Before he goes, he wants one last chance to change the world. An arms race is developing with Communist China, and Lockridge had more success than any other president in dealing with the Reds. The world has passed him by, but this ex-president still wants to save it—even if it means risking his own life.
Big Bang (Odd Jobs, Inc. #3)
by Ron GoulartHis brain scrambled, Jake tries to clear himself of a murder chargeJake Pace comes to on the floor of a dungeon, where a robot jailer is killing rats. The last twenty-four hours are a blank; he doesn&’t remember anything since he stepped into his skycar, chasing a tip on the Big Bang murders. For weeks the killings have stumped every officer in the government—costing six of them their lives—but a soprano named Palsy Hatchbacker told Jake she knew something that could break open the case. Before he met Miss Hatchbacker, a carnation-wearing goon spritzed Jake with a memory-wiping spray. When the police found him, he was sleeping peacefully next to Palsy&’s corpse, a laser pistol in his hand. While he rots in jail, the Big Bang killer continues his rampage. Only Jake can bring him to justice, but first he must break out of an inescapable jail.
Kirlian Quest: Cluster, Chaining The Lady, Kirlian Quest, Thousandstar, And Viscous Circle (Cluster #3)
by Piers AnthonyTwo warring galaxies unite against a common threat in this continuation of the New York Times–bestselling author&’s Cluster series. Twice before, Milky Way Galaxy has been on the verge of extinction, and twice before, a heroic defender has come forward to throw back the invaders from Andromeda Galaxy. In Kirlian Quest, the galaxies are united in an alliance of peace. But Hweeh of Weew, the Milky Way&’s leading research astronomer, observes that Amoeba—just beyond the galaxies' common frontier—is expanding ominously in the direction of the twin galaxies. Herald the Healer is called in. Armed only with his hyper‑intense Kirlian aura, he wages an almost single‑handed battle against the greatest threat ever to face the galaxies. But first he must unravel the secrets of the Ancients—astounding secrets whose import could never have been imagined . . . For a thousand years Sphere / of Andromeda was cursed by the other spheres because a representative, Llume of /, betrayed Andromeda during the Second War of Energy. As Kirlian Quest opens, a new threat has appeared on the horizon: the Space Amoeba, a fleet of alien ships one million strong, whose intentions are definitely hostile. Herald the Healer, aural (but not literal) descendant of Flint and Melody, who is a / of Andromeda, has the chance to redeem his species&’ honor and save the galaxy, but in order to do so he must solve the riddle of the Space Amoeba and of the Ancients themselves.
The Shockwave Rider: A Novel (S. F. Masterworks Ser.)
by John BrunnerIn a world drowning in data, a fugitive tries to outrun the forces that want to reprogram him, in this smart, edgy novel by a Hugo Award–winning author. Constantly shifting his identity among a population choking on information, innovation, and novelty, Nickie Haflinger is a most dangerous outlaw, yet he doesn&’t even appear to exist. As global society falls apart in all directions, with corporate power run amok and personal freedom surrendered to computers and bureaucrats, Haflinger is caught and about to be re-programmed. Now he has to try to escape once again, defy the government—and turn the tide of organizational destruction, in this visionary science fiction novel by the author of The Sheep Look Up and Stand on Zanzibar. &“Brunner writes about the future as if he and the reader were already living in it.&” —The New York Times Book Review &“When John Brunner first told me of his intention to write the book, I was fascinated—but I wondered whether he, or anyone, could bring it off. Bring it off he has, with cool brilliance. A hero with transient personalities, animals with souls, think tanks and survival communities fuse to form a future so plausibly alive it as twitched at me ever since.&” —Alvin Toffler, author of Future Shock &“One of the most important science fiction authors. Brunner held a mirror up to reflect our foibles because he wanted to save us from ourselves.&” —SF Site
Dead Center (The Lt. Hastings Mysteries #16)
by Collin WilcoxHastings chases a serial killer who preys on the glitteratiTony Frazer takes a wide berth when he sees the homeless man. A millionaire playboy, he does not consort with street people, and is in the process of skirting the derelict, eyes averted, when the stranger calls his name. The king of the society pages turns just in time to be struck by three silenced bullets, slumping to his knees and dying there in the gutter.Although witnesses insist the killer was a homeless man, homicide lieutenant Frank Hastings sees signs of a professional at work—the kind who kills quietly, then disappears into the night. In fact, as Hastings learns, the killer thinks himself a crusader—a kind of Robin Hood with a pistol—and he has many more assassinations planned. San Francisco society had better take cover, for this killer has a thirst for blue blood.
War of the Gods
by Poul Anderson&“Readers bored with Tolkien-clone fantasies will be enthralled by the intricately detailed world and characters Anderson brings to life here.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review The Grand Master of Science Fiction delivers &“a Dark Age saga based on Old Scandinavian mythology and the exploits of the legendary Danish King Hadding . . . A brilliantly accomplished yarn&” (Kirkus Reviews). In a scheme arranged by the god Odin, Hadding is born to King Gram Skjoldung of Denmark but is sent to be raised by giants for his own safety. After his father is murdered, Hadding must claim his destiny. Prey to the follies of humans and gods, he rises to the challenges of war, fate, and love in a mythic adventure &“episodic in character, gory in detail, fatalistic in atmosphere, and spiked with sinister, chthonic Norse magic&” (Interzone). &“War of the Gods struck me like a hammer-bolt out of the sky.&” —Black Gate Praise for Poul Anderson &“Anderson has produced more milestones in contemporary science fiction and fantasy than any one man is entitled to.&” —Stephen Donaldson &“One of science fiction&’s most revered writers.&” —USA Today &“The great canvas of interstellar space comes alive under Anderson&’s hand as it does under no other.&” —Gordon R. Dickson &“One of science fiction&’s most influential and prolific writers.&” —The Daily Telegraph
The Jagged Orbit: The Sheep Look Up, The Crucible Of Time, And The Jagged Orbit (Gollancz Collectors' Editions Ser.)
by John BrunnerNebula Award Finalist:Mankind has been reduced to slavery by technology and surveillance, in this near-future novel from the author of Stand on Zanzibar. In The Jagged Orbit, Brunner, writing at the peak of form that allowed him to create Stand on Zanzibar, takes a long, hard, disturbing, and hilarious look at the near and not-so-distant future. Catastrophic changes due to rampant drug abuse, uncontrolled violence, high-level government corruption, inhumane treatment of the too-readily defined &“insane,&” and the accompanying collapse of the social order are wreaking havoc on the world we recognize and turning it into a reality we must fear and hope to avoid. Brunner tells a spine-chilling tale of where the world could possibly go that is all too believable and real for our comfort. &“For each generation, there is a writer meant to bend the rules of what we know. Hugo Award winner (Best Novel, Stand on Zanzibar) and British science fiction master John Brunner remains one of the most influential and respected authors of all time, and now many of his classic works are being reintroduced. For readers familiar with his vision, it is a chance to reexamine his thoughtful worlds and words. For new readers, Brunner&’s work proves itself the very definition of timeless.
Cluster (Cluster #1)
by Piers AnthonyFirst in the sci-fi series &“packed with exotic beings, ancient secrets, and futuristic worlds&” from the New York Times–bestselling author (The Portalist). As Cluster opens, the alien envoy Pnotl of Sphere Knyfh seeks help from Sphere Sol in a shared galactic‑level crisis: Galaxy Andromeda has discovered the secret of energy transfer and intends to use it to steal the basic energy of the Milky Way Galaxy. Knyfh offers the secret of aura transfer on the understanding that Sphere Sol will spread the technology to help create a galactic coalition to find and defeat agents of Andromeda. Sol's highest‑Kirlian individual is Flint, a green‑skinned native of Outworld, who has a Kirlian aura of two hundred, an eidetic memory (useful for memorizing the complex equations of Kirlian transfer that he will need to communicate to other spheres). He has extraordinary intelligence and is highly adaptable. His mission is complicated, however, by the fact that he is pursued everywhere by a very high Kirlian female Andromedan agent and, somehow, the Andromedans are able to detect and trace Kirlian transfers. Flint embarks upon several missions to bring transfer technology to neighboring spheres, inhabiting various alien forms. His efforts are successful despite attacks and sabotage by the Andromedan agent. Through the conflict, however, the mutual attraction of their two vastly superior auras begins to undermine their individual loyalty to their own Spheres. Flint and a group of other entities recover the information that will allow them to detect and trace transfers, and a member of the group is revealed as the Andromedan agent. One result is the catastrophic destruction of the local habitat. Flint and his nemesis are transferred into alien Mintakan bodies to survive. Choosing to leave things with parity between their two galaxies, Flint and the Andromedan mate and remain together until their auras fade (which happens rapidly, since their physical bodies have been destroyed).
Heart of Stone: New Hampshire (The Americana Series #29)
by Janet DaileyA New Hampshire playboy is about to meet his match in this Americana romance from the New York Times–bestselling author. Twenty-two-year-old Stephanie Hall has heard the rumors about the White Boar Inn&’s playboy owner, but never met the man in person. So when circumstances force Perry—Stephanie&’s brother and the inn&’s manager—to put her in charge of greeting Brock on his arrival, she&’s more than a little curious about the man whose very name sends the female staff atwitter. New Hampshire&’s White Mountains are cloaked in vibrant autumnal colors when Brock drives up with a curvy blonde in tow. He&’s every bit as handsome as she had heard, and it&’s a struggle for Stephanie to maintain her composure in the presence of his overpowering virility. Perry warned her that Brock&’s seductive air hid a heart of stone, but Stephanie never expected she would be willing to throw caution to the wind for just a moment in those arms.
Sonora Sundown: Arizona (The Americana Series #3)
by Janet DaileyLove runs wild for a mysterious cowboy and an Arizona hellcat in this Americana romance from the New York Times–bestselling author of Rivals. It&’s a Sonora, Arizona, sundown and Brandy Ames has one thought: Where&’s a cowboy when you need one? Her skittish Arabian gelding turned tail and galloped off leaving Brandy lost in the desert. Then she sees the flicker of fire over the next rise and follows it straight to the camp of a cattle thief. Rugged and drop-dead gorgeous in weathered suede, Jim is a man of few words. There&’s no time for small talk, anyway. An oncoming sandstorm is forcing them to take shelter for the night—in each other&’s arms. Brandy wasn&’t exactly prepared for his kiss. Willing? Yes. But what was she thinking? Saddling up next to him, Brandy has no idea that Jim has a secret—one that&’s going to make Brandy the envy of every girl she knows. And inflame the wrath of a few she doesn&’t. It may have begun as a chance encounter in the desert, but it&’s about to explode into the most public romance of the year. If Brandy can take the heat.
The Widow and the Wastrel: Ohio (The Americana Series #35)
by Janet DaileyThe New York Times–bestselling author proves that appearances can be deceiving in this irresistible Americana romance set in the Buckeye State. Married at seventeen and widowed shortly thereafter, Elizabeth Carrel, known about town as &“young widow Carrel,&” barely even knew what it was like to be a wife. Most of her adult life has been on her own, caring for her daughter with the help of her high-society mother-in-law. She&’s never even really missed having a man around—until the most unlikely of suitors awakens feelings she can&’t ignore. The last time Elizabeth saw Jed Carrel, her late husband&’s brother, he seemed determine to break every tie with his proper, wealthy family through his crude and lazy behavior. But now that the prodigal son has returned, he seems different—kinder, more determined, much more appealing. Elizabeth knows she should keep her distance, but after so long alone, she&’s finding his charms difficult to resist. Janet Dailey has over 300 million books sold, and The Widow and the Wastrel is the perfect example of why. A brilliant blend of small-town charm and sophisticated romance, this Ohio-set love story is guaranteed to woo readers.
The Grub-and-Stakers House a Haunt (The Grub-and-Stakers #5)
by Charlotte MacLeodA widowed gardener meets a ghost from frontier times who&’s out for revenge: &“The screwball mystery is Charlotte MacLeod&’s cup of tea&” (Chicago Tribune). Zilla Trott is pouring her cat some chamomile tea when the drifter appears in her kitchen. He is grubby and crude—not at all the kind of person you&’d usually find in the pleasant town of Lobelia Falls—but something about him intrigues the aging widow. Perhaps it&’s his rugged good looks, or the way he seems to come from another time and place. Or perhaps it&’s the fact that he&’s been dead for nearly a century. When Lobelia Falls was in its rough-and-tumble frontier infancy, Hiram Jellyby was the best mule driver the town had ever seen, until an argument over a hidden cache of gold left him bleeding to death in a back alley. He returns in spectral form to secure a proper burial, and finds that in modern-day Lobelia Falls, no one knows more about turning the soil than Zilla Trott&’s gardening buddies—all members of Dittany Monk&’s fearless Grub-and-Stake Gardening and Roving Club.
Bluegrass King (The Americana Series #17)
by Janet DaileyFrom the New York Times–bestselling author&’s Americana series: A beautiful Kentucky horse trainer gives a handsome blueblood a run for his money. Discover romance across America with Janet Dailey&’s classic series featuring a love story set in each of the fifty states. With more than 300 million books sold, Dailey is an undisputed legend of contemporary romantic fiction—and in Bluegrass King, she celebrates a love as lush as the rolling hills of Kentucky. Dani Williams has always resented wealthy, self-confident Barrett King. The scion of a blueblood Kentucky family, Barrett is used to the best of everything—while Dani and her horse-trainer father struggle to get by. But now they own The Rogue, a thoroughbred racehorse Dani is sure will be a champion. Finally, she&’ll get to show Barrett that he can&’t always win. But there&’s no such thing as a sure thing—on the racetrack or in love. And when tragedy strikes for Dani, Barrett&’s sincere caring threatens to reveal a devastating truth: Her resentment masks an aching desire for the almost impossibly handsome man. But if she unchains her heart, will Barrett welcome her into his world of Kentucky privilege? And could she ever belong?