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Following the enormous success of 2004 bestseller and critics' favorite Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke delivers a delicious collection of ten stories set in the same fairy-crossed world of 19th-century England. With Clarke's characteristic historical detail and diction, these dark...

A prolific writer of Christian romances, Grace Livingston Hill also excelled in creating novels of suspense. These tales highlight three women who, through pluck and cleverness, strive to escape the menace that envelops them. (Of course, being GLH stories, there are always romantic possibilities!)

The rich atmosphere of South Carolina, both Hilton Head and Charleston, is brought vividly to life by Dorothea Benton Frank, a South Carolina native who, with her exquisitely evocative prose, makes you smell the sea air, see the palmettos, and savor the sweet tea, but this time it comes with a...

A writing companion, inspirational guide to the craft, and anthology featuring interactive multi-genre work from the acclaimed organization on its twenty-fifth anniversary. We all have stories to tell, but not everyone gets the mentoring and training or encouragement to become a great...

The House on Cold Hill is a chilling and suspenseful ghost story from the multi-million copy bestselling author of the award-winning Grace series, Peter James. Evil isn't born, it's built . . . Moving from the heart of the city to the Sussex countryside is a big undertaking for born townies...

Selena Lockhart comes with neither dowry nor connections, and she knows better than to expect Society to give her a welcome—especially after her father gambled away his fortune, precipitating the family’s sudden fall from grace and Selena’s betrothed to break off their engagement. It therefore comes as no surprise that her new neighbor, Sir Lucius, treats her with disdain. Why should he look beyond appearances when her own promises so little?

A misleading want ad induces lovely and innocent Rachel Rainsford to board a train to find work in another state. She doesn't know that she speeds toward darkest disaster because the man who "hired" her is actually intending to sell her to another man for his pleasure. A lucky encounter brought Chan Prescott to intervene—and it was well that he did.

Mae Benson was born to run the Sweet Island Inn. She cooks, she cleans, she laughs, she makes a mean pot of coffee, and she always knows which beach to recommend to her guests. But suddenly, that way of life looks very much in danger. On what was supposed to be a happy day—the day her boyfriend Dominic gets down on one knee and asks her to marry him—Mae discovers that a collective of out-of-towners with bad motives intends to usurp her business by building a competing hotel right down the street.

Can beautiful food photographer Catherine Kelly and billionaire gourmand William Lambourne finally find their deliciously ever after? Cat and William have returned to California, this time for a whirlwind wedding weekend. William's glorious Napa Valley estate is the perfect setting for the monumental event but as the guests start arriving - including ex-rockstar-turned-celebrity-chef Hutch Morrison, William's cousin Zoe Smith, and a few more surprises - the build-up to the big celebration isn't quite what the prefect pair was hoping for.

Isabella Martinez war schon immer besonders gut darin, gegen alles und jeden zu rebellieren, egal ob Eltern, Schule oder Freunde. Niemand konnte es ihr recht machen und kein Mensch war je in der Lage, sie und ihre abgründig finsteren Sehnsüchte zu bändigen. Als sie mit ihrer zügellosen Art schließlich Schwierigkeiten mit dem Gesetz bekommt und zwischen einem Gefängnisaufenthalt oder der Reise als interstellare Braut zu einem fremden Planeten wählen muss, zögert sie keine Sekunde lang. Einsam und verlassen auf der Erde, fiel ihr die Entscheidung nicht besonders schwer.

Après avoir été accusée et inculpée d’un crime qu’elle n’a pas commis, Jessica adhère volontairement au Programme des Epouses Interstellaires afin d’éviter une longue peine de prison. Elle est destinée à un prince - l’héritier du trône de la puissante planète Prillon - son avenir devient plus qu’incertain lorsqu’elle se voit rejetée par le souverain de la planète.