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Jason never had the greatest relationship with his mother in a family of seven children, but he always counted on her acceptance of his sexuality. Which he received, if rather coldly. Years passed between them never quite mending the rift between them. After his mother's death, Jason contemplates their relationship on a plane to Connecticut with his husband Manny. What does her gift to them mean for their future?

From the creative genius of Chelsie Liberati and Emily Heid comes the first book in The Scarlett Series. When the adorable dachshund, Scarlett, learns she is moving from her family farm to Savannah, GA, she has a LOT of questions. Will she like living in a city? Will she make any friends? Will she ever see her farm again? Mama says the family will make new traditions. Daddy promises moving won't be so scary once she feels like she belongs. And everyone...

An enigmatic jewelry case, holding human remains, arrives at the cottage of Sherlock Holmes, enticing him from his retirement refuge in the Sussex Downs. Holmes sets out on the trail of the murderer taunting him, joining forces with one of his former Baker Street irregulars, Tessa Wiggins. The two find themselves battling forces arising from a time before England was a country - when the Celts were fighting for survival. Though set in 1919, The Celtic...

Carlos Angelo, a sixty-two-year-old Italian man, works as an elevator operator in the Lower Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. He lives in an apartment a few blocks away from his workplace. It was his first and only job in America, after four decades in the country. Carlos has been a loyal employee for many years and always arrives at work early. He enjoys his job and has made many friends in the building. Carlos has received several "Employee...

Lyndon is running on empty when he makes his last courier pickup of the day at a strange business. He's definitely not ready for the shy and attractive man who's supposed to sign off on the delivery to jump into his van and order him to drive as fast as he can. But acting on instinct is sort of Lyndon's thing, so before he knows it he's in a cross-country chase with danger hot on his heels. Curtis had his doubts about working for his employers, but...

When life was tearing them down, they shared a scorching-and anonymous-one-night stand. Five years later, they come face-to-blushing-face at Midnight Lake. Aisling has committed to renovating the old lodge for her friend. Graham is part-owner of a security business operating out of the same property. And they both want to claim the shop space. The mutual attraction remains scorching hot. Let the awkwardness commence. When Aisling is attacked, Graham...

Anything can happen in Thistlewood...After accidentally falling into a demonic Underworld, Alexis Cohen has become obsessed with demons and dark magic, much to the chagrin of her coven mates. For 8 long years, she has done nothing but attempt to return, with every endeavor falling flat.But after finding her long lost demonic blood onyx, Alexis is able to return.And she finds way more than she bargained for!This magical paranormal romance features...

A New York Times Notable Book: Fourteen exquisitely crafted tales of love, betrayal, loss, and renewal among the upper class.   Acclaimed author Roxana Robinson's collection runs the gamut of emotion, with characters facing shifting family dynamics and moments of personal crisis: marriage and remarriage, the delights and struggles of raising children, the lure of illicit romance, and the bitter acrimony of divorce. Robinson draws her characters-including...

Living with her family in India, young Bess Crawford's curiosity about this exotic country sometimes leads her into trouble. One day she slips away from the cantonment to visit the famous seer in a nearby village. Before this woman can finish telling her fortune, Bess is summoned back for an afternoon tea with the Maharani, a close friend of her parents'. The seer's last words are a warning about forthcoming danger that Bess takes as the usual patter....

Der Roman Der Mann, der Donnerstag war ist eine politische Satire, die der Phantastischen Literatur zugerechnet werden kann: Ein Komplott anarchistischer Terroristen am Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts entwickelt sich darin, unter zunehmender Verfremdung der Wirklichkeit, in ein verrückt-göttliches Spektakel. Wie in anderen seiner Schriften wendet sich Chesterton auch in diesem Roman theologisch-philosophischen Fragen zu. (Auszug aus Wikipedia)