For long-time fans of America's most popular TV
show, American Idol, Richard Rushfield book, AMERICAN
IDOL: THE UNTOLD STORY, offers a unique insider's look at
what has been called the country's "biggest dream factory."
Beginning in season six, Rushfield began covering
the American Idol television show Read more...
At the beginning of the 20th century, three families
migrated to found a small town in East Texas- Howbutker
(originally pronounced as How-Bout-Cher). The
founding families were the Toliver's, who own a large
cotton plantation; the Warwick's, who went into the lumber
and timber business; and Read more...
AMARYLLIS IN BLUEBERRY by Christina Meldrum is a
contemporary historical fiction set in 1970's Michigan and
Africa. Written in a series of flashbacks from the past to
the present and in the voices of each of the members of the
Slepy family, it intertwines past history with present.
This Read more...
Becca Robins makes her living selling her farm-made jams
and preserves at the local farmers' market. A two-times-up-
at-bat-and-strike-out in the marriage department, Becca is
gun shy about anything to do with wedded bliss. But what
can she do when her best friend Read more...
Jordan Marsh is slowly but surely settling into her new
home and totally different life in Port Chatham,
Washington. After the surprise of learning that she is
sharing her lovely new, but slightly bedraggled, Victorian
home with not one but three former ghostly residents,
Jordan has grown used to their Read more...
When the Duck, North Carolina Historical museum is blown up
by a cannon ball, killing it's curator, Max Caudle, people
in town start wondering if the legendary pirates who cursed
the town long ago have come back seeking revenge. It's soon
up to Dae O'Donnell, the mayor Read more...
A tropical storm is brewing, and it's blowing up more
trouble than Oyster Bay can handle unless the Bayside Book
Writers and their fearless leader, Olivia Limoges, can
figure out the who, what, and whens of the latest rash of
crimes.
Ellery Adams once again thrills her readers with Read more...
Author Denise Swanson is renown for her Scumble River
Mystery series, and her latest book, MURDER OF A BOOKSTORE
BABE, is a highlight of this beloved series.
The Tales and Treats bookstore/gourmet tea and coffee room
opens to the dismay of many locals. The owner, Rise Vaughn,
has a Read more...
Fall finds Brenna Miller acting as tour guide to a small
group touring around Morse Point Lake. The leaves they
gather will then be used in a decoupage project at Vintage
Papers, a business run by Brenna and her best friend Tenley
Morse. One of the tourists thinks he spots Read more...
Recently divorced Daphne Martin, returned home to her small
town to start her new business, Daphne's Delectable Cakes.
When she delivers a cake to her very first customer, Yodel
Watson, Daphne finds her dead and steps right into a mess
of trouble.
There is a long list of reasons Read more...
Ever wonder how Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy live after
the end of "Pride and Prejudice?" Author Sharon Lathan
answers those burning questions in her novel, IN THE ARMS
OF MR. DARCY.
A year has passed since Darcy's and Elizabeth's wedding.
The story opens with a Christmas party Read more...
Writers have long been inspired by Jane Austen, and this is
never more evident than in DANCING WITH MR. DARCY: STORIES
INSPIRED BY JANE AUSTEN AND CHAWTON HOUSE, a collection of
twenty stories from winners and runners-up in the Jane
Austen Short Story Competition.
The inspiration for these stories Read more...
Queen Elizabeth is no ordinary Queen. Through her mother,
Anne Boleyn, she has inherited the power to slay vampires
handed down from their ancestress, Morgaine the great
Sorceress. On the eve of her coronation, Elizabeth's power
is awakened, and she finds herself the target of the
greatest and powerful Read more...
Imagine how much fun it would have been to be friends with
the famous author Jane Austen. Imagine if you were lucky
enough to grow up with Jane as your cousin. This is the
premise of the enchanting book, I WAS JANE AUSTEN'S BEST
FRIEND: A SECRET DIARY by Read more...
Queen of the Irish novel, Maeve Binchy, returns to the cozy
neighborhood of St. Jarlath's Crescent in Dublin to bring
her readers another heartwarming story of family, love and
faith with MINDING FRANKIE.
When Noel Lynch discovers that a girl he vaguely remembers
hooking up with has named him Read more...
Sage Anderson witnessed unspeakable crimes against humanity
when she served as a volunteer with Doctors Without Borders
in Africa. Suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,
Sage abandons her career as a pediatrician and flees to the
comfort and beauty of Eternity Springs, Colorado to
recover. Tapping into her artistic talents Read more...
Beauty pageant people are a breed unto themselves, and this
is never more evident than when Audrey Faye sashays into
Violetta's Beauty Salon one hot summer day. The director of
the Miss Magnolia Blossom pageant has come to hire Grace
Terhune and her friend Stella to do the hair Read more...
First-time mommy Kate Connolly is still adjusting to the
world of multi-tasking that moms are so familiar with. She
has her fledgling private investigation job to keep active
while trying to be the best mother she can be to little
Laurie. So far, with help from her husband Read more...
Georgiana Neverall is still plugging away as a plumber's
apprentice, putting in her time before she is qualified to
take the test to earn her plumber's license. But that
doesn't mean she doesn't like a good mystery or two, but
this time around, she may have Read more...
Vicky Hill wants nothing more than to get out from behind
the obituary desk and jump into the world of investigative
journalism, but she just hasn't had her true moment to
shine yet, despite her success in helping solve previous
murders. When a rash of silver thefts hits Gipping Read more...
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