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Invited to deliver a lecture at the Boston Public Library, Jessica Fletcher excitedly makes plans to see local friends. Naturally that includes dinner at Gilhooley''s with PI Harry McGraw. Harry excitedly talks about his latest client, the CEO of Cure All Pharmaceuticals, who''s received anonymous blackmail demands and wants Harry to identify the culprit. Cookie, Gilhooley''s longtime bartender, also has something he wants to tell Jessica: Hae asked Harry to investigate his daughter Aileen''s boyfriend, whom Cookie thinks is too slick by half, but now Harry is too wrapped up in this new case. While Jessica wonders how best to approach Aileen, the young woman stumbles into Gilhooley''s covered in blood. She just discovered her boyfriend''s corpse - and quickly becomes the chief suspect in his murder!

During the Mad Hatter Masquerade, a fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Opera on the grounds of the old Pendleton Grist Mill, Harlan Sadler, husband of Cricket Sadler, the chairwoman, is killed. He''s been hit in the head with a croquet mallet, and his body hung on the chains and paddles of the grist mill. Nobody can figure out why since Harlan was much beloved by everyone. It''s only after Cricket and Delaine beg Theodosia to investigate that she realizes the killer might have mistaken Harlan for his crazy son, Duke. After all, Duke is a slum landlord and recently injured a woman in a boating accident.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate comes a magical time-slip love triangle about a man split into two - one version young and carefree, the other suave but jaded - and one woman''s quest to reunite his broken pieces. Two loves. One soul. One choice. Fenny''s got that boss glow. Not only did she just have the best sex of her life, but she''s finally about to direct the TV show she''s been a screenwriter on for ten years. Only one thing could floor her - finding out she s been replaced by a hotshot director named Jude. Wait, no. Two things. Jude looks exactly like the guy who just turned her bones to jelly. Same dimples, same eyes, but he looks older and has a sadness Fenny wants to fix. Last weekend, Fenny met Sam when he movie-style rescued her from a storm on Catalina Island. Here he is again, just...different. Can Sam and Jude be the same man? And if they are, will Fenny''s love be enough to put him back together?

From a prize-winning poet whose work ''points to an unfathomably bright future for the canon'' (Danez Smith), a stunningly lush collection about desire, mythology, and our fraught and ecstatic relationship with the natural world. A collection as remarkable for the force of its feeling as for the range of its vision, END OF EMPIRE explores personhood, and especially Black womanhood, within an ecological framework. Inspired by the language and landscape of the poet''s rural Kentucky hometown and the ways that inherited religious and political narratives shape our relationships with our surroundings and ourselves, these poems reckon with the ways the speaker, their body, and their natural and ideological surroundings continuously remake each other. Formally dynamic, emotionally resonant, and rich with biblical, mythological, and historical allusions, these are elegant, impeccably crafted pieces that evoke the fearsome power of nature and of the tangled, sensual self.

Amber Johnson has always thought of her best friend Cade as an older brother. A really hot older brother. But growing up in foster care, she learned to rely only on herself. As much as she likes stealing glances at Cade''s chiseled jaw and painted-on jeans, she resents the way he swoops in like a superhero to fix things for her. When former rodeo rival Jim Davis starts harassing Amber to sell her grandfather''s failing ranch, Cade swoops in once again. To send Jim on his way, Cade pretends to be Amber''s boyfriend, moving in to help fix the place up. With her grandfather behind the idea, Amber and Cade have to keep the charade going-whether she likes it or not. But as their make-believe romance starts to heat up, maybe Cade and Amber will learn to admit that they both could use a little saving.

Ebey''s End is a small town on an island off the Pacific coast, reachable only by ferry, (assuming the gods are with you and it''s not a Tuesday). It''s a comfortable, familiar (but okay, fine, sometimes lonely) life for its resident grocer Anita Odum. That is, until 14-year-old July shows up on her doorstep, accompanied by a social worker with a death certificate for July''s mother, Anitas estranged cousin from the mainland. Soon July brings with her not only a fresh perspective but a decidedly pointed one: July seems to ''know'' what each customer at Island Grocery needs. They''re small things, like a housekeeping magazine slipped into old Mr. Daly''s basket, or a coconut cream pie pressed into the hands of Pastor Chet. But one by one, July''s gifts start to change the lives of nearly everyone in town in ways much larger than they - or July - could have imagined. As things shake up on the island, secrets are exposed and questions emerge, and the folks in Ebey''s End have to start asking themselves if they are ready for the answers... and so does July.

Amateur sleuth Mallory Viridian has just about got her bearings aboard the space station she calls home, but now the physical embodiment of the Internet is on its way, and it''s bringing murder with it. Mallory Viridian has had a quiet few months. Even with the increased influx of humans visiting Station Eternity, she hasn''t seen so much as a bar brawl. Used to people dying left and right around her, the lack of murders to solve has left her unexpectedly... bored. But humanity''s favourite way to waste time is on its way to her sector of the galaxy. A giant, one-of-a-kind data ship called Metis is bringing the entire Internet from Earth - as well as a mystery fan convention. On top of that, Mallory''s literary agent is aboard, and he tells Mallory that she''s the keynote speaker. It''s almost a relief when a killer decides to strike at the convention. When Mallory finds her agent dead, she knows she has to work fast to find the murderer. With a strange new alien with unknown motives, a ship with impossible abilities, a lonely living, comprehensive Internet, and a deadly crime to solve, Mallory has her work cut out for her...

All hopeless romantic Eliza Dove asked for was one night of adventure. One glorious evening of freedom to explore the dark corners of London with a mysterious stranger before a lifetime trapped in a quiet, respectable marriage of convenience. Except now she wants more. Now she wants him. Simon Cavell is no gentleman. Known only as ''the Duke,'' Whitechapel''s prize boxer is one fight away from achieving his goal: to safeguard his late sister''s only treasure and leave the streets for good. He cannot allow some pretty young heiress to spill his secrets, no matter how tempting she might be. In return for her silence, Simon will give Eliza a taste of the darkness...and hope he doesn''t lose his heart in the process. But one night together could never be enough. And now Eliza has a new plan - an even more scandalous bargain that will either land the heiress her duke or ruin them both.

This fan-favorite Gingerbread Man is cooking up something new in this graphic novel for the earliest readers!The Gingerbread Man?s class is back in the kitchen! They?re using shapes to make fun cookies and the Gingerbread Man knows just what to he wants to make?a new puppy! AKA a cookie?s best friend.But when the puppy comes to life and runs loose through the school, the class will have to come up with even more fun creations to lure him back home. Good thing this cookie sure knows how to have a ball!This Gingerbread Man?s series of graphic novels--published in both hardcover and paperback editions--is for the youngest readers, full of the hilarious rhymes and action-packed escapades kids know and love from his picture books.

March 1833. Kiera and her husband, Sebastian Gage, have decided to settle in Edinburgh for the winter with their infant daughter. This also allows Kiera to enjoy long hours painting in her studio, making progress on the portraits she soon hopes to unveil in her own exhibit. She''s thrilled when she receives an invitation to the auction of the late Lord Eldin''s coveted art collection, and she and Gage eagerly accept. When the floor collapses beneath the gathering, killing one of their fellow bidders, Kiera and Gage are lucky to escape with their lives. Within days it becomes apparent that what at first seemed to be a terrible accident is actually something far more nefarious. Someone deliberately compromised the integrity of the structure, though the police are unsure of the culprit''s aim. Sergeant Maclean requests Kiera and Gage''s assistance in figuring out who would wish to harm the bidders. As they dig deeper, it becomes increasingly apparent that the victim was not the killer''s intended target . . . and that Kiera was lured to the auction deliberately. Kiera and Gage must utilize all their resources to unveil a monster willing to risk the lives of dozens of bystanders to achieve their ends. But they''re on the verge of making a dire miscalculation. For one of the cleverest tricks in a painter''s repertoire is the art of misdirection, and their eyes have been drawn far from the gravest danger.

On the eve of their college graduation, best friends Javier Baez and Marisol Campos swore never to date someone the other doesn''t approve of. Now, almost a decade later, Javi has a problem. Mari, the woman he''s secretly pined for since sophomore year, is engaged - and Javi didn''t even get the chance to vet the Pedro Pascal knockoff she plans to marry. Mari, a successful entertainment lawyer in Los Angeles, is no longer seeking Javi''s dating advice or waiting for him to declare his love for her. Instead, Mari''s made a different pact - with herself. And to succeed, she''s vowing to build a future with someone else. With his life and theatre career finally on track, Javi''s ready to confess his feelings. Except Mari''s changed the script and moved on without him. Javi has just six weeks to convince Mari this marriage is a flop. If that means he needs to ruffle some feathers to help Mari avert a disaster, well, he''s up for the challenge. After all, isn''t that what best friends are for?

In January of 1959, Art Copleston was escorted out of his college accounting class by three police officers. In a motel room, blinds drawn, he sat in front of a state senator and the legal counsel for the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee. His crime? Being a suspected homosexual. And the government of Florida would use any tactic at their disposal - legal or not - to get Copleston to admit it. Using a secret trove of primary source documents that have been decoded for the first time in history, award-winning journalist Robert Fieseler unravels the mystery of what actually happened behind the closed doors of the Johns Committee. In this fast-paced true crime story, Fieseler places readers in the centre of the action, illustrating the shocking techniques the government would use to intimidate and break those who they saw as a threat to Florida''s white, conservative identity. The state of Florida would prefer if its history remained buried. But for almost a decade, the Florida Legislature founded, funded, and supported the Johns Committee - an organization using the cover of communism to viciously attack members of the NAACP and queer professors and students. Fieseler describes the heart-breaking ramifications for the citizens of Florida whose lives were imperilled, profiling marginalized residents with compassion, curiosity, and a determination to bring their devasting experiences into the limelight at last. A propulsive, human-centred drama, with fascinating insight into Florida politics, American Scare is a page-turning reckoning of our racist and homophobic past - and its chilling parallels to today.

It''s the summer of ''96 and best friends (and secret girlfriends), Hannah and Sam are driving across the country from Long Beach, New York, to the fabled queer paradise of San Francisco, free from the harsh gazes of their neighbors and the stifling demands of Hannah''s devout Orthodox Jewish mother. In San Francisco, they will finally be together as a real couple, out in the open, around other queer people. Even if the move means leaving behind Hannah''s beloved Bubbe. But when the financial strains of West Coast living push the girls to start stripping at The Chez Paree - yet another secret Hannah must keep from her family - Hannah feels trapped. Sam wants her at the club, but Hannah hates stripping nearly as much as she hates disappointing Sam. Then Hannah meets Chris, an older butch lesbian, who is immediately taken with Hannah. And Hannah too is intrigued by Chris - her attention, her messiness, her pain - and the chance to escape the leering men at The Chez Paree. Desperate to stay in San Francisco, but away from the club, Hannah proposes an escort arrangement with Chris. As Hannah falls deeper into Chris'' world and Sam starts to meet new queer friends, a rift forms between them. Without Sam, who is Hannah? And what becomes of San Francisco to Hannah alone - a space rich with queer possibility, or an intimidating, unfamiliar place, just as lonely as the one she''d left behind? An achingly tender and resonant story of survival, first love, and growing up queer in the ''90s, Girls Girls Girls is a piercing exploration of the choices we make in the thrilling and often confounding search for ourselves and home.

Cassidy Foster is heartbroken, stuck in life, and getting a little too obsessed with plants. Then when a well-connected friend becomes sick of Cassidy''s moping and gets her a gig with famous Hollywood couple, Marisol and Nate Sterling, Cassidy jumps at the chance to move to sunny L.A. The Sterlings are warm and welcoming. A perfect couple. All Cassidy has to do is be available a few hours a week for errands. In return, she has access to luxury. Designer clothes. A sparkling pool. Great pay. When Nate takes interest in her, asking her to read scripts he''s written, Cassidy thinks this could be the key to kickstarting her writing dreams. As their business relationship grows, so does their attraction. Nate is sexy, talented, and Cassidy can''t believe her luck. Clearly, Marisol doesn''t know what she has. Maybe that''s why the two are always fighting when they think Cassidy isn''t around. But Cassidy learns she was hired for a different purpose. The Sterlings aren''t the perfect couple. Marisol isn''t the perfect wife. And when one of them is found dead, Cassidy becomes the perfect suspect.

Popular bookstagrammer Chip Pons''s gay rom-com about two men who impulsively pose as a couple to compete in a reality show contest just minutes after meeting at an airport, and their run-in with the very real feelings that start to simmer between them. Asher Bennett thought his relationship was just fine. Until he''s unceremoniously dumped at the Boston airport ahead of the world-wide travel competition reality show, The Epic Trek. Armed with only a ticket and righteous indignation, Asher finds the closest solace he can: a mimosa and mozzarella sticks combo at an airport TGI Fridays. Still, Asher is determined to find a new partner and luckily, right in front of him is a smooth-talking airline pilot ready for take-off. Theo Fernandez has been grounded. He''s the only pilot that has never taken a vacation and the edict has been passed down: prove you''re prioritizing a work-life balance or say goodbye to your wings. As he struggles to bask in his new downtime, without reconnecting with his family, he stumbles upon the perfect opportunity. The handsome guy who ''stole'' his mozzarella sticks at his favourite terminal eatery has a sudden opening for a partner... on a nationally televised reality show. Theo and Asher buckle up to fake date for the cameras, but as they do the undercurrents of attraction make them wonder if their on-screen chemistry hints at something bigger. Do they have the courage to leave behind their baggage, and wing it together for another chance at love?

A next-generation baby name book by a professional name consultant, full of activities, advice, and inspirationThe first decision you make as a parent is what to name your child, and these days, there?s more pressure than ever to get it right. How do you choose a name that?s trendy but timeless, classic but unique, popular but not too popular?a name that satisfies everyone in your family, looks great in a social media announcement, and sets your child up for success in life? Old-fashioned, dictionary-style baby name books can help with inspiration, but today?s parents need something more.Written by professional baby name consultant and TikTok star Colleen Slagen, Naming Bebe walks you through naming your baby step by step, considering style, popularity, and more. Inside you?ll find:Interactive quizzes and activities to help you explore and refine your optionsIn-depth analysis of name rankings and popularity dataSolutions to common challenges like choosing complementary sibling names and dealing with the friend who stole your favorite nameAnd, yes, lists of potential names, organized by aesthetic to help you pinpoint a name that matches your personal style, from Bible chic to quiet luxuryWhether you want a vintage darling, a modern cowboy, or anything in between, this comprehensive and interactive guide will help you pick a name you?and your child?love.