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Sad. Lonely. Lost.Struggling with a traumatic birth Ginny feels the sting of rejection from her newborn child who is an agonizing reminder of her loss. Her world shatters and she soon spirals into depression. But then Ryan Jones, a man with his own scars of betrayal, arrives in town. He carries the burden of a past filled with heartbreak and a daughter still longing for an absent mother. As Ginny grapples with the weight of her past, Ryan's presence offers a glimmer of hope. With a shared understanding of profound loss, their lives soon intertwine. When despair meets hope, love blooms in unexpected places and sometimes, the darkest storms lead to the brightest rainbows.Set against the backdrop of family conflicts and the Rose sisters' undying love, this is a touching story of loss, healing and the remarkable resilience of the human spirit.

"I adored this summer novel! My favorite beach reads are written by Meg Mitchell Moore, and Summer Stage is her brand new smash hit. If you like my books, you'll love this!" ?Elin HilderbrandFrom the bestselling author of Vacationland, a spirited summer page-turner following a family of actors grappling with fame, scandal, and ambition.The Trevino family hasn't spent much quality time together lately. But as the summer months arrive, they find themselves all together on Block Island.Amy Trevino, a high school teacher and occasional theater director, has stayed close to her Rhode Island hometown while her famous brother, Timothy, pursued and achieved his Hollywood dreams. When Timothy returns to Block Island to direct a summer play, Amy agrees to be the production manager in an effort to mend rifting family relationships. Sam, Amy's daughter, was a Disney child star who continued her pursuit for fame in a Manhattan TikTok house. Now she's also returned home unexpectedly, her sudden arrival shrouded in secrets. Sam refuses to open up to her mother, deciding instead to live with her uncle for the summer. As the three Trevinos work together to ensure the production is a success, Amy, Sam, and Timothy are forced to grapple with their desires for recognition and fortune, stand up for what they believe art and fame actually mean, and discover what they really want out of life.A bighearted and delicious novel about family, ambition, and opportunity, Summer Stage is the must-read book of the summer.

Manne Sollinger, eine 60-jährige Berufsschullehrerin hat ihr Sabbatjahr genutzt, um ein neues Leben anzufangen. Zunächst zieht sie aus aus der pulsierenden Metropole Köln zu ihrer Tochter und deren Familie in das Provinzstädtchen Sisselsheim. Als die Konflikte zwischen den beiden Frauen überhand nehmen, flüchtet Manne in ein kleines altes Haus in dem verschlafenes Dorf Krähenstein am Rand des Dunnbergs.Da es in Krähenstein keine Schafe mehr gibt, die die Streuobstwiese hinter den Gärten von Manne und ihrem Nachbarn Jakob abweiden, soll daraus ein Maisfeld werden. Auf der Suche nach unkomplizierten Schafen, die das Gelände vor den Plänen eines landhungrigen Bauern und intriganten Bürgermeisters retten sollen, verliebt sich Manne in Percy und Stuart, zwei Alpakas, die auf einem Ziegennothilfe-Hof gestrandet sind.Die bezaubernden Kleinkamele mit den großen Augen stellen ihre neue Hüterin jedoch vor ungeahnte Herausforderungen. Gleichzeitig ist dem Bauern Mück kein Trick zu schmutzig, um sicherzustellen, dass Manne für immer aus Krähenstein verschwindet.

Marc Harshman, Poet Laureate of West Virginia, offers up his newest full-length collection of poems and demonstrates his dependably keen observational skills that elevate landscapes and people into an almost mythic realm. In many of the poems there is, as well, a threatening presence from whose grim circumstances he wrestles, if not hope, glimmers of its possibilities. And always there are signature poems like "Poet in the Schools" that simply lift off the page with a storyteller's finesse "for every single one of us / who's ever not been called on / who's felt hung out to dry, been picked last, / been poked, tripped, and toppled, / lost, strung out, yearning, abused, dying / somewhere out of sight / in our private universes, and he, he has opened the rooms / of paradise / for us to see / how simply easy it is / to smile. . ."

Long-lasting (adj.): A deep, bone-aching perpetuity. Or word play on 龙 (the Chinese word for "dragon"), the creatures that have a larger foothold on our realities than we'd let on. Our mother tongue is afflicted with a compendium of beasts-from foxes to dragons to butterflies. Our existence is always inexorably linked with wildness, an act of rebellion against external forces. This chapbook explores the Chinese language, in addition to Chinese mythology and pop culture references, to reflect on the tension of minority existence and generational trauma. It seeks to confront the metaphorical dragons in our family, from war to racism to cultural practices and stereotypes, including ideas of femininity and filial piety, to understand how they've shaped us into who we are today.

International Firebird Book Award - First Place Women's Fiction2024 Readers Favorite Award - Gold in Historical Fiction2024 American Fiction Awards - Historical Fiction Finalist2024 International Impact Book Awards Winner2024 BookFest Awards - First Place Historical FictionNABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Best Books in Historical FictionAn Appalachian granny woman. A daughter on a crusade. A granddaughter caught between the two.Maggie McCoury, a generational healer woman, relies on family traditions, folklore, and beliefs gleaned from a local Cherokee tribe. Her daughter, Carrie Ann, believes her university training holds the answers. As they clash over the use of roots, herbs, and a dash of mountain magic versus the medicine available in the town's apothecary, Josie Mae doesn't know whom to follow. But what happens when neither family traditions nor science can save the ones you love most?Daughters of Green Mountain Gap weaves a compelling tale of Maggie, Carrie Ann, and Josie Mae, three generations of remarkable North Carolina women living at the turn of the twentieth century, shedding light on racism, fear of change, loss of traditions, and the intricate dynamics within a family. Author Teri M. Brown skillfully navigates the complexities of their lives, revealing that some questions are not as easy to answer as one might think.

Catherine Owen, from Vancouver, BC, is the author of fifteen collections of poetry and prose. Her work has won and been nominated for awards and has been toured across Canada 12 times. She edits, hosts the series 94th Street Trobairitz, and runs the podcast Ms. Lyric's Poetry Outlaws from her home in Edmonton, AB.

From a remote village between Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire unrolls the intimate story of Teresa and Carlo, two young people whose paths cross and recross as they are first impelled by parents, then forced by sweeping world events to leave their childhood homes for lives they never imagined.Having left her mother and cherished dog Allucio, in Ulfano, Teresa works as a domestic servant in a large villa in Trento. She survives the Great War in the occupied city by banding together in a makeshift family with the other servants of the owners who have fled to escape the occupation. Carlo, an American still new to Italy and who speaks barely passable Italian, is just finding his footing in Trento when he’s dragged from bed at his boarding school, along with his classmates, and conscripted by the invading Austrian army. In a comical twist of fate, Carlo’s childhood near the Colorado gold mines motivates his captors to place him with a company of miners tasked with digging entrenchments and bunkers and building a massive fortress out of stone and ice, even as blizzards rage and artillery shells fall from the sky. Out of sheer loneliness, Carlo writes letters to Teresa, the girl he met only once in Trento. After the war, Carlo returns to Trento and reconnects with Teresa. Times are unsettled, as soldiers and those who fled the war flood back to the city and signs of the impending Influenza epidemic appear. With so much chaos, tradition gives way to new ideas, so neither worries about the consequences of their growing attachment. However, the same independence that has them dreaming of a future that didn’t exist when they were children, may pull them apart forever.

Novellerne i ”Kornmod” handler om landlivets glæder og udfordringer, om mennesker, som overkommer en grum skæbne, og om dem som går til grunde af den, om dyrene og naturen, og de mennesker, som finder lykken ved at leve med respekt og kærlighed til den. Den danske forfatter Lars Nielsen (1892-1963) debuterede i 1938 med bogen "Bo", og siden da er det blevet til over 60 romaner. Langt de fleste af Lars Nielsens bøger foregår i landdistrikter og følger slægters gang, men de har også ofte en udpræget psykologisk vinkel, der gør dem tidløse og relevante uanset hvilket miljø, de læses i. Udgivelsen er en storskrift-udgave til svagsynede i serien MAGNUMBØGER Lindhardt og Ringhof.

New York City is unique, vibrant, exciting and a melting pot of cultures and values. But sometimes, living in the Big Apple can lead to twists, turns, and unexpected outcomes.The Big Apple Bites Back portrays life in NYC-the people, neighborhoods, the workplace, dashed dreams, and life on the street.The stories attempt to capture the city's spirit, with tales about how things occasionally go awry and how even the unexpected can enliven life there. When that happens, New Yorkers try to change the situation, go with the flow, or laugh about it and move on.At the very least, The Big Apple Bites Back reveals what it's like to live and work in "The City The Never Sleeps."

Life will get better, so they say.Through the spring and winter of 1923, May Rose says it too, as losses, scandals, and threats affect people she cares about. Though she's blessed with the ingenuity and courage of her husband, friends, and family, she knows something important is missing in her own life, something she must find.A Promise of Mondays is the tenth book in the Mountain Women Series, bringing to life the struggles, triumphs, friendships and loves of women in a small West Virginia town in the early 1900s.-----------------------------------------------------------------READERS ARE CAPTIVATED BY THE MOUNTAIN WOMEN SERIES:FIVE STARS: "I read all eleven books in this series...as quickly as I could. I loved everything about them. Great descriptive writing and well-developed characters that grew as the story progressed." -Goodreads ReviewerFIVE STARS: "[the author] brings [her characters] to life in such a way you really miss them when you have finished the book!" -Goodreads Reviewer

Storm Mitchell is scared for her life when she finds her brother-in-law has broken out of jail and is likely headed her way. He promised her she would pay for testifying against him.She packs her car up, collects her young daughter Harper from school and heads to the outback where she has been given the name of an ex undercover cop who can help her hide out.One night when she can't sleep, she comes across a video for someone looking for a wife.Trent Latham has struggled to find a wife. He's independent, owns his own home and has a steady job. So why is it so hard to find his one true love?After the last Casey Plains Date Night leaves him stranded, he takes a different approach and uses social media to attract the right girl. Little did he know he was going to get way more than he bargained for.

In Fools for Love, the seventh book of the Mountain Women Series, May Rose faces a summer of overwhelming obstacles.Her dearest friends are tangled in a complicated love triangle, and a competitor threatens the success of the boardinghouse. But these troubles pale in comparison to the tragedy of a drowned woman, the reappearance of a man with a deadly vendetta, and a flood that threatens to wash away everything May Rose holds dear.Amidst all the chaos, will May Rose find the strength to protect her family, her friends, and the life they've built in Winkler?Find out in this gripping tale of love, loss, secrets, and the unwavering spirit of the women of the Mountain Women Series. -----------------------------------------------------------------READERS ARE HOOKED ON THE MOUNTAIN WOMEN SERIES:FIVE STARS: "Wonderful! I've anxiously awaited each new sequel to "Mountain Women" since the first. Again, I've not been disappointed. The story continues, with many changes along the way... Another wonderful sequel to "Mountain Women" - I thoroughly enjoyed each word, Carol Ervin!" -Goodreads ReviewerFIVE STARS: "Loved this series! Learned to care about and love these people in this series; never wanted a book to end. I highly recommend! Fools for Love by Carol Ervin, Book Seven of the Mountain Women Series. I can't believe I haven't read every book in the series; each one is great... Carol Ervin writes multilevel great fiction with hints of actual historical events... I gave it five Amazon stars because of the very rich, strong characters. The number of characters should not daunt readers. All characters contribute. Characters and the "nostalgia factor" lead me to highly recommend this novel." -Goodreads ReviewerFIVE STARS: "Mountain Women series, 8 in all, described the trials and tribulations of a mountainous, coal mining town. Really enjoyed the mountain women series by Carol Ervin. The reader is transformed into the tiny mountain town of the 1880 era. All characters leave you as though you know them as family! The stories are fiction, but intertwined with actual historical events." -Goodreads ReviewerFIVE STARS: " ALL the books in this series were wonderful. if you want to get involved in early 1900's up to 1925 read this series." - Goodreads ReviewerFIVE STARS: "Love Carol [Ervin's] Work! Ms. [Ervin] is a masterful storyteller! She has a knack for getting the reader involved in her characters and storyline!" -Goodreads Reviewer

Caught in the middle...What begins as a quiet summer turns hectic and unsettling as May Rose is burdened by the troubles of the preacher, rivalries among friends, and the potential loss of dear ones. Though discontent and unhappiness abound, she's uplifted by the blooming of other hearts and encouraged by the return of two people she never thought she'd see again.Hearts and Souls is the ninth book in the Mountain Women Series, bringing to life the struggles, triumphs, friendships and loves of women in a small West Virginia town in the early 1900s.-----------------------------------------------------------------READERS ARE CAPTIVATED BY THE MOUNTAIN WOMEN SERIES:FIVE STARS: "I'm not getting anything done! I just want to keep reading. I am so involved in this Mountain Women Series." -Goodreads ReviewerFIVE STARS: "This is a real page turner. It is very hard to put down. Fast moving and. Feels like a real family, not just friends." -Goodreads Reviewer

In the sixth installment of the Mountain Women Series, May Rose faces her toughest challenges yet.Her half-brothers are trying to steal her inheritance, her stepdaughter is confined to bed with a high-risk pregnancy, and her teenage step-granddaughter falls for a boy from a bad family. When the girl runs away, May Rose takes on the risky task of bringing her home.Little does she know her good intentions will put herself and her family into open conflict with a family of criminals.Kith and Kin is a page-turner, a thriller, and a heartwarming story of support and resilience in the face of opposition. Order your copy today.-----------------------------------------------------------------READERS ARE ENGROSSED BY THE MOUNTAIN WOMEN SERIES: FIVE STARS: "Ok, so I did not write any review heretofore; could not stop to do it. 6 books of binge reading. Taking a small break to offer appreciation to the author for her lovely work. Some others can talk about the good writing, stable characters and storyline sequencing. I will just say I was kept so engrossed and enjoyed all of the stories as I was a witness to them. Lovely!!" -Goodreads ReviewerFIVE STARS: "Just can't stop reading this series? The characters are so interesting, and I love the writer's style. I am enjoying watching history unfold with each book." -Goodreads ReviewerFIVE STARS: "This is a great series. I love it!" -Goodreads ReviewerFIVE STARS: "I just finished another, the 6th in Carol Ervin's Mountain Women series... I look forward to getting started on the seventh to see what happens next!" -Goodreads ReviewerFIVE STARS: "The best book in the series." -Goodreads Reviewer

Ivory Bainbridge thought she had it all figured out. On the cusp of achieving her dream career of owning a restaurant and bar in the heart of Chicago, the only thing standing in her way is debt. Then life throws her a curveball. When she mysteriously inherits a farmhouse at the end of a road in Missouri, she is thrust into a world of beliefs she doesn't understand. Selling the property will pay her mounting debt and give her enough extra to make a down payment on her dream. Could this be the big break she needs? Standing in her way is a catch: she has to live on the property for six months. But Lisa McHale, the resentful granddaughter of her benefactor, is going to make sure she doesn't. As Ivory navigates life in an unfamiliar world, why do strangers keep showing up at her door, all for the same reason? And who is the eccentric elderly woman who befriends her? This odd woman and her wisdom with plants and herbs might hold the key to understanding why Ivory, an outsider, was chosen to inherit. Is she truly an outsider, or does she belong in this quaint town more than she ever could have imagined? Follow Ivory on her journey from big city life to unfamiliar rural isolation, during which she realizes she has inherited far more than just an old house outside a small town.

Lyndsay Richards is an experienced national park ranger, so why is she missing in a National Park she knows as well as the back of her hand?A chance sighting of a missing poster brings secret memories of a high school crush flooding back for Detective Rick Masters and he takes it upon himself to investigate her disappearance. He's determined to find her and bring her back home in time for Christmas.Will Lyndsay survive being injured; away from the well trodden path?Has Rick finally been given a second chance to capture the heart of the girl of his dreams?Novellette set in a fictional Sydney, Australia national park.

Da Armand Gamache modtager en besynderlig invitation til et forladt husmandssted, opdager den nu suspenderede kriminalkommissær, at en ukendt kvinde har udnævnt ham som bestyrer af sit efterladte bo. Hendes testamente er så underligt, at han mistænker kvinden for at være gået fra forstanden – indtil et lig bliver fundet.Men dette er ikke den eneste trussel, Gamache står over for. Den interne undersøgelse af de begivenheder, der fandt sted seks måneder forinden, forfølger ham, og han ser sig tvunget til at tage mere og mere desperate metoder i brug for at rette op på fortiden. Langsomt begynder Gamache at se sine egne blinde pletter. Og de forfærdelige ting, de har skjult

Join Jane for another quirky, humorous misadventure as she and Sheriff Rick lock horns in investigating another murder in See Jane Dance!, the third book of the cozy West River mysteries.It's New Year's Day in the small town of Little Missouri, South Dakota, and Jane's year is already off to an eventful start. She begins the day with the discovery of a body, setting off a murder investigation that will test the limits of her courage. Soon she's juggling not only murder, but also the addition of four squirmy kindergarteners to her lively country school classroom. Thanks to weekly square dance lessons paid for by her mother, the town switchboard operator, and the school janitor in an effort to kick-start her romantic life, she's also fending off eligible bachelors right and left. As the snow piles up and the town gossip hits a feverish pitch, Jane and the sheriff must race against time to find a killer who's dancing too close for comfort.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"Like a snowflake in a blizzard, See Jane Dance!, which is set in the midst of winter cold and chaos, finds a way to be both precious and unique. With wry humor, Jolene Stratton Philo offers readers the small South Dakota town of Little Missouri, populated by oddballs and lovables, who, when murder comes calling, find themselves dealing with a lot more than just their usual winter doldrums. I found myself smiling often at Philo's take on small town politics and social mores and laughing out loud at some of the outrageous shenanigans of the citizens of Little Missouri. This is a delightful read, perfect for those who like their mysteries on the soft-boiled side and who maybe wish that Agatha Christie had chosen to set at least one of her stories against the backdrop of the High Plains."William Kent KruegerNew York Times bestselling author of This Tender Land, Ordinary Grace, and the Cork O'Connor mysteries.

"I count Ronald Johnson as one of the defining peers of my own imagined company of poets." --Robert CreeleyRonald Johnson's underground classic of visionary and queer poetics, Valley of the Many-Colored Grasses, has been legendarily hard to find for over 50 years. In this book of poems, Johnson creates a specifically North American vision that references everything from ancient Native American myths to Johnny Appleseed, from Charles Darwin to The Wizard of Oz, microcosmically transforming the vast open expanse of the plains into delicate flower petals. These are poems of observation, transformation and a uniquely subtle sensibility harmonically tuned to the stars. Masterfully crafted examples of poetic music and textures, Johnson weaves text together to show the world from multiple angles of vision--not only his own-- and to explore what others have seen and experienced of the world. One of the most unheralded poets in literature, Ronald Johnson needs to be securely placed in history with the likes of his fellow dreamers: Stan Brakhage, Marguerite Young, Charles Ives, Marsden Hartley and the Transcendentalists.Ronald Johnson (1935-98) was drafted into the US Army in 1954, and attended Columbia University through the G.I. Bill. Romantically involved with the poet and publisher Jonathan Williams throughout the 1960s, the two walked the Appalachian trail and wandered throughout England before Johnson set off alone to find his own version of Oz in San Francisco. There, Johnson managed a famous gay leather bar, wrote a number of cookbooks, and became a founder of the Rainbow Motorcycle Club, a gay social club described by Johnson as a "band of lusty roistering men, often partying till dawn." His other books of poems include A Line of Poetry, A Row of Trees (1964), The Book of the Green Man (1967), Songs of the Earth (1970), Eyes & Objects (1976), Radios (1977), The Shrubberies (2001) and ARK (1996, 2013).

"Promise Me This brims with beautiful emotion and depth... This is a poignant story that will stay with you long after it's done." -Jessica Joyce, USA Today Bestselling author of You, With a ViewForever wasn't supposed to look like this.When Leona Granger studied abroad in Ireland, she spent a lot more time falling in love with Callum Walsh than she did in the classroom. On the eve of her return to the States, she promised to come back for him when she finished college. They said goodbye under the stars, sealing their promise with more than just a kiss.Callum has spent the last twelve years trying not to wonder why Leona, and everyone else for that matter, finds it so easy to leave him behind. Now a single father, all he wants is to give his beautiful daughter the best life he can. Nothing, not even Leona showing up after a decade of radio silence, will get in the way of that.But Leona had her reasons for not returning. When the just-good-enough life she built in the wake of losing the baby she never told Callum about falls apart, she realizes it's time to come clean. It might be too late to keep her promise to Callum, but for the child they lost, she has to try.Faced with feelings they long thought buried, Callum and Leona have to decide if it's worth exposing all their hidden scars for a second chance at the promise of forever with the one that never should've gotten away.

What more could I ask for than a chair at your bright yellow table, high as clear skies, pine trees, and the dusty red roofs of Jerusalem.Lori Levy's delicate poems oscillate vividly between the sensation of dayenu-moments, when we feel perfectly whole and at peace -and our craving to experience more: more of this life, again, more of this place, or another place, of another moment. Levy merges nostalgia and carpe diem as she recalls important stations of her journeys between Vermont, Israel, and California. To love means to know well: a person, a place, a specific shade of light at a precise hour of the day, the taste of her mother-in-law's kubeh dish. As we follow Levy's memories of her longings, joys, and loves we are reminded of how we can find permanence in every impermanent moment, savored in the present.

"Gabriela Menchaca and Edwin Saucedo are hardworking, undocumented employees at the Detmer Foods chicken plant in Springdale, Arkansas, just a stone's throw away from the trailer park where they've lived together for seven years. While dealing with personal tragedies of their own, the young couple endures the brutal, dehumanizing conditions at the plant in exchange for barebones pay. When the plant manager, Luke Jackson, fires Edwin to set an example for the rest of the workers-and to show the higher-ups that he's ready for a major promotion-Edwin is determined to get revenge on Luke and his wife, Mimi, a new mother who stays at home with her six-month-old son. Edwin's impulsive action sets in motion a devastating chain of events that illuminates the deeply entrenched power dynamics between those who revel at the top and those who toil at the bottom. From the nationally bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author of Don't Know Tough and Ozark Dogs comes another edge-of-your-seat noir thriller that exposes the dark, bloody heart of life on the margins in the American South and the bleak underside of a bygone American Dream"--