A stunning debut from an award-winning poet.Populating a small town in the Pacific Northwest, the characters in Lucia Perillo's story collection all resist giving the world what it expects of them and are surprised when the world comes roaring back. An addict trapped in a country house becomes

The language of genes has become common parlance. We know they make your eyes blue, your hair curly or your nose straight. The media tells us that our genes control the risk of cancer, heart disease, alcoholism or Alzheimer's. The cost of DNA sequencing has plummeted from billions of pounds to a few

CAMERON ENDERS seems to have it all: a brand new condo in a city she loves, a top executive position at an international entertainment firm, an insane amount of money, and a gorgeous boyfriend. But when Cami catches the boyfriend in the act with another woman, it triggers all the anguish from years

15th Century England Phillipa Redmond (Little Red Riding Hood) has lost her entire family to a terrible plague. When the survivors from her village are evacuated to the country, Phillipa has no choice but to flee with them. But in the forest lurks something much more deadly than a killing sickness.

This celebration of the Georgian sailor's diet reveals how the navy's administrators fed a fleet of more than 150,000 men, in ships that were often at sea for months on end and that had no recourse to either refrigeration or canning. Contrary to the prevailing image of rotten meat and weevily biscui

What's a simple farmer to do when an alien crash-lands in his cornfield? Try to keep the little guy safe from the government, all while trying not to fall in love with his guest while he's at it. It may not be as easy as he originally thought. Gavin Howard lives a simple life on his farm, keeping to

Book 2 of Love Comes Softly. Their family growing, Clark and Marty look to bind each other together with love and faith. Over 800,000 sold!

Their family growing, Clark and Marty look to bind each other together with love and faith. Over 800,000 sold! Love Comes Softly book 2.

Anne Boleyn is known throughout the world as the beheaded wife of King Henry VIII, a woman for whom Henry discarded a Spanish princess and who was later discarded for the woman who gave Henry his longed-for son. Love her or hate her, it cannot be denied her romance with Henry VIII changed the course

A historic collection of perceptive tales from a luminary of nineteenth-century literature First published in 1904, *The Heart of Happy Hollow* features sixteen short stories that provide rare glimpses into the lives of African Americans after the Civil War. Through characters ranging from sche

**A funny, uplifting and life-affirming tale of grumpiness perfect if you loved books like Eleanor Oliphont is Completely Fine,Rachel Joyce's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry or Ruth Hogan's The Keeper Of Lost Things** _Maybe there's a little grump in all of us . . ._ The Grump, at eighty

### Amazon.com Review **Photos from *Huck*** Huck with a Red Collar View larger Huck on a Leash View larger Huck Licking Rich's Face View larger Huck's Poster View larger --- ### Review "There is an aura of happy innocence--a kind of euphoria-- pervading this book....Elder shows us h

SUMMARY: Huck is a page-turning, unforgettable true story of the tenacity of one small dog, the unexpected, extraordinary kindness of strangers, and a family's devotion to each other. Michael was four when his relentless campaign for a dog began. At seven he made a PowerPoint presentation, "My Dog

**Tame Harpies. Fight Monsters. Gain Power. Become King.** ** **When Kit Jones inherits a house from a long-lost relative, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot – until a mysterious orb in the attic transports him to a far-away land of islands, tropical forests, dangerous creatures, and harpies. But th

In *Every Day's a Holiday,* the ever inventive Dean Koontz ponders the origin of Valentine's Day; introduces Jinx, a guy who really gets into Halloween; and explains that extra "a" on the end of Kwanzaa. There are also holidays you may not have heard of -- but that you are sure to be celebrating soo