When Cody Johnson first caught sight of structural engineer Abra Wilson, he thought of endless possibilities. She had style and confidence--and was distracting as hell. She'd called his design an impractical piece of fancy, but then he'd always preferred frankness to subtleties. Abra had met men like Cody before. They usually thought they could smile their way out of trouble, and this overconfident East Coast architect was no exception. She'd told him to back off, but he wasn't listening. Sparks ignited in the desert building site, and then passion soon followed. But was it enough to stop someone from trying to destroy their first project together? Would they be able to find out who it is before any more damage is done?

The plot of Exercises in Style is simple: a man gets into an argument with another passenger on a bus. However, this anecdote is told 99 more times, each in a radically different style, as a sonnet, an opera, in slang, and with many more permutations. This virtuoso set of variations is a linguistic rust-remover, and a guide to literary forms.

Introducing Coleen Style Queen --" a fictional character inspired by the childhood of leading style icon, Coleen McLoughlin. This is a gorgeous new series about boys, friendship, family and fashion.Having a confidence crisis? Don't dare to wear that funky new mini-dress? Never fear --" you're not alone! My best mate Lucy is totally gorgeous. She just doesn't know it. So she always plays it safe, fashion-wise. But that's about to change! She's got a hot date this weekend and I'm going to transform her style from drab to fab! If only I could go on a date with her super-cute brother Ben. How can I get him to notice me--¦As well as a great story this book includes top style and fashion tips, and advice on how to customise your clothes and make your own cool accessories. So there--™s no excuse not to look super stylish!

From the acclaimed writer and "one of our preeminent humorists" (The New York Times) Paul Rudnick, a riotously funny, perceptive, and life-affirming novel following the decades-long, rule-breaking romance between the son of one of American's wealthiest families and a middle-class aspiring author.Devastatingly handsome and insanely rich, Farrell Covington is capable of anything and impossible to resist. He's a clear-eyed romantic, an aesthete but not a snob, self-indulgent yet wildly generous. As the son of one of the country's most powerful and deeply conservative families, the world could be his. But when he falls for Nate Reminger, an aspiring writer from a nice Jewish family in Piscataway, New Jersey, the results are passionate and catastrophic. Together, the two embark on a uniquely managed romance that spans half a century. They are inseparable—except for the many years when they are apart. Moving from the ivy-covered bastion of Yale to New...

Introducing Coleen Style Queen -- a fictional character inspired by the childhood of leading style icon, Coleen McLoughlin. This is a gorgeous new series about boys, friendship, family and fashion.Coleen goes on holiday to Spain with her parents and little sister. She meets a cute boy and has a great time, but what about Coleen's crush Ben back at home... And can Coleen and her little sis win the hotel's talent contest?As well as a great story this book includes top style and fashion tips, and advice on how to customise your clothes and make your own cool accessories. So there's no excuse not to look super stylish!

Pretending to be her twin seemed innocent enough...until it created a very real attraction! Katie Frey brings humor and heat to her latest release in the Hartmann Heirs series.Take a fake relationship.Add a hidden identity. And you get...romance? When recently divorced Amelia Hartmann rear-ends former football player Antone Williams, she presents her celebrity twin's ID as her own...only to get invited as his date to a birthday party. When their fake relationship starts developing into real feelings, Antone risks letting the riveting Amelia distract him from launching the next phase of his career. Will her secret identity as an everyday businesswoman send him running, or will she prove to be the twin for him?From Harlequin Desire: Passionate and provocative stories featuring rich, powerful heroes and scandalous family sagas.You'll be swept...

For the first time in history, a Korean rapper is at the top of the world's charts. A YouTube clip launched him into the stratosphere and now the world has gone Gangnam Style. A few months ago you would have thought this was fiction. It's real. This is a look at how a song in Korean is changing the course of history - from a language point of view. Oppa Gangnam Style!‘Lost Lucy’ is a story for the 4 to 7 year old child that tells about a careless girl who is very forgetful. She forgets to do things which are dangerous. She forgets to do things which are unhygienic. She forgets to do things which are inconsiderate. She forgets to do things which are rude and impolite.One day when Lucy arrives home from school, she takes her dog Patch for a walk. While walking, she starts daydreaming and finishes up lost. Then she finds a police station goes in and discovers that she has also forgotten her address and her name.Read about how Lucy finds her name and where she lives again with the help of a gentle policeman. Also read about some of the important things that one should do and not do, if ever one gets lost. The story raises some of the issues concerning ‘Stranger Danger,’ along with other helpful tips.This story was transmitted by the Bradford Radio for Schools on four or five occasions during 2000 and 2005.William Forde

From USA Today bestselling author Kate Kisset, comes the sexy, small town, second-chance romance, Love Maker!Boone Beckett has everything a twenty-eight-year-old hunky cowboy could possibly want: a top ten hit, a new ranch, perfect health… everything but the only woman he's ever loved. So when Becca Barclay finally comes to her senses and moves back to Lonesome Montana, Boone is happy to forgive her for leaving.Except she didn't come back for him. And she didn't come back alone.But when Becca winds up cocktailing where Boone is singing, she can't resist the way his sapphire eyes lock on hers from the stage. Did he write all those songs just for her?And when he walks her out to the parking lot one night, and they end up doing everything in the car except drive, he makes her remember the way they used to be.They can't reminisce for long though because Boone's first U.S. tour is starting, and Becca's moving overseas. Life is about to pull them apart again.The problem is Boone isn't ready to say goodbye. What's a Lonesome Cowboy to do to win her love permanently? You'd be surprised.Standalone ReadHEA Guaranteed

A fake engagement with her former fiancé? Anything's possible in this Dynasties: Beaumont Bay novel by USA TODAY bestselling author Jules Bennett.Saying yes should be strictly business...Since it's only pretend, not a second chance.Cassandra Taylor's ex-fiancé owes her—big-time. Luke Sutherland shattered her dreams of happily-ever-after, and now she wants his help landing the wedding planning event of the year: his brother's celebrity nuptials. But Luke demands her help in return—pretend to be in love with him so he's no longer Country Beat's most eligible bachelor. As their fake engagement rekindles real passion, will Cassie get her own fairy-tale wedding...or only more heartbreak?From Harlequin Desire: Luxury, scandal, desire—welcome to the lives of the American elite.Love triumphs in these...

Jennifer Cloud is certain of three truths: Women are just as capable as men of catching a thief. Traveling back in time is not all fun, games, and vintage Italian leather grosgrain shoes. And saving the woman who turned your life upside down can get you killed.The smarmy Mitchell Mafuso is picking up souvenirs from the infamous gangsters Bonnie and Clyde and has no intention of being caught by the female transporter.Jennifer may not be the best transporter, but she's the cleverest. Join her as she travels back to the time of moonshine, speakeasies, and infamous gangsters.

A Prescriptive American English Writing Style Guide The Elements of Style William Strunk, Jr. E. B. White This book aims to give in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style. It aims to lighten the task of instructor and student by concentrating attention (in Chapters II and III) on a few essentials, the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated. In accordance with this plan it lays down three rules for the use of the comma, instead of a score or more, and one for the use of the semicolon, in the belief that these four rules provide for all the internal punctuation that is required by nineteen sentences out of twenty. Similarly, it gives in Chapter III only those principles of the paragraph and the sentence which are of the widest application. The book thus covers only a small portion of the field of English style. The experience of its writer has been that once past the essentials, students profit most by individual instruction based on the problems of their own work, and that each instructor has his own body of theory, which he may prefer to that offered by any textbook. The numbers of the sections may be used as references in correcting manuscript. The writer's colleagues in the Department of English in Cornell University have greatly helped him in the preparation of his manuscript. Mr. George McLane Wood has kindly consented to the inclusion under Rule 10 of some material from his Suggestions to Authors. The Elements of Style is a prescriptive American English writing style guide in numerous editions. The original was composed by William Strunk Jr., in 1918, and published by Harcourt, in 1920, comprising eight "elementary rules of usage," ten "elementary principles of composition," "a few matters of form," a list of 49 "words and expressions commonly misused," and a list of 57 "words often misspelled." E. B. White much enlarged and revised the book for publication by Macmillan, in 1959. That was the first edition of the so-called "Strunk; White," which Time named in 2011 one of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since 1923. Cornell University English professor William Strunk, Jr. wrote The Elements of Style in 1918 and privately published it in 1919, for in-house use at the university. (Harcourt republished it in 52-page format in 1920.) Later, for publication, he and editor Edward A. Tenney revised it as The Elements and Practice of Composition (1935). In 1957, at The New Yorker, the style guide reached the attention of E.B. White, who had studied writing under Strunk in 1919 but had since forgotten "the little book" that he described as a "forty-three-page summation of the case for cleanliness, accuracy, and brevity in the use of English." Weeks later, White wrote a feature story about Strunk's devotion to lucid English prose.

Interior design meets ulterior motive when murder strikes the family of a leading light in home décor . . . Never in her wildest dreams did interior decorator Meg Barrett think she'd get the chance to team up with the iconic Jessica Sterling. A do-it-yourself dynamo, Jessica's Dahlia Lane Farms brand has swept the country, and Meg is thrilled to discover she's just as charming and gracious in person as she is on TV. But tragedy strikes when her beloved brother is killed in a hit-and-run, and when the evidence points to foul play, Meg vows to help Jessica by investigating. It doesn't take long for Meg to figure out that not everyone working with Jessica has her best interests at heart, and she's certain that Jessica's brother was killed for something he knew about one of them. And then another body turns up, and it's clear that someone is going to desperate lengths to protect their secret. With Jessica still reeling from her loss,...

Tim was a well-loved child, but is there such a thing as too much love? When he started making fun of others to get attention , he struggled to make friends. Find out how Tim turned his life around and opened up his heart to create a life filled with memorable experiences!As a child, Tim learned early on to get attention from classmates in school, by making fun of other people’s differences. But after hearing the story of his Great-Grandfather’s immigration from Europe many decades before, Tim realized that his bad-habit of stereotyping, had to stop! By learning to open up his heart, he became sensitive to the many unique and wonderful differences in people. Tim’s embrace of Native American culture, and of one belief in particular, gave him guidance during his “school-age” years. Indian style uses touching anecdotal stories from the author’s childhood to captivate young readers.

She's here to help her sister and won't be taken in by any man's Southern charm, sex appeal...or insistence on questioning her intentions. Only in this Sweet Tea and Scandal novel by Cat Schield.Ulterior motives are the name of the game.But is she willing to play?Art consultant Sienna Burns came to Charleston to support her adopted sister as she met her birth family—not help her take over their shipping company! Sienna's further flustered that the CEO, Ethan Watts, is the most irresistible man she's ever met. Cozying up to him for intel should be easy. But as she falls deeper for Ethan, Sienna must decide where her true loyalties lie...From Harlequin Desire: Luxury, scandal, desire—welcome to the lives of the American elite.Love triumphs in these uplifting romances, part of the Sweet Tea and Scandal series:Book 1: Upstairs Downstairs BabyBook 2: Substitute...

Real men only ever let Beth Parker down. From her absentee father to her current dating pool, Beth has learned over and over again that the only men she can count on are on TV. Specifically, celebrity heartthrob Rhett Myers. Why spend tears and heartache on real relationships when Rhett's characters, who will never let her down, are available at the push of a button? Which is why she's over the moon to network her way into a job doing hair and makeup for a well-known actress—who also happens to work alongside Rhett. Who knows—maybe Beth will get a chance to find out if he's the same perfect gentleman offscreen that he is on it.When Beth dreams of meeting Rhett, pajamas and zero makeup do not play a starring role in her fantasy. Unfortunately, that's exactly the first impression she makes when she runs into him at the worst possible time. Luckily, their anti-meet-cute is just the beginning of their acquaintance. When Beth is tasked with styling Rhett...

Valuable land, oil, and murder make strange bedfellows.WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Summer 2021 – Best Crime FictionDenny McConnell, Private Investigator, is hired to research the deeds, land swaps, and old lawsuits regarding Texas ranchland and oil, the rights to which are now disputed by Wendy Axtell Shearer. Obstacles develop, in part, because of Wendy's charming but flawed character.Denny puts to good use his engineering skills, and becomes entangled in the bitter family feud that includes murder, mayhem, and lies. Now, he has to stay alive long enough to untangle this deadly mess.EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS an entertaining, intriguing romp by one private investigator through some deadly wheeling and dealing in the Great State of Texas. [DRM-Free]

Two determined men are about to meet their match... Don't miss a single classic story in this sweepingly romantic duet from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson, originally published in 2006 and 2007.Ian's Ultimate GambleCasino owner Ian Westmoreland thought he had seen the last of Brooke Chamberlain, until she checked into his resort claiming to need some rest and relaxation. Brooke had betrayed him years before, and Ian was willing to bet there was more to her visit than she would admit. No woman had even come close to igniting the heat and passion inside him as Brooke once had. And if Ian was going to discover what Brooke was hiding, what better way than through seduction? Seduction, Westmoreland StyleMontana horse breeder McKinnon Quinn savored his "no women on my ranch" rule. So when Casey Westmoreland asked for a job training horses, he turned her down flat. For despite her innocent looks, she...

Kyle Blake likes plans. So far, they’re pretty simple: Finish her senior year of high school, head off to a good college, find a cute boyfriend, graduate, get a good job, get married, the whole heterosexual shebang. Nothing is going to stand in the way of that plan. Not even Stella Lewis. Stella Lewis also has a plan: Finish her senior year as cheer captain, go to college, finally let herself flirt with (and maybe even date) a girl for the first time and go from there. Fate has other plans for Kyle and Stella when they’re paired up in their AP English class and something between them ignites. It’s confusing and overwhelming and neither of them know what to do about it. One thing they do know is that their connection can’t be ignored. The timing just isn’t right. But is there ever a good time for falling in love?

This love story will please even the most bah humbug reader. For the lover of a good story about romance, you're in for a treat. Get comfortable with your electronic reader; a favorite drink of choice and enjoy more than a few hours of reading entertainment. This was my first novel written about ten years ago.This love story will please even the most bah humbug reader. For the lover of a good story about romance, you're in for a treat. Get comfortable with your electronic reader; a favorite drink of choice and enjoy more than a few hours of reading entertainment. This was my first novel written about ten years ago. A doctor who's the grandson of a very powerful woman is called to assist a young woman who has succumbed to the summer heat of New York City. She lies on the sidewalk in front of his clinic. From that encounter the relationship takes off like a rocket to extend from the families vineyards in California to the properties on the Atlantic Seaboard. Their love deepens as well as his family business he must attend as his aging grandmother needs her grandson at the helm of their vast empire. From modern day bankers to Old and New World mafia ties blends together a story we can all relate to. An even bigger love blooms as well as the business as the years pass by. Enough said. For the price of a Starbucks coffee, enjoy the story. PS, have tissue at hand.

Fifteen-year-old Alana Morgan never imagined using her father's "Wilderness Glamour" jewelry in a true emergency. But when her airplane is attacked by smugglers, Alana's hopes rest on her new fishing-lure earrings and a handsome stranger named Tony, whose secrets could get them both killed. If she doesn't discover the courage she's always dreamed of, she'll never make it out of the forest alive.When Alana Morgan’s father unveils his “Wilderness Glamour” jewelry set for her fifteenth birthday, Alana never imagines using it in an actual emergency. But when her airplane is shot out of the sky by smugglers, Alana’s only hopes for survival are pinned on her new fishing-lure earrings and a handsome stranger named Tony, whose secrets could get them both killed. From a renegade ranger and bloodied hands to her snapped ankle and dehydration, Alana is miserable. If she doesn’t find her courage, she’ll never make it out of the forest alive.

Introducing Coleen Style Queen -- a fictional character inspired by the childhood of leading style icon, Coleen McLoughlin. This is a gorgeous series about boys, friendship, family and fashion.Having a style crisis? Is your wardrobe a fashion-free zone? Then maybe I can help. I'm Coleen, and I like to look stylish. Don't get me wrong, I'm no supermodel. Dream on! I guess I'm just your average girl, with annoying parents, a bratty little sis... and a crush on my best friend's big brother. (He is soooo hot!) But this term is going to be the coolest! We're putting on a charity catwalk show. Cue lights... music... and the star of the show with her unique twist on the little black dress... it's Coleen!As well as a great story this book includes top style and fashion tips, and advice on how to customise your clothes and make your own cool accessories. So there's no excuse not to look super stylish!

Jenna McGovern is dressed to kill for Blueberry Lake's annual firefighter charity auction. But when she finds her attractive fireman neighbor, Matt Bridges, standing over the body of a local hair stylist—and his ex-girlfriend—it's not exactly the romantic ambiance Jenna had in mind.While the handsome chief of police, Cooper Dear, sets out to investigate Matt, Jenna finds herself sucked into another murder case in which an innocent man seems to have been framed. Cooper isn't especially thrilled when Jenna takes Matt's side, and he's even less thrilled when it appears the murderer has turned his or her sights on Jenna.Unfortunately, Jenna's in far too deep to back out. She's got a new car, freshly waxed eyebrows, and a manicure that can be seen from space… but if Jenna doesn't stop the murderer before it's too late, she'll be picking out clothes for her very own funeral.

Born on the twin backs of torpidity and obsession, In the Beggarly Style of Imitation is a voyage into the mind of one of the Canadian literary underground's most unruly writers. Equal parts tribute to the historical genesis of the novel and the well-trodden subject of love, the exercises of imitation contained in this collection offer a brief survey through the illustrious forms and genres of literary expression: epistolary, aphorism, essay, picaresque, romance and satire culminate in a celebratory brand of fiction that proves with finality that imitation is truly the vilest form of flattery.

Stalked by paparazzi, top model Penelope Plessen stands to lose everything. Though Stefan once broke her heart, he's the only man she trusts. Should she risk her heart to save her life? A fun, circle-of-friends series from a USA Today bestselling author. As a top international model, hard-working Penelope Plessen jets between runways of the world's most glamorous cities. This is the life she's dreamed of, yet it all implodes during Fashion Week in New York City when a run-in with a paparazzi turns deadly. Navy SEAL-turned-bodyguard, Stefan Armstrong, the man who once broke her heart, whisks her to safety. With a killer threatening her life and paparazzi hounding her, Penelope flees to her hometown of Copenhagen, where tech billionaire Kristo Demopoulos offers her sanctuary on his yacht. Still, Penelope is anxious to salvage her career and regain control of her life. Returning to her home in the Hollywood Hills, Penelope calls on Stefan for close...

Fashion can be deadly…Jenna McGovern's strappy shoes and sundresses are not going to cut it when she makes the move from Hollywood Hills to Blueberry Lake, Minnesota in the stone-cold dead of winter. A former stylist to the stars, Jenna's determined to bring the latest red-carpet fashions back to the Midwest in an effort to revive her mother's floundering thrift shop.When Jenna finds out her first client is Grant Mark, the best man in a high-profile winter wedding, she's thrilled. However, when Grant gets a little too handsy in the dressing room, Jenna is forced to fend him off with her stiletto and send him packing. While she's glad to be rid of the difficult groomsman, it's pure bad luck that Grant is found dead later that afternoon from a high heel to the throat. What's worse is that the attractive chief of police is convinced Jenna's the one who put it there.If Jenna doesn't clear her name quickly, she'll not only lose the chance to style the biggest winter wedding Blueberry Lake has ever seen, but her mother's thrift store will go under for good—and Jenna will be stuck flaunting the worst fashion of all time: a neon orange jumpsuit.

Introducing Coleen Style Queen -- a fictional character inspired by the childhood of leading style icon, Coleen McLoughlin. This is a gorgeous series about boys, friendship, family and fashion.It's the summer holidays and the local youth club is having a battle of the bands competition. Coleen's best friend Lucy is a fantastic singer so the girls start practising and are determined to win, but not if Summer has her way...As well as a great story this book includes top style and fashion tips, and advice on how to customise your clothes and make your own cool accessories. So there's no excuse not to look super stylish!

Passport to Crime, Locked-Room Style: The Complete Stories of Locked Room International in Ellery Queen's Mystery MagazineIntroductionThe Call of the Lorelei by Paul HalterThe Tunnel of Death by Paul HalterThe Night of the Wolf by Paul Halter, adapted by John Pugmire Robert AdeyThe Robber's Grave by Paul HalterNausicaa's Ball by Paul HalterThe Gong of Doom by Paul HalterThe Mystery of the Green Room by Pierre VéryThe Man with the Face of Clay by Paul HalterHouse Call by Alexandre DumasThe Locked House of Pythagoras by Sōji ShimadaJacob’s Ladder by Paul HalterThe Ghost of the Badminton Court by Szu-Yen LinThe Lure of the Green Door by Rintarō NorizukiThe Wolf of Fenrir by Paul HalterThe Executive Who Lost His Mind by Sōji ShimadaThe Spider by Saburō KōgaThe Miracle on Christmas Eve by Szu-Yen LinThe Scarecrow’s Revenge by Paul HalterThe Cold Night's Clearing by Keikichi ŌsakaWindfall by Ulf DurlingThe Yellow Book by Paul HalterThe Running Dead by Sōji ShimadaAfterword: In Praise of Honkaku

Beatrice Davis, 1909-1992, was general editor at Angus and Robertson the main Australian publishing company from 1937 to 1973. Originally published to great acclaim in 2001, A Certain Style introduced this stylish and formidable woman to thousands of readers and told a history of books and publishing in twentieth-century Australia.

New from National Bestselling Author Diane Vallere!Book #6 in the humorous Samantha Kidd Mystery Series Amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd's life is finally on track. It's her normally cultured friend Cat whose life has lost its luster: eight months pregnant and abandoned by her husband the week before Christmas. She ropes Samantha into helping at her boutique, but a string of jewelry thefts threatens her business. And when Cat's husband is found strangled with pearls inside the shop, the last thing she's concerned with is profit. Samantha tries to get a bead on the killer, but when the suspects all clam up, she's left tangled in knots. Add in an unexpected proposal, a flirtatious friend, and a brand new detective, and this is bound to be Samantha's wildest adventure yet. Books in the Humorous Samantha Kidd Mystery Series:"Just Kidding" (short story)#1 DESIGNER DIRTY LAUNDRY#2 BUYER, BEWARE#3 THE BRIM REAPER#4 SOME LIKE IT HAUTE#5 GRAND THEFT RETRO#6 PEARLS GONE WILDPerfect for the beach, the bath, or the line outside of the fitting room. (and way more fun than shopping for bathing suits under fluorescent lights.)National Bestselling Author brings you fashion, mystery, and humor in one stylish package. Get to know Samantha Kidd today!

This ironically titled tale by an influential figure in African-American literature explores the tragic effects of color prejudice and self-hatred. Jessie Redmon Fauset's 1933 novel paints a haunting portrait of internalized racism with its depiction of a domineering mother whose determination for her children to pass as white leads to devastating results for the entire family.African-American editor, poet, essayist, and novelist Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882–1961) was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance. An editor of the NAACP magazine The Crisis, she was also an editor and co-author of the African-American children's magazine, The Brownies' Book. Her fourth and final novel, Comedy: American Style, features vivid characterizations and enduring themes that continue to resonate with modern readers.

Jenna McGovern is back… under the Hollywood lights. The newest resident of Blueberry Lake is finding it hard to escape her past as it follows her home. When a movie production begins filming on Main Street, Jenna is more than a little disgruntled to find her ex-boyfriend is the producer behind it. But she's even more disgruntled to find he's the primary suspect in an attempted murder case. Jenna's got a host of other problems to worry about, like making her first trip to the Mall of America and getting her grandmother's derelict greenhouse up and running, but when her ex-boyfriend begs her for help, she can't seem to stay away from the case. After all, there's a murderer running loose in Blueberry Lake, and if Jenna doesn't call cut fast enough, she could be next.

721 PARK AVENUE: Penthouse A TENANTS: Reed and Elizabeth Wellington SCANDAL: Married for life? A sexy billionaire husband, a Park Avenue penthouse, money to burn. Elizabeth Wellington had it all, right? But Reed was married to his corporation and she spent evenings alone – with her ovulation charts. Her husband still set her body on fire, but Reed was keeping secrets, ones serious enough to rock their life together. Then fate brought them an unexpected bundle of joy. They finally had the baby they'd always wanted. but had it arrived soon enough?

A top Hollywood producer thinks Ivy and Olivia are The Next Big Thing and swears them to secrecy. But a wooden stake would be better at acting than Ivy. And Olivia's finding it tough keeping quiet about her real-life role, as superstar Jackson's girlfriend. But a jealous vampire actress might be about to blow the coffin lid off both secrets . . .

A CHRISTMAS PROPOSAL... Mitch Ryan knew Phoebe Smith and her orphaned niece and nephew needed a home for the holidays. So the rich executive played Santa and offered Phoebe an apartment...in exchange for temporary secretarial services. The only catch: the apartment came fully furnished--with Mitch. Phoebe had to take the apartment, Mitch included. But on one condition: No fooling around! Which seemed fine with confirmed bachelor Mitch--he was only interested in short-term arrangements. Still, Phoebe never figured she'd fall for her irresistible roommate. And did she dare hope that Mitch would allow Phoebe and company to set up camp permanently--in his heart?

London 1946. An actress is murdered, not just on camera but in full view of a crowded film set. Only six people had an opportunity to administer the poison yet not one of them had a conceivable motive. As Evadne Mount, bestselling crime novelist, discovers, however, all six did have a motive for committing another, earlier, still unsolved murder yet, on that occasion, not one of them had the opportunity . . .

What Madeline Wants: A second chance. And she figures she'll get that at the Tripplehorne Ranch in Arizona, where she's been hired to teach English to the Spanish-speaking staff. What Madeline Gets: A big surprise. The owner of the Tripplehorne is dead, and the new owner, J. D. Rivera, is a man with a secret. He's also dark, handsome and if the locals are to be believed dangerous. And hiring an English teacher just isn't in his plans. But plans can always be changed .

Military Super-bundle of TEN novels and novellas by New York Times, USA Today and award-winning bestselling authors. IT TAKES A SEAL, An Adventure Girls, Inc. story by USA Today Bestselling author Delilah Devlin: A travel agent visiting friends in the Bahamas is stranded on a desert island with a sexy ex-SEAL after their private pleasure cruise is interrupted by men who mistake her lover for a reclusive billionaire. SEAL OF MY HEART by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Sharon Hamilton: Kate Livingstone's engagement is at risk the instant she sets eyes on the handsome elite warrior sitting next to her on a plane trip to visit her sister. Navy SEAL Tyler Gray had thought he knew what he wanted in life, until he meets Kate and their obvious attraction for each other sparks something deep in his soul. What starts out as innocent letters between friends turns out to be much more. Can someone fall in love deeply just with words and letters exchanged, or is this just a pleasant fantasy that will ruin their lives forever? SMOKING HOT by National Bestselling Author Anne Marsh: When an ambush kills his teammate, Navy SEAL Tye Callahan vows to spend the summer in Strong, California, fighting fires with the smoke jumper team and looking out for Katie Lawson, his teammate's fiancée. Now, as the summer heats up, they must decide if the chemistry burning between them might just be their second chance at living their own lives... together. THE NAVY SEAL's E-MAIL ORDER BRIDE by National Bestselling author Cora Seton: If Mason Hall, Navy SEAL, can't find a wife and get her pregnant--and convince his three brothers to marry, too--before the year is up, he'll have to forfeit the ranch his family has prized for over a hundred years. Who knew one city girl and three wayward brothers could put up such a fight? FALL OUT by National Bestselling Author Zoe York: Drew Castle is a Navy SEAL with a bad case of indifference. Until Annie Martin shows up on his doorstep, scared out of her mind, and all of a sudden, keeping her safe becomes the most important mission of his life. And this time, he's on his own. CLOSE QUARTERS by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Roxie Rivera: Getting tangled up in Jamie Pearson's latest hot mess--or her sheets--is the very last thing Navy SEAL Leland Gates needs, but in close quarters like these, there's no denying the white-hot passion blazing between them. KILLING HONOR by International Bestselling author S.M. Butler: Returning home after a disastrous extended deployment, Navy SEAL Brody Battles struggles with nightmares and government secrets building a wall between him and his wife, Devyn, especially when a security breach compromises his identity. While they're adjusting to being a family again, an old enemy waits in the shadows, salivating for the sweet taste of revenge. COMING IN HOT by Award-winning author Kimberley Troutte: For Navy SEAL Mack Riley, rescuing a family in Colombian jungles isn't as hard as seeing the admiral's daughter again, but since Jenna is joining the hostage rescue team, his orders are to protect her. In the heat of battle, love breaches their defenses just as missiles lock onto their coordinates ...can they save the family and get out alive? A SEAL's SONG by Golden Heart Finalist author Jennifer Lowery: Navy SEAL Jack Taggart's plans to catch some much-needed downtime between deployments are demolished when he risks everything to rescue beautiful wedding singer, Darci O'Shea, from a band of thieves. Will the battle between their inner demons be the hardest one to fight, or will they find rescue in each other's arms? SEALS's EMBRACE by USA Today Bestselling author Elle James: Injured Navy SEAL and the critical care nurse he's attempting to woo join forces to stop a terrorist attack.ReviewSPECIAL PRE-ORDER AND INTRODUCTORY PRICE OF $ .99, REGULAR PRICE $9.99 From the Back Cover*SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL PRE-ORDER PRICE OF .99**LIMITED TIME OFFER******TEN SEALS. TEN STORIES THAT WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY. IT TAKES A SEAL, An Adventure Girls, Inc. story by USA Today Bestselling author Delilah Devlin**: A travel agent visiting friends in the Bahamas is stranded on a desert island with a sexy ex-SEAL after their private pleasure cruise is interrupted by men who mistake her lover for a reclusive billionaire. SEAL OF MY HEART by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Sharon Hamilton: Kate Morgan's engagement is at risk the instant she sets eyes on the handsome elite warrior sitting next to her on a plane trip to visit her sister. Navy SEAL Tyler Gray had thought he knew what he wanted in life, until he meets Kate and their obvious attraction for each other sparks something deep in his soul.  SMOKING HOT by National Bestselling Author Anne Marsh: When an ambush kills his teammate, Navy SEAL Tye Callahan vows to spend the summer in Strong, California, fighting fires with the smoke jumper team and looking out for Katie Lawson, his teammate's fiancée. Now, as the summer heats up, they must decide if the chemistry burning between them might just be their second chance at living their own lives... together. THE NAVY SEAL's E-MAIL ORDER BRIDE by National Bestselling author Cora Seton: If Mason Hall, Navy SEAL, can't find a wife and get her pregnant--and convince his three brothers to marry, too--before the year is up, he'll have to forfeit the ranch his family has prized for over a hundred years. Who knew one city girl and three wayward brothers could put up such a fight? FALL OUT by National Bestselling author Zoe York: Drew Castle is a Navy SEAL with a bad case of indifference. Until Annie Martin shows up on his doorstep, scared out of her mind, and all of a sudden, keeping her safe becomes the most important mission of his life. And this time, he's on his own. CLOSE QUARTERS by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Roxie Rivera: Nationally Bestselling author Roxie Rivera brings you Close Quarters. Getting tangled up in Jamie Pearson's latest hot mess--or her sheets--is the very last thing Navy SEAL Leland Gates needs, but in close quarters like these, there's no denying the white-hot passion blazing between them. KILLING HONOR by International Bestselling author S.M. Butler: Returning home after a disastrous extended deployment, Navy SEAL Brody Battles struggles with nightmares and government secrets building a wall between him and his wife, Devyn, especially when a security breach compromises his identity. While they're adjusting to being a family again, an old enemy waits in the shadows, salivating for the sweet taste of revenge. COMING IN HOT by Award-winning author Kimberley Troutte: For Navy SEAL Mack Riley, rescuing a family in Colombian jungles isn't as hard as seeing the admiral's daughter again, but since Jenna is joining the hostage rescue team, his orders are to protect her. In the heat of battle, love breaches their defenses just as missiles lock onto their coordinates ...can they save the family and get out alive? A SEAL's SONG by Golden Heart Finalist author Jennifer Lowery: Navy SEAL Jack Taggart's plans to catch some much-needed downtime between deployments are demolished when he risks everything to rescue beautiful wedding singer, Darci O'Shea, from a band of thieves. Will the battle between their inner demons be the hardest one to fight, or will they find rescue in each other's arms? SEALS's EMBRACE by USA Today Bestselling author Elle James: Injured Navy SEAL and the critical care nurse he's attempting to woo join forces to stop a terrorist attack.

When five college friends reunite, one night changes their lives forever.< Dani O’Brien is an introverted astrophysicist who spends most of her life staring at the stars and never allowed other people’s opinions to dictate her life. Her four best friends are the closest she has to sisters and their annual gathering to celebrate a friend’s life is one of the highlights of her year. Identical twins Gavin and Maddoc McDryw are Druids with the ability to influence the energy that every living being emits. They alienated themselves from their clan after allowing a woman they thought they loved to manipulate them. The brothers can’t figure out why they are so drawn to the quirky human but the longer she’s with them the stronger their feelings for her become. But, not everyone is happy with this burgeoning relationship. As negative forces tear them apart, can they trust in the magic of love to hold them together?

When the Supreme Being and his son decide that being supreme isn't for them any more, it's inevitable that things get a bit of a shake-up.It soon becomes apparent that our new owners, the Venturi brothers, have a very different perspective on all sorts of things. Take Good and Evil, for example. For them, it's an outdated concept that never worked particularly well in the first place.Unfortunately, the sudden disappearance of right and wrong, while welcomed by some, raises certain concerns amongst those still attached to the previous team's management style.In particular, there's one of the old gods who didn't move out with the others. A reclusive chap, he lives somewhere up north, and only a handful even believe in him.But he's watching. And he really does need to know if you've been naughty or nice.

#4 IN THE STYLE & ERROR MYSTERY SERIESFashion expert Samantha Kidd is in the hot seat. After agreeing to help her ex-boyfriend’s former girlfriend with a runway show, she’s attacked in the parking lot outside, landing in the hospital. And when a garment goes up in flames on the catwalk the day after the attack, the situation turns explosive. She recruits a smokin’ hot photographer to turn up the heat on the investigation, but even the third degree won’t expose an angry arsonist. With a crash course in sizzle, Samantha’s curiosity leads her into another inferno, and this time she either faces the fire or gets burned. THE STYLE & ERROR SERIES:1-DESIGNER DIRTY LAUNDRY2-BUYER, BEWARE3-THE BRIM REAPER4-SOME LIKE IT HAUTE

Samantha Kidd, ex-buyer turned Trend Specialist, designed her future with couture precision, but finding the Fashion Director's corpse on day one leaves her hanging by a thread. When the killer fabricates evidence that puts the cops on her hemline, Samantha’s new life begins to unravel. She trades high fashion for dirty laundry and reveals a cast of designers out for blood. Now this flatfoot in heels must keep pace with a diabolical designer before she gets marked down for murder.

Montana horse breeder McKinnon Quinn is adamant about his "no women on my ranch" rule. So when Casey Westmoreland asks for a job training horses, he turns her down flat. Despite her innocent looks, she tempts him beyond reason. Casey vows to get McKinnon to hire her, and to make him her first and only lover. But after every steamy encounter, he avoids her, infuriating her even more. It's as if he has a secret he is desperate to hide...making Casey just as desperate to uncover it.Millionaire deal-maker Spencer Westmoreland agrees to bail out Chardonnay Russell's failing Napa Valley vineyard. In return, she agrees to bear his children. She doesn't dare hope Spencer will fall in love with her, so her only choice is to accept the arrogant businessman's proposal. But becoming Spencer's wife--in every way--sets her body and heart on fire. And soon, Chardonnay wants what is strictly forbidden....

Leave the cannoli. Take the shoes!When newly engaged amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd discovers the body of a mafia princess dead in fiancé and shoe designer Nick Taylor's showroom, her questions are so numerous she'd need a bookie to keep track. The victim's ties to local organized crime are unexpected. Nick's apparent vow of silence makes Samantha question the vows in their future, and despite past promises, all bets are off. Wise guys and leopard ladies keep her busier than a consigliere during tax season, and if she can't keep her head above water, she'll end up sleeping with the fishes.Books in the Humorous Samantha Kidd Mystery Series:"Just Kidding" (short story)#1 DESIGNER DIRTY LAUNDRY#2 BUYER, BEWARE#3 THE BRIM REAPER#4 SOME LIKE IT HAUTE#5 GRAND THEFT RETRO#6 PEARLS GONE WILD#7 CEMENT STILETTOS (June 2017)Perfect for the beach, the bath, or the line outside of the fitting room.(and way more fun than shopping for bathing suits under...

Before she gave up her glamorous career, before she moved back to the town where she grew up, before she was suspected of murder, designer shoe buyer Samantha Kidd thought the only thing needed to do her job well was a professional attitude, a high taste level, and a little careful planning. But when she sets out on day one of market week, prepared to wow her boss, there was one thing she wasn't prepared for: the serial charm of shoe designer Nick Taylor.

Kitty O’Doole used to have it all. A big house in the suburbs, a sports car, and money in the bank, all provided by a loving husband. It had been a Cinderella story of all times. She, a poor girl living in one of the seedier neighborhoods, romanced by the son of one of the richest families in Baltimore. Only a year into the marriage, the FBI came knocking on her door with a warrant for his arrest. Not only had her husband turned out be a criminal, but she lost everything. Now, three years later, working at Pat’s Irish Pub, and taking night classes toward a degree in Education, her life is heading in a positive direction. The last thing she needs is a gambling, whiskey-drinking, sexy cowboy, but when JW Whiskey sits down and orders a Johnny Walker, Kitty finds herself falling for the wrong man. Again. Or is he? Johnny Walker Whiskey, better known as JW, is one of the best bull riders in the business. But a recent scandal involving his last girlfriend tainted his career and marred his reputation. Needing a change of scenery, he tosses a dart at a map of the United States and wherever it lands, is where he’ll go for a week to clear his head. Of all places, he ends up in Baltimore. Who goes to Baltimore to lick their wounds? His first night in town, he wanders into Pat’s Irish Bar. He’s looking for a burger and a drink, not a sassy conversation with the sexiest, and smartest woman, he’s ever meet. Only he can’t stay away from the bar…or Kitty. Over the course of the next few days, JW knows he’s falling hard for Kitty and for the first time in the last year, he feels like things might be looking up. That is until her past and his scandal collide, throwing him into the spotlight…the very thing he’d been running from to begin with.

Blithely flinging aside the Victorian manners that kept her disapproving mother corseted, the New Woman of the 1920s puffed cigarettes, snuck gin, hiked her hemlines, danced the Charleston, and necked in roadsters. More important, she earned her own keep, controlled her own destiny, and secured liberties that modern women take for granted. Her newfound freedom heralded a radical change in American culture.Whisking us from the Alabama country club where Zelda Sayre first caught the eye of F. Scott Fitzgerald to Muncie, Indiana, where would-be flappers begged their mothers for silk stockings, to the Manhattan speakeasies where patrons partied till daybreak, historian Joshua Zeitz brings the era to exhilarating life. This is the story of America’s first sexual revolution, its first merchants of cool, its first celebrities, and its most sparkling advertisement for the right to pursue happiness.The men and women who made the flapper were a diverse lot. There was Coco Chanel, the French orphan who redefined the feminine form and silhouette, helping to free women from the torturous corsets and crinolines that had served as tools of social control. Three thousand miles away, Lois Long, the daughter of a Connecticut clergyman, christened herself “Lipstick” and gave New Yorker readers a thrilling entrée into Manhattan’s extravagant Jazz Age nightlife.In California, where orange groves gave way to studio lots and fairytale mansions, three of America’s first celebrities—Clara Bow, Colleen Moore, and Louise Brooks, Hollywood’s great flapper triumvirate—fired the imaginations of millions of filmgoers.Dallas-born fashion artist Gordon Conway and Utah-born cartoonist John Held crafted magazine covers that captured the electricity of the social revolution sweeping the United States.Bruce Barton and Edward Bernays, pioneers of advertising and public relations, taught big business how to harness the dreams and anxieties of a newly industrial America—and a nation of consumers was born.Towering above all were Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald, whose swift ascent and spectacular fall embodied the glamour and excess of the era that would come to an abrupt end on Black Tuesday, when the stock market collapsed and rendered the age of abundance and frivolity instantly obsolete.With its heady cocktail of storytelling and big ideas, Flapper is a dazzling look at the women who launched the first truly modern decade.From the Hardcover edition.From Publishers WeeklyThis is an entertaining, well-researched and charmingly illustrated dissection of the 1920s flapper, who flouted conventions and epitomized the naughtiness of the Jazz Age as she "bobbed her hair, smoked cigarettes, drank gin, sported short skirts, and passed her evenings in steamy jazz clubs." Cambridge historian Zeitz identifies F. Scott Fitzgerald as "the premier analyst," and his muse and wife, Zelda, "the prototype" of the American flapper. Others who invented aspects of the flapper mystique were New Yorker writer Lois Long, who gave readers a vicarious peek into the humorous late-night adventures of the New Woman; designer Coco Chanel, whose androgynous fashions redefined feminine sexuality as they blurred the line between men's and women's roles in society; fashion artist Gordon Conway, whose willowy and aloof flappers were seen by millions of American and European magazine readers; and Clara Bow, who breathed life into the flapper on the silver screen. The Klan, Zeitz relates, denounced flappers as evils of the modern age, and advertisers exploited the social anxieties of would-be flappers by appealing to the conformist at the heart of this controversial figure. (Mar.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From BooklistStarred Review This lively history looks at the Jazz Age through its greatest symbol, the flapper. A far cry from the staid Victorian angel of the house, flappers wore their hair short, dared to show their legs, drank, smoked, and cavorted with young men. Alhough he didn't invent the flapper as many suppose, F. Scott Fitzgerald did bring the modern woman into the public eye in his debut novel, This Side of Paradise. Zeitz explores the lives of the women who have come to personify the flapper ideal: Zelda Sayre, the southern belle who married Fitzgerald and became his muse; Lois Long, the sharp-tongued New Yorker columnist whose nightlife was often the subject of her writing; Coco Chanel, the elegant designer who carefully crafted her own backstory; and the actresses Colleen Moore, Clara Bow, and Louise Brooks, who brought the flapper to the silver screen only to be left in the dust when the following decade ushered in a less sexually confident feminine ideal. Zeitz's energetic writing does his subject justice, bringing to life the wild coed parties; the colorful, glitzy fashion; and the general energy and enthusiasm with which the decade embraced modernity. An essential exploration of the women Zeitz deems "the first thoroughly modern American[s]." Kristine HuntleyCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

Dena loves her Saturday job at Belle Garside's market café, and her ready smile makes her a universal favourite. She is soon in thrall to Belle's two sons; good looking, exciting and dangerous but fate has other plans in store. When her younger brother is killed by a gang of young thugs Dena is taken into care. Later, when she returns to her beloved market, she valiantly tries to rebuild her life. Only when it is far too late does Dena begin to ask herself the terrifying question: has she fallen in love with her brother's killer? Dena is in thrall to Belle Garside's two good looking sons; but when her younger brother is killed by a gang of young thugs, too late does Dena begin to ask herself the terrifying question: has she fallen in love with her brother's killer.

Out of work fashion expert Samantha Kidd is strapped, until the buyer of handbags for a hot new retailer turns up murdered. When Samantha is recruited for the job, it comes with a caveat: she’s expected to find some answers. The police name a suspect, but Samantha's convinced the label doesn’t fit.With patent determination and a tote bag of tenacity, she turns to a sexy stranger for help. As the walls close around her like a snug satin lining, Samantha must get a handle on the suspects or risk being caught in the killer’s clutches.

When five college friends reunite, one night changes their lives forever. Erin Holmes is dying. She empties her account and heads to New Orleans. Her plan: one last party before saying good-bye to her friends. After meeting her old college buddies at their hotel, they have a few drinks and take a trip to a cemetery. Mikael Moreau is a vampire. Inside the cemetery, he smells his Eternal Love—a vampire’s perfect match. Abandoning a territory battle, he spots an unconscious woman. He carries her back to the coven, hoping he can save her life. Elijah Moreau is angry when he learns that his brother went into battle without him. When he goes to confront the other man, the smell of death hangs in the air. He soon finds out that the woman lying on the bed is Mikael’s Eternal Love. To save Erin, both men must donate their blood to empty hers of disease, which means that Mikael will need to share his Eternal Love with his brother. The three form a blood bond, but is it enough to last an eternity?

RetailAn authentic voice in the world of style and how-to books, Amanda Brooks, with her unique and enviable yet accessible style, has inspired thousands of women – of all ages – to find their own personal look and explore their identity through the clothes they love to wear.                In the past twenty years Brooks has worked as a photo assistant for Patrick Demarchelier, a “gallerina” at the Gagosian Gallery, and at various fashion posts, before finding her dream job as fashion director for Barneys New York. Along the way—and wearing more than a few of the kinds of outfits we’ve all regretted at one point or another—Brooks has discovered the key to creating her personal style, combining influences as wide-ranging as childhood prep school, Grateful Dead concerts, contemporary artists, pop culture, and her current home outside of the fashion bubble, a farm where she lives with her family (and a host of animals) in England.                In Always Pack a Party Dress, Brooks recalls her early career aspirations and explores the evolution of her own personal style in stories of successes and failures alike, and offers fashion and beauty tips and inspiring photographs throughout. She shares her expertise and inside view with warm, candid, often witty prose. Always Pack a Party Dress is a must-read for high fashion or street style aficionados, and gorgeously produced gift book, Brooks’ shares her expertise and insider view with warm, candid and often witty prose.

Jen Taylor has loved Stefan Sellers all her life. When he surprised her with an engagement ring, she thought all her dreams were coming true. But when she discovers Stefan has an agenda that she never even suspected, she breaks off the engagement and goes to pastry school in Paris. Now she's back in New Orleans, and she has no intention of marrying him for all the wrong reasons. She just has to convince him that marriage is a bad idea. If only she wasn't having so much trouble convincing herself. Stefan Sellers has waited years to make Jen his wife so when she wanted to go to pastry school, he decided a few more months wouldn't matter. But six months later, the girl he picks up from the airport shows very little resemblance to the quiet, sweet girl he let fly away from him. The girl that came back from Paris is wearing five inch stilettos and waving an attitude that is laying waste to everything Stefan ever thought he knew about Jen. His calm, methodical approach to life is suddenly under siege and he can't seem to keep his hands off her. *Sweetened with a Kiss is a slightly steamy somewhat angsty contemporary romance set in New Orleans. There are no vampires but there are a lot of secrets and pastry. Intended for mature audiences. (There's some language. What can I say? They're guys.) Chapter 1 is available to read now on Goodreads and there is a discount code at the end of the chapter.*

It's curtains for Gotham in Deadly Debut, taking the first bow in the Murder New York Style series. Written by members of the New York/Tri-State chapter of Sisters in Crime, these twisted tales reveal New York City's dramatic and dark underbelly. In these pages, a Bronx teen steeped in Poe confronts a tormentor; on Manhattan's Upper East Side, a recovering alcoholic sweeps up deadly secrets (an Agatha Award nominee for Best Short Story); and in post-war Queens, a gutsy lie shatters lives. From a Brooklyn nanny's street smarts to a small grocer's grit, from a nightclub's belly dancers to a P.I. reared on jive, the characters in these mysteries will have you cheering.

It's clear to see I'm a style icon; remember, you can't spell icon without 'con'. My goal in this book isn't to tell anyone how they should dress or how they should do their hair or makeup or even what poop bags to purchase. Trust me, I'm not stylish. I'm self-aware. I'm not polished, I'm perceptive. I'm not trendy, I'm trying. I LOVE fashion and style as much as the next lady, man or French bulldog, but telling people how they should look doesn't suit me. I know I have no authority in that department (I barely even shop in department stores). Instead, this is a look at own silly and yet practical approach to style - don't worry, I've already been restricted to no more than two chapters on sweatpants. This book is one part parody, one part irreverent fashion fun, and one part personal experience. Imagine if Lauren Conrad's book Lauren Conrad Style loosened its modest, but pricey (because it's an investment piece!!) Banana Republic belt a few notches... It'd still...

Death, Island Style is a cozy mystery flavored with eccentric southerners, Christmas music, and hand-painted holiday decorations. Set in sunny coastal Georgia, the book reveals the struggles of a young woman trying to make her Christmas gift shop profitable while dodging a murder rap. Beach scenes, a hunky pharmacist, and disastrous craft projects add sparkle and humor. When detectives uncover a connection between a murdered man and MaryBeth, she's their prime suspect. It's not her fault the dead guy had one of her hand-painted Christmas sharks in his pocket—she doesn't even know him. As her world comes unglued, MaryBeth strips the shellac from her memories, discovering secrets that endanger her life. But time to prove her innocence is running out faster than a riptide. The killer is crafting up a new murder—MaryBeth's.

Ellie Quicke finds you can choose your friends but not your family. Poppy's wealthy father hadn't liked the look of the men whom his twin daughters intended to marry, and had set them up in the Magpie fashion boutique to ensure they would be able to support themselves; at the same time ensuring that the girls made a will in one another's favour. The business prospered and expanded until, many years later, skeletons start to come out of the closet. Bodies too... And Ellie's enquiries uncover a hornet's nest of greed and malice combined with tragic secrets.