An ex-talk show host, her cheating husband, and a plot to canonize a friend's Nicaraguan aunt make for "pure, unadulterated adulterous entertainment" (The New York Times). Alice Fairweather, a lapsed Catholic who lives in upstate New York with her two sons and philandering husband (whom she loves to distraction), has just lost her dream job as a radio talk show hostess. When one of the family dogs suddenly becomes gravely ill, Alice opts out of a family spelunking vacation to nurse the pooch. Unexpectedly, her husband's charismatic Nicaraguan Harvard roommate, Abelardo—coffee planter, failed seminarian, and scion of an old Nicaraguan family—comes to visit as part of his quest to have his aunt canonized as the first Nicaraguan saint. Through a variety of somewhat bizarre and miraculous events, Abelardo must return home to his village before his canonization work is complete. But Alice, with time on her hands and a void to fill, adopts...

Note: This is part one of a three part series. It is approximately 11000 words.We may be done with the past, but the past's not done with us...After being left for dead by the side of a lake, Jo wakes with no memory of who she is or how she arrived there.When she stumbles upon a handsome stranger willing to help, she's immediately suspicious; but, there's something about him that speaks to her heart's desire. When a mysterious group of men begin to pursue them, she soon finds herself under his protection. As Jo's secret life begins to unravel, she discovers she's at the heart of a deadly game of lust, love, money and obsession.

Frank and Joe are on a mission to track down a thief in the first book in an all-new, interactive Hardy Boys chapter book mystery series. Includes space for readers to jot down their own ideas and solutions to the case!Bayport Elementary is throwing a fundraiser so they can go on an end-of-the-year trip. Ellie Freeman's parents have volunteered their house for the event, and neighbors have donated all sorts of prizes to be raffled off including movie tickets and gift certificates to Fun World. But the best prize of all is a brand-new ZCross50000, a video game system that every kid has been drooling over. But sometime during the event, the ZCross goes missing. Can Frank and Jo figure out who took the prize before it's too late to save the big school trip?

How far would you go for a friend? In Nuts to You, the funny and moving new novel by Newbery Medalist Lynne Rae Perkins, two squirrels go very far indeed to save a friend who has been snatched up by a hawk. Nuts to You is short, funny, and surprising—an Incredible Journey with squirrels. It features black-and-white art by the author on every page and will appeal to fans of animal fantasies by Kate DiCamillo, Kathi Appelt, and Avi.The squirrels Jed, TsTs, and Chai are the very best of friends. So when Jed is snatched up by a hawk and carried away to another realm, TsTs and Chai resolve to go after him. New communities are discovered, new friends are made, huge danger is encountered (both man-made and of the fox and bobcat variety) and mysteries are revealed. Nuts to You is wholly original, funny, lively, and thought-provoking. It is a deeply satisfying piece of storytelling about the power of stories to save the world; about the power of friendship and the...

Duncan MacLeod and his friend Methos notice a particular sword on display in a New York City museum. Methos recognizes the weapon from his days in ancient Egypt when he attempted to free that conquered nation from a cruel Hyksos king. Learning of a series of bizarre ritualistic murders in the present, Methos suspects Khyan has come to claim the mysterious sword, and it's up to Methos to stop a madman more powerful than any Immortal.

Hailey Baker and Blake Adams are two teens who's tragic paths in life will bring them together. Through pain, tears, insults and finally love, they will form a bond that will last them a lifetime.

If you love Sophie Kinsella and Emily Giffin, you'll love this heartwarming debut from a fresh voice in contemporary chick-lit that offers a lighthearted and fun take on friendship, love, and how to recover from past mistakes.For twenty long years, Gigi Goldstein has been pining away for her best friend's guy. She knows it's wrong and it has to stop, but she hasn't been able to let go ever since they all met on the bus to summer camp back when they were 7 years old. The same week that her best friends finally announce their wedding date, Gigi loses her high-profile design job. With all of her dreams unravelling, she runs to the last place she remembers being happy.Taking the Head Counselor position at Camp Chinooka, Gigi hopes to reclaim the joy she felt as a camper, but the job isn't all campfire songs and toasting marshmallows. Gigi's girls are determined to make her look bad in front of the boys' Head Counselor—the sexy but infuriating Perry—and every scrap of...

Always the wallflower, Alison Ryan is used to being ignored and pushed around. Everybody takes her for granted, even the strung-out would-be mugger who tried to steal her purse late one night. She can't say who was more surprised when she stood up to him...the mugger, herself...or Detective Alex O'Malley, her brother's best friend and the man she's loved for most of her life.When a little bit of comforting goes sideways, Ali ends up living out one of her most hidden fantasies, having Alex's mouth on hers, his hands sliding all over her body.The last thing Alex O'Malley expected was to wake up and find himself wrapped around his best friend's baby sister. He'd just been trying to be a friend and he wakes up in wonderland. Before he could get his head wrapped around what's going on, though, his mouth gets him in trouble and Alison takes off. Plagued by guilt and a need that just won't quit, he keeps away from her.When life has them crashing back together, Alex can...