Sarah Maria Cornell was a Fall River, Massachusetts mill worker whose corpse was found hanging from a stackpole on the farm of John Durfee in nearby Tiverton, Rhode Island on December 21, 1832. Her death was at first thought to be a suicide. After an autopsy, it was discovered she was pregnant. Methodist minister Ephraim K. Avery would be suspected of her pregnancy and tried for her murder, but was acquitted. Determined to uncover the real story,...

She left town, but he never left her heart With her career in flux, Callie Pearce is back in her hometown for her aunt's wedding, and face-to-face with the man who once crushed her heart. Ace Brandon is using her aunt's kitchen to prep for a cooking competition, and he's every bit as mouthwatering as the pies he's baking. But Callie intends to resist a second slice of heartbreak-even if a snowstorm traps them together. Seeing Callie again is a gut-punch...

Raised by their divorced, lapsed-Amish father and English mother, siblings Jonny, Martin, Kelsey, and Beth can't wait to reinvent their lives. The four don't have much in common, but they long for the stable sense of family they felt when visiting their New Order grandparents, Josiah and Sylvia Schrock, in peaceful Holmes County, Ohio. And the Schrocks couldn't be more surprised when the grandkids want to try living with them--and joining their faith......

CRIMINALLY COCOA As if being in New York City for Easter isn’t exciting enough, Charlotte Weaver is helping her cousin, Bailey, on the set of her first cable TV show, Bailey’s Amish Sweets. Charlotte notices odd events intended to make Bailey look bad . . . and realizes her cousin has a dangerously jealous rival. Can she find out who—before someone’s sour grapes turn fatally bitter?   BOTCHED BUTTERSCOTCH Mother’s Day is a sweet and...

The "unputdownable" (Dave Eggers, National Book award finalist) story of the most infamous American con man you've never heard of: James Strang, self-proclaimed divine king of earth, heaven, and an island in Lake Michigan, "perfect for fans of The Devil in the White City" (Kirkus) A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Longlisted for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction A CrimeReads Best True Crime Book of the...

The things you wish for sometimes need a little push. When she was eight years old, Jessica Graham made three wishes: that she wouldn't always be the tallest kid in the class, that she would find a big conch shell on the beach, and that she would finally meet her father someday. Jessica's first two wishes never did come true, but twenty years later, when she finds her mother's old love letters, she has a chance to make the third wish a reality. Jessica...

Being wrong for each other never felt so right. A thriving ranch to call his own, heart-stopping good looks, beautiful women to the edge of Texas and back…Cooper Kendall has everything a guy could want. But what he wants most is the one thing he can’t have: a chance to prove to Lila Novak he’s a changed man. The memory of the night she spent with Cooper still simmers in the back of Lila’s mind—especially now that her sister is marrying...

Sheriff Walt Longmire comes face to face with an otherworldy messenger in this hilarious short story from the New York Times bestselling author of As the Crow Flies and The Cold Dish Sheriff Walt Longmire, his long-time friend Henry Standing Bear, and his undersheriff Victoria Moretti are returning from a fishing trip in the Bighorn Mountains when Walt receives a distress call from Crazy Woman Canyon. Forest service ranger Chuck Coon is in trouble....

Life’s too short to wonder what if… Eighteen years ago, Brennan Dayton married the wrong girl. He thought it was the right thing to do after a night of bad decisions resulted in an unexpected pregnancy. Still, he’s never forgotten his high school crush, Ruby Parkman—or forgiven himself for breaking her heart. Ruby has carved out a good life for herself and her daughter, Vivian, despite the sting of her ex–best friend’s betrayal. When...

"After surviving a horrific railway accident, Viscount Langdon retreats to his private island to recover and conquer the nightmarish memories that continue to haunt him. The very last thing he wants-or expects-is for London's most infamous courtesan to wash up on his beach. Marlowe is known for her bold flirtations, but her most daring exploits involve flying in her hot air balloon. When a storm blows her off course, she discovers herself alone with...