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When Desert of the Heart opens, Evelyn Hall is on a plane that will take her from her old life in Oakland, California, to Reno, where she plans to divorce her husband of 16 years. A voluntary exile in a brave new world, she meets a woman who will change her life. Fifteen years younger, Ann Childs works as a change apron in a casino. Evelyn is instantly drawn to the fiercely independent Ann, and their friendship soon evolves into a romantic relationship. An English professor who had always led a conventional life, Evelyn suddenly finds all her beliefs about love, morality, and identity called into question.

Examples of antiracist conversations highlight different ways to initiate dialogue, raise awareness, speak one's truth, and make clear, doable requests or demands for change. Drawing on her experience as a clinical psychologist, a nonviolent communication practitioner, and an Afro-Caribbean immigrant, Dr. Manning provides a model of antiracist dialogue with practical applications for individuals and organizations.

When Chase Loudermilk, a troubled veteran, is found dead, everyone assumes it’s suicide. Everyone except his criminology professor, Teddy Drummond. A former cop haunted by painful memories, Teddy suspects Chase has been murdered, and that the answers lie hidden in his shadowy past. Drawn reluctantly into the case, Teddy teams up with Detective Raina Bragg—a woman with every reason to hate her. As the two dig into the town’s buried secrets, what they uncover is more than a motive. It’s a chain reaction of choices, each darker than the last. Then another body turns up.

Life has handed lemons to Eloise Worthington, so she does what she's always done—made herself a margarita. When a villager is discovered dead on the Gods Complex golf course, Eloise wipes off her tanning oil and sets her marshal hat at a jaunty angle, determined to solve the crime and earn enough brownie points to make it through the pearly gates. During the investigation, she tries her best to ignore her growing attraction to Cole, son of Zeus and her self-proclaimed deputy.

Eloise Worthington is living her best afterlife. It helps that she was accidentally deposited in the supernatural section where immortals are put out to pasture. As the lone human among gods, witches, and a bevy of other species, it's all too apparent that she and her cat Mischief don't belong, not that Eloise minds what anyone else thinks. She's happy to take advantage of the village amenities and spend her eternal middle-aged years ogling the hot bods of the demigods.

When Eloise Worthington drops dead and awakens in the afterlife, she knows she doesn’t belong—mainly because she’s surrounded by a supernatural cocktail of species she never knew existed. Gods, witches, vampires, werewolves—and now Eloise, a middle-aged human more concerned with getting her way than getting out of someone else’s. She quickly learns that this supernatural retirement village isn’t the last stop on the Afterlife Express and villagers can be blinked out of existence, which is exactly what happens to Zeus. Yes, that Zeus.

Under the bewitching glow of a full moon, Torie and her friends embark on a midnight quest to gather a rare, enchanted herb that blossoms only once a month. But their moonlit adventure takes a chilling turn when they stumble upon a lifeless body, leading them down a harrowing path of horrors beyond their wildest nightmares. As a new coven of hedge witches encroaches on their territory, Torie and Jasmin find themselves racing against time to unravel the truth behind a deadly assault targeting their own.

Torie Bliss hasn't had a full night's sleep in weeks. Dark dreams claw at her mind, visions she hopes are only echoes of old trauma. But when eerie magic begins to ripple through Singing Falls, Torie starts to suspect her nightmares aren't just memories, they're warnings.

Weary from her high-profile career, Lauren Winters returns to Wyoming to reunite with her old friends, the Calamity Janes, and to start over—incognito—as a horse trainer. Rugged rancher Wade Owens is a refreshing change from Hollywood—he treats her like a real person. But the wrangler has made his distaste for the rich and powerful clear. Can their stormy love endure the maelstrom when Lauren reveals her true identity?

Gina Petrillo thought she was on the run from her troubles...but they followed her home to Winding River, Wyoming. City-slicker lawyer Rafe O’Donnell is in hot pursuit of Gina, and he doesn’t intend to let his suspect out of his sight, even though Gina’s mouthwatering kisses are irresistible. And while Rafe is out to catch a thief—she just might steal his heart! 

Pregnant and unmarried, Cassie Collins left town. Now, she has returned to reconnect with her oldest friends, the Calamity Janes, and put her troubles behind her. But the father of her child, Cole Davis, gives her two choices: marriage or lose her son. Time hadn’t dulled Cassie’s anger at the man who’d betrayed her ten years ago...nor cooled the fiery attraction between them. Could she rekindle their long-lost love and unite Cole, herself, and their son in the precious bonds of family? 

Karen Hanson’s oldest friends, the Calamity Janes, urge her to sell her struggling ranch and pursue her lifelong dreams of travel. But the only bidder for her land is brooding, enigmatic Grady Blackhawk—her late husband’s worst enemy. How can she sell the land to him? Then Grady sets out to prove that he isn’t the scoundrel Karen thinks him. Spending time with him might cost Karen a lot more than her ranch because Mr. Blackhawk is becoming less interested in claiming her land...and more intent on claiming her heart. 

Struggling with single-motherhood and career pressures, Denver attorney Emma Rogers comes home for a reunion with the Calamity Janes in desperate need of their support. Can they—and her young daughter—possibly be right that sexy journalist Ford Hamilton, the biggest thorn in her side, is actually the answer to her prayers?

The interwoven tales of three women unfold in the voices of Sarah, Miriam, and Beth, whose unshakable friendship takes root in a Buffalo college dorm in the late 1960s. Fueled by the optimism and bravado of that era, they charge into adulthood with high expectations and lofty ideas. They were, as Beth would later observe, the first generation of women to feel entitled to interesting lives. At times, they find themselves living long distances from each other as each of them seeks new directions and new locales. Nonetheless, they remain deeply connected in the decades after college.

Never trust a stranger… But late at night and trapped in the middle of nowhere during a terrible snowstorm, Tibby and Walker have no choice. With roads shutting down and cell towers out, running into each other and deciding to travel together could either be their saving grace or worst mistake. When they’re forced to take an unexpected detour and seek refuge in a roadside motel, the storm quickly becomes the least of their worries. 

Kyle was born with the ability to erase memories—and the inability to keep her opinions to herself. She and her vampire and demon teammates provide supernatural damage control when humans see too much. Today's problem? A sword-wielding angel and a demon had a supernatural smackdown during happy hour in a Cleveland bar, leaving behind a headless vampire and a dozen human witnesses.

Torie Bliss is finally baking up something good—literally. With her best friend Jasmin at her side and a brand-new bakery opening in the heart of Singing Falls, Torie's ready to swap monster hunts for muffins . . . and maybe learn a few protective wards between cinnamon rolls. But peace never lasts long in a town built on magic. When a young woman is found dead under mysterious—and deeply unnatural—circumstances, Torie's hard-won stability begins to crumble. Strange magic is rising, old powers are whispering, and something ancient is clawing its way toward the surface.

Torie Bliss and her best friend Jasmin wanted a quiet girls' getaway from Singing Falls—no hexes, no heartbreak, and absolutely no supernatural nonsense. But their road trip detours into the wilds of West Virginia, landing them at a picturesque inn with creaky floorboards, nosy guests, and a haunted reputation the locals take very seriously. Then a body turns up. And the real trouble begins.

It seemed like the simplest of requests: break the fated-mate bond between two werewolves. Torie Bliss is finally starting to believe in second chances. Her magic is growing stronger, her found family has her back, and Elric, the brooding werewolf who always shows up when it matters, is becoming something more than just a friend. But peace never lasts long in Singing Falls.

With six months left to fulfill the provisions of Uncle Nevin’s will and save the fixer-upper castle she and her cousin inherited, Rayne McGrath and Ciara Smith’s bridal venue venture is finally bringing in money. To unite the reluctant villagers, some who’d vehemently protested their efforts to modernize the village, they agree with Father Patrick’s idea to create a group of volunteers to clean the old cemetery behind the beloved church. When a body is found by one of the historic tombstones, the cousins must work overtime to solve the newest case.