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Enjoy the holiday season with three festive mysteries set in coastal Maine. This anthology includes "Yule Log Murder" by Leslie Meier, "Death by Yule Log" by Lee Hollis, and "Logged On" by Barbara Ross.

Is love possible in the Viagra generation? Divorced for 30 years, Anny has given up on love and concentrates on her career. She is looking for controversy and hopes that her column will bring her fame and fortune. On a date, Anny meets and interviews Marv Rothstein, a handsome, 75-year-old, emotionally unavailable diamond dealer. Anny is attracted to Marv, and they become involved in a torrid affair. But very soon, Anny discovers that the elusive Marv is a serial dater prowling the singles sites for younger women.

I Blå lyng møder vi Ian McCraggan, den statelig diplomat, som vender tilbage til det skotske højland. I Den modvillige brudgom følger vi den smukke Sona McCarron til Skotland, hvor hun bliver fanget i et følelsesladet trekantsdrama med den charmerende Torquil McCarron og markisen af Inver. I Klanens forbandelse kastes Tara ud i et ægteskab med en skotsk klanleder, en mand, hun knap nok kender. Men trods de prøvelser, hun møder, står kærligheden altid stærkt.

Al Unísono. Voces literarias de mujeres con palabra. Es una antología sonora de escritoras que dan voz a sus propias historias, reflexiones más personales, sus encuentros privados y comunitarios, cuestionamientos que abanderan desde sus trincheras cotidianas y sus diversas publicaciones. Catorce autoras que han triunfado en diversos géneros literarios se unen en este audiolibro que suma ensayos alrededor del cuestionamiento de ser mujer en este momento histórico con tanta luz y oscuridad sobre nosotras.

In Barbara Ross's award-winning series featuring sleuth Julia Snowden and her family's coastal Maine clambake business, Morrow Island is a perfect spot for a wedding—and a Snowden Family Clambake. Julia Snowden is busy organizing both—until a mysterious wedding crasher drops dead amid the festivities . . .

Julia Snowden's Easter Sunday at Windsholme looks like it's been borrowed from the pages of a lifestyle magazine. But when a dead body is discovered in the garden—then vanishes soon after without any explanation—an innocent hunt for eggs becomes a dangerous hunt for answers. Julia must find out if April Fool's Day came early or if she's caught in a killer's twisted game.

Julia and her mother, Jacqueline, have come to the exclusive summer colony of Chipmunk Island to attend a memorial service for Jacqueline's old friend Ginny, who's been officially declared dead half a decade after she went out for her daily swim in the harbor and was never seen again. But something seems fishy at the service—especially with the ladies of the Wednesday Club. As Julia and Jacqueline begin looking into Ginny's cold case, a present-day murder stirs the pot, and mother and daughter must dive into the deep end to get to the bottom of both mysteries.

Part-time reporter Lucy Stone is writing a piece for the Courier about four Irish step dancing students from Tinker's Cove on the cusp of making it big. But the story becomes headline news for all the wrong reasons when one girl's mother is found dead in her bathtub. Did a stage mom take rivalry too far, or is some other motive at play?

Cassandra var en meget rig arving, og da hendes far mente, at intet var for godt til hans datter, aftalte han med hertugen af Alchester, at deres børn skulle giftes med hinanden, når Cassandra var blevet voksen. Da tiden for forlovelsen nærmede sig, kunne Cassandra ikke tænke sig at blive gift for pengenes skyld. Hun besluttede sig derfor til at tage til London under falsk navn for at træffe hertugen, som hun ikke havde set i mange år. Men tingene gik slet ikke, som hun havde forestillet sig ...

Paris ligger for den henrivende danserinde Lokitas fødder, og også den blaserte fyrst Ivan Volkonski forelsker sig i hende ved første blik. Men han bliver som alle andre omgående afvist. Hvem Lokita er, og hvor hun stammer fra, forbliver en dyb hemmelighed, indtil ... Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) var en engelsk forfatter til romantiske romaner, der er blevet solgt i adskillige millioner eksemplarer. Cartland udgav sin første roman i 1922 og har skrevet i alt 723 bøger, der er blevet oversat til 36 forskellige sprog.

Summer has come to Busman's Harbor, Maine, and tourists are lining up for a taste of authentic New England seafood, courtesy of the Snowden Family Clambake Company. But there's something sinister on the boil this season. A killer has crashed a wedding party, adding mystery to the menu at the worst possible moment.... 

Jane Darrowfield is a year into her retirement, and she's already traveled and planted a garden. She's organized her photos, her recipes, and her spices. The statistics suggest she has at least a few more decades ahead of her, so she better find something to do...After Jane helps a friend with a sticky personal problem, word starts to spread around her bridge club - and then around all of West Cambridge, Massachusetts - that she's the go-to girl for situations that need discreet fixing. 

Ein zauberhaftes Adventskalender-Hörbuch mit 24 Kapiteln für alle, die auf Weihnachten warten Jeden Winter dürfen die Geschwister Emil und Lio auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt eine neue Kugel für den Weihnachtsbaum aussuchen. Doch in diesem Jahr ist etwas anders: In Emils Kugel steckt doch tatsächlich der kleine Weihnachtskobold Herr Weibold! Und der braucht dringend Hilfe von Emil und Lio, denn Weihnachten ist in Gefahr.

This rare compilation includes memorable speeches delivered by celebrated African American women from both the past and present. Spanning decades and elucidating the fight for equality, these speeches not only represent important moments of Black history but reveal the struggle from a female perspective. The live recordings in this captivating collection are preceded by a short biography that introduces each speaker.

An autumn chill has settled over Busman's Harbor, Maine, but Julia Snowden is warming up the town by offering lobster stew at the local diner. When her landlord discovers a dead body in the walk-in refrigerator, Julia must figure out who ordered up a side of murder. Nothing's colder than a corpse—especially one stashed inside a sub-zero fridge. The victim spent his last night on earth dining at the restaurant bar, so naturally Julia finds herself at the center of the ensuing investigation.

When Thwing is found sleeping with the fishes beneath a local lobsterman's boat, the police quickly finger Julia's brother-in-law Sonny as the one who cooked up the crime. Sure, everyone knows Sonny despised the Mussel King . . . but Julia believes he's innocent. Proving it won't be easy, though. It seems there's a lot more than murder on the menu, and Julia needs to act fast . . .

When Julia Snowden spots police cars in front of Lupine Design, she races over. Her sister Livvie works there as a potter. Livvie is unharmed but surrounded by smashed up pottery. The police find the owner Zoey Butterfield digging clay by a nearby bay, but she has no idea who would target her store. Zoey is a vocal advocate for turning four blocks of Main Street into a pedestrian mall on summer weekends. Other shop owners, including her next-door neighbor, are vehemently opposed. Could a small-town fight provoke such destruction?

Jane Darrowfield is using her retirement years to work as a professional busybody, with most of her business coming from her West Cambridge, Massachusetts, community. This time her client is right next door.... Megan, who's purchased the house next to Jane's, needs some help from her snooping neighbor. Megan's been having blackouts, hearing voices - and feeling like someone's following her. Are these symptoms of an illness - or signs that she's in danger?

Everyday Kindness is a charity anthology of short, fictional stories of kindness, edited by LJ Ross. These uplifting tales of hope and of small, everyday kindnesses are intended to support wider, positive mental health goals and foster wellbeing through the act of reading tales of goodwill...

For Julia Snowden, the Founder's Day summer celebration in Busman's Harbor, Maine, means helping her family's clambake company to prepare an authentic taste of New England seafood. Any Mainer will tell you that a real clambake needs wood for the fire...so why is there a foot sticking out of the oven?