His metal band DeathStroke played bars and honkytonks until a NYC record label discovered them and the band experienced a meteoric rise to the top of the record charts — and super-stardom.

Despite Everett’s unfathomable popularity and riches, he was spiraling out of control, falling into a state of unhappiness and depression, with drugs and alcohol his only comfort.

When Everett began to rely on the services of a personal psychic from L.A. for guidance and solace, he found a sinister form of evil seeping into his fractured life that threatened to end his career — and destroy his existence.

Through it all, he received uplifting letters from a young lady in Topeka, Kansas, who claimed she was not a fan, but a friend who was praying for him.

When matchmaker Freya Hansen-Adler is inspired by the holiday spirit, she’ll stop at nothing to see former Navy SEAL Harris and single mom Ava get the happily ever after they deserve…

I set the bar pretty low when it comes to the holidays.

I have to. As a Navy officer, I spend plenty of them far from anyplace I’d call “home”… sometimes getting shot like I did on my last SEAL mission.

So, yeah, I set the bar low enough that I can roll over it.

That is, until I meet my neighbor Ava.

She’s the type of woman who bakes pecan pie and drinks egg nog. She carols with her neighbors and illuminates her house with enough tiny lights that it can probably be spotted by satellites. I bet she even owns a stack of ugly Christmas sweaters.

He’s celebrating the holiday alone…until she crashes into his life.

Garland Scarsdale is driving home to see her family for Christmas when her car goes off in a ditch in an unfamiliar small town. The handsome stranger who owns that ditch has no idea that his offer to help will lead to a holiday stranded together in the snow.

Paul McKellar has retreated to a rental cabin to finish his book. While he’s on a tight deadline, he’s also trying to forget about the holiday. His mother’s surprise death happened just a year earlier, and the holidays will never be the same.

But the more time he spends with Garland, the more he realizes there’s plenty left to celebrate. Once the holidays are over, though, they’ll be separated by hundreds of miles. Can their feelings for each other overcome the distance?

Starting over has never been more dangerous…

Charlotte Dean loves her new job at the bookshop in the small mountain town of Kingfisher Falls. One day she will buy the bookstore when owner Rosie retires, but for now she’s content to learn the ropes and forget her troubled past. Even the snobby book club ladies can’t dampen her spirits.

But when a strange series of crimes casts suspicion on all the wrong people – including Charlotte – she can’t stand back and watch. With Rosie delighted to be part of the sleuthing, Charlotte begins an investigation into the thefts, corruption, and a vendetta against a local family.

With the community divided and criminals on the loose, the annual Christmas Eve street party is about to change lives forever, and Charlotte is the only one who can prevent a disaster.

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Spring is here–things are looking up! Our hero, Mina, has a new car. And she even has a boyfriend or two lined up. But all hope of smooth sailing vanishes when she hits a bump in the road: she loses her job. Luckily, she stumbles upon a full-time job. A rather peculiar job, with some definitely odd co-workers. Who try to kill her–and Chef Jack.

When it comes to Mars, the focus is often on how to get there: the rockets, the engines, the fuel. But upon arrival, what will it actually be like?

In 2013, Kate Greene moved to Mars. That is, along with five fellow crew members, she embarked on NASA’s first HI-SEAS mission, a simulated Martian environment located on the slopes of Mauna Loa in Hawai’i. For four months she lived, worked, and slept in an isolated geodesic dome, conducting a sleep study on her crew mates and gaining incredible insight into human behavior in tight quarters, as well as the nature of boredom, dreams, and isolation that arise amidst the promise of scientific progress and glory.

In Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars, Greene draws on her experience to contemplate humanity’s broader impulse to explore. The result is a twined story of space and life, of the standard, able-bodied astronaut and Greene’s brother’s disability, of the lag time of interplanetary correspondences and the challenges of a long-distance marriage, of freeze-dried egg powder and fresh pineapple, of departure and return.

It is 1942. Korinna, a thirteen-year-old girl in Germany, is an active member of the local Jungmadel, a Nazi youth group, along with many of her friends. She believes that Hitler is helping Germany by dealing with what he calls the “Jewish problem,” a campaign that she witnesses as her Jewish neighbors are attacked and taken from their homes.

When Korinna discovers that her parents—who are secretly members of an underground resistance group—are sheltering a family of Jewish refugees behind her bedroom wall, she is shocked. As she comes to know the family her sympathies begin to turn, and when someone tips off the Gestapo, Korinna’s loyalties are put to the test. She must decide what she really believes and whom she really trusts.

Bring the backyard indoors with twenty-eight enticing recipes plus tips on using stovetop grill pans and electric indoor grills.

These fast and flavorful recipes—from salads and burgers to mains and desserts—are designed to help you make the most of your stovetop or countertop indoor grill. With this idea-packed cookbook, you’ll be able to enjoy delicious grilled meals year-round featuring meat, poultry, or more delicate delectables like seafood, fruits, and vegetables.

In addition to the enticing collection of recipes, TheIndoor Grilling Cookbook outlines what makes an indoor grill a must-have kitchen tool and provides helpful tips on how to put this versatile cookware to work. These how-to sections, along with full-color photography of the finished dishes, round out this concise, inspiring cookbook.