Twelve men. One month with each of them. A ring at the end. Who will she choose?

The Casanovas. Twelve of the world’s most eligible bachelors are personally invited to take a seat on this exclusive, private match-making club.(Piper: Sharing is caring?)

The purpose? To find the perfect wife. Ten women are considered, but only one is chosen. Each of these men are after one lucky girl’s heart. Vetting these ladies is a year long event. Contests. Forms. Interviews. Demonstrations. Galas. (Piper: All of which I missed. Darn.)

The prize? One million dollars or a ring from the bachelor of her choice after the yearlong multi-engagement period is over. Lady’s choice. (Piper: Show me the money.)

The problem? Me. I need cash more than anyone could possibly understand, and there’s no way in hell I’d ever be invited to woo twelve men for a chunk of change. (Piper: Good thing I know the coordinator.)

A holiday road trip with her neighborhood nemesis? This is so not the Christmas that Harper Campbell had planned. But when Harper’s widowed grandfather up and runs off with Liam Young’s irrepressible godmother for a madcap Christmas adventure, Harper’s hauling Liam along with her to track down the truant pair whether he likes it or not. And if being stuck together in close quarters leads to things getting heated, so be it. Until sparks of a different kind start to fly…

As Lady Melody Rivers recovers from the sting of abandonment, she is shocked to find that the man who rejected her and whom she considered her other half is now working for her father. Since he never gave her an explanation for his disappearance, she concludes that he played with her feelings and is not worth her attention. With her pride wounded and her heart broken into pieces, she is dreading what the future holds for her… However, light shines again upon her life when she finds hope in the smile of the charming Lord Findlay. Is he really the one for her or does her heart still belong to her first dreamy love?

Country music hopeful, Lolly Winston, is in Alaska, seeking inspiration for her debut album. And when a hot tip says an agent’s in town, she’s convinced her big break is near.

Meanwhile, Oscar Rockwell, a local veterinarian with a matchmaking mom, is one blind date away from freedom. He just wants peace, and for his mom to take in a pregnant cat.

But a hilarious mix-up throws Lolly into Oscar’s path, turning both their dreams upside down. Can these two mismatched souls find a new harmony together?

Spencer hates peppermint. She hates holiday parties. She keeps a running tally of all the things she despises about Christmas. And when Spencer meets a new coworker who is strangely quiet, she immediately adds him to her enemy list.

Ary—who is tall, dark, and broody—finds Spencer’s long list of holiday dislikes amusing. He discovers Spencer is spending Thanksgiving alone, and she begrudgingly accepts his invitation to join him for the holiday. Spencer quickly becomes captivated by Ary, who is exceptionally thoughtful. Ary, determined to get closer to Spencer, makes a wager that he can eliminate all of the items on Spencer’s holiday hate list before New Year’s. Spencer accepts the bet, and Ary endeavors to give her new and heartwarming holiday experiences. Between Christmas movie marathons, tree farms, and family gatherings, Spencer feels a sense of holiday magic for the first time in a long time. And even though her ex begins making appearances, and her boss is behaving strangely, Spencer finds herself falling in love with more than just the items on her Christmas nemesis list.

She’s there to stop the wedding, not fall in love. But she’s a multitasker…so who knows?

Grace Montgomery needs to stop her brother from making a life-altering mistake. Almost getting arrested by a hot air marshal? Not part of the plan. Neither was puking on him. (Don’t ask) Finding out his sister is her brother’s fiancé? Also a setback. Then there’s her very inconvenient attraction to the guy to consider…

The last thing Nick O’Connor wanted was a new romance. But all it took was one ill-fated road trip, a ton of snarky banter, and a ridiculous amount of chemistry to change his mind. Now all he has to do is convince Grace to keep him around long-term…

Soon, Grace and Nick realize they could be on the road to happily ever after. But only if they can deal with a meddling ex, a slew of dysfunctional family members, and a poisoned pumpkin bisque (long story) first.

Eleanor Trewynn is a widow of some years living in Port Mabyn, a small fishing village in Cornwall, England. In her younger days, she traveled the exotic parts of the world with her husband. These days, she’s retired and founded the local charity shop. Her niece, Megan Pencarrow, transferred nearby, and was recently promoted to the rank of Detective Sargent. Perhaps the only downside is that she is now working for a DI who doesn’t approve of women on the police force and who really doesn’t much approve of Megan’s aunt Eleanor, as she is something of a thorn in his rather substantial side.

All of these factors collide when, the day after collecting donations, Eleanor and the vicar’s wife find the dead body of a longhaired, scruffy-looking youth hidden in the stockroom of the charity shop. Then they discover that some donated jewelry thought to be fake is actually very real, very expensive, and the haul from a violent robbery in London. Making matters more complex, the corpse found in the storeroom is apparently not one of the robbers. Carola Dunn’s Manna from Hades is a confounding Cornish case of daring theft, doublecross, and a wily older woman confronted by a case of murder most foul.

A creationist-turned-scientist demonstrates the facts of evolution and exposes Intelligent Design’s real agenda

Science is on the defensive. Half of Americans reject the theory of evolution and “Intelligent Design” campaigns are gaining ground. Classroom by classroom, creationism is overthrowing biology.

In Why Darwin Matters, bestselling author Michael Shermer explains how the newest brand of creationism appeals to our predisposition to look for a designer behind life’s complexity. Shermer decodes the scientific evidence to show that evolution is not “just a theory” and illustrates how it achieves the design of life through the bottom-up process of natural selection. Shermer, once an evangelical Christian and a creationist, argues that Intelligent Design proponents are invoking a combination of bad science, political antipathy, and flawed theology. He refutes their pseudoscientific arguments and then demonstrates why conservatives and people of faith can and should embrace evolution.