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Parker Hayes—a former true-crime podcaster turned aspiring cafe owner—thought swapping the hustle of big-city life for the charm of Magnolia Grove would be a piece of cake… or at least a slice of pie. But when a high-society gala at the historic Beauregard Mansion ends with a murder and the theft of the priceless Magnolia Rose necklace, Parker's peaceful plans quickly go up in steam.

When Claire Anderson finally opens the doors to her dream bakery in the quiet town of Willow Creek, it feels like a long-overdue fresh start. But her peace is shattered when her best friend—beloved local photographer Liam O’Connor—is found dead near the town’s scenic overlook. The sheriff says it was an accident. Claire knows it wasn’t.

In my defense, I thought the plane was going to crash. Otherwise, I never would have blurted out those embarrassing things to a perfect stranger. Did I mention he turned out to be a scorching hot superstar of professional hockey? But wait, there’s more. When the plane lands safely, I rush off, praying I’ll never have to face him again. My luck holds out for less than twenty-four hours, when I realize he’s a groomsman at the wedding I’m attending.

He’s a hotshot firefighter with a past he can’t outrun. She swore she’d never forgive him. Now fate has handed them a second chance and it’s burning out of control . . . I walk into the local bar with my crew, dirty and exhausted, only to slam into my biggest regret: the one who got away...

'Vital, bang-on, and seriously funny' Roddy Doyle The second novel from the Costa Prize shortlisted author of Big Girl, Small Town. Smart-mouthed and filthy-minded, Maeve Murray has always felt like an outsider in the shitty wee town in Northern Ireland that she calls home. She hopes her exam...

I'm escaping the city. He's chasing a fresh start. In a town full of surprises, love might be the biggest one. Fiona I'm a city girl turned temporary small-town resident—yes, I know, cliché. But after my life in Manhattan unraveled, I needed a reset. So when my aunt invited me to Maple Falls...

Fifteen years ago, the worst night of her life led to Sutton Rausch calling it quits on her relationship with Lane Lawless. Now a paramedic, Sutton's world is once again flipped upside when Lane is shot and nearly dies. Old feelings she's spent years trying to bury are dragged back to the...

The colorful cast of characters in The End of the Road, Alaska. congregate around the coffeepot at the Big Garage to share wit and wisdom...

There's a chill in the Wisconsin air, and it's a shot in the arm - a triple espresso shot - to Uncommon Grounds, the Brookhills coffeehouse owned by Maggy Thorsen and real estate maven Sarah Kingston. Their new autumn drink is a huge success. But two estate agents have died lately, and Sarah herself is under investigation for irregularities at her job. Then a stench begins to percolate through the coffeehouse, and soon it's clear that corpses - like other bad things - do indeed come in threes…

How do you screw up your life in three steps? Easy. Step one: Graduate from college with no prospective jobs lined up. Step two: Move back home with your parents because no job unfortunately equals no money. Step 3: Forget to social media stalk the guy who broke your heart before accepting a job in a town with a smaller population than a frat party on a Wednesday night.

Each story within Snapshots places the characters in situations where their past behaviors will be changed in a moment that is like a snapshot picture: freezing in time who they are in a moment, but facing new challenges that will alter that snapshot and create a new reality. Eudora Welty’s quote “A good snapshot keeps a moment from going away” is a theme that permeates all of the stories in Eliot Parker’s collection of short stories Snapshots.

Ken and Bennett Johnson own Fearless Brewery, a place where you can come in for a bite to eat and sample their newest beers in a relaxing atmosphere...until the undead rose and began to destroy humanity. The big cities are falling—or have fallen—and Ken decides to spearhead an operation that will help keep not just a handful of survivors alive, but as many of the town's citizens as possible. It will be no small feat as he faces not only the walking dead, but also small town squabbles and worse...outsiders.