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In this follow-up to South of Happily, Katy Kiss has moved on from the trauma of a failed marriage and the worst year of her life—at least that’s what she’s telling herself. So why is she having nightmares about a mysterious stranger lurking in the darkness? She’s agitated, her future is unsettled, and her relationship with Nickety-Nick is perplexing. They’re talking again, but does talking mean dating, or does it mean…well, she doesn’t know what it means.

Things go to Hell in Savannah. Life is good for Betty “Boo” Boorman. Things are going great with her demon boyfriend Maxwell, and her paranormal investigation team is busier than ever as Halloween approaches. But things go to hell - literally - when Maxwell is banished by a demon hunter. As Betty tries to cope with her grief, another demon enters her life, and he offers her a deal: Betty’s soul for Maxwell’s rescue. Time is running out for Betty to make a decision, and the ghosts of Savannah, Georgia, aren’t making the task any easier.

Life used to be simple: work during the week, ghost-hunting on the weekends. I was always better with ghosts than guys, anyway. But life gets a lot more complicated when a violent haunting threatens our paranormal investigation team and a sexy stranger who claims to be a demon is the only one who can help.

Am I going crazy? I keep thinking that I see Maxwell everywhere I go. Just glimpses, but it’s enough that I can’t move on like I know I’m supposed to. So, when my rival, ghost hunter Carter, asks me to help him investigate reports about zombies at an abandoned island resort, I jump at the chance. I’m definitely going crazy for teaming up with that arrogant jerk. First, I’m ambushed by a reality TV crew, then I come face-to-face with walking corpses. They might look like zombies, but there’s something sad about them.

Neither is his young assistant, Abigail Platford, immune to Dr. Rome's persuasive charm. Abigail once dreamed of becoming a doctor, though of a much different sort. That dream ended with her father's tragic death from a medical error for which she holds herself responsible. But Dr. Rome, who proudly displays his medical degree from Johns Hopkins, seems to believe in her. If he were willing to act as her mentor, might there still be a chance to fulfill her dream of someday becoming a doctor serving New York City's poor?

Washington, DC's elite escort service Luxxor, is known for its beautiful companions and its discretion. Nina Lockwood - classy, gorgeous, and whip-smart - has spent years building this risky business, but everything is put in jeopardy when a bull-headed, sexy detective starts poking around. Josh Morgan is the last man on earth she should be attracted to, but Nina can't help it.

I expected the demon hunters to attack, so I’m surprised when it’s the ghosts of Savannah who begin lashing out at me instead. Our paranormal investigation team is dealing with one violent haunting after another, and they all have eerie similarities to past cases we’ve worked on.

Addie Nichols, a young, ambitious chef, is determined to make her new Manhattan restaurant a culinary sensation. Pursuing her dream has cost her everything, including financial stability. Though the restaurant is gaining ground, Addie can’t even afford to pay her rent. One night a wealthy socialite makes Addie an unbelievable offer: an exorbitant sum for personally catering a weekend celebration for her husband on their secluded private island, nestled in the idyllic Thousand Islands.

A Guide for Aging Heroes is a groundbreaking work that crushes stereotypes about growing older, overrides traditional societal expectations, and redefines the second half of life as a renaissance. While it engages readers in strategies for cultivating transformative life skills, A Guide for Aging Heroes reaches beyond the borders of the typical self-help book.

In 1953, Dee Danes, an orphan raised by her spiteful cousin, is inexperienced in love and desperately wants to fit in. She takes a job tutoring a little girl at a mansion, secretly fantasizing about romance with the owner, just like her beloved heroine Jane Eyre. The strikingly handsome and wealthy owner of Rothmorton Hall, Hugh Roth, appears to enjoy embarrassing her and Dee worries she's made a terrible mistake. Mystery surrounds the other staff and Hugh, particularly the ex-wife everyone is forbidden to discuss.

Therapy might get her closer to feeling happy, but surviving 50 minutes of psychological interrogation is hard without obsessing about raspberry donuts or wondering why the couch, carpet, and wall color in her shrink's office are all the same shade of kill-me-now-beige, and why every decision she makes is wrong.

Kate’s husband Erik left her a year ago, ending their marriage without warning for a trust-fund 20-something and her luxurious global-hopping lifestyle. Now, Kate is spending one last Christmas at her family’s Smoky Mountains cabin before selling it to raise cash. But when nostalgia moves her to keep the place, things quickly turn sinister, suggesting all is not what it seems.

Lisa has a bucket list full of exciting adventures with zero check marks next to them. Her anxiety and self-doubt are crying out for real solutions, not more booze. And her dream of becoming a published writer is fading away. She worries that her love of a good buzz will keep her stuck in this rut.

Jack and Chloe Bartholomew just wanted a romantic second honeymoon in the beautiful Hudson River Valley at the legendary hotel his family recently acquired. After Chloe's job loss, Jack's writer's block, and a disheartening personal disappointment, they could use a break. However, instead of hot chocolate and horseback rides through the snow, things are all wrong at the Stonehall Estate Resort. First, they learn of months of unexplained mishaps. Then there's a murder—and it's not the first at this historically tragic mansion.

She had the fiery feminism of Mae West, the blonde sex appeal of Jean Harlow, and the athletics of men like Yakima Canutt and Eddie Parker combined. Known as "The Horsewoman of Hollywood's Backlot", she was Alivia Chambers, a pioneer stuntwoman during the Golden Age of Motion Pictures. Introduced in previously published works, this fictional icon of Hollywood's classic era comes alive once again in these new sensational stories of her moments in the film industry from the 1930s, '40s, and early '50s.

The Moments Between Dreams is a captivating story of a 1940s housewife who conforms to the rulebook of society until Joe pushes her too far. His constant intimidation shrinks Carol’s confidence while she tries to boost Ellie’s. Church-going neighbors in Carol’s tight-knit Polish community are complacent, but Sam, a handsome reporter, stirs up Carol’s zest for life. Despite impossible circumstances, Carol plans a secret escape. Along a risky path, she empowers her daughter to know no limits and teaches her son to stop the cycle of violence and gender discrimination.

In her rebellious youth, Quinn Bello told a lie that had tragic consequences, permanently branding her as a troublemaker in her coastal hometown of Seaglass Cove, Florida. Desperate to atone for her past, Quinn dedicated her Tampa law practice to representing victims of injustice until disaster left her disbarred, out of options, and back in Seaglass Cove where it all began. Now she’s hoping for a fresh start.

Los Angeles, California - 1932. A blonde studio assistant and a daring equestrian feat by chance...leading to a distinguished and colorful career as one of the first stuntwomen in Hollywood's Classic Era of motion pictures. A legend was born, one that would sadly die before her time but would be immortalized (in a manner of speaking) by a legacy of women to follow in her footsteps, the testimonies of celebrities who knew and worked with her, and even a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

If you loved Landscape of a Marriage by Gail Ward Olmsted, you'll absolutely adore Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip. In the fall of 1907, Katharine decides to drive from Newport, Rhode Island to her new home in Jackson, New Hampshire. Despite the concerns of her family and friends that at the age of 77 she lacks the stamina for the nearly 300-mile journey, Katharine sets out alone.

An ambulance rushed her away to the emergency room at a local hospital. Her life was forever changed in that moment. In this powerful memoir and inspirational self-help book, Kimberly Muka Powers shares her triumphant story of living with bipolar type one disorder with psychotic features. Humbled by this life-altering mental health diagnosis, she learns to rise above the setbacks of her illness and empowers others to do the same.