novels

With her family shattered after a manticore attack killed her baby brother and mother, Ester is left with her father, who has fallen painfully silent, and her need for vengeance against the monsters that did it. In the king's Royal Mews, the giant rocs of legend are trained to fly and hunt manticores with their handlers--Ester gets paired with a fledgling, Zahra, and starts to find her purpose while training for the empire's most dangerous manticore hunt in history.

Librarian Kathleen Paulson is shocked to hear the story of a dead body found in the walls of her friend Maggie's artist co-op during a repair project. When her fianc?e Detective Marcus Gordon thinks it may be tied to the disappearance of a local woman thirty years ago, Kathleen and her sleuth-smart cats work to uncover who is keeping secrets in her small town.

In this lesbian sports romance, Julie Parker is coaching the women's basketball team at East Nashville High when junior Vanessa joins the team. Her foster parent is former WNBA player Elle Cochrane and Julie's crush. Julie convinces Elle to be her assistant coach. The women bond and Elle offers to help Julie practice dating since she's still figuring out her queer identity. However, soon neither woman knows what's pretend and what is real.

In March of 1817, Jane Austen's health is in slow decline which puts her latest manuscript in jeopardy, but when she learns about a death at her nephew Edward's former school, Winchester College, she's pulled into solving the mystery. Arthur Prendergast is found dead and in the pocket of his drenched waistcoat is an incriminating note penned by the young William Heathcote, the son of Jane's dear friend Elizabeth. It's up to Jane to uncover the truth and clear William's name.

Saba's father Irakli takes him and his older brother Sandro away from the fighting in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia to safety in England. Now, two decades later, the men are haunted by the homeland and family they left behind. When Irakli returns to Georgia and then disappears, Saba sets out on a journey to retrace his father's steps and learn the truth about what happened.

Meg Langslow must take in a group of programmers stuck in Caerphilly for Christmas who are working with her brother's software company on a forensic genealogy and DNA analysis project. When the programmers' boss is found murdered, Meg tries to find the killer before Christmas but the file of suspects is longer than Santa's list.

Becca Colwin is on her way home from work at Charm and Cherish when she follows a stray kitten down an alley to a dead body. The police find a connection between Becca and the victim, putting Becca under suspicion. It seems Becca's cheating ex, Jeff, is working on a new type of spyware and now Becca is involved. Fortunately, her new kitten seems to have powers that could help Becca find the killer and clear her name.

Phoebe Winchester is adjusting to her new life in Raven Creek, Washington, where she runs the bookstore and tea shop, the Earl's Study, out of the Victorian manor she inherited from her dearly departed Aunt Eudora. In addition, she's learning to master her recently discovered magical powers, but when she discovers a dead body at an estate sale, Phoebe doesn't know how much more she can handle. She enlists the help of an old friend and private investigator, Rich, to clear her name and solve the murder.

Cody and the other members of the Code Busters Club take a trip to the Winchester Mystery House. Back matter includes keys to the codes and solutions to the coded messages that appear throughout the text.

The Code Busters are competing in their school's science fair, but when a mysterious drone ruins their project, it is up to sixth grader Cody and her friends to figure out who is responsible. Back matter includes keys to the codes and solutions to the coded messages that appear throughout the text.