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The cast of a smash TV show arrives at a quilter's retreat for a week of camaraderie and creativity that takes some surprising twists in this heartwarming new installment of Jennifer Chiaverini's much-beloved Elm Creek Quilts series.

Acclaimed TV actress Julia Merchaud almost can't believe her good fortune. Her beloved historical drama, A Patchwork Life, revived her career and made stars of several younger actors. But Julia's happiness turns to dismay when she learns that the hit show will have only one more season. Can she convince everyone to stay just a little longer?

Inspiration comes after a conversation with Summer Sullivan, one of the expert quilters who helped Julia prepare for her role. When Summer confides that Elm Creek Quilt Camp is in financial trouble, Julia concocts a brilliant plan that will help the Elm Creek Quilters and herself.

Julia sets about persuading the cast and crew to join her for what she promises will be a marvelous week at a luxurious nineteenth-century mansion amid the autumnal splendor of central Pennsylvania, a creative and dynamic working vacation they'll never forget. Secretly, she hopes the bonding experience will convince them to abandon their other plans and sign on for another few seasons. But after several joyful days of quilting and camaraderie, Julia's scheme takes an unexpected turn. Soon she'll have to make hard choices about which matters more--career or friendship.

Ireland, 1918. In a world brutalized by the Great War and devastated by the Spanish flu, twenty-two-year-old Rynn Carmichael is suddenly pulled into the war of independence when Donal O'Reilly, the boy she has loved for most of her life, takes up gunrunning in support of the rebellion. Raised in a small Irish village on the shores of Donegal Bay, Rynn is working as a nurse in a convalescent home for soldiers wounded in the Great War when she overhears a British officer gloating over the trap that has been set for Irish gunrunners bringing a boat full of smuggled arms ashore. Knowing that Donal must be involved, she rushes out at midnight to warn the incoming boat, only to find herself caught up in a terrifying and tragic series of events that take her from the glittering ballrooms of London to the narrow back alleys of Dublin as she and those she loves fight for their lives and their country.

Who knew that returning home after a broken engagement could be the best decision you ever made Denise Hunter is back with another heartwarming contemporary romance with a sweet friends-to-more story, featuring a saltwater cowboy. Perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber and Hallmark movies.

Jenna Greene just ended things with her boyfriend . . . which also ended her career. (That's the risk a girl takes when her boyfriend doubles as her boss.) With no income and no job prospects in sight, Jenna is forced to return to her mother's house on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, to figure out what's next. And the timing couldn't be more perfect. Jenna's widowed mother has just returned from a cruise--with a brand-new boyfriend in tow. But there's something off about the guy. His story doesn't quite add up, and he keeps sneaking off to make suspicious phone calls and borrowing money from her too-trusting mother.

In search of some investigative help, Jenna turns to her childhood BFF, Tyson Parker, who lives and works in town. Still reeling from his wife's infidelity, Tyson is doing his best to heal from the pain of divorce. He's made a name for himself on the island as a volunteer firefighter and one of the much-admired saltwater cowboys who looks after Chincoteague's wild ponies. Oh, and he turned out to be more than a tiny bit attractive--besides being almost-too-good-to-be-true sweet and caring.

Growing up, the uber-competitive Jenna was always accepted as one of the guys. But things have changed between her and Tyson, and he's now looking at her through new eyes. Jenna suddenly feels like a leading lady on a movie set--only with way less composure.

But Jenna also has old wounds that make these new feelings seem fraught with peril. Is she willing to open her heart and see where love might lead Or will she let her hesitant heart hold her back

More Than Friends is a charming, can't-put-it-down romance, full of laugh-out-loud moments, tender emotion, and the kind of small-town warmth Denise Hunter does best. With its beloved friends-to-more arc, swoony yet grounded hero, and gentle thread of healing and hope, this story will have readers rooting for love on every page. If you're longing for a feel-good romance that blends heart, humor, and just enough mystery to keep you reading past your bedtime, More Than Friends is the perfect escape to Chincoteague Island.

Walter Nash began a journey down a dark path of seemingly no return, and now he finds himself questioning everything that got him there in this thrilling sequel to Nash Falls from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.



Walter Nash, working under the alias of Dillon Hope, is on the road to revenge after becoming an informant for the FBI against a global criminal operation headed up by Victoria Steers. Steers has ripped everything Nash held dear away from him. He has nothing left to lose and with long, rigorous training under his belt the gentle and sensitive Nash has transformed into something he never thought he'd be: a physically imposing man with lethal skills. And now he has only goal left in life: taking down Victoria Steers.



In order to succeed, he's going to need to cross enemy lines and work the job from the inside. But Steers is shrewd and only brings those she trusts completely into her inner circle. Nash must rely on every ounce of his hard-earned skills in order to prove himself an ally to Steers if he's ever going to get close enough to decimate her criminal empire.



Yet, despite hating the woman for destroying his life, Nash finds himself oddly drawn to Steers in ways that he never could've imagined. And what he ultimately discovers will turn all he believed upside down, forcing Nash to do something truly unfathomable.



So, will the truth set Nash free?



Or end him?

Two violent crimes challenge the investigative skills of young Daniel Pitt and his wife, Miriam, in the final novel of iconic mystery writer Anne Perry's beloved Daniel Pitt series.

“A towering achievement from a towering talent—superb!” —Jeffery Deaver, author of the Colter Shaw series

1913: Junior attorney Daniel Pitt must step in for his friend, fellow attorney Toby Kitteridge, whose parents have been brutally attacked. Toby's mother is dead and his father, a village vicar, is barely alive. With Toby returning to the family home in rural Ipswich, struggling with grief and disbelief, Daniel remains in London to substitute for Toby and defend Peter Ward, on trial for the sexual assault and murder of a young woman.

Daniel is convinced that Ward is innocent, yet the evidence seems to prove otherwise. Eager to assist, his pathologist wife, Miriam fford Croft, offers her forensics expertise and exposes a community of fellow pathologists who may have purposefully omitted information from their autopsy reports. Despite Miriam’s involvement in the case, Daniel finds himself distracted by his desire to help Toby, who is too distraught to investigate the attack on his parents. And when the evidence points to Toby’s father as the killer of Toby’s mother, Daniel faces two of the greatest challenges of his young career: proving the innocence of both Peter Ward and Reverend Kitteridge. One mistake in London and a blameless man will hang. One mistake in Ipswich and Toby’s father will go to prison for life.

Death Times Seven, the seventh and final novel in Anne Perry’s Daniel Pitt series, was completed by Victoria Zackheim, an author and editor as well as Perry’s close friend. Rich in intrigue and courtroom drama, this engrossing novel marks a fitting finale to the career of an author widely praised as the queen of historical crime fiction.

Lucas Davenport must track down a ruthless Russian hit team, in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford.

Leonard Summers—not his real name—is on the run. A former high-ranking Russian intelligence officer who defected to the U.S. after providing critical information about Russian spies in U.S. government service, Leonard, his wife Martha, and son Bernard have spent the past year holed up in a CIA facility near Washington. After the CIA makes a deal with the U.S. Marshal Service’s Witness Protection Program (WPP), Leonard’s family is transported to Minneapolis. The plan is to hide them in a wooded Minneapolis suburb that resembles their former home and dacha near Moscow.

The Summers are received at their destination by Lucas Davenport and fellow marshal Shelly White. Unbeknownst to them, the WPP group has been tracked by a Russian hit team. And while nobody in the WPP has ever been attacked…Leonard might be the first victim. As shots are fired and enemies dodged, Lucas must move quickly to uncover where the leak is coming from, before the hit team can strike again.

Even Here: Held by Mercy is a deeply personal memoir about faith, brokenness, and the relentless mercy of God.

Raised in a home grounded in faith, Paula believed she understood what it meant to know God. But as life unfolded through complicated relationships, painful choices, loss, and seasons of deep struggle, she discovered that a childhood foundation of faith is only the beginning of a much deeper journey.

Through raw storytelling and honest reflection, Paula shares the realities of navigating love, heartbreak, motherhood, trauma, and the consequences of her own decisions. Yet woven through every chapter is a powerful truth: even in the midst of failure, fear, and circumstances that seemed beyond repair, God’s mercy never stopped pursuing her.

This memoir is not a story of a perfect life or easy redemption. It is the story of what happens when human weakness collides with divine grace and the healing that can be found when a person finally stops running and allows God to rebuild what was broken.

Even Here is a testimony of hope for anyone who has ever wondered if their mistakes have taken them too far for redemption.

Drawing inspiration from the story of David and Goliath, Dispatching Goliath offers a faith-based battle plan for facing the seemingly impossible challenges in your life. It reveals that the giants you face-be they fear, doubt, health challenges, or past circumstances-are not obstacles to be endured, but opportunities for a spectacular demonstration of God's power. Like David, use the stones you've been given in the Word of God to gain a complete victory over the giants in your life.

In his book, Dispatching Goliath, Mike Bryant relays a lifetime of wisdom and offers biblically-based advice for dispatching the giants in your life.

What happens when you lay aside your own plans and simply follow Jesus-step by step, moment by moment? In Me and Jesus: A Journey of Faith, J.W. Cromer shares his extraordinary testimony of walking in obedience to the Lord's call. Led to the Holy Land without an itinerary, a phone, or even a clear destination, he discovered that God had already prepared every encounter, every provision, and every divine appointment along the way. From the narrow lanes of Jerusalem to the waters of the Jordan River, from hidden mountain paths to chance meetings with strangers who became messengers of hope, each page reveals the presence of a Savior who still speaks and still leads His people today. This book is not about religion but about relationship-about trusting Jesus fully and finding Him faithful at every turn. Whether you are searching for deeper faith, encouragement for your own journey, or simply curious about the lands of the Bible, this story invites you to take the next step with the One who is both the Way and the Companion along it.

Learn how to easily bring simple living and self-sufficiency into your life, no matter where you live, in a way that works for you.

As our modern lives demand more and more from us, many people long for a slower pace of life. While picking up and moving to the country may not be an option for everyone, it is possible to embrace simple living and more traditional skills no matter where you live. Learn the lost art of from-scratch cooking, practice food security by keeping a deep pantry, find out how easy it is to raise backyard chickens, experience the joy of growing your own food (even in a small space), and preserve your own harvest through a variety of methods.

For the last ten years, Victoria Pruett of A Modern Homestead has guided her readers through the process of discovering that they truly can incorporate traditional skills into their everyday routines while they also juggle work, children, and social lives. Though the idea of including traditional skills may conjure images of spending eight hours a day in the kitchen, nothing could be further from the truth. Instead, Victoria teaches you how to deepen your skillset and understanding of self-reliance and how to easily fit simple living into your life in a way that works for you. Chapters cover:
 

• Cooking from scratch: 126 recipes for breads, main dishes, and desserts
• Building a robust food supply for your family
• Food preservation: water bath canning, pressure canning, freezing, dehydrating, and freeze-drying
• Best practices for backyard chickens
• Customizing your backyard garden—including traditional and Back to Eden methods—for your zone and growing season, companion planting, and natural pest control
• How to make sourdough work for you
• And more!

#1 New York Times bestselling author Lucy Score, whose smash hit Things We Never Got Over captured millions of hearts, invites you back to Story Lake for a swoon-worthy new small town romantic comedy.

He's looking for the perfect wife. She's looking for the perfect one-night stand.

Literary agent Zoey Moody doesn't like small town life, but here she is: exiled from Manhattan's publishing scene and trapped in a tiny Pennsylvania town with her BFF and only remaining client, Hazel. The problem? She's totally broke.

All she needs is for Hazel's next romance novel to become a gigantic hit, and Zoey will be back in New York. Nothing will stand in her way. Nothing except her six-foot-two-inch landlord, Gage Bishop. He's smart, serious, and sexy. Worst of all, he's ready to settle down.

Zoey might be the most beautiful woman Gage has ever met, but it's clear they're all wrong for each other. She's allergic to commitment and can't work a calendar app; he's looking for a wife and has the next five years all planned out. She's afraid of animals. He lives in a literal barn. But when Gage's world is rocked by a devastating family secret, he turns to Zoey for one night to forget everything. That one night just might change everything...or ruin it.

Perfect for fans of the heart, humor, and hope found in Things We Never Got Over and Things We Left Behind, Mistakes Were Made is a steamy escape to small town romance--full of emotional twists, slow-burn tension, and Lucy Score's trademark charm.

A Lifelong Love for Quilting Starts in 1967, Arthur, Illinois



Despite the best efforts of Emma Bontrager's mother, Emma hasn't learned much of anything that will prepare her to be an Amish wife. Therefore, she's sent to Arthur, Illinois, to be taught by her paternal grandmother. Though she would rather be fishing, hiking, or playing baseball, Emma finally listens to her grandmother and even finds she enjoys working on a Tree of Life quilt. Having met a nice young man, she now feels more prepared for marriage. But rumors swirl around his character, and it looks like she'll be returning to Indiana with a broken heart. Even so, her time in Illinois has ignited a new passion for quilting that will last for years.



- A stand-alone prequel to The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club and Half-Stitched, the musical.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A mother bestows a life-changing legacy on her five adult daughters in this profoundly moving novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel.

After the unexpected death of their mother, Felicia Morgan Weston, her five daughters are summoned to a historic Connecticut farmhouse for the reading of her will. Still reeling from shock, they hear revelations that will potentially change their lives—and they realize there was much more to their mother than they ever knew.

Charlotte, the oldest, always resented her mother’s advice, but now misses her terribly. An entrepreneur and single mother, she doesn’t dare hope for a second chance at love.

Although content with her career as a TV producer and her life with her partner in Greenwich Village, Quinne is about to have an opportunity to dream bigger.

Former ballet dancer Olivia has lived as a paraplegic since a car accident twelve years ago. Refusing to be a burden, she has denied herself the love of her life.

Despite her mother’s disapproval, Veronica resigned herself to a secret relationship with an ambitious married senator.

Happily married mother of three Isabelle has just found out that her husband is having an affair with his much younger intern.

Each sister is about to receive a gift beyond her wildest dreams from their very private but loving mother, who considered all her girls her favorites. Danielle Steel’s new novel is a moving testament to the power of a mother’s love and the importance of fully embracing life.

From Nelson C. Nye, Western Writers of America co-founder and Spur Award-winning author, two classic action and adventure novels of the American West.

In The Seven Six-Gunners, veterans of the Chisum-Murphy feud were bound to find themselves with enemies, and Flick Farson was certainly no exception. He'd been looking for a place to lay low for a spell, but Tombstone sure as shootin' wasn't that place. See, Flick knew about a payday to be had, hidden somewhere in the harsh and forbidding Arizona mountains. Would his wits match the speed of his gun, scoring him enough cold, hard cash to live the rest of his life on, or would fate have different plans...

In Mule Man, Brice Corrigan earned his nickname 'Mule Man' partly for the animal he rode, and partly for his foul disposition. The man and his mule were both stubborn as could be, and while that might have seemed like a bad thing, for Corrigan it was just a way of life. He'd signed on with this godforsaken crew of ten men just to be contrary to the lady who'd hired him, and he just had to prove her wrong. Now, they were headed out into Arizona's Chaco Canyon country with Jeff Larrimore, an anthropologist keen to have the crew digging for Anasazi cliff-dweller relics from thousands of years ago. The going wouldn't be easy, but Corrigan would stick it out come hell or high water...

Nelson Nye's award-winning westerns: "Start at top speed and keep going hell bent-for-leather through to the smashing finish." - Tucson Daily Citizen

From Western Writers of America co-founder and Spur Award-winning author Nelson C. Nye, two classic action and adventure Western novels packaged together for a thrilling read.

In Gunsmoke, the town of Pecos had existed peacefully for fourteen years, but that idyllic reverie wasn't meant to last. Sheriff Lawler, a young no nonsense lawman, sees trouble brewing on the horizon as strangers begin appearing in town. Just as suddenly as they appear, each one turns up dead, without rhyme or reason.

The only clue for Lawler to go on is a single-word cryptic note found with each corpse: Justice. Will the sheriff catch the killer before his warped sense of justice further damages Pecos, or will he get away scot-free, leaving the terror he's sown to linger and fester...

In The Shootin' Sheriff, sharp-dressed Wild Bill Dorne is elected by the townsfolk of Spavined Nag, Arizona, and tasked with cleaning up rustler Pecos Borst's outlaw's paradise, which has been operating with impunity on the edge of town for years.

Sharp dressed as he may be, Sheriff Dorne's shootin' is even sharper, as Borst and his gang find out. They may have underestimated the fiery red-headed lawman, but will his skills with a six-shooter be enough to save the day, or will the creeping tendrils of villainy continue to strangle the town...

Nelson Nye's award-winning westerns: "Start at top speed and keep going hell bent-for-leather through to the smashing finish. The tempo of his stories is breakneck from start to finish. With climax piled atop climax." - Tucson Daily Citizen

From Western Writers of America co-founder and Spur Award-winning author Nelson C. Nye comes two classic action and adventure Western novels packaged together for a thrill-a-minute read.

In Riders By Night, hot-tempered Kurt Cardigan is quick with his fists, and even quicker with his gun. Known as the slickest horse trader in Tucson, Cardigan finds that, with no one to bask in it with, fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. What he needs is a nice little woman to share in the life he's built for himself. Enter Dolcie Balinett, westward bound and soon to cross paths with Cardigan. When Miss Balinett's stage doesn't arrive at the appointed time, Kurt Cardigan is dispatched to find out why. Instead of finding a wife, Cardigan finds himself on the receiving end of a rifle slug to the chest...

In Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, famed lawman and sheriff of Dodge City Wyatt Earp finds himself in the most peculiar alliance the Old West ever saw. He teams up with Doc Holliday, a former dentist and one of the meanest, baddest gamblers to ever sit at a card table, and together they take on Ike Clanton and his gang in Tombstone, Arizona. The ensuing gunbattle at the O.K. Corral will live on in infamy, inspiring fear and awe in generations of lawmen and outlaws alike...

Nelson Nye's award-winning westerns: "Start at top speed and keep going hell bent-for-leather through to the smashing finish. The tempo of his stories is breakneck from start to finish. With climax piled atop climax." - Tucson Daily Citizen

From Spur Award-winning author Nelson C. Nye comes two classic action and adventure Western novels packaged together for the first time.

In Quick-trigger Country, Turk was just a kid when he got hooked up with Curly Bill Graham's outlaw gang, but quickly made a name for himself as a fast and fearless gunslinger. Membership in the Graham gang brought Turk every bit of the action and excitement he'd always craved-until the border raids turned into an excuse for senseless killing. When the range war flared, Turk and the Graham gang found themselves on opposite sides. He'd fight to the death to get back on the side of the law, but if he wound up on Boot Hill, he'd sure as shootin' take Curly Bill with him!

In G Stands for Gun, Sudden Shane rode through the moonlight, his guns ready for the final showdown with Jarson Lume, the merciless gun-boss of Tortilla Flat... Lume had made a hell-hole out of the town from the very moment gold had been discovered in the mountains. Now all law and order had vanished-the killings were so numerous people had stopped counting.

But Sudden Shane wasn't the type of hombre who took things lying down. His guns were as fast as the next man's. When the smoke cleared, either he or Lume was going to be dead...

Nelson Nye's award-winning westerns: "Start at top speed and keep going hell bent-for-leather through to the smashing finish. The tempo of his stories is breakneck from start to finish. With climax piled atop climax." - Tucson Daily Citizen

In this explosive new adventure from the bestselling Johnstones, a once-notorious gang of retired bank robbers reunite for one last ride—and one last shot at glory . . .

Clay Carson thought his outlaw days were behind him. Years ago, he rode with the fearsome Dirty Creek Gang—and robbed half the banks in Texas. But then a fatally bungled heist in Fort Worth brought it all crashing down. The gang broke up, went their separate ways, and that was the end of that. But today the past came calling for Carson in the form of a telegram. It’s from Lemuel Jones—his old gang leader—who asks him to do something reckless, stupid, and downright crazy: round up the old gang for one last ride.

Jones says he hid away the gang’s biggest payday from their boldest bank job, and he just needs Carson and the gang to help him get it. Carson assumed his old boss gambled it away—and has doubts about his old gang members, too. All but one of them has gone straight, with respectable jobs like store clerk, ranch hand, and even banker. The only outlaw left has been captured and sentenced to hang. Which means the crew would have to bust him out of jail and ride off with a posse on their tail. It’s crazy, all right. But the Dirty Creek Gang is just crazy enough to give it a shot—even it’s their last . . .

JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE LAST HEIST.

Make a perfect, seasonal quilted project for any time of year!

In this lovely year-long quilting companion, you’ll find 16 projects that show off the beauty of each season! It includes four projects to celebrate each time of the year: rainbows and blooms in spring, starry nights and golden hour in summer, migration and changing colors in fall, and snowflakes and evergreens for winter. Each project is a charming, modern masterpiece with projects that range in skill level and complexity, making it easy to find the perfect project whether you’re a beginner looking for a quick finish or a lifelong quilter in it for the long haul.
 

• Enjoy 16 stunning projects, four designed for each season, that vary in difficulty, complexity, theme, and use—just the right challenge for any mood or skill level
• Take on a year-round quilting journey with projects perfectly themed for spring, summer, fall, and winter
• The designs range from playful and fun to sweet and elegant, so you can find a quilt, home decor project, or bag no matter your style

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Quindlen is as observant and as wonderfully readable as ever, attuned to women’s lives and the nuances of their voices.”—Jennifer Weiner, The New York Times Book Review

A woman confronts the surprising results of an ancestry test and begins to question the meaning of family and friendship in this wise, tender novel teeming with life—from the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of After Annie

No one knows you like your book club.

High school English teacher Polly Goodman can talk about everything and anything with the women in her book club, which is why they’ve become her closest friends and, along with her veterinarian husband, the bedrock of her life. Her students, her fraught relationship with her mother, her struggles with IVF—Polly’s book club friends have heard about it all.

But when they give Polly an ancestry test kit as a joke, the results match her with a stranger. It is clear to Polly that this match is a mistake, but still she cannot help but comb through her family history for answers. Then, when it seems that the book club circle of four will become three, Polly learns how friendships can change your life in the most profound ways.

Written with Anna Quindlen’s trademark warmth, humor, and insight into the power of love and hope, More Than Enough explores how we find ourselves again and again through the relationships that define us.