Böcker utgivna av Amazon Publishing

"Ruth Winters is retired, widowed, and resigned to spending the rest of her life alone in her suburban home. She likes her routine and uses it to avoid having to spend time with other people. She probably wouldn't call herself fulfilled, but it's too late now to go chasing happiness. Then three things happen at once: a beloved niece makes a big announcement, an old flame reaches out, and her estranged sister receives life-changing news. Ruth finds herself reconnecting with people she thought were long gone from her world, as she is forced to reconsider her expectations for this phase of her life. None of this fits into Ruth's routine--in fact, the whole thing just blows to bits. But when Ruth starts to pick up the pieces, she discovers that maybe it's not too late to make something new after all."--

"A happily married woman wakes up to an astonishingly different life in a funny, emotional, and twisty romantic comedy in reverse by the author of Three More Months. It's Riley Ricci-Chase's first wedding anniversary, and she's living a perfect life in London with her utterly devoted husband, Tristan. So what if his parents and insufferable cousin Milo work Riley's last nerve? She has Tristan. The next morning Riley wakes up exactly one year later. No wedding ring. It's Milo by her side. And Tristan is a happy new father--with another woman. None of this is surprising to anyone. Except Riley. Where does she go from here? With every new tomorrow, she's moving backward through time to face a year she's already lived, one she's completely unprepared for. Unless this is some cosmic prank, Riley is on a journey with a lot of questions. What went wrong with Tristan? How in this mind-blowing flip side could it have gone right with Milo? And where do her future and true love lie? To find out, Riley will have to wait and see what yesterday brings."--Publisher provided description.

USA Today bestselling author Naima Simone heats up the page with intensity and wit in this romance between a pro hockey player and a firefighter, both struggling to move on from the past.Being a firefighter isn't easy. Especially for a Black woman. Working with family helps a little. But when somebody from your company doesn't come back from a call, it's brutal--as in, "How'm I supposed to go on?" brutal.And one death took me to a really dark place.A year later, I'm at the Pirates' hockey training facility. Just another day on the job. Until I find a charred journal. I look inside for the owner's name, but the words on the page punch me in the gut. It's like reading my own thoughts. Reliving my own pain.The journal belongs to Solomon Young, left-winger for the Pirates--a father and widower. When I return it, I'm racked with guilt for the invasion of privacy. The look Solomon gives me is cold as ice.But damn if that man isn't hot as hell.Now he's stuck in my brain. And fate seems intent on making us face off.

"It's been over a decade since renowned author Beckett Ryan set foot in her bleak childhood hometown on the southern coast of England. When her estranged parents die within a week of each other, she reluctantly returns to bury them, only to find herself as reviled in the community as they were revered. Of course, the locals didn't really know her parents. Nobody did. Then a warm welcome emerges from the sea of cold faces: Leanne. Beckett's best friend when they were younger, and now a super-fan. Only... Beckett is pretty sure she's never met her before in her life. But as Beckett battles increasing hostility from the locals and the terrifying return of long-buried childhood memories, Leanne is just what she needs: a safe harbour from the storm... Isn't she?"--

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is sung in churches, houses, and concert halls throughout the Christmas season. It would be hard to imagine a Christmas celebration without it. From the partridge in the pear tree to the five golden rings to the twelve drummers drumming, carolers enjoy taking turns singing different verses.Gennady Spirin's sumptuous paintings bring new life and spectacular beauty to this classic song, making it a gift to be treasured at Christmastime. An Illustrator's Note is included which addresses the song's origin and history.

When private investigator Matthew Hill's daughter, Amelie, goes missing, he fears a long-standing threat from his past has come true, forcing him and his wife to confront their deepest terror as time ticks by and hope begins to fade.

In this haunting story that spans three decades, a young gymnast escapes a kidnapping. Years later, she's forced to face the past when her own daughter disappears.Cora Valentine has her whole life--and a shot at the Olympics--ahead of her. But when she's kidnapped on Halloween, her name is splashed across headlines not as an athlete but as a victim. Not even her safe return changes that, especially since no one is caught for the crime.Hounded by the public, Cora's time as a missing girl and member of the Magnificent Eight has its consequences. Years later, when Cora has her own daughter, she's determined to leave the past behind for a better life. Her daughter will never face those fears. And Cora will never face them again.But four years later, on Halloween, the past comes knocking.Now, Cora's daughter is gone, and to get her back, Cora must take someone else's child.Clearly, whoever took her all those years ago isn't done with her yet...but as long as they have her daughter, Cora's not done with them either.

"A mortal sorcerer sets out to defy the dark magic of an ancient race awakening to wage war on mortals..."-Provided by publisher.

In this fun, sexy college romance, a transfer student finds herself living in a house full of football players--and falling for the one she knows she shouldn't want.EverleighTransferring to UC Santa Mira is supposed to be my ultimate college experience--until housing falls through at the last minute. So when I overhear a group of guys complaining they need another roommate, I jump at the opportunity.They're just football players. Even if one of them makes me weak in the knees, it doesn't mean anything unless I let it. And I won't.We want different things. Wanting each other doesn't change that.NicoIt's my senior year and final season with the Santa Mira Dolphins. The last thing I need is a distraction, but that's exactly what this girl is. Ever is too leggy, too gorgeous, too thoughtful--and a whole lot of too much that gets under my skin.I guess I get under hers too. I can't help myself.We live together. That alone makes it a bad idea...but I never could resist a little trouble.

It's Turkey's birthday, but no one is celebrating. In fact, no one even seems to know about it. Even stranger, Farmer Jake and his family are up to something in the backyard. And Turkey isn't allowed to see what it is. Good thing he knows how to be sneaky--and that his friends help him put together the best disguises. Turkey dresses up as everything from a candle to a cupcake, but try as he might, he can't get past the family. It just may be that Turkey is in for a birthday surprise or two.

A Hollywood legend. A legacy of secrets. An epic and emotional novel about forgiveness, fame, family, and truly unconditional love by the bestselling author of When We Were Enemies.Christie's auction house, Beverly Hills. The effects of Hollywood icon Vivian Snow are up for bid. In the collection is a set of hand-drawn postcards spanning six decades. The sender is Antonio Trombello, a soldier, POW, priest, and Vivian's confidant. Each postcard sheds new light on a deeply private woman the public only thinks it knows.It's World War II. Vivian is a USO showgirl traveling the world when her husband goes AWOL, disappears, and is presumed dead. Facing increasing suspicion, she leans on her dear friend Father Trombello for support. He's her confessor, her savior, the elusive love of her life, and when it comes to her husband's death, the keeper of Vivian's secrets.As Vivian rises from canteen dream girl to starlet to bona fide legend, she navigates the highs and lows of Hollywood, new romances, and tumultuous family relationships--all in the shadow of her past and the guilt, unmet longing, and buried truths that could still upend the lives of everyone she loves.

"In Liverpool, a woman inexplicably leaps to her death. The following morning, two bodies are found on nearby Crosby Beach: a woman tied to a statue, and a man buried up to his neck and left to drown. When a nine-month-old murder case is reopened, DI Sheridan Holler is shocked to uncover family connections between the victim, Daniel Parks, and the three unexplained deaths. With Daniel's body still missing and the number-one suspect cleared of the crime, Holler's cold case suddenly becomes a major murder investigation. Someone seems hell-bent on destroying the Parks family -- but why? And as the links between the victims become increasingly sinister, can DI Holler find who's pulling the strings before the killer strikes again?"--

In a dark thriller from USA Today bestselling author Samantha M. Bailey, a TV reunion brings costars back for the drama and betrayals their viewers once craved--and this time, the stakes are deadly.Ivy Westcott fled LA as her acting career imploded. In a flash, she lost her first love and chosen family--her Hello, Juliet castmates. But she never discovered who turned her closest friends against her. Now the whole world knows her as #PoisonIvy.A decade later, Ivy is horrified when a celebrity exposé thrusts the Hello, Juliet cast back into the limelight, dredging up the old scandals she hoped to escape. Desperate for a fresh start and some financial stability for her mother and manager, Ivy agrees to participate in a top-secret reunion episode.Ivy's poised for a comeback, but past betrayals become a present danger when she and the man who once broke her heart find their costar dead.Determined to find justice and clear her name, Ivy must tear down the facades of cast and crew to uncover chilling secrets that have plagued the Hollywood set from day one. Or she could be the next to die.

From the author of The Rise and Fall of Ava Arcana comes an emotional and empowering multigenerational family saga about a mother and daughter, and the secrets they keep from each other--and from themselves.For more than thirty years, Elizabeth Stone has been an irreplaceable fixture in homes around the world, a food and lifestyle icon with a brand as warm and inviting as New England brown bread. Until, after her sudden passing, she leaves her legacy and her multimillion-dollar empire to her daughter, Juliet, who is expected to step seamlessly into her shoes.Juliet finds herself at both a personal and professional crossroads in her life, fearing she won't be good enough to maintain the image and brand of a woman she adored. With the company in financial trouble, Juliet is urged to write the definitive biography of her mother--self-made entrepreneur, perfect mom, and homespun everywoman whose own childhood in Maine was filled with comfort food and simple elegance. But other than what little Juliet has been told, she doesn't know much about her mother's past.The truth is, no one does.As she digs through her mother's possessions, tracking down those who knew her, Juliet is stunned to uncover a lifetime of secrets and lies. As she uncovers the truth, she is forced to reckon with her grief over missing someone she isn't sure she ever really knew. Faced with decisions about the fate of her mother's empire, as well as Juliet's own marriage and future, she will first have to answer the question on everyone's mind--who was Elizabeth Stone?

A divorced perfumer navigates an uncertain but fresh new start in life in a poignant and witty novel about self-discovery by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.Nikki Bridges has it good. An enviable home in an upscale neighborhood, a heavenly-scented hobby making personal-blend perfumes, a cherished daughter, and comfortable rituals with a husband she loves. How was she to know it would all blow up with her husband's affair, a blindsiding divorce, and an identity crisis she never saw coming?With little money, less work experience, and a modest apartment, Nikki is tentatively moving on. Along the way: a waitressing job, a bond with an empathetic group of friends, and reentering the dating game at fortysomething. Luring her out of her funk is Niraj, an ex-Londoner with twinkling eyes and a hint of cinnamon and ginger. For the first time in a long time, Nikki feels a warm summer flush--and with it, a spark of inspiration.On a liberating quest for self-expression and the courage to follow a dream, Nikki is blending the pieces of a new life into a fragrance that is uniquely and passionately her own.Revised edition: This edition of The Scent of Hours includes editorial revisions.

Two converging mysteries compel a woman's search for the truth in a captivating novel about loss, love, family, and healing by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.Biographer Ellie Connor is in Gideon, Texas, to research blues singer Mabel Beauvais who, on the verge of fame, mysteriously disappeared more than forty years ago. Gideon holds another mystery for Ellie. It's the truth about her parents--a restless mother who died young and a father she never knew. They are an unsettled piece of Ellie's own past. Somewhere in this town is the answer to both of her quests.No one is more accommodating than charismatic Laurence "Blue" Reynard, a local with deep roots in Gideon. Sexy and charming, he's also getting under Ellie's skin like a smooth jazz rhythm. Yet beneath his seductive facade is a soul damaged by loss. Tragic, wanting, and beautiful. So wrong for a woman just passing through town. If only his passion and vulnerability weren't so irresistible.As Ellie pieces together Mabel's puzzling life and that of her father, Blue takes the surprising journey with her. What then for Ellie? Follow her instincts and say goodbye, or follow her heart?Revised edition: This edition of In the Midnight Rain includes editorial revisions.

Four women face the turning points of their lives in a warm and wise novel about choices and second chances by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.A loving wife and a mother of three accomplished children, forty-six-year-old Trudy Marino has an uncomplicated life--until she's blindsided by her husband's affair. But in Trudy's close-knit neighborhood, she's not alone in navigating the sudden surprises in a woman's life.Her neighbor Roberta has just lost her husband of sixty-two years and struggles with bittersweet memories and grief. Roberta's granddaughter Jade is a divorcée who has taken up a cathartic new hobby to get over her cheating ex. And there's Shannelle, whose creative aspirations are fracturing her marriage.Then Trudy meets Angel, a sensual young man with the vulnerable heart of a poet who awakens her to invigorating new sensations. With a bracing confidence and three dear friends coming together in confusion, anger, and hope, Trudy is encouraged to take control of her life, to reflect on the choices she didn't make, and to fulfill the youthful dreams she abandoned. As a new world opens up, Trudy can only marvel at where to go from here.Revised edition: This edition of The Goddesses of Kitchen Avenue includes editorial revisions.

For two wounded hearts, love is a risk in an emotional novel about family, past regrets, and future hopes by Jillian Liota and #1 New York Times bestselling author Meredith Wild.After nine years in LA, aspiring singer Murphy Hawthorne leaves behind her broken dreams to return to her family's vineyard. But as she helps open the property's new restaurant, she faces a family still bitter about the fact she ever left, and old wounds quickly resurface. The only refreshing note is the handsome head chef, Wesley Hart.Hired to draw more tourists to the Hawthorne vineyard, Wes is a culinary master with a reputation he wishes he could forget. Struggling with regrets and complex family dynamics of his own, he's trying to start over, too. The biggest mistake he could make right now is to act on his attraction to his boss's younger sister. If only he could get her out of his head...Despite all the reasons to keep their distance, Murphy and Wes can't deny the connection that keeps drawing them together. In each other, they find refuge and a sense of belonging neither could have imagined. But to forge a new future together, they must answer one important question: Can they face the past--and forgive it?

"A road trip yields surprises and secrets in a poignant and exhilarating novel about mothers, daughters, and sisters by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids."--Provided by publisher.

From the winner of the CWA's Debut Dagger Award.Two victims. Twenty years apart. One elusive killer.Crescent Bluff, West Texas. Everybody knows everybody. And everybody has a secret.When a boy is found dead with the skin of a hare's head in his hand, everyone knows who killed him--Willis Newland, just released from prison after serving twenty years for an identical murder.But what if everyone's wrong?Detective Colly Newland reluctantly agrees to investigate a case that seems to involve the whole town, including her dead husband's extended family. But the deeper she digs, the more secrets she unearths. And as threats against her escalate, Colly realizes someone is willing to kill to keep theirs...

A powerful story of family love amid the backdrop of war, as seen through the eyes of a child.The Nigerian Civil War began and ended on a Thursday, and for the family in this book, their lives are forever changed by that day.Told from a child's perspective, this story follows one family on their journey as they lose their home, traverse a country under the siege of war, and finally settle in a camp for displaced persons. But through it all, the love of this child's family shines bright, helping to illuminate even the darkest paths. With poetic text by Nigerian author Ayo Oyeku and sensitive portraits by illustrator Lydia Mba, this story reveals the deep costs of war on our future generations and begs for a more peaceful world.Information about the Nigerian Civil War, an Author's Note, and Discussion Questions are included.

In the seventeenth century, witchfinders rule and paranoia thrives in a chilling novel about unrequited love, persecution, and betrayal by the bestselling author of The Road Beyond Ruin and Broken Angels.In 1625, the Franconian village of Eisbach has been plagued by disease, famine, heinous crimes, and a merciless winter. Katarin Jaspers is the maidservant to the enigmatic Reverend Zacharias Engel, appointed by Rome to cure the village of suspected diabolism and save every God-fearing soul.Zacharias soon finds his first witch, and the public burning of a local man could spell the end of misfortune. As a sense of peace settles over the village, Katarin finds herself increasingly infatuated with Zacharias, who is a disruption to her predictable existence and a balm for her cruel past. But peace for Katarin is short-lived. Margaretha Katz--the new midwife--is seen as a rival for the reverend's attention. Fear and recrimination reach a fever pitch when a great tragedy sets the town fully on edge.With the walls of winter closing in around Eisbach once again, rumours flourish and villagers turn on each other. Now, no one is safe from the pyre.