*Cruise Director Millie Mystery Series is the new spin-off series from the wildly popular Millie’s Cruise Ship Cozy Mysteries by Author Hope Callaghan. * Recipe Included! Siren of the Seas’ summer season is starting to wind down. Although thrilled at the thought of returning to a warmer climate, Alaska has captured Millie’s heart and she’s sad at the thought of leaving the picturesque paradise behind. Sharky’s girlfriend Elvira Cobb has managed to finagle an invitation to travel to Alaska and learn about gold mining operations firsthand. She sends Sharky cryptic messages alluding to her location yet not coming right out and telling him where she is. Annoyed that she didn’t run it by him first, and not a fan of surprises, the couple argue. Elvira’s last words to Sharky is that he won’t have to worry about her bothering him again. After cooling off, Sharky tries reaching Elvira to apologize and invite her to cruise on board Siren of the Seas. He’s met with silence. Thinking she’s still angry, he figures a little time will settle ruffled feathers…until Elvira’s sister Dernice contacts him in a panic. Elvira is in jail; being held for a crime she swears she didn’t commit. A frantic Sharky enlists the help of Millie and friends to help figure out what exactly happened and prove Elvira’s innocence. It’s going to take their combined sleuthing skills to rescue Elvira who may have finally taken on a little more than she can handle after becoming Waylaid in Whittier. Find out what happens next when you grab your copy of Waylaid in Whittier today!

From Nicole Baart, the bestselling author of Everything We Didn't Say, comes a twisty, atmospheric novel about a newlywed whose husband disappears, leaving her isolated in Washington State's North Cascades. "In every world, I'd find you." Sadie Sheridan's new husband Felix, a professor of planetary sciences, has vowed to never leave her. But when Felix doesn't return from a work trip, Sadie is stranded at Hemlock House, the remote mountain homestead where her husband grew up. Doubt creeps into Sadie's heart. Then panic. Where is he? Scared and alone in a place that feels haunted, Sadie struggles to make sense of what her missing husband left behind. But when she catches strangers lurking around the property, Hemlock House instantly becomes both a sanctuary and a prison. Navigating threats from outside and in, Sadie is forced to confront shocking secrets that leave her questioning whether she really knows Felix at all....

Let's face it – we all sense something is wrong. People have lost faith in the future; they feel left behind. The cost of homes, college tuition, and even groceries is skyrocketing. While the rich grow exponentially richer, life for the average person has become increasingly unaffordable.Bitcoin is for Everyone explores what's wrong with our monetary system and presents a bold vision for how Bitcoin fixes it. Bitcoin is for Everyone is a must read for anyone who is trying to comprehend why the value of the US dollar is diminishing before our very eyes – and nobody brings the subject to life quite like journalist Natalie Brunell. With Natalie's guidance, exploring Bitcoin is a compelling and inspiring journey of hope and discovery.The book looks squarely at the causes and consequences of "broken money" and introduces Bitcoin as a game-changing remedy to our most urgent challenges.

The messianic beliefs of radical LDS fundamentalists Dan Lafferty and his brother Ron drove them to commit an unspeakable crime.This is a riveting, raw, and unfiltered look at the Lafferty family saga from a daughter who lived it, and of her journey to self-love and forgiveness.   Rebecca Lafferty grew up with a volatile, erratic, and ultimately notorious father, Dan Lafferty. She carried the scars of her traumatic upbringing through childhood and into adulthood. But most of all, Rebecca carried the horror of learning about the cold-blooded murder of her aunt and infant cousin in 1984, perpetrated by Dan and Ron according to a revelation Ron had received—as profiled in the Jon Krakauer book and FX/Hulu series Under the Banner of Heaven. Now, in this riveting memoir, Rebecca tells her own story of survival and healing. Her correspondence with Dan—serving life in prison—insights from relatives, and most importantly, her...

September 1816-The bizarre murder of one of Queen Charlotte's ladies-in-waiting rocks English society and pulls Kendra Donovan into her most dangerous mystery yet.Kendra Donovan has finally made it to the altar with Alec, the Marquis of Sutcliffe. Unfortunately, their plans for a honeymoon must be put on hold when the broken body of Lady Westford is found in a London theater. Lady Westford isn't just a wealthy aristocrat-she's one of the queen's ladies-in-waiting. The official verdict is an accident, but whispers have already begun that it was suicide. Queen Charlotte refuses to believe either scenario and wants Kendra to use her unique investigative skills to uncover the truth.There's still a lot the FBI-agent-turned-time traveler has to learn about life in the early nineteenth century, but even Kendra realizes that you don't say no to royalty. It's a simple matter for Kendra to conclude that Lady Westford was murdered. The...

A bold, urgent appeal from the acclaimed columnist and political commentator, addressing one of the most important issues of our timeIn Peter Beinart’s view, one story dominates Jewish communal life: that of persecution and victimhood. It is a story that erases much of the nuance of Jewish religious tradition and warps our understanding of Israel and Palestine. After Gaza, where Jewish texts, history, and language have been deployed to justify mass slaughter and starvation, Beinart argues, Jews must tell a new story. After this war, whose horror will echo for generations, they must do nothing less than offer a new answer to the question: What does it mean to be a Jew?Beinart imagines an alternate narrative, which would draw on other nations’ efforts at moral reconstruction and a different reading of Jewish tradition. A story in which Israeli Jews have the right to equality, not supremacy, and in which Jewish and Palestinian safety are not mutually...

An Appalachian farmer’s daughter and a wealthy businessman find a surprising love but must reckon with what divides them in this retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice by the award-winning author of The Lady and the Lionheart.New River, Virginia. 1904. Lizbeth Bennet longs to preserve her family’s farm, securing a future for her and her sisters, a difficult task in their Appalachian coal mining town. Money is scarce, and Lizbeth is determined to find a way without giving up treasured pieces of her family’s legacy. But when the mine is put up for sale, it’s clear change is approaching. A contingent of coal barons descends on the town to investigate whether the mine is worth their investment, among them a young man rumored to be a very rich, eligible bachelor.William Drake arrives focused on business and keeping his distance from the townspeople, especially those living on land entangled with the mine,...