Bank Town

When Maggie Banks arrives to run her best friend's struggling bookstore, she expects to sell bestsellers to the small-town clientele. But with the town on the map as a top literary destination and the tourist society bent on keeping businesses historic, Maggie is banned from selling anything written this century. So, when a series of mishaps suddenly tip the bookstore toward ruin, Maggie will have to get creative to keep the shop afloat. And in Maggie's world, bookish rules are made to be broken.

I'm a man who knows what he wants and what I want is Birdie. It hurt like hell to watch her leave our small town to set off and chase her college dreams. I let her go once, I'm not letting it happen again. Now she's home for good, and I'll stop at nothing to keep her with me, always. Even if that means tying her to me in every way possible.

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Ruby Fox und Beckett Grant sind Freunde seit ihrer Schulzeit. Alle dachten, aus ihnen wird das Traumpaar der Outer Banks. Ruby dachte das auch, doch dann ist Beckett zum Militär gegangen. Jetzt ist er zurück, ganz offensichtlich traumatisiert und nicht bereit, sich Ruby zu öffnen. Jeden Tag laufen sie sich über den Weg, weil ihr Buchcafé, das Shelly's, direkt neben der Surfer-Bar seiner Familie, dem High Five, liegt. Ruby glaubt nicht mehr, dass sie noch einmal einen Zugang zu Beckett findet und beschließt, den nächsten Schritt in ihrem Leben zu gehen.

What if you could stop acting like a bank customer… and start acting like the bank itself? You’ve been taught to save, scrimp, and avoid debt. Meanwhile, banks take your money, multiply it, and earn profit 24/7—even when the economy’s uncertain. So here’s the question: Why aren’t you doing the same? In Bank Money: Mastering the Personal Finance Strategies Banks Don’t Want You to Know, author Larry Jones flips the script on traditional personal finance advice and shows you how to stop playing defense and start building wealth the way banks do. This isn’t another budget book. ...

Edgewood Rectory may be set in an ancient landscape, but the Grantly family are very much of their time. Caught up in the uncertain world that has emerged since the outbreak of peace, the Rector and Mrs Grantly are bewildered by the challenges facing their eldest children: Eleanor, longing for more excitement than can be found in the Red Cross Library; and Tom, struggling to readjust to student life at Oxford after his military service.

From the author of The Strain comes a tense, psychologically gripping, Hammet award-winning thriller. Four masked men—thieves, rivals, and friends from the tough streets of Charlestown—take on a Boston bank at gunpoint. Holding bank manager Claire Keesey hostage and cleaning out the vault...

When a writer ventures into a remote forest to uncover the truth behind local legends, he encounters Velkan, a wild and mysterious outcast with a supernatural secret as untamed as the woods. Drawn together under the moonlit canopy, their connection is raw, fleeting, and unforgettable. Top Wolf is a sensual, bittersweet tale of desire, sex, and the beauty of letting go.

In Matthew Lyons' pulse-pounding crime horror, A Mask of Flies, a criminal on the run after a failed heist must confront dark family secrets and demons from her past made flesh. THE PAST HAS TEETH In the grisly aftermath of a botched bank heist, career criminal Anne Heller has no choice but to...

A Goodreads Most Anticipated Horror Novel Four unlikely allies in a small town investigate a local teen's disappearance, and what they discover festering at the core of their community is far more sinister and ancient than they could’ve ever imagined. For fans of She is a Haunting, True...

Pop star sensation, Sierra Rayne had it all—fame, fortune, and millions of adoring fans. But when she is threatened with an arranged marriage to a ruthless mob boss, she escapes incognito to a sleepy Outer Banks island and finds refuge at Moonlit Inn, a charming bed-and-breakfast run by a hunky widower, Hank Whitman, and his high-spirited sixteen-year-old daughter, Emma. Emma is delighted that her pop star idol lives under her roof, but letting out Sierra’s secret would jeopardize her safety and that of the entire community. Meanwhile, Hank, still nursing his wounds from his loss, is ...

Inheriting her aunt's historic beachfront hotel should have been Vanessa Lewis's chance at a fresh start. But returning to Isabel Island means facing two ghosts from her past—her aunt's legacy, and Wesley Anders, her childhood best friend who broke her heart fifteen years ago. Now a decorated Marine Captain, Wesley is temporarily stationed at the local base, and he's just as infuriatingly handsome as he was the summer everything she thought she knew about their friendship changed. Between his offer to help renovate the hotel and their undeniable chemistry, Vanessa finds herself falling ...

Delve into the Serene yet Mysterious Town of Bonneville Embark on an engaging journey with Missing from the Bank, a timeless mystery novel set amidst the tranquillity of Bonneville, a picturesque market town in England, during the early 20th century. This intriguing narrative takes you through the folds of the town's serene facade into its bustling banking industry, exposing secrets that have far-reaching consequences. The Unforeseen Turn of Events The life of Simon Hampton, a disgruntled bank clerk who experiences a drastic disruption of his monotonous routine, is at the heart of this ...

In a time of rising consolidation and relentless fintech disruption, The Branch That Wouldn’t Break tells the timely story of Sam Patel—a young, immigrant branch manager in a small-town credit union—who is given six months to prove his branch's viability or face closure. What begins as a desperate bid to survive becomes a visionary battle to reinvent community banking from the inside out. This leadership parable cuts to the core of a question facing thousands of financial institutions today: Can personal trust and modern technology co-exist? Through corporate intrigue, grassroots ...

Holly Banks is on a desperate mission to have it all, but nothing in life goes according to plan. She’s quickly learning that keeping up with the Joneses is a full-time job, especially when the women of Primm, her new neighborhood, seem to have it together all the time. With her husband’s job in flux, her daughter’s difficulty with learning to read, and her mother’s new zest for dating, Holly’s life is already anything but picture perfect. Then her dog digs up an old artifact in the village center, and the mishap draws the attention of local media.

Scott had always played it safe. As a single father navigating parenthood and PTA meetings, he focused on being the best dad he could for his son, Ethan, setting aside his own needs along the way. But when he meets Ben—a charming, equally dedicated father with a quiet strength and an undeniable smile—Scott’s world is turned upside down. Bound by late-night PTA planning sessions and the challenges of single parenthood, Scott and Ben soon find themselves drawn to each other in a way neither expected. What starts as stolen glances and private jokes becomes something deeper, but their ...

Holly Banks could not have made a worse first impression on the seemingly perfect moms in her new affluent community, the Village of Primm. Turns out wearing pink piggy pajama bottoms while dropping off her kindergartener late to the first day of school wasn’t her best look.

I stopped believing in the good a long time ago. My childhood was stripped from me one dark night and I was forever changed. Everywhere I looked I saw evil. Everyone I met, I looked at them as the enemy. It took a long time for me to open up and when I did I found my family. The only people I could count on. I never imagined I'd have a family. Because having a family gave me something to lose and I never wanted to feel that pain again. I never wanted to feel weak.

For our son. That's the explanation my hockey-playing ex gave as to why we needed to spend time as a family at his lake house in the small town where it all began. What I didn't expect was to show up and discover our son is spending another week at camp, and we are all alone. Oh, and fake a relationship to fulfill an old lady's wish, too. I realize Ford is on the mission I always feared: win me back.

The Cat Collier mystery short story series is described as a cross between Nancy Drew and Mike Hammer. Follow Mary Catherine (Cat) Collier on her journey from small-town obituary writer for the local newspaper to big New York City detective in this series, starting with January Black Ice. In her latest adventure September Solitude, Cat Collier, now married with two children, questions what she wants to do with the rest of her life, and where she wants to live. Tracking down a baby girl given up for adoption over twenty years ago meets with disastrous results. A midmorning bank heist in a ...