Towns Middle Ages

In 1349, one small town in Germany disappeared and was never resettled. Tom, a contemporary historian, and his theoretical-physicist girlfriend, Sharon, become interested. By all logic, the town should have survived, but it didn't. Why? What was special about Eifelheim that it utterly disappeared more than 600 years ago?

This suspenseful novel transports readers to the windswept coast of Washington State and a boarding school steeped in privilege and deadly secrets—a remarkable story of grief, power, and the dangerous price of belonging. “Part mystery, part coming-of-age tale, Night Objects will keep readers...

They didn’t say anything about pointy ears. So. Not. Cool. Now I feel like I should be walking around splitting my fingers and saying “Peace, live long, and prosper.” But this isn’t science fiction. This is my life and apparently, I’m Fae. I thought I was having a midlife crisis when I left my husband and ran off with a guy twenty years younger than me. Turns out he wasn’t twenty years younger than me; he was like five-hundred years older and a fae who wanted me to “wake up to who I really am.” Like that was his decision to make. Regardless, it’s too late now. I ran away ...

Tragedy has a way of striking when the spotlight is brightest. And in a town full of secrets, even a staged accident can hide something far more sinister. When Allie Blanchard agrees to bake cookies for the community theater’s fundraiser, she never expects to find herself center stage in a murder investigation. The Sandy Harbor Playhouse has been closed for a decade and is finally set to reopen, and the town is buzzing over the return of B-list celebrity Kinsey Kensington. But excitement turns to shock when the former theater director is found dead on his own stage. With her detective ...

Some murders refuse to stay buried. Some secrets refuse to stay hidden. Wanda Depraysie has survived witches, demons, vampires, and more supernatural disasters than any fashion designer should have to endure. But this time, surviving may not be enough. A man is dead. The body has been drained of blood, the evidence points in impossible directions, and a relentless homicide detective is convinced Wanda knows more than she's admitting. As suspicion closes in, she's forced to juggle a murder investigation, dangerous new supernatural powers, and the growing realization that powerful enemies are...

In this stunning follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Notebook, a hardworking but distant husband vows to win back the love of his life by looking to Noah and Allie's legendary romance. After thirty years, Wilson Lewis is forced to face a painful truth: the romance has gone out of his...

Taliyah: The last person I expect to ask me a favor is the headmistress of Blood Rose Academy, Aurea Grimsbane. But when she tells me her daughter, Vivian, has been brutally murdered, I can guess what’s coming next… Yep, Aurea wants me to figure out what happened to Vivian. Of course, my first answer is a resounding ‘no’ because I want nothing to do with that backstabbing witch. But when she threatens the safety of my family, claiming she’s stolen a bone dagger from the would-be Queen of Winter, Janara, my ears perk up. Why? Because that dagger will kill me, and I don’t want to ...

*** 2014 Winner Bronze Moonbeam Award: Best Chapter Book Series *** Hunter's life revolves around video games, more video games, and still more video games. Growing up in downtown Denver was the perfect place to live unnoticed from the rest of the world. But Hunter's life suddenly changes when...

When love burns this hot, even demons fear the flames... I thought getting through my ongoing messy divorce was hard enough. Then, a magical accident left me sharing my body with Indigo—a witch with a dark past and even darker enemies. Since then, my life has been anything but ordinary. I’m currently living in Haven Hollow, running an occult bookshop, dodging my petty ex-husband, and trying desperately not to fall for Angelo, the devastatingly handsome incubus who’s become my unlikely protector. But soon, I find myself caught in a dangerous game of magical cat-and-mouse with a shadowy...

Everyone who knows me knows I love quality fabrics—there’s really nothing better with which to create my enchanted clothing. So, imagine my surprise and excitement when Lorcan and I attend an auction in Seattle, and I become the proud owner of the most beautiful silk that just happens to be a few hundred years old. And I know just what I’m going to make with it. Yes, there’s a protection spell safeguarding the silk from any sort of damage, but my blood magic will make quick work of that. As soon as my shears cut through the silk, though, it ages immediately, and I’m left with ...

In this indispensable volume, one of America's ranking scholars combines a life's work of research and teaching with the art of lively narration. Both authoritative and beautifully told, The Middle Ages is the full story of the thousand years between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance - a time that saw the rise of kings and emperors, the flowering of knighthood, the development of Europe, the increasing power of the Catholic Church, and the advent of the middle class.

*** 2014 Winner Bronze Moonbeam Award: Best Chapter Book Series *** Tucker Thompson is just an ordinary 8th grader from Detroit, Michigan. He loves school and baseball. Everything seems great for the left-handed pitcher with a big, breaking curveball. That is, until one dreadful event changes...

Three lifelong friends embrace a new chapter in life as their dreams come true in Paradise Cove. Elizabeth Grant has devoted the last twenty-five years of her life to her career. When she is passed over for a long-deserved promotion she realizes it is time for a change. But now what? With the help of a little Boeuf Bourguignon she finds her way. Becky Lee has a huge tenant problem in the form of a six-foot tall son who just graduated from college, is writing a screenplay and won’t move out of the house. A second chance at love with her High School crush just may be the solution to all of ...

In a small Minnesota town where everyone has quietly agreed to forget, one thirteen-year-old refuses to look away. Oliver Fox notices the things other people miss, the corroded battery terminal, the letter typed on an old machine, the house that emptied overnight. He is not brave, exactly. He is curious, which his mother will tell you is far more dangerous. Alongside his sharp-eyed friend Mei and the unlikely allies, they gather in a winter greenhouse, Oliver keeps walking straight into the middle of the secrets Frost Hollow would rather leave buried under the ice. This volume collects five...

Some things can't be rushed. Trust is one of them. Eleven-year-old Nora Bellamy has grown up on her family's horse rescue, and she's never met an animal she couldn't reach, given enough patience and enough time. But when a neglected, terrified mare named Hazel arrives at Willow Bend, even Nora isn't sure how long it will take to earn her trust. Across town, Ellie Marsh has just moved to Willow Bend and hasn't made a single friend. She's the new girl who eats lunch alone, who watches everyone else belong effortlessly to a town that still feels like a stranger's. When Ellie stops at the ...

Some houses keep secrets. Riverbend keeps history. When fourteen-year-old Sloane Beck begins delivering bread to one of Hale's Landing's oldest homes, she expects little more than another stop on her route. Instead, she finds a house filled with quiet mysteries—an elderly woman whose memories drift between past and present, guests unsettled by a room overlooking the rose garden, and generations of stories that refuse to be forgotten. After a nighttime intruder leaves Marian Blount injured, questions begin to surface. But the answers don't point to stolen valuables or old family feuds. ...

When Allie Blanchard and her best friend Lucy Gray join a local book club in the seaside town of Sandy Harbor, they expect an evening of literary discussion and homemade treats. Allie, an accomplished baker with a flair for creative confections, prepares a special dessert to share with the group. The atmosphere is warm, the members are welcoming, and everything seems picture-perfect. However, the tranquility shatters when they discover the club's charming host dead under mysterious circumstances the following morning. Shocked and intrigued, Allie and Lucy find themselves at the heart of a ...

Everyone in Bellwether Hollow knows three things. Nothing bad ever happens here. Nothing ever stays lost. And nobody — nobody — says I promise. Not one person can tell you why. Twelve-year-old Dez Tolliver is spending the worst summer of his life clearing out his great-grandmother's house in a small valley town that feels one degree off true. Then, under a floorboard, he finds a heavy brass coin stamped with a clock that has no hands. Hold it, and the abandoned fairground at the edge of town isn't abandoned at all. It's lit. It's beautiful. It's open — and it has been open the whole ...

Allie Blanchard is a beloved figure in the seaside town of Sandy Harbor. Known for her delectable desserts that make every town event a little sweeter, Allie’s life is a blend of sugar, spice, and everything nice. Beneath the serene surface of her perfect pastries and her happy marriage to the town’s dedicated detective, Alec Blanchard, lies a sharp mind with a knack for uncovering secrets. Allie is tasked with preparing a spread of her famous desserts for socialite Penny Braxton’s annual garden party, expecting a day of sweet treats surrounded by flowers and shrubs. However, the ...

What was supposed to be a twenty-two-night Mediterranean voyage just rounded the Cape of Good Hope. Six months after buying a roofless stone farmhouse in the Italian Apennines for one euro, retired Ohio actuary Bob Henderson had achieved what he considered operational equilibrium: eight pruned olive trees, a functioning four-burner stove, a dog who sleeps on his boot, and an imperious goat named Senator. Then Layla Mansour sat across from him at Gianni’s bar. Layla is a forty-five-year-old architectural conservator: cosmopolitan, polyglot, impossibly elegant, and widowed. When she invites...