Sheikh Tajik al Zayed bin Aman needs a convenient bride, and custom demands that she must be pure. So when he first sees Morgan Fielding and is intrigued by her straitlaced style, an idea begins to form…. Morgan doesn't understan...

Secrets lurk under the smooth surface of a wealthy Connecticut neighborhood, until a murder reveals all Sofie and her husband have left Manhattan in search of a more tranquil life in the suburbs. But when a member of Sofie's new neig...

Easy should be living a contented life, with steady work as senior head custodian of Sojourner Truth High School, and a loving family. But happiness is as elusive for Easy as smoke in shadows. Easy's the man folks seek out when they c...

A much anticipated sequel fo Ghost Stories of America. Volume 2 bring's America's paranormal legacy to life in these and many other fascinating stories drawn from all 50 states. Black and white photos throughout

A new collection of short stories by the celebrated writer introduces a rich cast of characters--including a stroke victim who will help a young bride identify the problem at the core of her marriage, a daughter who confronts her fath...

A musician named Lick Holden, who learns to play the cornet in reform school, and his sister Sophie, who can pass for white, are the focus of this novel, which follows the two from the 1920s to a couple of generations later, when a de...

When forty-three-year-old Fiona Edwards first sees the lanky backpacker striding up the lane toward her award-winning farmhouse bed-and-breakfast in the remote mountains of North Wales, she’s puzzled. She’s used to unexpec...

Who was the real killer?Romain Fornier lost his reason for living when his daughter was kidnapped and murdered. He used a cop's gun to mete out his own justice and spent the next few years in prison. Once he was freed, he returned to ...

ELMO TRIES TO decide what his favorite letter of the alphabet might be. There are so many letters - so much to love! He takes readers on a tour of the ABCs, naming the things he loves that begin with each letter, and decides that they...

For the condemned nobles during the French Revolution, there is a ray of hope: rescue by the Scarlet Pimpernel. His identity remains a mystery to his sworn enemy, the ruthless Chauvelin, and to his devoted admirer, the beautiful Lady ...

The Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to the eve of the first Thanksgiving. There they meet the Pilgrims as well as Squanto, a Native American who helped them. The story offers an age-appropriate, in-depth picture of what li...

Traveling to Vermont to attend her father-in-law's birthday, caterer Faith Fairchild stumbles upon the dead body of a local lawyer and wonders if his death was accidental or intentional, in a case that is complicated by the disappeara...

Who said being eaten by the big bad wolf was a bad thing? Maizie Hood struggles to keep her bakery turning a profit, her landlord from evicting her, and her dear Granny in a nursing facility. Wrestling with the decision to sell Gran'...

Jennie Jerome Churchill calls on Kathryn Ardleigh and her husband, Charles, to clear the family name when allegations arise that her husband was related to Jack the Ripper, a charge that could threaten her son's political ambitions. O...

There are lots of different cats for Todd to choose from at the animal shelter. But there's only one Scruffy.

Halloween with Junie B. has got to be a scream! Get ready for a "Halloweenie" adventure with the world's funniest first grader!"Despite Junie B.'s ascent to the rigors of first grade, Park's feisty, funny heroine retain...

Sometimes life has to unravel before you can knit it together…On the third Friday of each month, Eugenie, Ruth, Esther, Merry, and Camille meet at the Sweetgum Christian Church to enjoy the two things that connect them: a love o...

Known only to a select few, these inscrutable men are bound by dangerous desires and enigmatic pasts. They are the Sinners Club. . .Cold CalculationWithin the circles of British intelligence, Benedict, Lord Keyes, is known for his ...

A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book for 2011 The New York Times bestseller now in paperback—A thought-provoking engrossing novel about love, connection, and loss from the author of The Abst...

In a fabulous blend of the bestselling traditions of Prep and The Devil Wears Prada, Secret Society Girl takes us into the heart of the Ivy League’s ultraexclusive secret societies when a young woman is invited to join as one of...

On the run from a devastating relationship, Teresa Chafey picks up two mysterious hitchhikers--Poppy Corn and Freedom Jack--and the three of them unwittingly conjure up ghosts from the past as they drive down the California coast.

Hi dee ho! It's off to a picnic we go! One hundred very hungry ants hurry to sample the delights of a picnic, but marching in single file seems too slow for 100 empty tummies. The smallest ant of all suggests they travel in 2 rows of ...

According to the author, adolescence is a time when girls begin to separate from their parents, emotionally, and intellectually. Their source of guidance distanced, they often turn to readily available authorities--the media, mass mar...

A family is slaughtered in rural Tennessee. Two goth teens stand accused of the murders, and now it's up to prosecutor Joe Dillard to convict them. A former defense attorney who spent way too much time defending people he knew were gu...

A young comic book artist struggling to cope with the confusions and turmoil of her early twenties, Marzi McCarty also finds herself taking on an uncertain and dangerous new career as the sacred protector of the West. A first novel. O...

His late brother's fiancee was pregnant with a Saxon heir. Yet Amy Wright thought she could just leave town?Not even the black sheep of the mighty Saxons would allow that. So Heath Saxon propositioned Amy: avoid illegitimacy for her b...

When a young British lord sets out to discover the circumstances surrounding his friend's suicide, he finds an enchanting woman whose hobbies seem peculiar--sorcery and an affectionate relationship with a wealthy man--but he is not pr...

Endless Feasts: Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet, part of the Modern Library Food series, is a fascinating compendium of Gourmet magazine food and travel pieces spanning six decades--a collection that mirrors our dining habits over...

R.I.P. = Reanimated, Infernal, and Pretty damn dangerous  Struggling actress Esther Diamond, whose year got off to a rough start (what with incarceration, unemployment, and mystical death curses), finally catches a break when she lan...

After repeatedly disastrous efforts to get himself out of trouble, George ends up being the first monkey in space.