Lucy Stone is in the doghouse--with her next-door neighbor, Mrs. Prudence Pratt. It seems that Kudo, the Stones' misbehaving mutt, has developed a taste for Mrs. Pratt's blue-ribbon winning chickens, as well an escape artist's talent for sneaking out. With the Fourth of July coming up, Lucy doesn't want to set off any more fireworks with the crabby Prudence. Another sign that the crazy days of summer are in full swing arrives when a group of naturists--a....

Diane Mott Davidson, Queen of the Culinary Mystery, has once again constructed a clever recipe for murder and mystery. With The Last Suppers she continues to whet her readers' appetites both for good reading and good food. Caterer Goldy Bear's wedding day becomes a nightmare when her groom, homicide detective Tom Schulz, calls her from a murder scene and then vanishes. Her only clue to his disappearance is a cryptic note dropped at the scene of the...

From Charlaine Harris, the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author behind HBO's hit series True Blood and NBC's Midnight, Texas, the third in a series that proves death never takes a holiday… For Lily Bard, the idea of "going home for Christmas" summons nothing but dread. She wants to stay in her real home in Shakespeare, Arkansas, where her friendships are blooming, nobody dares mess with her, and her new private-eye boyfriend could...

The unforgettable Calder saga continues as Laura Calder, a young lady on the verge of becoming her own woman, finds herself caught up in a whirlwind courtship with two men determined to own her heart. On tour through Europe with her glamorous "Aunt" Tara, Laura meets the men who are to shape her destiny: one the black sheep son of a Texas billionaire who always gets what he wants; the other, the handsome, sexy Earl of Crawford with more charm than...