An urban antidote to A Year in Provence, Stephen Clarke's book is a laugh-out-loud account of a year in the life of an expat in Paris--for Francophiles and Francophobes alike. A Year in the Merde is the almost-true account of the author's adventures as an expat in Paris. Based loosely on his own experiences and with names changed to "avoid embarrassment, possible legal action and to prevent the author's legs being broken by someone in a Yves Saint...

When Martin Grace enters the hip Philadelphia coffee shop Cornelia Brown manages, her life changes forever. But little does she know that her newfound love is only the harbinger of greater changes to come. Meanwhile, across town, Clare Hobbs-eleven years old and abandoned by her erratic mother-goes looking for her lost father. She crosses paths with Cornelia while meeting with him at the cafe, and the two women form an improbable friendship that carries...

Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, Mo LoBeau, now eleven, and her best friend Dale turn detective when the amnesiac Colonel, owner of a café and co-parent of Mo with his cook, Miss Lana, seems implicated in a murder.

Taking a job as head chef at the most popular BBQ joint in Clearbrook, Ohio, single father Hogan Guthrie butts heads with the restaurants opinionated manager Violet Shaw, while Clearbrook sheriff Nathan Hawley is drawn to his mysterious new neighbor, Brooklin Sweet.

When Fly Guy is not allowed in the restaurant with Buzz's family he follows his nose and ends up in the soup.