When an old steamer chest from an anonymous source arrives at Cullen and Luna Bodman's restoration shop and café, it is fascinating in its own right. But inside, Cullen discovers a locked diary accompanied by a letter, asking for the diary to be restored to its rightful owner. Luna sees this as a puzzle to be solved, but everyone isn't thrilled by her quest. Her budding relationship with U.S. Marshal Christopher Gaines comes under strain as he tries...

Lila Emerson tiene dos profesiones que se complementan perfectamente: cuidadora profesional de casas y escritora free lance. Sus clientes le encargan el cuidado de sus casas, plantas e incluso mascotas cuando se ausentan y mientras que vive en el hogar prestado, ella aprovecha para soñar con las vidas de otros y escribir novelas. Todo cambia cuando una noche es testigo de lo que parece ser el asesinato de una chica y un suicidio y de repente se...

Nancy Clancy and her friend Bree try to start a business to get rich, but when things don't go as planned, Nancy learns a valuable lesson.

"Pinterest. Foodies. Anne Frank's underwear. New York Times bestselling author Laurie Notaro ... spares nothing and no one, least of all herself, in this ... new collection of essays on rudeness. With the sardonic, self-deprecating wit that makes us all feel a little better about ourselves for identifying with her, Laurie explores her recent misadventures and explains why it's not her who is nuts, it's them (and okay, sometimes it's her too)"--Page...

"A literary cavalcade ... featuring more than fifty pieces of the greatest comic writing of our time. The book includes such masters of the form as Roy Blount, Jr., Bruce Jay Friedman, Veronica Geng, Jack Handey, Garrison Keillor, Steve Martin, and Calvin Trillin, as well as work by newer comic stars like Andy Borowitz, Larry Doyle, Simon Rich, George Saunders, and David Sedaris, ... [and] classics by Bret Harte, Elizabeth Bishop, Donald Barthelme,...

"A witty, wisecracking tale of divorce, revenge, and great antiques, set in sultry Savannah"-- Antiques picker Eloise "Weezie" Foley is divorced from architect Talmadge Evans III, but still living in a carriage house in the backyard of their restored Savannah mansion. After she discovers the body of her ex's fiancé, Weezie becomes the prime suspect. She discovers her attorney (her closeted Uncle James, an ex-Catholic priest) is having an illicit...

Antiques dealer Weezie Foley works vigorously to win a window decorating contest, an effort that is challenged when components from her display begin to disappear and her fiancé begins to act in a distant manner.

"In the third book in what will likely be a long and successful series ("San Francisco Magazine"), Japanese antiques dealer and PI Jim Brodie goes up against the CIA, FBI, Department of Homeland Security and a killer operating on both sides of the Pacific."--Provided by publisher. Antiques dealer and sometime-PI Jim Brodie has just been brought on as the liaison for the San Francisco mayors new Pacific Rim Friendship Program. He recruits his friend,...

"A new series about a young woman whose connection to antiques takes her on a magical adventure. New York Times bestselling author of The Witch's Daughter, Paula Brackston returns to her trademark blend of magic and romance to launch a new series guaranteed to enchant her audience even more. Xanthe and her mother Flora leave London behind for a fresh start, taking over an antique shop in the historic town of Marlborough. Xanthe has always had an affinity...