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THE MOST OF NORA EPHRON is just that: a 550-page collection of the late director’s writings. Included in this volume are Ephron’s nonfiction from her days as a journalist for Esquire and New York magazines and as a blogger for The Huffington Post; the screenplay for When Harry Met Sally…; the novel HEARTBURN, a thinly disguised chronicle of her marriage to Carl Bernstein; and witty essays on food, politics, breasts, and her aging neck.

Rita Mae Brown collaborates with feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown in a new mystery starring Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen, the curious cat detectives Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and Tee Tucker, the valiant crime-solving corgi. Halloween arrives early this year to rural central Virginia, when a twisted killer will stop at nothing to protect a multimillion-dollar scheme.

Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery have fought for what they love in the magical reality known only as "the Land." Now they face their final crisis. Reunited after their separate struggles, they discover in each other their true power --- and yet they cannot imagine how to stop the Worm of the World’s End from unmaking Time. Nevertheless, they must resist the ruin of all things, giving their last strength in the service of the world's continuance.

Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and her partner, Inspector Thomas Lynley, discover that the case they've taken on is far more complex than a typical kidnapping, revealing secrets that could have far-reaching effects outside of the investigation. With both her job and the life of a little girl on the line, Barbara must decide what matters most, and how far she’s willing to go to protect it.

At the end of her bestselling memoir, MENNONITE IN A LITTLE BLACK DRESS, Rhoda Janzen had reconnected with her family roots, though her future felt uncertain. When this overeducated professor starts dating the most unlikely of men --- a weight-liftin', church-goin', truck-drivin' rocker named Mitch --- she begins a surprising journey to faith and love.

Every year, a traveler time throws a party with all the other versions of who he has been and who he will be. The year he turns 39 the party takes a turn for the worse. He encounters the body of his 40-year-old self, dead of a gunshot wound to the head. He has one year to save himself, and all the other guests. But can he trust his past and future selves?

Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Lawrence Block brings back his hit man, Keller, in this fifth book of the series. Keller’s life might have changed for the better with his new wife and life in a new city, but he still practices his dark side profession in five new assignments that take him everywhere from a West Indies cruise to his old haunts in New York City.

For any woman caught in an emotionally destructive marriage, licensed clinical social worker, relationship coach, and marriage counselor Leslie Vernick offers a personalized path forward. Based on decades of experience, her intensely practical, biblical advice will show you how to establish boundaries and break free from emotional abuse today.

Orphaned and unmarried in a time when women are legal property of their fathers, husbands and guardians, Julia Elliston finds herself at the mercy of an anonymous guardian who plans to establish her as a servant in far-off Scotland. But when a titled dowager offers to introduce Julia into society, a realm of possibilities opens. Before she knows what’s happening, Julia finds herself a pawn in a deadly game between two of the country’s most powerful men.

In a no-holds-barred narrative style, Ruthie and Michael Dean chronicle their dating mishaps, hilarious attempts to find love, and many mistakes --- helping women understand just what men are thinking and how to attract Mr. Right. REAL MEN DON’T TEXT offers game-changing perspectives, bringing a fresh approach to love, sex and dating.