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by Chris Kahn

BOOK OF THE WEEK “In dance, there is a carnivorous demand for repetition until perfection is reached.” God knows former ballerina Elodie has put …

by Chris Kahn

A heartfelt animal cozy akin to David Rosenfeld’s Andy Carpenter series and Rita Mae Brown’s Sneaky Pie Brown books, along with all the sophistication …

by Chris Kahn

pecial Agent Emme Helliwell of the National Park Service ends up in Yellowstone to investigate when a human foot is found after the eruption …

by Chris Kahn

Times are hard everywhere in 1928, but when Leo Lambert discovers a huge underground waterfall in a cave system outside Chattanooga, he is convinced …

by Chris Kahn

In a historic house in Astoria, OR lives Lise, who can scent emotion, and sometimes history; Fran, who can hear the spirits of the …

by Henrietta Thornton

Fierce love from her grandmother and friendship with sweet sidekick Martin is barely enough to keep lonely Janey going. Her parents and older sister …