Righteous Pretender


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Time to Expose the Secrets of Able Island Armed with little more than a hand-drawn map of the mysterious Able Island, Coru quietly slips away from Freeland and everyone he has come to love, to complete his mission. This is his fight; he must face Moses alone. Yes, the Indies won the battle against Zhang's POE army but not the war. Wren is not safe—no one is safe—until Moses Zhang pays the ultimate price for his actions here in this time. Young Aiko, "Little Loved One" wants out of her chambers. She's sick of Papa's rules, the suffocating confinement here in D&D, her only companion the stone-hearted guardian Winston. She wants to be outside, to live a real life, be a normal teenager, and she has a plan... Abandoned by Coru, alone and stripped of her telepathic powers, Wren knows she needs to return to her home in the north to heal her heart—until a powerful message sends her in the opposite direction, racing to reach Coru before it's too late. Coru's, Aiko's, and Wren's burning missions send them on a collision course straight into the watery caves beneath Able Island. Will they expose Zhang's explosive secrets in time to stop him?







Jenna's Fresh Start


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Jenna's building is long past its "Best Before Date"... How did Jenna Cassidy get so lucky? Her bid for the old building was accepted! Never mind she'll take it! Now the hard work begins—Jenna's first fixer upper. How had prickly Mike Townsend been so unlucky? Now Townsend Construction's very existence hangs in the balance. A starry-eyed newbie is restoring the old beast of a building he's desperate to buy. When their dogs, Murphy & Lola become "intimately acquainted", that makes Mike & Jenna practically relatives, right? Nope! Mike & Jenna square off. Mike's offense: bribery, neighborhood spies. Jenna's defense: outside-the-box problem solving, & her crazy cousin, Katie. But... is Jenna's real fixer upper Mike Townsend's battered heart?




Carolyn Explains


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Marriages of convenience were last century weren't they? Agoraphobic widow Carolyn Allen & her young son Jett moved into Ace Townsend's empty house while theirs is under renovations. She can easily operate her popular knitting podcast, 'Carolyn Explains' and sell custom project kits from here. It's the perfect solution. Until Carolyn finds a bewildered Ace at her door with a silent little girl named Piper, her battered suitcase, and an astonishing letter of explanation from the child's mother. Ace is moving back home with Piper. Tonight. A captive audience, Carolyn has no choice but to listen to Ace's scandalous plan. It is outrageous, a complete shot in the dark, and comes tears and giggles, driving lessons, ice-cream, nosy lawyers and dancing housekeepers—and maybe explains to two lonely people how a family really works.







Dirty Deeds for Beginners


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Something Stinks in Junction Village My dog Leo's early morning "Conference" with a local skunk has me knocking at the pharmacy door frantic for a remedy—and finding a body instead. Turns out the pharmacist isn't—wasn't—a nice guy. While the cops take their time arriving on scene, upset customers pile up at the door like lemmings. The angry client with a beef about his prescription—again! The fragile wife in need of protection; the nervous partner who shows up late without explanation, and the investigating cop and new widow's exchanged look of understanding. What's that all about? Is it just me, or could one of these people be the murderer? Now add in the dirty deeds happening around my Dog Rescue build site and my very unhappy neighbors, all looking to sell to an eager developer whose plans include purchasing my land! I have no choice. I must solve this thing before all I've worked for here goes up in smoke.




The Princess & the B&B


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When four friends decide to share the perfect dress ~~~ magic happens When Cat Morgan agrees to take over her new sister-in-law's B&B, it's perfect timing. Being a movie production assistant is kind of like running a B&B, right? Problem solving, soothing ruffled feathers, pulling miracles out of a hat, keeping the talent happy... Cat's got this. The cooking part...? The closest Cat's ever gotten to cooking is lining up at the crafts services food truck with the rest of the movie location crew. She's pretty sure she can fake it. That's what bakeries, deli's, and take-out restaurants are for girls like Cat. On arrival, Cat gets the alarming news her humiliating teenage crush, Harlan Kennedy will be staying at the B&B—permanently! Wait a minute! This demands an immediate change of plans. A rash promise she just can't keep has Cat Morgan running for the exit... Too late—she's on her own. And there's the inconvenient fact that Cat's heartbeat still kicks into overdrive whenever the horrible Harlan Kennedy is around...




The Pretender's Crown


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Fiercely intelligent, beautiful, and ready to claim her birthright, she navigates a dangerous world torn between war and witchpower. Seduction and stealth are Belinda Primrose’s skills–weapons befitting the queen’s bastard daughter, a pawn of espionage conceived by Lorraine, ruler of Aulun, and her lover and spymaster, Belinda’s father. Now an accomplished assassin, Belinda uncovers the true game her father never intended her to play. For Belinda has found her witchpower, a legacy born from something not of this earth. In a treacherous world where religion and rebellion rule, Lorraine is now in a position to sweep over the countries of Echon and to back her chosen successor to the throne: Belinda. But Belinda is no longer anyone’s pawn. Lured by the sensual dark magic of Dmitri, envoy to a neighboring throne, yet still drawn to the witchlord embrace of her former lover, Javier, Belinda knows that she has entered a realm where power and control go to those who can master and manipulate their fiercest desires. For the witchpower depends on the skill its wielder holds. From the Trade Paperback edition.




Cursed Apprentice


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If the Woods Die, the Future Dies Brothers Coru & Payton Wisla jump through a time bore 300 years back in history to stop time bandit Moses Zhang and protect inventor Charles Wood & his daughter Wren. 2036: Eager for adventure, young Payton tumbles from the time bore into Vancouver's skid row, alone and scared. Time travel isn't as exciting as he'd imagined—and where is Coru? So begins Payton's hardscrabble fight to survive. 2046: Coru has spent a harrowing year in a greatly changed past world, protecting—and loving—Wren Wood. The evidence is clear—this aberration of the earth’s history is Zhang’s doing, who Coru suspects is passing in this century as Professor Red & must be stopped. Wren and Coru reveal Coru's time travel secret to a few trusted Outlanders, and what it means to their very existence. Together, they form a bold plan, a small, fast moving team, and set out to slip inside Old Vancouver, now New Pacifica, under the cover of darkness. Their goal? Stop Zhang and his POE army before they reach Freeland, and rescue Payton—if he can be found... Two brothers, separated by ten years in history, must protect their small piece of this altered world - all while searching for each other. Will Coru find the brother he remembers?




The Contract


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When four friends decide to share the perfect dress ... magic happens Strapped for cash, artist Hayley Spencer is forced to paint and sell shabby-chic furniture to keep her fledgling B&B afloat. When the opportunity to "unofficially" promote her B&B at an exclusive trade show results in an evening with billionaire Sam Morgan, she can't believe her bad luck. It gets worse. Her embarrassing life choice follows her home, where she contracts to care exclusively for Sam's ailing father at the B&B for one year. Now Sam flies up to Laurel Valley every weekend. This was all about his father's recovery, not the shy B&B hostess who's extremely agreeable to look at, right? Hayley and Sam's tussles are at times heartbreaking, other times laugh-out-loud hilarious, and always lead them back to the undeniable truth, Sam and Hayley together could be magic.