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Jordan Barrister loves her grandfather, her unique candle creations, and the life she's built in present-day Chicago. Her latest hobby obsessions, however, are love locks from a section of grille purchased at auction from Paris' famed Pont des Arts pedestrian bridge. She's determined to create a lasting tribute to those who put a lock on the bridge to safeguard their love. While a lock is normally used to keep something in, one particular lock accidentally opens a time portal and Jordan finds herself in 1926 Chicago.

Despite the grieving husband's description of the event, Sergeant CJ Jensen isn't at all convinced that a farm fatality is really an accident. With the help of Pam Ryan, Floyd Swenson, and a neighbor who raises skunks, CJ's investigation uncovers multiple mysteries as she moves forward and puts down permanent roots in Pine County.

Tall, proud, and handsome male lead—no holds barred when husband is framed for murder and has no choice but to run for his life. Historical romantic suspense set in beautiful Eastern Canada. With perjuring witnesses, how can he prove his innocence? Rough and rowdy ways meet the love of his life. Strong female lead stands by her man when her husband is framed for murder.

A watch goes missing from a changeroom at a gym—an expensive watch with a loud, arrogant owner. The theft connects three yogis in a way full lotus never could. As the search for a thief unfolds, so do seemingly unrelated questions. Why does Lexie have such an intense interest in a much-younger trainer at the gym? Who is the unnamed, unknown man who keeps leaving Charlene messages? Why does no one know Woo Woo lives in a mansion?

Elizabeth loves her job at the Manitoba Legislature building in Winnipeg, Manitoba. However, being marooned at work on the eve of the winter solstice due to a blizzard was not on her list of holiday events. The legislature building is full of mysterious symbols, hidden in plain sight. From the Bison to the Pool of the Black Star, there is more to the symbols than Elizabeth ever imagined. To her surprise she encounters another soul in the building with her—a mysterious man who says his name is Septimus.

Can a cat be a bridezilla? In Fauanburg she can in this delightful sequel to All the Furs and Feathers. The success of Oneness Park has brought big changes to town. Smokey is now Abigail Fluffington's partner at Fluffington Arcatechture. Autumn Amelia runs the wildly popular Mama Cat's Kitchen. But it's not all fun and games. Two strange cats are stalking Smokey. When she finally confronts them, she gets the shock of a lifetime.

Stories and legends of a medicine woman banished from her village for being accused of being a witch are told around the campfires. Tales of the wondrous gifts of plants with healing medicine in the mountains near her village make a young woman determined to find the elusive herbs and the medicine woman with the knowledge of their use. Go'diah needs the witch's wisdom to help her dying grandfather before he is driven mad by his dreams. An ancient curse lies over her village. With the blessing of her elders, she sets off with her dog, Midnight.

Jude works as a low-paid janitor in a boxing gym. One fateful night he encounters Mad Madge, a homeless woman claiming she can reconnect him with his daughter. Desperate and intoxicated, he consumes a strange serum and is thrust into a nightmarish realm. There, Little Blue's spirit reveals that a snake-tattooed man is responsible for her death, igniting a fierce hunger for vengeance when Jude awakens in a hospital bed. Nothing will stop Jude from seeking revenge for his little girl. However, he is unprepared for the lengths some will go to protect their secrets and power.

Doug and Jill Fletcher are dispatched to investigate the origin of a human bone discovered in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Barely set up in the horse campground, they're confronted with the disappearance of a woman and her teen daughter from a nearby campsite. After determining that the missing women are still in the park, the Fletchers coordinate a search effort across the 110 square miles of the park as thunderstorms threaten to ignite lightning fires and the Little Missouri River swells past its banks, making portions of the park inaccessible.

The reclusive archivist, Isten, has taken on the unenviable task of cataloging the history of his world before time runs out and the land of Pryr comes to a devastating end. Curating this assortment challenges Isten to reevaluate his beliefs about his home and his place within it. Concepts such as faith, bigotry, love, and power will have to be dissected if Isten is going to tell the tale of this strange land.