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Edna Earle, a person of large distinction in Clay County, and the talkative owner of the Beulah Hotel, tells the story of her Uncle Daniel Ponder, a local hero whose over-affection for society compels him to give everything he owns away. The disappearance of Uncle Daniel's second wife, the waifish and willowy Bonnie Dee Peacock, leads to his arrest for murder. The trial, which comprises the second half of the novel, is a masterpiece of courtroom anarchy.

Sassy bail recovery agent turned sleuth Angel Crawford is back, and though this brainy part-time sleuth's been ordered to take a vacation, she's not slowing down. Determined to catch the killer who murdered her fianc�e six years ago, Angel tracks the cold case into the depths of Atlanta's hidden speakeasy society. And the case isn't the only thing heating up--sparks are also flying between Angel and a suave U.S. Marshal.

Skip lost his parents in a car accident when he was just a boy, and since then Grandma Sarah's been watching over him. Now he has a chance to leave the cotton fields of Texas behind and travel to Hollywood in hopes of beginning an acting career. But when he arrives, the drama school he expects to find does not exist and he is forced to find work washing dishes. He meets namy new faces, but determining who to trust is the trick.

When her aunt dies in a mysterious plane crash, Professor Bailey Craig returns to Yancey, Alaska. She soon learns that her expertise is desperately needed in the investigation of a string of local murders--so she works with her ex, Cole McKenna, to ferret out the truth. As they become reacquainted, old feelings rekindle--but do Bailey and Cole have a future together?

Cassie Lockwood is dismayed to discover her father's South Dakota valley land is already occupied. Meanwhile, Cassie's arrival spurs the revelation of long-hidden secrets among the locals and leaves her questioning whether or not she will ever find a place to call home.

Civil War veteran Abel Truman, now elderly and disabled, endures a solitary existence in a driftwood shack on the Pacific Coast before undertaking one last hike through the Olympic Mountains, a journey during which he reflects on the war's savagery and the people who touched his life.

A Southern lawyer with political aspirations defends a white man accused of raping a black woman, and finds himself the target of a fiery TV evangelist and a murderous white supremacist group.

When he puts Rose McMurray's life in danger, Texas Ranger Duncan McMurray, who has watched out for Rose since they were children, tries to protect her from an outlaw gang determined to kill her, without letting her know.

At a maritime auction in Barcelona, Merchant Marine officer Manuel Coy sees an intense bidding war erupt over a seemingly innocuous 18th-century atlas. The auction winner is the beautiful T�anger Soto, who is obsessed with a Jesuit ship sunk by pirates in the 17th century. Joining forces, T�anger and Manuel hit the seas in search of Dei Gloria and its precious, yet unidentified, cargo.