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At Christmastime, Virginia blacksmith Meg Langslow enters a weaponsmithing competition after someone attacks Faulk, her blacksmithing mentor, eliminating him from the contest. Meg agrees to replace him at the competition held at a Goth castle on the estate of Ragnarshjem owned by her friend Ragnar, a retired heavy metal drummer. With ruthless contestants, old grudges and feuds, and weapons everywhere, Meg sets out to learn who is behind the drama and strange incidents.

Sherlock Holmes and Watson set out to solve the mystery of the mysterious and terrifying beast which is lurking on the desolate moor.

When Christmas nears in Lake Eden, Minnesota, Hannah Swenson begins baking her holiday cupcakes at The Cookie Jar. She's busy with orders and family drama, but she gets involved when a John Doe with amnesia appears on her doorstep. He only remembers he can restore antique furniture. Hannah sets out to solve the mystery of the man's identity and soon finds herself in danger. Includes over a dozen cookie and dessert recipes.

In March of 1817, Jane Austen's health is in slow decline which puts her latest manuscript in jeopardy, but when she learns about a death at her nephew Edward's former school, Winchester College, she's pulled into solving the mystery. Arthur Prendergast is found dead and in the pocket of his drenched waistcoat is an incriminating note penned by the young William Heathcote, the son of Jane's dear friend Elizabeth. It's up to Jane to uncover the truth and clear William's name.

When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.

Phoebe Winchester is adjusting to her new life in Raven Creek, Washington, where she runs the bookstore and tea shop, the Earl's Study, out of the Victorian manor she inherited from her dearly departed Aunt Eudora. In addition, she's learning to master her recently discovered magical powers, but when she discovers a dead body at an estate sale, Phoebe doesn't know how much more she can handle. She enlists the help of an old friend and private investigator, Rich, to clear her name and solve the murder.

Investigating the murder of a Louvre curator, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and French cryptologist Sophie Neveu find clues painted into a Da Vinci work, inadvertently uncovering a plot involving the Holy Grail and the secret society known as the Priory of Sion.

"We are all in Hell . . . even the immortal Hulk! The green door is completely open, and Hell has ascended in New Mexico. Now the ruler of Hell has come to collect. It whispers through many mouths. It destroys with many hands. Its only weapon is hate. It wears human souls like masks to work its will. But in the lowest Hell, underneath all the others, all the masks come off--and the One Below All is finally revealed. Bruce Banner belongs to him. But the Hulk . . . not even Hell is strong enough to stop his horrific anger"--Back cover.

"It's business as usual for Miles Morales as he finds himself squaring off with Mac Gargan, a.k.a. The Scorpion! But as a cult of Carnage's bloodthirsty acolytes swarms New York, Miles will learn the hard way that Scorpion has a history with Venom and the other symbiotes of the Marvel Universe! When Miles sacrifices himself protecting others, will he be taken by Carnage's dark doppelgangers? Or will he be able to resist being consumed by the dark symbiote?"-- Provided by publisher.

A beloved grandfather's special song helps inspire two boys to pursue their improbable dreams of becoming a professional football player and an airline pilot. Based on a true story.