Classroom Chaos

Classroom Chaos

Perdita Cargill

Perdita Cargill

The ghost of witching legend Minerva Moon is in Bea's house! Can Bea find a way to convince the ghost to return to her own diary—and prevent total classroom chaos in the process?Witching legend Minerva Moon IS IN BEA'S HOUSE! Or at least her diary ghost is. Bea need to get her to go back into HER diary and stop reading BEA'S (which she is finding VERY funny and Bea is not)!Bea hoped Ms. Sparks might be able to help, but it turns out the non-witchy inspectors are COMING BACK, that she needs BEA'S help. With only a couple of days until the inspectors arrive, it's going to take all of Bea's friends (Ash and witchy!) to prevent total classroom chaos! With black-and-white illustrations throughout. Told through Bea's diary entries, the Diary of an Accidental Witch series invites readers to follow Bea on a humorous journey of self-discovery as she learns where she truly belongs.
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Murder from A to Z

Murder from A to Z

V. M. Burns

V. M. Burns

When Michigan bookshop owner and mystery writer Samantha Washington and her sister, Jenna, agreed to host a class for seniors on estate planning, they didn't plan on discovering shady doings at Shady Acres Retirement Village . . . Nana Jo has volunteered her lawyer granddaughter, Jenna, to teach estate planning to retirees—with Sam providing her bookshop as the venue. But during the seminar, entitled Getting Your Ducks in Order, it quickly becomes clear someone's up to Fowl Play. When elderly Alva Tarkington, accompanied by her niece, sits down for a consultation, Sam realizes the woman's frequent blinking is actually Morse Code—S.O.S. The sisters get her alone, and Alva tells them she believes her life is in danger and must change her will . . . Unfortunately, Alva is found dead the next day—seemingly from natural causes. But Nana Jo and the sisters suspect otherwise. In between penning her latest historical mystery, set in...
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A Ghastly Catastrophe

A Ghastly Catastrophe

DEANNA RAYBOURN

Literature & Fiction / Mystery & Thrillers

Veronica and Stoker are practically dying for a new adventure, but when their wish is granted, they find themselves up against a secret society and a darkly seductive duo in this landmark historical mystery from beloved New York Times bestselling and Edgar® Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn.When the corpse of an entitled young man is found entirely drained of blood in a carriage next to Highgate Cemetery, Veronica’s interest is piqued. And then a second victim is found, his death made to look like a suicide—and Veronica and her intrepid beau Stoker know the hunt is on. The two men share one link: they were both members of a society so secretive that only a singular mention of it can be found anywhere.Thirsty for more clues, Veronica and Stoker hear that a young Romany boy may know more about their first victim, and the only way to the boy is through an old acquaintance of Stoker’s, Lady Julia Brisbane. Lady Julia and her...
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Double Bluff: A Standalone Why Choose Romantic Mystery

Double Bluff: A Standalone Why Choose Romantic Mystery

Ruby Vincent

Ruby Vincent

Evil twins are supposed to be something out of a bad fantasy novel, but not for me.My mirror is a monster. A gaslighting narcissist who framed me for an act of bullying so vicious, our mother threw me out of the house and snatched my inheritance from me on the way out the door.Ten years later, Mother is dying, and my life is a disaster. My apartment is a shithole. I'm thousands of dollars in debt, and my boss says if I quit, or dump him, he'll show the world the "videos" we made when I thought I was in love with the bastard.One day, my sister shows up at my crappy apartment, begging me to come back and fulfill Mother's wish of seeing me one final time. I gave in. I got in her car.That was my first mistake.The deer came out of nowhere. There wasn't even time to brake.I woke up hours later bleeding, broken, and sitting next to a dead body.I panicked... then I had an idea.When the cops arrived, I was alone. They looked through the purse in the back. They read the registration. They asked me if I was my sister, and I said yes.That was my second mistake.That night, the police drove me to the mansion on the hill. Inside, my sister's husbands, each more gorgeous and heart-breakingly charming than the last, welcomed me as their wife. My sister's daughter hugged and called me Mommy. My mother smiled at me, looking at me as her perfect child, and not the one she threw away.And just like that, I took her life like my sister took mine. I stepped into the role of perfect wife, mother, and daughter, and that......that was the mistake that killed us all.
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And Call Me (Duet)

And Call Me (Duet)

Need a prescription for love? Take two, and call me in the morning.And Call Me in the Morning: Eli and Zane. Yes, they spend a lot of time together. That doesn't mean they're a real couple. When teased about it one too many times by their colleagues, Zane challenges Eli to set the record straight with a kiss to prove there's absolutely no chemistry between them. Neither expected a spark to ignite between them. More than a spark. Truth be told, Eli's not so sure they can set the record straight after all.And Call Me in the Evening: Eli's still not great at wearing his heart on his sleeve and Zane's still got trust issues, but they manage just fine. It's all good. Right? Yes and no. Eli's ex-wife Marybeth has come back to town, bringing a heaping helping of hassle with her. There's something to be said for setting the story straight, it's true. Eli knows he and Zane have a good thing going even if keeping it that way is the hardest — and...
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