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When she runs into her friend's deadbeat dad at the local deli, undertaker Emma Lee Raines can't wait to tell Mary Anna Hardy that he's back in Sleepy Hollow, Kentucky, after five long years. Cephus Hardy may have been the town drunk, but he didn't disappear on an epic bender like everyone thought: He was murdered. And he's heard that Emma Lee's been helping lost souls move on to that great big party in the sky. Why do ghosts always bother Emma Lee at the worst times?

Bopped on the head from a falling plastic Santa, local undertaker Emma Lee Raines is told she's suffering from "funeral trauma." It's trauma all right, because the not-so-dearly departed keep talking to her. Take Ruthie Sue Payne - innkeeper, gossip queen, and arch-nemesis of Emma Lee's granny - she's adamant that she didn't just fall down those stairs. She was pushed. Ruthie has no idea who wanted her pushing up daisies, but she can't cross over until the matter is laid to eternal rest. Emma Lee's high-school crush, Sheriff Jack Henry Ross, isn't ready to rule out foul play.

What would you do if you were going to die soon? What wisdom would you impart to the world if you knew it was your last chance? Sara Frankl's eventual death was indeed tragic, but the vignettes she presents are unforgettable. Choose Joy is a must-have for those searching for meaning and beauty in a world full of tragedy. Her words breathe with vitality and life, and her stories will inspire smiles, tears, and the desire to "choose joy".

When marriages, friendships, and families come undone, to what lengths do we go to keep it all together? That question lies at the heart of Brendan Mathews's buoyant and unforgettable debut collection of moving and darkly witty stories. From rock-star flameouts to church burnings to ordinary people trying not to fall out of love, these stories are packed with vivid detail, emotional precision, and deft, redemptive humor.

Janelle Wolf longs to be the woman she once was—an adored wife, a loving mother, a career woman, a force in her community—before a mysterious car accident stole her memories, ruined her reputation, and upended her life. These days, her troubled family needs that capable woman from the past, the one she calls "Janelle Before."

The mystery deepens, and so does their relationship. The inn is closer to opening, so Meredith hosts an open house. It’s such a success the mayor books her for another town party. Just after, all hell breaks loose as Meredith and Hunter discover a new source of trouble in a mysterious entity that might or might not be linked to the lighthouse. It brings them closer together and changes their relationship, but with the danger mounting, how can Meredith safely open the inn just yet?

On a cold February morning, ME Olivia Remington-Thorpe's severely beaten and bleeding husband stumbles onto Sheriff Elizabeth Benoit's retreat. Before slipping into unconsciousness, he begs her to find Olivia. Hours later, Deputy Detective Lila Dayne discovers a mysterious boneyard with dark secrets. The timing is catastrophic. Still reeling from the horrific events of the past autumn, the deputies of Eckardt County are spread thin, and tempers are short. Elizabeth's relationship with her lead investigator is sour. Still worse, her ex-husband moved back to Iowa with a devilish deal.

Almost Doing Good is an essential guide for leaders, HR professionals, and anyone passionate about building a workplace culture that doesn’t shy away from challenges, who understands that company culture and public perception can make or break organizations, and who is ready to embrace almost in the neverending quest to improve.

New Orleans, 1795. In the wake of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, Alix de Morainville Carpentier—a former lady-in-waiting to Marie Antoinette, now married to her gardener—seeks peace and security in the Spanish colony of Louisiana. But her journey into the man-eating swamp called Attakapas reopens the wounds of her old life in France. Alix is forced to reckon with the choices that saved her life at the cost of her honor—and perhaps her soul.

It made sense for Abigail Dresden to help her father with his porta potty business when reconstructive surgery on her knee ended her career as a dancer – but CEO? They claim that she’s a natural, but she has felt like a fraud all along. With no one to talk to, her life was spiraling out of control until she met a so-called CEO-whisperer named Saul and his larger-than-life group of CEO’s that she’d never have dared to call peers. Can she pull her health, business, and relationship out of a tailspin and regain some balance in her life? Perhaps, but certainly not alone.

Winnie Snow was excited to travel to New York with her brother Wellington, his new wife, and her parents. What adventures they were going to have! She couldn't wait to show Sheriff Turner and his family the city! One adventure she didn't expect was Ashton Bartlett. She'd tagged along with Wellington and Ashton whenever she got the chance when they were younger. But he was different now, and she wondered how the man she'd been sweet on since she was twelve could change so much.

Divorcee Meredith Sullivan is starting over in rural Maine, leaving behind her glamorous NYC lifestyle and cheating husband. The inn she inherits, dubbed Three Crones Inn by the locals, comes with three unexpected ghostly residents. Lottie was the first mistress of Three Crowns, but her cheating husband murdered her. Augusta came to the inn to write, and her spirit never left. Gemini was a '20s flapper on the wrong side of Prohibition.

In the tight-knit, secretive community of Camp Springs, undercover work is a dangerous game, and Maisie Doss is playing for keeps. When a series of mysterious events pulls her deeper into a web of deceit and crime, Maisie finds herself entangled in a high-stakes operation involving the Federal Reserve, illicit fortunes, and deadly secrets. With a target on her back and trust a rare commodity, Maisie must navigate treacherous alliances, expose a cunning mastermind, and protect those she loves.

Weston Snow was affectionate, curious about the world, and looking for a wife. But the pickings in Clear Creek were slim, so he decided to get a mail-order bride. It was a risk, and his family might not approve, but he did it anyway. But would a bride take to his family? It was large, unconventional, and, well, a tad eccentric. But once she arrived, that was no longer his worry. Instead, he worried if he was enough. His bride was broken, and he wasn't sure if he could fix her.

Just when Sadie Sexton is starting to settle into her new routine in Hoochville, she learns of a decades’ old secret that her grandmother’s friends have been keeping from her. Now it’s up to her and Clementine Parker to help Marcia Murphy, a woman in need, escape town. Marcia has one request on her way out of town; she begs Sadie and Clem to check on her prized Chinese Crested show dog.

Private Investigator Liz Talbot is a modern Southern belle. She blesses hearts and takes names. She carries her Sig 9 in her Kate Spade handbag, and her golden retriever, Rhett, rides shotgun in her hybrid Escape. When her grandmother is murdered, Liz hightails it back to her South Carolina island home to find the killer. She’s fit to be tied when her brother—the chief of police—shuts her out of the investigation, so she opens her own. Then her long-dead best friend pops in and things really get complicated.

Fearless Women tells the story of women who dared to take destiny into their own hands. They were feminists and antifeminists, activists and homemakers, victims of abuse and pathbreaking professionals. Inspired by the nation's ideals and fueled by an unshakeable sense of right and wrong, they wouldn't take no for an answer. In time, they carried the country with them. Elizabeth Cobbs gives voice to fearless women on both sides of the aisle, most of whom considered themselves patriots.

Sheriff Elizabeth Benoit's worst nightmare returns when her deputies discover a young woman killed in the same circumstances as a death from twenty-five years earlier. That previous victim was Elizabeth's best friend and Deputy Kyle Lundquist's older sister. Elizabeth has spent a quarter of a century trying to nail the crooked ex-sheriff she knows is involved up to his elbows in this unresolved crime. She has a thick file of clues, but it's going to take irrefutable proof to put both cases to bed.

Austin joins Dallas and Houston in Akashic's deep dive into the Lone Star State's darkest dimensions. Featuring brand-new stories by: Gabino Iglesias, Ace Atkins, Amanda Moore, Jeff Abbott, Scott Montgomery, Richard Z. Santos, Alexandra Burt, Lee Thomas, Miriam Kuznets, Jacob Grovey, Chaitali Sen, Molly Odintz, Amy Gentry, and Andrew Hilbert.

It's summer and the Fourth of July carnival has come to Dacus. The only problem is that the fright house isn't impressing attorney Avery Andrews. Until a leg falls off a blood-spattered, chainsaw-wielding mannequin. A very real—and very dead—leathery body is revealed. This has quickly become the most realistic fright house she's ever experienced. For the first time that night, Avery feels a jolt of fear. And a dash of adrenaline as a new case falls into her lap.