Memoirs of a muse

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Teresa Medeiros

In the tradition of YOU'VE GOT MAIL and SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, two lonely people discover it doesn't take a status update or 140 characters to find true love, just three little words. Bestselling author Abigail Donovan almost won the Pulitzer Prize and did win Oprah's stamp of approval. So why is she spending her days--and nights--hiding in her expensive New York City condo with only her two cats for company? When her publicist drags her into the world of social media, Abby figures she'll meet some 14-year-old living in his mom's basement. But instead she finds Mark Baynard, a sexy and quick-witted English professor traveling the world in search of adventure. Although she tries to resist his charms, Mark begins to shatter Abby's writer's block one wickedly funny encounter at a time. But just when she begins to write--and live--again, Abby discovers Mark is hiding a secret that could change both of their lives forever.

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Kasey Michaels

(Maggie Kelly Mystery #3) This time, Maggie’s friend and publisher Bernice Toland-James wakes up to find herself covered in blood and in bed next to the dead body of Buddy, her second husband who had disappeared at sea almost seven years ago and was presumed dead. With no clues to go on, Maggie grows increasingly frustrated as the press have a field day with the murder and the D.A. looks like he’ll gleefully crucify Bernie to win the election. Things are further complicated as Alex and Sterling’s move into the condo next door is interrupted when the mob comes looking for something and refuses to take "no" for an answer - and the tangled love triangle between Maggie, Alex and NYPD Lieutenant Steve Wendell continues its status quo.

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Margareṭ Aṭṿud

Margaret Atwood's The Robber Bride is inspired by "The Robber Bridegroom," a wonderfully grisly tale from the Brothers Grimm in which an evil groom lures three maidens into his lair and devours them, one by one. But in her version, Atwood brilliantly recasts the monster as Zenia, a villainess of demonic proportions, and sets her loose in the lives of three friends, Tony, Charis, and Roz. All three "have lost men, spirit, money, and time to their old college acquaintance, Zenia. At various times, and in various emotional disguises, Zenia has insinuated her way into their lives and practically demolished them. To Tony, who almost lost her husband and jeopardized her academic career, Zenia is 'a lurking enemy commando.' To Roz, who did lose her husband and almost her magazine, Zenia is 'a cold and treacherous bitch.' To Charis, who lost a boyfriend, quarts of vegetable juice and some pet chickens, Zenia is a kind of zombie, maybe 'soulless'" (Lorrie Moore, New York Times Book Review). In love and war, illusion and deceit, Zenia's subterranean malevolence takes us deep into her enemies' pasts.

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Janet Evanovich & Dorien Kelly

"Kate Appleton needs a job. Her husband has left her, she's been fired from her position as a magazine editor, and the only place she wants to go is to her parents' summer house, The Nutshell, in Keene's Harbor, Michigan. Kate's plan is to turn The Nutshell into a Bed and Breakfast. Problem is, she needs cash, and the only job she can land is less than savory. Matt Culhane wants Kate to spy on his brewery employees. Someone has been sabotaging his company, and Kate is just new enough in town that she can insert herself into Culhane's business and snoop around for him. If Kate finds the culprit, Matt will pay her a $20,000 bonus. Needless to say, Kate is highly motivated. But several problems present themselves. Kate despises beer. No one seems to trust her. And she is falling hard for her boss. Can these two smoke out a saboteur, save Kate's family home, and keep a killer from closing in...all while resisting their undeniable attraction to one another? Filled with humor, heart, and loveable characters, *Love in a Nutshell* is delicious fun"--