Four Books In One Magic Hour: An extraordinary little girl appears one day in a small Washington town, her only companion a guardian wolf. She cannot - or will not - speak. Who is she? Child psychologist Julia Cates is called to free the girl from her lonely world of fear and isolation. A recent tragedy has left Julia herself in a place of troubling loneliness. And now she must find a way to reach out, into the soul of a lost, frightened child. A touching new drama from a Select Editions favorite. The Town That Came A-Courtin': Some folks think Abby Houston is the luckiest woman alive. The fiery Georgia redhead has vaulted from obit writer to best-selling author. Indeed, she is fortune's favorite, except when it comes to love. Abby finally meets her match - and matchmakers - when she stumbles upon a Mississippi town called Bliss. These quirky, kindly townsfolk aren't about to let Abby leave without love in her heart and Bliss in her soul. The Sunflower: A broken marriage engagement propels Christine Hollister from her comfortable home in Dayton to a humanitarian mission in the jungles of Peru. As soon as she meets the desperate children she's come to help and their caretaker, the enigmatic Dr. Paul Cook, she knows her life will never be the same. An evocative novel about the power of love and hope by the best-selling author of "The Christmas Box." Dead Simple: The bachelor party should have been a simple night of fun - a group of young men playing a harmless practical joke on their friend, sharing a few drinks afterward, and laughing about it in the morning. But when the party ends, four of the pranksters are dead and the groom has disappeared from the face of the earth. And a simple plan for fun begins to unfold as a dead simple plan for murder.
Authors
Ronda Rich, an eleventh-generation Southerner, is the bestselling author of What Southern Women Know (That Every Woman Should) and a popular national columnist. She speaks with Southern charm and humor at over a hundred events each year. She has appeared on dozens of television and radio shows. Ronda and her dachshund, Dixie Dew, make their home among the red clay hills of her native homeland. source: Amazon
Peter James is a global bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. With a total of 16 Sunday Times No. 1s under his belt, he has achieved global book sales of over 20 million copies to date and has been translated into 37 languages. Synonymous with plot-twisting page-turners, Peter has garnered an army of loyal fans throughout his storytelling career – which also included stints writing for TV and producing films. He has won over 40 awards for his work, including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award, Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger and a BAFTA nomination for The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons for which he was an Executive Producer. Many of Peter’s novels have been adapted for film, TV and stage.
Kristin Hannah is the award-winning and bestselling author of more than 20 novels including the international blockbuster, The Nightingale, which was named Goodreads Best Historical fiction novel for 2015 and won the coveted People's Choice award for best fiction in the same year. It was named a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, iTunes, Buzzfeed, the Wall Street Journal, Paste, and The Week. In 2018, The Great Alone became an instant New York Times #1 bestseller and was named the Best Historical Novel of the Year by Goodreads. The Four Winds was published in February of 2021 and immediately hit #1 on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Indie bookstore's bestseller lists. Additionally, it was selected as a book club pick by the both Today Show and The Book Of the Month club, which named it the best book of 2021. The Nightingale is currently in production at Tri Star, with Dakota and Elle Fanning set to star. Tri Star has also optioned The Great Alone and it is in development. Firefly Lane, her beloved novel about two best friends, was the #1 Netflix series around the world, in the week it came out. The popular tv show stars Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke and Season Two is currently set to conclude the series on April 27, 2023. A former attorney, Kristin lives in the Pacific Northwest.
