Isabelle is completely lost. When she first began her career in publishing right out of college, she did not expect to be twenty-five, living at home, still an editorial assistant, and the only Black employee at her publishing house. Overworked and underpaid, constantly torn between speaking up or stifling herself, Izzy thinks there must be more to this publishing life. So when she overhears her boss complaining about a beastly high-profile author...

"Five successful women play for high stakes in their careers at a boutique literary and talent agency where newcomer Jane Addison quickly discovers there are damaging secrets hidden behind its doors. Jane Addison is an ambitious young woman with big dreams of owning her own company someday. At twenty-eight, she arrives in New York to start a job at Fletcher and Benson, a prestigious talent agency. Eager to impress her new colleagues, Jane jumps right...

"Savannah Cade's dreams are coming true. The Claire Donovan, editor-in-chief of the most successful romance imprint in the country, has requested to see the manuscript Savannah's been secretly writing while working as an editor herself--except at her publishing house, the philosophy is only highbrow works are worth printing and commercial fiction, particularly romance, should be reserved for the lowest level of Dante's inferno. But when Savannah drops...

"Could the Mark Twain books hidden through Book Scavenger contain clues about the string of recent arson fires plaguing the city? And will Emily and James uncover the mystery before the arsonist comes after them?" -- Provided by publisher.

In the small town of Granite Creek, Minnesota, Haze Evans suffers a stroke at the age of 89 and slips into a coma. Haze is a local legend, having written a daily column in the Granite Creek Gazette for fifty years running, so publisher Susan McGrath filles the void (temporarily, she hopes) with Haze's past columns, along with the occasional reprinted responses from readers. Framed by news stories of half a century and annotated with the town's chorus...

Amy Sherman has it all - a two-bedroom Manhattan apartment, a great job as a publicity director at a major publishing house, and a romantic life that's...less than robust, but two out of three isn't bad. She's come a long way from playing second fiddle to spotlight hog and former best friend, Tara Messer. In fact, she's even recovered from walking in on her blond bombshell frenemy in the bedroom, with her fiancée, just before her wedding. Or so...

Cindy Sella struggles with writer's block and a lawsuit by her unscrupulous former agent, L. Bass Hess, who is targeted by bumbling hitmen Candy and Karl's zany efforts to drive him out of New York City.

Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt bring a refreshing new edge to Christian literature with Emily Ever After. Emily has always wanted to live a sophisticated New York City life. After college, she gets the chance. Her uncle Matthew helps her land her dream job and everything is finally perfect until she realizes that living with her traditional morals in the big city isn't as easy as she hoped. She must constantly deal with bar-hopping coworkers and an...

Stella West's artistic talent made her the toast of London, but when her beloved sister dies under mysterious circumstances, she abandons everything, heads for Boston, and tries to pierce the ring of secrecy surrounding her sister's death. When she meets Romulus White, a publisher with innumerable connections, she decides he could be a valuable ally. He decides to help her as a means to induce her to create art for his magazine. Neither one is prepared...

To Catch a Thief: "Gina Petrillo thought she was on the run from her troubles...but they followed her home to Winding River, Wyoming. City-slicker lawyer Rafe O'Donnell is in hot pursuit of Gina, and he doesn't intend to let his suspect out of his sight, even though Gina's mouthwatering kisses are irresistible. And while Rafe is out to catch a thief--she just might steal his heart!" -- Page [4] cover. The Calamity Janes: "Struggling with single-motherhood...