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Author
Series
Publisher
Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Gallery books trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 304 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Grace's star is on the rise with a new TV series, but then the director asks her to lose fifteen pounds. When she goes public with her struggles with weight, she suddenly develops a huge fan club of people who are happy to see a curvy actress speak up, and she becomes a flashpoint in society's ongoing conversation about what's beautiful and what Hollywood's responsibility is to portray women of all shapes and sizes. Meanwhile, Jack is voted the Sexiest...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Kensington mass market edition.
Physical Desc
346 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Fed up with dating after a disastrous setup, the only thing Hayley wants to snuggle up to is a box of made to order chocolates from plus sized, plus mouthed chocolatier Bessie Winthrop. But when Bessie is found dead in her kitchen, only Hayley suspects that Bessies "heart attack" might actually be a candy coated murder. Turns out Bessie had more enemies than a boxful of chocolates, each one a suspicious flavour. Its sticky business juggling a job,...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
At an office holiday party in Bar Harbor, Maine, the guests may be mingling with a murderer: "A likable heroine that readers will cheer for." —Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Who better than food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell to book a caterer for the Island Times holiday party? But Hayley's quest for a cook turns into the pursuit of a killer who caters to no one . . .
Office Christmas parties...
Who better than food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell to book a caterer for the Island Times holiday party? But Hayley's quest for a cook turns into the pursuit of a killer who caters to no one . . .
Office Christmas parties...
4) Mai tai'd up
Author
Series
Cocktail volume 4
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
254 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The gossip mill in the seaside community of Monterey is churning about Chloe Patterson, the newcomer who is starting a sanctuary for rescued pit bulls. It's rumored that she's a former beauty queen (true) who ditched her fiance the morning of their wedding (also true). And that while she's not looking for a new man, the good-looking local veterinarian has his eye on her. Absolutely, positively true. When Lucas Campbell isn't at the family veterinary...
5) Rusty nailed
Author
Series
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
x, 288 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this sequel to Wallbanger, fan favorites Caroline Reynolds and Simon Parker negotiate the rollercoaster of their new relationship while house-sitting in Sausalito. Playing house was never so much fun--or so confusing. With her boss on an extended honeymoon, Caroline's working crazy-long hours to keep the interior design company running--especially since she's also the lead designer for the renovation of a gorgeous old hotel. And with Simon, her...
Author
Series
Cocktail volume 3
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"By day, Viv Franklin is a tough-as-nails software engineer who crunches binary code as if it's candy. By night, Vivian indulges in bodice-ripping, corset-busting sex. Too bad it's all in her imagination. Vivian has a deep, dark secret. She's a romance novel junkie, and her fantasies are filled with strapping firefighters and bare-chested cowboys. She wants flowing gowns, a house perched on a cliff, and a hero who will stir her loins. So when she...
7) Last call
Author
Series
Cocktail volume 5
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 135 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Settling in, but never settling down, Caroline has finally struck a balance between the professional and the personal. As one of the top interior designers in San Francisco, she travels all over Northern California between nook time with Simon. Perpetual globetrotter Simon has cut his frequent flyer miles in half over the last year, preferring to balance his professional and personal life, as well. The next step in their lives seems preordained--toasts,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Kensington mass market edition.
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Hayley is invited to do a cooking demo on one of daytime's most popular talk shows, it's a welcome distraction from her empty nest blues. And the newfound fame certainly has its perks--especially when Olivia Redmond, the posh bacon heiress of Redmond Meats, offers Hayley a writing gig with a juicy paycheck. But Hayley's good fortune fizzles fast. The heiress is found dead with her pet pot-bellied pig, Pork Chop, squealing bloody murder beside...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Kensington mass market edition.
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This Halloween, Hayley can't imagine a worse trick than her ex-husband Danny returning to Bar Harbor. Her kids may be happy to see their dad, but Hayley's determined not to be taken in by his charms, and suspects he's in financial trouble--again. Still, the haunted holiday is about to get a whole lot scarier after Danny's moonshine-making uncle is found lying dead next to a tombstone in a cemetery--and Danny quickly becomes the prime suspect. To...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Kensington mass market edition.
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The quaint fishing village of Salmon Cove, Maine, seems like the ideal location for a girls' weekend with Hayley's gal pals, Liddy and Mona. Liddy's on the rebound from a breakup, but when she meets a handsome tourist, it looks like a little romance might liven things up. Unfortunately, Liddy's new sweetheart is found dead on the beach the next morning at the town's Lobster Bake, next to an overturned cooking pot. The liberated lobsters may be scrambling...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It may not be front page news, but Island Times food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell is now happily married. Before she can set sail on her honeymoon cruise, however, Hayley's mom, Sheila, pays an impromptu visit--and promptly becomes the prime suspect in a murder. The victim is Sheila's old high school rival, Caskie Lemon-Hogg, known for her homemade blueberry pies and her home-wrecking flirtations. As Hayley teams up with her BFFs Liddy and...
12) A dash of death
Author
Series
Cocktails and catering mystery volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bad news for Samantha Warren: The plucky Houston, Texas, reporter lost her job and her fiancé in rapid succession. But Sam has a way of making lemonade out of the bitterest of lemons. At a meeting of the local historical homes council, she serves up the homemade bitters that she made as gifts for her wedding party. She intends to use that as her "in" to become an in-demand party mixologist. But the party's over for one of the council members, who...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell doesn't know what to believe when Lydia Partridge, the put-together owner of gourmet Bar Harbor Ice Cream, suddenly reveals fears that her husband may be having an affair. There's no other way to explain why Jamie, a respected professor, was spotted in a remote part of town with a much younger woman. But instead of learning the truth about the secret meeting, Lydia opens her freezer truck to find another...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell usually reserves judgement for local cuisine, not the people who serve it. But staying neutral isn't so easy when caught between the biggest seafood rivals in town--her BFF Mona Barnes and the successful Leighton clan. Adding to a bitter decades-old surf-turf war between family businesses, a modern Romeo and Juliet story unfolds as Mona's son gets engaged to the daughter of her sworn enemy... Spiteful patriarch...
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Easter Basket Murder: Tinker's Cove businesses are clashing over a new Easter Basket-themed promotion to boost in-store sales, with tensions boiling over the grand prize--a mysterious golden egg crafted by a reclusive Maine artist. When the one-of-a-kind art piece is stolen, it's up to part-time reporter Lucy Stone to investigate three struggling entrepreneurs who stick out in the local scene. But a huge town scandal comes into focus when a harmless...