At the rock bottom of his career, Luke Randall receives the opportunity of his dreams, opening for 90's Black country music star JoJo Lane, who's being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. But the concert is in the small hometown he swore he'd never see again. Going back means facing JoJo's daughter, August- the woman who wrote the lyrics he's always claimed as his own. When he shows up ten years too late to apologize, she isn't interested in making amends. She threatens to expose his lies unless he co-writes and performs a new song with her. Desperate to keep his secret, Luke agrees. When Luke's guitar reunites with August's soulful alto, neither can deny that the passionate bond they formed as teenagers is still there. 

In 1939, writer Richard Halifax vanishes in the Pacific. Halifax was sailing from Hong Kong to San Francisco as part of the World's Fair. But although he is declared dead, his machinations live on. Hildegard Rauch, painter and daughter of Germany's greatest living writer in exile, finds her brother in a coma after an attempted suicide. He left a note that sends her on a search for the truth about her brother's relationship with Halifax, and the dangerous secret he entrusted to the writer before his fatal voyage. Simon Faulk, a British intelligence officer, has been assigned to uncover Nazis in California. He learns of the arrival of a mysterious agent, part of a joint German-Japanese operation. Their paths converge as they follow separate trails leading to the man lost at sea.

 

From an early age, Lorna has played second fiddle to her sister's addiction. It has made Lorna hard and untrusting. When an opportunity to buy her grandmother's house comes up- the only place she ever felt happy- Lorna is faced with the terms of a trust her mother left: she must address the things in her life that have left her so bitter and make amends. As she embarks on this journey through her life, Lorna begins to realize the events that seemed ruined by her sister's addiction may not have happened as she remembers. And her chance to make amends is freeing her from the guilt she has felt for her sister's troubles. Maybe there is nothing she could have done to change her sister's life, but she can change the course of her own. 

 

by S. L. Price

 

Nearly a millennium ago, Native Americans created lacrosse as a means of training warriors and settling disputes. Co-opted by whites in the late 1800s, played for a century largely at elite east coast colleges, over the past thirty years lacrosse has exploded around the world, becoming the fastest growing sport in the U.S. At the same time, the spiritual nature and dazzling style of the Native game has been elevated to center stage as the brilliant Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) play as a nation unto themselves, maintaining their deep traditions and hoping for inclusion in the 2028 Olympics. Price also chronicles the controversies and anomalies that have in many ways defined lacrosse.

by Nevin Martell

 

Nestled in the nation’s capital, Founding Farmers offers traditional homegrown fare made with ingredients from family farms, ranches, and fisheries across the country. Now you can indulge in traditional American dishes such as Yankee Pot Roast, Southern Pan-Fried Chicken and Waffles, and 7-Cheese Mac & Cheese at home. In addition to 100 accessible farm-to-fork recipes, The Founding Farmers Cookbook takes you straight to the source of the foods you enjoy, with profiles of hardworking American purveyors from Virginia and Maryland, to North Dakota and Texas, and beyond.

Scheana Shay thought signing on to the Real Housewives' spin-off show, Vanderpump Rules, was a steppingstone to reaching her ultimate goal of becoming a successful actress. After appearing on shows like 90210, Jonas, and Victorious, Vanderpump Rules would be a piece of cake. But from the very first season, Scheana clashed with her fellow cast members. Barbs were thrown, friendships dissolved, and Scheana was left in the rubble trying to navigate the complexities of having her life and relationships filmed for a television audience. On camera, she got used to being called every name in the book. But off camera, there's always been a different side of Scheana that didn't make it into the final edit of tidy, forty-minute television episodes.

Con artists are everywhere- your new boyfriend or girlfriend, your new neighbor or coworker- and they don't outsmart you; they out-feel you to get their hands on your money. After being scammed out of nearly $100,000, Walton was turned away by police. Infuriated and armed with the investigative skills he'd gained as a TV reporter, Walton launched his own investigation and built a criminal case. Walton got his con artist charged, prosecuted, and convicted, then devoted his life to helping other victims. Here he lays out "the tells" based on hundreds of real-life cases. Some con artists scheme for money, some for attention, some just for the thrill of lying. And if you think it can't happen to you, then you are exactly the kind of mark a con artist is looking for.