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Growing up in West Virginia, Chef William Dissen began his culinary journey in his grandmother's kitchen. There, family meals were cooked with local ingredients, many from the home's bountiful garden. In this ambitious debut cookbook, Dissen reinterprets the flavors of his youth, putting a modern spin on recipes grounded in the traditions of sustainable agriculture, local cuisine, and the hills and valleys of his Appalachian community. Thoughtful...
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April 1913—Belle Newbold hasn’t seen mountains for seven years—since her father died in a mining accident and her mother married Indiana gas magnate, Shipley Newbold. But when her stepfather’s friend, Henry Ford, invites the family on one of his famous Vagabonds camping tours, she is forced to face the hills once again—primarily in order to reunite with her future fiancé, owner of the land the Vagabonds are using for their campsite,...
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Seven years ago, a hidden betrayal scattered three young friends living in the shadow of Biltmore Estate. Now, when Biltmore Industries master weaver Lorna Blankenship is commissioned to create an original design for Cornelia Vanderbilt's 1924 wedding, she panics knowing she doesn't have the creativity needed. But there's an elusive artisan in the Blue Ridge Mountains who could save her-if only she can find her.
To track the mysterious weaver down,...
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In "Wolf World" by Jo Ann Lordahl, the prologue and chapters one and three depict a complex emotional journey experienced by the protagonist, Christine Forrester, as she grapples with the death of her father. The prologue sets the stage for Christine's introspective exploration, expressing her struggle with the past and her determination to understand and reconcile her experiences. Chapter one delves into Christine's emotional turmoil as she prepares...
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The Badass Nuns got kicked out of the monastery by the Mother Superior for many reasons--the quest to change their calling to help the dearly departed meet Jesus, the pink hair, the fishnet stockings, the stiletto heels and their beloved special order pink Harleys. They love all people and the nuns view of life is not quite like those of other people. They adore Father Jack, the .357 Magnum whiskey carrying priest who really isn't, well, Father Jack....
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She thought moving back to her hometown would give her a fresh start.She was wrong. BOOK #1 in the Harpring Saga GWEN BRANSON finds herself at the top of the corporate ladder when she accepts a promotion of a lifetime. Heading back to her hometown of Harpring, she has big plans to create more jobs for the small community. As she settles in, she encounters memories from her past and a love she left behind. If the memories weren't tough enough, she...
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One of today's most compelling voices in women's fiction, acclaimed novelist Jean Reynolds Page delivers a story of unanticipated familial ties, exploring with compassion and humor the hope, forgiveness, and sometimes just plain tolerance necessary to hold a family together. Safe Within is rich with heart and Southern atmosphere, as a loving wife, facing an almost unbearable impending tragedy, returns with her husband and son to Lowfield, North Carolina-and...
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HUNTERS: Men and women who protect the world from things that go bump in the night. Instead of the tranquility she hoped to find by moving back to her ancestor's homestead in mystical Somerset County, South Carolina, Auria Rainer finds something she never expected. She also yearns for a reconciliation with her first love, Luke Havelock; and when Auria's mother asked him to help her daughter settle in, Luke jumps at the chance to make things right...
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A rock star who doesn't know his own mind. A rising star who knows exactly who and what she is. And a romance that will either lift them both up... or bring them both down. RIVERSLila Potter. Sunshine Girl. Rising star. And as of this week, my agent's new favorite project-and one, I'll add, that replaces her old favorite project, which was me. The agent-and for all I know, the record label and my publicist, too-have decided that I'm no longer worth...
10) Christmas Music
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A girl with a broken heart. A guy with a broken family. And a Christmas dream that will bring them together.Olivia Johns has tried the real world, and failed. She had the record contract… and a boyfriend who stole that contract, along with her music.Now she's heading home for Christmas, escaping the real world and trying to get her feet under her.______Connor Wheating knows a thing or two about having his feet knocked out from under him. He was...
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He's got everything she ever wanted. She's got everything he's always needed. But when it comes to giving in to love, he's going to give her a run for her money. LILAA music contract. It's all I've ever wanted. And when my best friend and I hear that Olivia Johns and Connor Wheating-country's newest It couple-are on tour and taking auditions, we jump at the chance.When we arrive and have a run-in with an agent-and she offers me a contract on the spot!-I...
13) Ghost Years
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An American master of the unsettling side of the American male psyche, Barry Gifford is also noted for the depth of feeling of his female characters-from Lula in Wild at Heart (immortalized in the Lynch movie by Laura Dern), to Big Betty Stalcup and Miss Cutie Early in Night People, to Mom in Wyoming (a Los Angeles Times Novel of the Year), to Ava Varazo in The Sinaloa Story. Fellow novelist Jim Harrison once described Gifford as "a stylist in the...
14) Texas Jack
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Jack Leonard's father, Billy, is an alcoholic.Billy isn't a bad guy. Friends would say he's the life of the party; his family might refer to him as harmless. After all, he isn't a mean drunk ... he's a happy drunk. Unfortunately, these things tend to run in the family, and Jack is following in the old man's footprints.Then Jack meets a girl, and what once seemed inevitable loses its luster. Samantha fills many of the little holes in Jack's life.Fast-forward...
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Emotions run high and jealousy reigns when the members of songwriter group night enter a talent competition against each other.It's been a couple months since Trish attended her first songwriter night and started her relationship with Lyle. Things have been going nicely for them but haven't been quite as smooth for Odetta and Neil. These new relationships are put to the test when all four of them enter a big songwriting competition where the finalists...
16) Double Lives
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The latest shocking twist-filled novel in the award-winning New York Times bestselling author's Depression-era Alabama saga tells the riveting tale of identical twin sisters with a talent for switching lives and hiding their scandals-until one risk too many changes their lives forever. Reminiscent of Monroe's classic, captivating Mama Ruby series.
Since childhood, identical twins Leona and Fiona Dunbar have been getting in-and out-of trouble by...
17) Lossman
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"And as far as Johann not knowing himself, that could be a good thing. That means he doesn't have a thousand things to remember and screw up his thinking." No one knows what happened to the John Doe lying in a hospital bed in Knoxville. All they can say is that he's battered and bruised beyond recognition. And he's got no idea who he is. Given the name of Johann Lossman by a local priest, he finally gets back on his feet and tries to get back to normal....
18) Dark Stalker
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Kyle Walker had his hands full being Sheriff of Whiskey Bend, Texas. Between the drag racing teens and self-important citizens, the small town keeps him hopping. His life is full except for the one person he longs for, Jaz, who moved away years before after a misunderstanding. He still hasn't forgotten her. Jasmine VanZandt left Whiskey Bend years before when she thought Kyle cheated on her with the one girl she hated most, resulting in pregnancy....
19) Drama Queen
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Catriona McBryde laughs too loudly, has never met a stranger, and enjoys making men blush.With her unrestrained behavior-which includes rolling in the hay with many of the single men in her town-Cat might not seem like the ideal tour guide for British actress Dame Violet Ramsey, but no one knows Foster's Creek better than she does.When Violet's sexy bodyguard Kiran Madan doubts Cat's ability to be discrete and trustworthy, she sets to charming the...
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A New York Times bestseller!
Country music sensation, lifestyle guru, and New York Times bestselling author Jessie James Decker gives fans her favorite recipes in this charming and beautifully designed full-color cookbook.
In her New York Times bestselling book Just Jessie, Jessie James Decker invited fans into her life, sharing personal moments, honest recollections, and a window into life with her husband Eric Decker and their children. Along...
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