Three weeks ago, Portia Bishop mailed a letter to the father of her baby, Saddle Bronc rider Austin Bradshaw. It’s a letter she should have written a long time ago—like when she first found out she was pregnant, shortly after she ended things with Austin, dropped out of college, and went running to her family in Marietta, Montana. Austin has loved Portia since he first laid his eyes on her in college. A year ago, he convinced her to do something impulsive and very romantic. Now, as he opens her letter, Austin has two reasons to return to Marietta–win back the heart of the woman he still loves and convince her he’s a good bet for a forever man and father.

A cheerful happy baby, two sleepy kittens, three merry mice...what more is in store for this imaginative youngster who, along with her newfound friends, learns to count to ten? A light and whimsical story, this book will touch families and their little ones while teaching them valuable counting skills. In addition, it will also inspire children and make a great gift for them or any friend or family member who have small children. Other books by Genie Chow also available through Xlibris: Thunder Elk and the Fairy Children and The June Baby

Sent to live in the humidity of rural Florida with his grandparents and his sixteen-year-old Aunt Delia for the summer, twelve-year-old Travis becomes absorbed in the closed ways of small-town life. Captivated by Delia, Travis watches her attempt to find a place for herself in the socially stunted, gossip-driven town. Delia's secrets go beyond what Travis can understand, but he believes that he alone can save her--a belief that not only forces him to grow up fast, but one that builds to a dangerous and disturbing climax. In trying to free Delia from her past, Travis leads her into a shocking present and a most uncertain future. In a work at once honest, chilling and compulsively addictive, author Sterling Watson has created a time and place where rock 'n' roll hums from AM radios, steam rises from a secluded riverbed and violent summer storms threaten the peace of silent nights. Watson's characters are brought vividly to life through Travis's touching, powerful and intensely personal voice. A dark and evocative coming of age tale, Sweet Dream Baby begins steeped in innocence and ends in a dramatically different place. "I can't remember a book that sneaked up and grabbed me the way Sweet Dream Baby did. It's a real shocker by a very good writer."—Elmore Leonard "Sterling Watson's Sweet Dream Baby is one of the finest novels I've read in years, an incandescent blend of gothic noir, Faulknerian dreamscape and bittersweet coming-of-age story. Months after reading it, it haunts me still."—Dennis Lehane "Sterling Watson's Sweet Dream Baby brings us the words and music, the tastes and smells of that special time—as well as its heartache and secret shame. I was utterly absorbed in these fierce pages."—Fred Chappell, author of Look Back All the Green Valley "Sweet Dream Baby is a beautiful book. Sterling Watson is surehanded and telling in a story that is as elegiac as it is gripping."—Michael Connelly, author of Chasing the Dime "Some delicious page-turning."—Kirkus Reviews A Book Sense 76 Top 10 Selection Named to Top Ten Crime Books of 2002, Toronto Globe and Mail "Watson proves himself a first-rate storyteller."—Publishers Weekly "A comprehensive work of art that is as thought-provoking as it is disturbing."—Orlando Sentinel

Based on our best-selling Sweet Dreams Deck and graced with vintage children's book illustrations and inspiring quotes throughout, this baby book is a lovely way to chronicle treasured milestones during baby's first year.

Dear Monica, No two people deserve a child more than you and the count. I'm giving you a baby… It's bad enough when fans confuse Maggie Stern with Monica Blake, the infertile character she plays on TV, but to leave her a baby—a baby!—on the doorstep… But baby Sarah's cries are real, and Maggie has no choice but to cuddle her close. Too bad little Sarah won't settle for bottle or binkie—she wants the tall, blond man from next door, Dr. Jared Austin. The baby doctor. Maggie can't fault Sarah's taste, but it seems the handsome doc has reasons of his own for avoiding Maggie…and her precious package!

USA Today bestselling author Connie Shelton introduces her newest Samantha Sweet cozy mystery. With nearly 2 million books sold and downloaded in more than 110 countries, find out what the fuss is all about! Samantha Sweet is back at Sweet’s Sweets, her bakery with a magical flair, while husband Beau is now a full time rancher. When he hires a young cowboy to help out, no one suspects that Danny Flores comes with a lot of baggage until Lila, the girl he left behind, shows up. She says she has romance on her mind, but Danny finds her manipulative and domineering. He changed his number and moved out of state, but she has managed to track him down. Beau and Sam wish Danny all the best, but there isn’t a lot they can do. But then Lila is murdered and the most damning clue, the words Sweet Dreams, point to Danny. Sam doesn’t want a mystery to solve—she’s ready for cozy time with her young granddaughter. Plus, she and Kelly have been cooking up some new mischief, discovering that the strange book with the rune-like writing actually contains something magical. As Danny’s situation gets worse, Sam realizes no one else, except maybe Eliza the calico cat, is going to help her solve the murder. Plus, Sam is more than a little involved, since it might have been a potion she and Kelly brewed up from the magic book that got Danny into this jam in the first place. Readers are raving about these lighthearted, relaxing, well-written books—Samantha may not be young, beautiful or have the perfect body, but she is intelligent, independent, and hard working, the kind of person you feel you already know. ~ ~ ~ Praise for Connie Shelton’s previous mysteries: “The best yet!! Not only was Sweet Magic fantastic, it left me dying to see where life is headed for Samantha and her family! Heart-gripping, fast-paced, and amazing.” – J.J. 5-stars, online review “LOVE, LOVE these books!” —5 stars, online review “Fantastic! Impossible to put down!” – 5 stars, Amazon reader “Shelton again has done a superb job in bringing New Mexico to life.” —Albuquerque Journal “Connie Shelton gets better with every book she writes.” —The Midwest Book Review

Producing Women examines the ways femininity is produced through new media. Michele White considers how women are constructed, produce themselves as subjects, form vital production cultures on sites like Etsy, and deploy technological processes to reshape their identities and digital characteristics. She studies the means through which women market traditional female roles, are viewed, and produce and restructure their gendered, raced, eroticized, and sexual identities. Incorporating a range of examples across numerous forms of media—including trash the dress wedding photography, Internet how-to instructions about zombie walk brides, nail polish blogging, DIY crafting, and reborn doll production—Producing Women elucidates women’s production cultures online, and the ways that individuals can critically study and engage with these practices.

Andrew and Carol Anne Smith are two growing little siblings who, like most siblings, have their usual, typical sibling spats and fights from time-to-time and up until the summer of 2016, most of these fights have been one-sided since Carol Anne was too young to fight back and these spats usually grew out of an intense jealousy little Andrew would have whenever he wasn't the center-of-attention, but now, Carol Anne is growing-up and is no longer the defenseless, helpless little baby that she once was and now she has the ability to give as good as she gets.Follow these two siblings as they continue to grow and have their usual sibling quarrels, but as they get older, they discover their true feelings for each oth

For all of her life, Drucilla Hallmark has been battling to survive within a cruel world. Born into poverty and raised by heartless parents and jealous brothers and sisters, Drucilla thinks she has finally escaped her past when she marries. Unfortunately, she could not be more wrong. When she suspects her philanderer husband, Richard, may want her dead and that her resentful family may be helping him drive her to suicide, Drucilla makes an appointment with a Birmingham psychiatrist. As Dr. Skeet leads Drucilla back into her memories, she unsuccessfully attempts to convince the doctor that her life is in danger. But just as she is coming to grips with her reality, fate leads her to Tony Tortomasi, a handsome stranger who forces her to face the truth and makes her a tempting offer with the potential to change everything. Deceit Deserves Revenge is the suspense-filled tale of one womans emotional journey as she attempts to distinguish reality from fantasy and seeks revenge for all who have wronged her.