In a life that spanned nearly a century and witnessed some of the most momentous events in American history, Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley was born a slave. A gifted seamstress, she earned her freedom by the skill of her needle, and won the friendship of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln by her devotion.

In 1974 Manhattan, a radical young Irish monk struggles with personal demons while making his home among Bronx prostitutes; a group of mothers shares grief over their lost Vietnam soldier sons; and a young grandmother attempts to prove her worth.

In Like Flynn is the fourth captivating installment in a series which has garnered an impressive array of awards and nominations
Rhys Bowen's Molly Murphy mysteries have won the Agatha Award, the Anthony Award, the Bruce Alexander Historical Award, and the Herodotus Award, and have been shortlisted for the Agatha Award, the Macavity Award, and the Mary Higgins Clark Award.
Fledgling private investigator Molly Murphy's latest

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From New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Caroline Leavitt comes an unusual twist on the family-in-jeopardy story-a couple's love and faith are tested when after labor complications, a young mother lapses into a coma. It can take a long time to build up a life, and only moments to destroy it. Gary and Molly met in the way couples do: after a long haul of being single, quickly becoming soulmates and rejoicing in that fact. Beautiful,...

L.A.P.D. homicide detective Peter Decker, already upset that a rapist is prowling his oldest daughter's college campus, is tormented by a case much closer to home in which a teenage girl was murdered on prom night.

De Amerikaanse echtgenote van een senator die een buitenechtelijke relatie heeft en haar twee dochters, van wie de een op het punt staat te scheiden en de andere ongehuwd zwanger is, belanden in een crisis.

An elegant reimagining of the life of Alma Mahler, the lovely, aristocratic fin-de-siècle composer who abandoned her own art to become the inspiration and collector of geniuses. At the turn of the century, "the most beautiful girl in Vienna" stood at the threshold of a promising musical career. But instead, she turned her considerable talents to becoming a freelance muse. Passionate, fickle, brilliant, and alcoholic, she conquered a series of difficult...

Camile Hart, who makes her living as a matchmaker, receives a devastating diagnosis that leaves her with only six months to live and decides that she must find a "replacement" wife for her husband.

Kennedi Mason's attempt to share long-awaited happy news with her husband is halted abruptly by his own surprise announcement.

Meredith Stoltzfus longs for the sound of her husbands voice. She needs to know Luke has arrived safely in Indiana and hear his excitement about a new career opportunity. Most of all, she needs reassurance of his love. Financial stress has taken its toll. Surely this new job will be the light at the end of the dark tunnel their young marriage seems to be trapped in. And maybe this call would be a good time to finally share her big news. . . . but...