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  Lady Osbaldestone’s Christmas...

  Stephanie Laurens

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  Three years after being widowed, Lady Therese Osbaldestone finally settles into her dower property of Hartington Manor in the village of Little Moseley in Hampshire. She is in two minds as to whether life in the small village will generate sufficient interest to keep her amused over the months when she is not in London or visiting friends around the country. But she will see. 
  It’s December, 1810, and Therese is looking forward to her usual Christmas with her family at Winslow Abbey, her youngest daughter, Celia’s home. But then a carriage rolls up and disgorges Celia’s three oldest children. Their father has contracted mumps, and their mother has sent the three—Jamie, George, and Lottie—to spend this Christmas with their grandmama in Little Moseley. 
  Therese has never had to manage small children, not even her own. She assumes the children will keep themselves amused, but quickly learns that what amuses three inquisitive, curious, and confident youngsters isn’t compatible with village peace. Just when it seems she will have to set her mind to inventing something, she and the children learn that with only twelve days to go before Christmas, the village flock of geese has vanished. 
  Every household in the village is now missing the centerpiece of their Christmas feast. But how could an entire flock go missing without the slightest trace? The children are as mystified and as curious as Therese—and she seizes on the mystery as the perfect distraction for the three children as well as herself. 
  But while searching for the geese, she and her three helpers stumble on two locals who, it is clear, are in dire need of assistance in sorting out their lives. Never one to shy from a little matchmaking, Therese undertakes to guide Miss Eugenia Fitzgibbon into the arms of the determinedly reclusive Lord Longfellow. To her considerable surprise, she discovers that her grandchildren have inherited skills and talents from both her late husband as well as herself. And with all the customary village events held in the lead up to Christmas, she and her three helpers have opportunities galore in which to subtly nudge and steer. 
  Yet while their matchmaking appears to be succeeding, neither they nor anyone else have found so much as a feather from the village’s geese. Larceny is ruled out; a flock of that size could not have been taken from the area without someone noticing. So where could the birds be? And with the days passing and Christmas inexorably approaching, will they find the blasted birds in time?

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  Afterward

  Edith Wharton

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  Mary and Ned Boyne have fled their dreary life in Wisconsin for a home in rustic Dorsetshire. But you can only run so far, and some things - some secret things - may follow you. A creepy and tragic ghost story from one of the masters. (Summary by John Silence)

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  Clean Up on Aisle Three

  Jordan O'Halloran

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  Lucy McBride's life was simple: school, living with her mom, her mom's boyfriend--Chuck, and her job at the grocery store owned by Chuck and his father, Raymond. But one morning, the store, Smiles and its aisle three becomes a crime scene. Lucy's world inevitably becomes turned upside down. "Clean Up on Aisle Three" is a thrilling young adult mystery that explores the profound impact of trauma on a teenager's mind and relationships. As Lucy struggles to cope with the shocking death, she confronts her own mental state, newly diagnosed bipolar disorder, family secrets, and the trustworthiness of those around her. Seeking answers, she finds unexpected allies—a long-lost aunt and a supportive boyfriend—but will it be enough? Join Josh Hammond, audiobook narrator fueled by Jordan O'Halloran's words with this engaging tale. 
  The question will remain: Will Lucy overcome the darkness that threatens to consume her, or will the weight of her fears drag her under? This compelling story of resilience and suspense will leave you breathless.

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  Triple Threat

  May McGoldrick, Jan Coffey

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  From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey...
   
  Countdown to the Fourth of July…
   Just weeks before Independence Day, the President is targeted for assassination by a powerful financial cartel intent on stealing the American dream.
  Only two people stand between national disaster and a celebration—and time is running out.
  FBI Special Agent Nate Murtaugh has just ten days to find a missing Betsy Ross flag. His search leads him to the Philadelphia art world and Ellie Littlefield, the daughter of a notorious art forger. With her connections in the art underworld, Ellie becomes Nate's only hope.
  As the countdown to Independence Day ticks away, they must navigate a treacherous landscape where truth and lies blur, and murder is just a means to an end. With corporate power brokers willing to eliminate anyone who threatens their profits, will Nate and Ellie expose the conspiracy in time, or will they find themselves the next targets in a deadly game? The nation's fate hangs in the balance.

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  This Place That Place

  Nandita Dinesh

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  In a nameless country under military occupation, two friends prepare to attend a wedding. The young man is from the occupied region ("This Place"), the woman is from the occupying nation-state ("That Place"). The complicated relationship between these two protagonists with unusual professions—he is a Protest Designer and she is a De-programmer—is tested when, on the eve of the wedding, the occupying power, That Place, formally annexes This Place and declares a curfew. 
   
   
   
  Suddenly finding themselves confined to the same isolated space, the young woman and man try to kill time but inevitably wind up talking about the ways in which the war between their homelands pervades the unexplored and undeniable attraction between them. Will their relationship become another casualty of war? 
   
   
   
  This Place That Place is an evocative novel that functions as a bold allegory for militarized occupations anywhere. This brilliant literary debut provides new ways to think about the intersections between the personal and the political; between occupier and occupied; between the kinds of bonds that endure, and those that have no choice but to fracture.

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  A Sluggish Murder

  Elle Adams

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  Robin Wildwood might know the reason she was chosen as Head Witch, but is she ready to rise to the challenge? 
  Her grandmother’s cranky ghost thinks not - and so do Robin’s living family members - but at least she has the support of her squirrel familiar Tansy, her friends, and her new boyfriend, Harvey. Demons aside, life is good. 
  At least until the leader of the local flower club dies in suspicious circumstances, and a bizarre curse is unleashed on the town, causing monstrous slugs to wreak havoc in the gardens of Araminta’s enemies. There seems to be a clear link between the curse and the murdered witch, but how can a dead woman have cursed half the town? 
  And why is there another red squirrel running around spying on her family? 
  With demons knocking at her door, Robin has to pick her battles wisely, but even the Head Witch has little choice over her fate. If she doesn’t solve the murder and stop the curse, she might lose her title before she ever gets the chance to prove herself against the demons.

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