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Lucy: The Easter Bunny is about going out and making new friends in unexpected places. Just like Easter bunny tradition, Lucy hands out colorful eggs.

It's 1942, and as far as her father knows, Evelyn Bishop, heiress to an aeronautics fortune, is working as a translator in London. In truth, Evelyn—daring, beautiful, and as adept with a rifle as she is in five languages—has joined the Office of Strategic Services as a spy. Her goal is personal: to find her brother, who is being held as a POW in a Nazi labor camp. Through one high-risk mission after another, she is paired with the reckless and rebellious Nick Gallagher, growing ever close to him until the war's end brings with it an act of deep betrayal.

Wanting to escape the city for a quieter life to start a family, Danielle and Malik buy a fixer-upper in a small town. Despite being warned about the feral dogs in the neighborhood, the couple takes in a stray begging for shelter one night. The dog is friendly and immediately takes to Danielle. All seems to be falling into place, except something is off about their new dog...

A grandmother's love is forever, and her grandchildren are always in her thoughts. This grandma learns that a new grandbaby will soon be arriving. She wants to give her new little one a special gift, but her funds are low, and she is very far away, so she decides to write a book especially for her new little grandchild. Grandma writes down her fairy tales, poems, and songs that she hums softly to herself as she recalls singing them to her other grandchildren.

Obsession. Betrayal. Love. The deadly combination for Cosima and Blake. Blake Hardwicke. The bane of my existence and I'll be damned if I give him any of my attention. He's nothing more than a bully, teasing me to the point of tears when we were young. He won't ruin my freshman year for me. He doesn't own me. He'll be damned if he tries.

TV star Lauren Grayson approaches urban myths with a scientific eye. But with the show in trouble and her co-host insisting they go public with their relationship, she needs a huge win to stay on the air. She thinks she has it with the discovery of a possible alien corpse in Peru…until the government arrests her and destroys her evidence. Desperate for a final shot at redemption, Lauren and her team head to the Pacific Northwest to prove the existence of Bigfoot.

When animals from all kinds of life; from house animals, to tame animals, to wild ones gather around a Christmas tree to celebrate this festive season.... They all must decide to decorate the grand Christmas tree with one item each, which means something to them. But when one awkward animal decides for something unexpected, things start to spiral out of control.

Caileigh Watson was two when she witnessed her mother's murder in the woods. She longs to remember her mother, but struggles with memory problems. Twenty years on, the man who was imprisoned for the crime is up for release. And then a new witness appears, whose testimony could throw out the original conviction. When Caileigh and the witness go missing, DS Abby Foulkes is pulled into a hunt for the truth in a case which threatens to engulf her.

Psychic Ryley St. James was a mere five years old when she witnessed her first murder. Twenty years and multiple therapy sessions later, Ryley desires a normal life, a life free from hiding in the shadows, looking over her shoulder each day. When a close friend reveals they're being stalked by a vengeful ghost, Ryley sets out to uncover the truth about the ghost's mysterious death. As the ghost shifts her attention to Ryley, attempting to stop her from discovering the truth, Ryley's identity is thrust back into the limelight, revealed for all to see.

In the single month of September 1993, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints excommunicated or disciplined six of its members. These six individuals–some of them intellectuals, some activists, and some both–were soon dubbed the “September Six.” In The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism, Sara M. Patterson challenges listeners to think more deeply about the events of that month and the era in which they unfolded.

Billie Campbell, a Massachusetts adoption specialist grappling with fertility issues, dreams of adopting a baby, but not just any baby—her pregnant client’s baby. While her longing threatens to send her down a dark path, her husband, Tyler, is keeping secrets: he’s full of doubts about becoming a father, and he’s also trying to figure out who is sending him upsetting anonymous texts and photos. On the other side of town, Anne, a woman scarred by childhood abuse, obsesses with a second chance at becoming a family with the two people she regrets ever having let go of.

When Alex takes on a mission to reclaim stolen Bedouin land, he finds himself imprisoned and branded a criminal. Meanwhile, Caitlin faces her own dangers, becoming the target of an extremist plot. But the rules of warfare change forever when Caitlin condenses an electromagnetic pulse into shootable ammunition and deploys an AI chatbot–quantum computer that can use the internet to control secure Israeli communications and provide strategic intel.

The Circus Oasis is back! The original Circus Oasis hotel was shut down in the '70s after tragedy struck the Salton Sea. Families pile into the hotel for the inaugural Big Top Show, all smiles and in good cheer despite the blistering desert heat. However, in nearby Bombay Beach, there is something else brewing. Something that has become a staple for the locals during the decades the Salton Sea had been ignored. The residents of Bombay Beach now have a taste for entertainment that is a bit more twisted than what can be offered at a mere circus.

Eve Doucette finally almost has it all. She's free from her mistake of an ex-husband and just landed her dream job: project manager for a new City Hall and drafter of the final design. That is, until a handsome architect sweeps into town to commandeer her blueprints. Famous architect Matt Brison is unsatisfied with his mundane life in Toronto. When the mayor of Halifax asks him to spearhead his City Hall project, Matt jumps at the opportunity. There's just one problem: the feisty and beautiful project lead, Eve, who isn't exactly thrilled about her new "coworker" hijacking her design.

From the Corner of Bad and Ass is a collection of Carrie Schiffler’s memories about growing up in welfare housing to absentee and alcoholic parents. Throughout these heart-wrenching and often-hilarious stories, we cheer her on as she fights to survive domestic violence, sexual abuse, and cycles of poverty and addiction ... all before her 18th birthday. Prepare to laugh at her attempts to earn the attention she craves and prepare to cry over the inappropriate attention she receives.

When Summer took a job as a nanny for a couple vacationing in Belize, she imagined it would be a fresh start before leaving for college in the fall. And while she adores her charge, Josh, she can’t say the same for her employers’ oldest son, Bray. He’s cocky, inconsiderate, and makes her feel she’s a chore he has to put up with. Bray had a plan for the summer: party, hang out with friends, and forget all the responsibilities waiting for him back home. But every time he’s forced to be around Summer, her dour, serious mood sets him off.

The soul of America is far more than a concept—it is a people. Even the most sacred principles mean very little unless lived out passionately by an informed citizenry. In The Portable Patriot, you’ll find a carefully assembled sampling of American history’s most formative words, written by the people who made that extraordinary history. Speeches and sermons, essays and extracts, poems and proclamations illumine such values as independence, virtue, humility, bravery, thrift, prayer, liberty, and reliance on God.

On her 13th birthday, Nikki discovers she has magical powers. During a surprise attack by the giant Mutanto, his henchman, Howler, and a gang of werewolves, Wishbone, Ghoulina, and Catman arrive to save the kids and tell them about Evila the Grim Witch’s plans to conquer Creepy Hollow. Nikki also learns the truth about what happened to her parents 12 years ago. She and Jack go back to Creepy Hollow with their friends to help them defeat Evila.

Madison has a secret fantasy she keeps all to herself. A fantasy involving her husband, Blaine, and his gay best friend, Ryan. Nearly every night, Madison dreams of watching Blaine and Ryan get hot and heavy with one another. Little does she know—the line between fantasy and reality runs quite thin, if not nonexistent.

In this keeping-it-real memoir, certified leadership coach Carrie Fabris shares her journey through the ups, downs, and sloppy sideways of momming hard while finding the inner strength, courage, and determination to create the career she long craved. Through hiring coaches and advisors, attending seminars with fire walks and ice baths, and doing a whole lot of looking in the mirror, Carrie embarked on a quest to juice up her life from the inside out.