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There’s been a sensational murder at historic Castle Kinloch, a gothic fantasy of grey granite on a remote island in the Highlands of Scotland. Literary superstar Brett Saffron Presley has been found dead—under bizarre circumstances—in the castle tower’s book-lined study. Years ago, Presley purchased the castle as a showpiece for his brand and to lure paying guests with a taste for writerly glamour. Now it seems, the castle has done him in…or, possibly, one of the castle’s guests has.

This is a captivating historical mystery, infused with romance, that links the lives of three women across a century - two deep in the past, one in the present - to the doomed passenger liner, RMS Lusitania.... Her finances are in dire straits, and best-selling author Sarah Blake is struggling to find a big idea for her next book. Desperate, she breaks the one promise she made to her mother and opens an old chest that belonged to her great-grandfather, who died when the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915. What she discovers there could change history.

2019: Andie Figuero has just landed her dream job as a producer of Mansion Makeover, a popular reality show about restoring America’s most lavish historic houses. Andie has high hopes for her latest project: the once glorious but gently crumbling Sprague Hall in Newport, Rhode Island, summer resort of America’s gilded class—famous for the lavish “summer cottages” of Vanderbilts and Belmonts. But Andie runs into trouble: the reclusive heiress who still lives in the mansion, Lucia “Lucky” Sprague, will only allow the show to go forward on two conditions.

The New York Times best-selling authors of The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room return with a glorious historical adventure that moves from the dark days of two World Wars to the turbulent years of the 1960s, in which three women with bruised hearts find refuge at Paris’ legendary Ritz hotel. The heiress...the Resistance fighter...the widow...three women whose fates are joined by one splendid hotel.

Carceral Fictions & Abolitionist Realities is a series of audio essays about making room for abolition. This series reflects on conversations with Detroit-based organizers and futurists committed to abolition of police and prisons; people working toward food justice, water access, educational equity, restorative justice, and Black liberation more broadly. In each episode, we look closely at the kinds of fictions that shape our current attachments to policing, prisons, and punishment to examine where they come from and how they affect us. At the same time, you’ll hear us propose ...

Greater Than a Tourist: Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia by Lauren Williams offers the inside scoop on Byron Bay. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there's nothing wrong with that, as a part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you tips and a bunch of ideas from someone who lives at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your stay. Greater Than a Tourist is a series of travel books written by locals.

For the working moms who sometimes feel like you fit somewhere in between all the other mom categories, this one's for you! We're two working mamas sharing stories of other working moms. We're not crunchy moms, Pinterest Moms, or boss moms, we're just moms finding blessing in the balance of the home and the hustle. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thehomeandthehustle.

A group of seven friends bringing everything to the table. Discussing life, love, and everything in between.

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Are you tired of pretending like everything is perfect and that you're succeeding at everything you do? Join us to have authentic and vulnerable conversations about high performance, mental health, perfection and life. Hosted by Lauren Williams and Rob Kalwarowsky. Check out highperformancenarrative.com

Join me on the journey of soul restoration and rejuvenation. Tune in for special guests, discussions, and advice 💋 -Love Lo