This Blue Hollow

After inheriting an old silk mill near Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, Sunny Goodwin falls in love with a greenhouse on the property, and decides to stay and take care of a garden there, as well as the 10-year-old half brother she never knew she had; but when Iraq War hero Sawyer Hartwell comes by, Sunny wonders whether she can love again.

Haunting truths resurface from the depths of the past in this unputdownable mystery When her old family friend Eddie asks her to write his memoirs, little does journalist Dora Lewis know he has a bag full of secrets to unburden. All of them dangerous. So dangerous, in fact, that Eddie is murdered. Dora wants to get to the truth, but all she has to go on is a set of cassette tapes that Eddie left hidden for only her to find. Piece by piece she must put the puzzle of his life together. But as the picture takes shape, Dora realises that she too is in danger. The same people are gunning for her, and they have a very special reason to. Justice for Eddie won't just mean going up against powerful and dangerous people. It will mean confronting the truth of Dora's own past. BLUE HOLLOW is a totally gripping standalone novel by Cheryl Rees-Price, bestselling author of the DI Winter Meadows crime fiction series.

According to popular mythology, Appalachia is a mountainous holdover from colonial days, an all-white outlaw society mired in poverty and cliche jokes about family feuds. Hirsh preserves Appalachian history and culture and tells the real story--hilariously funny, sometimes poignant, alway surprising.

On a lavender farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a grieving woman finds new beginnings in life and love in the USA Today bestselling author’s romance novel. Together with three of her friends, Hannah Montgomery buys a lavender farm in Blue Hollow Falls, Virginia. She’s creating a life she never imagined—one she hopes will honor the memory of the young son she tragically lost years ago. Standing on the porch of the sprawling farmhouse, looking out on row upon row of those lush purple plumes, Hannah is ready to embrace this fresh, new start. Then she meets Wilson McCall, the stonemason hired to fix their crumbling chimneys and leaky roof. Knowing that the widower struggles with his own grief, Hannah finds joy in making Will laugh again. And she feels a poignant kinship when she sees him with his teenaged son. But their deepening friendship reminds Hannah that there’s a part of her that still needs to heal—awakening a tender yearning to live life fully again—even if that means taking risks once more.

Over in the hollow, where the cobwebs are spun, Live a giant mother spider and her little spidey one. Who else lives over in the hollow? A papa mummy and his little mummies two, a mama owl and her little owlets three...and more! And they all have something to say, whether it's to hoot, to howl, to hiss, or to yowl. Inspired by Olive A. Wadsworth's classic counting rhyme, "Over in the Meadow," Over in the Hollow is a spooky take on the popular Appalachian poem. A wonderful read-aloud, the playful rhyme and repetition will delight readers of all ages who enjoy a fun—not scary—approach to the world of ghosts, werewolves, and the like.

At once funny, wistful and unsettling, Sum is a dazzling exploration of unexpected afterlives—each presented as a vignette that offers a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and now. In one afterlife, you may find that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence. In another version, you work as a background character in other people’s dreams. Or you may find that God is a married couple, or that the universe is running backward, or that you are forced to live out your afterlife with annoying versions of who you could have been. With a probing imagination and deep understanding of the human condition, acclaimed neuroscientist David Eagleman offers wonderfully imagined tales that shine a brilliant light on the here and now.

What would you do if you woke up with no memory of your life? In a world of mystery, drama, and romance, Ivy Lane wakes up half human and half vampire; a dhampir. Dhampirs and vampires, have their memories gone once changed into their new life. Theodore, her vampire mentor, molds her into his assistant, while Jackson, another dhampir, trains her to fight. Along the way, Ivy gains her memory back. Uncovering the truth, she ends up discovering why she was chosen in the first place. Will she turn against Theodore for what he's done? Or will she accept her fate and ignore what her old life is trying to tell her?

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts continues the thrilling trilogy of a town plagued by evil—and the three men and three women brought together by fate to fight it. For Fox, Caleb, Gage and the other residents of Hawkins Hollow, the number seven portends doom—ever since, as boys, they freed a demon trapped for centuries when their blood spilled upon The Pagan Stone… Now, as the dreaded seventh month looms before them, the men can feel the storm brewing. Already they are plagued by visions of death and destruction. But this year, they are better prepared, joined in their battle by three women who have come to The Hollow. Layla, Quinn, and Cybil are somehow connected to the demon, just as the men are connected to the force that trapped it. Since that day at The Pagan Stone, town lawyer Fox has been able to see into others’ minds, a talent he shares with Layla. He must earn her trust, because their link will help fight the darkness that threatens to engulf the town. But Layla is having trouble coming to terms with her newfound ability—and this intimate connection to Fox. She knows that once she opens her mind, she’ll have no defenses against the desire that threatens to consume them both… Don't miss the other books in the Sign of Seven Trilogy Blood Brothers The Pagan Stone

An Irish singer in need of vocal rest finds peace—and a chance at love—in the Blue Ridge Mountains in a romance by the USA Today bestselling author. Pippa MacMillan is a legend on the Irish folk music scene. But when her voice requires a time-out, she leaves Ireland in favor of a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Blue Hollow Falls is the perfect place to heal—and solitary Seth Brogan is the surprisingly perfect host. After all, Seth is beginning again too. The former Special Forces soldier is turning his stone barn and beautiful hillside into a vineyard. But Mother Nature has a way of thwarting both their plans, leaving Pippa snowbound for a longer-than-expected stay. To Pippa’s surprise, she finds herself fall for small-town life. She might even fall for Seth, whose quiet strength is a balm for her world-weary soul. But when the music starts once more, will she follow her fortunes back to Ireland, or surrender to the call of her heart?

Dr. Harry Kent likes to keep himself busy—juggling hospital duties with his work as a police surgeon for the London Metropolitan Police—anything to ward off the memories of his time as an army medic.Usually the police work means minor injuries and mental health assessments. But teenager Solomon Idris’s case is different. Idris has taken eight people hostage in a fast-food restaurant, and is demanding to see a lawyer and a BBC reporter. Harry is sent in to treat the clearly-ill teenager . . . before the siege goes horribly wrong.When Solomon’s life is put in danger again at a critical care ward, it becomes clear he knows something people will kill to protect. Determined to uncover the secret that drove the boy to such desperate action, Harry soon realizes that someone in the medical world, someone he may even know, has broken the doctors’ commandment to “do no harm” many times over . . .