New Releases by Katherine Bolger Hyde

When Emily Richards welcomes a small women''s monastery to the property next door to Windy Corner, she anticipates blessings. But instead, the nuns'' slow demolition of the derelict house on the property awakens an old curse-the ghost of a woman who died tragically there over a century before. The youngest of the novices, who has been deeply traumatized by past events unknown to Emily, seems to be the ghost''s particular target. Meanwhile, the building work is plagued by a series of accidents and by opposition from a party in the town. When a young workman falls to his death, Emily must confront the possibility that her favorite novice may be responsible.

I know my husband is dead. But I don''t know whether I killed him . . .I''ll never forget meeting Charles. We were law students at Santa Clara University when I fell head-over-heels. He was brilliant, charming, and handsome. Oh, and he loved me. We got married after a whirlwind romance and moved into a gorgeous new home while I continued with law school - until I became pregnant with Emma. My happiness was complete. But happiness can be deceiving . . . Now Charles is gone. I found his body in our living room, but I can''t remember what happened just before he died. I''ve tried, but I''ve been having blackouts for months. The police think I killed him, but I didn''t . . . did I? I keep reliving our relationship, desperate to unlock the truth. But if I do, will I be able to face it?

"A cleverly-constructed village mystery, filled with hidden treats for Jane Austen fans and mystery lovers alike." —John Clement, author of the Dixie Hemingway series Emily Cavanaugh travels to the sleepy coastal village of Stony Beach, Oregon, to claim her inheritance, centered in a beautiful Victorian estate called Windy Corner. As she gets to know the town''s eccentric inhabitants—including her own once-and-possibly-future love, Sheriff Luke Richards—she learns of a plan to develop Stony Beach into a major resort. She also hears hints that her aunt may have been murdered. Soon another suspicious death confirms this, and before long Emily herself experiences a near-fatal accident. Meanwhile, Emily reads Persuasion, hoping to find belated happiness with her first love as Anne Elliot did with Captain Wentworth. She notices a similarity between her not-quite-cousin Brock Runcible, heir to a smaller portion of her aunt''s property, and Mr. Elliot in Persuasion, and her suspicions of Brock crystallize. But as she and Luke continue to investigate, Emily realizes that underneath the innocent-looking rocks of Stony Beach lurk festering jealousies that would have shocked even the worst of Jane Austen''s charming reprobates. "An intelligent traditional mystery that stars an endearing woman of a certain age who draws on her knowledge of literature to solve crimes." — Library Journal " Arsenic with Austen—what''s not to love in crime solved by a classic?" —Cara Black, New York Times–bestselling author of the Aimée Leduc series "Murders are solved handily, and first love is reignited in this contemporary cozy with a literary bent . . . An engaging start to a series by debut-novelist Hyde." — Booklist

When professional house-restorer Kelly Mason inherits a historic bungalow from an unknown benefactor, she plans to fix up the house and donate it to the community. But when she visits the place, she feels an unexpected emotional pull and decides to move in. As she works to restore the house, Kelly senses a ghostly presence guiding her to some startling discoveries about her own past. Her coworkers, the McCarthys, and especially their enigmatically appealing friend Nathaniel, encourage her to unlock her history and find the home and family she''s never known. But to do so, Kelly must open her rational mind to the unexplainable and her bricked-up heart to forgiveness and love.ufeff

I know my husband is dead. But I don''t know whether I killed him . . .I''ll never forget meeting Charles. We were law students at Santa Clara University when I fell head-over-heels. He was brilliant, charming, and handsome. Oh, and he loved me. We got married after a whirlwind romance and moved into a gorgeous new home while I continued with law school - until I became pregnant with Emma. My happiness was complete. But happiness can be deceiving . . . Now Charles is gone. I found his body in our living room, but I can''t remember what happened just before he died. I''ve tried, but I''ve been having blackouts for months. The police think I killed him, but I didn''t . . . did I? I keep reliving our relationship, desperate to unlock the truth. But if I do, will I be able to face it?

We hear a lot from the Bible about the outstanding men and women who helped God accomplish His purposes in both Old and New Testament times. But what about the children? The Bible doesn''t mention many children by name, but if we look closely at the stories that are there, we see courage, kindness, generosity, and deep faith even in the youngest of God''s servants. Brave, Faithful, and True retells the stories of twelve children-six from the Old Testament and six from the New-from the children''s own point of view, bringing their encounters with God to vivid life and leading the children of today to think about what these stories might mean in their own lives. Also included are an explanation of how each story relates to the Orthodox Christian liturgical cycle and a brief description of how the story features in salvation history.

I know my husband is dead. I just don''t know whether I killed him . . . Charles and I were law students when I fell for him. He was handsome, charming, sure of himself – and he deigned to look at me. We had a dream-come-true courtship, wedding, and honeymoon, all orchestrated and paid for by his wealthy parents. Then he brought me home . . . And I woke up. Nineteen months and a baby later, I''m standing in our pristine living room, looking at Charles lying in a pool of blood. I don''t remember how I got here. The police are bound to think I killed him. But I didn''t . . . did I?

Long ago in Paradise, animals and men walked side by side. When we return to Paradise, the wolf will lie down with the lamb, and a little child shall lead them. In the time in between, many holy men and women have befriended even the fiercest beasts through the power of God''s love. Come and meet a few of these saints and their animal friends in this beautifully illustrated collection of inspiring stories!

Newly married Emily Richards walks into a family drama that recalls Forster’s classic work while honeymooning at an English country house, in the gripping fifth Crime with the Classics cozy. Retired professor Emily Richards and her husband, Luke, are taking a much-needed break from Windy Corner and spending their honeymoon five thousand miles away as paying guests at Fitzhugh Manor in Oxfordshire. Quaint nearby villages and the manor’s impressive turrets and arches capture Emily’s Anglophile heart, but when she meets its dashing young heir, James Fitzhugh, and his American wife, Allison, James’s cousin Penelope, his dithering uncle Roger and the manor’s formidable dowager, Lady Margaret Fitzhugh, it''s clear that class prejudice, resentment and secrets threaten to tear the family apart. Is there more to a fatal accident than meets the eye? Emily soon finds herself in the middle of a family drama redolent of Forster’s classic novels, but can she pull off her own masterstroke to catch a killer?

People say Danny''s voice is heaven on Earth. But now he''s in a strange land, and his voice will have to save a world. Danny thinks he has it hard enough on Earth: his mother disappeared when he was six, a gang of bullies torments him, and his alcoholic father is threatening to take him out of his beloved choir school. Then he finds himself in Falenda, where the people communicate telepathically and life is one continual, glorious song. But the harmonious life of the Falendans is threatened by an evil being who is enslaving the Citizens within a great crystal Dome. Danny has never seen himself as a hero. But now, along with Meli, a Falendan girl his own age, he must save Falenda from destruction--and rescue his mother in the process--by climbing the dread Tower of Grozlukh and singing down the Dome. A Wrinkle in Time meets C. S. Lewis''s Space Trilogy in a young adult fantasy for all ages. Buy The Dome-Singer of Falenda to enter a world of adventure and inspiration today!

Professor Emily Cavanaugh makes a horrific discovery while writing her book on Dostoevsky in the entertaining fourth Crime with the Classics cozy. Professor Emily Cavanaugh has left Windy Corner behind and is back at Reed College on her sabbatical, determined to finish writing her book on Dostoevsky. She is soon reunited with one of her promising students, Daniel Razumov, as well as familiar faces on the teaching staff – her friend, Marguerite Grenier, her half-brother, Oscar Lansing, the abrasive division chair, Richard McClintock, and the predatory Taylor Curzon. Known for her relentless pursuit of young male students, Taylor now has Daniel firmly in her sights. Emily knows Taylor must be stopped, but as she starts gathering evidence of Daniel''s harassment, she has a disturbing flashback, and then makes a gruesome discovery . . . Can Emily catch a dangerous campus killer while also confronting events from her own past?

A game of charades ends in coldblooded murder in this entertaining cozy mystery, third in the Crime with the Classics series. Having finished transforming Windy Corner, the grand Victorian mansion she inherited from her great aunt, into a writers’ retreat, widowed literature professor Emily Cavanaugh is ready to receive her first set of guests. But her careful planning is thrown into disarray by the unexpected arrival of outrageous true-crime writer, Cruella Crime, whose unpardonably rude behaviour is causing great offence. As a ferocious ice storm rages outside, the guests entertain one another with a game of charades. But their revelries are brought to a sudden halt by the discovery of a body in one of the guest bedrooms. When it transpires the victim was poisoned, Emily decides to take a leaf out of the book of her favourite detective writer, Agatha Christie, and investigate. But as she pursues her enquiries, it becomes chillingly clear that she herself may have been the intended victim...

The world is like a giant puzzle God made that teaches us about Himself. Every piece¿earth, sea, and sky, plants, animals, and people¿reveals something about who He is and why we¿re here. Everything Tells Us about God will help children recognize the beautiful and sometimes mysterious pieces of this puzzle for themselves.

Classic novels and crime solving intertwine in Katherine Bolger Hyde''s charming series. Bloodstains with Bronte is the second in a series that will puzzle and please fans of mystery and masterpieces alike. Windy Corner is being remodeled into a writers'' retreat. Two of the young workers, Jake and Roman, are showing too much of the wrong kind of interest in Katie, Emily''s young single-mother housekeeper. It''s a stormy autumn and Emily is reading Wuthering Heights. Roman, a dark and brooding type, reminds her of Heathcliff. At a Halloween murder mystery fundraiser at Windy Corner, someone is found stabbed to death. Windy Corner''s very own detective, Luke, is reluctantly forced to investigate Katie. Luke digs into the background of the contractor, Jeremiah Edwards, and Emily, now reading Jane Eyre, realizes Jeremiah resembles St. John Rivers in his obsessive, tormented piety. Will Luke figure out who the murderer is before Katie ends up in jail or someone else is killed?

Long revered in both East and West, St. Lucia is an early virgin martyr whose life and legacy shine as a light of faith, hope, and compassion in the darkness of winter and sin. Lucia, Saint of Light introduces young readers to both her life and her delightful Christmas-related festival as it is traditionally celebrated in Sweden and around the world. Daria Fisher''s warm and vivid illustrations will make this book a favorite with children and parents alike. Brighten your home this winter with the festival of Lucia, Saint of Light!