New Releases by Rosemary Stevens

"The Guided Autobiography Workshop that led to the formation of the Writers Group was sponsored by the Foster City branch of the San Mateo County Libraries in San Mateo County, California. This collection of essays provides insight into the thoughts, emotions, and encounters of sixteen remarkable writers. The essays explore the joys, agonies, and challenges of aging and making meaning as life changes. They touch on significant family relationships, delights, and sorrows. This collection, a treasure for years to come, will provide food for thought and may just inspire you to put pen to paper and reflect on your own unique legacy" -- cover page.

Discover how to declutter, triumph over mess and welcome positive energy into your home. Learn easy-to-follow tips and hacks to help you get organised, buy, keep and throw away consciously, and create more of that all-important 'me time'.

A brand-new book in the harrowing and heartwarming Supper Club Mystery series by New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams and Agatha Award–winning author Rosemary Stevens! Librarian James Henry and his supper club sleuths will take a trip down memory lane searching for clues that will help catch a killer . . . When the cast of the old Hearth and Home TV show gather for a twenty-fifth reunion at a local bed-and-breakfast where the show was filmed, the townsfolk are thrilled to meet the actors and relive their memories of a simpler time. Their nostalgic mood is broken, though, by an ambitious real estate developer who has also come to Quincy’s Gap with an eye toward turning the quiet town into the South’s hottest new tourist destination. Tensions are boiling over, and when the developer gets a little too sauced one night at the B&B and turns up dead the next morning, James and the supper club will have to put aside their distaste for the victim to help nab the culprit. It looks like an open-and-shut case, but James and his friends are convinced the main suspect is innocent and promise to help get her out of hot water. Dividing their time between the investigation and the reunion festivities, they’re shocked to discover that members of the cast are guarding some very unsavory secrets. With time running out before the actors leave town and the trail of clues goes stale, the supper club will have to turn up the heat on a suspicious character before the killer serves up another murder. Includes mouthwatering recipes! Praise for the Supper Club Mystery Series: “Heavy on fun, light on gore, this savory mystery comes complete with yummy recipes.” ―Publishers Weekly “Foodies will love the recipes and fans the new adventures of the five friends.” —Kirkus Reviews

Before World War II, the great majority of practicing doctors in England and Wales were general practitioners. They performed their own surgery, and were accustomed to treating a wide variety of illnesses and symptoms. Specialists were few in number, tended to practice in large towns, and were often associated with major hospitals. But rapidly changing medical institutions and services in the twentieth century have compelled specialization even among more modest doctors and hospitals.

Was the founding director of the US Veterans Bureau a criminal—or a scapegoat? In the early 1920s, with the nation still recovering from World War I, President Warren G. Harding founded a huge new organization to treat disabled veterans: the US Veterans Bureau, now known as the Department of Veterans Affairs. He appointed his friend, decorated veteran Colonel Charles R. Forbes, as founding director. Forbes lasted in the position for only eighteen months before stepping down under a cloud of criticism and suspicion. In 1926—after being convicted of conspiracy to defraud the federal government by rigging government contracts—he was sent to Leavenworth Penitentiary. Although he was known in his day as a drunken womanizer, and as a corrupt, betraying toady of a weak, blind-sided president, the question persists: was Forbes a criminal or a scapegoat? Historian Rosemary Stevens tells Forbes’s story anew, drawing on previously untapped records to reveal his role in America’s initial and ongoing commitment to veterans. She explores how Forbes’s rise and fall in Washington illuminates President Harding’s efforts to bring business efficiency to government. She also examines the Veterans Bureau scandal in the context of class, professionalism, ethics, and etiquette in a rapidly changing world. Most significantly, Stevens proposes a fascinating revisionist view of both Forbes and Harding—and raises questions about not only the validity but the source of their respective reputations. They did not defraud the government of billions of dollars, Stevens convincingly documents, and do not deserve the reputation they have carried for a hundred years. Packed with vibrant characters—conniving friends, FBI agents, and rival politicians split by sectional and ideological interests as well as gamblers, revelers, and wronged wives—A Time of Scandal will appeal to anyone interested in political gossip, presidential politics, the “Ohio Gang,” and the 1920s.

Reflections is a celebration of new voices from the Writing Connection in East Fremantle, Western Australia. Nostalgic and joyous, wistful and witty, this anthology invites us to experience the world in unique and specific ways. Whether it be a culinary adventure in the backstreets of Kolkata, a take-away in Texas or a 3000ft leap of faith from a Caribou aircraft, each offering is inspired by the soulful surroundings of 'A Place to Just Be' with its koi ponds, sculptures and subtropical growth.

The Earl of Ravenswood had decided never to marry an intelligent woman like his stepmother. She had used her cleverness to bankrupt Raven’s Hall. His lordship’s determination ruled out beautiful and wise Miss Daphne Kendall. Or would two meddling servants and one determined cat change his mind? Book Three of the Cats of Mayfair. Regency Romance by Rosemary Stevens; originally published by Fawcett Crest

Proper Miss Verity Pymbroke would never rent out her townhouse to Lord Carrisworth, a rake known for his wild parties and one who keeps twins as his mistresses! But she doesn’t count on the schemes of two matchmaking neighbors and a determined cat in this lighthearted romance. Book Two of the Cats of Mayfair. Regency Romance by Rosemary Stevens; originally published by Fawcett Crest

Giles Vayne, Duke of Winterton is reminded daily by his talking parrot to find a suitable bride. Henrietta Lanford, a Squire’s daughter, is not suitable. But then Giles commits a crime of manners that can ruin Henrietta before her first ball. Is it the duke’s sense of duty or his growing passion that compels him to protect her? First in the Cats of Mayfair series. Regency Romance by Rosemary Stevens; originally published by Fawcett Crest

Widowed Lady Margery Fortescue has suffered through several wretched Christmases and intends for this one to be better. Then her cottage roof caves in. Forced to accept a house party invitation, she is mistaken for a maid at an inn on the way—by a decidedly handsome rogue, Lord Reckford. Who proceeds to show up at the holiday gathering, as unrepentant as ever. Regency Romance by Rosemary Stevens; originally published by Fawcett Crest

Arriving at the estate of Frederica, Duchess of York, Beau learns that his luggage was stolen--including an indiscreet letter that Freddie wrote to him which can embroil them both in scandal. But when another guest is murdered, Beau cannot allow her to be accused.

Is your home bugged by bad vibes? Is something not quite right in your living space, your health, or your life? The Feng Shui Guide to Clearing Your Space shows you just how easy it is to enjoy the benefits of age-old techniques such as feng shui, natural magic and smudging to unclutter and cleanse the spaces of your home and workplace. These time-tested techniques and rituals, gathered from all over the world and from ancient cultures and traditions, provide a source of much-needed order and balance in our lives. This book will help you uncover these ancient rituals to help you connect your health with your living and working environment. The techniques and rituals can be as simple as preparing a room with the herb-burning cleansing technique of 'smudging', sprinkling the right aromatic essential oil, removing the clutter from an area, or moving a piece of furniture according to the feng shui principles of placement.

"Beau Brummell continues to charm" ("Publishers Weekly") in the fourth book in this mystery series set in Regency, England.

In his second mystery, Beau Brummell, the Regency period's grand arbiter of style and taste, must prove his friend innocent of attempting to murder the Prince of Wales--and uncover the real assassin before he strikes again. A Mystery Guild Selection.

This reissue offers an opportunity to consider the state of the American health care system. The text chronicles the development of the medical profession and shows how increasing emphasis on specialization has influenced medical education and public policy. It details specialization's effects on health care costs and on health care providers, as well as the implications of technology and the resulting ethical dilemmas, the issues of insurance, and many people's limited access to care.

"Stevens brilliantly views the hospital as a prism of the values and mores of society . . . She sees the stratification of the hospital population into private, semi-private, and charity patients as a manifestation of the social stratifications of America