Is That The Elf On The Shelf????

Runaway Ann takes flight. She lands on a remote Brazilian beach in the rainy season.
The perfect hiding place from her enemies. For now.

When the sun comes out, so do neighbours, surfers and a dead body.

Unable to turn a blind eye, Ann kicks into gear. She has the skills to handle danger. But she must leave emotions out of the equation.

Her aim was to run and hide. Dare she risk attracting attention? Least of all from her worst nightmare: a smart cop.

Follow a heroine with a mysterious past – as she dives into gripping adventures in every volume – towards an overarching destiny through the entire thrilling series.

Love, honor, and courage shine in book two of the American Journey series as three women from the present become entangled in the past. Weeks after her husband dies while having an affair, Susan Peterson, 48, seeks solace on a California vacation with her mother, Elizabeth, and daughter, Amanda. The novelist finds much more. She meets a professor who possesses the secret of time travel. Within days, the women travel to 1938 and Princeton, New Jersey. Elizabeth befriends her refugee parents and infant self, while Susan and Amanda fall for a widowed admiral and a German researcher with troubling ties. Filled with poignancy, heartbreak, and intrigue, MERCER STREET gives new meaning to sacrifice and commitment as it follows three strong souls on the adventure of a lifetime.

Gunslinger Joe “Mad Dog” Murray and his partner shoot Stone’s horse out from under him. Murray’s partner turns back to see if they also killed Stone. That was a mistake on the gunman’s part; his last mistake. Murray might be an outlaw, but he’s not that dumb. He continues to run. Stone is now afoot but by sheer luck, he catches a stage traveling in the same direction as the fugitive. Once Murray is in custody Stone takes him to the nearest sheriff but the lawman doesn’t have a jail. Chaining Murray for the night, Stone takes care of a local problem. The next day, after a long ride, he deposits Murray with the Pueblo County sheriff’s office. He’s through with the varmint — so he thinks. Murray should be placed on a prison wagon going north. Somebody messed up the paperwork. Instead, the varmint is placed on a prison wagon going south. Now, Stone has been hired to accompany a lady in search of her father who has not return from his mine. They are traveling south as well. Murray is a slippery devil and just won’t stay where he’s put. The next time Stone encounters him, Murray is in the driver’s seat and the guards are locked inside the wagon. Stone has enough problems with other outlaws along the way but now he’s going to have to deal with “Mad Dog” again. Not once, but twice. Ride along with Jake Stone as he encounters ever-present danger and occasional romance in what was once the wild west frontier. Ride along with Stone as he encounters ever-present danger and occasional romance in what was once the wild west frontier.

In a land carved by dust, blood, and broken promises, one man rides the edge of justice. When lawmen turn corrupt and outlaws rule the range, it falls to the few who still believe in honor — and aren’t afraid to draw steel to defend it. From high plains showdowns to backroom betrays, this is a tale of grit, vengeance, and redemption in the unforgiving west. If you like hard-bitten heroes, high stakes gunfights, and the kind of stories that smells of saddle leather and scorched earth, saddle up — this western series delivers.

A feel-good Scottish romantic comedy full of Highland charm, awkward attraction and one very inconvenient cat.

She came to Scotland to mend her heart, not fall for a grumpy Highlander in a kilt.

Gaby’s ten-year relationship is over, her confidence is in pieces, and a cat-sitting job in the Scottish Highlands sounds like the ideal escape. A quiet cottage, a scenic loch, and enough distance from her ex to breathe again. Perfect.

Apart from the cat.

And the village gossip.

And Jack McAllan.

Jack is gruff, gorgeous and far too reminiscent of Gaby’s favourite fictional Scottish hero. He also has a talent for appearing whenever she is at her most flustered, which is often. As Gaby settles into Lochalshie, she finds herself caught between the life she ran from and a place full of whisky, friendship, chaos and the kind of man she really should not trust with her heart.

Being stuck in the old neighborhood is the last thing reluctant mob princess Lucie Rizzo wants. With her new business on the verge of success — bada bing! — she’s ready to go from unemployed to entrepreneur. Lucie’s determined to make a name for herself. One not tarnished by her dad’s mobster rep.

So when an art deal she brokered between clients turns suspicious, it’s up to Lucie to uncover the truth. She might not know the difference between Monet and Manet, but Rizzos are no strangers to jail time — and Lucie refuses to be someone’s prison buddy.

Unless that someone is a tall, blond and Irish cop. Detective Tim O’Brien might be on the wrong side of the law by Rizzo standards, but everything about him is oh-so-right. He’s not shy about making Lucie feel wanted, mafia ties and all. Even joining her crack — or crackpot — team on the trail of two paintings with equally shady origins.

One big rollercoaster of a Knocked-Off crime caper!

A hilarious, touching story about love… at any age.

Ruthie Deschutes O’Hara is 70 years old. Her huge family, eccentric and rebellious, owns a popular tequila business in central Oregon, which they run off “the homestead.”

A retired English teacher who loves books, Ruthie has been widowed for five years. Her beloved late husband and she used to watch a reality TV dating show called Marry Me, along with their dignified old dogs, curious cats, snorting pig, and scary rabbit who sometimes screams.

The “grooms” on Marry Me had the intellectual capabilities of grunting cavemen, according to Ruthie, as they dated the “brides,” and yet, the show was oddly entertaining.

But Ruthie has a big problem that needs to be solved in a creative way. She decides to do something daring. Something out of character. Something… outrageous.

She will become a contestant on a new Marry Me for seniors! She’ll compete for a groom, along with two dozen other “mature” brides.

She has no interest in the groom, that would be ridiculous. She’s not looking to fall in love again, that would be silly. Good heavens, she’s certainly not looking to wed the man, but if she was chosen for Marry Me, she could probably solve her perplexing problem. All would then be well again…
Ruthie Deschutes O’Hara has ulterior motives.

She is not going on Marry Me for the right reasons.

She is not prepared for what happens next.