Thorndike Press large print Americana series

When Justine and Seth lose their restaurant, The Lighthouse, to arson, they must rebuild their lives and their marriage, while the residents of Cedar Cove go about their daily business dealing with marriages, births, reunions, and scandals.

"In a small town where everyone is friendly, it's unusual to have a mystery. But private investigator Roy McAfee and his wife, Corrie, have been receiving anonymous postcards with cryptic messages, and no one can figure out what they mean. It feels as though someone from their past might be trying to shake things up. Their daughter, Linnette, has moved to Cedar Cove to work at the new medical clinic. When her mother buys her a date at the humane society's...

Sam Gardner never dreamed he would be thanking God for Harmony's self-appointed general of the religious Right, Dale Hinshaw. God does indeed work in mysterious ways. Amanda Hodge, who has been living with her Uncle Ellis and Aunt Miriam since her parents abandoned her years ago, now faces their return and their desire to be a part of her life again. Dale Hinshaw hovers on the brink of death, in dire need of a heart transplant The whole town is...

Disillusioned by romance and love since her bitter divorce, a single mother has avoided personal relationships and abandoned her dream of opening a catering business, until she meets a widowed doctor who has come to Cape Light to build a new life for himself and his teenage daughter.

Arden Gentry flew to the lush island of Maui for one specific purpose: inserting herself into Drew McCasslin's life. The dashing widower, having bitterly grieved the death of his wife, is ready to start living again and believes their meeting is a sign to keep moving forward. He and his young son, Matt, are drawn to Arden's warmth and tenderness, and they open their wounded hearts to her. But even as the passion between Drew and Arden begins to point...

A young couple, Cody Gunner and Ali Daniels confront the challenge of falling in love and building a lasting relationship, while seemingly doomed to repeat the negative patterns they have established for most of their lives.

The bestselling, critically acclaimed debut novel about an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent for spelling. Annotation. Eliza Naumann, a seemingly unremarkable nine-year-old, expects never to fit into her gifted family: her autodidactic father, Saul, absorbed in his study of Jewish mysticism; her brother, Aaron, the vessel of his father's spiritual ambitions; and her brilliant but distant lawyer-mom, Miriam. But when Eliza sweeps her school...

"Social darling Delaine Dish is throwing a lavish Candlelight Concert to raise funds to restore a run-down Victorian home - and Theodosia Browning is more than happy to help out with tea and tasty treats from the Indigo Tea Shop. Unfortunately, the unveiling of Theo's opulent spread proves to be far from grand after retired CEO and beloved politico Duke Wilkes falls to the floor with a jagged piece of metal protruding from his neck. When the Widow...

Marcia Muller, bestselling author of the acclaimed series starring San Francisco P.I. Sharon McCone, returns to the remote northern California coast of Point Deception and Cyanide Wells with an exciting new novel.
A riveting mystery full of atmosphere and suspense, this tale explores the dark heart of a small town where passion-and murder-runs as deep as the river that flows through it... Amid ancient redwoods and sun-dappled reeds, the...

Ace freelance PR woman and amateur detective Temple Barr is 30-going-on-19 when she agrees to do homicide lieutenant Carmen Molina a big favor and go undercover as a contestant at Teen Idol, a TV reality show. The lieutenant is worried because someone is threatening the contestants- including her own 13-year-old daughter, by leaving mutilated Barbie dolls all over Las Vegas. Reliving the years of melodrama and teen angst while acting as a nanny-cum-diversion...