The Brightest of Dreams (Canadian Crossings Book #3)

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Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493422766
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Book Synopsis The Brightest of Dreams (Canadian Crossings Book #3) by : Susan Anne Mason

Download or read book The Brightest of Dreams (Canadian Crossings Book #3) written by Susan Anne Mason and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quinten Aspinall is determined to fulfill a promise he made to his deceased father to keep his family together. To do so, he must travel to Canada to find his younger siblings, who were sent there as indentured workers while Quinn was away at war. He is also solicited by his employer to look for the man's niece who ran off with a Canadian soldier. If Quinn can bring Julia back, he will receive his own tenant farm, enabling him to provide a home for his ailing mother and siblings. Julia Holloway's decision to come to Toronto has been met with disaster. When her uncle's employee rescues her from a bad situation, she fears she can never repay Quinn's kindness. So when he asks her to help find his sister, she agrees. Soon after, however, Julia receives some devastating news that changes everything. Torn between reuniting his family and protecting Julia, will Quinn have to sacrifice his chance at happiness to finally keep his promise?

A Feeling of Home (Redemption's Light Book #3)

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Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493437232
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Book Synopsis A Feeling of Home (Redemption's Light Book #3) by : Susan Anne Mason

Download or read book A Feeling of Home (Redemption's Light Book #3) written by Susan Anne Mason and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can she set aside the pain from the past to embrace a new love? Isabelle Wardrop's well-to-do life has completely unraveled. Within months, she's lost both her parents, her fortune, and her home. With nowhere else to turn, she and her younger sister move in with a trusted former servant in an impoverished area of the city. Desperate for work but having no qualifications, Isabelle is forced to accept help from Dr. Mark Henshaw, the very man she blames for her mother's death. Mark Henshaw has admired Isabelle for several months, but after the tragic death of her mother, he vows to make amends for the past and help her find her way. But when Mark learns his younger brother has formed an undesirable friendship with Isabelle's sister--one that brings a whole new set of problems into their lives--he doesn't know if Isabelle will ever forgive him. When startling developments begin to take place, both within Isabelle's heart and their siblings' relationship, her future looks very different than anything she could have imagined. "Mason delivers a soothing WWII romance . . . and paints a rich picture of the social challenges of the era."--Publishers Weekly on To Find Her Place

The Best of Intentions (Canadian Crossings Book #1)

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Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 149341478X
Total Pages : 352 pages
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Download or read book The Best of Intentions (Canadian Crossings Book #1) written by Susan Anne Mason and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of WWI, Grace Abernathy is determined to reunite with her family, crossing an ocean to convince her widowed sister to return home to England. Yet Toronto holds more tragedy and her nephew Christian is now in the custody of his paternal relatives, the formidable Easton family, who rejected Grace's sister because of her low social status. Unconvinced the Eastons can be fitting caretakers, Grace jumps at the chance to be Christian's nanny and observe the family up close under an assumed name. In the course of her new position, she is shocked to discover herself falling for Andrew Easton, the boy's guardian. Unfortunately, Andrew is promised to a spoiled socialite who will make a terrible stepmother for Christian. Will Grace be able to protect her nephew . . . and her heart?

Irish Meadows (Courage to Dream Book #1)

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Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 144122856X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Book Synopsis Irish Meadows (Courage to Dream Book #1) by : Susan Anne Mason

Download or read book Irish Meadows (Courage to Dream Book #1) written by Susan Anne Mason and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1911, Long Island, New York Faced With an Uncertain Future, Sometimes All You Have Left Is the Courage to Dream Brianna and Colleen O'Leary know their Irish immigrant father expects them to marry well. Recently he's put even more pressure on them, insinuating that the very future of their Long Island horse farm, Irish Meadows, rests in their ability to land prosperous husbands. Both girls, however, have different visions for their futures. Brianna, a quiet girl with a quick mind, dreams of attending college. Vivacious Colleen, meanwhile, is happy to marry--as long as her father's choice meets her exacting standards of the ideal groom. When former stable hand Gilbert Whelan returns from business school and distant relative Rylan Montgomery visits Long Island during his seminary training, the two men quickly complicate everyone's plans. As the farm slips ever closer to ruin, James O'Leary grows more desperate. It will take every ounce of courage for both sisters to avoid being pawns in their father's machinations and instead follow their hearts. And even if they do, will they inevitably find their dreams too distant to reach?

The Highest of Hopes (Canadian Crossings Book #2)

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Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493417258
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book The Highest of Hopes (Canadian Crossings Book #2) written by Susan Anne Mason and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her beloved grandfather's death, Emmaline Moore is shocked to discover that her "deceased" father is actually living in Canada. Having no other family, Emma decides she must find him, and so embarks on a journey across the ocean, accompanied by her best friend, Jonathan. Unfortunately, Randall Moore and his well-to-do family aren't thrilled by her arrival, fearing her sudden appearance will hinder his chance at becoming mayor of Toronto in 1919. Despite everything, Emma remains determined to earn their affection. Jonathan Rowe has secretly loved Emma for years and hopes that during their trip he can win her heart. Concerned that Randall might reject her, Jonathan is ready to console Emma and bring her home. When she informs him that she has no intention of returning to England, Jonathan begins to despair. Can he convince Emma to find value within herself rather than seeking it from a virtual stranger? And will she ever come to see that Jonathan is her true home?

Any Day Now

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Publisher : MIRA
ISBN 13 : 1460396618
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (63 download)

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Book Synopsis Any Day Now by : Robyn Carr

Download or read book Any Day Now written by Robyn Carr and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Bestselling Author of the hit Netflix series, Virgin River! For Sierra Jones, Sullivan's Crossing is meant to be a brief stopover. She's put her troubled past behind her but the path forward isn't yet clear. A visit with her big brother Cal and his new bride, Maggie, seems to be the best option to help her get back on her feet. Not wanting to burden or depend on anyone, Sierra is surprised to find the Crossing offers so much more than a place to rest her head. Cal and Maggie welcome her into their busy lives and she quickly finds herself bonding with Sully, the quirky campground owner who is the father figure she's always wanted. But when her past catches up with her, it's a special man and an adorable puppy who give her the strength to face the truth and fight for a brighter future. In Sullivan's Crossing Sierra learns to cherish the family you are given and the family you choose. Don't miss Robyn Carr's next uplifting novel, The Friendship Club, where four women come together at a tumultuous time in their lives, forging an unbreakable bond that will leave them all forever changed—available January 2024! Sullivan Crossing Series: What We Find Any Day Now The Family Gathering The Best of Us The Country Guesthouse

A Worthy Heart (Courage to Dream Book #2)

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Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 144122940X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book A Worthy Heart (Courage to Dream Book #2) written by Susan Anne Mason and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2015-12-29 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can an Irish Lass with a Dream for America Find True Love? Maggie Montgomery's long-held wish to see America is finally coming true. She'll visit her beloved brother Rylan and his wife, Colleen, and at the same time, escape Neill Fitzgerald's unwanted attention. In addition, Maggie has a secret! She plans to remain in America to seek her fortune and to hopefully find love. While visiting Irish Meadows, she meets an intriguing man whom she thinks is a stable hand. Only when Rylan demands she stay away from Adam O'Leary does she realize he's Colleen's brother, recently released from prison. Nonetheless, Maggie can't seem to make her heart conform to her brother's request. Adam O'Leary has never felt worthy of his place in the family. Spending time in jail only reinforces his belief. Now that he's free, Adam hopes to make amends and earn back his family's trust. Falling in love with Maggie Montgomery, however, was never in his plans. Despite everyone's effort to keep them apart, the two develop a bond nothing can break--but has Adam truly changed, or will the sins of his past prove too much for Maggie to overcome?

City Without End

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Publisher : Pyr
ISBN 13 : 159102840X
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis City Without End by : Kay Kenyon

Download or read book City Without End written by Kay Kenyon and published by Pyr. This book was released on 2010-08-05 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this series Kay Kenyon has created her most vivid and compelling society yet, the universe Entire. Reviewers have called this "a grand world," "an enormous stage," and "a bravura concept." On this stage unfolds a mighty struggle for dominance between two universes. Titus Quinn has forged an unstable peace with the Tarig lords. The ruinous capability of the nanotech surge weapon he possesses ensures détente. But it is a sham. In what the godwoman Zhiya calls "a fit of moral goodness," he’s thrown the weapon into the space-folding waters of the Nigh. This clears the way for an enemy he could have never foreseen: the people of the Rose. A small cadre led by Helice Maki is determined to take the Entire for itself and leave the earth in ruins. The transform of earth will begin deep in a western desert and will sweep over the lives of ordinary people, entangling Quinn’s sister-in-law Caitlin in a deepening and ultimate conspiracy. In the Entire, Quinn stalks Helice to the fabled Rim City, encircling the heart of the Entire. Here he at last finds his daughter, now called Sen Ni, in the Chalin style. Outside of earth-based time, she has grown to adulthood. He hardly knows her, and finds her the mistress of a remarkable dream-time insurgency against the Tarig lords—and more, a woman risen high in the Entire’s meritocracy. Quinn needs his daughter’s help against the woman who would destroy the earth. But Sen Ni has her own plans and allies, among them a boy-navitar unlike any other pilot of the River Nigh—a navitar willing and supremely able to break his vows and bend the world. Quinn casts his fate with the beautiful and resourceful Ji Anzi who—sent on a journey to other realms—holds the key to Quinn’s heart and his overarching mission. But as he approaches the innermost sanctuary of the Tarig, he is alone. Waiting for him are powerful adversaries, including a lady who both hates and loves him, the high prefect of the dragon court, and Quinn’s most implacable enemy, a warrior whose chaotic mind will soon be roused from an eternal slumber. From the Trade Paperback edition.

To Find Her Place (Redemption's Light Book #2)

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Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493431498
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book To Find Her Place (Redemption's Light Book #2) written by Susan Anne Mason and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the midst of WWII, Jane Linder pours all her energy and dreams for a family into her career at the Toronto Children's Aid Society. As acting directress, Jane hopes for a permanent appointment so she can continue making a difference in the lives of troubled children. But if anyone were to find out she is divorced, everything would change. Garrett Wilder has been hired to overhaul operations at the Children's Aid Society. He hopes to impress the board members with his findings and earn the vacant director's position. A war injury ended his dream of taking over his parents' farm, but with the security of the director's job, he'd be able to contribute financially and help save the family business. Despite their competing interests, feelings begin to blossom between them. But then Jane's ex-husband returns from overseas with an unexpected proposition that could fulfill her deepest desires. Suddenly at a crossroads, can Jane discern the path to true happiness?

Morrigan's Cross

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101128585
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Morrigan's Cross by : Nora Roberts

Download or read book Morrigan's Cross written by Nora Roberts and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-08-29 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts' Circle Trilogy begins with an epic tale that breaks down the boundaries between reality and the otherworldly, while forging together the passions of the men and women caught in a battle for the fate of humanity… In the last days of high summer, with lightning striking blue in a black sky, the sorcerer stood on a high cliff overlooking the raging sea… Belting out his grief into the storm, Hoyt Mac Cionaoith rails against the evil that has torn his twin brother from their family’s embrace. Her name is Lilith. Existing for over a thousand years, she has lured countless men to an immortal doom with her soul-stealing kiss. But now, this woman known as vampire will stop at nothing until she rules this world—and those beyond it… Hoyt is no match for the dark siren. But his powers come from the goddess Morrigan, and it is through her that he will get his chance at vengeance. At Morrigan’s charge, he must gather five others to form a ring of power strong enough to overcome Lilith. A circle of six: himself, the witch, the warrior, the scholar, the one of many forms, and the one he’s lost. And it is in this circle, hundreds of years in the future, where Hoyt will learn how strong his spirit—and his heart—have become… Don’t miss the other books in the Circle Trilogy Dance of the Gods Valley of Silence

Betrayed Hearts

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Publisher : Pelican Ventures Book Group
ISBN 13 : 1611163633
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book Betrayed Hearts written by Susan Anne Mason and published by Pelican Ventures Book Group. This book was released on 2014-08-08 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lily Draper comes to Rainbow Falls in search of her biological sister, the only blood relative she has left. Emotionally scarred by her preacher father, Lily avoids religion at all cost. Her new landlord, an aspiring minister, soon has her questioning her views. Can she learn to trust Nick's heart or will her sordid past destroy their love?Nick Logan hopes to take over for the retiring minister who has groomed Nick for the job. But Reverend Ted seems to feel the position requires Nick to marry an upstanding woman, namely Ted's niece. When Nick finds himself falling in love with Lily Draper, the woman least likely to become a minister's wife, his problems escalate. And when Reverend Ted gives him an ultimatum, Nick faces an impossible choice. Can he accept God's will and still find a place for Lily in his life?

Mohawk Interruptus

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Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822376784
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Book Synopsis Mohawk Interruptus by : Audra Simpson

Download or read book Mohawk Interruptus written by Audra Simpson and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mohawk Interruptus is a bold challenge to dominant thinking in the fields of Native studies and anthropology. Combining political theory with ethnographic research among the Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke, a reserve community in what is now southwestern Quebec, Audra Simpson examines their struggles to articulate and maintain political sovereignty through centuries of settler colonialism. The Kahnawà:ke Mohawks are part of the Haudenosaunee or Iroquois Confederacy. Like many Iroquois peoples, they insist on the integrity of Haudenosaunee governance and refuse American or Canadian citizenship. Audra Simpson thinks through this politics of refusal, which stands in stark contrast to the politics of cultural recognition. Tracing the implications of refusal, Simpson argues that one sovereign political order can exist nested within a sovereign state, albeit with enormous tension around issues of jurisdiction and legitimacy. Finally, Simpson critiques anthropologists and political scientists, whom, she argues, have too readily accepted the assumption that the colonial project is complete. Belying that notion, Mohawk Interruptus calls for and demonstrates more robust and evenhanded forms of inquiry into indigenous politics in the teeth of settler governance.

What We Find

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Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0778318850
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (783 download)

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Book Synopsis What We Find by : Robyn Carr

Download or read book What We Find written by Robyn Carr and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Denver neurosurgeon relocates to the small rural town named after her ancestor in the aftermath of a wrongful malpractice suit to recover and reconnect with her estranged father--

A Haven for Her Heart (Redemption's Light Book #1)

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Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493428292
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Book Synopsis A Haven for Her Heart (Redemption's Light Book #1) by : Susan Anne Mason

Download or read book A Haven for Her Heart (Redemption's Light Book #1) written by Susan Anne Mason and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homeless after being released from a women's reformatory in 1939 Toronto, Olivia Rosetti is taken in by an angel of mercy, Ruth Bennington. The two discover they share a painful past and together decide to open a maternity home for troubled women. Despite the success of the home, Olivia is haunted by her inhumane treatment at the reformatory and the way her newborn son was taken from her. She feels undeserving of love--until she meets businessman Darius Reed. Although his attention makes her heart soar, he can never learn of her past. Greek widower Darius Reed is determined to protect his daughter from the prejudice that killed her mother. He'll ensure her future by marrying a woman from a respected Toronto family. But when Darius meets Olivia, he's immediately drawn to her beauty and compassion. Can love prove stronger than prejudice and past mistakes? Or will Olivia's secrets destroy any chance at a future together?

Sullivan's Crossing Collection Volume 1

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Publisher : MIRA
ISBN 13 : 1488034036
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Book Synopsis Sullivan's Crossing Collection Volume 1 by : Robyn Carr

Download or read book Sullivan's Crossing Collection Volume 1 written by Robyn Carr and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Virgin River and Thunder Point series, as she explores the healing powers of rural Colorado in the new Sullivan’s Crossing series, with the first two novels now available together in a box set. WHAT WE FIND Under extreme pressure, neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan knows she needs to slow down before she burns out completely, and the best place she can do that is Sullivan’s Crossing. But on arriving at the stretch of land and charming general store, Maggie finds she must take on an unexpected responsibility. When a quiet and serious-looking hiker, Cal Jones, offers to lend a hand, Maggie is suspicious of his motives—until she finds out the true reason for his deliberate isolation. As they spend time together, Maggie is given hope for something brighter in the future, if only they can learn to find peace and healing…and maybe even love. ANY DAY NOW For Sierra Jones, Sullivan’s Crossing is meant to be a brief stopover. She’s put her troubled past behind her but the path forward isn’t yet clear. Cal and Maggie welcome her into their busy lives and she quickly finds herself bonding with Sully, the quirky campground owner who is the father figure she’s always wanted. But when her past catches up with her, it’s a special man and an adorable puppy who give her the strength to face the truth and fight for a brighter future. Sierra will learn to cherish the family you are given and the family you choose.

The Crossing

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Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0679760849
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (797 download)

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Book Synopsis The Crossing by : Cormac McCarthy

Download or read book The Crossing written by Cormac McCarthy and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1995-03-14 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The second volume of the award-winning Border Trilogy—From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road—fulfills the promise of All the Pretty Horses and at the same time give us a work that is darker and more visionary, a novel with the unstoppable momentum of a classic western and the elegaic power of a lost American myth. In the late 1930s, sixteen-year-old Billy Parham captures a she-wolf that has been marauding his family's ranch. But instead of killing it, he decides to take it back to the mountains of Mexico. With that crossing, he begins an arduous and often dreamlike journey into a country where men meet ghosts and violence strikes as suddenly as heat-lightning—a world where there is no order "save that which death has put there." An essential novel by any measure, The Crossing is luminous and appalling, a book that touches, stops, and starts the heart and mind at once. Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.

A Trick of the Light

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Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1429972890
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Book Synopsis A Trick of the Light by : Louise Penny

Download or read book A Trick of the Light written by Louise Penny and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Crime Book and Favorite Cozy for 2011 A Publishers Weekly Best Mystery/Thriller books for 2011 With A Trick of the Light, Louise Penny takes us back to the deceptively peaceful village of Three Pines in this brilliant novel in her award-winning, New York Times bestselling series featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. "Hearts are broken," Lillian Dyson carefully underlined in a book. "Sweet relationships are dead." But now Lillian herself is dead. Found among the bleeding hearts and lilacs of Clara Morrow's garden in Three Pines, shattering the celebrations of Clara's solo show at the famed Musée in Montreal. Chief Inspector Gamache, the head of homicide at the Sûreté du Québec, is called to the tiny Quebec village and there he finds the art world gathered, and with it a world of shading and nuance, a world of shadow and light. Where nothing is as it seems. Behind every smile there lurks a sneer. Inside every sweet relationship there hides a broken heart. And even when facts are slowly exposed, it is no longer clear to Gamache and his team if what they've found is the truth, or simply a trick of the light. "Penny has been compared to Agatha Christie [but] it sells her short. Her characters are too rich, her grasp of nuance and human psychology too firm...." --Booklist (starred review)