A whimsical tale of a queen in a far-off land who decreed that everyone in her kingdom must nap (siesta) between the hours of two and four in the afternoon, and the consequences of her decree. --

Murder. Revenge. Blackmail. Greed. Envy. Corruption. From the glamorous soirées of powerbrokers to gritty, dark alleys to snowy mountain hideaways--the twists and turns keep coming. The Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter presents 22 whip-smart stories in their award-winning anthologies series.

Bonnie Bee and Benny Butterfly meet, marry, and have a girl and boy, Bizzy and Buzzy Butterbee, who inherit the gifts of both bees and butterflies and help inspire others to discover their unique gifts and talents.

Lia thinks she's going to get her pilot's license, sell her father's Arizona airpark house, go back to helping beef producers sell meat, and probably find a guy just like the cheating husband who bankrupted her. Seth thinks he's come to Arizona to build a spiritual center, escape the community and wife that betrayed him, and create a new beginning much like the contemplative, vegetarian life he left. While Lia tried to hide and Seth tries to fit...

Since meeting her in a MASH unit in Vietnam, Scott has loved Holly. The only problem? She's married. When they reunite by chance years later, their attraction towards each other is still undeniable. But soon things become even more complicated. While at lunch with Scott, Holly spots a Cormorant wall plaque with a logo similar to one she saw at the scene of her husband's alleged suicide. Then Scott learns that his best friend from Vietnam, whom he...

"It is 1900. The story follows the fortunes of two orphan train riders, a black southern man the two children rescue, and a young priest who has to find his own way into emotional adulthood. From the first train as Annette and Jonathan cross the country to their adopters in Illinois farm country, to the final eruption into riot, fire, and murder in a coal mining town, dramatic tension sustains through alternating points of view. If you love psychological...

1910, Russian Immigrants, the Colorado Front Range Coal Strike, children, orphans, Marisa, a girl with Hirschsprung?s Syndrome, a colon that won?t work; her friend, Katrina; and a Danish boy, Lars, survive a massacre, abuse, discrimination, and WWI. Lars, a hyper-testosterone male, a Medal of Honor winner, a hero, a killer who can?t quit, comes home looking for his lost love, the woman who loves him and loses him, and the woman who loves him and saves...

"Not since the Great Jackalope Stampede of '58 has tumbleweed-choked Jackrabbit Junction, Arizona seen so much action. Claire Morgan is determined to unravel the mystery behind a stolen treasure before goons come gunning for it--and her family. But all the strangers roaming around town have her anxiety red-lining. Then her mother shows up..."--P. [4] of cover.

They were the men in Lizzie's life separated by a world turned upside down. Jamie, her younger brother, was a pilot stationed somewhere in England, her husband Frank was in the Marines and the last letter she received from L.J. was from Fort Benning but she suspected he must be in North Africa by now. L.J. had always been her confidant, the close friend that she could always count on now matter how difficult things happened to be. Kathy had always...