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Baked Plums

In Fable, Fable was left by her father on an island full of questionable (at best) characters. If she can survive long enough to get herself off the island and find him, he will give her what she's owed. That was four years ago and it's time for Fable to find her father and remind him that while he never forgets the wrongs done to him, neither does his daughter.

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Black-Eyed Pea Cakes

Lydia and Claire haven't spoken in decades, but events transpire to bring the sisters back together. Can they solve the mystery of their eldest sister's disappearance in Pretty Girls

Butternut Squash Soup

Hailey and Jonah's divorce continues to get more contentious the longer it drags on, until Hailey is ready to give in on Jonah's demands. But when Jonah is murdered in his own home, ending their divorce before an agreement is reached, suspicion turns to Hailey. Find out who killed Jonah in We Would Never, based on a true story.

Chickpea and Apricot Tagine

When Lauren comes home from her friend's bachelorette party and finds a husband waiting for her, she is confused. She didn't have a husband when she left for the party! After some frantic googling and wondering if she's hit her head, her new husband goes into the attic and comes out...as a different husband. It seems her attic contains an unlimited supply in The Husbands.

Corn on the Cob

Jane moves back home and is given the chance to research the house she spent time in as a kid. Is there a chance that it's really haunted like the new owner says? Find out in The Cliffs.

Crispy Hashbrowns

When the cops show up at Adam Morgan's door, arresting him while telling him that he was the last person to see his mistress alive before she was brutally murdered, Adam can think of only one person capable of taking on his case and proving his innocence: Sarah. His wife in The Perfect Marriage

Cucumber Sandwiches

Poppy has a lot weighing her down as she goes about her life as THE Maiden, not allowed to interact with the world around her and punished for the smallest of infractions. But the allure of a regular life beckons to her and Poppy wonders what it would be like to be able to choose what she wanted to do... who she wanted to be in From Blood and Ash

Egg Tarts

Are Winnie and Ava smart enough to not get caught in Counterfeit?

Enchiladas

Getting proposed to at a baseball game is not what Nik expected, and the "no" she gives him goes viral, in The Proposal.

Grilled Cheese

When a girl goes missing, the cops question everyone who lives on her street and expose the secrets of everyone in this small community in Everyone Here is Lying.

Honey Lozenge

Callie and Desmond's journey comes to a close, do they finally discover who the Thief of Souls is? Find out in Dark Harmony.

Kiwi Salsa

Calen and his friends visit Milltown to spend some of their newfound money and make some new friends at the inn where they're spending the night. Little did they know that their new friends are on the run from the empire, hiding something they would give their lives to protect in Of Blood and Fire.

Mangú

What happened to the work of Anita de Monte after she fell out of a New York City skyscraper window in Anita de Monte Laughs Last? Or was she pushed?

Oatmeal

As people across the world wake one morning, they find a box waiting for them. Inside the box is a string. Every single person twenty-two years old or older receives a string - which tells them how long there life will be in The Measure

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Peach Preserves

You can take the belle out of the south but you can't take the southern out of the belle, and Zelda is a prime example in Z.

Pickled Cabbage

In Valley, Dawsyn has finally rescued as many people as possible from the Ledge, but now she has to lead them to safety. With multiple royal figures out to capture them, where can they go that the people will no longer be hunted.

Potato Salad

January has writer's block. Worse, her agent keeps asking when her (very late) promised book will be done. Even worse, circumstances force her to move into the house her late father shared with his mistress. Worse than all that, her new neighbor is none other than bestselling author Augustus Everett, who she had a bit of a rivalry with in college (not that he noticed). Lucky for her, he's got writer's block too in Beach Read.

Raspberry Jam

Kiela doesn't like people, but she loves books. When the Great Library of Alyssium is threatened by radicals, Kiela takes her sentient spider plant assistant Caz and as many books as she can manage and runs to the last place anyone would look for her - the island where she was born. What she has forgotten (or perhaps never realized) is the smaller the community, the nosier the people. She is immediately beset with neighbors wanting to help her, get to know her, and to gossip. Not ideal for someone who just liberated a bunch of books banned from public consumption in The Spellshop.

Refried Beans

In a country on the precipice of war, Nadia and Saaed meet and are intrigued but cautious in their pursuit of each other, but it is not until war breaks out in earnest and death is all around them that the two of them decide life is too short to take things slow. They know they must leave their country, but once gone, they struggle to hold on to where they're from, the people the left behind, each other, and even themselves in Exit West.

Roasted Taro

Calla has finally succeeded in killing her uncle, King Kasa. Does she have the courage to face what comes next in Vilest Things?

Rosehip Jam

Two beings who fight on opposite sides of a never-ending war to control time become aware of each other through a series of close encounters and lifetimes of trying to gain the upper hand. When one of them leaves a note of appreciation for the other's work ethic and attention to detail, a love story like no other begins to unfold in This is How You Lose the Time War

Roti

Nikki agrees to teach a creative writing seminar for a group of Sikh women and the class goes in a direction the never imagined in Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows.

Scrambled Eggs

Find out what happened to psychiatrist and bestselling author Adrienne Hale, MD, PhD, in Never Lie.

Spiced Sauteed Spinach

Goddess of the River is a retelling of the Mahābhārata, focusing on the roles of the river Ganga and her son, Devavrata.

Stuffed Jalapenos

In The Phoenix Keeper, Aila has dreamed of breeding Silimalo phoenixes since she was a child and after a lot of hard work and not a small amount of wheedling, she gets her chance. But with the delivery of a mate for her beloved phoenix Rubra, Aila's anxiety soars. She now has to navigate dating the zoo's dragon keeper (never been her strong suit), work with her archnemesis Luciana, and protect her phoenixes from potential risks - including being stolen and sold in illegal channels. She's not sure which task is more daunting. 

Balsamic Vinaigrette

Emily has found her perfect man in The Other Woman, but can she handle his mother?

Blueberry Smoothie

Carrie Soto is about to take back her record in Carrie Soto is Back.

Cacio e Pepe

Nora Stephens isn't sure when it happened but somehow she became the villain in her own story. She is not the plucky girl next door you root for in every rom com, nor is she a woman who can be "one of the guys". She is a bossy, high maintenance, city lover who puts all of her effort in getting the best deal for her clients. But then her sister Libby convinces her to take a month away from the city so that Libby can live out her small town fantasy before having her third child. Is Nora about to find the hot lumberjack of her dreams in Book Lovers?

Chinese Egg Noodles

Calla enters to compete in the annual games in San-Er, only one person will make it to the end and become the Champion in Immortal Longings. But she isn't interested in the winning pot, she's wants to see the King face to face again. She is his niece, after all. 

Creamy Mushroom Soup

Mika is asked to mentor three young witches and teach them to control their power, but she doesn't expect to find the home she's always searched for in The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.

Crispy Roasted Potatoes

Dawsyn escapes from her execution with the help of some friends and continues on her quest to rescue the people of the Ledge, all while sorting through her feelings about her dead lover, who betrayed her, in Chasm.

Dolmades

Six people arrive on a private island, only five of them a leave. One of them is a killer in The Fury.

Eggs Florentine

Enjoy (what better be) perfectly cooked eggs Florentine as Island Home opens for the first time in The Club.

Fry Bread

When a girl goes missing and is found dead, four teenagers who were the last people to see her band together to find out what happened. But could it be one of them that killed her? Find out in Looking for Smoke.

Honey Glazed Carrots

Saeris is on the brink of death when Fisher finds her and takes her to a world that she never believed could be real in Quicksilver.

Jollof Rice

When Zelu gets fired from her teaching job and has her most recent book rejected by yet another publisher, she's feeling lower than ever. That night, she finally lets loose with nothing left to lose and writes a novel that will take the world by storm in Death of the Author.

Mango Sorbet

First, her husband leaves her for a woman named Maggie. Then, she finds a lump in her breast, which she also dubs "Maggie". A combination of reclaiming joy, wading through grief, and defying what's expected, the narrator uses humor and a bevy of mythological stories to make sense of what is happening in her life in Maggie; or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar.

Mashed Potatoes

In If We Were Villains, a close-knit group of students studying Shakespearean theater find that life really begins to imitate their art when their group is shaken by tragedy. They need to band together and support one another, but how can you do that when you're falling apart?

Olive Tapenade

Four Colleagues go head to head with the company they work for, which causes discord amongst them. Luckily, Sloane offers Ardie an olive branch in The Whisper Network.

Peas with Lemon and Tarragon

A family lives through the Nazi occupation of France during WWII, each finding their own way to endure the war and fight against the atrocities being committed around them. In the process, they each find something in themselves that they didn't realize they were missing in The Nightingale.

Porridge

Jane has never had a real home, something that she has yearned for since she was a child. It's something she believes she has found when she begins to work for Mr. Rochester as a governess for his ward Adele. But soon Jane finds out that Mr. Rochester has been hiding a terrible secret. Should she give up the life she's dreamed of or stay regardless of his secret and deal with the consequences? Find out in Jane Eyre

Pumpkin Fritters

Danielle's stepmother and stepsisters are the absolute worst, it's all she can do to wait until high school is over so she can escape them. But when forced to repair an attic leak, she finds a box of her parents' things including their infamous cosplay outfits for Starfield. On a whim, she decides to tailor the outfits with the help of her fairy godfriend/coworker and attend ExcelsiCon on the wings of a pumpkin food truck in Geekerella.

Red Currant Yogurt Cakes

Diem Bellator is a healer who is passionate about caring for people, regardless of if they are mortal or Descended. But when her mother goes missing, Diem starts down a path that she cannot easily leave, and that will open her eyes to more than she ever imagined in Spark of the Everflame

Roasted Carrots

Now that Saeris Fane has found herself queen, she has to find a way to lead and to eventually fulfill her ultimate goal. That is going to be difficult to do since the people she now rules really hate her and her enemy has tricks she's never seen before in Brimstone

Roasted Vegetable Terrine

In I Have Some Questions for You, Bodie Kane is invited to teach a short class on podcasting at her high school alma mater, she asks her students to come to the first class with an idea for what they would like to report on. One of those students decides to investigate the murder of a student in the 90's, who happened to be Bodie's roommate junior year. 

Rosemary Roasted Potatoes

Everyone's secrets are coming out at the exclusive wedding of an up and coming television star, but who's secret ends in murder. Find out in The Guest List.

Samosas

Callie and Des try to figure out why the oak trees are bleeding in A Strange Hymn.

Sopa de Frijoles

Lara comes to Mexico to help a friend solve a mystery. She stays when she is implicated in their murder in The Xibalba Murders.

Spinach and Broccoli Quiche

A doctor gets stuck on her way home from a family funeral when she swerves for a raccoon and ends up in the ditch. She ends up at the local VFW hall for dinner that evening and what starts with a $100 bet ends in something that Alexis never would expected - a small town carpenter that does not fit into her world at all, but that Alexis would risk everything for in Part of Your World.

Vegetable Soup

Amelia just needs to get away. She has been working non stop ever since becoming Rae Rose, international popstar. And she has a full agenda of appearances and interviews before she starts her next tour but she just cannot keep going like this! So she does what Audrey Hepburn once did in Roman Holiday. But Rome, Italy is too far, so Amelia heads to Rome, Kentucky in When in Rome.

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