"When Marina Moore's life implodes, she seeks refuge at her grandmother's beach house. In her mid-forties, Marina needs her grandmother's gutsy advice to life. Writer Jack Ventana is on a sabbatical to write a book, but soon faces the prospect of unexpected romance when he moves into the guest cottage."--Publisher

Offers designs, ideas, and tips for creating the new cottage style-- which is marked by simple furniture, natural materials, a soft color palette, and decorative accents--for each room in the house.

Four friends take a cottage trip in the dead of winter. When one friend is found mutilated, the group worries they're being targeted by angry locals.

The bears are preparing to celebrate Christmas at the cottage, but the human owners turn up to celebrate Christmas too.

"The Yaga siblings--Bellatine, a young woodworker, and Isaac, a wayfaring street performer and con artist--have been estranged since childhood, separated both by resentment and by wide miles of American highway. But when they learn that they are to receive a mysterious inheritance, the siblings are reunited--only to discover that their bequest isn't land or money, but something far stranger: a sentient house on chicken legs. Thistlefoot, as the house...

Contains color reproductions of over 150 paintings by Thomas Kinkade, drawn from throughout his career, and includes an introductory essay that considers the place of Kinkade's work in both a historical and a contemporary context.

"When her husband, Rory, dies suddenly while on a business trip abroad, antiques dealer Jean White is shocked to larn he's left her nearly bankrupt. Grieving and blindsided, she heads to their one remaining asset: a cottage in the French antiques hub of Sainte Victoire. She intends to sell the property and return home, but once in town, Jean discoers that not only are the circumstances of Rory's death suspicious but also that he was having an affair....

Nelson, investigating a series of murder-suicides he has connected to an archaeological discovery--and to Ruth's seemingly sweet new neighbor, Zoe--he enlists Ruth's help until she, Zoe, and Kate go missing and he is left scrambling to find them before it's too late.

A wedding guide creator must convince an uninspired artist and owner of a special wedding cottage to renovate the run-down cottage to host a contest-winning couple for their dream wedding.