Elizabeth M Harbison

A collection of recipes for various kinds of breads arranged in a timeline format that charts the history of this staple food from the earliest civilization to the present day. Includes instructions for related activities.

Dedicating herself to her culinary patrons including an old-fashioned fussy eater, a seriously overweight woman and a neurotic diner who believes she is allergic to everything, private chef Gemma Craig goes home every night to boxed cereals until an unexpected event compels a confrontation with the past and an unexpected romance.

In this deliciously sassy novel, three very different women bond when they find themselves in more than one kind of trouble. It's the story of how sometimes you have a secret that can get you in---and out---of dire straits. It's about romance, friendship, kids, revenge, affairs, and, most of all, a love of the well-heeled things in life.

Ten years ago, Quinn Barton was on her way to the altar to marry Burke Morrison, her high school sweetheart, when something derailed her. At the last minute, a man begged her to reconsider the marriage. He told her that Burke had been cheating on her. Quinn struggled with the obligation of providing a wedding-and running for her life. She chose running, with the best man, who happened to be Burkes brother, Frank. That relationship didnt work either....

Willa has never fully recovered from the sudden death of her husband, Ben. She became an absent mother to her young son, Jamie, unable to comfort him while reeling from her own grief. Now, years after Ben's death, Willa finally decides to return to the beach house where he passed. It's time to move on and put the Ocean City, Maryland house on the market. When Willa arrives, the house is in worse shape than she could have imagined, and the memories...

Twenty years ago, Allie Denty was "the pretty one "and her best friend Olivia Pelham was "the smart one." Throughout high school, they were inseparable ... until a vicious rumor about Olivia-- a rumor too close to the truth--ended their friendship. Now, on the eve of their twentieth high school reunion, they're about to get together again and resume an old friendship.

Two decades ago, Erin Edwards was sure she'd already found the love of her life : Nate Lawson. Her first love. The one with whom she shared everything -- dreams of the fuiture, of children, plans for forever. The one she thought she would spend the rest of her life with. Until one terrible night when Erin made a mistake Nate could not forgive, leaving her to mourn the relationship she could never forget or get over.

On the downside, overworked, lonely and job-loathing department store HR manager Noelle found herself accidentally locked in on Christmas Eve...but on the upside, she could now try on all the pumps she wanted. However, someone's lurking in the shoe department - her guardian angel - who'll show her an alternative future with the hunky new fireman neighbor.