I M Glad You Re My Gran

A weekend away deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in this suspenseful and compulsive debut psychological thriller. Sometimes the only thing to fear...is yourself. Leonora (Lee to some, Nora to others) is a reclusive writer, but when an old friend unexpectedly invites her to a weekend away in an eerie glass house, she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. But a haunting realization creeps in to the party: they are not alone in the woods. Forty-eight hours later, Nora wakes up in a hospital bed with the knowledge that someone is dead. Wondering not “what happened?” but “what have I done?” she tries to piece together the events of the past weekend. In order to uncover secrets and reveal motives, Nora must revisit parts of herself that she’d rather leave buried where they belong: in the past. In the vein of The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl, this gripping thriller will have readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.

The illuminating and deeply personal debut from Gabriela Maya Bernadett, Stories My Grandmother Told Me explores culture, race, and chosen family, set against the backdrop of the twentieth-century American Southwest. In a hilly Southern California suburb in the late twentieth century, Gabriela Maya Bernadett listens as her grandmother tells her a story. It’s the true story of Esther Small, the great-granddaughter of slaves, who became one of the few Black students to graduate from NYU in the 1940s. Having grown up in Harlem, Esther couldn’t imagine a better place to live; especially not somewhere in the American Southwest. But when she learns of a job teaching Native American children on a reservation, Esther decides to take a chance. She soon finds herself on a train to Fort Yuma, Arizona; unaware that each year, the Bureau of Indian Affairs kidnaps the native Tohono O’odham children from the reservation and forces them to be educated in the ‘ways of the White man.’ It doesn’t take long for Esther to notice how Fort Yuma parallels her own grandmother’s story as a slave in the South—the native children, constantly belittled by teachers and peers, are forced to perform manual labor for local farmers. One of two Black people in Fort Yuma, Esther feels isolated, never sure where she belongs in a community deeply divided between the White people and the Tohono O’odhams. John, the school bus driver and Tohono O’odham tribe member, is one of the only people she connects with. Friendship slowly grows into love, and together, Esther and John navigate a changing America. Seamlessly weaving in the present day with the past, Stories My Grandmother Told Me blends a woman’s memory of her life, and that woman’s granddaughter’s memories of how she heard these stories growing up. Bernadett’s captivating narrative explores themes of identity, tradition, and belonging, showing what it really means to exist in a multicultural America.

My Grand-Mom Told Me… is a collection of short stories and will appeal to children from four to one-hundred and four years of age! The story opens with a narrative by the adult child, reminiscing what life was like when he visited his grandmother while his parents worked. The conversations are simple, but educational as well. Grand-Mom teaches her grand-son “Little Sprout”—as she affectionately calls him—expressions and jobs during her life, new vocabulary, and how great it is to just simply share life together.

Harlequin® Heartwarming celebrates wholesome, heartfelt relationships that focus on home, family, community and love. Experience all that and more with four new novels in one collection! This Harlequin Heartwarming box set includes: ROCKY MOUNTAIN BABY (A Second Chance Club Novel) by Patricia Johns Taryn Cook is pregnant with her own miracle baby…but she hadn't anticipated that the father, Noah Brooks, would want to be part of her baby's life. Can a man who never planned on being a dad truly be the father this baby needs? AN ALASKAN HOMECOMING (A Northern Lights Novel) by Beth Carpenter To fix a family matter, Zack Vogel wishes he were married. His old friend Rowan O’Shea is happy to help him out…and the closer they get, the harder it is to imagine a future without one another. A FAMILY FOR THE FIREFIGHTER (A Polk Island Novel) by Jacquelin Thomas After rescuing a toddler, firefighter Leon Rothchild faces the flames of his past. Finding himself drawn to the child’s mother, Misty Brightwater, he has to decide if his attraction is worth tearing down walls he’s spent years building. HER RODEO RANCHER (A Montgomerys of Spirit Lake Novel) by M. K. Stelmack When rodeo celebrity Will Claverley persuades city girl Krista Montgomery to become his fake girlfriend for a few days, old emotions flare up. Is there any way these two opposites could attract…and develop lasting love? Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Heartwarming!

Grans are great! So make sure your gran knows just how much you appreciate her with this fantastic doodle book! With space for colouring, writing and your own drawings this is the perfect gift to complete and give to someone special.

Humorous questions about God, Jesus and the Bible.