The Bee Charmer

After the death of her father, Nat St. Croix needs to decide on which direction her life should take. Does she continue her life alone, as a trapper and trader, or does she start over and try to fit into a town surrounded by strangers? When she arrives in Seattle to trade her furs, a young widow, Marissa, catches Nat's attention. Can Marissa be the chance of having the best of both worlds? Will the call of the wild and all that is familiar or, will the call of love capture Nat's heart?

Eighteen-year-old Mark Matthews has adored Sandy Lewis ever since he can remember. Unfortunately, Mark, a gifted athlete, and Sandy, a genius with lofty goals, are first cousins caught in the web of forbidden love. Seemingly destined to only see his soul mate twice a year, Mark hangs onto the hope that one day he and Sandy will be together. But Sandy is about to discover something about herself that will change both their lives forever. As soon as Sandy discovers the ability to achieve astonishing physical feats, she begins to suspect that she has inherited powers that not only make her athletically dominant, but also telepathic. After she discovers that Mark is also psychically gifted, Sandy begins to show off her newly discovered capabilities of charming bees, but quickly reins in her gift after she is warned by a neighbor to keep her powers a secret from everyone. But when someone goes missing in their town, Sandy and Mark have no choice but to rely on their gifts to help. The Bee Charmer is the engaging tale of a young couple’s evolving love and unique abilities as they become immersed in the danger, intrigue, and mystery emerging in their small New England town.

Even in the age of technology and the Internet, children still love to hear and read stories about nature, family, and the things that relate to them. Especially those stories that activate their desire to create, imagine, and learn. Beekeeping is an ancient art. Maggie the Bee Charmer explores the majestic world of bees and harvesting honey through the eyes of a child. Maggie’s imagination and senses are activated whenever she and her grandmother, Me-Maw, visits the hives. Maggie will have children hooked and wanting to hear more about her experiences. Teachers can utilize Maggie the Bee Charmer as a teaching aide and for story time. Parents can use it to bond with their children and help build their communication and vocabulary skills.

Dublin 1911 When Eliza Kane and her brother Jonty move from the leafy suburbs of Rathmines to a tenement flat on Henrietta Street they are in for a shock. Pigs and ponies in the yard, rats in the hallways and cockroaches or 'clocks' underfoot! When they meet their new neighbour, Annie, a kind and practical teenager and her brothers, and a travelling circus comes to town, offering them both jobs, helping Madam Ada, the bee charmer, and Albert the dog trainer, things start to look up. When a tragedy happens in the tenements, Eliza, Jonty and their new friends spring into action. A tale of family, friendship and finding a new home, with touch of magical bees!

“A beautiful tribute . . . From breakfast pastries to exotic marinades to unexpected desserts, Carrie Schloss explores the many sides of honey. ” —Ashlee Aubin, executive chef, Fisk & Co. Asheville Bee Charmer, opened in 2014 by beekeepers Jillian Kelly and Kim Allen, has become a destination for both local foodies and tourists. This honey purveyor, located in one of the most pollinator-friendly parts of the United States, offers a range of bee-related products and more than fifty different artisanal honey varietals—each with its own unique color, texture, and taste. Inspired by the vast honey selection available behind the Honey Bar, chef Carrie Schloss has created The Asheville Bee Charmer Cookbook, a collection featuring 130 recipes, twenty honey varietals, and eight special Bee Charmer blends. With a color, aroma, and tasting guide to honey varietals and dishes like Bee Pollen Nut Brittle, Chipotle Honey–Marinated Skirt Steak, and Milk and Honey Dinner Rolls, this cookbook proves that honey is the best way to season or sweeten your next meal. Schloss writes with the home cook in mind, packing complex, surprising flavors into recipes written in clear, accessible prose, and the recipes are accompanied by beautiful full-color photography throughout. “An inspiration . . . Cooks of every level will leave the sugar in their cupboards and reach for their new favorite local varietal instead.” —Chris Pandel, chef/partner, Swift & Sons “A lovely testimonial to the significance of the honeybee. With these delicious, approachable recipes, being good stewards of the land has never tasted so sweet. ” —Laurell Sims, urban farmer, beekeeper, and Slow Food Chicago board member

What if your fairy godfather was too busy falling in love to help you find your soulmate? Viola After years of working for my family's business, I'm finally back in college and ready to chase my dream of becoming a perfumer. It seems like the stars are all aligning when Chancellor College invites a preeminent French fragrance expert to speak at a symposium. Everything is working out just right, as long as I can continue to ignore my growing feelings for a certain hippie beekeeper. That, it seems, is turning out to be easier said than done. Rayne The elders sent me on a mission to Chancellor to help Alice, owner of the local bagel shop, find true love. So far? Well, not so good. The bees and I have to double up our efforts if we have any hope of helping our girl find the road to happiness. While I know Alice should be my priority one, my heart, however, seems to have a mind of its own. If I could just get Viola Hunter out of my mind, I could focus on my task. That, it seems, is turning out to be easier said than done. When your heart makes a wish, even impossible dreams can come true. The Bee Charmer is a fractured fairy tale. Enjoy this twisted retelling of the classic Cinderella story. Lose yourself in Poppy Lawless' enchanting town of Chancellor, a magical place where fairy tales can come true and happily ever afters always reign supreme. The Bee Charmer is a stand-alone novella and part of The Chancellor Fairy Tales, a series of romantic fairy tales for adults. This novel can be read on its own, but you'll get the most enjoyment from this series if the works are read in order.

Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-classic novel about two women: Evelyn, who’s in the sad slump of middle age, and gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode, who’s telling her life story. Her tale includes two more women—the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth—who back in the thirties ran a little place in Whistle Stop, Alabama, offering good coffee, southern barbecue, and all kinds of love and laughter—even an occasional murder. And as the past unfolds, the present will never be quite the same again. Praise for Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe “A real novel and a good one [from] the busy brain of a born storyteller.”—The New York Times “Happily for us, Fannie Flagg has preserved [the Threadgoodes] in a richly comic, poignant narrative that records the exuberance of their lives, the sadness of their departure.”—Harper Lee “This whole literary enterprise shines with honesty, gallantry, and love of perfect details that might otherwise be forgotten.”—Los Angeles Times “Funny and macabre.”—The Washington Post “Courageous and wise.”—Houston Chronicle

Eighteen-year-old Mark Matthews has adored Sandy Lewis ever since he can remember. Unfortunately, Mark, a gifted athlete, and Sandy, a genius with lofty goals, are first cousins caught in the web of forbidden love. Seemingly destined to only see his soul mate twice a year, Mark hangs onto the hope that one day he and Sandy will be together. But Sandy is about to discover something about herself that will change both their lives forever. As soon as Sandy discovers the ability to achieve astonishing physical feats, she begins to suspect that she has inherited powers that not only make her athletically dominant, but also telepathic. After she discovers that Mark is also psychically gifted, Sandy begins to show off her newly discovered capabilities of charming bees, but quickly reins in her gift after she is warned by a neighbor to keep her powers a secret from everyone. But when someone goes missing in their town, Sandy and Mark have no choice but to rely on their gifts to help. The Bee Charmer is the engaging tale of a young couple's evolving love and unique abilities as they become immersed in the danger, intrigue, and mystery emerging in their small New England town.