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See Delphi and Die

See Delphi and Die
  • Author(s): Lindsey Davis
  • Location(s): Delphi, Greece
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): AD 69-90

Falco 17 Delphi features only in Part 4. THE ANCIENT SPORTS OF MURDER AND MYTH Stunned by a dramatic appeal from his otherwise cool mother-in-law, Falco cannot resist. His brother-in-law has been diverted from his route to Athens University...

See them run

See them run
  • Author(s): Marion Todd
  • Location(s): Dundee/St Andrews
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

In a famous Scottish town, someone is bent on murder – but why? On the night of a wedding celebration, one guest meets a grisly end when he’s killed in a hit-and-run. A card bearing the number ‘5’ has...

See You at the Sunset

See You at the Sunset
  • Author(s): Susan Lee
  • Location(s): Palm Springs
  • Genre(s): RomCom

Two enemies-to-lovers, one unforgettable summer escape… Jia Chung is living the dream…until she gets fired from her job, yet again. With her mom breathing down her neck to move home, she needs an escape, fast. When Mimi, her beloved...

See You in the Piazza

See You in the Piazza
  • Author(s): Frances Mayes
  • Location(s): Italy
  • Genre(s): Travelogue, Food and Drink
  • Era(s): 2019

The Roman Forum, the Leaning Tower, the Piazza San Marco: these are the sights synonymous with Italy. But such landmarks only scratch the surface of this magical country’s offerings. In See You in the Piazza, Frances Mayes introduces us...

Seeds of Intention

Seeds of Intention
  • Author(s): Andrea Thome
  • Location(s): Great Smoky Mountains, Aspen
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Hesse Creek Series Book 2 Is it more important to have roots, or wings? Garrett Oliver has just settled into his job as heir apparent to one of the most renowned master gardeners in the country. After a difficult...

Segu

Segu
  • Author(s): Maryse Condé
  • Location(s): Mali
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 18th century

The year is 1797, and the kingdom of Segu is flourishing, fed by the wealth of its noblemen and the power of its warriors. The people of Segu, the Bambara, are guided by their griots and priests; their lives...

Selamlik

Selamlik
  • Author(s): Khaled Alesmael, Leri Price (translator)
  • Location(s): Syria, Sweden
  • Genre(s): LGBTQIA+, In Translation
  • Era(s): Contemporary

An unflinching story about Arab masculinity and homoeroticism Furat, a Syrian in his early 20s, visits Sibki Park in Damascus, one of the city’s most popular cruising areas. There he learns about the hammams, secret meeting places for gay...

Selected Poems

Selected Poems
  • Author(s): Rabindranath Tagore
  • Location(s): Kolkata (Calcutta)
  • Genre(s): Poetry
  • Era(s): Turn 20th Century

The poems of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) are among the most haunting and tender in Indian and in world literature, expressing a profound and passionate human yearning. His ceaselessly inventive works deal with such subjects as the interplay between God...

Sell Out

Sell Out
  • Author(s): Robert W Zinnecker
  • Location(s): Michigan, United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Wilson McCann is a high-powered CEO whose personal priorities were severely out of whack. He lost his company, his mother, his dog and the love of his life. Driven to his knees, he found God. Three years later, the...

Seneca Falls Inheritance

Seneca Falls Inheritance
  • Author(s): Miriam Grace Monfredo
  • Location(s): Seneca Falls
  • Genre(s): Historical, Mystery
  • Era(s): Mid-19th century

In the small town of Seneca Falls, New York, history was in the making. And so was murder… Amidst the bustle of the Women’s Rights Convention of 1848, the independent, free-thinking town librarian Glynis Tryon is called on by...

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