Corked and Tapped is the name of the local neighborhood bar, though the patrons may argue it is far from ordinary. Be prepared for high heat and a whole new level when it comes to “one-night stands.” This book contains all twelve of the novellas in the Corked and Tapped series.
Homicide detective Jake Daggers wishes his life contained as much mystery and excitement as his cases—and with the smart and sultry half-elf Shay Steele becoming his new partner, it’s about to. Join Detectives Daggers and Steele as they embark on an epic ten book quest to bring the criminals of the dark and fantastical city of New Welwic to justice. Along the way, they’ll cross paths with fire mages, frost mages, werebeasts, zombies, vampires, ghosts, and more, but as much as the action simmers, it’s Daggers and Steele’s relationship that ultimately reaches a boil. This box set includes the complete Daggers & Steele series, including: Red Hot Steele Cold Hard Steele Time To Steele Fine Blue Steele Crucible Steele Steele-Faced Steele of the Night Steele Life Liquid Steele Man of Steele and the Dagger to the Heart prequel novella, previously not available in stores. Check out the series that over a quarter of a million people have already tried. Buy Daggers and Steele: The Complete series and save up to 75% off the list price!
Receiving evidence that a plane crash that killed his wife may not have been an actual event and that she may still be alive, Cork O'Connor travels to Wyoming to investigate allegations about the pilot's identity and is confronted by a series of deadly interferences.
The first in the New York Times bestselling Cork O’Connor mystery series follows Corcoran “Cork” O’Connor as he delves into the dark side of small-town Minnesota while investigating a tangled web of corruption and danger. “A brilliant achievement, and one every crime reader and writer needs to celebrate” (Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author). Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota, is having difficulty dealing with the marital meltdown that has separated him from his children. Part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indian, he is getting by on heavy doses of caffeine, nicotine, and guilt. Once a cop on Chicago’s South Side, there’s not much that can shock him. But when the town’s judge is brutally murdered, and a young Eagle Scout is reported missing, Cork takes on this complicated and perplexing case of conspiracy, corruption, and a small-town secret that hits painfully close to home. With white-knuckled suspense and unforgettable characters, Iron Lake demonstrates why “among thoughtful readers, William Kent Krueger holds a very special place in the pantheon” (C.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author).
Cook + Cork: Recipes and frank advice on how to enjoy food and wine in your life every day What you drink with what you eat is a big deal, but it's hard to navigate the sea of information (and misinformation) when it comes to food and wine pairing. Chef Harry ?Coach? Mills and Sommelier Chris Horn of Purple Café & Wine Bar in Seattle want to outfit you with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to make food and wine pairing as natural (and fun) as chocolate chip cookies and milk. Cook + Cork explores basic food and wine relationships, introduces the idea of the Mind Mouth, and lays out an essential Wine Wardrobe with friendly recipes to get you started on your way to cooking food with pairing in mind. Sommelier Chris Horn gives his honest opinions and instruction on how to navigate the daunting world of wine stores and restaurant wine lists and gives you the template for what bottles to have on hand at all times. Each essential bottle is matched with a recipe written with helpful insider tips from the point of view of a former culinary instructor and 20-year restaurant veteran, Chef Harry ?Coach? Mills. Cook + Cork is your guidebook to a more delicious existence.
The TaP Team stories are Romantic Suspense novels with Thriller and Psychic features. ELEMENT 63 Let the countdown begin… Everly Gray and Tynan Pierce, her sexy, secretive husband, take on projects no one else wants to touch. Known as the TaP Team (Touch and Persuade), they combine the best in extrasensory perception and tactical ability. And then they accept the Lecoq contract. It should have been a slam-dunk. A straightforward assignment to expose the truth behind a manufacturing company’s government contract, and it offered a perfect opportunity for Everly to practice her undercover skills. Embarking on a joint career is a dream come true for Pierce and Everly—until the nightmare edges in, they discover the contract is a fake, and death hovers, waiting in every corner. BURNED A prequel short story to BACKTRACK 17 Fred’s agony over past mistakes is so overwhelming he craves a reminder of them—one that will be burned into his flesh forever. Sadie is a woman with secrets. Together they share a memory of a long-ago incident that changed both their lives. Little do they know the past is about to explode into present-day reality. BACKTRACK 17 The countdown begins… Vlad Koslov has a vendetta, and Tynan Pierce is his target. Pierce has sworn to protect two material witnesses—a routine job for his company, TaP Security, until Koslov accepts a contract with organized crime to assassinate the witnesses. Seventeen years of history and hatred explode when Koslov discovers Pierce is the obstacle protecting his targets. The evil born deep in Koslov’s psyche pushes him to delay fulfilling the contract so he can achieve his vendetta by eliminating Pierce’s family and friends. One. By. One. Everly Gray, Pierce’s wife and partner, isn’t about to allow Koslov to murder the people she holds dear, especially not her husband. Pierce and Everly stand together as the TaP Team. Their mission: to protect the innocent in the chaos of a perfect storm. BIRTHRIGHT 02 Prophecies and Birthrights Everly Gray and Tynan Pierce are at a turning point in their lives. Should they start their family as Everly’s grandmamma predicted, or is their lifestyle too dangerous and uncertain to consider raising a child? Factors affecting this life-changing decision become more complex when Everly agrees to help a former client, and TaP is entangled in furtive family secrets and a mysterious death—without a body. Caught in the intricacies of the case, they struggle to find the right answer for their future while uncovering the familial jealousy, resentment, and entitlement seething beneath a façade of politics and wealth. Two mothers protecting their children, and two men who believe they’re entitled to the same inheritance. The TaP Team has to find the missing body to prove their client’s innocence, and is tossed hip-deep into mothers’ love gone wrong. Will they fulfill their destiny and start a family, or is the risk too great?
An instant New York Times bestseller, this prequel to the acclaimed Cork O’Connor series is “a pitch perfect, richly imagined story that is both an edge-of-your-seat thriller and an evocative, emotionally charged coming-of-age tale” (Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author) about fathers and sons, small-town conflicts, and the events that shape our lives forever. Aurora is a small town nestled in the ancient forest alongside the shores of Minnesota’s Iron Lake. In the summer of 1963, it is the whole world to twelve-year-old Cork O’Connor, its rhythms as familiar as his own heartbeat. But when Cork stumbles upon the body of a man he revered hanging from a tree in an abandoned logging camp, it is the first in a series of events that will cause him to question everything he took for granted about his hometown, his family, and himself. Cork’s father, Liam O’Connor, is Aurora’s sheriff and it is his job to confirm that the man’s death was the result of suicide, as all the evidence suggests. In the shadow of his father’s official investigation, Cork begins to look for answers on his own. Together, father and son face the ultimate test of choosing between what their heads tell them is true and what their hearts know is right. In this “brilliant achievement, and one every crime reader and writer needs to celebrate” (Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author), beloved novelist William Kent Krueger shows that some mysteries can be solved even as others surpass our understanding.
There is a rapidly growing interest in, and demand for, non-timber forest products (NTFPs). They provide critical resources across the globe fulfilling nutritional, medicinal, financial and cultural needs. However, they have been largely overlooked in mainstream conservation and forestry politics. This volume explains the use and importance of certification and eco-labelling for guaranteeing best management practices of non-timber forest products in the field. Using extensive case studies and global profiles of non-timber forest products, this work not only seeks to further our comprehension of certification processes but also broaden understanding of non-timber forest product management, harvesting and marketing. It should be useful to forest managers, policy-makers and conservation organizations as well as for academics in these areas.