Haunted by an accident of which she was the lone survivor, Elena knows better than anyone how to survive the odds. With her faithful dog, Alvin, and her grandmother’s recipes, Elena arrives in Colorado to find a restaurant in as desperate need of a fresh start as she is–and a man whose passionate approach to food and life rivals her own…
Award–winning author Joe Haldeman explores a world where time is money—and for some, both are running out. The Stileman Process is a medical miracle: Every ten years or so, you can restore youth and health to your aging body—as long as you can pay the enormous fee. Dallas Barr is one of the oldest men on Earth, and now he needs to repeat the procedure. But while scrambling for his next essential million, he meets a woman from a previous life—and makes a chilling discovery…
Bookshop owner, bibliotherapist, and occasional sleuth Nora Pennington must enlist the help of her brilliant, brassy librarian friend to unravel the connection between The Scarlet Letter, an obscure 19th century writer, and a dead hiker.
