Book of the Day

When chef Abby de Messiéres returns to Silver Island with her sister to get their late mother’s affairs in order, she expected to inherit her mother’s bistro along with their childhood home, not to discover a half sister they never knew existed, and a handsome vacationer camped out on her mother’s patio…

This gentle, humorous novel follows a young Japanese woman as she yearns for the love of a reluctant coworker. The objects for sale at the Nakano Thrift Shop appear as commonplace as the staff and customers who handle them. But like those staff and customers, they hold many secrets…

Life in tiny Lake Eden, Minnesota, is usually pleasantly uneventful. Lately, though, it seems everyone has more than their fair share of drama — especially the Swensen family. With so much on her plate, Hannah Swensen can hardly find the time to think about her bakery — let alone the town’s most recent murder…