Mccall: 335 books

**A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Original Selection In this warm, intelligently observed novella, Isabel Dalhousie, Alexander McCall Smith's wonderful heroine, learns valuable lessons about inviting the past (and everyone in it) back into your life.**   Isabel Dalhousie--philosopher,...

The insatiably curious Edinburgh philosopher and amateur sleuth Isabel Dalhousie returns, taking on a case unlike any she’s had before—this one with paranormal implications—in the eagerly anticipated new installment of Alexander McCall Smith’s beloved and best-selling series.   Through a...

The rocking motion of the train as it speeds along, the sound of its wheels on the rails . . . There’s something special about this form of travel that makes for easy conversation, which is just what happens to the four strangers who meet in Trains and Lovers. As they journey by rail from...

This book examines the criminal justice decisions of the Rehnquist Court era through analyses of individual justices' contributions to the development of law and policy. The Rehnquist Court era (1986-2005) produced a period of opportunity for the U.S. Supreme Court's judicial conservatives to reshape...

An action-packed debut that pits a scholarly beauty against a cocky and sexier-than-sin FBI agent. When brains meets brawn, the bad guys don’t stand a chance FBI agent Jack Mitchell’s arrogance and take-charge attitude usually garner him the best assignments in the field—and the most compliant...

The billionaire Russian “oiligarch” whose replica of Czar Alexander II’s yacht plies a vast man-made Crimean lake, brimming not with water but billions of gallons of petroleum from his own pipeline… The packaged-suttee mogul Sir Sith Ram Pramba, who sliced the top off Mount Everest...

Peace, many would agree, is a goal that democratic nations should strive to achieve. But is democracy, in fact, dependent on war to survive? Having spent their celebrated careers exploring this provocative question, John Ferejohn and Frances McCall Rosenbluth trace the surprising ways in which...

"It's the unknown that gets us. I mean, where are they? They have to be somewhere ..." -Anonymous No Trace  features fifteen tales of disappearances from some of  today's  newest  writers  that tell the stories of the vanished.  Some are poignant, some are terrifying....

Bestselling superstar author Ashley & JaQuavis and the talented McCall spin the sixth gritty street drama in this popular series, where fast cash, love, and tragedy drive a trio of fast-paced stories.

From the beloved and best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series comes a heartwarming tale of hope and friendship set amid the turmoil of World War II. Val Eliot, a young woman working on an English farm during the war, meets Mike, a U.S. Air Force pilot stationed nearby....

Winter storms and seduction go hand in hand... Distraction by Elizabeth Jewell Alaska seems like a winter haven for vampires Glynna and Brandt and their companion Erik -- until the snow starts. Bear Hug by Tuesday Morrigan Snowstorm or not, Alyssa wants out of Devlin's cabin -- and his...

Thirteen tales of Seasonal Magic from your favorite Changeling authors. Lick This by B.J. McCall: Faith hates peppermint. Can a sexy Elf tempt her to lick a candy cane laced with Christmas magic? Santa's Clause by J. Hali Steele: Breaking Bad with Santa is so damn good! Strange...

Behind the majesty and beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, an evil lurks in the woods.Linda and her daughter, Carrie, go on a short road trip adventure to the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and get more adventure than they bargained for.

In these hilarious stories of perverse meetings, casual dates and romantic encounters, we are enthralled, saddened, inspired and surprised by the encounters we’re made privy to. McCall Smith, a master of the unexpected and a seamless storyteller, revels in offering us the quirky complications inherent...