April White

"The Immortal Descendants series has time travel, vampires, shape shifters, but most importantly the best characters Saira is one kick butt heroine that falls in the Katniss category. And I basically dare you not to fall in love with Ringo." This sixth book of the Immortal Descendants series is a compilation of the special 10th Anniversary edition epilogues, plus a new novella celebrating the love story of Ringo and Charlie.Their love was a quiet, slow-growing thing ...... that built from friendship, adventure, and shared experiences. In this final chapter of The Immortal Descendants series, Ringo and Charlie begin their own journey of love, laughter, and all the misadventures a pair of Victorian street urchins can encounter when they've traveled through time. Where, exactly, is home for two people who have journeyed so far, and if they find it, can they ever truly go back?

In this thrilling conclusion to The Immortal Descendants series, a life has ended, the future is lost, and a war has just begun.An explosion has split Time and Archer has paid the ultimate price, leaving Saira heartbroken and desperate to repair the rupture. But the blast has trapped Saira in an alternate future where Mongers are cornered predators and Death is the ultimate judge. If Saira and her larcenous friend Ringo ever want to see Archer alive, they must pull off the impossible - alter history at a moment in time to which they cannot return. But saving Archer will restore a timeline where Mongers have complete control, mixed bloods are hunted prey, and the Descendant world is spiraling into chaos.As Saira uses her Clocking skills to prevent her worst nightmares from coming true, she travels from the dirty streets of Victorian London to the secret archives of the Vatican. She seeks a purpose that is greater than smashed hope, greater than lost love, greater than the prophecy that has shaped her very existence. She must use the lessons of history to free the present and shape the future, and in the end, Saira and her friends will face War and Death in the most important battle of all - the one for Peace.

"This series has time travel, vampires, shape shifters, but most importantly the best characters Saira is one kick butt heroine that falls in the Katniss category. And I basically dare you not to fall in love with Ringo." Updated with new epilogues for the 10th Anniversary editions of the series.War is being waged against the Descendants and Saira Elian is desperate to stop the Mongers' savage bid for power ...Saira's search for kidnapped mixed-bloods draws her into the Mongers' stronghold, revealing the horrible truth behind the irresistible Monger ring and the vile plan to cleanse Family bloodlines ... permanently.Under threat of a brutal massacre, Saira and Ringo travel back to Bletchley Park during World War II where they team up with Archer from the past to crack a Nazi code and expose a Monger intent on changing the course of history. They join forces with a female commando from the French resistance to hunt down an elite unit of Monger soldiers - Hitler's Werewolves - before the terror squad can strike a fatal blow at the heart of the Allied war effort.Their manhunt drags Saira, Archer, and Ringo into the London Underground on the eve of a Nazi bombing raid where they come face-to-face with a Monger assassin on a suicide mission. With the lives of all mixed-bloods in peril, Saira must make a sacrifice that even Time may never forgive.

**SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE, "10 BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2022"** **AMAZON, "BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH (Nonfiction)"** **APPLE, "BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH"** From a historian and senior editor at Atlas Obscura, a fascinating account of the daring nineteenth-century women who moved to South Dakota to divorce their husbands and start living on their own terms For a woman traveling without her husband in the late nineteenth century, there was only one reason to take the train all the way to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, one sure to garner disapproval from fellow passengers. On the American frontier, the new state offered a tempting freedom often difficult to obtain elsewhere: divorce. With the laxest divorce laws in the country, five railroad lines, and the finest hotel for hundreds of miles, the small city became the unexpected headquarters for unhappy spouses--infamous around the world as The Divorce Colony. These society divorcees put Sioux Falls at the center of a heated national debate over the future of American marriage. As clashes mounted in the country's gossip columns, church halls, courtrooms and even the White House, the women caught in the crosshairs in Sioux Falls geared up for a fight they didn't go looking for, a fight that was the only path to their freedom. In The Divorce Colony, writer and historian April White unveils the incredible social, political, and personal dramas that unfolded in Sioux Falls and reverberated around the country through the stories of four very different women: Maggie De Stuers, a descendent of the influential New York Astors whose divorce captivated the world; Mary Nevins Blaine, a daughter-in-law to a presidential hopeful with a vendetta against her meddling mother-in-law; Blanche Molineux, an aspiring actress escaping a husband she believed to be a murderer; and Flora Bigelow Dodge, a vivacious woman determined, against all odds, to obtain a "dignified" divorce. Entertaining, enlightening, and utterly feminist, The Divorce Colony is a rich, deeply researched tapestry of social history and human drama that reads like a novel. Amidst salacious newspaper headlines, juicy court documents, and high-profile cameos from the era's most well-known players, this story lays bare the journey of the turn-of-the-century socialites who took their lives into their own hands and reshaped the country's attitudes about marriage and divorce.

There are three things you need to know about Oliver Curran: 1) He's a fabulously wealthy playboy who incidentally happens to be a code-writing genius, 2) For maybe the first time in his life, he's trying to do the right thing, and 3) Someone wants him dead.Oliver's life has already been saved once by the gorgeous yet grumpy "close protection specialist" provided by Cipher Security, Dallas Profeit. She calls him uncooperative. He'd prefer to think of himself as unpredictable and stimulating-tomato, tomahto. But when an assassin gets way too close for comfort, the party boy is whisked away from the lively city where he's the social king, to the desolate Yukon wilderness where Dallas is a master of survival (and grumpiness). Living wild and isolated reveals several illuminating truths, and suddenly they both find themselves in uncharted territory where grumpy can be sexy, sarcasm might be hot, capable is definitely dangerous, and trust is the strongest survival skill of all.'Code of Ethics' is book #3 in the Cipher Security series. It is a full-length enemies-to-lovers romantic suspense novel, and can be read as a standalone.

In the fall of 1849, Edgar Allan Poe disappeared. He was missing for five days, and was then found wandering near Gunnar's Hall in Baltimore, delirious and possibly drunk, wearing strange clothes and carrying a cane. Poe died four days later in a Baltimore hospital, never having regained proper consciousness except to call out for a mysterious person by the name of "Reynolds."Of course Poe was a Clocker, and I knew I would write that story someday. What I hadn't expected was who would find Poe when he stumbled into the 21st Century.Her name is Alexandra "Ren" Reynolds, and she has a secret too."This is a brilliant read that, although short, is filled with mystery, intrigue and enjoyment." InD'Tale Magazine "Death's Door is an ode to mystery, to positive change, and it's an epic love story to heroines the world over." Emerald Book Reviews "April White weaves a special kind of magic with her words to create a world that to me is so effortlessly realistic, that I desperately wish I could stumble into my own adventures with the characters she writes." LitBuzz Book Blog "This book was an adrenaline rush in just a few short chapters, and I truly can't wait to see all the places that April delves into in the upcoming books." Curlyhairlass Reviews "Death's Door is a bite-sized story full of exactly those things that make April White's books such a treat." One Man Book Club

A painting, a panic room, a thief, and her lover ... whose job is to catch her. There are three things you need to know about Anna. 1) She's a bounty hunter with adrenaline junkie habits, 2) She's the "awkward" twin, and 3) She's a thief - kind of. Darius designs security systems for Cipher Security, and the strange and remarkable woman he met the night the painting was stolen is as intriguing a mystery as his hunt for the thief is. But the lady has no filter, and she knows she can't lie to the man who looks like a Disney Prince and kisses like fairytales are true, so she runs from the one person who may actually see her as the heroine of her own story. Code of Honor is book #2 in the Cipher Security series. It is a full-length romantic suspense novel, and can be read as a standalone.

Not long ago, Philadelphia’s culinary identity could be described in one word: Cheesesteak. But today you’re as likely to hear food lovers discussing Iron Chef Jose Garces, restaurant mogul Stephen Starr, Marc “Is this the Best Italian Restaurant in America?” Vetri, and the gelato genius of Capogiro. You’ll find them crowding into Honey’s Sit ‘n’ Eat for a Jewish-Southern brunch, lining up for bespoke cocktails at Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co., and planning a year in advance for dinner at Talula’s Table. And these Philly food devotees are always hungry for more. One thing hasn’t changed since the city’s cheesesteak days, when friendly rivalries between vendors earned the humble sandwich its place atop Philly foodie lore. The personalities—the talented, memorable chefs in the city’s kitchens—are the driving force behind the city’s current restaurant revolution. The New Philadelphia Chef’s Table captures this vibrant moment in Philadelphia’s dining scene through recipes from and conversations with more than fifty of the city’s most influential and well-known chefs.

There are three things you need to know about Shane P.I. 1) P.I. is not her last name, it's her job title, 2) her specialty is catching cheaters, and she always makes them pay, and 3) she's a superhuman - kind of.You see, Shane happens to be a below-the-knee amputee with a badass array of prosthetic legs, a hidden past, and a private investigator's license. She's tall, beautiful, doesn't blend, and she doesn't trust a soul.Then there's Gabriel, a security expert for Cipher Security. His job is to discover Shane's identity and find the money she appropriated from a particularly troublesome client. His time with the UN Peacekeepers left him with emotional scars and a fiercely protective streak that finds its focus on the beautiful P.I.A cheating husband, a stolen fortune, and a plot to hack data from thousands of people sends Shane into an uneasy alliance with Gabriel and the security company charged with recovering the money. The attraction between them is like an elephant in a room full of breakable things, and figuring out how to trust each other with their hearts and maybe their lives is the most fragile thing of all.

Ringo Devereux knows far too much for a man of his times. There's no simple explanation for it that doesn't involve improbable conversations about the future, and Ringo's advanced understanding of three-phase generators and the secret histories of his city are not things he can discuss with the Victorian Londoners around him. Even his origins as an orphaned street thief are far too dangerous for a young gentleman of means to reveal. An encounter with a ten-year-old pickpocket, and a luncheon with Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle draw Ringo back into the shadows of his criminal past. A stolen gemstone, a suspicious pawnbroker, and a damning bundle of letters are mysteries that require Ringo's thief's instincts, his obscure facts, and the help of a little girl with the skills of deduction like his. But are these crimes as random as they first appear? What do a covert affair and a blue carbuncle have in common? Ringo knows too much, but someone knows more, and the identity of a mysterious red-haired woman is perhaps the most diabolically complicated plot of them all.

Make great cider at home with just a few ingredients and minimal equipment--with some help from Stephen Wood and the crew behind Farnum Hill Ciders.In Apples to Cider, these cidermakers and their colleagues share decades of experience and a simple philosophy: Cider is all about the apples. Whether you are a home brewer, a home winemaker, or simply a cider lover, you can join the growing community of cidermakers that are reviving this thousand-year-old craft. With these easy-to-follow instructions for first-time cidermakers and advanced techniques for the more experienced, you'll be on your way to making your own delicious cider at home.Inside you'll find: Step-by-step instructions for making your first batch of still ciderA guide to tasting cider like a professionalTroubleshooting tips for preventing, diagnosing, and correcting the most common cider flawsAdvanced home cidermaking techniques for sparkling cider, methode champenoise cider, French-style cidre, and ice cider