The Fehler sisters wanted to be more than bug girls but growing up in a fourth-generation family pest-control business in rural Missouri, their path was fixed. The family talked about Fehler Family Exterminating at every meal, even when their mom said to separate the business from the family, an impossible task. They tried to escape work with trips to their trailer camp on the Mississippi River, but the sisters did more fighting than fishing. If only there was a son to lead rural Missouri insect control and guide the way through a crumbling patriarchy.

After Robbie Fehler’s sudden death, the surprising details of succession in his will are revealed. He’s left the company to a distant cousin, assuming the women of the family aren’t capable. As the mother’s long-term affair surfaces and her apocalypse prepper training intensifies, she wants to trade responsibility for romance.
Facing an economic recession amidst the backdrop of growing Midwestern fear and resentment, the Fehler sisters unite in their struggle to save the company’s finances and the family’s future. To survive, they must overcome a political chasm that threatens a new civil war as the values that once united them now divide the very foundation they’ve built. Through alternating point-of-views, grief and regret gracefully give way to the enduring strength of the hive.

The Hive

The Hive by Melissa Scholes Young

Hollis Bisbee used to be a big-city crime reporter. Now, she's a small-town journalist, and she's bored. She and a young mom, talented baker Daisy Mueller, start the Knock 'Em Dead podcast - "Where murder and muffins meet!" It's all fun, games, and baking tips until murder comes to Parkwood. 

After a brutal homecoming game loss, the coach of the rival football team is the victim of a hit-and-run in the high school parking lot. The entire town is on edge, and the star quarterback - who happens to be the police chief's son - may just look the guiltiest of all. With Hollis' investigative skills and Daisy's famous muffins...and in spite of the charming rookie police officer tasked with keeping Hollis out of the way...the podcasting duo sets out to solve their first real case. 

This cozy mystery includes a killer free recipe for Daisy's Cherry Chocolate Chunk Muffins.

Game Changer, The

The Game Changer by Jennifer Brown

Jamie always adored True Love Bookstore and Café, and now she's the owner. But businesses are struggling in her small town, and her beloved store is threatened by a new retail development scheme. 

Sawyer, Jamie's former high school sweetheart, startles her when he comes to town for the first time in 15 years. She soon learns he's the architect of the proposed development, and he's there to sell local business owners on his plan. Sawyer had no idea that Jamie had bought the bookstore and poured everything she had into it. If he takes it over, he'll break her heart a second time. 

Jamie's discovery of a box of old love letters and valentines might hold the key to saving her shop. And after all this time, could love be in the cards for Jamie and Sawyer, too? 

This sweet romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Wild Mushroom and Asparagus Risotto.

Story of Us, The

The Story of Us by Teri Wilson

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