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Mona and Duncan used to be best friends. Now they can’t stand each other. Too bad that’s not a good enough excuse to miss their two families’ annual trip to the cabin. But things get really complicated when they accidentally drive through a wormhole together on the way. Look what playing nice and carpooling gets you. Now they’re stranded indoors by an epic storm and stuck in an alternate timeline where things are just slightly ... off.

In the pristine world of Virginia foxhunting, hunters, horses, hounds, and foxes form a lively community of conflicting loyalties, where the thrill of the chase and the intricacies of human-animal relationships are experienced firsthand - and murder exposes a proud Southern community's unsavory secrets....

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Between organizing a joint session with her friends at Bull Run Hunt, leading her own Jefferson Hunt Club’s fox hunting season, and looking after her beloved hounds and horses, “Sister” Jane Arnold is as busy as can be. She and her friend Tootie Harris are helping to lure home hunt club member Cindy Chandler’s two escaped cows, Clytemnestra and Orestes, when they discover an expensive watch carelessly abandoned on an overgrown path. The last thing Sister needs is another mystery to solve, but when one falls into her lap, she can’t help but get involved.

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It’s hunting season in the foothills of Virginia, and “Sister” Jane Arnold is content to spend it alongside her friends, particularly one Olivia Bradford. Olivia is a formidable figure in town—not least because she keeps the peace between her sons Winston and Andrew—but when she passes away, the brothers return to their squabbling ways. Faced with contention over their inheritance, tensions escalate, and the two get into a fierce fight—and soon after, one of them turns up dead.

The only way for Vic to deal with the death of his parents is to hide away in the woods, doing everything that he can to avoid his responsibilities as the panther alpha. For years, Nita believed that her entire family was dead. But hearing a rumor that her cousin is still alive, she sets out to find him. A chance encounter in the woods, brings the two shifters together, and something quickly sparks between them.

When the fanfare is interrupted by the discovery of a body, "Sister" Jane Arnold and her company of loyal hounds find themselves faced with a pressing task - to uncover who has killed a beloved club faithful. It's no help that the meddling, loathsome Victor Harris lurks in the shadows, weaseling his way back into the life of his disinherited daughter. As always, the gang must untangle the complex web of clues laid before them, and with Sister Jane at the helm, they will not rest until the truth is laid bare.

Early fall in Virginia means shorter days, cooler temperatures, the blooming milkweeds of summer giving way to fields of fluffy seeds—and of course, the start of fox hunting season. It’s “Sister” Jane Arnold’s favorite time of year. And this year, the Jefferson Hunt Club is busier than ever, organizing a fundraising drive to help with the upkeep of their beloved hunting grounds. But the festive season is interrupted by the appearance of a dead body, tied to a chair and placed directly in the path of an early-season hunt.

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Amy Spencer has always taken care of others at the expense of her own happiness. When she finally treats herself to some piano lessons with world-class pianist Victor Carringham, she hopes to discover some hidden talent, but instead finds much more than she bargained for. Victor’s controlling nature and perfectionist tendencies extend far beyond his teaching. He may be skilled at playing the piano, but he also knows how to play a woman—to tease her with sensual pleasure, to make her moan at his touch. But can Amy keep up with his demands and give him what he so desperately craves?

As the civil rights movement and the fight for voter rights unfold in Selma, Alabama, many things happen inside and outside the Brown family’s home that do not have anything to do with the landmark 1965 march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Yet the famous outrages which unfold on that span form an inescapable backdrop in this collection of stories. In one, Willie Mae takes it upon herself to offer summer babysitting services to a glamorous single white mother—a secret she keeps from her parents that unravels with shocking results.

It's the start of foxhunting season in Crozet, Virginia, which means "Sister" Jane Arnold and her hounds are on the scent of another mystery, in this exciting novel from New York Times best-selling author Rita Mae Brown.

Carrie has always lived her life by the books, especially compared to her outgoing twin sister, Mandy. But when Mandy sprains her ankle and is unable to attend an all-important work event, Carrie agrees, after much nettling, to go in her sister’s place. Pretending to be Mandy isn’t as easy as it sounds though, despite the fact that they’re identical twins - if she screws up, Mandy will certainly lose her job. Carrie doesn’t expect much to come of the evening, but she soon realizes that pretending to be the sexy, wild sister is completely exhilarating.

Wealthy hotelier Liam Marshall has been attracted to Paige Irving ever since the first time he saw her and tasted her delicious food, but the chef is such a quiet, reserved woman. He suspects that she feels the same deep physical attraction that he does, but he can't be sure if she can handle the needs of his lustful appetite. When Paige is called to cook exclusively for him in his palatial apartment, they become stranded together during a blackout, and Paige soon reveals the sensual woman behind her cool façade has a need to submit to his command.

Carrie Lawrence thinks she has it all figured out...until Gabriel Vidal enters her life. He’s funny and charming and has a devious plan in mind. A losing wager lands Carrie as Gabriel’s slave for a week, and despite her protests, she can’t deny how excited she is by the prospect. But has Carrie really thought this through? Is she really ready to put everything at risk to fulfil her deepest desires?

So many lovers had come and gone from the sexy Jared’s bed, and Raven didn’t want to be just another passing fancy for him. And yet, when temptation finally came calling, would Raven be strong enough to hold back? A few months ago Raven had begun to fall in love with her best friend, Jared Payne. Not that she dreamed she had a real chance with him. She’d seen the kind of women he’d been with, and she didn’t pretend to come close. But did that keep her from dreaming? Foolishly, no. Now he was in a serious relationship that seemed to be going somewhere for the first time.

Jessa has never been one to break the rules, and as a buttoned-up librarian, staying inside the lines has always been easy. That is, until Royce enters her life. Royce is the sexiest man Jessa has ever seen, and he’s a regular visitor to the library, too. As her relationship with Royce grows, will Jessa push aside everything she once thought was forbidden and give in to the temptation she’d never dreamed of experiencing?

Frigid February air has settled into the bones of the Blue Ridge Mountains, making for a slow foxhunting season, though “Sister” Jane Arnold’s enthusiasm is not so easily deterred. With the winter chill come tweed coats, blazing fireplaces - and perhaps another to share the warmth with, as the bold hunting scarlets worn by the men in Sister Jane’s hunting club make the hearts of women flutter - until someone’s stops entirely.

When the skeleton of Nola Bancroft, still wearing an exquisite sapphire ring on her finger, is unearthed, it brings back a 21-year-old mystery. Beautiful Nola was a girl who had more male admirers than her family had money, which was certainly quite a feat. In a world where a woman's ability to ride was considered one of her most important social graces, Nola was queen of the stable. She had a weakness for men, and her tastes often ventured toward the inappropriate, like the sheriff's striking son, Guy Ramy.