"Even at the age of sixteen, Katniss Everdeen knows it takes hard work, keen observation, and inner fortitude to survive in the world. Her home, District 12, is under the merciless rule of the Capitol, continually forced to pay after losing a long-ago civil war in the nation of Panem. One of the ways the Capitol keeps control is its annual Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death featuring two young tributes from each of Panem's twelve districts....

"It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given...

"Sparks are igniting. Flames are spreading. And the Capitol wants revenge. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just earned for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules, and now there are rumors of rebellion in the districts. Katniss...

Her town's lack of men isn't news to Dakota Hendrix, but she has bigger problems to deal with, such as overseeing the romance reality competition filming in Fool's Gold. Screening eligible bachelors is a difficult enough task, but Dakota hits an unexpected snag when a sexy stranger comes to town. Finn Anderssen will do anything to keep his twin brothers off the show. Like her, Finn knows about heartbreak and how a family can fall apart, so she doesn't...

"When Ted Lasso first aired in 2020, nobody--including those who had worked on it--knew how a show inspired by an ad, centered around soccer, filled mostly with unknown actors, and led by a wondrously mustached "nice guy" would be received. Now, eleven Emmys and one Peabody Award later, it's safe to say that the show's status as a pop culture phenomenon is secure. And, for the first time, New York Times television editor Jeremy Egner explores the...

"Television producer Laurie Moran stops at nothing to solve the murder of a celebrity doctor - even as she finds herself in grave danger as a mysterious stalker plots his next move. When we last saw Laurie Moran, she had recently become engaged to her show's former host, Alex Buckley. Since then, the two have been happily planning a summer wedding and honeymoon, preparing for Alex's confirmation to a federal judicial appointment, and searching for...

A celebrity chef shows her friends and family the joy of fulfillment--and manages to spice up her own life at the same time.

"Laurie Moran's television show Under Suspicion is a hit in the ratings and with solving cold cases. But her romantic break from former host Alex Buckley has left her with on-air talent she can't stand--Ryan Nichols. Now Ryan has suggested a new case. Three years ago, Virginia Wakeling, a generous donor and trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was found in the snow after being thrown from the museum's roof the night of the Met Gala. The leading...

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After attending a masked Halloween party where she shared a hot kiss with a man during an adult spin-the-bottle game, Sadie Liberato is determined to find him again and wonders if the sparks that flew between them that night will still fly once the masks are off.