New Releases by Rosemary Stevens

"The Guided Autobiography Workshop that led to the formation of the Writers Group was sponsored by the Foster City branch of the San Mateo County Libraries in San Mateo County, California. This collection of essays provides insight into the thoughts, emotions, and encounters of sixteen remarkable writers. The essays explore the joys, agonies, and challenges of aging and making meaning as life changes. They touch on significant family relationships, delights, and sorrows. This collection, a treasure for years to come, will provide food for thought and may just inspire you to put pen to paper and reflect on your own unique legacy" -- cover page.

Discover how to declutter, triumph over mess and welcome positive energy into your home. Learn easy-to-follow tips and hacks to help you get organised, buy, keep and throw away consciously, and create more of that all-important ''me time''.

A brand-new book in the harrowing and heartwarming Supper Club Mystery series by New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams and Agatha Award–winning author Rosemary Stevens! Librarian James Henry and his supper club sleuths will take a trip down memory lane searching for clues that will help catch a killer . . . When the cast of the old Hearth and Home TV show gather for a twenty-fifth reunion at a local bed-and-breakfast where the show was filmed, the townsfolk are thrilled to meet the actors and relive their memories of a simpler time. Their nostalgic mood is broken, though, by an ambitious real estate developer who has also come to Quincy’s Gap with an eye toward turning the quiet town into the South’s hottest new tourist destination. Tensions are boiling over, and when the developer gets a little too sauced one night at the B&B and turns up dead the next morning, James and the supper club will have to put aside their distaste for the victim to help nab the culprit. It looks like an open-and-shut case, but James and his friends are convinced the main suspect is innocent and promise to help get her out of hot water. Dividing their time between the investigation and the reunion festivities, they’re shocked to discover that members of the cast are guarding some very unsavory secrets. With time running out before the actors leave town and the trail of clues goes stale, the supper club will have to turn up the heat on a suspicious character before the killer serves up another murder. Includes mouthwatering recipes! Praise for the Supper Club Mystery Series: “Heavy on fun, light on gore, this savory mystery comes complete with yummy recipes.” ―Publishers Weekly “Foodies will love the recipes and fans the new adventures of the five friends.” —Kirkus Reviews

A look at what really happened in the U.S. Veterans’ Bureau Scandal in the 1920s. In the early 1920s, as the nation recovered from World War I, President Warren G. Harding founded the U.S. Veterans Bureau, now known as the Department of Veterans Affairs, to treat disabled veterans. He appointed his friend, decorated veteran Colonel Charles R. Forbes, as founding director. Forbes lasted only eighteen months in the position before stepping down under a cloud of suspicion. In 1926—after being convicted of conspiracy to defraud the federal government by rigging government contracts—he was sent to Leavenworth Penitentiary. Although he was known in his day as a drunken womanizer, and as a corrupt toady of a weak president, the question persists: was Forbes a criminal or a scapegoat? Historian Rosemary Stevens tells Forbes’s story anew, drawing on previously untapped records to reveal his role in America’s commitment to veterans. She explores how Forbes’s rise and fall in Washington illuminates Harding’s efforts to bring business efficiency to government. She also examines the scandal in the context of class, professionalism, ethics, and etiquette in a rapidly changing world. Most significantly, Stevens proposes a revisionist view of both Forbes and Harding: They did not defraud the government of billions and do not deserve the reputation they have carried for a hundred years. Packed with conniving friends, FBI agents, and rival politicians as well as gamblers, revelers, and wronged wives, A Time of Scandal will appeal to anyone interested in political gossip, presidential politics, the “Ohio Gang,” and the 1920s.

The Earl of Ravenswood had decided never to marry an intelligent woman like his stepmother. She had used her cleverness to bankrupt Raven’s Hall. His lordship’s determination ruled out beautiful and wise Miss Daphne Kendall. Or would two meddling servants and one determined cat change his mind? Book Three of the Cats of Mayfair. Regency Romance by Rosemary Stevens; originally published by Fawcett Crest

Proper Miss Verity Pymbroke would never rent out her townhouse to Lord Carrisworth, a rake known for his wild parties and one who keeps twins as his mistresses! But she doesn’t count on the schemes of two matchmaking neighbors and a determined cat in this lighthearted romance. Book Two of the Cats of Mayfair. Regency Romance by Rosemary Stevens; originally published by Fawcett Crest

Giles Vayne, Duke of Winterton is reminded daily by his talking parrot to find a suitable bride. Henrietta Lanford, a Squire’s daughter, is not suitable. But then Giles commits a crime of manners that can ruin Henrietta before her first ball. Is it the duke’s sense of duty or his growing passion that compels him to protect her? First in the Cats of Mayfair series. Regency Romance by Rosemary Stevens; originally published by Fawcett Crest

Widowed Lady Margery Fortescue has suffered through several wretched Christmases and intends for this one to be better. Then her cottage roof caves in. Forced to accept a house party invitation, she is mistaken for a maid at an inn on the way—by a decidedly handsome rogue, Lord Reckford. Who proceeds to show up at the holiday gathering, as unrepentant as ever. Regency Romance by Rosemary Stevens; originally published by Fawcett Crest

Arriving at the estate of Frederica, Duchess of York, Beau learns that his luggage was stolen--including an indiscreet letter that Freddie wrote to him which can embroil them both in scandal. But when another guest is murdered, Beau cannot allow her to be accused.

Is your home bugged by bad vibes? Is something not quite right in your living space, your health, or your life? The Feng Shui Guide to Clearing Your Space shows you just how easy it is to enjoy the benefits of age-old techniques such as feng shui, natural magic and smudging to unclutter and cleanse the spaces of your home and workplace. These time-tested techniques and rituals, gathered from all over the world and from ancient cultures and traditions, provide a source of much-needed order and balance in our lives. This book will help you uncover these ancient rituals to help you connect your health with your living and working environment. The techniques and rituals can be as simple as preparing a room with the herb-burning cleansing technique of ''smudging'', sprinkling the right aromatic essential oil, removing the clutter from an area, or moving a piece of furniture according to the feng shui principles of placement.

"Beau Brummell continues to charm" ("Publishers Weekly") in the fourth book in this mystery series set in Regency, England.

"After receiving a series of death threats by post, the Prince of Wales feels that some time spent away from London will calm his frazzled nerves. So he escapes to Brighton where Beau Brummell joins him as a guest. With guards posted at every door, the atmosphere is tense especially under the scrutiny of Sir Simon. Hired by the Prince as his personal "food-taster," the odious baronet is a poor substitute for the polite company of London society that Beau is used to."--Jacket.

Set in Regency England, this story finds Beau Brummell in the middle of a murder investigation involving a countess who has been poisoned, allegedly by her paid companion. The Duchess of York, who hired the girl, stands to lose her good name. So she calls in Brummell, who uncovers other suspects.

This reissue offers an opportunity to consider the state of the American health care system. The text chronicles the development of the medical profession and shows how increasing emphasis on specialization has influenced medical education and public policy. It details specialization''s effects on health care costs and on health care providers, as well as the implications of technology and the resulting ethical dilemmas, the issues of insurance, and many people''s limited access to care.

Stevens (history and sociology of science, U. of Pennsylvania) argues that hospitals are profit-maximizing enterprises and fail to meet the needs of the chronically ill and socially disadvantaged. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR