Crown Publishing Group

A NovelNew Orleans natives Rickey and G-man are lifetime friends and down-and-out line cooks desperate to make a quick buck. When Rickey concocts the idea of opening a restaurant in their alcohol-loving hometown where every dish packs a spirited punch, they know theyre on their way to the bank. With some wheeling and dealing, a slew of great...

A NovelWhen Victorine Laurent joins the chorus of the grand Paris Opera ballet, she expects to become the mistress of a wealthy man; this is how young women without family survive in the decadent City of Light. Yet when the artist Degas introduces her to Edouard Manet, her life changes dramatically. She agrees to pose for him, and the result is a...

A NovelNOW A LIFETIME TV MOVIE STARRING JOHN STAMOSFrom the bestselling author of The Double Bind, Midwives, and Skeletons at the Feast comes a novel of shattered faith, intimate secrets, and the delicate nature of sacrifice."e;There,"e; says Alice Hayward to Reverend Stephen Drew, just after her baptism, and just before going home to the...

A NovelA lush historical epic, The Fourth Queen is the story of one womans struggle for power and love in the court of the eighteenth-century Emperor of Morocco. Poetically intense and sensual, it marks the debut of a gifted new author.Beautiful Helen Gloag is determined to escape the cycle of poverty and early death that has destroyed so many...

A NovelThe year is 1507, and a friar has arrived in Tierkinddorf, a remote German village nestled deeply in the woods. The village has been suffering a famine, and the villagers are desperately hungry. The friars arrival is a miracle, and when he claims he can restore the town to prosperity, the men and women gathered to hear him rejoice. The friar...

A Zombie's LamentFor fans of Max Brookss The Zombie Survival Guide and zombie aficionados everywhere, a hilarious debut novel about life (and love) after death.Meet Andy Warner, a recently deceased everyman and newly minted zombie. Resented by his parents, abandoned by his friends, and reviled by a society that no longer considers him human,...