Leland Gaunt opens a shop called Needful Things where there is something for everyone, but of course there is always a very high price to pay.

"From choosing the perfect cart to navigating the produce section, expert extraordinaire Max explains all there is to know about going to the grocery store"--

Although she's taken an interest in Irish embroidery, Marcy cannot help but abandon her needlecraft when handsome local brewer Todd finds himself accused of murder. During a St. Patrick's Day party at the pub, a gunshot causes a commotion, leading the police to the back room where Todd and his friend Blake are standing with the body of their former fraternity brother and a smoking gun. Marcy is determined to prove the culprit was someone else, but...

Sixteen-year-old Jenna gets a job driving the elderly owner of a chain of successful shoe stores from Chicago to Texas to confront the son who is trying to force her to retire, and along the way Jenna hones her talents as a saleswoman and finds the strength to face her alcoholic father. Jenna Boller is the confident, smart, & moral heroine of this novel that deals with the effects of alcoholism on a family & a girl's growing friendship with a wealthy,...