The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice

by Donna Kauffman, Kate Angell, Allyson Charles Narrated by Tiffany Morgan

Overview

Every autumn, Moonbright, Maine, is the picture of charm with its piles of crisp leaves, flickering jack-o'-lanterns . . . and a touch of the sweetest kind of enchantment.

Witches, goblins, the occasional ghost-they're all sure to be spotted at the annual Halloween parade, where adults and children alike dress in costume to celebrate Moonbright's favorite holiday. And no place has more seasonal spirit than Bellaluna's Bakeshop, a family business steeped in traditional recipes, welcoming warmth-and, legend has it, truly spellbinding, heart-melting treats . . .

Between good-natured Halloween tricks, frothy pumpkin lattes, and some very special baked goods, for three Moonbright residents looking for love-whether they know it or not-the spookiest thing will be how magical romance can suddenly be . . .

Contains mature themes.

Editorial Reviews

ForeWord Reviews

"Powell has done the law and every citizen a great favor by calling out an unholy practice of government attorneys. Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice, by defense attorney Sidney Powell, is a lurid tale of deceit and amoral behavior on the part of government prosecutors. It is so well written and researched that the story makes for a stunning read."

Library Journal

06/15/2014
Powell, a former Department of Justice attorney now in private practice, focuses this exposé on the prosecution of officers from Enron and on the trial for fraud of former Alaska senator Ted Stevens. Powell represented employees of Enron and recounts the legal mistakes made by lawyers assigned to the company's task force. She charges that the Justice Department, driven by public pressure to punish those involved in the Enron scandal, forced innocent employees to plead guilty. Powell tells of whistle-blowers in the department's Public Integrity Section who were punished for reporting misconduct by its attorneys. Throughout, the author includes stories of her clients' treatment by the Justice Department and the federal prison system, in which guards repeatedly harassed them and denied them access to their attorneys. There are repeated accusations of prosecutorial misconduct and malpractice by the department, so much so that it becomes hard to believe. VERDICT This book tells a shocking story of corruption. The author portrays the Department of Justice as so vile that she seems to have an axe to grind, even though she denies it in the text. Readers and libraries will want works with a more objective view.—Becky Kennedy, Atlanta-Fulton P.L.

Kirkus Reviews

2014-04-29
A former Justice Department lawyer, who now devotes her private practice to federal appeals, dissects some of the most politically contentious prosecutions of the last 15 years.Powell assembles a stunning argument for the old adage, "nothing succeeds like failure," as she traces the careers of a group of prosecutors who were part of the Enron Task Force. The Supreme Court overturned their most dramatic court victories, and some were even accused of systematic prosecutorial misconduct. Yet former task force members such as Kathryn Ruemmler, Matthew Friedrich and Andrew Weissman continued to climb upward through the ranks and currently hold high positions in the Justice Department, FBI and even the White House. Powell took up the appeal of a Merrill Lynch employee who was convicted in one of the subsidiary Enron cases, fighting for six years to clear his name. The pattern of abuse she found was repeated in other cases brought by the task force. Prosecutors of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen did not make exculpatory material available to the defense, a violation of due process under the Supreme Court's 1963 Brady v. Maryland decision; the company was forcibly closed with the loss of 85,000 jobs. In the corruption trial of former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, a key witness was intimidated into presenting false testimony. Stevens' conviction, which led to a narrow loss in his 2008 re-election campaign and impacted the majority makeup of the Senate, seems to have been the straw that broke the camel's back; the presiding judge appointed a special prosecutor to investigate abuses. Confronted with the need to clean house as he came into office, writes Powell, Attorney General Eric Holder has yet to take action.The author brings the case for judicial redress before the court of public opinion.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170460694
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	08/27/2019
Edition description:	Unabridged

Related Subjects

• Romance
• Fiction
• Romantic Fiction Themes
• Romance - Holiday Love