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Adult education teacher, Alison Larkin has a second chance at love after her husband is killed in a car accident. Her new love interest comes in the form of a 20-year student called HB, whose reputation as a bad boy and poor student has everyone questioning her attraction to him.

Time is the enemy. Vadim has just eight months to escape before the army takes him—but then he meets Louise, and everything changes. What starts as a spark turns into something neither of them can walk away from. Their love becomes a race against conscription, family expectations, and their own fears. Gretna Green—Scotland’s legendary spot for runaway weddings—feels like their only hope.

Following the death of the woman she believed to be her mother, 28-year-old Naomi Waters learns from a malicious aunt that she is not only adopted, but the product of a brutal rape that left her birth mother, Mary Rose Francis, a teenager of Micmac ancestry, in a coma for 8 months. Dealing with a sense of betrayal and loss, but with new purpose in her life, Naomi vows to track down Mary Rose's attackers and bring them to justice. She places her story in the local paper, asking for information from residents who might remember something of the case that has been cold for nearly three decades.

They told us the legends, but they were full of half-truths and darker secrets. Vampires bask in daylight. Rain sears the skin. And human blood is poison…except for one rare type: A Negative. Octavia is an Aneg who has hidden in the shadows her whole life. Seth, heir to one of the most powerful vampire families in the South, is the anomaly who can't drink her blood.

God's Word is living and active (Hebrews 4:12), and through it He speaks timeless truths to the issues we face today. The 180 Bible verses in this book will help you identify and attack the enemy of anxiety. No matter what you're facing, you will learn to lean on the sustaining power of scripture. Each verse is paired with a devotional thought that is equal parts practical and encouraging. Here you'll find the strength and renewal you're looking for, as your heart is anchored to a solid foundation of faith.

What do you do when your Best Friend and Roommate asks you for a life-saving favor just days before the Holidays? Well, if you're Me, apparently you agree to let him doll you up in a High-Tech, Next-Gen Female Bodysuit that makes you every bit as much a Woman as the real thing and Pretend to be his Girlfriend for two weeks over the Winter Holidays so that his Mafia Contacts don't discover that he's really an undercover agent for the FBI!

Margaret Wood is known for her grace, beauty, and fashion in Bennett Town, Texas. As she waits for the war to end, she receives a notice that her husband, Joseph Wood, died on D-Day in France. Margaret must raise their 15-year-old son, William, alone. Joseph’s brother Henry, a wounded war veteran, provides a helping hand. The small town embraces the Wood family in their time of grief. As time passes, the town’s ugliness surfaces. Margaret comes head-to-head with Earl Bennett, whom the town is named after.

Trash Can Terry is a period fiction book in the late 80s and early 90s. It is a story of a budding romance between Lucas and Autumn. As their love evolves, they receive wisdom and guidance from an unlikely person, a local homeless man called Trash Can Terry. Their empathy and genuine concern for Terry is pure.

Ethan and Ellie Johnson are siblings, next-door neighbors in the same house, and total opposites in every possible way. He’s loud, messy, and glued to his soccer cleats. She’s precise, graceful, and lives for ballet. They can’t spend five minutes together without arguing—until one morning, their mom decides she’s had enough. With a mysterious burst of magic and one very pointed lesson in empathy, Ethan and Ellie wake up in each other’s bodies—and lives.

Sixteen-year-old Annie Montague has another chance at living a normal life after a tragic car accident paralyzed her and killed her best friend. A new, never before done in the U.S., operation involves graphing her head on another woman’s body. Annie is willing to try anything to leave the mundane confides of her hospital room where she either stares at the ceiling, the hallway, or the floor tiles. She doesn’t feel anything from the neck down, but her memories remind her of everything she’s left behind.

Got 3 minutes to spare? You’ll find the spiritual pick-me-up you desire in 3-Minute Devotions for Women. Written especially the twenty-first-century woman, this delightful devotional packs a powerful dose of comfort, encouragement, and inspiration into just-right-sized readings for women on the go. Minute 1: scripture to meditate on; Minute 2: a short devotional reading; Minute 3: a prayer to jump-start a conversation with God. This portable package makes a fabulous any-occasion gift for every woman.

A beautiful, mid-aged woman grieving the loss of her husband of 16 years, she thought the best chapters of her life were behind her. That is, until she meets Dom—a handsome, mysterious stranger who turns her world upside down. The chemistry between them is undeniable from the start. Passion ignites. Walls come down. But as desire deepens, secrets begin to surface.

Marti Tote has written yet another self-help book for all of those who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Whether it be to death, relationships, or beyond, a loss is a loss and we all need a little help now and again. This book covers every loss, as well as every emotion imaginable, as Tote takes you up grief creek without a paddle, in the only way she knows how, engaging her listeners in a soothing conversational tone, that we have all come to know so well.

Breaking the Money Trap: A Personalized Guide to Achieving Financial Progress and Emotional Peace offers empowering and inclusive financial guidance for anyone who feels stuck—despite their best efforts to budget, save, or follow conventional advice. This isn’t your typical personal finance book filled with formulas and rigid rules. Instead, it’s a compassionate exploration of the emotional, cultural, and psychological layers that shape how we think, feel, and act around money.

Unspoken Wounds: Healing Childhood Trauma Through the Lens of Culture, Identity & Belonging is a powerful, affirming book for listeners who never saw themselves represented in traditional healing narratives. Written for people whose trauma was shaped by cultural silence, family loyalty, systemic oppression, or generational pain, this book offers a deeply compassionate path toward healing. If you grew up in a home where emotions weren’t safe, where love had conditions, or where survival came before softness, this book will speak to your soul.

This book is an assembly of countless wild adventures experienced during my transition during being a young adult to adulthood while integrating to a new country with an American father and a French mother. It's about bravery, dreams, the power of optimism and healing your wounds: A series of melancholic drama, lovely encounters, wild trips, weird coincidences, loss, love and in between.

Are you exhausted from seeing your teen or students wrestle with stress, anxiety, and negative thoughts? Have you tried numerous strategies, only to find they offer short-term relief at best? Do you finally want to guide them towards a solution that brings lasting change and helps them thrive emotionally? If so, then you’ve found the right resource. Achieving emotional stability in teens doesn't have to be an insurmountable challenge. Even if other methods have fallen short, this approach is more straightforward than you might think.

Natalie Boonstra was diagnosed with Madelung’s Deformity at just ten years old. The corrective surgery for this painful, one-in-two-million congenital wrist disorder was successful but left the very visible daughter of a well-known public figure with emotional scars, insecurity, and self-doubt. Both arms are noticeably short in proportion to the rest of my body, and this physical difference caused a great deal of insecurity and self-doubt. But then I realized who Jesus says I am.

Chevy at the Levee is about romance, travel, adventure, and the loss of a spouse. This story weaves a tribute to the author's wife, who endured the tragedy of an incurable disease but sustained her unselfish, loving personality.