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Fern Marshall has not seen her ex-husband in 15 years. Their parting was less than amicable. Now she is faced him with telling him that their 18-year-old daughter has been in an automobile accident. If her bad news ended there, she could manage. Unfortunately, it does not. Drew Marshall feels keenly his failure as a father. When his ex-wife brings a message that his daughter has been in an accident, guilt gnaws at him. He should have been there for her. Her next revelation shakes the foundation of his world; calling into question all he thought to be settled and sure.

"Madeline was born singing. She sang melodies like chants, like forecasts, like conversations with flowers and birds." Madeline's father Jeremiah, a Calvinist preacher, lived in fear of his daughter's unique voice and spirit, which could not be contained. Madeline's Penobscot mother, Hannah, wove her baskets in silence far from Jeremiah's hope for her redemption. She was enthralled and comforted by her daughter's sonorous melodies, and in teaching her the art of weaving, also taught her to honor the spirits of her vision.

Your kids are spreading their wings. Are you ready? In Fledge, counselor, educator, and mother Brenda L. Yoder helps Christian parents navigate the many transitions of the launching years. How do you parent tweens at home and young adults away from home at the same time? What's a good balance between boundaries and freedom? How can you pray for your fledgling youth? And what do you do with all that mom grief?

“No matter how hard it gets, there’s always a version of you who can fight a little longer.” Laney’s world collapsed when she caught her dad cheating. He begged her not to tell, but she did. Her family fell apart and regret consumes her, especially when she learns every decision she makes spawns a new universe for the opposite choice. If only she could skip sideways to the Laney who didn’t tell. But her only escape is through her imagination, until a news story blurs the lines between worlds.

Nebula Award-winning Pat Murphy's stories cross the boundaries between the real and the imaginary, blending visionary storytelling with uncompromising realism.

The stories in this groundbreaking collection effortlessly cross the boundaries between the real and the imaginary, blending visionary storytelling with uncompromising realism.

Nearly a century ago, an extraterrestrial attack destroyed the majority of the world and decimated humanity. In a time of war, protection is needed. Designed to fight for their country, twins Kylie and Luke Alexander are Second Generation Creations—emotionless, genetically altered fighters. They have one mission. Fight and live to fight again.

This book is a simple guide on how to write a covenant and watch God's word come to pass in your life. Brenda Zintgaff and her husband Tom are the founders of Harvest Church in Temple, Texas. Brenda, as a young mother some 36 years ago, perceived that her prayers seemed to be bouncing off the ceiling. She found herself desperate to find an answer. One night, a revelation of how to write a covenant captured her soul. Hebrews 4:12 opened her eyes to the alive and active word of God and gave her insight on how to change history and the lives of her family.

He is the only thing standing between her and a speeding bullet. Lila Morgan is excited for her residency at Brooklyn United hospital. The straight path she set out on to become a doctor takes an unexpected turn when her father, Senator Wesley Morgan, starts receiving death threats. Concerned for his only daughter’s safety, the Senator employs the bodyguards at Redmond Guardian Service who dispatch their newest member, Sawyer Youngblood, to protect Lila in this time of political turmoil.

Authorized User is based on the true story involving early '90s Sony hip hop artist Tim Dog. Allegedly, Tim Dog the con artist had been victimizing unsuspecting victims for approximately a decade and a half with little to no attention from law enforcement. Based on the evidence and reports later received by law enforcement, Tim Dog targeted single mothers, young aspiring artists, and even a few men in his fictitious business circle.

Turn your weakest, most discouraging moments into your best, most uplifting moments. Listen and discover how God uses the things that seek to destroy us to become the very things that bring us salvation, bring us hope, bring us to prayer, bring us together, and ultimately bring us to heaven.

Victor needs a new nanny. And me? I need money after the crash of my music career. He saw me for who I was. An innocent girl still holding onto her V-card. Waiting for the right man. Of course, I gave into his charm. A gorgeous single dad with hypnotizing brown eyes. One night together and I was his. I was taken…. I was obsessed. The problem, though? He just hired me and now I’m his employee.

Merciless drought withers Kira's ranch, leaving her family hungry and desperate enough to cross the border into the forbidden forest to trap wild game. But the forest is infested with tree scorpions and giant cats that wield elemental invisibility, and they're hungry, too. When Kira mistakes one elemental creature for another, she ends up with the last thing she wants in her trap: an enemy soldier.

The Keating kids are shocked and intrigued when a tiny visitor suddenly appears during a lightning storm. Once they realize the visitor is friendly and needs their help to return to his dimension, they do everything in their power to help him. As time is running out, they enlist the help of others, but someone is working against them and not with them. Will they be able to help their traveler return to its own dimension? Or will it be stuck in this dimension forever?

Grieving over a broken romance and her newborn son put up for adoption against her wishes, 17-year-old Cara Walden arrives in 1950s London with her half-brother Gray‚ a blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter and closeted homosexual. Gray has looked after Cara ever since her mother‚ glamorous actress Vivien Grant‚ was found drowned in the pool at their estate.

Get ready to see life as told through the eyes of a bulldog. These are the true stories of Louie, an Old English Bulldog that was raised in Texas. Join him as he experiences a whole new world in a new home.

To save her son from ultimate evil, she must turn to a God she no longer believes in.... Julie's crushing grief brought a swift end to her faith. Left to raise her fatherless son, the Seer can rely on no one but herself...which is exactly how the demons prefer it. When nefarious whispers foretell the impending death of her son, she’ll do whatever it takes to keep him safe. As sinister forces flood her idyllic coastal community, Julie’s God-given gifts may be her only hope for salvation.

Delve deeper into the history of the witches. Find out what it means to be a Witch as you look at some of the lighter - and darker - times in witchcraft's past. Become entranced by the true spirit of the witches as you discover that the world of witchcraft is not dead. It is alive and it is thriving. With spells and solutions to numerous predicaments, requirements, and problems, you are going to learn how to become comfortable with witchcraft.

With a touch of her hand, Octavia Hollows can restore life. Yet, she couldn’t save the man she loved from the horrific accident that stole him from her. Octavia thought she could outrun the pain, but ghosts from the past refuse to be silenced. Seattle, Washington: Octavia blew into town in search of information, only to get swirled up in a paranormal predicament even she couldn’t fathom. A neonatal nurse is dead, and her young patient is aging at an alarming rate.

It’s a lot of work to kill off Kentuckiana’s pedophile population. Cosette and her Miserables dig deep into the world of kidnappers, drug dealers, and child sex traffickers. It’s a downward spiral she might never recover from, but no one wants her to - she is, after all, a hero.