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Drowning in scandal, Bex Shepard leaves LA behind for the small town of Red Maple Falls. She only plans on hiding out until the media storm blows over, never expecting to fall head over heels for a local fireman. Chase Marshall's life hasn't always been easy, but he and his siblings have managed to make the best of it. He loves his job, but when he gets sent to rescue another damn cat from another damn tree, his patience is tested. Though he soon realizes the owner of the one-eyed cat isn't as crazy as he suspected, and he can't seem to get enough of her.

With big dreams of seeing her name in lights on Broadway, Daisy Hayes left behind her small town, family, and the only boy she ever loved. Six years later, broke, unsuccessful, and on the brink of being homeless, she refuses to accept that she failed. But when she receives a phone call from home, she has no choice but to get on the next train and face the past she ran out on all those years ago.

In November of 1939, Sini Toivola is sure of two things: She loves Marko Linna, and she has a comfortable life in Helsinki. But when the massive Soviet army invades her beloved homeland and Marko spurns her affections, her life is turned upside down. Needing a fresh start, Sini decides to join the female volunteer corps - the Lotta Svärd - and is sent to serve near the front lines. Service at a field hospital proves to be a good distraction, until Sini discovers a Russian soldier lost behind their camp.

Handmaiden Rya puts her life on the line to protect the royal family from an assassin. Lumini and all within the Shadow kingdoms are threatened by darkness far more sinister than any they have ever faced before. Battling the deadly mist, Sathen, and revelations about her past, Rya finds strength and love where she least expects it. But if the source of the Sathen can’t be stopped, all of the races risk succumbing to the mist.

Noelle Landon and her sisters are seeing the fulfillment of a dream with the opening of their candy store, Chocolate Bliss, and right in time for Christmas. Noelle's grand plans are turned upside-down when the mayor of Bridgeton requests that she show a famous celebrity, the handsome, award-winning author, Scott Conrad, around town and get him to help draw tourists to their fair town for the holidays.

Sadie Rollins wants to raise subscriptions to her father's newspaper and knows just the way to do it: a contest for the hand of the town's most eligible bachelor, Doctor Ezekiel Phelps. Everything goes according to plan...until someone enters Sadie's name into the drawing.

Everyone it seems wonders, at some point in their lives, what will happen when they eventually stand before the “Pearly Gates”. One man seems stuck somewhere between, in a groundhog effect, approaching and reapproaching the gates in a repeatedly futile attempt to attain a bottle of whiteout.

With pert opinions and a less-than-perfect figure, Ruth Ann Sutton doesn’t measure up to society’s vision of a perfect lady. When she accepts a position teaching in a Freedman’s School, it threatens the only marriage offer Ruth Ann is likely to receive. She's forced to choose between life as a lonely spinster or reinventing herself to secure a respectable proposal.

Monica is a devoted daughter, serious student, and gifted writer. Everyone who hears her passionate songs believes she has talent, but nobody knows the true story. Inside, Monica is a mess, and every day is harder and harder to endure. In this insightful novel about mental illness and its many manifestations, Monica serves as the titular Anxiety Girl. She has received a diagnosis of anxiety and depression from her doctor, but just knowing this isn’t enough.

Teach your children the songs you sang when you were a child. Here's a collection of well-known favorite songs for you to sing along with your children. This entertaining book will give your children hours of happiness and pleasure.

If you could go back to your roots at the cost of losing what you have become, would you?

"A Sworded Love Affair" is the story of a young woman who is looking for a good guy and a new hobby. She takes up the sport of fencing and finds that her coach and instructor is the man who she's been hoping to find for years. He is nice, good looking, smart, and witty. Their first lesson lasts for hours instead of just an hour. He cooks her a meal and they chat, even meet up the next day for a second lesson. It is that day when she takes a chance on love and asks him out. Listen and meet Sierra and see how she finds John, her instructor for fencing.

"Across the Ocean" is not just any regular romantic love story. Because many people often do not specialize in listening specifically only to love stories, this story also incorporates some very interesting and captivating fantasy parts.

An aged, decrepit old woman wanders the quiet hallways of her home. She remembers a day when they were brighter, more kinetic with anticipation of life within their walls. Family was a regular occurrence, and the tinkling laughter of grandchildren used to echo through the house. Oh, how she missed those times, as she now hobbles oh-so-slowly with her cane through the archaic old home. And as the old woman wanders, reminiscing through the halls, she comes upon a door. Rusty hinges amplify groan of age as the door swings slowly open, and she balances herself in the doorway.

Aldrea, the feisty daughter of a Quenterian scientist, agrees to accompany her parents on a routine mission with mixed emotions. It was better than another resort vacation but lacks the adventure and excitement she craves. So when her father is taken prisoner by a deranged Radical agent on a deserted planet, Aldrea doesn't think twice - she goes after them. But time is running out. With the greatest discovery in Quenterian history in the balance, Aldrea must rescue herself first before the prize they seek kills them all.

Have you ever felt like one of the least of these? What do you know of the woman at the well? What led her to the well that day - the exact day Jesus would be there? What of the lepers, the blind man, the woman who dried Jesus' feet with her hair? What of the Centurion who said at the cross, "Surely this was the Son of God?"