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The Mt. Abrams Mysteries are told in first person by Ellie Rocca, a 50-ish freelance editor of murder mysteries, divorced with two daughters, living in the small, quirky community of Mt. Abrams. A Mother's Day Murder introduced Ellie and her circle of friends as they get drawn into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of one of the local moms. She meets Sam Kinali, the police detective on the case, and they begin a relationship.

While painting on location in one of the family's fields, Jessie discovers a shoe still on the foot of a dying Native American girl crammed between the hay bales. She whispers to Jessie that her attacker was a cop. Sheriff Russell Bonham, reveals that Amber Reynolds was attacked while on her way to speak to Jessie's family about two missing Thomas Moran masterpieces worth millions.The paintings disappeared nearly 100 years ago from St. Benedict's Mission School.

Do you have a secret? Your life can be redirected in an instant - your deepest wounds healed and your soul encouraged in the knowledge you are passionately loved. Within these powerful pages, the loving story of Eve offers powerful words of reassurance, comfort and healing, inspiring the reader with the necessary confidence to embrace the life journey ahead.

Despite the wealth of scholarship that pretends to offer proof, archaeologist Donald Gladstone knows there is no solid evidence that a real King Arthur ever existed. When the beguiling Julia Llewellyn, a linguist working on the Oxford English Dictionary, joins Donald on the trail of clues, their fervent enthusiasms, unusual gifts, and unfulfilled yearnings prove a combustible mix. Their impassioned search for truths amid the secret places and half-forgotten legends of the British countryside, must ultimately transform them - and all our understandings of the origins of Arthur.

The average age of entry into prostitution in America is 13-years-old. Forced into a life they never chose, manipulated, abused, and tortured at the hands of the pimps who control them, our country's children are sold on the streets, on the internet, and at truck stops across America every night. They aren't bad kids who made bad choices. They are victims of child sex trafficking. They come from our neighborhoods, our schools, our churches, and sometimes our own homes.

She was his anchor. He was her home. Gracie Taylor fell in love with Noah Chase on the first day of kindergarten. Gracie was the girl from the wrong side of town. Noah was the town's golden boy. Their families had been at loggerheads since the death of Gracie's mother years ago and as they grew up, they had to risk everything to be together.

For years, Elza has gotten by. A divorcee out of culinary school, she started her own little restaurant in the mid-size Hungarian city of Delibab, and she's grown a decent business, cooking quality versions of Hungarian classics and serving them with a smile. But lately her smile has gotten tired. Her loveless affair with her sous-chef has become an irritation. She's getting sick of the same old dishes and the same old customers. And in these nascent years of capitalism, it will take some competition to make her see that her restaurant, and her happiness, are worth fighting for.

Their marriage merged two of Louisiana's most prominent families. But after five years, Katrine remained untouched in body and heart, her husband unable to fulfill his wish to produce an heir. For the sake of that goal, Giles would allow his wife to be bedded by the noble man who won the annual tournament of champions, a medieval contest held on the grounds of Arcadia, his magnificent estate. The honor fell to Rowan de Blanc, who had his own secret reason for joining the games.

In this celebrated work, his only novel, Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late 19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world.

Mary Lennox, a sickly and contrary little girl, is orphaned to dim prospects in a gloomy English manor - her only friend is a bed-ridden boy named Colin, whose prospects may be dimmer than hers. But when Mary finds the key to a secret garden, the magical powers of transformation fall within her reach.

In this Regency classic by English novelist Jane Austen, two estranged paramours reconnect and give love a second chance.

In this masterful audio series from Boston College theology professor Harvey Egan, S.J., you’ll focus on an often neglected aspect of the Apostle Paul’s genius - his mysticism. A mentee of Karl Rahner, Fr. Egan brings to this course the knowledge gained from a phenomenal 60 years of Jesuit spirituality and philosophical-theological studies. One of the world’s leading experts on Christian mysticism, he is the perfect guide for this course.

Ted is the quintessential bush storyteller, he has rubbed shoulders with some of the best-known and least-known of his countrymen and women, and in Outback Songman, Ted Egan recounts the story of his rich and extraordinary life. Born to a working-class family in Melbourne's Coburg, he has never had a music lesson. Nonetheless, he has composed some of the first original songs about Australian history and ethos, many of which are now classics.

Back by popular demand, novelists Siri Hustvedt ( The Blazing World), Jennifer Egan (Pulitzer Prize-winner for A Visit from the Goon Squad), and Margot Livesey ( The Flight of Gemma Hardy), the trio that has brought Middlemarch, Pride & Prejudice, Anna Karenina, and The Portrait of a Lady to life at past events in this series, revisit Virginia Woolf's classic.

Sara Fay Egan has never lived a “by-the-book” kind of life. From orchestrating high-profile events to grappling with her daughter's life-threatening illness, she’s faced more twists and turns than most. In The Through Line, Sara Fay shares her deeply personal journey, blending raw emotion with the practical know-how she’s gained from years of balancing a successful career with family responsibilities.

“A Guide for Nurses to Cope with Patient Loss” offers a compassionate and practical approach to navigating one of the most challenging aspects of nursing: dealing with the death of a patient. Written by a seasoned nurse and author, this guide explores loss's emotional, psychological, and professional impacts honestly and empathetically. Packed with real-life experiences, effective coping strategies, and actionable advice, it empowers nurses to process grief, maintain resilience, and continue delivering compassionate care.

A series of nearly unbelievable events had me reeling, and my rock-solid relationship with Lucinda began to crumble. In the end, it is with the help of a friend, another therapist, and a messenger from God, that Lucinda comes to the end of her long, dark road, and I find inner healing of my own.

The castle was now at peace and whole forest was experiencing a season of harmony and rest. Until that fateful day when the wolf awoke, and he began to assemble a new army. This time, Serigala, the great wolf, gathered the angry baboons from Mount Papio and the giant jacaranda bees to help him overtake the castle. What happens to a castle stronghold when the residents become complacent, selfish, and lazy? What happens to a castle when the tower guards give up their posts and stop watching the walls for invaders?

Susie and Grady are a couple of average kids on a weekend getaway with their parents until they explore the creepy old hotel. As the children soon discover, some doors are never meant to be opened. Some places are better left unexplored, and some nightmares are more than just bad dreams. They will need each other to survive. They will need each other to make it back alive as their strength, their love, and their faith will all be tested. Follow Susie and Grady on an adventure through the second door, and see what magic awaits them there.

This book, the third and most comprehensive of the Sleep Magic books, is a continuation of the sharing. It is an in-depth exploration of the technique and process of Sleep Magic.