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A curse put on Shale Snyder, because of a secret, shrouds her with insecurity and fear. Following suspension from school, Shale's best friend isn't allowed to see her anymore and she feels abandoned by her family. When a stray dog befriends her, she follows it into the woods. There she discovers a door that leads to another world - a garden with talking animals, demonic underlings, and a king unlike any other.

Angie Lanier, the heroine of Kathleen MacArthur's new novel, travels a world away from her Midwest background, where she absorbs a mysterious spell cast upon her by a Balinese priest. Her efforts to learn more about her father prompts flashbacks of her confusion between the values of her modest mother and her outrageous grandmother.

In Why We Don't Awaken, Jennifer Schuitemaker treads on sacred ground by digging up the origins of ancient belief systems and ways of controlling our actions and behaviors in the world that are keeping us from experiencing ourselves as who we really are as total spiritual, emotional and physical beings.

Rachel Somerfield has spent most of her life in Whitman's Home for Orphaned Girls in New York City. As she approaches her 18th birthday, her future looks very bleak. Everything changes the day she runs into Mathew Compton, a dashing young man who sweeps her off her feet and offers her a chance at happiness. However, things don't turn out as Rachel hopes, and she finds herself accepting a teaching position in Sand Hill, a small Western town. She arrives in Sand Hill penniless, scared, and alone.

Samantha uproots her daughter to begin a simpler life. They find themselves surrounded by love in the empty ghost town. The world around them is inhabited by those who never left and those who cross their path are heaven sent.

Charles has loved Vivian with all of his heart for the past 20 years, but after overhearing a conversation between her and her girlfriends, he learns that she doesn't feel the same. Cassie and Mason have tried and failed to have a family, and the loss has begun to change their love, which was once so solid. Charles and Cassie become great friends, and after a short time, they begin to confide in each other about their failing marriages. With the commitment to help each other fix their dying marriages, they begin to see all that they were missing - in each other.

Rose MacRae is worried when she finds out that Violet, the shyest and most naïve of her three sisters, is falling in love with Jackson Carter of Carter Enterprises. It isn't that Rose doesn't like Jackson; everyone likes the guy. But Jackson is a real ladies man with a 'love'em and leave'em' reputation. While Violet... Violet is a babe in the woods when it comes to love.

What's a girl to do when her imprisoned brother begs her to delve into their father's 16-year-old murder conviction? How about peel back the lies, upend the fairy tales, and roil the populace of Lavitte - a sweet apple of a town with a wormy, festering core? That's what Allison Fennimore chooses. Despite her infamous surname and people's wilted memories, this jaded cynic of a daughter sinks her teeth in and refuses to let go.

Daisy MacRae was the family rebel; the irresponsible one. All through childhood the three older MacRae sisters followed the rules, while Daisy found breaking rules much more fun. Though her actions should have landed her in hot water, Daisy always managed to sweet talk her way out trouble. But things changed the night Daisy's reckless behavior destroyed the life of someone she loved. Unable to face what she had done, Daisy ran away.

All Anastasia has ever wanted was to start a new life, a normal life, a life without her parents. As soon as she gets that chance, however, she discovers quickly that a normal life was never a possibility for someone like her.

Sex. Lies. Romance. Love. My life has it all. I do what I want, when I want and no one can stop me. This isn't a story of how I found my prince. Or my how my prince found me. I'm that girl that everyone wants to hate, but they don't know my story. This is my chance to let everyone know the real me. The shocks in my life. The highs in my life. The lows in my life. I had a lover and a friends with benefits when I met the man I thought was 'The One'. Only thing is he had a bigger secret than I did. I sure didn't see that coming.

Patrick MacRae had a habit of pigeonholing people and his four daughters were no exception. Rose was the smart one; Lily, the beauty; Violet, the sweet one; and Daisy was his athlete. Now two years after his death, the four sisters are still trying to work themselves out of the boxes he put them in. Rose, the oldest of the four MacRae girls, hated being raised in a small town where everyone compared her to her sister Lily, a gorgeous fashion model. She couldn't move away fast enough.

What would happen if a jester fell in love with a princess? A jester is put to the test when he confronts the King. Not being able to compete in the Royal competition, the King gives him a riddle to solve. With the competition one day away, James ventures off to prove he is worthy of being a prince by finding the answer. Will James make it in time?

When Lola met Xavier, Prince of Romerius, she was immediately attracted to his dark, handsome good looks and sparkling green eyes. She spent a whirlwind weekend with him and almost fell for his charm, until he humiliated her and she fled.

I'm Rhett. I'm cocky because I can be. I've got it all: the looks, the money, the endurance. I'm the guy that every girl wants to be with, yet none of them have ever been able to tie me down. I don't do love. I don't do relationships. And I sure as hell will never do marriage. I'm all about the fast life and everything that entails. There's a different woman in my bed every week. My friends are jealous of me. My enemies envy me. Everyone wants my life. And everything in my life is absolutely perfect. At least, that's what everyone thinks.

In the confession, What Are Girlfriends For?, it's Layla Mill's birthday, but her boyfriend Jonathan Carr seems to have forgotten. But when her best friend/co-worker Shauna Summer offers to take her out to celebrate, it's a night Layla will remember for the rest of her life.

In this novella five friends enter an abandoned library in the city of Detroit and find themselves unable to leave.

Our Wagon Train Heading For Greener Pastures Along The Oregon Trail: Finally Home In California, is the emotional ending to Anna and Mark's story, told after they have settled in California and staked their claim to a homestead. There are still many hurdles and tragedies to overcome, but under God's loving care they manage to survive them and along with their extended family, put forward and live their beliefs and Christian values to everyone in the thriving town they have helped to create, amidst the Gold Rush era in the West.

Meet Kayleigh and hear about how sad she is because she cannot go outside and play. Mommy finds things for Kayleigh to do inside while it is raining. It is a great rhyming book for preschool age children! It's also educational. It teaches children about springtime and why all the rain is important to make the trees, flowers, and grass grow! This book is perfect for a spring time rainy day!

This heart wrenching novel will take you into the cruel world of mental abuse. You will experience the suffering and the pain “Tanya” endured throughout her seventeen year marriage. Although the scars of psychological abuse cannot be seen, they run deep. Damaging another human being, especially one you swore to love, is unacceptable. This novel takes you into the life of one victim...there are many more who suffer from the sharp words of another.