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Beauty is something that everybody wants, but sometimes it can be more of a curse than a blessing. That is something that Colomba and Luis discover when they meet a young woman named Shay at the county fair. Shay is taking part in a beauty contest at the fair, but not many people are happy about this. Jealousy from the other girls, as well as some crooked dealings with one of the contest's judges, constantly hurts Shay and her chances of winning in a fair way. Luis believes that maybe she could use a little assistance from the Crow.
Take a trip to Lilac in this heartwarming small town romance by award-winning author Pamela Ferguson.Even though it sometimes feels like she lives in a fishbowl, hair salon manager Sunny DeStefano loves small-town life. When self-made businessman Buck Day returns to Lilac for a family wedding, Sunny realizes her feelings for him are as strong as ever. Will gossip and judgmental people keep them apart?Buck once believed that moving away from Lilac would help him escape his family's troubled past and get over his crush on Sunny. Now that he's back, he realizes he wants a family of his own. Will Sunny risk getting involved with a loner whose family is as broken as his?Lilac. Where paths cross, sparks fly and love blooms.
It's life or death. Can they pull together to survive?Dumped from a raft in the middle of God literally only knows where, four friends are stranded in the wilderness. No cellphones. No maps. No food. Three pocket knives, a compass, and each other are all they have.Until two shadowy figures lead Micah and his friends to a stash of survival equipment scrounged from the river. Who are these mysterious benefactors? What do they want?Then rescue comes with a catch. Micah and his friends can wait four days to be taken to civilization or join a real-life quest for a million dollars. The Magary treasure hunt-going on its fiftieth year with no winners-has seen deaths before. With a murderer in the field, will the men become victims?Is the reward worth the risk? Can the Knights work as a team to not only survive but find a treasure no one else has found? Where is God in their search? In their lives?Join the Knights of the Octagon on their first adventure.
Surviving her execution was the easy part. Facing the ever-changing conflict around her is the real test.Several months after narrowly escaping death, eighteen-year-old Faith Webber is still hiding from Chancellor Sloane, the man who tried to execute her for treason. Desperately low on supplies, Faith and her family must find a way to escape and continue the fight for religious freedom that nearly took their lives.When Faith and her associates decide to take the fight directly to Chancellor Sloane, the conflict grows more complicated than she could have imagined. Along the way, unexpected allies and new adversaries emerge, turning Faith's world upside-down. Suffering from the effects of her harrowing experience and finding herself growing more distant from her loved ones, Faith begins to question the true motives of everyone around her.Once her eyes are finally opened to see the truth, Faith is faced with one impossible test after another, driving her to her breaking point.
A LOST BOMBERA SECRET CARGOA DEADLY MYSTERYCapt. Roy Henry, his thirteen-year-old nephew and his search team no more than finish searching for a shipwreck and lost submarine when they're immersed into the dangerous world of international intrigue.Deep below the waters of Papua New Guinea lies a sunken World War II bomber, but the tranquil scene deceptively lures the team of adventurers into a mystery as unfathomable as the ocean itself. The enigmatic aircraft was on a secret mission, carrying a deadly cargo, when it was shot down in 1944. Making it out of the sinking plane and into the jungle was a minor victory as the aircrew tries to survive in one of the most hostile environments on earth.The incident is all but forgotten with passing time until Capt. Roy Henry and his team are hired to find the long-lost bomber. But his investigation unleashes a torrent of trouble, as spies, terrorists, pirates and Henry's crew all collide in the foreboding waters and jungles of Papua New Guinea in The Lost Flight.
"Karen, are you out of your MIND?" her boyfriend had shouted. "Do you expect me to wait around a whole year while you run around South America?" With these words ringing in her ears, Karen leaves behind her busy life in Seattle to serve as dietician at a school for missionary children in Venezuela.The new job, already complicated by the unavailability of certain foods, undependable electricity, and polluted water, is made all the more interesting by her handsome co-worker, Rob. Karen vows to keep a safe emotional distance since they will go their separate ways at the end of the year. Her plans are challenged, however, when her former position in the states is suddenly terminated. Karen later receives a job offer she feels she cannot refuse but is also asked to stay another year as dietician. She is torn, and determines to make her decision based on God's will alone, not the lure of a desirable new job or her growing attraction to Rob.When at last she and Rob share their future plans, they discover with delight that God has plans of His own.
Dana Williams never suspected starting a new life might end with her death.Fleeing a devastating breakup, the aspiring playwright moves to a new neighbourhood. There, her future brightens, as she finds a new job, a cozy apartment, and most exciting of all, an offer to produce her first play.While the world of theatre is mostly make-believe, the people in it are all too human. When disturbing events begin to occur around her, she realizes she is the target of a demented mind. When these events lead to murder, she is forced to question whom among her new friends she can trust.It soon becomes clear almost everyone has something to hide, and Dana acknowledges how little she truly knows many of the people in her life, including the one who broke her heart. With her own life in danger, she must consider everyone a potential killer, even her new best friend, her landlady, and the woman's intriguing nephew. Tensions build to a terrifying confrontation with a clever killer who has outsmarted everyone.
Madison Mitchell will never trust a man again. The love of her life broke her heart and married a French chef. Now she throws herself into her work at The Inn at Cranberry Cove. When she accidentally tangles with the manager of a nearby fishing supply store, she suspects the handsome guy is hiding something.Micah Collins flees Sacramento seeking solace in the seaside village in Washington state. But he discovers an enemy has followed him to Cranberry Cove. He must endure frightful threats at the same time keeping his previous life secret. When Madison finds herself in danger, Micah blames himself.Madison and Micah are haunted by someone from Micah's past, but is the culprit the real enemy or should they look elsewhere? Will they find a future together?
Take a trip to Lilac in this heartwarming small town romance novel.What was Lilac's mayor thinking, inviting Reo and Jack to volunteer together? There's no way Reo will work with the arrogant former athlete who made her life miserable. And Jack wants nothing to do with the gorgeous goody-two-shoes who destroyed his college football scholarship chances.When Reo and Jack discover they're the only two people in Lilac with the angel app on their phones, they agree to do one more good deed. Can they pretend to get along for the good of the town and find a way back into each other's hearts?Winner of the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart© Award.
Serving her country as one of the Women's Army Special Pilots is Maggie Daniels's dearest wish. But there are obstacles to overcome above and beyond the enemies in the Pacific, including her overprotective family, skeptical fellow pilots-and handsome, distant squadron leader Wesley Hicks. Whatever it takes, Maggie will prove herself to Wesley, until she succeeds in winning his admiration...and love.Wesley can see that Maggie's a first-class pilot. She's also too fearless by half. The war has cost Wesley so much already. Can he let go of his guilt for a chance at happiness-and can he learn to trust in God...and Maggie...enough to believe in love for a lifetime?
"I'm Here to See My Daughter."She never thought she'd see John Davenport again. Merrilee Daniels Davenport's former husband has returned to their small Georgia town after fighting in the Pacific. And now the soldier is bearing a letter from the little girl he didn't know he had. Merrilee wishes that she and her daughter could lean on John's able shoulders, but her new assignment as a homeland informant won't allow it.Twelve years have only made Merrilee more beautiful in John's eyes. Back then, he was the proud fool who walked away. Now all he wants is to prove he can be the husband she deserves, and the daddy his daughter needs.
An ancient shipwreck.Lost treasure.Buried secrets.Capt. Roy Henry had searched for countless shipwrecks and submerged relics, from a sunken train in a remote mountain lake and lost aircraft in a jungle river to Spanish galleons in the Caribbean. But he'd never encountered anything quite as challenging as his current project. The adventure began when an enigmatic gentleman approached him offering a small fortune to locate a riverboat lost in 1866 in the treacherous waters of Black Canyon on the Colorado River. The river steamer was laden with gold bullion, yet that didn't seem to be the mysterious man's primary motivation. Then, as if searching for a treasure ship didn't have enough problems, an archaeologist from the Department of Interior was now onboard his vessel, claiming an early submarine had been lost on or near the wrecked riverboat. Add to that a troubled 13-year-old nephew under his care, then a ruthless treasure hunter who'd stop at nothing to get the gold, and you have a formula for intrigue and adventure in the historic southwest.
If you had a superpower, what would it be? Would you use it for good, or would you use it for revenge? When Colomba and Luis began their first day of high school, they didn't expect to be given superpowers in the form of magical pins. Whenever Colomba uses her magical pin, she transforms into the superhero Silver Dove. She has super strength, she can fly, and she can't get hurt. When Luis uses his pin, he becomes the Crow; he has the power to create shadow- like monsters whenever he wants, he can fly, and he can give other people super powers. Colomba wants to use her powers to protect people from evil, but Luis isn't sure. ¿Should he use his powers to make the world a better place, or should he use them to get revenge on all of the bullies in his school who pick on everyone, including him?
Gracie Mayberry wants to study marine science at the community college in a neighboring coastal town. But a degree takes money, and she must remain in Cranberry Cove to help her mother support her disabled father who lost both legs while serving his country and now suffers from PTSD. She leaves her job at Starbucks to work at The Inn at Cranberry Cove while the owner is on maternity leave. When the sophisticated, good looking Blake Sloan arrives at the inn, she's attracted to the guy with eyes the color of rich honey.Seattle resident Blake Sloan takes time off from his job in his father's thriving fishing vessel company. He admits he's followed his father's dream instead of his heart's desire-to run his own business and start a non-profit to benefit wounded vets. When he meets Gracie's father, he's sure God has placed the longing within him.But when a stalker makes terrifying midnight visits to the humble Mayberry home and threatens their lives, Blake discovers he's also a target of extortion.Can Blake and Gracie learn who's behind the danger that threatens them? Will a small-town girl and big-city boy find a life together?
The story of Ruth comes to us in the time of the Judges. It is not difficult to imagine Elimelech and his family being sent to Moab while Israel was in a time of punishment for doing evil in the sight of God. It is not difficult to imagine the family met Judge Ehud when he went to Moab to kill the king. When we think on these events, are you awed at the intricate weaving of God's plan? I certainly am.Boaz and Ruth are a generation after the fall of Jericho and two generations before the birth of King David. Their story is not rife with war, but it is still an incredible depiction of the love God has for all of us.My name is Ruth. I am a woman of Moab. I know you've heard of me. I'm a stranger who gets to play a part in the greatest love story of all. Truth is, my story has love written all over it, which is weird, since I didn't know love until a wagon of foreigners built a house not far from where we lived.Listen to my story. Decide for yourself. It is no easy thing to fall into the hands of a fearful God without a willing heart.
God is working all things to His glory.Hadassah, an orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai, prepares for her night with King Xerxes. She's changed her name to hide her Jewish ethnicity, and everywhere she goes, she garners favor. Will her beauty and heart be enough to win her a crown, or will she go to the harem like so many others before her?This fresh retelling of the story of Esther isn't a traditional love story. It demonstrates the hand of God working in the background to bring about His plan for His people. Jeremiah 29:11- For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. (KJV)
Fairy Tales have sparked interest in readers and writers since days Medieval. Herein, is a collection of stories based on well-known tales of faerie. As with the Brothers Grimm, some stories are light and aerie, while others follow a darker path.Draw a chair close to the fire, warmed cider in hand, and let yourself be carried into the realm of fairyland.First up, is Rumpelstiltskin. Not an easy name to say, let alone spell. We'll call him Rom. Rather than a goblin eager to devour a newborn baby, our Rom has come to help. But who has he come for? And will they survive long enough to win happily ever after?Our next story is The Pied Piper. Children are disappearing. Morgan and Dale must search out the truth to save them, even though they may lose what is most precious to them. Difficult battles are worth the fight. Will saving the children be worth their sacrifices?Story three is Beast. We all love a Beauty and the Beast tale. This one is sure to please.The fourth story is Sleeping Beauty's Potion. Sleeping Beauty isn't to blame that a dark fairy placed a sleeping curse on her. But with a special potion, she isn't the one to sleep. Another lies on the bed in her stead until life has been drained. As long as a sacrifice remains, Sleeping Beauty will enjoy her youthful life. Is there no one who can bring an end to her wicked plot?The final story in Once Upon a Time in Fairyland is The Frog Curse. Catherine unwittingly finds herself a victim to a longstanding curse, one that turns its host into a frog. Unwilling to allow the curse to move to another victim, can Catherine escape the curse or is she fated to disappear into the misty wetlands forever?
When Dorie and Ross MacAvoy return from their honeymoon in Scotland, much has changed. Police Captain Riley McDonough is dating Jenny Schaefer, the waitress at the Corner Café and server at the Doll House B&B for Dorie and Ross's wedding. Dorie starts her new job at Daelin Police Department as a Liaison officer and researcher with Detectives Mavers and Akers. Ross starts a new job at the Chattahoochee Ranger Station with his new partner Felicity Johnson.When a series of church burglaries begin in Daelin, Dorie is confounded by the lab results saying the burglary suspect is a pregnant familial relative. The only female relative she knows is her mom, who has no reason to burglarize churches in Georgia when she lives in St. Louis. What is going on? To complicate matters further, a red hatchback is seen fleeing one of the scenes and strikes and kills a young boy. The driver has a brown pony-tail, like Jenny's.What is the burglar looking for? Who drove the red hatchback? Is Jenny involved? How are they related to each other?
Plans are set for Martha and her friend Cindy to redeem her last days on earth quietly, remembering the goodness of God throughout her life. She still doesn't know how to tell adopted son Sheriff Tony, but knows that God will guide her.But the winds of change enter when the husband of Martha's kidnapped and murdered daughter Ashley calls, asking if she can take in her two troubled grandchildren.When Martha says yes, will the God Who is offering her grandchildren a redeeming Hand of help also carry her through?And will Tony find some practical answers for the mysterious break ins at Jeremy Slat's place?Redemption's Hand is volume two in the Redemption at Echo Sound Series.
Daelin High School alumni are returning to Daelin for a mega-reunion involving five graduating classes. Those grads who left Daelin for better opportunities than were available in their small Georgia town are often called the diaspora, the scattered ones. The first alum taken is Captain Riley McDonough's high school crush, Lucy Hendrickson. Riley and Daelin PD's finest are on the case, including Dorie MacAvoy, former reporter turned Liaison Officer. However, Dorie and Ross's pregnancy teeters precariously on viability.Will Dorie and Ross's child survive?Which alum will be abducted next?Why are they being taken?How will the police find the disappearing diaspora?
Dorie Hudson, reporter for the Daelin Beacon, is investigating a series of break-ins and burglaries across Daelin, GA. One witness identifies the culprit of an arson as chief of police Riley McDonough, escaping in a stolen purple car. Who is this look-a-like criminal who shares Riley's DNA? He is targeting all the people Riley cares about, even his dog.Dorie's fiancé Ross MacAvoy is in California working for the National Forestry Service, hoping to earn a spot in Georgia's Chattahoochee Forest come spring. Riley's boyhood best friend, Ross is also targeted when he comes home for a couple weeks during California's fire emergency.What other secrets does Daelin have to offer about Riley's Mama Mary and Ross's childhood?What secrets is Dorie hiding from herself as well as Ross?Is anyone safe in Daelin with Riley's 'evil twin' on the loose?
Ross and Dorie are planning a Christmas Eve wedding.Someone wants Dorie out of the way, permanently.Could it be his mother, escaped from Central State Hospital?Ross really thought Dorie was imagining things while he was in California, but now that he's home, though sleeping at Riley's until the wedding, she continues to see things being moved and lights on in the attic. When someone steals his credit card and sends Dorie flowers from him with it, he just has to find out what is going on. Dorie finds out the secret about what happened with Ross's mother on Ross's 5th birthday party that Riley, Emmie, Jared, Bobby, and Joe attended. Planning for a Christmas Eve wedding after their trip to St. Louis at Thanksgiving makes the timetable tight while someone wants Dorie out of the picture, permanently.
The best legends are of mystical places, where unicorns and dragons exist.The unicorn Astebery, emissary of the Maker, has a special gift to bestow on her chosen champion.Estellyn doesn't understand why she would be chosen. She thinks she's just a farmer's daughter with a penchant for exploring. Prince Jeremian wants to be a champion to save his brother. Neither of them realize they are about to be drawn into an adventure where everything they love could be destroyed if they fail. To succeed, they'll have to venture into the Dark Realm where Lord Morgeth prepares an army to ravage Overworld.But there are other things lurking in the dark that could be used... for good or evil. Riven, once a goblin, has been changed into the form of a man to find the one who released the unicorn from Morgeth's trap. Other goblins are searching the Dark Realm for a baby dragon, whose power can unleash a rage of fire in Overworld. Good thing legends are not always what they seem.
Fury steals his heart. Doubt clouds her faith. Brokenness threatens to destroy their future.Keedryn and Blake acknowledge their love in this wholesome romance, only to find trouble brewing at the office and turmoil bursting in their hearts.Keedryn is ready to pursue a deeper friendship with her boss, Blake, but insists on taking things slow. After a romantic evening, trouble erupts at the office when rumors fly, and a new policy goes into effect that could destroy their budding romance. She's falling for him, but his non-existent relationship with the Lord causes her concern. When a voice pounds in her head to let him go, their newfound love may not survive.Lost in a whirlwind of emotions, Keedryn must accept God's will, which may not include Blake. With the growing turbulence between them, only God can bring them back together.Will Keedryn step out in faith and commit to love, accept, and forgive Blake, or will she give up on the man God called her to lead back to Him?Don't miss Let Him Go, the second book of the Love Comes Again series by LuAnn K. Edwards. This Christian contemporary romance will have you turning the pages!
She's his inadequate assistant. He's her arrogant boss. When God intercedes, can they find acceptance that will lead to love?Widow Keedryn Reynolds fears losing her job. After three months subjected to an inconsiderate boss, the experienced assistant considers quitting first. But when she senses the Lord's tug upon her heart to help her boss find peace in Him, she commits to stay and share God's love.Blake Conner struggles with guilt over his wife's death. Since Keedryn's promotion to his assistant, he fights the attraction he feels for her with grumpiness to keep her away. After his boss confronts him about his treatment toward her, Blake softens enough to keep his boss happy.Keedryn finds in sharing God's love, she must fight against sharing hers. And although Blake is her boss, he can't deny she's everything he wants in a relationship.Will Keedryn stand strong and ignore Blake's scorn, or will Blake's true feelings surface and lead to their happily ever after?Only A Glimpse is the heartwarming first novel in the Love Comes Again series. If you like faith-filled, wholesome love stories, then you'll enjoy LuAnn K. Edwards' contemporary romance!
The story of Rahab comes to us through Joshua. Forty years of wandering have brought the children of Israel to their Promised Land, now controlled by the peoples of Canaan. This remarkable story tells of Jewish spies and their unexpected saving. There is a call and a reason to answer. Through it all, the hand of God moves not only nations to war, but individuals to great risks and greater rewards.My name is Rahab. I am a woman of Canaan. I do not belong in the lineage of the greatest love story, and yet, I am here. Kings have come through me. My people would look in wonder or scorn. It matters not for they are no more. Rahabek is a strong name. I took it to myself and carried my head high. Now it has come down through the ages, the story of a whore who betrayed her people. But I do not think they were my people. The One who called from across the Jordan said I am His. He is mine. As such, His people have become my people. My haughty head I now bow low, for I am redeemed in love and joy.Listen to my story. Decide for yourself. It is no easy thing to fall into the hands of a fearful God without a willing heart.
God brought Keedryn and Blake together. Family conflict and personal struggles threaten to tear them apart. Will their love for one another be enough?Keedryn Reynolds never imagined she'd fall in love again, let alone make wedding plans with Blake Conner, a man who found nothing good to say about her or her work as his executive assistant for several months. When unexpected obstacles and arguments endanger their future, Keedryn questions if marriage is possible for them.Thankful for breaking off an engagement to Eliza Walker, Blake anticipates his marriage to Keedryn and having his son Andy move back home. But when Andy refuses to return, and Blake finds himself the victim of petty crimes during a police investigation regarding Eliza's death, his plans and hope unravel.Will Keedryn rely upon God and find the peace she seeks? Will Blake succeed by convincing his son to move home and in marrying the woman he loves?Join Keedryn and Blake as they embark on their engagement journey in this heartwarming, wholesome romance.
Dorie Hudson, a new journalism graduate from Virginia Tech, moves to small town Daelin, GA, to work for the Daelin Beacon as the Lifestyles Editor. Within the first weeks of her time in Daelin, she finds the town up in arms about the kudzu 'sculptures' swallowing the loblolly pines on the road into Daelin. Why won't the mayor allow the nursery man Ross MacAvoy to tear down and destroy the overgrowing vines? What's hiding in the kudzu? ¿As the mystery deepens, Dorie finds most people are like the kudzu, beautiful and polite on the outside, but dead and self-serving on the inside.
Cinderella has her prince, but a fairy tale ending is not what she has in mind.Prince Robert of Camden doesn't want to go to the ball, but from the moment Cinderella turns up, he's caught in her web. Cinderella only has to keep him there forty days, the length of a royal engagement, until she can get to her heart's desire buried deep within the ruins of the Keep. Of course, princely blood will need to be spilled. Cinderella's spell is almost perfect, except for...Marissa DeGanne, his stepsister. The spell is not working on her, and she distracts Prince Robert. Cinderella needs to get Marissa away from Monmoore Palace. Out of sight, out of mind, and then the young woman can be properly killed. But Marissa won't give up without a fight, and she has a Guardian to help her.Can Robert and Marissa break Cinderella's spell, and have their own happily ever after?This tale has all the right elements: the prince, a stepsister, glass slippers, Cinderella, the Ball, and a fairy godmother in the form of a Guardian. It's the twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat, turning the pages, long after the final toll for midnight rings.
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