The words we use and live by have a life of their own. They come, they go, they change. Learn what certain words mean in Scripture, and learn to live by the Word of God.Words, both written and spoken, allow us to communicate, but we do not always read or hear them in the same way. Meanings change over time, and some words really do lose something in translation. What does Abba, Father mean? What is edification? Knowing what words like fellowship, hope

In World Gone Missing, Laurie Ann Doyle's powerful short story debut collection, people have disappeared. Set in and around San Francisco, these twelve stories weave contemporary issues—divorce, sexual identity, homelessness—through a cast of memorable characters struggling to fill the void of a missing loved one. From the newly married couple anxiously searching for a brother who didn't come home one night to the successful businesswoman increasingly obsessed with a high school friend she...

Alex and Miya are your average type of couple. They go on dates, have dinner, watch movies, and have the occasional spat. Average in every way, right? Wrong. Alex is an ancient, charming vampire while Miya is your typical sarcastic, moody teenaged high schooler. Mix the two together, and what do you get? Hormones, homework, horror, and other huge problems just waiting to jump out from the shadows. Who said the course of true love ever ran smooth?

In World Gone Missing, Laurie Ann Doyle’s powerful debut collection, people have disappeared. In these twelve stories set in and around San Francisco, contemporary issues—divorce, sexual identity, homelessness—thread through a cast of memorable characters struggling to fill the void of a missing loved one. From the newly married couple anxiously searching for a brother who didn’t come home one night, to the successful businesswoman increasingly obsessed with a high school friend s...

“A bloody thriller with a nonstop, page-turning pace” from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Water’s Edge (The Oregonian).“Wickedly clever! Genuinely twisted.” —Lisa Gardner“Olsen will have you on the edge of your seat.” —Lee ChildThe bodies are found in towns and cities around Puget Sound. The young women who are the victims had nothing in common—except the agony of their final ...

The unforgettable story of a young woman's odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes on her journey to redemption.“Liquid poetry.” —Oprah WinfreyAstrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her beauty to intimidate and manipulate. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world of ritual and mystery. But their idyll is shattered when Astrid's mother murders a lover, and i...

**#1 New York Times bestseller!In this unforgettable collection of essays, acclaimed humorist David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface.**Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested. It all so...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORBlinding sunshine… A bend in the road… What became of the little girl with the sun in her eyes?Amber was three when a car crash stole her mother's life. She doesn't remember the accident, but a stranger at the scene has been unable to forget. Now, almost thirty years later, she's trying to track Amber down.Amber, meanwhile, is married to Ned and living on the other side of the world in London. Whe...

"Andrews is at her best in this thoroughly satisfying story with the right blend of mystery, romance, and sharply funny writing." — Orlando SentinelA delicious southern fiction tale of revenge and renovation from New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay AndrewsThe night before her wedding, in the middle of an oh-so-smart rehearsal dinner, interior decorator Keeley Murdock chances upon her fiancé and maid of honor in flam...

A special novella that looks back on Christmas past, as a young Melanie Travis teams up with her aunt to solve a family mystery…Ever wonder what Melanie and Aunt Peg were up to before solving murders? Let’s step back in time, when college-aged Melanie and her indomitable Aunt Peg were little more than strangers…It’s Christmas in Connecticut, and Peg Turnbull can’t wait to spend her favorite holiday cozying up to husband Max and their clan of pedigr...

Seen Reading is the exciting debut collection of microfictions from Canada’s pre-eminent literary voyeur, Julie Wilson. Based on the beloved online movement of the same name, Seen Reading collects more than a hundred stories inspired by sightings of people reading on Toronto transit, each reader re-invented in a poetic piece of short fiction. Tender, poignant, and fun, Seen Reading offers readers an inspired fictional map while charting an urban centre’s cultural...

'Dorothy's novels are a gripping, page-turning joyride to read' Malorie BlackmanThere's something special about Ceri . . .Ceri D'Altroy is no stranger to matters of the heart...Historically, Ceri's questionable decisions have involved sex, shoes or giving unsolicited advice - until one episode of Oprah has her abandoning her life and job to start afresh in Leeds.The new Ceri vows not to meddle in other people's love...