A powerful collection of essays exploring the biblical themes of justice and reconciliation and their application to the institutional racism that has characterized American Churches of Christ.Unfinished Reconciliation grew out of two conferences held ten years apart, the Biblical Preaching Seminar at Lipscomb University in May 2001, with the theme, "Preaching Social Justice," and the Christian Scholars Conference at Pepperdine University in June 2011. These academic conferences boldly fac...

The year is 1842. At age fifteen, Shadow leaves his Dakota village near Fort Snelling to pursue a vision quest. His outward appearance causes others in his village to suspect he is a presage of evil, but his mother believes he is a gift from the spirit world. The young brave will become known as Shadow the Wolf Spirit.At fourteen, Archibald Weed is already taller and stronger than any other fully grown man. He is also an albino. He confronts two slave catchers brutally whipping runa...

subsidized by an agreement to watch over the place while the owner is away. Since the age of four, he worked toward becoming a concert pianist. But, at age 18, after the horrific death of his father and then a rejection from the San Francisco Music Conservatory, Billy no longer felt the passion to play the piano, so he quit.During his weekly inspections of the old mansion, Billy discovers a treasure, a beautiful Steinway concert grand piano. He is so inspired by the magnificent inst...

Ryker O'Brian is a talented young man returning home after three years of education and training in Washington, DC. His great-great-grandfather, centenarian Wolf O'Brian, is bringing him home following a disastrous hearing conducted by the Interim Authority of Homeland Security. Ryker returns to a joyous homecoming at the remarkable and mysterious compound known as Mind Meld, where he is reunited with his childhood friend, Cloe Wilson. The young couple soon realize that they are in love, b...

There are many unexplained accounts of alien encounters and strange occurrences which have been documented throughout human history. These encounters could just as reasonably be interpreted to have been the result of interactions with a parallel world rather than an extraterrestrial visitation. In fact, the field of theoretical physics has produced many parallel world theories, although the possibility of parallel worlds is generally considered the stuff of science fiction.One day, ...

From his earliest childhood, Wolf O'Brien enthusiastically wanders into unexpected twists and turns that life places before him. His propensity to impulsively plunge into situations that he considers "something worth doing" result in many unlikely adventures. His life is captured as a collection of stories that become his memoir. As an old man writing this memoir, he struggles with recalling all of the stories he has told over the years and the details of those stories. Writing it all down...

Sometimes the only way to salvation... is to take a leap of faith.Jackson Beaumont prides himself on being a nature-loving, guitar-strumming, carefree sort of guy. When the mysterious Lena Benton walks into his bar looking scared and defeated, it's not something he can ignore. He's immediately consumed by concern for her and driven by his desire to help. She's just so beautiful. So wounded.Lena thought she'd found her happily ever after when the captivating...

This is a story of heartbreak and love. Forbidden and tantalizing.Cian is a rock star, a vampire, and devastatingly irresistible. His allure of darkness has Maggie tempting fate and questioning what is real and impossible. As their attraction intensifies, they both must navigate the dangerous magnetism of their overwhelming desire for each other.Cian is drawn to Maggie like never before. But as their passion grows, dark secrets from his past threaten their relation...

Nothing makes me happier than helping my serious, reclusive boss…but his next project requires a wife!I’m a meek little mouse of an assistant who calls my boss “Mr. Newton Smith” more often than not, but when I overhear that Rufus’s business partner is bent on embarrassing him for making up a fake fiancée, I know I need to reinvent myself—as his wife-to-be.I only expect a single night of playing pretend. I don’t expect every detail Rufus has told people abo...

Nicolbee had nightmares; but his life was a nightmare too and sometimes he couldn't tell them apart or which was most real …

I didn't know he has been watching me all this time.I had a plan to escape. Everything is going perfectly at my wedding rehearsal dinner until he turns up.The kingpin. Twenty years older. Dark, dangerous, gorgeous. I was getting out of this arranged marriage, but he steals me away.I want freedom. He wants me.We make a deal. If I can out run him, he'll let me go. If I can't, I'll be his to do with as he likes for twenty-four hours.

She was everything he’d learned to hate, but she was also everything his soul desired.Chelle Masterson:I'm done with vampires.Especially rock and roll playing vampires.I may be a new vampire, but that doesn't mean I'm naïve. And I don't like being treated that way. I only want to find my place in this new and scary life I've been cursed with. Unfortunately, trouble seems to follow me wherever I go, starting with my ...