EastonI spent years becoming a country music superstar.And lost the love of my life because of it.Lyla loved me when I was a broke kid playing honky-tonks for tips. She loved me long before the sold-out shows, awards, and millions in the bank.But I'd convinced myself I didn't deserve her. I had to keep working harder to prove myself. To earn her rich family's approval.So, I chased it all…until I finally chased her away....

Portrait of a family through six generations.Compare your own family history as relates to the events in America's past. Thought-provoking conclusions. See if you agree!A story written in three parts, described as a "page-turner", Free Choice depicts the journey of one fifteen-year-old German immigrant farmer and his descendants over 140 years. Will his passion be rewarded? Will his free choice count? Based on actual events, the unfolding story forces a look at lif...

Her best friend is gone. Her Papa is gone. All Joon has left is her bike, her guns, her rum, money and a note left behind after her home was broken into. Someone knows the location of her father, and now she is determined to find him and return him home.Embarking on a mission to find her father, Joon ventures forth.She must travel to Athena, host of the gladiator-style competition, the "Tournament of Athena", and assist a particular participant in winning the contest.

Some paintings should never be bought. Some roads should never be taken because some of them never let you leave. In this collection of seven chilling tales, the ordinary becomes a doorway for the monstrous. A mother learns that some things are worse than losing a loved one. A guest checks into a hotel he can never seem to leave. A family flees to a quarantined lake house, only to find that the outbreak was never the thing they should have feared. Three men run from a crime they can't outr...

Executrix begins with a mystery: Why would the author’s father, from whom she had been estranged for more than a decade, change his will in the weeks before his death to make her the executor of his estate? Executrix charts the process of sorting out the business of this indebted estate using the language of real estate foreclosure, income tax audits, and medical records. The executor transforms the disjointed details of a life into a tidy financial narrative that meets t...

Discover the wonder of nature in your neighborhood with award-winning photographer Cheryl Johnson's backyard birding book for kids!Birds are everywhere! Introduce the hobby of birdwatching to your little ornithologist with this North American field guide. Featuring 23 common backyard bird species, this book helps young nature lovers identify birds, learn fun facts, and explore the outdoors with confidence.Filled with stunning wildlife photography, identific...

Set in 1903 Barre, Vermont, How Long a Shadow is a richly researched historical novel rooted in the immigrant labor movement of the American granite industry. As mal d' america devastates stonecutters and union strikes divide the town, twenty-year-old Rosina Bottinelli seeks a life beyond the narrow expectations of marriage. Apprenticing as a midwife, she confronts the physical and moral stakes of women' s work while a growing political rift between her unionist father and his capitalist b...

Are you drowning in debt while desperately maintaining the perfect image of success on social media? You're not alone—and this book reveals the way out.Behind the designer handbags, luxury cars, and picture-perfect Instagram posts, millions are living in silent terror—unable to open their mail, answer their phones, or sleep peacefully at night. In 'Looking Rich: Breaking Free from the Debt of Appearance', registered nurse and compassionate guide Cheryl Kelly expose...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again.A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century**At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, sh...

Various scholars routinely explore critical aspects of race and culture, gender and sexuality, and power in a range of academic disciplines. As that work continues, the role of biblical studies increasingly is an important conversation partner. The impact of biblical studies stretches well beyond Hebrew Bible and New Testament, reaching into the disciplines and fields of ethics, theology, womanism, religious studies, and beyond. And the contributions of Hebrew scholar Randell C. Bailey sit...

Private Investigator Sloane Monroe is about to face the most challenging case of her life, and this time, it hits a little too close to home.In the dirty hallway of a local tavern, six-year-old Louie Alvarez plays with his race cars, waiting for his mother to take him home. A scream rips through the air. Louie freezes, then turns, staring at the room at the end of the hallway where the sound had come from.His mom was in that room.Louie inch...

Tony Hawk and Ryan Sheckler are skateboarding icons! Hawk changed the sport with never-before-seen tricks, while Sheckler became a champion at a young age and pushed skateboarding to new heights. So, which skater is the best of all time? Young readers can decide for themselves by comparing the bold moves and standout stats of two extreme sports legends.