The experiences in our lives aren’t meant to defeat us, to break us down, or to make us question our worth. They are opportunities to draw closer to our Father in Heaven and our Savior, Jesus Christ. In Connecting with Christ, beloved artist Kate Lee shares the experiences that have helped her come to Christ and learn to trust Him and the healing only He can give. When we allow Christ to carry our loads, we can begin to see the light He is offering us, the hope He is giving to us,...

A beautiful thoroughbred stallion named Cliquot, owned by Neil Emory, has a habit of killing every jockey who has ever raced him. Mr. Emory has been looking for a jockey that can handle his stallion, having failed time and time again. Mr. Emory is finally brought a boy who is able to handle, control, and ride Cliquot. The two together are a well oiled, and beautiful machine, even though Neil Emory knows nothing about this rider, he allows him to race. And so the story begins.

At the heart of the narrative is Cliquot, a majestic racehorse whose extraordinary talent captures the imagination of all who encounter her. Through the eyes of the novel's protagonists, readers are drawn into Cliquot's world, where her journey from obscurity to fame becomes intertwined with the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of those who surround her.As Cliquot's story unfolds, readers are treated to a rich tapestry of characters, each with their own motivations and desires. From the dete...

Myths! Lies! Recycling scams? Join beloved educator and author Kate Messner to get the real story behind the first Earth Day celebration and some of the biggest US climate catastrophes--and their solutions!In April 1970, twenty million people grabbed their rakes, gloves, and recycling bins to celebrate the first Earth Day. Since that environmental kickoff, nature has never been in better shape. RIGHT?WRONG! The real deal is a bit muddier than that....

For fans of The War That Saved My Life and other World War II fiction, A Place to Hang the Moon is the tale of three orphaned siblings who are evacuated from London to live in the countryside with the secret hope of finding a permanent family.It is 1940 and William, twelve, Edmund, eleven, and Anna, nine, aren't terribly upset by the death of the not-so-grandmotherly grandmother who has taken care of them since their parents died. But the children...

Amid the Great War in 1918 England, munitions worker Rosalind Graham is desperate to escape the arranged marriage being forced on her by her ruthless guardian and instead follow her own course. When the Chilwell factory explodes, killing hundreds of unidentified workers, Rose realizes the world believes she perished in the disaster. Seizing the chance to escape, she risks all and assumes a new identity, taking a supervisory position in Gretna, Scotland, as Miss Tilly Lockhart.RAF C...

Edie Burchill and her mother have never been close, but when a long-lost letter arrives one Sunday afternoon with the return address of Milderhurst Castle, Kent, Edie begins to suspect that her mother’s emotional distance masks an old secret. As a 13-year-old World War Two evacuee, Edie’s mother was chosen by the mysterious Juniper Blythe and taken to live at Milderhurst Castle with the Blythe family: Juniper, her twin sisters and their father, Raymond, author of the 1918 children’s classi...

The definitive biography of one of America’s greatest writers, from the author of the acclaimed masterpiece Virginia Woolf.Born in 1862, Edith Wharton escaped the suffocating fate of the well-born female, traveled adventurously in Europe and eventually settled in France. After tentative beginnings, she developed a forceful literary professionalism and thrived in a luminous. Wharton’s life was fed by nonliterary enthusiasms as well: her fabled houses and gardens, her heroic relief ef...

Meet mythology’s fifty fiercest females in this modern retelling of the world’s greatest legends.From feminist fairies to bloodsucking temptresses, half-human harpies and protective Vodou goddesses, these are women who go beyond long-haired, smiling stereotypes. Their stories are so powerful, so entrancing, that they have survived for millennia. Lovingly retold and updated, Kate Hodges places each heroine, rebel and provocateur firmly at the centre of their own nar...

Women We Love: Femininities and the Korean Wave is an edited volume exploring femininities in and around the Korean Wave since 2000. While studies on the Korean Wave are abundant, there is a dearth of thought put toward the female-identifying stars, characters, and fans who shape and lead this crucial cultural movement. This collection of essays is one of the first works to focus on gender and the key female actors of this global phenomenon. Using “women” as an inclusive term exte...

Atmospheric, emotional, and impossible to put down, Wildling Road is a gripping Australian rural noir that explores courage, belonging, and the unbreakable bond between a woman and her dog.Perfect for readers of Jane Harper, Chris Hammer, and Margaret Mizushima, this story will resonate with anyone who loves small-town mysteries, the connection we have with our dogs, and the wild beauty of the Australian landscape.Beneath the snow-...

A special collection of eight romance anthologies, containing twenty-four amazing novels, from some of our most popular writers.One Summer Night by Carol MarinelliAN INDECENT PROPOSITIONBEHOLDEN TO THE THRONEHERS FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY?Up Close and Personal by Lynn Raye HarrisCAPTIVE BUT FORBIDDENUNNOTICED AND UNTOUCHEDREVELATIONS OF THE NIGHT BEFORE