Embark on a powerful and inspirational journey with Dawn Green as she battles against the odds in a 35-year-long quest to uncover the truth behind her mysterious and life-threatening health issues. This gripping memoir takes readers through the highs and lows of an extraordinary life marked by persistence, resilience, and unwavering hope.The book opens with the author's early years, when she first realized that her health was beginning to decline. In succession, a series of perplex...

Lulia Vasile is a gypsy and proud of it. She's a master fencer and skilled at fortune telling. She grew up playing roles in a traveling theater and performing at county fairs. Her life changed when she became friends with an earl's daughter and became involved in an exclusive ladies only gaming den. She's successful, but misses her family. She travels to their last known location to spend Christmastide with them. While there she must decide what she wants for her future. Finley Prescott, t...

Some beginnings are bittersweet In 1814 a young man rescues a woman during a snowstorm, and experiences love at first sight. But she's running from an arranged marriage to an evil man. Can they overcome the danger or will their fledgling love unravel before it has a chance to take root.

The dead body of a strange woman is found in an empty house next door to Amelia Butterworth, a single old lady with a formidable curiosity and lots of free time. When Detective Gryce gets on the case, he has a hard time persuading her to mind her own business, but soon Miss Butterworth's female intuition and knack for interrogating witnesses through small talk proves invaluable to the investigation. In fact, she outsmarts all the professional men. 'That Affair Next Door' (1897) is Anna Kat...

Five thousand dollars is offered in reward to whomever finds the six-year-old heiress, Gwendolen Ocumpaugh, who has disappeared mysteriously from her home. Mr. Trevitt, a private detective, is on the case and when he discovers two lost shoes in the surrounding are – both for the same foot! – he suspects a conspiracy is at play. 'The Millionaire Baby' (1905) is a story by American crime writer Anna Katharine Green; a delightful mystery with fascinating characters and twist after twist after...

The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Unofficial Companion is a comprehensive guide covering the first 10 seasons and includes a synopsis and an objective analysis for each episode, as well as commentaries or recollections from the people involved in crafting the one-hour tale. It goes after the heart of SVU through interviews with actors, writers, producers, casting agents, location scouts and others. The authors peek behind the scenes of the bicoastal operation, observing the pr...

These essays, selected from those presented at the 1992 Women's Conference, address such contemporary and diverse concerns as coping with rebellious children, dealing with infertility, struggling to preserve harmony with family members who have chosen not to be active in the Church, balancing family responsibilities against the demands of a career, being single in a family-oriented church, serving despite depleted reserves of energy and resources, and finding personal fulfillment.L...

War has come to Shadows Fall.The militant Warriors of the Cross, have come to Shadows Fall to capture and wrest control of the legendary Forever Door from Old Father Time and a town they see as being filled by sinners, witches and demons.James Hart makes a startling discovery about his grandfather. And Mayor Rhea Frazier and the revenant Leonard Ash renew their relationship, after his return from the dead.What will happen when the Faerie go to war, with their strang...

Christianity gets plenty of media attention—but often for all the wrong reasons. If you’ve ever felt disillusioned by the loudest, most rigid voices in modern Christianity, Kissing Fish: Christianity for People Who Don’t Like Christianity offers a refreshing alternative.Roger Wolsey presents an accessible and engaging introduction to progressive Christianity—a growing movement that reclaims the radical love, inclusivity, and transformative message at the heart of the Gospe...

A collection of influential and inspirational sermons by the celebrated civil rights activist and minister.These eleven passionate speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—many never before published—are gathered together in A Knock at Midnight along with introductions by the world's leading ministers and theologians."It is almost as if he were preaching this sermon for us today, for it is as apt today as it ever was. . . . Spiritual truth ....

A modern application of God’s laws, incorporating lively discussion on the Bible and Judeo-Christian values derived from it—from the conscience of talk radio, bestselling author Dr. Laura.The Ten Commandments are the first direct communication between a people and God. Designed to elevate our lives above mere frantic, animal existence to the sublime levels humanity is capable of experiencing, they are the blueprint of God’s expectations of us and His plan for a meaningful, just, lo...

This thought-provoking guide takes a candid look at the moral issues we face in our daily lives. Using the Ten Commandments as a starting point, the authors bring fresh analysis to such problems as the morality of war in a nuclear age, equitable tax structures, abortion, marital fidelity, capital punishment, care of aging parents, euthanasia, homosexuality, and other contemporary concerns. Beyond Moralism offers solid guidance that is consistent with the Word of God as heard throughout the...