From acclaimed author Steve Robinson comes a bold new Jefferson Tayte mystery.On a foggy night in 1914, the ocean liner Empress of Ireland sank en route between Canada and England. The disaster saw a loss of life comparable to the Titanic and the Lusitania, and yet her tragedy has been forgotten.When genealogist Jefferson Tayte is shown a locket belonging to one of the Empress’s victims, a British admiral’s daughter named Alice Stilwell, ...

While on a visit to London, American genealogist Jefferson Tayte’s old friend and colleague dies in his arms. Before long, Tayte and a truth-seeking historian, Professor Jean Summer, find themselves following a corpse-ridden trail that takes them to the Royal Society of London, circa 1708.What to make of the story of five men of science, colleagues of Isaac Newton and Christopher Wren, who were mysteriously hanged for high treason?As they edge closer to the truth, Tayte and...

Two hundred years ago a loyalist family fled to England to escape the American War of Independence and seemingly vanished into thin air. American genealogist Jefferson Tayte is hired to find out what happened, but it soon becomes apparent that a calculated killer is out to stop him.In the Blood combines a centuries-old mystery with a present-day thriller that brings two people from opposite sides of the Atlantic together to uncover a series of carefully hidden crimes. Tayt...

Jefferson Tayte is good at finding people who don’t want to be found. For years he has followed faint genealogical trails to reunite families—and uncover long-hidden secrets. But Tayte is a loner, a man with no ties of his own; his true identity is the most elusive case of his career.But that could all be about to change. Now Tayte has in his possession the beginnings of a new trail—clues his late mentor had started to gather—that might at last lead to his own family. With Professo...

Four high school students' find a way to make a way, for themselves, their community and their family. Growth and maturity were inevitable. Transitions, we all experience some level of it. From the loss of a loved one to graduating junior high school and starting high school, we find ways to adjust and thrive. What do you do in the face of adversity? These four students realized they could lean on one another and push through anything. Understanding their strengths and weaknesses allowed t...

The longtime chief marketing officer for Chick-fil-A tells the inside story of how the company turned prevailing theories of fast-food marketing upside down and built one of the most successful and beloved brands in America.During his thirty-four-year tenure at Chick-fil-A, Steve Robinson was integrally involved in the company’s growth--from 184 stores and $100 million in annual sales in 1981 to more than 2,100 stores and more than $6.8 billion in annual sales in 2...

Do you ever feel like you just can't catch a break in life? Your bills are stacking up. Your health's not good. Your relationships are beyond frustrating. You feel tied to negative circumstances and are asking, "How did I get here?" There is good news -- You don't have to live broken down and defeated. God created you to experience life and freedom -- even when life feels less than favorable. God gives you the ability to rise above your challenges and to live with supernatural joy. Unfortu...

This book looks at the gospel of Jesus and the example of Jesus to motivate us to serve our church family sacrificially with our energy, time and gifts.This is a great book for Christians who have grown weary over time, those who need help in identifying their gifts and gaining the confidence to offer them, and church members who are lacking the motivation to get started.As we look to the example of Jesus, who “came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a r...

Conversations with God invite a divine being into our lives. He created us for relationships; we are not meant to be alone. He is not far (Acts 17:24-28).This book is about a need for persistent prayers that invite God’s involvement in each of our lives. Our relationship with God is so much more dynamic than a method of “how to pray.” By sharing parts of her own story, Stacy’s hope is that every reader will value the unique and intimate relationship God wants to have with them....

Collects Scarlet Witch (2016) #1-15, Doctor Strange: The Last Days of Magic (2016) #1. Witchcraft is broken, and the Scarlet Witch must embark on a globe-trotting journey to fix it! From Manhattan’s back alleys to the Greek Isles to the Irish countryside, Wanda Maximoff faces myths and legends, combats curses and discovers there’s more to her complex family history than she knew. But will the powerful mage called the Emerald Warlock be friend or foe? And even as witchcraft is pieced back t...

New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient Steve Sheinkin gives young readers an American history lesson they'll never forget in the fun and funny King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution, featuring illustrations by Tim Robinson.A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the YearA New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sha...

The life of the silent film and comedy icon, in his own words—"the best autobiography every ever written by an actor . . . an astonishing work"—Chicago TribuneTake an unforgettable journey with the man George Bernard Shaw called "the only genius to come out of the movie industry" as he moves from his impoverished South London childhood to the heights of Hollywood wealth and fame; from the McCarthy-era investigations to his founding of United Artists to his...