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The only person who can uncover his secret has arrived.
Matthew Goodman is tired, and his one wish is for something he can't have. Instead he focuses on the demands of his work as pastor of Chicagoland's Calvary Community, including bringing a new administrative assistant onboard. New hire twenty-five-year-old Trish Card watches him with somber, lake-clear eyes. What he doesn't know about Trish and her real reason for appearing will dismantle his...
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The Book of Revelation, often known simply as Revelation or the Apocalypse, is the final book of the New Testament and occupies a central place in Christian eschatology. Written in Koine Greek, its title is derived from the first word of the text, apokalypsis, meaning "unveiling" or "revelation." The author of the work identifies himself in the text as "John" and says that he was on Patmos, an island in the Aegean, when he was instructed by a heavenly...
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Inspired by true stories, The Long March Home is a gripping coming-of-age tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of unrelenting hope.
Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire.
Life in the Philippines seems like paradise-until the morning of December 8, 1941, when news comes from Manila: Imperial Japan has bombed Pearl...
5) Touched
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Secrets come in all sorts and sizes.
Sometimes, they are as sweet as an engagement ring in a nervous boy's pocket. Other times ... they threaten to shatter your very self. With those kinds of secrets, it's difficult to judge if keeping it or telling it is more damaging.
For years, I believed telling my secret was far more dangerous than anything imaginable.
I was wrong.
My daddy was one of the finest men Allen County, Tennessee ever produced....
6) Kidnap 101
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Katey Frost, a female amateur sleuth ends up supporting the Police Chief in this exciting book, they not only solve the case, but a clean and wholesome romance begins to develop between them.
The week before Christmas is typically a flurry of gift searching, shopping, and wrapping, but newly retired teacher, Katey Frost, did not expect to search for a missing little girl instead.
She arrives in the small county of Snow Dove Hill, where the wealthiest...
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It's an "all in the family" voyage when Millie's step-daughter, Fiona, joins Siren of the Seas to see her father.
The last time Millie saw Fiona was when she stormed out of the restaurant during a celebratory dinner after calling Millie some terrible names.
To up Millie's anxiety, Andy is taking a vacation to visit his family. He changes his mind at the last minute and decides to bring his sister on board instead.
Disaster strikes when Scout...
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El fracaso sistemático del matrimonio convencional empuja a hombres y mujeres a buscar y desarrollar nuevas formas de relación para satisfacer una necesidad básica del ser humano: amar y ser amado.
Esta comedia dramática, ambientada en un futuro próximo, cuenta la historia de una mujer de 40 años, que cansada de los hombres que nunca quieren asumir compromisos, harta de intentar nuevos vínculos a través de aplicaciones en línea, decide encarar...
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When a group of Kansas women start a Frauenverein-a benevolent society devoted to aiding widows and orphans-life changes for more than just the hurting people they seek to help.
With classes paused for the planting season, Alexandertol's schoolteacher Augusta Dyck is glad for some meaningful work to occupy her time. She even knows exactly whom their town's benevolence society should help first: quiet, reserved widower Konrad Rempel and his young...
10) Enter the Light
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Beware! Darkness lurks in the least expected places!
James Stevens is a mild-mannered investment manager with a dark past. He thinks all his military exploits are behind him. He left his former life and returned to embrace his childhood faith. Now he has a beautiful wife and daughter, a nice home, and a great job. What he doesn't realize is there are demonic forces determined to destroy his life and everything that he has built.
When those who are...
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From Pamela Binnings Ewen, bestselling author of The Queen of Paris and Émilienne, The Moon in the Mango Tree is a lush historical novel set in the 1920s.
It is a dazzling decade, and Barbara Bond is a beautiful young singer torn between her fierce desire for independence and her deep, abiding love for her husband, a brilliant doctor. She has trained for years to sing grand opera, but soon after her marriage to Harvey Perkins, she learns that he...
12) The Agreements
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Carlyle is a heavenly being who works as an agreement facilitator in the time outside of time. Here human beings are allowed to read the scrolls of their lives prior to their births. His first clients Julia and Nellie Jolicoeur – twins destined to be born on the cusp of the millennium in New York City - readily agree to their scrolls. When Carlyle is given the opportunity to read them, he is shocked. Who would agree to such things? And why would...
13) Nifty Neighbors
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This book explores the opportunities and the benefits of being a good neighbor and having good neighbors in personal and professional life. Two model examples are used, Mr. Rogers and Jesus Christ with explanations of characteristics, traits, and attitudes you can follow to improve your "neighborhood." The text provides excellent food for thought and action in our daily lives.
14) Finding Home
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The last thing Phillip Hawkins wants is to return to the small town where he grew up. Especially now when his fledgling business is on the verge of collapse.
But when his uncle calls to tell him his mother is in the hospital after overdosing on sleeping pills, guilt and duty compel him to return to Mylin Valley. He hopes to keep his presence in town under the radar, but a run-in with an old friend, and his friend's attractive sister, brings Phillip...
15) Count The Ways
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"There's so much we need to get done in 1 day...but do we ever stop and take time out to give God thanks?"
Count The Ways will encourage young listeners to express gratitude towards God through counting and exploring all the wonderful things he does for us daily. Whether a nighttime or a story time listen, Count The Ways reinforces that God cares for all of our needs.
So, come along and experience this journey through the eyes of Girlie Pooh and...
16) Ranger Integrity
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Framed for murder…
Private investigator Sienna Evans is searching for a missing woman when a tip leads her onto a boat with a dead man. He's been shot with her gun, and the police believe she's the killer. Arrested and charged, Sienna is shocked when she's bailed out of jail by her ex-fiancé, Eli. She hasn't seen him in five years, not since he walked away from her and their relationship.
Texas Ranger Elijah Goodwin doesn't give second changes....
17) Lion Warrior
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The dragon war has breached the barrier. The forces of the Liberated Land are near to breaking. Without a heavy and rapid shift in the Assembly's strategy, a dragon invasion will be unstoppable. Connor and Kara have kept the full knowledge of the Red Dagger's location secret for almost a year. A chance to destroy Heleyor and end the war is within the Lightraider Order's grasp. They must now reveal what they know and call for action. With time running...
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