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Logan Bennett makes me want to have a future not tainted by the constant hunger for revenge. Doesn't mean I can stop. Doesn't mean I want to stop. It just means I want more . . . one day. But how do you make a good man love the monster inside you without stripping his soul away as well? He is all the best parts of me right now, resurrecting bits of my heart I forgot could even exist. He makes me feel something other than cold.

From the author who's inspired millions worldwide with books like Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven comes his most imaginative novel yet, The Time Keeper--a compelling fable about the first man on earth to count the hours.

Someone is preying upon the street children of Regency London. They seem to think no one will notice when urchins go missing—and even if they are noticed, who will care? Daniel needs to do something about the missing children. But with recent revelations about his past and an unexpected, somewhat unwelcome inheritance to deal with, this is a terrible time to dive back into the seedy underbelly of the crime world. Nevertheless, he's still a Bow Street runner, and his partner Lady Juliette is sensitive to the plight of these wayward youngsters.

Juniper's been through a messing breakup, and she's drowning her sorrows in clay, glaze, and crafting. She and her best friend, Penni, have hit the streets of Wimber for a craft fair. But the crazy Texas weather might have other plans for their time, along with a handsome artist just a few tents down the lane.

In this gripping narrative we hear of many historical events that cause perilous times for the fledgling church. Gaius tells of the fall of Jerusalem and the martyrdom of Christians torn apart by wild animals in the Colosseum and of others perishing as human torches in Nero's garden.

Jesus sends the Spirit Warrior, Hezekiah, on a quest through a hot and salty desert to save Central city from devastation. While traveling, Hezekiah stops to rest and then has a dangerous encounter with Satan. Impaled and blood coursing out of his body like a river, Hezekiah is left for dead.

Sue Baines wins every lottery prize there is, except the one attached to a honeymoon suite. At 55 and still alone, she figures a quick stint as Bangkok Christian School’s substitute principal is just one more of God’s many missionary assignments. Can a gray-haired lady cross nine time zones flying to Thailand and meet her first credible love interest?

Lillian Hartwick is in Wellington, Washington, caring for her cousin and assisting the postmaster when February snows bring all train traffic to a halt. Slow-witted but kind Griffin Jones, who works odd jobs while enduring taunts from rail workers, tries to gain Lillian's interest, but she is awaiting her fiancé's arrival from California. Predawn thunderstorms on Tuesday, March 1, 1910, trigger a devastating avalanche, sweeping two trains down Stevens Pass. Lillian and Griffin work together to help survivors, including Griffin's tormentors, and their feelings for each other grow.

Mysteries have a way of following Fannie Miller, so when she makes it into the finals of the Tuscarawas County Baking Contest and contestants start disappearing, she calls on her old friend Foster Bates, a retired cop and part-time private investigator. Could it be that other finalists—like the couple on verge of divorce who need the prize money. . .or the three Beiler sisters, always in a huddle whispering—are somehow responsible for these disappearances, thinning out the competition?

When Maddie Waters joins her fiancé, Josh Harding, in Hawaii for his company's luxurious weeklong corporate retreat, Josh wants her to help him secure the prestigious role of CEO for the high-tech firm. However, someone with a dark secret has other plans, and everything changes when a series of deaths and near-fatal "accidents" plague the event.

Lord Isaac Birks, Earl of Beverley, is betrothed to Lady Miriam Stanhope, his true love. But when tragedy strikes Lord Beverley, and he is seriously injured, his life changes in an instant. Now a depressed, angry, and bitter man, he looks to Lady Miriam for comfort and support, but finds none. When she looks for comfort outside of Lord Beverley's arms, a caretaker, Helen, is hired to help care for the Earl. But the Earl wants no one near him and goes on to destroy everything good that remains in his life.

Kirk has lived his entire life in the shadow of illness, each breath a testament to his tenacity. But after decades of studying, testing, and sacrificing everything he holds dear, he finally creates a serum that transforms him into the strongest version of himself—a man free from the chains of his past. Yet freedom comes at a cost, and as Kirk steps back into a world he’s long been forced to avoid, he realizes he has much to learn about his newfound abilities and the consequences they bring.

Deputy Sheriff Michael Keane doesn't particularly enjoy being touted as the hero of Hidden Springs after pulling a suicidal man back from the edge of the Eagle River bridge in front of dozens of witnesses--a few of whom caught the breathtaking moments with their cameras. But the media hype doesn't last long as a new story pushes its way into the public consciousness of Hidden Springs' concerned citizens. Photos of a dead girl arrive in the mail, and Michael becomes convinced she was murdered by the man he saved. With a killer one step ahead, things in Hidden Springs begin to unravel.

As a guide, Luke has helped countless new arrivals journey from the old train station in the valley to the city beyond, in a strange and wondrous land. Once a new arrival himself, he aids visitors in healing old wounds and confronting life’s greatest mysteries while awaiting a long-lost friend. When an elderly woman named Anna arrives, familiar yet unknown, Luke embarks on what will be his final journey as a guide, unaware of the profound connection about to unfold. The Ones We Wait For is a novel about loss, love, faith, and heaven.

Dorothy Soulden is the governess to Isabella, the daughter of the Duke of Monmouthshire. He has sworn off women since his wife died in childbirth and wants nothing to do with his daughter. Lady Henrietta Pike wants the Duke for very selfish reasons of her own, and will stop at nothing to win his heart, even plotting a scheme that the Duke is unaware of.

Eine Hitzewolke liegt schwer über Ägypten. Auf dem großen Platz vor dem wuchtigen Kornspeicher herrscht reges Treiben. Die halbe Welt scheint hier versammelt zu sein. Lauter fremde Gesichter, fremde Stimmen... Nur die vier Jungen, die abseits spielen, sind hier zu Hause. Zwei von ihnen sind die Söhne des zweithöchsten Mannes von Ägypten – der allerdings kein Ägypter ist. Ephraim und Manasse (so heißen die beiden Jungen) drängen ihren Vater, zu erzählen, wer er wirklich ist und woher er kommt. Was er erzählt, versetzt sie in Staunen und Empörung.

Als Josefine von ihrem ehemaligen Klassenkameraden Fynn aufgesucht wird, ist sie mehr als irritiert: Der junge Mann, der inzwischen ein großer Abenteurer und erfolgreicher Schatzsucher ist, versucht sie davon zu überzeugen, dass ihr im Sterben liegender Großvater wissen könnte, wo das sagenumwobene Bernsteinzimmer versteckt ist. Tatsächlich gibt der geschwächte Mann ihnen Hinweise auf den Verbleib des von den Nationalsozialisten geraubten und seit 1945 verschollenen Bernsteinschatzes. Also begeben sich die beiden auf die nicht ungefährliche Suche nach diesem großen Mysterium ...

A Trilogia Cósmica é uma série de livros de ficção científica criada por C. S. Lewis como resultado de uma aposta entre ele e seu grande amigo J. R. R. Tolkien. A famosa amizade entre os dois foi eternizada pela criação do personagem principal, Elwin Ransom, professor e filólogo, assim como Tolkien.

As the holidays approach, Collette King is eager for Matthew Mueller's return to Shadow Lake. Especially now that she has finally surrendered to the truth—that the friend she has known forever, the first man she ever kissed, is the one she longs to spend her life with. So when Mattie shows up at her sister's wedding with another woman on his arm, Collette's hopes are shattered. To heal her broken heart, she begins a quilt honoring her memories of Mattie. But every square she adds only makes her yearn for him more.

Listening to The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan can be a bit challenging. Not so with this new version that translates the original archaic language into simple, conversational English, allowing listeners of all ages to easily navigate the most popular Christian allegory of all time. The story chronicles the epic adventure of a man named Christian who leaves his home in the City of Destruction and begins a life-long quest to the Celestial City.