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Jebediah Brenneman lost his wife during childbirth, along with his new baby daughter - the third daughter they had together. He relied on Eliza Yoder to help care for his wife during her last trimester, along with their two young daughters. Eliza continued to help manage his household and his children after the death of his wife so that he could continue to work in his construction company.

Owning a candy store should be a fun and delightful profession. Besides, what candy could beat Sally’s Elliot’s signature coffee chocolate fudge? None, except for the unique infusion candy she designed for Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately, the signature chocolate required for the candy won’t be delivered on time. No problem. She’ll pick up the order herself.

Angels and aliens, a bargain with the devil, voices from beyond the grave, and voices raised in terror. From an old-fashioned ghost story, to a mind-bending tale of mental illness, and a bite-sized vampire romance, this collection of short stories by Wondra Vanian will explore more than one side of the crazy, terrifying thing called life and teach us to remember that we're A Long Time Dead.

She awoke to save us, but it may already be too late. The world is in chaos. Stars are falling from the sky. Floods, hurricanes, and fires rage across the land. And the only being strong enough to stop it is stuck in teenage form...again. Reborn, Gaia has come to Earth to battle through the strife and discover if the world is worth saving. Tasked with guiding her, it falls to me to help her weather the storms, and hopefully, find a place where she can be at peace. But time is running out, and her patience is waning. Now, I fear if the human race doesn’t destroy the world...she will.

"Things that go bump in the night aren't always what they seem...." When Marley discovers a chilling mystery close to home, that of a student in their dorm who seems to be attracted to things of the occult kind, she finds herself working with an unlikely partner in the form of Rhett, while an anguished Christian can only watch as their relationship deepens.

Lizzie falls asleep wrapped in the quilt her great-great-grandmother made for the World's Fair. She wakes, transported back in time to 1904, and the quilt is missing! Is this all a very elaborate dream, or is she really stuck in the past? And if she is, what can she do to get back to the present? Will Lizzie be forced to share the same fate as her great-great-grandmother, or is there a happily ever after in her future?

This book is your complete guide on how to wow your employer and land that job! Job hunting and the terrifying interview process that follows is one of the most stressful and intimidating things of modern life. Long gone are the days when an individual could walk into an interview unprepared, land a job with prospects, and gently climb the ladder until he or she retired.

The family saga concludes in this final installment to Davenport House. Confusion abounds at Davenport Estate after a neighbor's sudden disappearance. Further questions arise when a tombstone is uncovered on the land, but no one seems to know who it belongs to or where it came from. A case of brain fever affects one of the ladies and threatens to turn fatal. Meanwhile, the household staff prepares for change with the hiring of a new housekeeper and servant boy.

It is 1919 when America begins to heal from the Great War and take her first steps into a roaring new era. The residents of Davenport House are changing with the times as new fashions and new laws are introduced. Clara turns a blind eye to her troubles at home and plans a grand masquerade ball for the county. Bridget uncovers a distressing truth and returns to the house to warn the others but soon finds she is no longer welcome there. When a suspicious death occurs on the estate, the abundance of motives and sudden hushed lips cause tensions to rise throughout the house.

These proven steps and strategies on how to release stress, manage attachments and how to live a fuller and healthier life. Uncover the path to finding yourself, developing a fresher outlook on life and to understand how to deal with stress, anger and attachments. Learn what it takes to fully embrace life and let go of the self-created frustrations. Discover techniques to handle some of the challenging situations with a clear, calm mind and make conscious and reliable decisions.

This short story is set in Europe before the start of World War Two, Jillian tours the clubs as a jazz singer to put a little adventure into her life. She gets more than she bargains for when she does a little favor for the girl who has her eye. She winds up running for her life and discovering a calling that gives her a purpose in life that is bigger than herself.

Katie Morgan has her future planned. It doesn't include becoming serious about anyone before she achieves her goals, not even her handsome boss, Wade McAlester. Just because she does not have time to date, doesn't mean her boss shouldn't. Her new mission: to make her boss happy, whether or not he wants to be.

Kelly Sanders volunteers at an orphanage and loves working with children - even if they can be a bit mischievous at times. Marc Stevenson is used to fighting fires, not rescuing damsels in distress out of trees. He thinks Kelly would be perfect for him, except for that one flaw. How does a man, with visions of children, fill a nest that's sure to be empty if he spends it with the woman he loves?

When Sasha Steinfeld sees Katie Morgan's engagement ring, she realizes it could have been her. If only she wasn't so frigid around men. Overcoming the past isn't easy, but Sasha knows she must if she ever wants to find the same happiness Katie has found.

Halloween night can't get any worse when her boss, Joseph Clanton, is a no-show and Kelly is stuck closing up the Dairy King alone...or so she thought. A cryptic order from an empty room and late-season twister combine to make Kelly's Halloween night a truly unforgettable one. It sends her spiraling back through the folds of time and depositing her smack in the middle of an ancient grudge match between none other than Wyatt Earp and Ike Clanton.

Grace Isabella Lee is a woman on the run - from the past, from the lies, and from the ever-growing sense that she just ain't good enough to love. Matthew is a cowboy with a secret, who knows without doubt that anyone he loves will be taken from him, just as was his wife. When Grace falls upon ruffians intent on defiling her, she all but gives up. But Matthew is her guardian angel, and soon becomes much more. Working together on the Baxter homestead, they will discover new truths - about themselves, about each other, and about the world itself.

Maggie Campbell left the family farm as soon as she could after her mother's drowning death, determined not to return. But seven years later, her sister Jilly has convinced her to come home to celebrate their grandmother's ninetieth birthday. Maggie finds everything has changed on the farm including their annoying new neighbor, Desmond Kinsley, who is far too involved in all their lives for Maggie's liking.

Colum O’Brien, a professional ballet dancer, is still hurt from a breakup four decades earlier. All this time, his heart has gravitated toward the woman who left him behind. Sure, he’s moved on with his life, but he’s never forgotten his childhood sweetheart Keira Murphy. That is, until he meets her again. Because, his father is marrying her mother.

In Cora Carpenter’s small California hometown, Christmas is tailor-made for couples. Unfortunately, Cora is a party of one, thanks to a con man who stole her heart, then bilked her out of thousands of dollars. What’s on her Christmas wish list this year? Nothing whimsical. She’ll take a new vacuum cleaner, thanks - and no dating for the foreseeable future. But when she meets a stranger with a broken-down car, his warm smile and perilously blue eyes almost make her want to tweak that list. If only she could get over the pain and humiliation of her past.

Bailey inherited her grandfather’s business, Maid For You, but cleaning up crime scenes wasn’t part of the job description. After nearly getting killed by the Westmeister brothers, she made a promise to herself that she’d get ‘back’ into church. Thankfully, her company has a new account… cleaning a church. It wasn’t exactly how she planned to get back into church, nor did she plan on getting involved in a murder investigation.