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In 5th-century pagan-dominated Ireland, Brigid is born a slave to her own father and is separated from her mother. Desperately seeking love and acceptance, Brigid becomes a believer in Christ.

The death of Abbie’s father, the overseer of a large country estate, leaves her without means or resources, without even a place to live. Her landlords, in an extraordinary display of charity, invite her to live at Holdaway Hall. But the invitation is as puzzling as it is generous. Why are the Crawfords, who have never paid her any notice before, so concerned with her well-being now?

Marina Iakovleva, author of Sex Before Coffee: A Guide to Dating in Scandinavia and creator of the popular YouTube channel Dating Beyond Borders, provides her own field-tested guidance, as well as insights from a roster of international interviewees, to walk you through the different stages of dating and romance in Scandinavia.

When Gwen Hayward moves to the quaint town of Poplar Creek, she's too mired in post-divorce misery to meet the neighbors. That changes when she spots a little girl leaving an anonymous wish on the local bookstore's Christmas tree. Compelled to find the girl and fulfill the wish, Gwen enlists the aid of local business owner Lucky Gallagher. With the help of the townspeople, a lost dog, and some holiday magic, Gwen and Lucky may see more than one Christmas wish come true.

My name is El, and I live in a quiet southern town where the most exciting thing that happens is Friday night football and the Harvest Moon Festival. That is…until I learn that the three women who raised me have been lying to me all my life. I thought I was an orphan. I thought my aunts loved and respected me enough to always tell me the truth.

Spanish for Medical Receptionists will provide you with the essential phrases to meet your needs. It will empower you to be more effective at work and provide opportunities for career advancement. Learn the everyday words and phrases that relate to the most commonly encountered situations by medical receptionists, without tedious grammar lessons.

In the weeks since an EMP attack left their world in chaos, Raine Caldwell and her group have escaped St. Louis only to find trouble at the farm in St. Francois County. With the cartel defeated and new alliances formed with the locals, they thought their problems were over. But the battle was only beginning.

Social worker Georgia Thayer can balance her own mental illness with the demands of an impossible job. Mostly. But when her sister vanishes in the dead of night, her desperate quest to find Peyton takes her into the tentacles of a human trafficking network - where she encounters a young victim called "Kitten."

In this courageous and unflinching memoir, the author reveals her journey through unimaginable hardship, overcoming mental and physical abuse, military assault, and the collapse of multiple marriages. From a traumatic childhood marked by cruelty to the harsh realities of military life, she navigates a world of pain, shame, and betrayal. Her resilience is tested again and again as she confronts the brutal aftermath of assault and the emotional scars it leaves behind.

Teens! Brand Up is the one book you need to stand up, stand out, and succeed. Brand Up is an essential playbook that equips teens with strategies and tools to succeed and fulfill dreams in high school, college, and beyond. It’s packed with practical advice and skill-building that you don’t learn in school—but are critical to your personal growth. Whether you’re aiming to excel academically, become an entrepreneur, or social media star, you need Brand Up!

Packed with compelling research and strategies, Influence Elevated: Maximizing Your Connection Monday to Monday® will equip you to take your influence higher than ever before. You’ll increase your connection to your team and clients, the critical component research shows is central to elevating your influence.

Working in the accounting department of a large soap manufacturer isn't exactly where Casey O'Reilly saw her life as going. She had always pictured something more glamorous, more exciting. But, she never pictured something so exciting as time travel. A freak lightning strike near Santa Fe somehow sends Casey back to the year 1878. Thrown into the vibrant yet unfamiliar past, Casey finds herself lost and alone. That is, until a mysterious man named Luke arrives, claiming to be a time traveler himself. He wants to guide Casey on her journey, even arranging for her to be the guest of an aristocratic Hispanic family.

Legacy Hawking never thought she'd end up here. Solving the mystery of her mother’s murder has done nothing but widen the cracks in her world. With Alex and the Firebrands reinstating the Rating System, NORA’s leaders fighting for their lives in the hospital, and most citizens grieving lost loved ones, Legacy has a monumental task in front of her. Somehow she must keep her father alive, win the Copper Office back, and unite NORA under her own rule. Gram’s health has begun to decline as well, leaving Legacy relying on Kole for support.

Author Angela Gachassin shares the moving chronicle of her and her son's daily experiences as they struggle to conquer his autism symptoms. Glenn was a nonverbal child diagnosed with severe autism at the tender age of two. Yet with very little help from doctors, Angela incorporated lifelong skills and strategies into his daily life, which allowed him to live with endless possibilities to soar.

Werewolves and werebears are mortal enemies. Alex, a wolf shifter, knows this; but when he sees a werebear wounded and about to be caught by poachers, he can't just sit back and let it happen. After a daring rescue, he's left with an injured bear shifter and a newfound responsibility to get them to safety. Shifting into human form, the bear just so happens to be a beautiful and curvy woman, and one that Alex is instantly darwn to.

Hadley isn’t exactly leading a life that anyone would call #goals: living with her parents and walking dogs for money. This should be the perfect time to avoid seeing too many people, so the half dozen wedding invitations waiting for her RSVP feel awfully judgey. Especially the one from her childhood crush.

After her boyfriend breaks up with her and her job is downsized, Elizabeth thinks life can’t get any worse. That is until she gets the news of her beloved grandmother’s unexpected death. Instead of spending the holidays together, Elizabeth will be planning a funeral. Heartbroken, she makes a wish on the brightest star in the night sky: I wish I could see Grandma one more time.

Forces have assembled to destroy the slave system of the valley, once and for all, but the council will not go quietly. As plans are laid to cripple the enemy's pending assault, Titus Gray takes aim at his son, sowing distrust among the rebels. In this final installment of the Slave Series, Hannah works desperately to protect and inspire the workers, even as the world they've grown up in erupts in flames.

Gene Woolworth had regularly visited his grandfather's remote Alaskan homestead since his childhood. Upon inheriting the property, it was a dream come true for him. He would be able to live in the small log cabin and surrounding land that included twin mountains called Split Rock, a large pond, and the stream where he had often panned for gold.

They said dragon shifters were long extinct, but they were wrong; a small group has just awoken after a thousand yearlong forced hibernation. Now unleashed back onto the world, they have two main aims: repaying their blood enemy the vampires for forcing them into their slumber, and finding women suitable to carry on their dragon lineage.