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This is a story about a sheltered young girl who grew up with loss, hard work, and a hero for a mother. It’s a love story that describes how she found her soulmate early while still a tender innocent. It’s a story of growth from a lowly place despite countless struggles to reach lofty goals through grace and endurance. With equal parts humor and compassion, the author relates how she waded life’s waters to survive and succeed. It speaks of how she lived her dream of having a happy family, how she went from a high school dropout at age fifteen to college at thirty to become a teacher.

Five-year-old Ava Boone vanished without a trace six months ago. No witnesses, no sightings or arrests. But Grace Wright just moved in next door to the only suspect the case had: quiet, middle-aged Leland Ernest. Recently divorced, Grace uprooted her two small children to start again and hopes the move will reset her crippling insomnia. With whispered neighborhood gossip and increasingly sleepless nights, Grace develops a fierce obsession with Leland and the safety of her children. Could she really be living next door to a child-kidnapper? A murderer?

Why do people—even identical twins reared in the same home—differ so much in personality? Armed with an inquiring mind and insights from evolutionary psychology, Judith Rich Harris sets out to solve the mystery of human individuality.

An action-packed and hilarious animal fantasy adventure from New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer, “this new series stunner” (Kirkus starred review) will thrill fans of Warriors and Spirit Animals. Caldera has forever been divided into the animals...

Are you ready to pass the FNP-BC exam with confidence and elevate your family nurse practitioner career? Whether you’re struggling to organize your study plan or overwhelmed by the exam content, this comprehensive guide is designed for you. The FNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep delivers clear, concise, high-yield coverage of all essential topics. From adult, pediatric, and geriatric assessments to diagnostic reasoning, lab interpretation, and imaging basics, complex concepts are broken into practical explanations.

In this powerful call to action, New York Times bestselling author Mariame Kaba and attorney and organizer Andrea J. Ritchie detail why policing doesn't stop violence, instead perpetuating widespread harm; outline the many failures of contemporary police reforms; and explore demands to defund police, divest from policing, and invest in community resources to create greater safety through a Black feminist lens. No More Police makes a compelling case for a world where the tools required to prevent, interrupt, and transform violence in all its forms are abundant.

In this sixth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies stages a rescue in Rome in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Charlie Thorne. Cairo, the newest member of the City Spies, takes the...

Everyone experiences pain at times. It can manifest physically, emotionally, relationally, or spiritually. It can follow tragic accidents, great loss, sudden betrayal, or unexpected and unwanted change. Often it is temporary. But what do you do when it isn't? When the pain just won't go away, when healing does not come, when the grief and hurt settle in? Drawing on her own experience of chronic pain and her years as a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, Dr. Michelle Bengtson provides a countercultural perspective on pain.

Rainey Paxton is convinced there is a link between the disappearances of several women and her friend Winnie. Her obsession leads her back to the mysterious house where she said goodbye to Winnie years prior. Rainey is certain there is something sinister about the man who took her friend to Florida. Meanwhile, seventeen-year-old Dakota Jagger is on her own, looking for shelter. While roaming the city streets, Dakota meets a charming and persuasive man who offers to help her. This is the same man who stalks women and keeps them as his own.

Vermont, 1972. Carole LaPorte has a satisfying, ordinary life. She cares for her children, balances the books for the family's auto shop, and laughs when her husband slow dances her across the kitchen floor. Her tragic childhood might have happened to someone else. But now her mind is playing tricks on her. The accounts won't reconcile and the murmuring she hears isn't the television.

Rediscover this heartfelt Christmas romance by #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. After losing the woman he loved and his relationship with his father in one fell swoop, Roy Fletcher has become a bitter, career-obsessed man. His mother, whose world was rocked by the same...

In this book, Rebecca VanDoodewaard weaves together Scripture, theological truths, and stories of Christian couples from around the world. She illustrates the joy that comes from modeling marriage according to God’s design–joy that even the darkest trials cannot steal away.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the year’s strongest fantasy novels” (NPR), an imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale from the bestselling author of Uprooted. NEBULA AND HUGO AWARD FINALIST NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADE ONE OF THE...

Marian Ffarmer is a world-renowned poet and a legend in the making—but only now, at seventy-five years old, is she beginning to believe in the security of her successes. Unfortunately, a poet's accomplishments don't necessarily translate to capital, and as her adult son struggles to buy his first home, her confidence in her choices begins to fray. Marian's pristine life of mind—for which she's sacrificed nearly all personal relationships—has come at a cost. Then comes a cryptic invitation from the Tech Company. Come to California, the invitation beckons, and write with a machine.

If you think sex education is still about the birds and the bees, think again. And it's not about science either. In her shocking exposé, You're Teaching My Child What?, Dr. Miriam Grossman rips back the curtain on sex education today, exposing a sordid truth. Today's sex ed programs aren't based on science; they're based on liberal lies and politically correct propaganda that promote the illusion that children (yes, children) can be sexually free without risk.

In this fully revised and updated edition of her breakthrough book, Women of Destiny, best-selling author and speaker Cindy Jacobs reveals the biblical foundation for women in ministry and leadership. Through sharing her own story, successes, and failures, she speaks to the doubts, fears, and insecurities women have about stepping up and speaking out.

Your life will be less complicated if you put Jesus first. Full stop. Every reference in the Bible to a healthy spiritual life is dependent on putting God first. But there are a lot of things that can get in the way of that ultimate priority--from over-working to over-thinking. Many times, our...

Your dog is always talking — you just haven’t learned the language yet. Every bark, yip, and whine carries meaning. Whether it’s a joyful greeting when you walk through the door, a sharp alarm at the sound of footsteps outside, or a lonely cry when you leave for work, your dog’s voice is their emotional map of the world. Decoding Your Dog’s Barks reveals what those sounds really mean and shows how to listen beyond the noise.

Was für Samantha nur ein letzter unterhaltsamer Abend in Minneapolis werden sollte, erweist sich als das beste Date aller Zeiten – und als ein riesiger Fehler. Denn sie und der auf den ersten Blick abweisende Tierarzt Xavier sind ein Match Made in Heaven. Nicht nur, dass er extrem gut aussieht, er pflegt tagtäglich süße Katzenbabies gesund, arbeitet ehrenamtlich für die Hunderettung, und dann stellt er sich auch noch seinen Gefühlen und kann zugeben, wenn er im Unrecht ist.

Post-traumatic stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, substance abuse, depression, a lack of confidence, and many other mental and physical ailments may be a result of childhood trauma you have endured. Uncovering, accepting, and healing this childhood trauma will allow you to let go of the pain, releasing yourself from the guilt, shame, and self-destruction you have been living with. This book will provide you with tools and strategies to heal your childhood trauma allowing you to live fully.