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One year later, Silverstone is trying to forget what happened. Rosalie, however, simply can't. Especially not when she's attacked in her own home. Now, the threats are greater than ever, and Rosalie has no choice but to fight back. She'll have plenty of help, but will it be enough? In this riveting follow-up to Teressa J. Martin's debut novel, follow Rosalie as she faces even greater threats and challenges. She'll meet new and exciting characters and be pushed to her limit. You won't want to miss it!

A shocking tale of secrets, guilt, and clerical child abuse. “God has made you special, but I will show you how to have an extraordinary life. Show you true love, as God intended for our kind.” It’s 1978. Blackburn Hamlet is a typical suburban village in eastern Ontario. In this vibrant Catholic community, life revolves around family and church. Then the safe comfort of both is destroyed by the arrival of a predator priest.

After living in an orphanage most of her life, Claire’s whole world is about to change. After she meets Vincent and the other members of the Blackwoods Coven, she discovers a realm of magic that she thought only existed in her dreams. Just as she gets accustomed to her new life, a new arrival flips the coven upside down.

Join Max Axiom as he explores the science behind chemical reactions. Max helps listeners understand how chemical reactions happen and why they are important.

A dog who gets hold of the wrong end of the stick; a horse who beats the odds; a wasp who discovers a sting in the tail. This is the stuff of The Animal Parables. Each tale features an animal who finds that things turn out to be quite different from how it imagined and profound life lessons are learned along the way.

Two disparate souls, a young Iranian woman with a promising nursing career, and an American collegiate athlete seeking a career in the intelligence field, meet by happenstance. Realizing their mutual passion to serve others, the two connect intellectually and romantically, not knowing they are both connected to secrets that will force their worlds to collide and reveal truths unknown to not only both of them, but also the world. No Borders for Truth explores love and loss within family and country, and the richness of the great people of the enduring nations of Iran and America.

After escaping from an abusive halfway house, “Jack” Elsie Johnson forges her own path forward as a successful model, determined to forget about the town of Harmony, Maine, her family - and the pain of knowing their betrayal almost cost her her life. Jared Ross, her first love, isn’t so easy to forget, even though he’s the reason she ended up in the halfway house in the first place. She’s a lifetime away from that wild teenager he kissed one forbidden summer. How can Jack learn to trust him again when she doesn’t even trust her own mind?

God's Hand on My Shoulder is the true story of Joe Carl Martin, Jr., an ordinary man of extraordinary faith, quiet courage, and great humility. More than a memoir of one man's life, it is a glimpse into history through a warrior's eyes.

A conversation with the ineffable, Gorb in the Schizocratic Linguiverse is the literary equivalent of a psychotropic drug. Follow Gorb the Floovian down the rabbit hole of various minds in an attempt to understand a race of aliens who are as alienated from one another as they are from the rest of the cosmos.

A family is fractured and troubled. The grandfather is terminally ill, and it is not a convenient time to die. His business practices are convoluted and corrupt. He seeks to bribe God to buy his way out of Heaven.

The fate of the Union and the emancipation of slavery were at stake in the national election of 1864. It was the most important election in the history of the United States, and a beacon of hope for the world. This is the story of how Lincoln mastered language, and how his words changed public perspective, drove home emancipation, reignited the ideals of freedom and saved democratic government. In all he said, Lincoln’s words speak freedom to peoples the world over today as in 1864.

The rise of the media presidency through radio and television broadcasts has heightened the visibility and importance of presidential speeches in determining the effectiveness and popularity of the president of the United States. This development has also witnessed the rise of professional speechwriters to craft the words the chief executive would address to the nation. Yet, the reliance of individual presidents on their speechwriters has varied with the rhetorical skill of the officeholder himself, his managerial style, and his personal attitude toward public speaking.

Según los relatos Evangélicos, a la luz de la oración, invité a Jesús para que me contara su Vida y me explicara las Parábolas, como le pedían sus discípulos. Mi sorpresa fue que Jesús aceptó de inmediato la invitación y, Él mismo se ofreció a narrar los sucesos de su vida. No hay aquí nada nuevo, lo mismo que ya sabíamos; pero relatado y comentado por Jesús. No encontrarás aquí datos curiosos sino luces profundas, expresadas de una forma muy sencilla. No hay aquí nada de extraño; nada nuevo: Lo viejo relatado de una forma nueva, eso sí. Encontrarás “Cosas viejas” ...

The Frog is a fine swimmer, so good that he attracts the admiration of the local tadpoles, who beg him to teach them how to swim. But teaching is all he ever does - the tadpoles never learn, and he himself finds he no longer has the time to do the swimming he loves. This story shows how codependency and pride can hijack life.

Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won't so that you can spend the rest of your life living a life like most people can't. Awaken the Entrepreneur Within is about awakening that little child within you who had all of those creative thoughts and dreams - that part of you that believed that when you grew up, you could achieve anything you put your mind to.

Thrilling tales of despair litter the countryside of Rustle County, where children have been disappearing for hundreds of years. This collection of terrifying short stories details the odious occurrences that have haunted Boltsville for generations. Follow Sheriff LeBuff and his affable deputy, Officer LeBlanc, as they try to piece together the dark mystery.

Begin your exploration into the new wave of terrorism. Experience the book that challenges conventional wisdom on contemporary terrorism. Beyond the religious wave...terrorism appears to have moved into new, uncharted waters...and we are now witnessing a new wave of terrorism. Several terrorist groups continue to exist even though the conflict they formed to participate in is (essentially) over. Individuals within the groups pursue personal gain (utilizing organized crime) through the cachet and fear of their group’s histories.

Nimmt das Wildbret des Waidmanns seiner Frau die Luft zum Atmen? Kann Aberglaube Leben retten? Und warum starb der Büchernarr? Schon die kleinsten Unaufmerksamkeiten können tödliche Folgen haben. Bei Sekundenschlaf oder einem Postflug über den Dschungel in einer stürmischen Nacht ist das ja noch verständlich, bei einem Hexenturm oder einem Blind Date aber weniger. Und doch schleicht sich der Tod auf leisen Sohlen an. Wir schenken euch eine überraschende Wendung am Morgen, einen Schrecken gegen Mittag, eine Gänsehaut am Abend und spannende Träume für die Nacht.

Cineversary celebrates a milestone anniversary of a cinematic classic. Every month, we wish a happy birthday to a different film currently observing a joyous jubilee--everything from a 20th to a 100th anniversary. Host Erik Martin interviews film scholars, critics, historians and fans to discuss why each spotlighted movie is worth celebrating all these years later, its cultural impact and legacy, what we can learn from the picture today, how it has stood the test of time, and more. For more details, visit www.cineversary.com.

Some books are written with ink and paper. Others are written with silence and soul. This is one of them. Jesus Speaks About Wisdom was not conceived from the search for words, but from the deep act of listening. Its author, Leo J. Mart., never sought to teach a new doctrine nor to construct a new theology, he relied on the wisdom of the Holy Scriptures and the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church. He simply wished to share what he heard when he became silent, what echoed within his heart when he rested in the living Presence of God. In an age crowded with human noise and countless ...