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“Imagination runs wild in this creative adventure.” —Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Beyonders and Fablehaven series Twin brothers have their fates diverge in this first book in the New York Times bestselling middle grade dystopian series that’s a “fun mix of...

Many of us feel ashamed and undesirable after years of sexual brokenness and addiction. The guilt and stigma surrounding sexual struggles can paralyze us and keep us from seeking help and healing. Author Jay Stringer approaches these sensitive subjects with gentleness and understanding as he shows the way to restoration.

He crushed my heart when he was just an awkward teenager. Now that he's a ruthless, intimidatingly gorgeous billionaire CEO, he's determined to crush my dreams as well. This is the biggest break of my career. Everyone is relying on me to make the perfect pitch for the project. But, when the man to decide my fate strolls into the conference room, I struggle to remember my own name, let alone the presentation I've been preparing for weeks. To say I crash and burn is an understatement.

When successful yet anxious author Rylie Marlone agrees to a secluded retreat, she never imagines that she'll be sharing the idyllic space with the object of her secret affection. Rylie Marlone is on a mission. As a burgeoning author, she must beat the relentless clock of her approaching deadline, creating a story that will solidify her place in the literary world. When the hustle and bustle of city life begins to suffocate her creativity, her wealthy best friend, Sophie, comes to the rescue with an offer she can't refuse—a peaceful retreat to the family's idyllic country estate in Lake ...

Coping and Healing Negative Intrusive Thoughts With God Revised Edition March 7, 2025 Are unwanted intrusive thoughts stealing your peace and clouding your mind? We are called to live in the freedom that Christ offers, yet these thoughts may feel like chains, keeping you from experiencing the fullness of His joy and purpose. In Deliver Me From Intrusive Thoughts, you’ll discover practical, faith-based strategies grounded in Scripture to help you break free from the grip of negative thinking. This transformative guide will empower you to: Recognize the root of intrusive thoughts and how ...

Fifteen-year-old Joe Beck wasn’t listening as the minister eulogized his uncle but was already planning on what he would have to do as soon as they returned to the Quimby farm. He wasn’t welcome there even before his uncle had died and knew that his cousin John would soon order him to leave. While he had had a basic idea of where he would go after he left the farm, he didn’t know what he would do with the rest of his life.

After a one-night stand that ends in two pink lines, Cammie thinks she's found her happily ever after. She forgets all about scent matches, fated mates, and the truth about being a beta from the town of Crawley. That is until her alpha drops her when he finds his scent match. Cammie finds herself back home and out of options. She's got two kids, two jobs, and more bills than she can keep up with. Her neighbor Reid comes to the rescue after a run-in with the wrong side of the law, vowing to protect Cammie and her kids. But she can't trust another alpha, no matter how much he promises.

Nathan Davenport, CEO of the Davenport empire, is my complete opposite. He hates chocolate. I'm a size sixteen dessert chef. He only wears black. I love glitter and pink. He's grumpy, while I look on the brighter side of life. Too bad his piercing eyes, and high cheekbones, haunt my dreams. When he offers to loan me the money to save my bakery, I have no choice but to agree.

Als die Wildnisführerin Harper Ward in das Büro des Sheriffs der Kleinstadt Helena Springs in Montana gerufen wird, um bei einem Fall zu helfen, erfährt sie, dass der einzige Verdächtige in einem Doppelmordfall ein Mann ist, der als wild und unzivilisiert beschrieben wird. Während immer mehr dunkle Geheimnisse ans Licht kommen, wird Harper in ein Netz aus Intrigen und Bedrohungen verstrickt, das weit über alles hinausgeht, was sie sich je hätte vorstellen können.

By the time I walk through the doors of the academy, where the born shifters of every pack are trained to fight and lead, I’m famous. Infamous? One of those. I’ve already fought a battle or two. And my family’s complicated relationships with magic, which has been long forbidden to wolves, isn’t popular with all the packs. I guess I should’ve said this is the place for born male shifters. There aren’t a lot of shifters like me, with flat irons and skinny jeans packed in their bags.

Two halves of a whole, Arlo Bishop and I were both unwanted kids brought together by the foster system. Dealing with the aftermath of neglect and abandonment, we grew up side-by-side and found solace in one another. But somewhere along the way, Arlo wanted and needed and loved drugs more. So I broke my own heart to save his. Now, four years later, I’m back in L.A. and face-to-face with my past. I didn’t plan on a second chance, fear of history repeating making it hard to forgive and even harder to forget. But with only one touch, one kiss, I was taken back to where it all started.

Read by the authors. A Failed Marriage Doesn’t Make You a Failure in God’s Eyes When Lysa TerKeurst experienced the painful and unwanted death of her marriage after nearly thirty years, she didn't know who to turn to or what would actually help her. She needed to get her bearings on what the...

Faye is the last woman Dion Windsor wants to be near, let alone marry, yet there’s no escaping the alluring pianist he’s been engaged to since they were children. For years, he made his unwillingness known, but his attempts to keep Faye at a distance fade to dust at the sight of her with another man—mere months before their wedding.

I swore I’d never trust a man again. Then he comes into my life. Mysterious and dangerously handsome, he’s the guy who makes my heart beat faster and my body quiver in anticipation of his commanding touch. I finally feel safe.... until he barges into my home with armed men in the middle of the night and whisks me away with him. It turns out he’s the notorious mafia boss everyone is talking about, and he intends to destroy my neighborhood and take my home for his own gain. Worse, now I’m married to him because of a deal my dad unwittingly signed. My unwanted husband wants to use me ...

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose. With no extended family to look after her, she was put into foster care. The care system failed Lara and now she is failing her son. Lara and her one-year-old son, Arthur, are brought to experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, by...

Zoe is used to taking care of herself and has long ago accepted that if anything bad was going to happen, it was going to happen to her. So when she loses her job over something most bosses would probably be happy with and her life starts going down hill from there she doesn't expect it to get any better. She certainly didn't expect any help from the loud jerk next door, but then again she has nothing to lose so puts her trust in him and hopes for the best.

Rentt Faina, a twenty-five-year-old adventurer, has been hacking away at monsters for a decade. However, without much talent for the job, Rentt finds himself stuck hunting slimes and goblins for meager amounts of coin every day. Little does he know, all this is about to change when he comes...

He got a fake fiancée to avoid an arranged marriage...except she turns out to be his arranged wife after all. Ambitious, driven and independent, billionaire Huxley Lasker refuses to marry the vapid bride his family has chosen to further their legal dynasty. Instead, he asks Grace Lain, a hot one-night stand from a few weeks earlier, to be his fake fiancée. But Grace turns out to be the arranged wife—and their one-night stand has left her pregnant.

A worn-out veteran forged by a dark past is unwanted until an enemy comes home. Heavily scarred with a voice like broken glass, society has cast Frank Kane aside. A worn-out relic of forgotten wars. He's okay with that. He never liked people much anyway. Renovating a dilapidated lighthouse, he finds peace fixing a broken thing. Hard work. Honest work. The men who kidnapped his niece should have left the sleeping dog lie. Their actions forced Frank to return to his old ways. Unknowingly, they awakened something terrible – a relentless architect of pain who will stop at nothing to find ...

Lady Eleanor Henshaw, daughter of the Earl of Ravensdale, has always been strong and independent. So when she is forced to marry Lord Nathaniel Fairfax, she is determined to keep her freedom and heart safe. Yet, within the shadowed halls of Loxley House, Eleanor begins to feel an unexpected connection she cannot ignore… Nathaniel Fairfax, Marquess of Loxley, is a man shaped by loss and duty. He thinks marriage is just a deal, until Eleanor’s bold spirit breaks his defenses. He starts to question his cold rules and feels a pull toward her that surprises him. Will Nathaniel protect his ...