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A beautiful pagan. A ruler searching for a wife. Can a marriage of expedience change the course of an empire? Constantinople, AD 419. Athenais holds faint hope for her future. When the impoverished orphan’s male relatives offer her up as a consort for the emperor, she reluctantly agrees to study the philosophical arguments for the required conversion to Christianity. But while the accomplished scholar quickly falls for her imperial husband, she struggles with the court’s cutthroat political maneuvering and stubborn religious fanaticism.

Caleb’s voice echoed from the past and brought with it the almost-tangible sensation of summer breezes floating across the lake. She could clearly visualize them sitting in the tree, bare feet dangling, Caleb’s shoulder brushing hers. His friendship and strength were anchors she could always count on. The lump that formed in her throat ran tandem to the instant throbbing in the area around her heart. Would Caleb even want to speak to her after all this time, or would her non-verbal rejection of his declaration of love be a wedge between them forever?

Native American legends of Puget Sound tell of fierce battles between an enormous snake and a mountain eagle. Being supernatural entities, neither could destroy the other. Yet their battles were so fierce that the very Earth would tremble and shake, mountains and forests would collapse. In the year 900, the worst of all clashes occurred. As the Earth shook violently, the waters of Puget Sound rose and surged in the form of a tsunami, wiping away the coastal villages and all the people who lived by the water’s edge.

Destiny awakens in the Hospital, after knocking at deaths door, struggles with everything that happened to her and has happened to her family...nothing will deter her from doing what must be done. Fate has additional plans for Destiny and Blake. Blake has a chip on his shoulder the size of Mount Everest and rejects what fate has in store for him where Destiny’s concerned...Throughout their time training and fate’s pull on them, they must learn to work together and accept one another in order for Destiny to come into her full ability.

Ellie Chambers always wanted to be a writer. Now, she was a successful author, but it had come at a price. Two prices, actually. The first was the fallout from a hastily-signed contract with Margo Rollings, the publisher who wouldn't die. And the second was Sam Price, her former writing partner and almost-fiance. Sam Price had dreamed of being the next Hemingway, not the hack ghostwriter behind the popular "Lottie Long" cozy mystery series. But days spent with his dad as a sought-after finish carpenter in quaint Golden Grove, Iowa gave him little time for much else.

For Honey Palladino, the holidays have lost their magic. She is sure her husband is cheating on her. Her daughter plans to spend the time with a friend. Her widowed mother sees the image of Jesus in a live oak tree. As if that's not enough, her mother is also talking about going on a Christmas cruise with some old geezer, without benefit of marriage.

Independent beyond what's good for her, Isabella Moore leaves her brothers and parents in Prairie City in search of her true calling. Traveling to Haines, Oregon, by way of the historic Bourne-Haines Stage Road, she runs across the type of people from whom she'd been sheltered, leading to an accident and a man she'd only dreamed about. Blacksmith Gabriel Stone saw enough of death during the Civil War to last him a lifetime. To him, Isabella is a broken wildflower in need of his care-but caring for her may bring back unwanted memories of his former life as a doctor.

Felicia is overwhelmed by a tidal wave of debilitating anxiety as she sits on stage, waiting to accept a national award for excellence in statistical analysis. Once again, issues with borderline personality disorder threaten to derail her life as she struggles to keep the moment from unraveling. Love, family, romance, and hope converge and are about to stir her emotionally constrained life to its core by presenting the biggest challenge she’s yet faced in her quest to live a life free of the mind demons that have haunted her since childhood.

In this easy listen, the writer takes the listener on a journey with other women who were considered underdogs in their time. The moral of these stories is vivid and relatable. It gives insight on how to turn failures into success opportunities. By avoiding the failure pitfalls from these biblical examples, the listener is empowered to shun mediocrity and defy the world's limiting standards to achieve the impossible!

After the Emperor’s unexpected death, ambitious men eye the Eastern Roman throne occupied by seven-year-old Theodosius II. His older sister Pulcheria faces a stark choice: She must find allies and take control of the Eastern court or doom the imperial children to a life of obscurity - or worse! Beloved by the people and respected by the Church, Pulcheria forges her own path to power.

Lily was almost nine when she discovered she had a very serious blood disease. It upended her life and caused her mother and father to move the family from Reverie to Salvation, NY, where Salvation Children's Hospital resided. Three years of treatments hadn't yet cured her, and she was twelve now. Her friends from Reverie never came to visit, and she was too sick to go to school in her new town. With her young imaginary friend Bebette's help, Lily embarked on a journey to find herself, even if only in the recesses of her own soul.

Rodeo Queen 101 combines expertise with personal stories to provide step-by-step direction for future rodeo queens and their families interested in competing locally and nationally.

Stop falling for the misconceptions of college admissions when it comes to Ivy League schools. From this audiobook, you will find: real results that students have used to get into Harvard, how to use mental models that will improve thinking, why GPAs aren't enough to get accepted into the top Ivy League schools, incredible success stories from students and alumni, examples of why students are rejected from Ivy League schools, and recommendations and resources to connect to current Harvard and students and alumni.

Stuck in a rut? Living Groundhog Day? Break free with a few simple habits. Imagine spending more time on things that matter. Your passions, hobbies, and creative deep work. Would it surprise you to know you’d be happier and more productive?

Alexis soared. She achieved, achieved, achieved, then crashed on broken wings. Alexis was diagnosed weeks before her 2006 college graduation: Bipolar I with rapid cycling. Alexis’ diagnosis was before the dawning of social media. She and her mother had very little information, few resources, and scarce support. Alexis seeks ballast but finds it not. Rather, she is confined, not once, but three times to inpatient psychiatric care.

Operated on as an infant, without anesthesia, Wendy P. Williams began life at war with her body. There were tubes everywhere, in and out of every opening, her mother reminded her on every anniversary of her surgery. Autobiography of a Sea Creature takes listeners on Williams’ difficult sensory journey toward healing, as she communes along the way with horseshoe crabs, dolphins, and other marine life that taught her the restorative power of beauty, resilience, and interdependence.

Learn to love Mondays because you love what you do, where you do it, and who you do it with. Managers everywhere know the feelings of being overwhelmed, overworked, and underappreciated - like sinking in quicksand. If you find yourself saying “it’s just the way it is”, we’ll show you how to change it. We wrote this story to share a novel approach. Accomplishing more, making a difference, and creating an amazing team culture is possible for you, regardless of where you are in your company’s hierarchy, by changing the way you work, live, and play with those around you.

What does Becoming the Total Package actually mean? It means different things to different people. When it comes to our preferences in looks, personality, and character - we all have our unique way of seeing the world. However, challenges in life and heartbreak inevitably affect all of us in different ways. We may not always be emotionally or mentally equipped to deal with them, which is why we sometimes need a helping hand. The best way for you to overcome these challenges and to get everything you want out of life is to optimize every aspect of your life.

Get your picky eaters demanding more broccoli! Does your child hate eating vegetables? Are mealtimes a constant struggle to get nutritious food into your fussy family? Do you have to beg or bribe to get your picky eater to take even one bite of anything green? This book is filled with fun, easy, and practical ways to get your fussy child, and the whole family, to eat lots more vegetables every day - and love it.

How much abuse can a person take before breaking? At what point does the abused become the abuser? These questions cause us to stop and ponder. Such things are discussed in Shakespeare and the Bible. In this psychological thriller, Linda Heavner Gerald grips you from the beginning with these powerful questions. The life of Audrey Brock is used as an example. Things began as a dream for the beautiful Audrey but quickly descended into Hell for this beauty who experienced horrible abuse and betrayal. How could she cope with the pain? Her story grabs at our very core.