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After being fired from his last two jobs, Ryan Clark lands an associate position with a law firm run by his distant cousin, Tom, in a small North Carolina town. Over twenty-five years earlier, Tom represented local man Joe Moore when he was convicted of murder in the deaths of a prominent young couple. Even though the evidence was circumstantial, Joe was high on drugs and doesn't remember the details of the crime. He never seriously questioned his own guilt, but Joe's family remains unconvinced of his guilt, and they hire Ryan and Tom to file a motion to obtain Joe's release.

Este libro relata la historia de un encuentro entre un niño azotado por la soledad y un anciano que en el amor ha obtenido las respuestas. El anciano está de paso, el niño se encuentra solo como casi siempre, pues su madre está muy ocupada, y esto sucede en una ciudad colonial llena de luz y magia. Bastarán dos días para que juntos emprendan un viaje de ida y vuelta a lo más profundo del corazón de Dios.

Ellie Sawyer has always felt more comfortable with books than people, which explains why she's a PhD history student neck deep in research and trying to complete her doctoral dissertation in time to graduate. But the final books she needs are half a world away in the tiny European kingdom of Lethersby, and the only time she can access the secretive Royal Castle Library is during the Christmas holiday.

Haunted by grisly scenes from her past, journalist Ione Stavros needs to heal and recharge. According to its website, the mysterious St. Ninian’s Sanctuary is a perfect place to do that. On an island so far south it’s nearly in Antarctica, the retreat center promises quiet opportunities to meet with God and find refreshment. She prays that’s true, because this is her last hope.

Meet The Hit Tickets. They are a successful rock band. The pianist is in love with the guitarist, who is in love with the bassist, who is in love with the drummer, who is in love with the pianist. When one of them breaks this romantic circle, there are immediate repercussions. But there’s much more to this novelette than romantic entanglements.

After his death, including a tour of heaven, Will realizes Earth’s great need and agrees to return to help. With Jesus’ instruction and their occasional visits to Old Testament times and prophets, our hero learns through failure and mishaps (always with a touch of Myers’s humor), how to prepare for the battles God has called him to fight.

After a shocking presidential assassination in the early 2030s, this second installment of the Tribulation Cult series continues to follow the lives of four former college friends. Their divergent life paths take two of their number to the very summit of world politics. As the nation continues to split along liberal and conservative lines, the future of Christianity in America becomes increasingly divisive.

After a near-fatal encounter with alcohol poisoning, Aaron Mitchell is forced to confront the brokenness of his past. Returning from a 90-day rehab stay, he is determined to rebuild his life in his hometown of Silverwood, NC, but his recovery journey is far from over. As whispers of his past threaten his new beginning, Aaron discovers that redemption doesn’t come easy—and grace requires strength.

Als Josefine von ihrem ehemaligen Klassenkameraden Fynn aufgesucht wird, ist sie mehr als irritiert: Der junge Mann, der inzwischen ein großer Abenteurer und erfolgreicher Schatzsucher ist, versucht sie davon zu überzeugen, dass ihr im Sterben liegender Großvater wissen könnte, wo das sagenumwobene Bernsteinzimmer versteckt ist. Tatsächlich gibt der geschwächte Mann ihnen Hinweise auf den Verbleib des von den Nationalsozialisten geraubten und seit 1945 verschollenen Bernsteinschatzes. Also begeben sich die beiden auf die nicht ungefährliche Suche nach diesem großen Mysterium ...

Sylvia had been raised in a pastor's home, but when she went to college and met Kenneth, that all was left behind as part of her life. Many years later and a large part of her life lived, she found herself in the life of country-club luncheons and volunteering at the local woman's clinic to help low-income ladies be able to access abortions. This was her life until the day her precious granddaughter died in her arms, and it was her fault.

The last thing Landon Walker remembered was a blinding light. Now, he's in a field, with no memory of who he is, where he came from, or anything about his past. All he has are the clothes on his back and a wallet in his pocket. But when Landon starts healing the sick and performing miracles, he attracts the attention of both the heavenly and the demonic. Hunted by demons and shadowed by angels, Landon begins to realize that he's much more than just some "John Doe." He's the Unfallen, and the fate of the world may rest in his hands.

Jordan DuBois has worked hard to get where he is. As an Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the Office of the Inspector General, his days are full of investigations and paperwork. When he digs into the murder of a small-town farmer as a favor to an old friend, he finds himself embroiled in an investigation that jeopardizes not only his career, but his marriage and his life.

When the charismatic pastor of Kentucky’s biggest and most popular megachurch collapses on stage in front of thousands, a frenzy of speculation erupts. Is he sick? Washed up? Or is it that woman? Mysterious and strikingly beautiful, could “Meadow from small-town Louisiana” be responsible for the revered Timothy’s downfall? Desperate to escape scrutiny, Timothy inflames rumors even more when he takes a sabbatical with the lovely Meadow—to Shady Gully, Louisiana.

As a guide, Luke has helped countless new arrivals journey from the old train station in the valley to the city beyond, in a strange and wondrous land. Once a new arrival himself, he aids visitors in healing old wounds and confronting life’s greatest mysteries while awaiting a long-lost friend. When an elderly woman named Anna arrives, familiar yet unknown, Luke embarks on what will be his final journey as a guide, unaware of the profound connection about to unfold. The Ones We Wait For is a novel about loss, love, faith, and heaven.

After a vagrant upbringing, free-spirited Wren Atwood has fought to beat the odds. She has a career as a massage therapist, a solid church community, and now her lifelong dream is coming true, with a little blue house to call her own. But the first person to congratulate her is the last person she wants to see: pompous businessman Daniel Hollis. Adored by most of Ridley Bay, Hollis has found success as an entrepreneur. Yet no amount of money can buy love from his family or health for his sister.

When Stormy wakes up in the back of a moving vehicle, she escapes with her life, but not her memories. All she knows is that someone wants her dead. On the run with nothing but her wits and some cash, she fights to stay one step ahead of the people hunting her like prey.

Profiler Emilia Sanchez thought the nightmare ended when a serial killer died last Christmas—until a threatening message shatters her sense of safety. Texas Ranger Bennett Knox, her longtime friend and the man who rescued her, has avoided her since the case ended. But when danger resurfaces, Bennett steps in to protect her. As fresh evidence brings them closer together, so do their feelings. Can they uncover the truth before a killer makes this Christmas her last?

The third story in the Chosen to Serve series centers on a man who is accused by his daughter of horrific crimes against her and subsequently stands trial. Jimmy is sent by the Lord to minister to him and his wife as they go through difficult trials – physical and spiritual. Chris Peterson is arrested in the middle of the night and taken from his home. His wife, Tammy begins a battle she is destined to lose, as the couple’s business fails and the incredible expense and burden of an impending trial looms on the horizon.

Nora St. James returns to Redemption Ridge to find her family ranch falling apart. Her dad’s gambling addiction is out of hand, and they’re on the verge of losing everything. Clint Taylor knows exactly what he wants, and it’s the one woman who is immune to his charms–his best friend, Nora. She’s determined and independent, and while he loves those things about her, they also help her keep him at arms’ length.

On a family trip in China, a simple oversight leads to every parent’s nightmare when an American family’s youngest daughter is kidnapped from their hotel. She vanishes in mere moments, leaving her family to navigate language barriers and cultural differences in a desperate race against time.