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Janice Post-White was an oncology nurse who thought she knew what life with cancer was about - until her four-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia. While he drew pictures to process his emotions, she buried her feelings and threw herself into managing a dual role as a medical professional and mother.

If you are born into ineffable darkness, can you even comprehend the light? Take one-part volatile home life, two-parts haphazard nomadic existence, zero-parts social connection, and shake well. Our protagonist's only constant is unpredictability: that, and the charismatic, fundamentalist hammerings from the pulpit. But, when a sheltered child goes nuclear? Just pray you are far from the exclusion zone.

Lauren Conners' life has revolved around family, roping, rodeos, horses, and dreams. A sudden death, bitter ex-husband, disillusioned daughter, and her best friend’s hidden past drive Lauren to the point she wishes every breath to be her last.

New York City, summer 1889. Society-girl-turned-investigative-journalist Genevieve Stewart and wealthy Daniel McCaffrey have arrived at the docks to see their friends, Rupert and Esmie Milton, off on their honeymoon. But the romantic idyll comes to a screeching halt when a crazed man bursts into their stateroom screaming about demons and drops dead before their eyes. The dead man is Marcus Dalrymple, who had once asked Esmie to marry him - and inside Marcus's pocket, Daniel finds a medallion that they trace to a Lower East Side bar called Boyle's Suicide Tavern.

Written especially to help those dealing with grief and loss, But If Not: The Compilation serves as a lifeline for those who feel powerless against their trials. Through lessons, techniques, and spiritual insights, Joyce and Dennis will help ease your suffering and guide you toward finding meaning in your loss.

Tel Aviv and Seattle. A woman who does the unthinkable. Two best friends living far apart, and how that separation shapes their lives. Is the grass really greener on the other side of the fence? Which comes first, family or country? And how far should we go to secure our happiness? In Hope to See You Soon, author Revital Horowitz challenges her listeners to confront these questions, and to grapple with the meaning of friendship, family, and country - the meaning of life itself.

Daughters of Iraq is the compelling story of three women from the same family. It is the story of emigration from Iraq to Israel as experienced by two sisters: Violet, whom we learn about through a diary she kept after being diagnosed with a critical illness, and Farida, whose personality unfolds through her relationship with her surroundings, and with herself. The third character is Noa, Violet’s daughter and a student, a young woman in her 20s who is searching for meaning.

It's Just Your Imagination explores what it's like to grow up with a mother who insists on putting herself at the center of every situation. This book gives you the tools to live a pain-free life if you were raised by a narcissistic mother. This firsthand account of my personal journey offers a vicarious understanding of maternal narcissism and its implications.

Cassie Peterson lives in an invisible prison of fear, chained by self-doubt and kept guard by a relentless warden - her husband. Derrick’s physical and verbal abuse, as well as his alcoholism, have left Cassie alienated from her family, without friends, and certain she can’t survive on her own. After an unexpected police visit, Cassie realizes the survival of her four-year-old daughter Renee depends on Cassie’s courage to leave.

Ariadne and Santos dreamed of life in the rich culture and beauty of Positano. But when tragedy strikes, it’s the first place Ari thinks of, beckoning her to return to the Amalfi Coast...alone. In her brokenness and striving to put her life back together, Ariadne meets Avinash Batra, a handsome, seductive playboy. Before long, desire and doubt take over. Is she falling in love or just looking to replace Santos? When an enemy from Avinash’s past resurfaces, thirsty for revenge, Ari becomes the bait, and her life is capsized once again.

The present volume, contains translations of all the important Ethiopic Legends of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Miracles of our Lady. This rich treasure trove of stories about Mary, her mother Hanna, and the Holy Family has long been preserved by the Ethiopian Orthodox church, and was discovered by British Explorers. This translation by Sir. E.A. Wallis Budge is sure to delight all those who are interested in the Ethiopian church and Marian folklore.

Nancy McCabe, who grew up in Kansas just a few hours from the Ingalls family’s home in Little House on the Prairie, always felt a deep connection with Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House series. McCabe read Little House on the Prairie during her childhood and visited Wilder sites around the Midwest with her aunt when she was 13. But then, she didn’t read the series again until she decided to revisit in adulthood the books that had so influenced her childhood.

The wake of war leaves marks that don’t always look dramatic from the outside. Inside, a tempest of trauma rages. Consumed by darkness and depression in the aftermath of war, Ewa Reid-Hammer’s story is the journey of a terrified child’s transformation to adulthood. With reflections on the emotional wounds left not only on herself, but those close to her, Reid-Hammer’s account depicts the complexities of survival and self-recovery in the face of distress. From horror to healing, her story reveals the truth of what it is to be a child of war.

With organized religion becoming increasingly divisive and politicized and Americans abandoning their pews in droves, it’s easy to question aspects of traditional spirituality and devotion. In response to this shifting landscape, Sonja Livingston undertakes a variety of expeditions - from a mobile confessional in Cajun Country to a Eucharistic procession in Galway, Ireland, to the Death and Marigolds Parade in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Mass in a county jail on Thanksgiving Day - to better understand devotion in her own life.

Detective Nessa Ainsley is determined to be the next chief of police in her small Florida town, but first, she must track down the sadistic Willow Bay stalker before he strikes again. And as she struggles to understand the motive behind the vicious crimes, another victim is found, revealing an ominous connection to the town’s inner circle.

In Seizing Success: A Woman's Guide to Transformational Leadership, Dr. Mary Key serves as your personal executive coach as she identifies the essential core competencies and support you need to excel as a woman in leadership. She offers strategies, tools and action steps that can make all the difference in having a successful, fulfilling career and life. The stories and examples will not only engage you but inspire you to be your personal best.

In this gripping third book in the Mercy Harbor Thriller series, a troubled young woman seeks refuge within an isolated Florida commune. After two of her friends go missing, she suspects the peaceful community hides a deadly secret, and soon realizes that she has become the target of a heartless killer. Retired detective Pete Barker vows to find his runaway daughter and bring her home. When his search leads him to Florida’s swampy backwoods, he uncovers an unsettling connection between a secretive commune and a series of grisly murders.

In this gripping second book in the Mercy Harbor Thriller series, a ruthless serial killer, who has evaded detection for over a decade, is once again preying on Willow Bay’s most vulnerable women. Can the unlikely killer be stopped in time to save girl eight? Eden Winthrop turns to Detective Nessa Ainsley for help after a vulnerable girl goes missing, and together they discover that a prolific serial killer lurks in the shadows of their small Florida town.

The scourge of the undead continues to ravage the globe. As Renée battles for survival, she finds herself embroiled in a desperate struggle against a sadistic warlord hell-bent on destroying the last of everything that she holds dear.

Set in the harsh desert of the Australian outback, Time Is the Longest Distance is a moral story of immorality in a place where "night comes on like a door slamming shut". Lilly, a 45-year-old New Yorker, is persuaded by her newly-found father, Cameron, to take on the Canning Stock Route, the most difficult outback track in the country. Crossing the dead heart of the Great Sandy and Gibson deserts, she is joined by her half-brother, Grant, and his twenty-something daughter, Jen.