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Years ago, Kelly McIntyre couldn’t see her life getting any sweeter. She was engaged and dreaming of opening a restaurant with her fiancé, Andrew York. But to her utter surprise, Andrew chose to take an opportunity to study in Paris—alone—and their courtship came to an abrupt end. Life had other plans for Kelly. Now she’s the owner of an adorable potbellied pig named Gray who keeps her company on those cold nights, and she also runs her own bakery. Business is good—so good that she’s invited to compete in a Valentine’s Day baking competition in New York.

For the past two years, former detective Georgiana "Gigi" Germaine has been living off the grid, until today, when she hears some disturbing news that shakes her. Georgiana's brother-in-law has been murdered, her seven-year-old niece kidnapped. As the hours waste away, Georgiana races back to a town she left behind, and a former life she's still not ready to face.

Following in the footsteps of his snarky self-help hit, How to Be Miserable, psychologist Randy J. Paterson uses his trademark wit and irony to help young adults tackle the most common road blocks that stand in the way of successful “adulting”. With this tongue-and-cheek guide, listeners will learn to navigate everyday challenges and take control of their lives.

Hannah Townsend has the perfect job at a New York magazine, a small but elegant apartment in the Upper West Side, and a successful beau named Miles Monahan. This year, she’s leaving the icy city sludge for sunshine! She’s got tickets for two to Barbados, and she’s meeting Miles at the airport for a week of cocktails, sandy beaches, and the music of steel drums.

What happens when the man I love to hate becomes the man I must pretend to love? I can’t seem to escape Thayden Walker and his infuriating charm. Even his mother and his Great Dane seem bent on playing matchmaker. But I’m totally immune. Until I'm presented with an offer that puts my ability to withstand him to the test. If I marry Thayden, all my student debt goes poof, and he'll take over the family firm. There’s so much more at stake than money or a job, especially when I start to see the man beneath the mask. Playing house with Thayden is the most dangerous game of all.

Ashley James is supposed to be having the Christmas of her dreams. After four years of working at an upscale jewelry store in Manhattan, she will finally get a little velvet box of her own. And she knows exactly when. Her boyfriend Jeremy is taking her on a romantic trip to Paris. What could go wrong? Pretty much everything. When nothing turns out as planned, instead of delighting in espresso and croissants across from the Eiffel Tower, Ashley finds herself on a train to Owl Lake. She falls asleep on the ride and, upon waking, discovers a mysterious antique charm bracelet on her wrist.

Get ready to throw open the doors of your heart, bringing God to your emotions and your emotions to God - the One who invented feelings and who always welcomes yours.

There are many books on motherhood but not many that talk about how hard it is - physically, mentally, and spiritually - and what to do when you reach your limits. When Liz Wann became a mother, she was unprepared for how hard it would be. In this book, she describes honestly about these deeply challenging aspects of motherhood and how God works through them to make us more like his son.

Can a promise made as kids bring them back together as adults? In this Nantucket-set beach listen, “master of the genre” (Midwest Book Review) Courtney Walsh delivers a sparkling inspirational romance about first love and second chances.

Gracie Clark, who spends most of her time playing a princess at children’s parties, might just have the Christmas of her lifetime this year. She’s won a huge contest: the opportunity to star in Prince Nikolas of San Glacera’s annual Ice Village festivities and accompany the royal family to holiday events. She’s over the moon.

Sterling James is a rock star with the bad boy reputation you'd expect. That negative image needs to go if he wants to keep his career on the map. But hiring a gorgeous, feisty strategist is more distraction than help. Especially when they're sharing the confines of his tour bus. Reese is a successful social media strategist but fixing the PR mess of her teenage crush might be too much. After a rocky start, Reese needs to keep the boundaries between them clear. Even when her feelings are anything but professional.

About to land her biggest deal yet, Leigh Henderson is on her game. She’s prepared for this, and nothing can get in her way. Except Rebecca Mayer, who’d sashayed in a few weeks ago with a former client list that would fill the entire hallway to Leigh’s office if she laid it out end to end. When her boss unexpectedly offers the deal to Rebecca and tells Leigh he’s letting her go, Leigh finds herself without a job.

She believes she has to give herself away for attention. He's a single dad who needs stability. When a blizzard traps them for three days, will opposites attract? Maisey agrees to meet an old hookup in Wyoming. But when he literally leaves her on his brother's doorstep without her luggage or phone, she finds herself trapped with a handsome rodeo cowboy. A surprise has her questioning everything she's done for the past few years. She feels like a fish out of water in the tiny Wyoming town.

As a police officer in Table Rock, Oregon, Leah Radcliff puts her life on the line to help others every day. But at home, Leah’s battling her own personal nightmare: Brad, her abusive husband, a fellow officer, celebrated hero, and beloved son of a powerful, prominent family. Brad’s violent outbursts and suspicious activities have left Leah physically and emotionally scarred, until one desperate action to put a stop to his abuse results in deadly consequences.

A young woman, cast out by her father and shunned by her family, wanders the streets of Jerusalem, selling her body to survive in a cutthroat city that has no mercy for the downtrodden. When one man promises her a different way of life, she overcomes her doubts and opens her heart to him. A stranger named Jesus saves Mary from death, and she becomes a devoted follower. He helps her to break free from a life of prostitution, and they travel to her home village of Bethany to seek reconciliation with her family.

She’s on the run from a stalker. He can’t stand city-folk. But when she shows up in his town, he can’t let her face her trouble alone. Annabelle’s stalker breaks into her apartment and leaves a gift. She must flee. But where can she go where no one can find her? Shady, WY and the uncle no one knows about seems the perfect place to lay low. While it seems like the perfect plan, she arrives to find her uncle is on vacation and the handsome rancher next door is her only option.

Decker Davenport is on a deadline. He has 30 days - Christmas Eve, to be exact - to remodel a St. Augustine Victorian house, or the owner will put it back on the market. Not a good time for Decker’s decorator to take off on a honeymoon, leaving him with Annalise Owens, a stand-in with a malaise he isn’t privy to. But as he watches Annalise work miracles on the house and his daughter, he realizes the two of them have bonded in some ethereal way, as if they’ve always known each other.

Rachel Cameron prefers to lick her wounds and protect her children from gossip and shame in isolation on a small homestead in the Ozark Mountains. But lifelong bachelor and ex-marine Sheriff Garrett Stark has other ideas. Drawn to Rachel, Garrett wields all the power and charm he can muster to insist she return to town for her safety and that of her children.

Chris Copestakes’s young life ends in a second filled with twisting metal, shattering glass, and her own terrified cry. Against all odds, she wakes up in a hospital and discovers she’s been given a second chance. But there’s a catch. A big one. She’s been returned to Earth in the body of beautiful Hallie DiBarto, the soon-to-be-ex wife of a wealthy resort owner.

It's easy for women to get wrapped up in all that we do and then forget who God created us to be. Whether we're hardworking inside the home or outside the home or both, we all need encouragement and grace to meet the demands life puts on us. This 90-day devotional helps women destress by focusing on how we're blessed. Each entry reminds us to tap into God's strength, develop a healthy view of success and failure, and learn to accept ourselves as God's unique creations designed for a unique purpose.