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Everything in Libby's life was falling into place...or she thought it was. After a night of sin in New Orleans, she thought she might just be sick from exhaustion, but a trip to the doctor proved otherwise. Now, instead of moving forward, her and commit-a-phobic boyfriend Blaine Crabtree have to go in a completely new direction. Every road block has gotten in their way. Everything has tried to tear them apart. Now they have to figure out if they are strong enough to move forward or if this is the end of their paper trail.

After a summer spent with her aunt Dee in tiny Elsbury, Louisiana, former Chicago princess Libby Gentry traded in her old life for a new one with the Southern Casanova Blaine Crabtree. But just when she thinks things are changing for the better, old girlfriends of Blaine's start coming back into the picture, and not a single one of them are friendly or bad on the eyes. Combine the worry of passing her first semester at St. Joseph Community College and sponsoring her tomboy cousin in cotillion and Libby can barely keep up.

Rediscover one of the Bible's most important books. With a leading Scripture scholar as your guide, you will gain powerful insights into one of life's most vexing questions. The Book of Job is a powerful and ultimately life-affirming book. But the text - one of the Bible's oldest - can sometimes seem puzzling to modern audiences. Now, The Book of Job: A Bible Study Course gives you an insightful look into how Job can transform your faith today.

Gain deep spiritual insights into the Bible. The Bible is a treasure trove of deep spiritual insights and heroes of the faith. While Catholics frequently deepen their spirituality through the New Testament, the Old Testament is often overlooked. As you will discover in Biblical Spiritualities, however, the Old Testament is a treasure of wisdom, encouragement, and inspiring accounts of faith.

Once upon a time in the fairy tales, people risked it all for love and couples lived happily ever after. Then something changed. People became complacent, lazy, even oblivious, and began misinterpreting the most basic forms of communication. Suddenly humans were lost and the most common happily ever after was post-break-up. Yet there was still hope!

Róisín Burns has spent years becoming someone else; her life in New York is built on lies. A figure from her Belfast childhood flashes up on the news; Brian Lonergan has also reinvented himself. He is now a rising politician, but scandal is brewing in Ireland and Róisín knows the truth. Armed with the evidence, she travels back across the Atlantic to hunt him down. But Lonergan is one step ahead...and when Róisín arrives on the island, someone else is waiting for her.

Tessa MacFindlaech meets three witches on a Scottish hillside as she leaves her home to join the household of her uncle, Thane Macbeth. The weird women make predictions for her future, but Tessa sees no likelihood of truth in them. After all, the first crone claims Tessa is on her way to England, which is in the opposite direction. Surprises await that make her reconsider the prophecies.

We try and fail to lose weight, be better partners, get fit, get organized, or fix our finances. We know what to do, but we can't make ourselves do it. But help has arrived, just in time to rescue your New Year's resolutions. Gumptionade is a booster for self-improvement plans, like Oxyclean is a booster for laundry detergent.

Sophie - now Catherine, Grand Duchess of Russia - had a tough first year at Imperial Court. Married at 16 to Grand Duke Peter, heir to the throne, and settled in their own palace, things start to look up. As a new day dawns, Catherine thinks only of securing her future, and the future of their country, during one of the greatest political upheavals of her time.

The world is changing, gods of old stir, and their agents work behind the scenes to fulfill their masters' commands. Who will have the courage to stand for The Light when darkness rises to swallow the world? Doctor Nicole Salem is a beautiful and brilliant Egyptologist who is working on a dig outside Luxor, Egypt, when she is confronted by her own destiny. She is plunged into a world of divided loyalties, intrigue, and treachery that will destroy her and everything she knows if she isn't strong enough.

A stolen starship and a dead man's demons threaten to ignite an intergalactic war, as an unlikely pact between a child genius and a wicked giant spawns a clone with a mind of its own.

A kidnapping ignites an intergalactic war, as the demon-child comes of age on Earth. Is he the spawn of the evil god Moloch? When the demon-child teams up with a Molocha sorceress and a powerful druid to journey into the Land of Shadows, nobody knows whether the trio will save the kidnapped Brigit, or sacrifice her.

A starship crashes in the land of giants and pits a space-faring race of humanoids against a barbarian race of warrior giants. The Fomorian giants watch in awe as a celestial object streaks across the sky on the eve of Samhain, the bloodiest pagan festival of the year. Druids proclaim that it's the prophesied Destroyer, and that the end of the world is near. One giant has his eye on the blonde-haired Brigit, whose fiancé awaits her in a nearby star system, and the giants attempt to barter for her.

Enticed to Evil is about a very dysfunctional family, and may look like other dysfunctional families that you know. Rick cheats on his wife, bringing his girlfriends to his own home. Vanessa turns a blind eye to his cheating for the sake of their son, David. David ends up falling for his father's latest conquest, Christie. Jake, Vanessa's new lover is.... Problems erupt between David and Rick.

Cami Lockhart's dream, a refuge for abused and confiscated cats, is on the verge of becoming a reality. But Cami yearns for someone to share the dream with. Everyone thinks Alex Reynolds is the perfect man for the job, but she wants fireworks with every kiss, not just friendship with a hint of something more. Alex longs to tell Cami she's held his heart since childhood, but losing a lifetime of friendship is a big risk to take. Suddenly,the sanctuary is put in jeopardy when ignored threats take a deadly turn. Cami and Alex must each choose to stand and fight.

Melisa Dane has made it through the worst. Her heart was broken, but Florian Dane, better known as "Heat" - and the man of her dreams - returned to mend it. Now, with her family almost complete, Melisa is ready to sit back and enjoy life.

Rather than silver, Randolph Van Ayers III was born with a platinum spoon in his mouth and plenty of strings attached. Faced with a list of specific goals he must achieve in order to earn control of his family's banking empire, he's accomplished each task and triumphed. One item remains on his list. He must marry by his 33rd birthday and stay married for one year.

Much-loved entertainment legend Des O'Connor has broadcast to millions and performed to packed theatres around the world, but he has never lost touch with the simple joys and woes of everyday life. In this collection of comic verse, Des brings his irrepressible humour and mischievous delight to subjects ranging from satnav nightmares to the perils of sorting the recycling; from the recipe for a happy love life to surviving children's parties.

Container gardening is a great way to garden in a small space, and there are so many options with container gardening! If versatility is something you desire then container gardening just might be for you. You can grow plants in about any container at all, so cost is completely up to on you.

Taniya Sexton is an ordinary downtrodden girl with authority issues. Having the working day from hades, she is sucked from our reality and into the fifth dimension when summoned to wage a war. Instantly she's elevated to god status and is worshipped as the almighty god Amrak.