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The stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul will encourage listeners to stay upbeat, because there's always a brighter way to look at life. This collection includes 36 Stories about putting things in perspective, kindness, and unconditional love.

A Child of the Jago is both thriller and condemnation of social conditions in the East End slums at the turn of the century. Boy hero Dicky Perrott is at heart full of humane instinct but his environment ensures his down fall. "It was my fate to encounter a place in Shoreditch where children were born and reared in circumstances which gave them no reasonable chance of living decent lives: where they were born fore-damned to a criminal or semi criminal career.

What is sinister preacher John Laputa doing on a remote Scottish shore in the moonlight hours? Young David Crawfurd and his friends are lucky to escape with their lives when they disturb his rituals. Years later David travels to Africa and meets the minister again, this time in company with the evil Henriques.

“[Lagnado writes] in crystalline yet melodious prose.” —New York Times Lucette Lagnado’s acclaimed, award-winning The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit (“[a] crushing, brilliant book” —New York Times Book Review) told the powerfully moving story of her Jewish family’s exile from...

William Crimsworth escapes the brutal employment of his brother in a Yorkshire mill town, changes profession and takes a position as tutor in a boys' school in Brussels.The authoress is unusually frank, for the time, in her scrutiny of the relationship between the teacher and the domineering headmistress of the adjoining girls' school, Zoraide Reuter.

It is an ordinary September morning when I nearly lose my little girl. My mouth is dry, my hands shake when I see that she has darted unexpectedly into the playground.... The place where my own childhood ended. Where I can’t set foot inside. As she wobbles on top of the climbing frame about to fall, a silent scream freezes in my throat. So when a stranger hears her cries and rushes to help, I feel weak with relief. I thank him as my daughter presses her tear-stained face into my skirt. Looking into his warm brown eyes and gentle smile, I feel an instant connection.

Attorney Laurel Chandler did not come back to Bayou Breaux to seek justice. That once-burning obsession had destroyed her credibility, her career, her marriage - and nearly her sanity. But when a ruthless predator strikes too close to home, she's lured into a perverse game from which there may be no escape. Once before, Laurel's cries against a monstrous evil went unanswered. Who will listen now?

It's up to ex-court reporter Marilee Jennings to decipher the puzzle of her best friend's death. But someone has a stake in silencing her suspicion. Someone with secrets worth killing for. And as Mari digs deeper beneath New Eden's picture-perfect exterior, finding the truth is suddenly no longer a matter of justice: it's her only hope of staying alive.

A peaceful Minnesota town, where crime is something that just doesn't happen, is about to face its worst nightmare. A young boy disappears. There are no witnesses, no clues - only a note, cleverly taunting, casually cruel. Has a cold-blooded kidnapper struck? Or is this a reawakening of a long-quiet serial killer?

A cold-blooded kidnapper has been playing a twisted game with a terrified Minnesota town. Now a respected member of the community stands accused of a chilling act of evil. But when a second boy disappears, a frightened public demands to know: Have the police caught the wrong man? Is the nightmare continuing...or just beginning?

When a farmer’s family is attacked by an old enemy of Izzy Thompson’s father, Izzy sets out by covered wagon to track and take down the one responsible. Little does she know that the city Librarian, Atticus Maybell, is asleep in the backseat and now must accompany Izzy or be left stranded in the wilderness. Along the way, the two seek out Samuel Hamilton Walker, a Texas Ranger, and the three of them go together to bring justice for Izzy’s family. Atticus and Izzy fall in love along the way and face the dangers ahead to find and rescue Izzy's brother, Isaac.

When the Affair Is Over: Scars of Deception picks up where When the Affair Is Over: Untold Stories from the Former Other Woman left off, with the conclusion of Lorynn’s story, seeing the emotional and mental battle that she faces along her journey to moving past the pain of love’s betrayal.

Neither did Jordan Banks. That is, until she meets the handsome Dr. Tobin Douglas. After spending a fun filled day on an incredible beach in Montego Bay and a night of romantic dining and dancing, Jordan and Toby know they are in love.

Nayla é uma agente de viagens e isso exige que ela viaje para lugares diferentes para realizar seu trabalho. Embora sua carreira seja ótima, ela está perturbada por dentro por causa de sua família que deu toda a responsabilidade a ela como provedora da família. Tendo um pai bêbado e uma mãe viciada em compras, ela às vezes quer escapar da vida, mas sempre com sentimento de culpa por causa da sua família. Ela tem uma irmã e um irmão mais novos, a quem ela mais ama.

The year is 1938 and a family in the small South Carolina town of Beaufort faces serious adversity. After the birth of her long awaited son, Mary Banks dives into a dark postpartum period, throwing her into a deep depression. Thinking that her sister, Rose, is offering her a helping hand, Mary leaves her family and goes to Boston in search of a medical cure, not to be heard from again.

Rosa Rice is tired of the dating scene. As she celebrates at The Blue Gardenia, finding love is the furthest thought from her mind. Until her friend challenges her to open her heart again. After Rosa takes her friend’s advice, Jesse Hunter, a well-established military man, approaches her and asks to take her on a date. When she accepts his offer, she does not expect that Jesse will be the one to steal her heart.

Faced with marriage to a man she doesn’t love, Becca risks alienating her parents when she decides to follow her heart. But she fears heartbreak awaits her as the man she is drawn to refuses to reciprocate her feelings.

Five years ago, Braelyn Kane's daughter died. Her marriage imploded, and Forest Hill became Braelyn's sanctuary. She's praying for her new life to start, but she doesn't know where to find it.

Beautiful Jordan Banks, a Math teacher who wants nothing more than to have her twin siblings graduate from college and out of her pockets, to become a successful fashion designer and to have the love of Frank, the very special man in her life.

Mitchell Jamel Harding, otherwise known as “Mitch” is a happily married man of 20 years, at least in his mind. The handsome, sexy, real estate broker is just beginning to expand his career but his wife, Kanile, can’t wait. As fast as he makes money, she spends it and then does the unthinkable and the unforgivable. She makes him feel less than a man.