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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.

'You will conceive a bunch of grapes,' said he, 'which are covered by some infinitesimal but noxious bacillus. The gardener passes it through a disinfecting medium. It may be that he desires his grapes to be cleaner. It may be that he needs space to breed some fresh bacillus less noxious than the last.'

Twenty years have passed since their first adventure in Africa, but Leo assures Holly that Ayesha is alive and imploring him to find her. They search through Asia and eventually arrive in the city of Kaloon, ruled by the mad Khan Rassen and his devious wife, the Khania Atene. The people live under an uneasy truce with the followers of the Priestess of Hes, who dwells on the Mountain, a huge volcano that dominates the region.

Reflections, thoughts, and inspirations on big questions about love and relationships from writer and philosopher Deepak Chopra. Join the New York Times bestselling author on a journey of personal, social, global, and spiritual transformation to ease your mind and soul. The Ask Deepak series was created to encourage people to live healthier, fuller lives and to be more aware. Deepak Chopra delivers this inspiring project for personal and global transformation. Learn about spirituality, wellness, healthy living, and humor, as they relate to love and relationships, and much more.

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.

Three bears come home from a bicycling trip through the woods to find a little girl "all nice and cozy and fast asleep" in Baby Bear's bed.

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.

This book delves into the true story of Y'shua and Mary Magdalene, challenging the traditional religious narrative. It reveals the hidden truths behind biblical texts, uncovering the suppressed feminine divine and the authentic teachings of Y'shua. The book encourages listeners to question the established religious doctrines and seek their own spiritual path, emphasizing the importance of love, compassion, and inner connection.

This steam story revolves around an unusual sexual connection involving a respected professor of a university. A very good story. Interesting, short, and sweet. Enjoy.

In A Girl like Me: A Big, Bold and Beautiful Adventure to Loving All of Me, Joy is excited but nervous about starting at a new school. She looks around the classroom, hoping to find someone who looks like her—someone with dark skin, chubby cheeks, and a big round belly like hers. But as the day goes on, she feels left out and even gets teased for being different. Joy starts to wonder if she really belongs.

From Award-winning author Natalie R. Murphy. It has been 5 years since the tragedy of losing her boyfriend to violence and the abduction of their infant daughter turned Mya Stevenson's life upside down. She along with her two best friends, Shantel and Toni, have relocated to the small, up-and-coming town of Jasperville, IL. Now the owner of Pages Bookstore and Cafe in the small downtown area, Mya has moved on with her life, with the exception of love. She has allowed the fear of loving and losing, again, to prevent her from even entertaining the idea of a relationship.

Sind Sie eine praktische, analytische Jungfrau, die danach strebt, Stress abzubauen, sich besser zu konzentrieren und mehr Ruhe in ihrem Alltag zu finden? Fühlen Sie sich manchmal von Perfektionismus, übermäßigem Nachdenken oder Selbstkritik überwältigt? Wenn Sie bereit sind, sich selbst zu akzeptieren und innere Harmonie zu kultivieren, ist dieses Buch genau das Richtige für Sie!

It has been 5 years since the tragedy of losing her boyfriend to violence and the abduction of their infant daughter turned Mya Stevenson's life upside down. She along with her two best friends, Shantel and Toni, have relocated to the small, up-and-coming town of Jasperville, IL. Now the owner of Pages Bookstore and Cafe in the small downtown area, Mya has moved on with her life, with the exception of love.

The Library of Seduction is a short love story with an erotic twist. A woman scorned finds solace as a seductive spectacle in a local library, causing confusion and clarity. You will enjoy the twists of this short story.

Latoya, the eldest sister, has all the skeletons that she can possibly have. Keeping them secret after all these years, is taking its toll. Having no success with men because of the pain and shame, she resorts to putting love out of her mind. Lacey, the middle sister, is dealing with being rich from the fruits of her labor-longs for a man. Angry, she now knows money is nothing without someone to share it with. She starting to see, taking a chance on the first man that comes along might be her only option.

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.