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Rising country star Cassie Spencer's music career is just taking off when tragedy strikes mid-tour. Seeking solace, she retreats to rural Kentucky to escape the spotlight and visit her family. Haden Westbrook, the charming heartthrob of Laurel Creek, only wants one thing: a peaceful life tending to the Silver Pines Ranch and his rescue horses. But when free-spirited Cassie hurricanes back into town, his world turns upside down. Especially since the last time he saw her ended with a steamy night in his truck.

When a mysterious plague begins infecting humans and animals alike, three unlikely house cats find themselves thrust into a dangerous wilderness, far from the safety of home. Rocky, Luna, and Gato must navigate a world turning against them, facing feral horses, fierce wolf packs, and their own fears of the great wild. Can these domesticated cats survive in the wild? Can they find their way back home? With humor, heart, and unexpected courage, they'll discover that sometimes family isn't about where you're from–it's about who stands beside you when everything goes wrong.

Life for widowed Grace Wingate Jenkins has been simple enough these past few years on Amelia Island, running a bookstore and raising a painfully shy toddler girl. But when that simple life is turned upside down, Grace realizes she’s also been given a gift in the form of a friend who has an entirely different perspective. Will that be enough as she navigates the next chapter as a single mother and bookstore owner?

He's a filthy, fierce cowboy. I'm his best friend's daughter. He says I'm off limits. But now I'm back in our small town, all grown up and aching for the one man I shouldn't want. My dad thinks throwing me into ranch work will scare me off for good. He's wrong. Because the more I'm around Dixon Chase, with his rough hands and dirty mouth, the more I want to stay. He says he can't touch me. That I deserve better. But once he gives in, there's no going back.

Most people don’t need more information. They need wisdom. And wisdom, the Bible tells us, comes from God’s Word applied carefully to real life. The Radiant Hope Podcast is committed to doing exactly that. Each episode brings biblical clarity to the struggles Christians actually face, in their hearts, their homes, and their relationships, helping you think more clearly, live more faithfully, and persevere with confidence in God’s purposes. No Christianized self-help. No borrowed frameworks. Just Scripture, carefully handled.

The last thing Beck Foster wants to do is attend a party for her estranged aunt in the Florida Keys. One month earlier, Beck’s seemingly ideal existence imploded when her husband of 34 years announced he was leaving her. Now, so she has to sell her house, get a job, and somehow put her broken heart and life back together. She can’t do all that if she runs off to visit a woman she barely remembers. Or can she? Accompanied by her grown daughter who also longs for an escape, Beck heads to Coconut Key, where she’d lived the earliest years of her life.

The group of close family and friends are determined to settle the ownership of the beachfront property once and for all. But it seems there are forces outside of their control determined to shatter all their dreams. As she takes time to reconsider her career, Eliza’s daughter finds herself in the middle of conflicting feelings for two very different men. Balancing what she wants with what she needs, this shrewd businesswoman discovers that sometimes the best decisions are made with the heart, and not the head.

Mia Tyler is looking for revenge on the only man left with answers about her sister's death: the president of the Disciples of Sin Motorcycle Club—Aiden Foxx. There's only one problem: Mia's older brother, Mason, is a high-ranking member of rival club the Hounds of Hell. She's determined to hate him, determined to get her truth and her revenge. But something about him draws her in and makes her feel things she's never felt before. When Aiden steps in to protect Mia from a psychopath, Mia gets a better look at Aiden's secrets, and the line between love and hate begins to blur.

What began as a brief reunion of two families at the renovated Summer House has become something far more complicated and meaningful than anyone expected. Just as the Lawsons and the Wylies begin to feel anchored again, a hurricane on the horizon threatens their home and happiness. As tensions rise and difficult choices loom, they are forced to test the bonds they've spent the summer rebuilding. Amid shifting tides and long-overdue truths, relationships deepen, forgiveness takes root, and new dreams begin to form.

In Destin, the drama isn't winding down—it's deepening, carrying the families of the Summer House into a month marked by change, reflection, and unexpected reasons to gather. An unforeseen newcomer unsettles Maggie in ways she never anticipated, challenging the forgiveness she thought she'd given her late husband. Kate and Eli face the tender, complicated work of aligning not just their lives, but their hearts, their faith, and what a shared future might truly require.

Princess Elizabeth, alongside her unlikely allies, Lord Erik and the thief Amir, ventures beyond the capital city of the Ice Kingdom for the first time. In this gripping sequel, The Royal Fugitive, Elizabeth faces the harsh realities of the outside world. Meanwhile Erik and Amir's alliance is tested by deep-rooted distrust, yet their unwavering loyalty to the princess binds them together.

Gabriel Wolfe es el presidente del club de moteros Los Perros del Infierno, y se le considera todo un ángel caído. Su vida ha estado impregnada de oscuridad desde el día en que nació. Solo un puñado de personas le importan y para él las mujeres son solo un medio para un fin... Pero todo cambia cuando conoce a Brinley Rose Beaumont. Con su pelo negro y sus ojos llameantes, ella aviva en él un fuego que no sabía que existía. El mundo de Wolfe, meticulosamente controlado, comienza a desmoronarse.

Just a few days ago, I was living my best life. Now? I’m on the run on a strange alien planet. Thanks to my short temper and a severe lack of self-control, I’m being hunted, and it’s only a matter of time before I end up captured or dead. Now, a hulking Braxian warrior has found me, right when it looked like I had no way out. To say that it’s suspicious timing is an understatement. Everyone knows you can’t trust the tall, dark, handsome types.

Princess Ellie, the cunning thief Amir, and the noble Lord Erik – continue their treacherous journey to reclaim her stolen throne. Now guided by the old Knight Merchad, they finally have answers on how they can defeat the false king Ivar. As they traverse the unforgiving wilderness, battling both nature and their own limitations, they must learn to survive and trust each other. Will Ellie overcome the challenges of the frozen north and defeat the relentless Ivar, or will her kingdom fall to greed?

For Beck and her mother, Lovely, the serene island life they've carefully built is about to be upended. Plans for a quiet holiday with no guests at their popular Coquina House Bed & Breakfast are disrupted when they agree to host a trio of last-minute guests. These unexpected arrivals stir up more than just the peaceful waters of Coconut Key, leading to revelations that will transform the family forever.

With the ownership of the property settled, Eliza knows that she’s found the place where she belongs. But she can’t take a chance on something completely new until she finally lets go of the grief that has gripped her heart, and saying that last goodbye is one of the hardest things she’s ever had to do. Her sister, Claire, is tackling her own emotional challenges. While her lifelong fantasy for a reunion has finally happened, it comes with a cost. She must face the choices of her past, and fight for a love she never thought she could have…and still could lose at any minute.

Earth is in decline, and the wealthy have fled it, leaving only the destitute citizens behind. And aliens. Gemma McKinley works at a prison cleaning goop off the floors and serving food to inmates. When she is reassigned to the alien ward, Gemma is nervous. Aliens are dangerous and ruthless. They bite. But there is one that isn’t like them. Simon is damaged, starved, and wasting away in complete isolation. Touched by his loneliness, Gemma starts nursing him back to health, dismissing rumors that he’s high-risk, ignoring the advice to let him croak.

Although a mother's mortality is inevitable, no book has discussed the profound lasting and far reaching effects of this loss until Motherless Daughters. More than 20 years later, it is still the go-to book that women of all ages look to for comfort, help, and understanding when their mother dies. Building on interviews with hundreds of mother-loss survivors, Edelman's personal story of losing her mother, and recent research in grief and psychology, Motherless Daughters reveals the shared experiences and core identity issues of motherless women.

Whatever situation you find yourself in, there is a prayer in this book that will stir up your spirit so that you can draw closer to Jesus Christ and seek him more fervently.