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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.

I tried my best for years, but all he ever wanted was for her to come back. So bit-by-bit, I evolved, transforming into someone he could love. But he didn’t take the bait until I went all the way. I became her. Now everything is perfect. We’re happy. So in love. And he doesn’t suspect a thing.

With men safely ""gentled"" in a worldwide Liberation, the matriarchy of Nedé has risen from the ashes. Seventeen-year-old Reina Pierce has never given a thought to the Brutes of old. Itching to escape her mother's finca--and desperate to keep her training and forbidden friendship a secret--her greatest worry is which Destiny she'll choose on her next birthday. But when she's selected as a candidate for the Succession instead, competing to become Nedé's ninth Matriarch, she discovers their Eden has come at a cost she's not sure she's willing to pay.

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.

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.

Farrah Macon is blindsided after being served divorce papers from a man she never intended to live without. Completely baffled, she leaves her art gallery manager position behind to take refuge with her parents. At the ripe age of twenty-nine, she’s living back home again, working as a nursing assistant, and helping her family at the local farmer’s market. When everything seems to be falling down around her, Farrah runs into James Abbott—all six feet of the charming, curly-haired rancher—and can’t help but remember what they used to have.

When Callie Jackson left her island hometown years ago with big dreams, she knew precisely the star she wanted to be, and she achieved it. At least for a little while. Jesse Thomas had always planned to move to Nashville with Callie, but he was supposed to get there before her, knocking out his first year at Vanderbilt while she finished high school. Neither of them imagined she'd get discovered so early or that family turmoil would put Jesse's family on the brink of financial collapse. He needed to be on Big Dune Island, and she needed to leave.

Playing a princess character at a popular Florida theme park, Lacey Pope’s diamond tiara might not be real, but the smiles of the children she meets every day certainly are. She’s happy doing this job, but she struggles to shake the fact that her ex-boyfriend was never impressed with her career choice. After losing his wife four years ago, Prince Henry Frederick Augustus Ranier Chevalier, the crown prince of Bella-Moritz,has been going through the motions ever since.

Daily walks along the sparkling shoreline and chats with her best friend are a part of the slow-paced life for bookstore owner Lucy Sullivan. And that’s just how she likes to spend her time. She reveres the unchanging character and close-knit community of her picturesque village and works hard to preserve it from development. After the town library was forced to close, Lucy stepped in to maintain the Little Free Library in town. Those who leave a book there include notes explaining why they’d recommend it, which Lucy adores. And Lucy, herself, has gotten a few that have her smitten.

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.

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.