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After losing my husband three years ago, I'm ready for a fresh start for me and my daughter. I appreciate all of my parents' help, of course, but I can't live with them forever (and I don't want to). Dr. Drew Reed, my father's coworker, informs me his basement (turned income-property) is available for rent. And he also needs a part time nanny. Lucky for him, I can do both! But living in such close proximity, seeing him in those dang sexy surgical scrubs, and watching him with our girls . . . is making my heart thaw in ways I never expected. But am I ready to love again?

When Marilyn and Scratch play matchmakers for their friends Misty and Roland, they spark an instant love connection. However, Roland and Misty harbor deep family secrets and childhood traumas. As their love story unfolds, these hidden truths become the driving force behind a gripping mystery filled with unexpected twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Miriam is the youngest in her family, and she is tired of being treated like the baby. So, using her superior detective skills, she sets out to debunk the fantastical things that people tell gullible kids, starting with the Tooth Fairy. When her first tooth comes loose, Miriam is determined to prove to her friends and family that the tooth fairy isn’t real. She’s going to lay the perfect trap … just as soon as her tooth actually comes out. But despite all her scheming, her investigation doesn’t go to plan. Maybe, just maybe, the tooth fairy is real after all?

Brent Masterson has been my enemy ever since "the debacle." In a moment of weakness, because I can't seem to land a job in my degreed profession, I agreed to be his assistant. What was I thinking? It's easy to resist his usual Resting Grump Face, which apparently is his default mode around me. But sometimes when I least expect it, he gives me a knee-weakening smile or a flirty look, and my resistance to him completely crumbles.

Fear. One word with a thousand faces. We experience fear of failure, fear of success, fear of the future, fear of the past. Fear of what we can see, and fear of what we can’t see. But even after years of learning new paradigms, therapy, and healing modalities, why do so many still struggle with fear? What is fear, really? According to master facilitator and healer Leah Lovelight Michael, fear is a prison of our own making.

I never thought I could love a monster. Then I met Machi. I shouldn't have been there that night. I shouldn't have seen that man die - or the face of his killer. Every part of me wanted to run and hide, to escape and forget what I saw. But then he caught me. He stole me and pushed me into his world. He wants me to believe that he isn't the bad guy. But I know better. Except...his hard jaw and full lips are hard to ignore, his voice makes my heart flutter, and his hands - his hands are purely toxic, unfurling my body with one touch.

From the acclaimed author of The Last Pearl and Dancing at the Victory Cafe, this is a beautiful novel about dark family secrets, betrayal, love and redemption. 1666. A child is born in the farmhouse at Windebank, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Named Rejoice (Joy) by her dying father, Joy grows up witness to the persecution of the farming community for following a banned faith.

A big-hearted, hilarious tale of forgiveness, hope and acceptance, reminding us that there is no road map to life.

Imagine you could take a medically ordered prescription and an afternoon off for a temporarily mind-altering experience. By doing this once a week for several weeks, you might dramatically increase the effectiveness of your psychotherapy. It would have no medical risk, wouldn’t cost a lot (comparatively speaking) and might even save time and money by speeding the therapeutic process. During the experience, a friend would be with you for safety and support. Later, you would discuss each experience with your therapist to ensure you fully integrated what you’d gone through.

Ollie and Moritz are two teenagers who will never meet. Each of them lives with a life-affecting illness. Contact with electricity sends Ollie into debilitating seizures while Moritz has a heart defect and is kept alive by an electronic pacemaker. If they did meet, Ollie would seize, but turning off the pacemaker would kill Moritz. Through an exchange of letters, the two boys develop a strong bond of friendship that becomes a lifeline during dark times.

Star hockey player Daniel Sacachelli wants only two things: 1) for the Falcons to win next season, and 2) for his secret—the fact he's actually the prince of Eldonia—to never make its way to Chicago. But if Daniel keeps avoiding his crown, their family will lose their kingdom forever. Madison Myong can't believe that her will-they-or-won't-they best friend Daniel is really a prince! He's always seemed more rebel than royal. But now, he needs to clean up his image, fast. Posing as his long time girlfriend, Madison accompanies him back to Eldonia.

Sarah Lind is now the Queen of Ice. With the help she gave the dragon-shifter dramá as the Moondaughter of prophecy, the man she loves and the Six Realms he protects have survived the Devourer's second invasion. Yet all is still far from well. In the battle's devastating aftermath, she and her family are now in exile in the Seventh Realm, with Earth cut off from them, perhaps forever...and the new King of the Six Realms has shut them out.

Leah and the Wonder Team are back! This time they've been magically transported to 1970s Mexico and something spooky is going on . . . A phantom has been seen terrorizing the local football stadium and the organizers are threatening to cancel the Women's World Cup. Can Leah, Mimi and George solve the mystery in time to save the tournament?

Fifteen-year-old Crystal O'Mally never thought her detective career would take off with a bang, literally. No sooner does she wish to solve a case NOT connected to diamonds, a local rancher approaches her with a baffling case. A saboteur has been stalking him for over five years, intent on blowing the family ranch to smithereens. Horses are stolen, cows stampeded, and workers injured. No matter where the rancher moves or what he does, the saboteur always manages to wreak havoc. Crystal's a little more cautious to take this case and for good reason.

A bright and welcoming haven, the playgroup sits at the heart of the town, tucked away inside a red-brick building. The Nest should have been the safest place for my rosy-cheeked, pink-obsessed daughter, Florence. Run by mothers like me, I trusted my newfound friends–Alice, Beth and Georgie–to take care of my child. But now my choice has left Florence fighting for her life.

As a girl, Mary had been a disappointment from the moment she was born. Deemed utterly useless to inherit the throne of England, Mary soon learns that despite being born the daughter of a king, nothing in her life would come easily. And when Henry VIII divorces his queen in favour of another, Mary’s future takes an uncertain turn. Through lost loves and unbearable grief, Mary fights to hold on to the hope that her life would one day bear some meaning, leading her on a hopeless path to achieve her twisted fate.

Join Leah Hurt and her deceased brother Ike** on Leah's road to healing. Every episode is sprinkled with humor and wild stories while they unpack their funny (and pretty traumatic) lives. Leah will interview special guests (aka her best friends) as they talk through a variety of topics where nothing is off limits.** Like, he died but this was all his idea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎧 The Plus Side-ish A podcast about finding joy in the mess, meaning in the madness, and community in the chaos. Hosted by Leah, The Plus Side-ish is your weekly dose of unfiltered storytelling, spunky commentary, and real-life revelations. From farmhouse renovations gone rogue to parenting moments that deserve their own blooper reel, Leah brings her signature sass, warmth, and wit to every episode. What to Expect • Raw & Relatable: Imperfect stories told perfectly—with laughter, tears, and maybe a Sesame Street reference or two.• Creative Chaos: Behind-the-scenes of branding, ...

Drawing on her experience on America's Next Top Model and her work as a fashion model, Leah Darrow exposes the lies we are told about our worth being tied to our appearance and instead invites us to look again at the real meaning of beauty. She shows how we can reclaim true and lasting beauty - the kind that doesn't depend on self-doubt, exploitation, or comparison - when we reflect God's glory and embrace our value as he made us to be: strong, brave, and free.

Desperate to hide, Kat flees. Now, trapped in time, her survival and return are threatened by her tortured heart. Ensnared by hopelessness and grief, 24-year-old Kat Shelton accepts a position as the curator of an old English estate with the sole purpose of running away from her memories and to bury life's pain. What she finds on her journey is much more than she bargained for - an arrogant employer, patronizing staff, and a chaotic system to name a few.