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Florida, 1884. It's a new year and Cassie Gwynne is determined to be done with the unseemly business of murder. Unfortunately, fate has other plans . . . The very next day, she happens upon the body of a newcomer to town—customs collector Chester Pence—floating beneath the boardwalk. Never one to shy away from a puzzle, Cassie can't resist getting involved in the investigation. It's no secret that Chester made a number of enemies in his short time in Fernandina: confiscating a beleaguered bride's wedding dress and a bossy businessman's cigars among many other mean acts.

Featuring Bible verses for many of life's questions, it will guide you through various Christian living from worship and loving your neighbor to fear and vulnerability. Drawing on their own experience of the Christian life, well-known TV personalities, Church leaders, and mentors, David and Carrie Grant offer compassionate insight and wisdom, alongside contributions from other trusted Church leaders and writers, for anyone seeking to follow Jesus and be His disciple but unsure where to start.

The flame of Mother Earth's cauldron has gone out as the climate crisis and resulting social chaos have gotten worse. But, it's not too late. Rev. Wendy Van Allen confronts this problem and its origins, focusing on the spiritual disconnect we have between ourselves and our natural world. With the help of ten other voices from diverse, nature-centered practices, she helps you discover your spiritual center, build better recognition of humanity's interdependence with itself and other species, and live in harmony with the environment.

Food truck entrepreneur and blooming amateur sleuth Billie Halifax is excited that Sea Glass Island is hosting the annual late fall bridal convention. She has big plans to proudly display her new bakery truck at the event, hoping to gain gaggles of new customers. Her excitement wanes, however, when she discovers a woman's body on the beach. Sensing something suspicious, Billie dives into investigating and comes to the quick conclusion that not everyone on the island is there for a good reason.

Billie Halifax is not only new to Sea Glass Island, Florida, but also to the food truck business. After her late grandmother left her a non-functional fleet, Billie packed up and headed out on a new adventure, ready for anything. Or so she thought . . . Her first task is to find a manager for the initial truck, so she narrows it down to three potential candidates from a local culinary school. They'll show off their skills and she'll pick the best of the best for her first truck, Taco the Town. Billie's off to a bit of a rocky start.

Nothing ruins a good walk on the beach like finding a mysterious suitcase full of damaged bones and a skull. The discovery rocks the peaceful community of Mermaid Bay, known for its historic beach cottages. The gruesome find is nothing like the usual summer ills of litterbugs and teens drinking under the pier for the idyllic seaside community, located a few miles from Virginia’s historic triangle of Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown.

Agent Jeannie Loomis and her partner are called to the scene of a double homicide. The victims were tortured before their deaths. Loomis realizes that the suspects were seeking information about the location of Hitler’s gold train, a phantom train hidden in a mountain range in Austria by a recently deceased SS officer. The SS officer had maps and a diary pinpointing its exact location. A second search of his residence in San Francisco revealed a hidden room containing gold bars of the Third Reich as well as property belonging to Jews executed in the death camps he was assigned to.

Just before WWII, Sheila as a teen is found wandering the streets of Paris, forced into prostitution to survive. Dissolve to: As an adult in the south, Sheila now an elegant beauty desires to be loved but must learn to forgive herself. Jeff, who has carried a torch for her since meeting in Paris, tells her that love is for everyone, including her. Together they must face her fears and conflicts in order to move on together.

For her exceptional creative abilities, Emma is rewarded with a magic pencil by an art fairy. She can make anything she draws with the pencil turn into a colorful painting, and she can also wish her painting to become real.

Wanjirũ works too hard on her real estate career. But except for many acquittances, and her recent phenomenon of stories bubbling in her head, she doesn’t feel a sense of connection or any personal belonging besides making a living. All this work and no play stress her to the limit.

Lola prepares to evacuate with her father and grandmother while making sure her pets are safe. A relatable story to help children prepare for hurricane evacuation. The book takes a social-emotional learning approach to prepare children for possible hurricane evacuation.

As leaders of prestigious executive search firms and organizational consulting firms, Janice Reals Ellig and William J. Morin have decades of experience working with people who failed to see the signs of trouble in their careers—or to read them right. These two experts have distilled the twenty most compelling problems and situations that can cause a person to detour, stall, get lost, or crash and burn on their career highway.

The Circus Oasis is back! The original Circus Oasis hotel was shut down in the '70s after tragedy struck the Salton Sea. Families pile into the hotel for the inaugural Big Top Show, all smiles and in good cheer despite the blistering desert heat. However, in nearby Bombay Beach, there is something else brewing. Something that has become a staple for the locals during the decades the Salton Sea had been ignored. The residents of Bombay Beach now have a taste for entertainment that is a bit more twisted than what can be offered at a mere circus.

From the Corner of Bad and Ass is a collection of Carrie Schiffler’s memories about growing up in welfare housing to absentee and alcoholic parents. Throughout these heart-wrenching and often-hilarious stories, we cheer her on as she fights to survive domestic violence, sexual abuse, and cycles of poverty and addiction ... all before her 18th birthday. Prepare to laugh at her attempts to earn the attention she craves and prepare to cry over the inappropriate attention she receives.

When Summer took a job as a nanny for a couple vacationing in Belize, she imagined it would be a fresh start before leaving for college in the fall. And while she adores her charge, Josh, she can’t say the same for her employers’ oldest son, Bray. He’s cocky, inconsiderate, and makes her feel she’s a chore he has to put up with. Bray had a plan for the summer: party, hang out with friends, and forget all the responsibilities waiting for him back home. But every time he’s forced to be around Summer, her dour, serious mood sets him off.

I'm Paige Harper and I'm facing down the big 3-0...but I don't feel much like celebrating. Ever since my parents disappeared in the Great Ghosting—a sudden and massive event that made millions of humans permanently MIA— I've been more than a little pissed off at supernaturals. Everyone knows the supes are to blame for the Great Ghosting, and while I make a good living cleaning up after their other messes, I take that one personally. But life goes on and my parents wouldn't want my life to disappear along with theirs. That's why I've been messaging a hunk on a dating app.

Completely surprised by the anniversary gift of a divorce, the floundering 42-year-old Cate impulsively moves to the mountains above Palm Springs. But after arriving at the 19th-century cabin she inherited, she is astounded to find it haunted by the spirit of a sexy lumberjack. Swallowing her skepticism to go all-in on accepting the supernatural, Cate attends the taping of a ghost-hunter show. But with the cohost dying in a freak accident and whispers that it might be murder, she’ll need her swoon-worthy specter’s otherworldly assistance to solve the suspiciously spooky mystery.

The soul of America is far more than a concept—it is a people. Even the most sacred principles mean very little unless lived out passionately by an informed citizenry. In The Portable Patriot, you’ll find a carefully assembled sampling of American history’s most formative words, written by the people who made that extraordinary history. Speeches and sermons, essays and extracts, poems and proclamations illumine such values as independence, virtue, humility, bravery, thrift, prayer, liberty, and reliance on God.

On her 13th birthday, Nikki discovers she has magical powers. During a surprise attack by the giant Mutanto, his henchman, Howler, and a gang of werewolves, Wishbone, Ghoulina, and Catman arrive to save the kids and tell them about Evila the Grim Witch’s plans to conquer Creepy Hollow. Nikki also learns the truth about what happened to her parents 12 years ago. She and Jack go back to Creepy Hollow with their friends to help them defeat Evila.

Madison has a secret fantasy she keeps all to herself. A fantasy involving her husband, Blaine, and his gay best friend, Ryan. Nearly every night, Madison dreams of watching Blaine and Ryan get hot and heavy with one another. Little does she know—the line between fantasy and reality runs quite thin, if not nonexistent.