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Seventeen years old when he broke my heart.

Seventeen days later when another picked up the pieces.

Seventeen years together.

Seventeen thousand problems.

Seventeen days of reliving my past and finding a new future.

Seventeen minutes until it all went up in flames.

Seventeen breaths until I took my last.

This is my story, and it's going to burn.

Dear Reader: Seductive and mysterious, Merlyn was the laird of Ravensmuir - never had a man so stirred my body and soul. I gave myself to him - willingly, trustingly, passionately - and we soon wed. Then a horrible revelation emerged, shattering my innocence and my marriage... Five years later, Merlyn returned to my doorstep, desperate for my help. The scoundrel swore he was haunted by memories of me, that a treasure locked in Ravensmuir could clear his name.

You have a dream, a desire, a burning passion to take your place on a TEDx stage. You know your idea can changes lives and maybe even change the world! However, you may not know how to navigate the challenging world of TEDx applications.

When Sophie is chosen as the Veil Keeper, she is thrust into a role she never wanted—a defender against the ancient darkness threatening to consume her world. Bound to the fragile barrier separating light from shadow, she must navigate an unforgiving destiny while uncovering secrets hidden deep within the Veil.

What if someone had the power to bring characters from a book to life…should they be allowed to glimpse reality? Imara is that person, a book witch who is convinced of her superiority, especially over book magicians. Even if one of those magicians is her former best friend Elle, owner of The Enchanted Page bookstore. Jaiden is hesitant about love after growing up with her free-spirited mother, but somehow finds herself drawn to two different women. One she can’t decide whether to kiss or smack, and the other who might not be real.

From award winning author Annette Mori comes the captivating story of Tanya, a young woman whose life is unremarkable without any friends or lovers. Although she has her books and faithful furry companion, Tolstoy, she's merely existing. Then she meets Elle, the alluring owner of the new bookstore, The Enchanted Page. Elle looks like she stepped out of a Nordic adventure and Tanya is immediately infatuated with the mysterious woman.

A courageous young woman struggles to rise above her dirt-poor beginnings and outsmart a Nazi threat on U.S. soil during WWII in this thrilling Southern tale of bravery, love, and forgiveness. While war rages overseas, Laurette Lowe faces a more personal battle when she lands a job teaching math at La Porte Academy, a prestigious Black finishing school.

He woke with a most-pressing problem. He wasn’t ready for the solution. Jerry needs a distraction from his Wendsday morning. It’s troubled. Not by the empty bowls that still remind him of his late cat, Pipsqueak. Nor the kitchen, that could desperately use a ten-thousand-dollar makeover. And last, not by the lottery ticket sitting in his chipped porcelain catchall. Nope. Jerry’s immediate issue is a considerably troubling personal plumbing problem. Then he checks the previous evening’s winning lottery numbers...

Catholic Saints for Kids brings 25 beloved saints to life through vivid, cinematic stories your children will beg to hear again. These aren’t dry biographies or dusty encyclopedia entries. These are real stories about real people who got scared, made mistakes, felt alone — and chose God anyway.

Welcome to the Smut Lover's Companion! Spicy Booktok has exploded into its own community that has brought with it a whole new, delicious world to be explored, and as such, Smut Lovers: The Conference, was born of a desire to bridge the gaps between readers, writers, and those within the Kink and BDSM communities at large. It is my hope that this book will prove itself to be a resource for anyone that falls within the communities mentioned and that the resources provided will help others navigate their own journeys with a fraction of the hassle of my own experience.

Originally published in 1910, this audiobook takes the mystery out of the accumulation of wealth and breaks it down into a scientific formula.

An ancient evil has returned...and the Pirate Queen is in the middle of the chaos. Serina just wants to control her magic, but when the Academy is attacked, she and her friends must flee to safer waters. A Mer village is attacked by humans...and a human town is pillaged by Mer. And then, the humans enter into an agreement with the Pirate Queen to join forces and destroy the Mer forever, Serina must find a way to save her people from certain destruction. Will she be able to reconcile what she saw with the truth? Will a spiny friend help or hinder her quest?

She’s hunting an assassin. A powerful chieftain's acquaintance could be to her advantage. If she can outwit his dark secret and survive his blade.... Etain thought her dad’s stories of the Alamir as fairy tales, anecdotes about supernatural humans created to pacify the wild imaginings of a child. She never considered them an education much less preparation for her destiny. Until a red-eyed assassin murders her family.

Sometimes staying silent is the biggest lie of all. Sophomore Jolia does the one thing no one expects from the girl who has perfected the art of keeping quiet. She joins the speech team. Jolia can't confess the real reason - not to her best friend, her new teammates, or even to crush - worthy rival Sam who offers to coach her in secret.

We are experts at hiding from each other. We withhold the truth, pretend we're okay, and perform at great personal cost. In fact, many of us are so good at lying to others about how we're "just fine, thank you" that we don't even realize anymore that we're lying to ourselves. We're missing the opportunity to offer our true selves to the world around us and to live with grace and gumption. If you're tired of smiling on the outside while you are broken and battered on the inside, Ashley Abercrombie has a message for you - it's okay to tell the truth about yourself.

Commuters. Tract homes. Strip malls. Is this what you think of when you think of the suburbs? Or do you think of safety, beauty, comfort, and ease? What does it look like to live a full Christian life in the suburbs? Suburbs reflect our good, God-given desire for a place to call home. And suburbs also reflect our own brokenness. This book is an invitation to look deeply into your soul as a suburbanite and discover what it means to live holy there. 

Before Samson McShane, I was merely Sable Cole, the oldest daughter of our town's druggie. Multiple eyes were on me, watching my every action—waiting for me to mess up. When I met Samson, we couldn't be more different yet he became my escape. He took me out of the protective shell I created for myself and showed me what it meant to be free. Our lives would drift apart. I saw him, clashed with him, and loved him sixteen times. My past should have shown me the error in loving him. It never did. Samson McShane was my sin and my addiction. He was my sixteenth need.

Evan: For the past few years, the only consistent thing in my life was getting my hair cut every few weeks. Grinding my way through the minor leagues meant spending many days on the road and moving at the drop of a dime. I never cared though. I was living my dream and playing the game I love...

Things I didn't have on this year's bingo card: accidentally marrying a stranger on a Las Vegas reality show. But after ninety minutes talking to a voice through a wall, I was gone. No face. No name. Just a raspy British accent and the impossible feeling of being truly seen. As a nurse, I know...

School can feel like a battlefield. The popular group. The endless selfies. The pressure to be perfect when you feel far from it. Nora, Rochelle, Leah, Amara, and Vera know exactly what that’s like. One wants to fit in at any cost. Another hides her grief behind a smile. One worries her accent makes her “too different.” And some are just tired of never feeling “enough.”