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Grab your beach hat and a towel and prepare for a brand new series brought to you by twelve New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors… Beach Brides! Fun in the summer sun! Twelve heartwarming, sweet novellas linked by a unifying theme. You’ll want to read each one! BEACH BRIDES SERIES (Tara) Twelve friends from the online group, Romantic Hearts Book Club, decide to finally meet in person during a destination Caribbean vacation to beautiful Enchanted Island. While of different ages and stages in life, these ladies have two things in common: 1) they are diehard romantics, and 2) ...

Nikki Eben has had a rough start to her life and learned a few harsh lessons, one of which is about trusting people. Kicked out long ago for a single mistake—she lost her friends, reputation, and family, but gained a loving child and her faith. It took a long time to get on her feet and raise her child by herself, but knowing that there’s always a hand guiding her has kept her strong at her weakest moments—until she met Jakob. Dr. Jakob Marlin was aghast at the sight of his new car being destroyed by the mischievous toddler running amok, and the fact that he was being reprimanded for ...

Bertha Foster didn’t have the luxury of mourning her husband. The farm was gone, their money gambled away, and now she was pregnant with a baby on the way. She needed the security that a marriage and home would bring her unborn child. Lying about her condition, she hoped that her new groom would have a kind enough heart to understand her desperate situation. Isaac Lane was looking for someone to care for his son. Losing his wife was painful enough, and with winter coming, he couldn’t lose his young son. Life was hard, and he needed the help to watch with Julien so he could prepare for ...

Melissa White couldn’t understand the heartbreaking twists and turns that life had dealt her. Losing her mother at a young age, her father’s new wife hated her with a passion. But when her Papa died a few months later, Melissa was suddenly homeless. With nowhere to go, Melissa did what any other woman of a marriageable age did! She found herself a husband quickly, forgoing all her dreams of marrying for love like her parents once had… until she met her charming groom, Alaric. Alaric Chevalier had once served as a soldier in France, but a bitter spat with a commanding officer suddenly ...

Hotel magnate Brent Albright is poised to marry a woman he’s not totally wild about purely for business reasons. His betrothed, busy wedding planner Jackie Webb, has an equally impersonal agenda. Hope Webb has spent her entire life getting her twin sister Jackie out of fixes, and now Jackie’s in the biggest fix of all. She can’t eke out enough time to attend her own pre-wedding parties in beautiful Blue Hill, Maine. What starts out as a favor to impersonate the bride-to-be for one event turns into an all-week affair....

It may shock you to learn that we spend an average of four to seven minutes outside each day—while we spend four to seven hours using devices with screens. Needless to say, our physical, mental, emotional, and relational health has suffered. But there is a ready solution: get outside!

There’s a reason it’s called a tabletop roleplaying game. Taking on the personae of different characters in the story brings a richness and depth to the experience and can make your game sessions exciting and memorable. But how can the poor, harried Game Master wrangle a whole slew of unique personalities on top of all the other work that goes into preparing each week? The Kobold Guide to Roleplaying has the answers you seek.

Arielle Britton was impetuous and headstrong, blaming it on her Irish heritage. When she spotted the ad in the paper, an adventure seemed just the right idea. She almost felt sorry for her handsome, gentle new husband, walking right past him, as it was obvious he had no idea how to handle her or his rebellious children. Jacques couldn’t believe the fiery vision sashaying towards him… nor the fact that she kept on walking, throwing herself bodily into the river! As a widower raising twin boys, he had his hands full and the need for a wife had been of the utmost importance… until now. ...

Alice Bowen was cursed – that had to be the reason for the series of disasters that had befallen the young debutante as of late! Bold, outspoken, and outgoing- Alice was the center of attention in Baltimore, but in Brownsville, Texas, her confused matchmaker was pairing the women up like prized steer. Her prospective husband didn’t need a wife, he needed a housekeeper and nanny – something she certainly had no experience with!

 Colton Farmer was widowed. He was caring for his child alone, trying to keep the farm going, and now matched up with the girl of his dreams: Alice. He was...

Susanna Miller always wished to be a part of the fancy soirees and lavish parties of Alabama genteel society. Her debut came days before Alabama joined the Civil War. Now alone, her home ravaged by a world turned upside down, she spends her days struggling to survive and helping others on the battlefield. Her overwhelming feelings of despair and loneliness are kept behind an icy wall until she can reunite with her only remaining family. Her world changes when she finds an injured soldier that fights his way into her lonely heart, discovering love when she least expected it. Josiah ...

Independence… but at a price. There was nothing remarkable or wonderful about being an orphan in the large city of London for Maggie Davies. She attempts to climb the social ranks by masquerading as a cultured lady one evening, only to fall from grace due to false promises whispered to her. Running in shame from everything she’s known- she finds herself stowed away onboard a ship, traveling halfway around the world. Anthony Mejia is a field doctor on his way to deliver supplies to Fort Defiance near San Antonio de Bexar, when he spies a beautiful young woman left for dead. Rescuing her,...

When Lily Hogan’s fourth-grade class writes letters to the military stationed in Afghanistan, she takes up her own pen, writing to an unknown soldier. John Griffin and his bomb detection dog, Radar, spend their days in Afghanistan sniffing out explosives, searching the hills for insurgents, and leading his team… until an unexpected letter arrives. Could a simple correspondence with a perfect stranger bring a fresh start to a life and love John never expected?

Childhood is finite at just shy of 9.5 million minutes. We only get one shot at it. One of the biggest decisions we make is how we will use that time. Research has confirmed time and time again that what children are naturally and unabashedly drawn to, unrestricted outside play, contributes extensively to every area of childhood development. The importance here cannot be understated. Every year we aim to match nature time with the average amount of American kid screen time (which is currently 1200 hours per year). Have a goal. Track your time outside. Take back childhood. Inspire others.

If only you could control the outcome… No parent imagines their tiny infant growing up to have an addiction. Your once precious child now makes frightening choices and takes terrifying risks. You are worried your son or daughter’s use of drugs or alcohol has reached a sufficient level of concern that you are exploring or have already admitted your adult child to treatment. You are hard-wired as a parent to love, provide, protect, nurture, and rescue your young, just like every other mammal. You’ve ranted and punished, cried and pleaded, and it may have felt like nothing seemed to ...

A science-class field trip to the Everglades is supposed to be fun, but Sarah's new at Glades Academy, and her fellow freshmen aren't exactly making her feel welcome. When an opportunity for an unauthorized side trip on an airboat presents itself, it seems like a perfect escape - an afternoon without feeling like a sore thumb. But one simple oversight turns a joyride into a race for survival across the river of grass. Sarah will have to count on her instincts - and a guy she barely knows - if they have any hope of making it back alive.

Evasive maneuvers – break hard right! Ryan ‘Reaper’ Merrick had a good reason to jump at the offer of a fake relationship as the beautiful stranger suggested. This would be an easy way to keep a crazy matchmaker off his back. All of his friends were happily married, so they assumed he should be. Fine. Whatever. Besides, being married for thirty days was nothing, wasn’t it? Caution! Grab the handles and punch out! Sophie Lane inherited the bed-and-breakfast, but only if she was married. She had to have a husband by Friday, or the family estate would be liquidated. The idea of losing ...

Carrie and her housemates battle cholera in Philadelphia. Her world is turned upside down when she discovers the truth of her heritage. Will it completely change her path? Robert watches his dreams fade before his eyes when he refuses to align himself with Southern beliefs after the war. Rose has to face down a new threat, and Moses is forced to step into the role he has avoided. Janie has agreed to marry Matthew, but can she actually move beyond her fears and become his wife?

From adrenaline to dopamine, most of us are familiar with the chemicals that control us. They are the hormones and neurotransmitters that our brains run on, and Overloaded looks at the role they play in every aspect of our lives, from what we remember, how we make decisions and who we love to basic survival drives such as hunger, fear and sleep.

Bringing together some of the most beloved Christian authors and songwriters of today, Faithful guides listeners through the pages of Scripture to increase understanding of how God has always valued the integral role of females and how that shapes the lives of women today.

As the country changes and shifts, everyone is challenged to do what it takes to walk toward freedom. Carrie and Janie battle fear and worry as Anthony and Matthew deal with the horror of a brutal massacre in Colfax, Louisiana. Moses takes Felicia and Frances to San Francisco, where Felicia makes a decision that will dictate the direction of her life. The plantation is invaded.