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Uncommon heroes volume 1
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Navy SEAL Lt. Joe Baker finds his feelings for Kelly, his deceased friend's widow, turning from friendship into love, but the danger that took Nick from them is waiting to strike again and the couple will need to depend on God and each other to survive.
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Sibling rivalry and the bonds of sisterhood span generations in this “irresistible” New York Times–bestselling family saga (San Francisco Chronicle).
If it weren’t for her sister, Dolly might have been the most famous actress of Hollywood’s golden age. But Eve’s beauty and drive have pushed Dolly onto the B-list, where the seeds of jealousy take root. An unscrupulous agent gives her a...
If it weren’t for her sister, Dolly might have been the most famous actress of Hollywood’s golden age. But Eve’s beauty and drive have pushed Dolly onto the B-list, where the seeds of jealousy take root. An unscrupulous agent gives her a...
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Eager to ease the financial burdens of her family, Cassandra Stover is thrilled when she is hired to be a companion to Mrs. Jameston, a wealthy society woman. Cassie finds herself living a life she'd never imagined-and growing close to the elderly woman who treats her like a daughter. Her new position is tarnished only by Mrs. Jameston's son. As Sebastian's resentment and cruelty toward his mother mount, Cassie begins to harbor concerns for her employer's...
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Women of the Bible focuses on fifty-two remarkable women in Scripture - women whose struggles to live with faith and courage are not unlike your own. And now this bestselling devotional study book has been updated and expanded to enhance its flexibility, usefulness, and relevance for both individuals and groups. Small groups will especially welcome the way the Bible studies have been streamlined to fit the unique needs of the group setting. Other...
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The sixth book in the Sister Joan murder mystery series.
Two newcomers are visiting the convent in the hope of joining the nuns. But soon after their arrival, there's a mysterious late-night intruder. Who left the single red rose on the chapel steps? And are they connected to the new-age travellers camping on the moor? When one of the women is found bludgeoned to death, Sister Joan knows that their isolated convent is no longer safe. Teaming up with...
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Finding time in a busy schedule to add another commitment is difficult. The author urges readers to begin developing a relationship with God now. The message of this book is designed to help individuals to recognize God's presence in their daily lives. Short daily devotionals for ninety days are included to start each one on the journey.
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Jericho "J.T." Tucker wants nothing to do with Coventry, Texas's new dressmaker. He's all too familiar with her kind--shallow women more devoted to fashion than true beauty. Yet this seamstress is not at all what he expected. Hannah Richards is confounded by the man who runs the livery. The unsmiling fellow riles her with his arrogant assumptions and gruff manner while at the same time stirring her heart with unexpected acts of kindness. Which side...
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"The theme for 2022 is "The Lord Is Near" from Psalm 145:18. Each day you will enjoy a Bible verse, a true first-person story sharing the ways God speaks to us in the ordinary events of life, and a brief prayer to bring focus and help you apply the day's message." -- from back cover.
11) Sounder
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This is the story of the coon dog, Sounder, and his devotion to his master. It is also a story of humans: the father, a black sharecropper, who must feed his children, the timid mother fighting for survival, and the son who grows to maturity through his father's prison term and the devotion of Sounder.
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Towns reveals the power of prayer in this fascinating look at the Lord's Prayer. Each chapter examines a line from the prayer, revealing power points for every believer desiring a more dynamic prayer life. Towns says: "What would you say if you were ushered into the throne room of God with only one minute to request everything you needed, but didn't know how to put it into words? The Lord's Prayer includes everything you need to ask when you talk...
13) Divergent
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Divergent trilogy volume 1
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In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
14) Renegade
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As Johnis, Silvie, Billos, and Darsal continue their quest for the four still missing Books of History, Billos makes a decision that has devastating consequences for himself and his companions, especially the devoted Darsal.
15) Whirlwind
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As a nanny, Millicent Fairweather poured her energy and talents into the two young charges under her care--only to have them suddenly and without explanation sent to a boarding school. Bereft and unsure of where life will lead her, she agrees to accompany her sister and brother-in-law to America. They board the Opportunity, confident a better life awaits. Widower Daniel Clark determines to begin life anew in Gooding, Texas, operating a mercantile....
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Daughters of England volume 5
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Arabella Tolworthy's loyalty to the dethroned Charles I is reward by exile in France and her later devotion to her murdered husband's memory is assaulted by his cousin's bitter and brash proposal of marriage.
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Spangler introduces readers to the names and titles of Jesus, helping them to gain a more intimate knowledge of Him and His plan for their lives, and guiding them to a more fulfilling relationship with Christ. She focuses on twenty-six of Jesus' most prominent names and titles, and provides six months of devotional program for personal prayer or use in small groups.
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The author invites you to celebrate the lineage and majesty of god's greatest gift to us - His Son, Jesus Christ - through the timeless Advent tradition of the Jesse Tree. Beginning with Jesse, the father of David, this book retraces the epic pageantry of humankind from Adam to the Messiah, with each devotional reading, prayer, and reflection leading you one glorious day at a time toward the magnificent promise of Christ. --from back cover.
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Lonestar (Colleen Coble) volume 3
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For most, it's the safest place on earth. For Gracie, it's the last place she wants to be...and the one place she must return.
With nothing but five dollars and the wedding dress she's wearing, Gracie Lister flees with her daughter by train to West Texas, to the town she ran away from so long ago. There they find refuge in the home of Michael Wayne--devoted single father, seasoned soldier--who gives Gracie a job caring for his two children and the...
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"All of England thinks Phillip Camden a monster--a man who deliberately caused the deaths of his squadron. But as nurse Arabelle Denler watches the so-dubbed "Black Heart" every day, she sees something far different: a hurting man desperate for mercy. And when their paths twist together and he declares himself her new protector, she realizes she has her own role to play in his healing. Phillip Camden would have preferred to die that day with his squadron...