My Modena, by Andrea Susan Valentine Gelfuso Goetz (aka Andrea Gelfuso), is a hilarious memoir of the year she and her family spent in Modena Italy. Modena, an Italian city that frustrated her every attempt to do the simplest things. Buying a stamp shouldn't be this complicated. Living in an apartment that was like camping, with tile and nowhere to sit. Modena is a town full of ancient churches and beautiful Italians.Here you will meet her friend M...

The forest looked very inviting to Emily, and yet a little bit scary. Even though her mother had warned her against going into the forest, because of all the wild animals that lived in there. But she couldn't help wondering what it was like in there. She soon got a chance to find out when her dog Roofer ran off into the forest and she chased after him. Little did she know what an adventure she was about to have.

This inspiring story has a strong message to help other people in need. Readers of all ages will enjoy this exciting blend of fantasy and adventure where Susie who is a gifted young teenager has been contacted by 2 aliens who needs her help to find some missing children. Lord Botanica who is a highly evolved, spiritual kind older man who lives on the Magic Island has been teaching Susie how to develop her gift further. She is now being put through an extremely difficult test of using her g...

Susie is a brave 13 year old teenager and her journey is chock-full of action and adventure.She discovers that she has superpowers which make her tremble right to the very core of her being. It will completely shake her universe as she knows it when she moves in and out of other dimensions where the average person can not venture. How will she handle her newly found powers? Will she ever be able to go back living a normal life again that is if she will survive her adventures? Will t...

A Valentine’s Day promise sixteen years in the making…Deputy Mayor Gwen Olsen has big plans to put her own stamp on the revitalization of Angel Point. She grew up in the charming coastal town, loves its quaint downtown, and she’s confident she’ll be voted mayor if her ideas bring in more prosperity.But this Valentine’s Day, the only thing rolling into town is Carson Loman, her childhood BFF who made a pact with her, sealed it with a kiss, then moved to Chic...

"An emotion-filled collection." —Kirkus ReviewsA CCBC 2024 Choices for the Fiction for Young Adult category!Two teens take the stage and find their voice . . .A girl learns about her heritage and begins to find her community . . .A sister is haunted by the ghosts of loved ones lost . . .There is no universal adoption experience, and no two adoptees have the same story. This anthology for teens edited by Shannon Gibney and Nicole Chung contains a wide...

Go on a couple of dates with Doc Michaels and you'll find true love with someone else.Dr. Gavin Michaels has somehow turned into the town matchmaker.Now it's his turn. The first step in his grand scheme is to sell his practice and take a teaching position at the Health Sciences University in nearby Portland. But Rosewood has other plans for his heart—in the form of a vulnerable woman who needs more from him than to buy his practice.On the run from the memory of an ...

There's privilege and then there's privilege.Mirror Ranch, an upscale dude ranch and spa, is the perfect place for a two-day offsite. At least that's what Evie Valentine and her law partners thought until a freak storm traps them at the ranch with billionaire Charlie Moore and his family.Charlie is about to announce which of his ambitious children, his hardworking angry daughter or his arrogant entitled son, will take over the company he founded......

How far will you go to get what you want?Marc and Sabine, a sophisticated Parisian couple, sparkle on Calgary's cultural scene. Marc is a renowned architect who's hired Evie's law firm to ensure his latest project, the Ballet House, is eco-friendly. Sabine, a former dancer with the Paris Ballet, is bringing a prestigious dance competition to the Ballet House in October so it absolutely has to be ready on time. Their reputations-and a lot of money-are on th...

The 1985 the Faith in the City report on urban priority areas was a landmark moment in the life of the Church of England.Written by some of those who were involved in the publication and implementation of the report itself and other have been engaged in urban ministry and community organizing since, the chapters in this book evaluate the importance of Faith in the City for the present day and seek to open a debate on urban policy and theology and practice.The edito...

How would first contact—on earth, in space, on another planet—transform our understandings of technology, philosophy, and what it means to be human? What kind of cognitive dissonance would society experience, if we discovered a previously unrecognized sentience on Earth?What would life be like if it originated in a frigid ocean beneath an impenetrable shell of ice? Or on a world whose haze obscures any view of the universe beyond? Or on an unfathomable scale in the...

A heartwarming Valentine’s Day short story about taking a chance on love and trusting your heart. It’s Valentine’s Day, and Rachel Price has a choice: stay home with her loyal dog, Chester, or let her best friend, Ellen, set her up on a blind date. After all, Ellen insists the guy is a “10”—though her last pick was more like a “–5.”Rachel’s been secretly hoping her office crush, Noah Peterson, might finally notice her. But when her plans take an unexpecte...