In The Daughters of Cosmo Fortune, three respectable women find themselves lying, cheating and stealing their way to love.Enter the glittering casinos on the famed Las Vegas Strip and meet Cosmo Fortune. Magician…charmer…trickster….His eldest daughter built a sensible, practical life for herself.Costume jewelry designer Iris Fortune knows how to copy the world’s finest gems for a fraction of their value. Little wonder that she beli...

The shocking true story of a Canadian biker turned informant, in the vein of Gangland Undercover and Under and Alone, now a national bestsellerDave Atwell was a regular suburban Canadian kid who rose to the heights of society, rubbing elbows with billionaires as a personal security specialist before getting involved with some of the country’s most notorious gangsters as a member of first the Para-Dice Riders and t...

Glassblower Emmeline Dowell has made a home for herself among the artists of Tucson’s Warehouse District. Between teaching her craft and selling her wares, she has plenty to do—not to mention the occasional murder to put a crack in her routine.With a weakness for taking in strays—from homeless dogs to extra students—Emmeline can’t help befriending the troubled newcomer Allison McBride. But their friendship takes a dangerous turn when Allison’s husband turns up dead...

She was never meant to be his equal…or his bride.When a devastating fire claims her noble family, young Lady Amber vanishes without a trace—presumed dead to the world that once awaited her.But the little girl survives.Raised in secrecy as a boy by a humble gardener and his wife, “Johnny” grows up far from the life she was born to inherit… and far from the dangers that still linger in her past.Until everything changes.When th...

A gentleman cast out by society.A lady who refuses to abandon him.A scandal that may bind their hearts—or destroy them both.Harry Coatsworth has never envied a title or pursued an heiress. Blessed with charm, fortune, and a promising diplomatic career, he prefers freedom to matrimony—until a powerful family asks him to befriend an unconventional debutante during her first London Season.Marianne Trevarthan wo...

Pilgrim is a teaching and discipleship resource that helps inquirers and new Christians explore what it means to travel through life with Christ. A Christian course for the twenty-first century, Pilgrim offers an approach of participation, not persuasion. Following the practice of the ancient disciplines of biblical reflection and prayer with quotes from the Christian tradition throughout the ages, Pilgrim assumes little or no knowledge of the Christian faith. In...

Pilgrim is a teaching and discipleship resource that helps inquirers and new Christians explore what it means to travel through life with Christ.A Christian course for the twenty-first century, Pilgrim offers an approach of participation, not persuasion. Following the practice of the ancient disciplines of biblical reflection and prayer with quotes from the Christian tradition throughout the ages, Pilgrim assumes little o...

Course 7: The Bible: What is it, how was it given to us, and how should we read it? These six sessions combine simple prayer, Bible reflection in the lectio divina style, an article by a modern writer, and time for questions and reflection. By the end of the six sessions, it is hoped that participants will have learned how to make reading the Bible a part of everyday life, with the ability to read, pray, and listen to what God might be saying, allowing the words to change each participant....

Course 8: Church & Kingdom: What does it mean to live as a child of the kingdom of God and follow in the way of Christ each day as a member of his church? How does it affect our life at work as well as at home? How does it affect what we do with the gifts we have been given, especially those gifts of time and talents, passions, resources, and money? How is the Christian faith changing us and shaping us so that we become more like Jesus? The importance of prayer, living out our faith, celeb...

Pilgrim is a teaching and discipleship resource that helps inquirers and new Christians explore what it means to travel through life with Christ. A Christian course for the twenty-first century, Pilgrim offers an approach of participation, not persuasion. Following the practice of the ancient disciplines of biblical reflection and prayer with quotes from the Christian tradition throughout the ages, Pilgrim assumes little or no knowledge of the Christian faith. In...

You didn't build your business to carry it alone.Yet for many manufacturers' rep agency owners, that's exactly what happens.As the business grows, so does the pressure. Decisions funnel through you. Your team looks to you for answers they should already own. Meetings drift, accountability slips, and the business depends on you more than it should.Most leaders try to solve this by working harder, hiring more people, or introducing new systems.

Mandy hated birthdays. Everything that was bad in her life happened to her then, such as her parents killed in a car accident, her dog died, she broke her arm, her boyfriend broke up with her. So why was she feeling so excited when she woke up on her seventeenth birthday?Racing down the stairs to get her presents, she found a message from her aunt on the kitchen table. It told her that under no circumstances should she leave the house until she had spoken to her.This was pu...