One rookie left wing with a one-season clock. One Zamboni driver with old figure skates. One rink that keeps secrets before dawn.Mason Bell has one season to prove he belongs with the Baton Rouge Rougarous. He needs extra ice time, cleaner edges, and no distractions—especially not Zachary Lemoine, the new Zamboni driver, spinning with enough strength and grace to make Mason forget why he's at the rink before sunrise.Their early-morning practices are suppose...

One minor league goalie. One tai chi instructor. One fake relationship. The lies were never the problem — the truth was.Goalie Brennan Keane signs with the Baton Rouge Rougarous, hiding his recovering hip injury because injuries don't pay the bills or get you minutes. But Tai chi instructor Jonah Holloway sees the way Brennan's body lies, even to the man himself.And then the lies get bigger.Brennan pretends to be Jonah's boyfriend to keep J...

An MM Holiday Rougarous Hockey RomanceGabe Destry is in Baton Rouge to play hockey—not to become a local celebrity.But in a city where sports fans are the heart beat and Mardi Gras magic is the soul, staying out of the spotlight is impossible when Gabe volunteers to represent the Rougarous in a local docu-series.René Arceneaux makes his living making other people, places and events look good. When mistaken identity pairs him with Gabe Destry, right ...

Eli needs a fake boyfriend to save his career. André needs cash to save his family home. A simple holiday transaction... what could possibly go wrong?Defenseman, Eli Bergeron's pro hockey career is in the slush. After a shoulder injury compounded with a messy public scandal slides him away from his NHL dreams, he needs to look locker room stable for the scouts, and he needs it stat. His solution: hire a boyfriend for the holidays. It's a business deal. No feelings,...

One right wing who believed his own press. One PR pro who knows how to create it. One second chance headed in opposite directions. Again.Drew Sorenson was supposed to keep climbing the professional hockey ladder. Instead, his talent gets overshadowed by his reputation, and he lands with the Baton Rouge Rougarous at the bottom rung of pro hockey with one job: prove he's still worth another look.Samuel Turk makes his living making sure the right people take a...

Encourage teen boys to reflect on the amazing gifts God has given themIt's powerful for teens to understand that, whether things are going great or not, God is always there for them. This collection of 150 gratitude-focused devotions will show your teen boy how to recognize the many blessings that the Lord has provided. He'll find out how gratitude can help him change the way he looks at life, strive toward his goals, and grow into a good man.This boy's dev...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Four “lost” Dr. Seuss tales starring familiar faces, including Horton the Elephant and an early version of the Grinch!Don’t miss the Netflix original series Dr. Seuss’s Horton!**“It happened last May, on a very nice dayWhile the Elephant Horton was walking, they say,Just minding his business . . . just going his way . . .”First published in magazines in the 1950s and available together for the...

Too often we feel alone in this world. When life puts an obstacle in our path we fear that we will appear weak of we ask for help. This is so common, so why don't we ever speak about it? During the toughest times, we suffer in silence. It does not have to be this way. Heather Andrews brought together 23 people who shared their real soulful stories with raw vulnerability. They transformed from being bottomed out to living happy lives.The lesson is how you react to life's obstacles a...

Lavishly illustrated with breathtaking art and imagery from the highly anticipated new movie, the exclusive Visual Companion is the ultimate introduction to every character, creature and location you will encounter in this epic adventure from the official Lord of the Rings saga.Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, ...

In the heart of America's Midwest, an extraordinary friendship blossomed when two young couples became neighbors. What started as a chance encounter in 1993 grew into a three-decade adventure filled with laughter, mischief, and unbreakable bonds.Ron Cox and his best friend Chris Sprague, along with their wives and families, have selected 30 of their most memorable stories from a treasure trove of shared experiences. From hilarious misadventures to heartwarming moments, these tales ...

Ice cream as we recognize it today has been in existence for at least 300 years, though its origins probably go much further back in time. Before the development of refrigeration, ice cream was a luxury reserved for special occasions but its advance to commercial manufacture was helped by the first ice cream making machine patented by Nancy Johnson in Philadelphia in the 1840s.The third edition of The Science of Ice Cream has been fully revised and updated with new material. The bo...

Routledge International Handbook of Visual Research Methods in Anthropology approaches the question of method through conceptualisations of the visual world as light, sight, images and technologies of imaging that can be analysed and described through a range of visual practices in the course of anthropological research.The aim of the book is to move beyond making a case for the importance of “the visual” via its notional arrangement as a subject and means of study in anth...