Singing in the dark? Yes, Paul and Silas were heard singing in the prison in the ciry of Philippi. It was midnight. Their backs were bruised and bleeding, their feet were held fast in the stocks, and yet they found joy in suffering for the sake of Christ. He was their life, their all, and He had never let them down. That same life and joy are available to all of God's children, whatever their circumstances.Some years later, Paul was again in prison but this time in Rome. He wrote a...

Marci has always been most comfortable with life when she has a good set of rules to follow. Most people who know her well have learned to love her in spite of her legalistic approach to everything from faith to relationships. Now, Marci is a divorced mother of three. Her life is falling apart, and she is beginning to question all of her strict “rules.” Sometimes rules just don’t work, and Marci sees the role they played in the disintegration of her marriage. Her strict conformity to what ...

Ever wondered what kinks you were missing out on? Or the type of men who would pay good money to live out their fantasies on your body? Welcome to the Clarendon Golf Club, where members buy more than a round of golf, and staff serve more than a round of coffees—for the right price.Rosie thought she was just taking a job at an elite golf club to support her family—until she uncovered its naughty secret. Beneath the pristine greens lies an exclusive undergro...

Thirsty for more? More kinks, more men, more of James. Want to know what happened on the weekend away to Daylesford?Quickly becoming Clarendon’s prized playmate, Rosie is given early access to the red job board. Want to know the jobs listed there?And then, there is the Secret Job—one with red flags and a lot of money. Will Rosie take it? Can she afford to walk away from it? How far into the depths of depravity can she go b...

In 1939, Singapore, thirteen-year-old Margaret Chatsworth, daughter of a British Admiral, discovers an ancient journal that changes her life forever. Within its weathered pages lies the extraordinary tale of Oda Tadakatsu, a samurai cast away from Japan in 1867 as the 700-year rule of the samurai approaches its violent end. Sent to sea against his will by a father desperate to save him from the coming bloodshed, young Oda is forced aboard a Spanish vessel under the command of the enigmatic...

We join a young college virgin, Justin, on THE experience of his short lifetime. He signs up to be the participant of an experiment for a new, mood altering drug on his college campus. Justin discovers that the professor in charge of the study is the gorgeous Professor Victoria, a seemingly cold research professor with the body of a porn star hiding beneath her lab coat. Let's just say that the experiment that Justin signed up for is is going to be almost more than he can handle.

It took months for me to trust that Rachel - the imaginary “friend” who’d hurt me as a child - was gone, years to convince myself I was just a sick kid with an overactive imagination.But I finally did it. I pulled it together, got well, and I never looked back.On the day our school bus is knocked off an overpass, I’m just an average teen obsessed with becoming a professional dancer.Now, suddenly my childhood tormentor is back and I’m on the run from...

Five full-cast dramas by the celebrated Scottish writer Liz Lochhead, plus a short storyLiz Lochhead is a widely recognised poet, playwright and performer. She was the Makar, Scotland’s national poet, between 2011 and 2016, and was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 2015. The six pieces in this anthology are characterised by their evocative language and focus on different facets of female identity: from schoolgirls, wives and mothers to convention-defying...

People come to me because I fix things.Broken taillights, faulty dishwashers, you name it. There are very few things I can’t make brand-new again. If it’s broken, malfunctioning, or just in need of a hand, it lands in my lap. That’s how Trey ended up in front of me, an unexpected stranger in my kitchen.Only, he’s not broken.Far from it. He’s gentle, creative, compassionate, and bright, all wrapped up in this timid, cagey package of ...