Scotiabank Giller-winner Sean Michaels is back with his widely anticipated second novel, The Wagers, a deeply satisfying story of long odds, magical heists and the dizzying gamble of life. Where does luck come from? What is it worth? And how much of it do you need to be happy?Theo Potiris is a grocer and a comedian who never repeats his jokes. After 15 years of open mics, he's still waiting for his break--bicycling to the comedy club at night, stacking plu...

WORLD Magazine's Best Books of 2016 Short ListChristianity Today's 2017 Book of the Year Award of Merit—Apologetics/EvangelismSince we can't know with absolute certainty that God exists, each of us ina sense makes a bet. If we believe in God and are right, the benefits include eternal life. If we are wrong, the downside is limited. On the other hand, we might not believe in God. If we are right, then we will have lived in ...

Scotiabank Giller-winner Sean Michaels is back with his widely anticipated second novel, The Wagers, a deeply satisfying story of long odds, magical heists and the dizzying gamble of life. Where does luck come from? What is it worth? And how much of it do you need to be happy?Theo Potiris is a grocer and a comedian who never repeats his jokes. After 15 years of open mics, he's still waiting for his break--bicycling to the comedy club at night, stacking plu...

* * * A hot historical romance from National Bestselling Romance Author Jess Michaels * * *Crispin Flynn has been on a downward spiral ever since he lost the woman he loved and watched his brother forced into a life he never would have chosen. His response has been drinking and gambling his way to utter ruin. One night, deep in his cups, he places a dangerous bet that results in him being forced to marry Gemma, the widow of the Earl of Laurelcross.Gemma onc...

Can she win the most important wager of her life?Unless Celia can capture a titled gentleman before Lady Stone's house party ends, she'll end up in an arranged marriage with her distant cousin Simon. It's Simon who's wagered she can't win her bet, so why is he the only one who can hold Celia's attention?Leigh Michaels is the author of 100 books -- historical romance novels, contemporary romance novels, and non-fiction books including On Writing Romance. Six of her books hav...

*** Soon to be a Major Motion Picture *** When Dr. Victor Albrecht moves to Portland, Oregon, he's caught between a friend's seductive fiancé and a suicidal young gothic patient with whom he's fallen in love. The deeper he explores his patient's psyche, the bolder his own demons become - until the roles of doctor and patient are reversed. Eidolon's Wager takes you on an exhilarating journey through Portland's dark music underground, as Victor learns that devils are sometimes the people we ...

A Kasey Michaels Alphabet Regency RomanceBeaumont Remington -- known only as "Fish" in The Haunted Miss Hampshire, is a man searching for revenge ... but what he finds with Rosalind Winslow, the sister of his enemy, is something much more satisfying:. . . . . . . . . . . . .She was a pretty enough little thing, he granted to himself, and she would have brought out more of his protective tendencies if he didn't believe she could probably hold off an a...

Locke’s case for the law of nature has been called the “workmanship argument.” We are self-owners. Locke seems to be speaking to that common way of understanding ourselves when we say things like “my life,” “my body,” “my mind.” Being self-owned gives us the sarne rights and immunities, the sarne rights to life, liberty, and estate, as being God-owned does. Thus, Locke has given us two paths to the sarne destination, though it is difficult not to suspect that these two paths are in some wa...

A kiss in the gardens. A ruined reputation. A wager without a winner.Having been caught kissing an earl’s heir in the gardens during a ball, Miss Lucy Fitzsimmons has been relegated to the company of potted palms and wallflowers at London entertainments. Despite behaving as a perfect young lady up until that fateful night, she knows time won’t lessen the stain on her reputation. She’ll rarely be asked to dance, nor does she expect to be courted by anyone, but then ...

Father Michael's brother-in-law has an impossible house guest - Justin, an army veteran suffering from PTSD. The man is making life miserable for his host family.The priest has no practical assistance to offer, until an incident in church gives him an idea. Naturally, his plan involves the ever-reluctant and newly-wed trainer Jack Harper. It will also require the help of Isaac, a very special but damaged horse on his farm.And a wage...

For more than thirty years the Monks of New Skete have been involved in every facet of dog care: breeding and raising German Shepherds, training dogs of all breeds, and counseling dog owners on the many aspects of life with their dogs. What sets their program apart is the monks' compassion, respect, affection, and understanding of canine behavior and how they incorporate that into their training.In The Art of Raising a Puppy—over 250,000 books sold since 1991—the brothers ...

In How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend, the monks build upon the basic puppy training covered in their book The Art of Raising a Puppy to tell you everything you need to know to care for your dog, from training to feeding and care.