A former Scientologist offers a behind-the-scenes look at her time in—and escape from—the cultlike religion in this “intriguing, beautifully written memoir” (Literary Hub).“With its keen attention to the language and tactics of the church, Hall’s memoir is unique among the assortment of Scientology reports and exposé.” —The NationIn the secluded canyons of 1980s Hollywood, Sands Hall, a young woman from a literary family,...

In Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology, Sands Hall chronicles her slow yet willing absorption into the Church of Scientology. Her time in the Church, the 1980s, includes the secretive illness and death of its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, and the ascension of David Miscavige. Hall compellingly reveals what drew her into the religion―what she found intriguing and useful―and how she came to confront its darker sides.As a young woman from a literary family striving to forge h...

The complex bond and unspoken resentments between sisters . . . the aching search for home and connection and community . . . the ever-changing landscape of family and those who define it . . . Sands Hall weaves these powerful elements into a novel ripe with discovery and wonder. Set against the immutable backdrop of the American Southwest, Catching Heaven illuminates that quiet place in the heart where solitude embraces serenity and dreams meet possibility.

The world reels from a shocking assassination. The Aelarian Empire is cracking. From the ashes of a burnt world, warlords, barbarians, and rebels emerge to claim the remains.Outside the walls of Aelar, different factions converge. Tribal warriors prepare to shatter the gates. Valentina, a senator's daughter, seeks to enter the city and rebuild the Republic. Prince Seneca, the last scion of a mighty house, battles his rivals to the throne and strives to hold the Empire together. Mea...

An angsty age gap, forbidden, sports romance from best selling author, Monty JayNHL’s golden boy, Bishop Maverick, knows all too well about wanting something you can’t have. It seems his entire life, everything he’s really wanted was out of reach. So what does a man do when he has so little? He pours everything into the only thing that he has left: Hockey.This sport has brought him a family, hope and something to work for. What he didn’t ever expect: A forb...

Let the good times roll at the Villa des Violettes!Life returns to normal at Katherine and Philippe’s villa on the sun-kissed Mediterranean coast. Has someone won the heart of sweet Delphine? Hints of serious romance make this holiday season even more special and excitement is in the air. Irresistible aromas of mulled wine and roasting chestnuts mix with joyful sounds floating through the village streets from the Christmas markets.Kat and Philippe make an u...

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. Obviously for most of humanity’s time people couldn’t read and texts couldn’t be publishe...

Die Geheimnisse englischer Adelsfamilien – und eine Liebe, die nicht sein darfDAS SCHLOSS ÜBER DEN KLIPPEN: Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts in der englischen Hafenstadt Adeney Cross: Als Gesellschafterin für ihre reichen Verwandten findet die junge Margaret eine Anstellung im Schloss. Dabei galt sie als Debütantin als aufgehender Stern – doch eine Intrige verwickelte die schöne Lady in einen Skandal und ruinierte ihre Familie. Margarets dunkle Vergangenheit droht sie in ...

The world reels from the assassination of the Mad Empress. The Aelarian Empire is cracking. From the ashes of a burnt world, warlords, barbarians, and rebels emerge to claim the remains.Outside the walls of Aelar, different factions converge. Tribal warriors prepare to shatter the gates. Valentina, a senator’s daughter, seeks to enter the city and rebuild the Republic. Prince Seneca, the last scion of a mighty house, battles his rivals to the throne and strives to hold the Empire t...

Many church people and leaders feel like exiles in their own land. We are facing tremendous challenges. And, just as for those who came before us, the challenges are also opportunities. If we adapt to our new environment, as people and as the body of Christ.Gardens in the Desert offers local and denominational church leaders a practical, inspired, scripture-rooted vision for how we can do this—how we can become God's church now for God's intended future. Michael Adam Beck ...

An angsty, opposites attract, grumpy/sunshine, hockey romance from bestselling author, Monty JayRazor sharp between the pipes, mysterious off the ice, Malakai Petrov is the Chicago Fury’s notorious goalie. The 6’5 Russian giant is hiding an entire world behind the mask he wears on and off the ice. He thinks his secrets are buried deep enough so that no one can ever crack the ice guarding his stone heart. Until he meets a certain teammate's sister, with hyp...