Driven by rage, Claire flees into the dark night, barefoot and trapped in a maze of identical townhomes. The humid darkness closes in.Run.Footsteps echo, coming closer. She slips into a tiny patio, crouching in the shadows, praying to go unseen. Through the slats of the fence, a silhouette approaches—slow, steady, deliberate. The footsteps stop. He knows she is there. She is caught.In the agonizing silence, the voice of terror whispers that she will never e...

Folks are dying fast as the ash trees in the southern Indiana town ravaged by the heroin epidemic, where Jaycee Givens lives with nothing more than a thread of hope and a quirky neighbor, Sudie, who rescues injured wildlife. After a tragedy leaves her mother in prison, Jaycee is carrying grief and an unplanned pregnancy she conceals because she trusts no one, including the kind and handsome Gabe, who is new to town and to the local diner where she works.Dividing her time between th...

Renew your faith and focus, and rededicate yourself to the profession you love with 40 Days of Hope for Healthcare Heroes!There's hope for your weary feet and exhausted soul! Healthcare workers are suffering from their own epidemic of burnout and moral injury as a result of dwindling resources and being overworked. To care for patients, you need to find ways to take care of yourself. In 40 Days of Hope for Healthcare Heroes you'll find inspirational readings and p...

Leadership has been the hottest topic in book writing since the advent of thinking about leadership going back to Marcus Aurelius and King Solomon. Over 400,000 + volumes are currently featured on Amazon.com about leadership alone and another 5,000 + volumes are published on the topic globally annually. The problem with all those books (and with training and education around the topic of leadership in general) is that leadership is much like pornography: we know it when we see it. Or, more...

When a mysterious girl sits opposite Olly on the first day back at school, he wishes more than anything to become friends with her. After introducing himself, she doesn't say a word. Instead, she scribbles something on her notebook, rips the page, and slides it across the desk. It reads:Once upon a time, there lived A Girl Named Elise.

Young Noble Burden and Shelby Horton had big dreams of a life together in their small town until unimaginable tragedy changed everything.Abandoned by his father and forced to grow up too soon, Noble Burden sets his hopes of a music career in Nashville aside to run the family farm and watch over his autistic big brother, Eustace. Meanwhile, Shelby is questioning everything she ever knew as she and her father, local pastor James Horton, are forced to prepare to close the town's dying...

Two of Amy Sorrells' most beloved novels--Miracle at the Sideshow, and The Longest Journey (formerly Then Sings My Soul) in one beautiful edition.Two unforgettable stories about two Eastern European immigrants who overcome all odds to find hope, faith, and life after escaping the pogroms at the turn of the 20th Century.In Miracle at the Sideshow, young Sophie Rosenfeld dreams of a resplendent life in New York City at the turn of the twent...

In this new, revised edition of the beloved Then Sings My Soul, readers will find more background on the inspiration behind the book, and a beautiful, updated cover reflecting Jakob's story.1904, Chudniv, Ukraine. Playing hide-and-seek in bucolic fields of sunflowers, young Jakob never imagines the horrific secrets he will carry as he and his brother escape through genocide-ridden Eastern Europe.1994, South Haven, Michigan. At age 94, time is running out for any ho...

A deadly fire. A sensational sideshow. And a baby fighting for its life.Eighteen-year-old Sophie Rosenfeld dreams of a resplendent life in America after escaping the pogroms in Eastern Europe, only to lose her family in the horrific Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Besides Sophie, the lone survivor is her niece, Mercy, a premature baby the city hospital calls a "weakling" and refuses to save. When it is rumored Mercy's only hope lies in the dark and dangerous Coney Island freak shows, fre...

‘Reflections …’ allows both the author and reader to arrive at several deductions previously overlooked throughout our lives. Our lives are shaped by the environments in which we find ourselves. The environment at large is shaped by those who have the wealth and audacity to grasp the reins of influence over politics, economy, religion and military might. The vast majority of us control few things outside our immediate lives. However, the beauty of living now is the absolute and immediate a...

Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice introduces students to the study of communication among cultures within the broader context of globalization. Kathryn Sorrells and new co-author Sachi Sekimoto highlight history, power, and global institutions as central to understanding the relationships and contexts that shape intercultural communication. Based on a framework that promotes critical thinking, reflection, and action, this text takes a s...

With Lavender Tea is the continuation of a young author's journey. Dusk, Night, Dawn, and Morning follow them as they keep fighting a harsh world. This path, like the ones before it, lead the little author deeper into the mind. Tour with them to see where they end up after the trip through mental wellbeing.