When two elderly ladies find a girl in a ditch, all they wanted to do was help. Cold, shaking, hurt, and scared, they take her home to find out who she is and where she belongs. But she's not talking. Is she mute or just afraid? Keeping her too long brings in the authorities. Social Services becomes involved. Detectives are called in to find out about the runaway. But she wasn't a runaway, Nina threw her away – and only Nina knows her story and why she's crippled and scarred. Will the dete...

Fourteen-year-old Jemma loved music, so when the CrossRoad Band pulled into the park near her projects, she was intrigued. Drawn in by the hard rock style, Jemma swayed to the music, jumped at the flash pots, and danced during the light show. She wanted to be on that stage someday with her sequinned outfit, jamming to the beat. When her day finally arrives, she hopes to prove her worth and her music as the band performs in the bowels of a maximum-security prison. Jemma hadn't counted on be...

Every Jewish girl hoped she would be the chosen one to bear the Christ-Child. What an honor and privilege it would be - but did Mary really understand what that meant? An illegitimate birth in those days was not only a public disgrace and embarrassment. It could mean death, and now she was betrothed and bound by law to Joseph. But obediently, willingly, she declared, "I am God's handmaiden, let it be unto me as you said." She only hoped Joseph would understandThe Chosen One

The boys gave their father an incredulous look. "What do you mean, no presents?""We're doing something exciting this year," he said with a mischievous grin. "We're going to make this a real adventure! Right, honey?" He looked at his wife for support."Sure...," she tried to sound as excited as he sounded. But her heart wasn't in it. His 'adventure' meant no Christmas at all. Was she ready to console two young boys? How much were they really willing to give up?The Chr...

What do you say when you don't know how to pray? When you're alone and afraid, where do you go? When you're worried, what do you do? God Help Me has one hundred personalized meditations for you to reflect upon and ask yourself these questions. You may even gain a new lens on your relationship with God and find new hope for your day.

Flash fiction in 26 sentences. Authors from all over the world joined the challenge to write a complete story in 26 sentences, with a sentence beginning with each letter of the alphabet. From romance to horror, science fiction to mystery, every genre is included in this little book. Perfect to take along in your bag or briefcase for a quick read and instant entertainment. 

Seven children are abandoned by their drunken father one cold, sleety night after their mother died in childbirth. The children must make the hard decision to split apart. The story follows Frankie, third-born, as he heads to a neighboring farmer to ask for room and board in trade for his ten-year-old muscles. When he suspects the farmer may sell him to a stranger for labor, he hops a northbound train to escape his fate.Frankie searches for love to fill the hole in his heart. Throu...

She couldn't help but feel unwanted, unloved. Nina abused her, called her ugly and lazy. Benny said she was damaged goods; no man would love a cripple with those scars. Nina tried to give her away and Benny almost took her. Escaping the clutches of another man, there was only one thing left to do...The people around think she's a runaway and put her in a group home. Foster care seemed scary, but anything was better than living with Nina. The girl finds sweet solace in playing the p...

Frankie struggles between right and wrong and the battles fought in his mind. Abandoned by a drunken father at age ten, Frankie must find his own way in life. Through many harrowing experiences, life is seen from the eyes of a boy growing into a man. Frank narrates his story from the thoughts of a young lost boy finding his journey back home. When a farmer and his wife take him in, it seems like the answer until he thinks the farmer is going to sell him to a stranger. Frankie hops a train ...

After being abandoned by their drunken father, Frank Larue has some old scores to settle, some fences to mend. Now grown, Frank goes back to his hometown in search of siblings he's been separated from for ten years.  Visiting the old homestead brings back good and bad memories, but also points to chilling evidence of things gone wrong. Someone has lived - and died in the barn. Frank suspects someone was murdered, buy why, and who? Frank comes across some happy surprises and meets a...

After the circumstances of Agent 17's death, the CIA turns to a specialist to help track down the man they think is responsible--John Smith. Though Recker knows Centurion is coming, he doesn't change how he operates and winds up on police surveillance cameras. Feeling the walls closing in, Jones wants to pack up and move to a new city, though Recker has reservations about leaving. It all boils down to a final confrontation between Recker and his former employers--one he may not survive.

America’s favorite inspirational novelist offers a fictional view of six of the family members of Jesus, all anchored by Scriptural truth, creating a life-changing and unprecedented emotional connection to the Bible.Through The Family of Jesus, readers will develop an emotional connection to the family members of Jesus, learning about their lives and falling in love with Scripture along the way. Bible studies and devotionals abound, and in churches everywh...