After middle-schooler Stephanie makes a wish on a shooting star, the absurd becomes reality in this heartwarming tale of the highs and lows of growing up.Being twelve isn't easy. Dealing with the pressures of junior high is exhausting, and for twelve-year-old Stephanie, life is about to get a whole lot more complicated. Sitting by her bedroom window, Stephanie sees a shooting star. Longing to find someone she likes or at least the chance to meet her celebrity crush...

Pete Enders works as an emergency room nurse practitioner, often disheartened seeing the hopeless plight of prostitutes who routinely suffer violence. One bright spot is his new wife, Molly. Molly's sister is also a prostitute, and while trying to help her, Molly is injured and ends up in a coma. Pete is devastated. His life begins a downward spiral and he loses his job.Samantha, a prostitute he knows from the ER, tells him one of her friends has been beaten by their pimp and they ...

When Marcus Skarsguard comes home from serving his country in the army, he finds himself trying to discover what is next for him in life. While seeking information at the local community college to discern what his options are, he meets a team of people who are working to attempt time travel. They invite him to join them in the endeavor and Marcus accepts. The challenge enters him into a world of danger, adventure, and self-discovery he never anticipated.

Learn to draw manga style!In Draw Manga Style, artist and online art educator Scott Harris shows you the key principles of drawing anime and manga—starting with the fundamentals, then illustrating how to create a wide variety of characters—by following his easy step-by-step tutorials.Manga Essentials. The first 20 lessons teach solid drawing fundamentals that demonstrate how to draw manga cha...

Unique in its approach, An Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions treats neophytes as its primary audience, giving students a brief, but thorough, introduction to the sociology of emotions. Including research examples, exercises, and lists of further reading, this text explains as clearly as possible some of the most interesting theoretical concepts that animate sociological research on emotions. In this new edition, the author updates the volume with recent research on emotion m...

A plot to ensure her independence ignites her passion instead in this Regency romance from a USA Today –bestselling author.Romance Writers of America Award Winning AuthorMiss Gillian Harris's trouble begins when she makes a scandalous appearance at a public masquerade ball. The trustee of her fortune, the wealthy and powerful Marquis of Landover, declares her brother, Sir Avery, an irresponsible g...

Although I attended church most of my life, I was lost: I looked at the sky and asked, "Who are you? Tell me what to do, and I will do it." Those words and the actions that followed unlocked the pathway to knowing God, hearing His voice, and reaping the rewards of doing His Word. True personal stories reveal the truth of God's Word, the importance of understanding it, and the spiritual progress accomplished by actually doing it. Any reader will identify with the journey because there is no...

Although I attended church most of my life, I was lost: I looked at the sky and asked, "Who are you? Tell me what to do, and I will do it." Those words and the actions that followed unlocked the pathway to knowing God, hearing His voice, and reaping the rewards of doing His Word. True personal stories reveal the truth of God's Word, the importance of understanding it, and the spiritual progress accomplished by actually doing it. Any reader will identify with the journey because there is no...

As a U.S. Senator, Harry Truman led a congressional committee dedicated to ferreting out corruption during World War II with a simple credo: help the country win the war and bring our soldiers home.In the spring of 1944, Truman receives a series of ominous letters from a lawyer out in Hanford, Washington. His client, a farmer who lost his land when the government confiscated it for a secret project, has been silenced and drafted into the Army.Truman personally leads this in...

For fans of Jack Reacher, Tanya Scott's debut thriller introduces readers to Luke Harris, a man trying to move beyond his criminal past but finds himself forced back into his old life and a deadly battle to survive.When Jack Quinlan’s mother dies of a drug overdose, it’s not his father that raises him, but Gus—a ruthless crime boss who sees Jack for what he is: a whip-smart kid with untapped potential. It doesn’t take long for Gus to forge Jack into a weapon.

From Country Roads to CEO is a powerful and deeply inspiring story of two women-Cheryl Harris and Dr. Brenda Scott-who rose from modest beginnings to become forces of impact, leadership, and legacy across generations. Rooted in faith, service, and vision, this book traces the paths of two women from rural roads to boardrooms, spanning careers in education, real estate, and community development.Together their stories reveal the power of mentorship, the rip...

2022 National Jewish Book Award Finalist“Inspiring. Exhilarating. Astonishing. An epic tale of brotherhood, ingenuity, and survival.” —Heather Dune Macadam, International Bestselling author of 999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to AuschwitzTold through meticulous interviews with his son, this is an extraordinary memoir of endurance, faith, and a unique skill that kept three brothers to...