Nothing says "I do" like international waters... and a vendetta.Rylee and Connor's cruise to Aruba should end with a destination wedding, a honeymoon, and the beginning of forever.Instead, someone turns paradise into a nightmare.A stranger shoves Rylee on the gangplank.Someone tries to poison them.A mysterious object appears in Rylee's luggage.An "accident" on an overcrowded deck nearly sends her overboard.At first, C...

Lace up your running shoes and discoverhow your daily run can enrich your spiritual life.We run for exercise, relaxation and sometimes to indulge our competitive spirit. Now Warren A. Kay takes you on an exploration of an often-overlooked facet of the sport: running as an intentional spiritual practice.Kay’s approach is more than just “blissing out” on a run. He combines penetrating reflections on God, creation and the role of Spirit in our lives wit...

A hundred years ago, in the legendary mining towns of Silverton and Durango, racial tensions among American immigrants had reached a fever pitch*. Salone Italiano* is a lavash account of one Italian family's struggles, passions, and adventures as outsiders in a strange new land. Based on actual letters written by members of the family. We experience Angelina Sartore's confused attempts to bring her family closer together. But Katie Sartore continues a forbidden romance with a member of a r...

We understand who we are and the world we live in only because of story. Without story, it is impossible to define our identity, meaning, purpose, or action. The Bible, after all, is a story--it begins with Alpha and ends with Omega. It is God's story--the story of everything. By it, we learn how the Christian story is not a piece of a larger story but claims to be the story in which other stories find their place. To answer the most fundamental questions about who we are and the world we ...

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' is the best known work of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), better known by his pen name, 'Lewis Carroll'. Telling the tale of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by surreal and anthropomorphic creatures, the book was a huge commercial success on its initial publication in 1865. It was followed by its sequel, 'Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There', in 1871. The books play at the heart of log...

Found barely alive on the bloody battlefield of Thermopylae, three Spartan warriors are pulled back from the precipice of death by Xerxes' best physicians, who resurrect them, but for nefarious reasons.His goal?To parade them around as his "pets."With the help of a small group of servant girls in the palace of their internment, they must find a way out and a path forward. Bound by Spartan honor, they become ...

A story of Historical Fiction set in the ancient times. The sequel to the book, "The Armor of Ancient Ghosts. The Spartan bloodline of three valient warriors furthering their adventures in Northern Europe aroud the period of 465 BC. Their bloodline becomes the foundation of Viking warrior culture in a distant future.

Good Girl Olive is the story of a little terrier dog who was found stray on the street and through a series of events came to a service dog training school because of her exceptional hearing ability. It was thought that she could provide "ears" for a deaf person. While Olive (aka: Ollie) did well in school, she had a scrappy quality (self preservation) that prevented her from graduating (it's the exceptional dog that graduates.) Olive had her own ideas about what she wanted. By following h...

Frances Hodgson Burnett's 'The Land of the Blue Flower' is a captivating tale set in a mystical land where a young prince embarks on a journey of self-discovery. The book is written in a beautifully descriptive style, reminiscent of classic fairy tales, and is filled with themes of love, courage, and the power of nature. Burnett's vivid imagery transports readers to a world where magic and reality intertwine, making it a delightful read for both children and adults. The Land of the Blue Fl...

Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Land of the Blue Flower is a luminous fairy-tale allegory in which a young king, Amor, transforms a gloomy, neglected realm through beauty, cultivation, and moral imagination. Its prose is simple yet ceremonious, blending the cadences of children's fable with the reformist optimism of late-Victorian and Edwardian literature. In this illustrated edition, the visual element deepens the book's emblematic quality, making the blue flower not merely a botanical imag...

An Caswell and her husband Shelby are heading to a clinic that helps with fertile issues as An has problems trying to conceive. The issue is not totality known why she has this issue as she has everything that she needs but for some reason or the other she can not have a child. So the clinic she and her husband will be staying at will help with this feat, in short she will be well taken care of. Once she gets there the two of them are given a room, that is more like that of a high-end hote...

Rory MacSween has the ability to command the mythical highland creatures of Scotland and to open the time travelling portals located on the ley lines due to his possession of the magical Hagpipe. Hag the Haggis, Ben, the great Scottish Eagle and Nessie (The Loch Ness Monster) were his friends with whom he could mentally communicate. They could travel with him through the natural ancient portals to any time and place where they connected. He had already called on them to save his Father fro...