Emily is a woman in her thirties who had left the Amish community years ago because of a pregnancy outside of marriage. Now divorced, she seeks to once again enter the community that has shunned her in the past and make peace with James, the man that she once betrayed.

"If anyone believes they are religious and does not bridle their tongue but deceives their own heart, this person's religion is worthless." James 1:26 Not to be read in isolation, or necessarily in order, walk side by side with the narrator as she opens up on issues of childhood experience and race, upbringing and relationships, schooling and culture through a unique lens intended to be merely the beginning of your journey upward, outward, inward. Are you ready to look into the mirror?

Diseases, the second volume in the four volume set, The Mouse in Biomedical Research, departs from the first edition, by discussing specific disease causing microorganisms, rather than the format used in the first edition which discussed infectious diseases affecting specific organs and tissues. As such, the volume consists of 26 chapters subdivided into RNA viruses and DNA viruses, as well as bacterial, mycotic, and parasitic infections. These chapters not only provide updates on pathogen...

Normative Biology, Husbandry, and Models, the third volume in the four volume set, The Mouse in Biomedical Research, encompasses 23 chapters whose contents provide a broad overview on the laboratory mouse's normative biology, husbandry, and its use as a model in biomedical research. This consists of chapters on behavior, physiology, reproductive physiology, anatomy, endocrinology, hematology, and clinical chemistry. Other chapters cover management, as well as nutrition, gnotobiotics and di...

After years of torture at the hands of Abigor Sharar, Tarkan seeks opportunities to curry favor with his eldritch god to ascend to Necro’Khan. The power that comes with the mantle might be enough to keep him and Zeva safe for eternity. Tarkan believes he is strong enough to bear the sacrifice his gods demand for such power; to never again kneel in servitude.Zeva followed Tarkan for over thirteen years, suffering with him. But he’s never allowed her to pledge her soul to the necroti...

The endless road and life of a monster-hunting Runer has gone stale for Tzarik and death is the only alternative. Tired of risking his life for the prejudiced people of Al’Myrah, it’s time to just let go. The only thing that stands in his way: A Runer cannot take his own life, breaking his oath to the dark magic that binds him to the hunt.When a warlord from the far east threatens her family, Sybal, a young diamond mine heiress with a lavish lifestyle, takes action to protect her f...

“THERE MAY BE NO GHOSTS OR GHOULS HERE, BUT THERE ARE MONSTERS. IT’S OUR JOB TO STOP THEM.”Fleeing Al’Myrah, Tzarik sails with Sybal as far away from Sharar as they can. Landing on the far eastern continent of Xia, they discover there are no Runers on Xia and a civil war is heating up between the traditionalists and those who believe it is time for Xia to join the ways of the modern world.A mysterious creed called Wushito culls the monsters without runes or the white blood....

With the wildling Signar in tow, Tzarik and Sybal track Tarkan to Alika only to find he’s in a race to the mythical Mahit’Nomicon against the would-be sorcerer Abigor Sharar. Now on the hunt for two of the most dangerous sentients to have ever existed, the Runers come closer to finding out that their paths might not have crossed with Sharar’s entirely by chance and the hunters may have in fact been the hunted.After two decades of study, Sharar finally believes he knows the resting ...

Sybal and Tzarik set out on a quest to find a way to break the fate-binding tying Sharar and Tzarik’s fate together. Their journey takes them across the map as they try to bargain with the gods themselves, but nothing seems to give them the answer they seek.Weakened by the malignant wound, Sharar cannot steep himself in the magic of the Mahit’Onomicon, afraid the power might overcome him. But he has a more immediate battle to fight. He seeks to strike out against Tarkan, manipulati...

When schoolteacher Nora Tate is caught in a fierce mountain blizzard, she is rescued by Nathan Cole, the quiet rancher from Pine Hollow. With the road buried and no way back to Black Spur, the two are forced to wait out the storm together in a remote cabin.As the days pass, shared meals, fireside stories, and one tender dance begin to melt the loneliness both have carried for years. But when the snow clears, Nora and Nathan must decide whether what they found in the storm can survi...

This book is filled with a playful and prayerful walk-through of a young toddler’s day at home. From sunrise to sunset, readers will watch this child observe her parents pray while learning to herself, a couple who take living by example seriously as they model for their daughter how to honor God with their words, and a genuine look at a family living by their faith. Enjoy a collection of prayers through the eyes of God’s little one, “for the Kingdom belongs to such as these.” (Luke 18:16)...

From this Christmas forthG.P. Libby Hamilton fulfils a lifelong ambition when she's made senior partner of her village surgery. Up until she comes face-to-face with the man she's worked hard to forget: new colleague and neighbour Nathan Gallagher! with Nathan settling in the village for good, will her secret dream of a magical Christmas wedding be unexpectedly renewed?•Fifteen years ago Jenny Farber broke Zack Decker’s heart, and he left town. Zack ne...