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Fallon and Piper McCaid have not spoken to each other in fifteen years, much to the despair of their younger sister, Ashley. With their brother missing, their grandfather in recovery, and their family home under threat, the sisters are reunited. The McCaid sisters are forced to put aside their differences to face their fears, unravel a mystery, and confront an unknown enemy.

The strong winds of autumn are about to blow a few surprises in Cody Moore's way. Discovering her mother's true identity has left Cody and her family shocked. But as the Moore family settles back into their everyday lives and wind down from a summer filled with mystery and life-changing truths, they soon discover their troubles are far from over.

Get ready for an exhilarating adventure in The Secrets In Maine series, spanning across seven captivating books. Brace yourself for a cast of vibrant characters who will leave an everlasting impression. Join them as they embark on enchanting journeys, encountering quirky animals, and delving into heartwarming sagas. Experience the thrill of coming-of-age tales and later-in-life romances, with a rollercoaster of emotions that will make you laugh, cry, and yearn for more.

"Let me do something for you." Carrie Stephens offers these words of hope from the heart of God in Jesus, Love, & Tacos as she uses vibrant metaphors and comical self-deprecation to tell the story of lordship, community, and mission. These three ancient values will offer you help and hope as they shape your spiritual life, define how to gather in unity, and lead you to God's missional love in action.

Freshly graduated from high school and ready to put a dead-end relationship behind her, Annie is prepared to spread her wings and conquer the dancing world. Roger Davies, kind, handsome, with a heart of gold—everything a girl her age could ever want in a boyfriend—never really swept her off her feet. Annie’s one true love would always be ballet. Or so she thought.

Annie Williams is no fool. She knows her marriage to Roger Davies has been a well-rehearsed lie she’s told herself over and over for years… Anything to keep the old wounds in her heart from opening again. When Roger announces their beautiful lie is finally over, everything Annie has built and dared to dream of is about to shatter around her. Soon, Annie’s darkest secret comes tumbling out from its hiding place. A place she thought she had left behind, buried deep beneath the sands of Manatee Bay.

As October slides into November, Cody Bay enjoys a few rare moments of peace. Finally able to focus on her personal projects, Cody Moore sets out to start renovations on the Bay. December's Christmas rush is but a breath away, and with the trouble following them around at every turn, she needs to be ready. But Cody's hopes for a quiet November are soon shattered. The last guest to arrive at the Inn brings with them chaos anew.

When Annie’s ex-husband goes missing, she puts their differences aside to search for him. But when he turns up with a bullet wound and paler than death, Annie knows she’s seen it all. What has Roger done this time, and who is after him? And why will Roger trust no one but Tom, his lifelong rival, with his secret?

By beginning a conversation that encourages self-examination and compassion, Combined Destinies invites listeners to look at how white Americans have been hurt by the very ideology that their ancestors created. Editors Ann Todd Jealous and Caroline T. Haskell, both experienced psychotherapists skilled at facilitating dialogue about racial issues, are cognizant of the challenges that even the thought of such conversations often presents. Their book is based on the premise that for positive and lasting change to occur, hearts as well as minds must be opened.

Cody, Christopher, Carla, and Steven are about to uncover a truth hidden for almost three decades. While they unravel the shocking mystery that will change their lives forever, they must find a way to forgive the past and each other and find their way to love again. While mysteries unravel and feelings blossom, Cody learns that true love deserves a second chance, after all. Escape into the beauty of the Atlantic coastline and fall in love with Cody Moore, her adorable teens, and her crazy house full of loveable pets.

Noted art historian Harriet F. Senie tackles pivotal subjects and more in Monumental Controversies. Senie places partisan politics aside as she investigates subjects that have not been adequately covered in classrooms or literature and require substantial reconciliation in order for Americans to come to terms with their history. She shines a spotlight on the complicated facts surrounding these figures, monuments, and sites, enabling us to revisit the flaws of our Founding Fathers and their checkered legacies while still recognizing their enormous importance and influence.

When Annie’s ex-husband goes missing, she puts their differences aside to search for him. But when he turns up with a bullet wound and paler than death, Annie knows she’s seen it all. What has Roger done this time, and who is after him? And why will Roger trust no one but Tom, his lifelong rival, with his secret? Annie needs answers only Tom can give her, but she can’t stop him from carving his way back into her heart. The newcomers at her childhood home—where life began with a promise and dreams ended before they began—are not what they seem.

An aging drifter seeking answers about his father, and an academic on a quest to rediscover her literary heroine navigate troubled relationships and the Nebraska Sandhills, as they uncover little-known history about Mari Sandoz. When Steve Kaminski realized that the man who raised him wasn’t his father, he left the family’s Nebraska ranch in a rage. In 45 years he’s never been back. Now his sister, Wanda, is dying, and wants him to spend her final days with her in the house they once called home.

What would you do for the greatest love of your life, Annie? Annie fears this question with a passion. While she and her family fight mother nature’s wrath raging outside the Inn’s walls, the unexpected happens… A murder mystery drags her into a vortex of secrets involving her ex-husband and two powerful families in Manatee Bay.

A fire breaks out in the basement of Manatee Bay Inn, trapping Jake and Sage in a risky adventure that brings them closer… Until the flames leave behind a riddle that shocks them to their core. Relieved to see her daughter safe from harm, Annie soon faces another threat. Rochelle, her ex-husband’s fiancée returns, and she’s not who she claims to be. But when the storm hits the Bay’s wildlife shelter, her second daughter, Emily, suffers a terrible accident while helping the animals.

There’s a reason Sage Davies dreaded returning to Manatee Bay again. Even after losing her job as a reporter and her parents’ catastrophic divorce, the heaviest blow in her life was yet to come. Facing Jake Bellamy, the man who broke her heart into a million pieces and left a void in its place, nearly shatters her. Now all Sage can do is squash the impulse to be near him, especially with chaos taking her family by storm again.