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A young woman in the equestrian fashion business finds herself head over heels for none other than her ex-husband in Colette Auclair’s steamy sequel to her 2012 Golden Heart finalist and “page-turning debut” (Library Journal), Thrown. Thoroughly enjoying herself at a friend Amanda’s...

Starship Spotter was created more than two centuries ago to serve as a reference guide to assorted space-going vessels. Captains of the spaceships of the United Earth Space Probe Agency used this simple paper tool to enable a ship's crew to quickly distinguish friend from foe in the unexplored reaches...

In the late 1880s, the Pecos River region of Texas and southern New Mexico was known as “the cowboy’s paradise.” And the cowboys who worked in and around the river were known as “the most expert cowboys in the world.” A Cowboy of the Pecos vividly revealstells the story of the Pecos cowboy...

A college senior takes Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” a bit too literally in this smart, snappy new adult debut, the first in the Second Chances series, and finds herself sentenced to community service—where she meets a bad boy who might just be exactly what she needs. Avery...

The Inn of a Thousand Days: A Memoir of a Country B&B Broken bones. Quixotic chefs and Dickensian tenants who reside like ghosts in guest rooms laid waste by time and neglect. This memoir is Alan Tongret's off-beat and bittersweet tale of leaving a New York acting career to help his parents wrest a hulking...

This book provides numerous biblical examples of listening in the Holy Scriptures. There are also personal examples of listening in the life of the author, Norman Audi. You will be taught how to listen to God, ways to test the Spirit, and questions to ask the Lord. Also included are problems in listening to the Lord, such as not hearing, misinterpretation, unbelief, fears, sin and mistakes.

On a frigid night in December, Sonya Donovan is murdered—but her untimely death is staged to look like natural causes. Detective Cal Sheehan learns through the investigation the sixty-four-year-old celebrity has created enemies not only in her personal life, but by hosting a popular and controversial...

Toronto has been held hostage to the dysfunction of City Hall under Mayor Rob Ford's watch. Partisan dissension and legal challenges dominate the headlines and have divided the city's inhabitants. It's wild political theatre but it also means that the many vital issues the city needs to address languish....

“Addressing society’s major unmet needs as profitable business opportunities.” —Control Data Mission Statement. Control Data Corporation not only revolutionized the mainframe computer market but also redefined human resources and its role in the lives of employees. With groundbreaking programs...

De Gooi- en Eemlander was het laatst overgebleven onafhankelijke dagblad in de vorige eeuw. Dankzij de megafoon van de buren, de Hilversumse omroepen, maakte de krant tussen de jaren ’60 en ’90 een furore die ver reikte buiten de 35 kilometer van zijn verspreidingsgebied. Ik was erbij, gaf tussen...

History and Hauntings of the Halloween Capital takes a look into why the small village of Anoka, MN, has been declared (by Congress and everything!) to be The Halloween Capital of the World. This fun look at the elements that make up this unique town, from the rivers along its borders and limestone...

When an American Army unit arrived at the end of the war, some soldiers appropriated items in what appeared to be abandoned circumstances. A small painting by a mid-level Polish painter is used by an ex-GI to float a bank loan which results in the founding of a manufacturing firm in Minneapolis. Now...

"I feel stressed out, tired, angry, depressed and worried today. What shall I do? I will read and re-read Visualization and Desensitization Therapy to help my own physical and mental health. Using visualization and desensitization exercises, I will relax my mind and body. I will develop strong coping...

The third lighthearted romance in Colette Auclair’s award-winning Aspen Valley series, Branded takes us on a wild and dreamy ride through the beautiful valleys and mountains of Colorado. Professional, polite, and pearl-wearing, dressage rider and resort consultant Cordy Sims is the last person...