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Mankind is my business! utters the ghostly tenor of Jacob Marley from beyond the pale. That, too, is our business.
Charles Dickens reformed England with his novels. We extend his reach.
Mankind is my business! utters the ghostly tenor of Jacob Marley from beyond the pale. That, too, is our business.
The greatest adventure is change. We continue avenues of learning: Not politically, not socially, but in us -- we the people. Captivating books will uncover roadblocks and strengths that repeat in life. Our lives? My life?
Poverty in the Victorian Era is a curse for a woman with a beautiful face. Anna wants nothing more than independence. But her good looks ensnare her to servitude because of a powerful man who cannot leave her alone. Why does anyone who gets close to her either die or is left in dire circumstances? Is fate so cruel or are there mortal ha
Poverty in the Victorian Era is a curse for a woman with a beautiful face. Anna wants nothing more than independence. But her good looks ensnare her to servitude because of a powerful man who cannot leave her alone. Why does anyone who gets close to her either die or is left in dire circumstances? Is fate so cruel or are there mortal hands manipulating every step she takes? Why does Anna feel like she is always being watched? Or has her vanity run away with her yet again?
In Victorian England, Millie’s reputation and life are devastated when a simple carriage ride with the wrong man turns into an assault that ruins her prospects at marriage. Frank, an older childhood friend, kindly steps in and marries her. When this brilliant investigator is hired to help the most arrogant and incompetent barrister in L
In Victorian England, Millie’s reputation and life are devastated when a simple carriage ride with the wrong man turns into an assault that ruins her prospects at marriage. Frank, an older childhood friend, kindly steps in and marries her. When this brilliant investigator is hired to help the most arrogant and incompetent barrister in London, Millie steps up as his equal to keep an innocent man from being hung. Will Millie heal enough to value her childhood-friendship-turned-marriage-of-convenience as more than just a way to free herself from scandal?
What can a maiden aunt do in 1840 England when she comes home to find her niece being courted by a madman? The deep love she feels for her previous employer, a nobleman, debilitates her. His loyalty insists mourning his late wife is a lifelong endeavor. But Myra's own misery must be set aside when she must foil the plans of an entitled,
What can a maiden aunt do in 1840 England when she comes home to find her niece being courted by a madman? The deep love she feels for her previous employer, a nobleman, debilitates her. His loyalty insists mourning his late wife is a lifelong endeavor. But Myra's own misery must be set aside when she must foil the plans of an entitled, wealthy young man who tries to run away with her niece. Can she humble herself enough to ask Lawrence for help? Will he reel her in and throw her back yet again? Can Myra protect her niece and her poor heart?
Obscured in the shadow of her beautiful and noble cousin, saucy Eva is still eager to spend the social season in London. Despite her aunt daily assuring her she will end a spinster, her uncle’s political aspirations, and her cousin’s relentless pursuits in the marriage mart, Eva is in heaven. The Theater Royal is performing Shakespeare
Obscured in the shadow of her beautiful and noble cousin, saucy Eva is still eager to spend the social season in London. Despite her aunt daily assuring her she will end a spinster, her uncle’s political aspirations, and her cousin’s relentless pursuits in the marriage mart, Eva is in heaven. The Theater Royal is performing Shakespeare all season. However, there is no enjoying it when the duke meant for her cousin shows Eva too much attention. What can she do when her aunt goes on the attack? Suddenly a whole lifescape Eva knows nothing about comes to light. What is this Lark being played against her? Who used her future as an ante in this elaborate game?
Carrie Carnegie is in a quandary; she wants to feel powerful, but her love for the reality show judge, Ethan, makes her wonder: Was any of her time on television real? Can she count on Ethan’s feelings being mutual? Especially now she has new opportunities at love everywhere she looks? Enlightened to see the manipulation she’s lived in
Carrie Carnegie is in a quandary; she wants to feel powerful, but her love for the reality show judge, Ethan, makes her wonder: Was any of her time on television real? Can she count on Ethan’s feelings being mutual? Especially now she has new opportunities at love everywhere she looks? Enlightened to see the manipulation she’s lived in for years, Carrie realizes how much of her life is contrived by others. Her doubts and insecurities force her to face her own reality, which means tossing out the cold, impenetrable front she has hidden behind for so long. When the genuine, vulnerable yet shrewd Carrie emerges, where will her life lead?
The Whole Package is a classy reality show centered on the woman who overcame hardship and is most worthy of million-dollar prize money. One of the contestants, Carrie Carnegie, an emotionally distant socialite, doesn’t believe she’ll give into the catty behavior of a reality show contestant. Despite the show's altruistic premise, Carrie
The Whole Package is a classy reality show centered on the woman who overcame hardship and is most worthy of million-dollar prize money. One of the contestants, Carrie Carnegie, an emotionally distant socialite, doesn’t believe she’ll give into the catty behavior of a reality show contestant. Despite the show's altruistic premise, Carrie is cruelly manipulated into performing for the crowd. She realizes this manipulation isn't new -- she's been shoved one way or another most of her life; her existence feels like a puppet on strings. Taunting her is the money she desperately needs, and the affection she feels for the judge of the show. How can she keep her head above it all when the longer she’s on the show, the more she knows she’s morphed into a Reality TV star?
Deep within those who succeed is a fight that cannot be lost. No matter how many times they fall. A professional dancer who combated scoliosis in her youth, Erin, hot-tempered at times, believed she could and would get up no matter how hard she is slammed down. But being utterly humiliated on a rigged television reality show – in front of her vast army of followers – she must find new strength to rise up against all odds to become Prima Ballerina.
After a terrible farm wreck, his young brother lies in the wheat chaff, still and bloody. This scene is all too familiar to Sydney: he has seen it obsessively, over and over in his mind, weeks before it happened. While the family struggles to pay doctor bills and save the farm and Sydney struggles with his faith, he sees another future he must change, though it means testing his faith in risking his life in the worst storm in years.
Everyone suffers from pridefulness, yet few truly love themselves. Genuine love of the deepest self – the opposite of the surface love of narcissism – is one of the most profound, important goals of life. It is this self-love that pridefulness counterfeits. Self-love is open where pridefulness is closed.
All Og wants is to marry the woman he loves. Deathly afraid of intimate relationships, Og cannot figure out how to court her. What's worse, he fears he is teetering between sanity and insanity when he starts seeing things. Amid this battle within himself, Og's small-town community is plying him with plenty of advice.
Growing bigger, bigger and bigger – to fit inside a dandelion seed? John discovers a world where nothing is as it seems – from cookies that scream when bitten, ice cream cones hanging in the sky that are quite something else, to an uppity turtle who invites others inside her shell.
After his long and successful career as a coach and a high school administrator, Mark Hugentobler was “sentenced” to prison by his local school board. He became academy principal within the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison, Utah. Arriving at the “Island of Misfit Toys” he changed everything.
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