Fans of Debbie Macomber, Susan Wiggs, Kristin Hannah and Robyn Carr will enjoy this emotional novel of romantic women's fiction featuring love and family from #1 New York Times Bestseller Barbara Freethy. A perfect choice for your bookclub! WINNER OF RITA Award for Best Contemporary Romance - Romance Writers of AmericaThis is a full length novel of approximately 100,000 words. From the back cover: Reckless Youth ... In her impetuous summer of love, Jenny St. Claire found Luke Sheridan -- her dashing knight in intern's scrubs. But a fast-track future and rigid, ambitious parents drove passion out of Luke's life. And the summer ended, leaving Jenny with a broken heart... and a beautiful son, Danny, to help mend it. From the back cover: Love Reclaimed ... Years later it is tragedy that reunites them -- the father whom a son longs to know, and the mother who has tried desperately to forget. And as Luke and Jenny struggle to ignore the pain and desire reborn in a look and a touch, only the remarkable courage of a young boy -- and the help of a rather unorthodox guardian angel -- can offer them the most precious gift of all: a second chance at the love of a lifetime.

Now available individually for the first time, a Kate Daniels novella from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Magic Triumphs. It isn’t often that Kate Daniels and the Beast Lord Curran get to take a break from protecting their pack and enjoy some time for themselves. So when Curran offers Kate a romantic dinner in town, there’s no way she’s going to pass. But their quiet night doesn’t stay quiet for long. The trouble starts with a necromancer dying at a nearby table, continues with bloodthirsty vampires crashing though the windows, and ends with more blood on the walls than any dining establishment needs. Pulled into a deadly game neither wants to play, Kate and Curran find themselves dealing with the vile undead and tolerating a clan of maniacal, hard partying Vikings while desperately trying to save the life of an innocent child... Magic Gifts previously appeared in Gunmetal Magic.

Daniel finds the poetry in the everyday activities of his own neighborhood, in this gorgeous companion to Ezra Jack Keats Award winner Daniel Finds a Poem. The people in Daniel's neighborhood always say, "Have a good day!" But what exactly is a good day? Daniel is determined to find out, and as he strolls through his neighborhood, he finds a wonderful world full of answers as varied as his neighbors. For Emma, a good day means a strong wind for kite flying. For the bus driver, a good day means pleases and thank-yous. A good day is bees for the gardener, birthdays for the baker, and wagging tails for the mail carrier. And, for Daniel's grandma, a good day is a hug from Daniel! And when Daniel puts all these good days together, they make a lovely poem full of his neighbors' favorite things. Micha Archer's vivid collages bring to life one special day, and her inviting text celebrates a vibrant community and an appreciation for the many simple things that give us joy.

North Korea's weapons-grade uranium is missing, and the Korean spies back in the U.S. have determined that the United States is responsible. Even though the U.S. denies responsibility, the truth is...Mac Daniels has stolen it To prevent a war, Mac will have to make the ultimate sacrifice. He must return to North Korea to face the Supreme Leader and confess his role in the stolen uranium. While in North Korea, Mac learns that ISIS has just brokered a deal with North Korea for surface to air missiles and the deadly gas: sarin. His only hope of getting out alive lies in the hands of his girlfriend, Astrid. Against his better judgment, Mac must accept her help. Using her resources, Astrid secures an interview with the Supreme Leader in Pyongyang, in an effort to support Mac and secure an exit from the North. But the clock is ticking on Astrid and Mac as the North Korean Ministry of State Security starts to unravel their plan, and an ISIS ship carrying the sarin rapidly makes its way toward Syria. Should they be discovered, both will face the firing squad. With layers of clever plotting, non-stop action, ever-present danger, and a heart-pounding pace, deception seizes the reader's attention and clamps down hard until the very last word. It is a roller coaster of twists and turns, and what turns out to be is not as it appears. Deception....

Zinnophobia offers an extended defense of the work of radical historian Howard Zinn, author of the bestselling A People's History of the United States, against his many critics. It includes a discussion of the attempt to ban Zinn's book from Indiana classrooms; a brief summary of Zinn's life and work; an analysis of Zinn's theorizing about bias and objectivity in history; and a detailed response to twenty-five of Zinn's most hostile critics, many of whom are (or were) eminent historians. 'A major contribution to bringing Zinn’s great contributions to even broader public attention, and exposing features of intellectual and political culture that are of no little interest.' Noam Chomsky

At the Blue Bell Amish School, fourteen-year-old Amelia Stoltzfus has been asked by her teacher, Miss Horning, to stay after school. It's an unusual request, and she's felt edgy and fearful all day long. Worse, Miss Horning has been acting peculiar. Miss Horning asks Amelia to be a substitute teach while she leaves for a month to take care of her ailing mother. After much consideration, Amelia agrees, but she still wonders why Miss Horning is beings so fidgety. By the time she starts making her way home, it's dark out, and Amelia feels nervous and fearful. Footsteps begin following her. Suddenly, she's struck from behind and slumps to the ground. At Amelia's home, her parents, Ben and Elizabeth, are deeply worried. Amelia should have returned from school long before now. They start searching for her, and they soon discover that Miss Horning is missing, too. Neighbors, friends, and even the state police come to help. But there is also a silent, sullen stranger who lends a hand. Is he somehow connected to the disappearances? As events begin to unfold and dark secrets come to light, it becomes clear that the Amish community and their neighbors worked together to help those in need.

Greatness is an inner potential in everyone, the ability to discover that you are a unique personality with the mandate to accomplish a unique purpose will help you arrive at the platform of greatness. This unique and excellent purpose is what I call greatness. The power to turn your quest for greatness lies inside you. Quite unfortunate, many fail to accept the truth that greatness is a possibility for all and some who dare greatness do not know how to turn this noble dream to a reality. It is my desire to see all attain greatness in life. This book, THE PRICE FOR GREATNESS was written with the aim of resolving these drawbacks confronting individuals in their hunger for greatness. It is practically written in such a way that will guide you in discovering, pursuing and arriving to the place of greatness, if you are able to conform to the principles in this book. In this book you will find proven principles that assure greatness in life. Each chapter deals with a specific subject; chapter one deals with what is greatness? Chapter two is on how can I achieve greatness? Chapter three exposes to you, what are the pitfalls to greatness? All this and many more you will find in this book. I hope you will use this book as a ladder to arrive to your desired place of greatness as you read it.

College student Christine Bradley grew up in a loving and honest family. So she couldn't have been more surprised when, shortly after her mother's death, her father revealed the startling truth that Christine had been adopted at birth. In search of clues about her biological mother, Christine encounters a family she never knew she had. She digs deeper as Christmas nears and what she finds reveals a shocking lineage. Will Christine be able to come to grips with the past, take hold of the present, and look forward to a brighter future? Carlson's warm tale of loss, recovery, and acceptance will captivate current fans and create new ones.