Montana, 1880s, Mr. Brett and Mrs. Emily operate a large working ranch with a family of individuals to whom life has been less than kind, let alone fair. People who, through blind luck, serendipity, or Mr. Brett's quest for personal redemption ended up on the ranch. The majority of these people are children orphaned, abandoned and abused. As they grow and mature in the fullness of time, these castaways discover that they have stumbled into a situation that could change the dismal circumstances of their lives for the better, potentially forever. This is a story about a place where these children are allowed an opportunity to become part of a real family bound by love, compassion, and loyalty. For many, if not most of these people, the ranch affords them what is genuinely their last chance for a happy life, and the first time they could dare hope it to be true. As they adapt into their new lives many choose to remain on the ranch as it was the first time they had ever experienced anything close to family and a new and wonderful feeling of home! It is an uplifting story of learning, redemption, commitment and the success and satisfaction that comes from them..

Daniel Blanc has everything and everyone he wants, working only when and if he desires. Preferring one-night sex on his yacht, he never dates, avoiding serious relationships, and quality women, for the last five years. Of course, the reason for this is in his heartbroken past. Rose Kim Dillon owns a small patisserie, knowing only of work, duties, and hard life since she lost her parents at age 16. She is in, what she thinks, a happy relationship with Jack for 2 years already, planning their happy-ever-after future together. Helping her roommate while cleaning yachts in the marina, Rose meets Daniel. She hates everything he represents, believing she could never fall for a man like that. But when Rose gets dumped, she decides to live a life and experience a few things. Starting with shopping. Then a one-night stand pops into her mind. And, since she already met the perfect candidate, seeing no danger in falling in love with the one, she is out to find the man, and use him for what he is only good at...

Christ Centered Universalism has been a Hope in First Christianity among the earliest orthodox Christians as testified even as late in St. Augustine of Hippo's infamous quote in that even he didn't call them as heretics but soft hearted Christians who did not deny Holy Scripture. A form of Christian Universalism by Origen of Alexandria may have been condemned by a later council. For protestants, please take note that both St. Augustine and that later council consists of members who Pray to Virgin Mary something which is absent from even Origen of Alexandria. Therefore, just because something is majority by later early Christianity it does not necessarily mean that it was First Christianity Doctrine. In light of this, we discuss various viewpoints, quotes by Church Fathers and Ancient Christian Writings in support of this Hope. Since the time lapse and loss of records to these First Christians being replaced by later Christianity is hard to trace or prove due to scarcity of evidences, nevertheless we endeavour to present as much as we can including some rarely known quotes within Christian Universalism Hopefuls itself. An example of a set of rare quotes which point to Christ Centered Universalism in this book which may not be popularly known is that by St. Hillary of Poitiers, the Champion of Trinity in the West and a set of interesting quotes likewise by St. Ignatius of Antioch who was a direct disciple if St. John the Apostle of Christ himself. We see traces of such an understanding in a quote by St. Justin Martyr toward the Wicked being made subject to obey God eventually as one child while St. Ireneous of Lyons has a few interesting quotes especially those that relate to the Concept of Ages/Aeons/Olam to come where in a particular instance, St. Ireneus clearly shows that the strongest phrase "ages of Ages" refers to the subset "ages" out of a larger set of "Ages" implying limitedness. Just like God of Abraham does not limit God to Abraham only, the phrase God's Glory to the Age/Aeon/Olam (singular) need not limit God's Glory to one Age only but may be highlighting it for that Age (unknown long time period). We do not need to teach it as a 100% certain doctrine but we may hope for it as the Bible Verses can also be understood consistently to present this Hope in some Way. One Day we will know and all things are possible with God Who Alone Decides. Peace to you.

A swoony small town holiday romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! ✔️ Two broken hearts ✔️ One holiday week ✔️ Swoony second chance ✔️ Holiday hotness ✔️ Small town shenanigans The forbidden bad boy. The rich good girl. High school sweethearts. The last person I expect to see when my car breaks down is Joe Martinelli. I broke my own heart when I moved away after high school. Joe is my first and only love, and my father refused to let us see each other. That was all before my father blew our family up and landed in jail for fraud. I meant to escape to Maine for the week before Christmas, except it turns out my brother is holed up at the house with my friend. I have a broken down car and nowhere to go. Of course, it’s also snowing so heavily I can only see a few feet in front of me. When Joe offers to let me stay at his place, it seems like the smart plan. It has nothing to do with how hot he is, absolutely nothing to do with how much I missed him, and definitely nothing to do with my latest bad luck in romance. One night turns into two, one kiss turns into three and even more. Joe & Thea’s story is perfect for readers who love: swoony second chances, broken hearts mended, small town gossip, emotional romance with a dash of angst, plenty of swoon and all the feels, and a protective hero who’ll do anything to win back the only girl he ever loved. *A full-length, standalone romance.

Can the man who broke her heart… …be the one to mend it? Traveling to France to bless her best friend’s marriage, wedding celebrant Hannah McGinley’s determined not to fall for the man who broke her heart once before — best man and marriage sceptic Laurent Bonneval. But their chemistry is impossible to ignore and amid the champagne and confetti her resolve melts… Yet for Hannah to consider a future with Laurent, he must prove he’s dealt with his past. “Another great read from Katrina Cudmore. The story flowed beautifully from beginning to end. As with all Katrina’s books I was drawn into the story from the first page and immediately felt a connection with the characters. Katrina writes in such a way that you really get to know and understand her characters.” — Goodreads on Resisting the Italian Single Dad “An enchanting and engrossing contemporary romance…Christmas with the Duke is a tender, heartwarming and searingly emotional tale from the immensely talented pen of Katrina Cudmore.” — Goodreads

Hope and Recovery guides and supports the life-transforming move from self-defeating and destructive sexual behavior to healthy, affirming sexuality. A remarkable work, Hope and Recovery guides and supports the life-transforming move from self-defeating and destructive sexual behavior to healthy, affirming sexuality. This widely acclaimed contribution to addiction literature applies the Twelve Step Program of Alcoholics Anonymous to the complex problem of sex addiction.

In the novel, Jake and Julia, who couldn't be more different from one another, go on their first date in a wildlife refuge. Nevertheless, when a fire starts and zombies unexpectedly show there, everything swiftly goes wrong. Whereas Julia is a self-made billionaire whose family was massacred by marauders, Jake is a haughty cowboy who lost his sister to the zombie apocalypse. Together, they make a promise to exact vengeance on those who caused their losses. Jake and Julia encounter several difficulties that put their determination and their love to the test as they make their way through the perilous zombie apocalypse. In addition to fending against zombie hordes, they must also forage for food and supplies while avoiding threatening gangs of survivors who are just as eager to survive as they are. Even though they are in a dangerous and chaotic environment, Jake and Julia can't help but be pulled to one another. Their immediate chemistry develops into a strong bond as they open up about their pasts, concerns, and aspirations for the future. They learn that even in the most unexpected situations, love can survive. Along the way, Jake and Julia are forced to consider challenging issues related to morality, fairness, and what it means to be human. They discover that the survivors themselves may pose the biggest danger to their survival rather than the undead. A Second Chance: Love, Hope, and Reconstruction After the Zombie Apocalypse is a suspenseful and heartfelt tale of love, survival, and redemption. The story is gripping and will have readers on the edge of their seats as it combines aspects of horror, romance, and retribution. Fast-paced and full of surprising turns, the narrative has well-rounded, likable characters. It's a fantastic book to read if you like paranormal romance and zombie fiction.

All my life included feeling awkward, not fitting in, low self-esteem, bullying, mental illness, arson, theft, vandalism, special education, depression, marijuana addiction, alcoholism, drug abuse, sexual promiscuities, suicide, encounters with the law, accidents, illnesses, and more. The different paths taken over the years led me down an even more destructive cycle experiencing despair, loss of meaning, fear, and insanity. I finally realized for myself that I had a huge problem. No longer did I feel any doctor, medicine, or drug could ever help me manage anything in my life. My chance at any future was hopeless. The last little bit of power I thought within me was extinguished. There were a few horrible ways this could have ultimately ended. Luckily, I found the road to recovery including the 12 steps. This part of my story explains in great detail the very beginning of my new life and the first five years afterward. That takes me to the point of writing this book. Doing this was my way of expressing gratitude and trying to carry a message to others who feel alone and without hope like I once did. There is hope!

Grieving is very much a part of the human condition and has to happen before you can emotionally heal. Grieving is like having to cross a glacier and scrabble up the rocky cliff on the other side. Grieving absolutely has to happen or it becomes an emotional prison. Grieving: Hope: Joy documents my journey across so I could seek and find Joy again—and I did exactly that!

A powerful exploration of the human capacity for renewal, as seen through Shakespeare and Freud In this fresh investigation, Stephen Greenblatt and Adam Phillips explore how the second chance has been an essential feature of the literary imagination and a promise so central to our existence that we try to reproduce it again and again. Innumerable stories, from the Homeric epics to the New Testament, and from Oedipus Rex to Hamlet, explore the realization or failure of second chances--outcomes that depend on accident, acts of will, or fate. Such stories let us repeatedly rehearse the experience of loss and recovery: to know the joy that comes with a renewal of love and pleasure and to face the pain that comes with realizing that some damage can never be undone. Through a series of illuminating readings, the authors show how Shakespeare was the supreme virtuoso of the second chance and Freud was its supreme interpreter. Both Shakespeare and Freud believed that we can narrate our life stories as tales of transformation, of momentous shifts, constrained by time and place but often still possible. Ranging from The Comedy of Errors to The Winter's Tale, and from D. W. Winnicott to Marcel Proust, the authors challenge readers to imagine how, as Phillips writes, "it is the mending that matters."