The Widow Makes Three Despite eighty eight straight convictions district attorney Sharron Miller’s career has stalled. Following a sensational murder in an adjacent county and a questionable ruling assigning her the case the native Georgian is once again newsworthy. While the evidence all but guarantees a guilty verdict, the forty-one year old has distractions. Foremost is her younger male assistant Robert Tims. Not only does she consider him to be a legal genius, she is totally smitten by him. With less than a week to go in the trial the fiery redhead has doubts about the defendant’s guilt. Unsettled, she goes into seclusion to try and determine what really happened that murderous October morning. The storyline she uncovers is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination. “Couldn’t pick a favorite character. Like them all.” Tom from Columbus, Ohio “Can’t wait to find out the titles of the songs. I can name two of them for sure.” FW from Macon, Georgia “Whoever plays the DA in the movie will definitely win an Oscar.’ Ann from New Orleans “I love the widow. She’s hot.” Adam from North Carolina “The ending completely fooled me.” Martha from Washington, DC

A value-priced collection featuring the heart-warming Hallmark-style stories of babies bringing couples together. These five couples aren’t quite sure what to expect when they find out they’re expecting! Love and family may not have been part of their plans, but opening their hearts may come more naturally than they’d thought. Add this bundle of joy to your reading list today. Healing Beau: Sick of being babied by his family, youngest brother Beau joined the army as soon as he could. He thought he’d be a lifer, but an injury sends him back to Beauford without peace or a purpose. Knowing he can’t heal until some truths come to light, his old friend Christian Hambrick, who’s always held a torch for him, wages a full-scale war on the past. However, when she discovers she’s pregnant, forging into the future together becomes more important than ever. Wynter’s Journey: Tragedy tore Wynter and Sam apart twelve years ago, and now she’s back at his doorstep, widowed, desperately broke, and very pregnant. What’s a nice guy to do but offer her shelter? But living under the same roof quickly leads to old feelings resurfacing, even if Wynter is determined to leave the pain of Scallop Shores behind. Now the one person Sam had wanted to forget is the one person he can’t let go. What a Texas Girl Needs: Having a one-night stand with Matias Barnes? Not one of Vanessa Witte’s most stellar moments. But she’s back in Lockhardt with a secret and a reason to start fresh: a baby. Mat knows all about society women, and Vanessa isn’t right for him, but when she reveals her news, everything changes. Will he really let her go all over again? California Homecoming: After returning from duty in the Middle East wounded in both body and spirit, Hunter Evans volunteers to help single mother-to-be Sarah Ladina fix up a run-down Victorian in Costanoa’s beach town. Can they get beyond their painful past and complicated present to find the love and respect they need? A Taste of Honey: Charli Honey knew it was a bad decision to end up in her boss’s bed, and to make matters worse, now she’s pregnant. William Knight is happy to do the right thing, but can Charli live with a man who doesn’t love her? Or can William convince her his change of heart is not only possible, it’s real? Sensuality Level: Sensual

A new chapter in the War of the Spider Queen saga begins in this spin-off series featuring priestess Halisstra Melarn Goddesses vie for the souls of people. Halisstra Melarn—former companion of Quenthel Baenre and convert to the cause of the goddess Eilistraee—was sent to the deepest depths of the Outer Planes to kill the demon goddess she once worshiped: Lolth, the Queen of the Demonweb Pits, the Spider Queen. Instead, Halisstra was transformed into a hideous creature bent to the vengeful will of her former mistress. Lolth not only survived her Silence but evolved into something greater than she was before—something that no longer needs to share the domain she calls her own. Could it be that the War of the Spider Queen has only now just begun?

A 10-session Bible study that examines Genesis 12-50 to discover how God orchestrates everything for His glory and the good of His people.

Widowed by the Battle of Waterloo, the ladies of Lyttlefield Park are reentering London society, where they’ll learn how to live—and love—again . . . Of all the widows of Lyttlefield Park, Elizabeth Easton seems least likely to remarry. Though many gentlemen would love to get to know the charming Mrs. Easton better, she is devoted to the memory of her late husband. Which is why she’s so shocked to be overtaken by passion during a harvest festival, succumbing to an unforgettable interlude with the handsome Lord Brack . . . After enduring years of war, Jemmy, Lord Brack, plans to defer matrimony in favor of carefree pleasure. But who could resist a lifetime with Elizabeth Easton, a woman as marvelously sensual as she is sweet? Yet despite their mutual desire, she refuses to consider his proposal. With scandal looming, and their families bitterly opposed to the match, Jemmy must find a way to convince Elizabeth to risk her wary heart on him—and turn one infamous night into forever . . . “A hot historical romance . . . Truth, anger, love, and a strong HEA are all found, here. Absolutely one of the best romances I have read.”—Urban Book Reviews

This volume is a combined edition of Poet and Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes, Kenneth Bailey's intensive studies of the parables in the gospel of Luke. Bailey begins by surveying the development of allegorical, historical-eschatological, aesthetic, and existential methods of interpretation. Though figures like Julicher, Jeremias, Dodd, Jones, and Via have made important advances, Bailey sees the need to go beyond them by combining an examination of the poetic structures of the parables with a better understanding of the Oriental culture that informs the text. Bailey's work within Middle Eastern peasant culture over the last twenty years has helped him in his attempt to determine the cultural assumptions that the teller of the parables must have made about his audience. The same values which underlay the impact of the parables in Christ's time, Bailey suggests, can be discovered today in isolated peasant communities in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. Because time has made almost no impact in these cultural pockets, it is possible to discern, for example, what it meant 2,000 years ago for a friend to come calling at midnight, or for a son to ask for his inheritance prior to his father's death. In addition to illuminating the cultural framework of the parables, Bailey offers an analysis of their literary structure, treating the parabolic section as a whole as well as its individual components. Through its combination of literary and cultural analyses, Bailey's study makes a number of profound advances in parabolic interpretation.

Does Paul teach a hierarchy of authority of man over woman, or does he teach the full equality of man and woman in the church and home? In Man and Woman, One in Christ, Philip Barton Payne answers this question and more, injecting crucial insights into the discussion of Paul’s view of women. Condensing over three decades of research on this topic, Payne’s rigorous exegetical analysis demonstrates the consistency of Paul’s message on this topic and its coherence with the rest of his theology. Payne’s exegetical examination of the Pauline corpus is thorough, exploring the influences on Paul, his practice as a church leader, and his teachings to various Christian communities. Paul’s theology, instruction, and practice consistently affirm the equal standing of men and women, with profound implications for the church today. Man and Woman, One in Christ is required reading for all who desire to understand the meaning of Paul’s statements regarding women and their relevance for Christian relationships and ministry today. This work has the potential of uniting the church on this contentious issue.

The courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a wide variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine the staple widow of comedy in her cultural context and to examine early modern attitudes to remarriage. She persuasively challenges the critical tendency to see the stereotype of the lusty widow as a tactic to dissuade women from second marriages, arguing instead that it was deployed to enable her suitors to regain their masculinity, under threat from the dominant, wealthier widow. The theatre, as demonstrated by Middleton, Dekker, Beaumont and Fletcher and others, was the prime purveyor of a fantasy in which a young man's sexual mastery of a widow allowed him to seize the economic opportunity she offered.

V. 1 Preface and infancy narrative (Luke 1:1-2:52). v. 2A Ministry in Galilee (Luke 3:1-6:49). v. 2-B Ministry in Galilee (Luke 7:1-9:50).

When a Christian writer refers to Jesus as "the Lord," what does it signify? Is it primarily a way of making a political or theological statement, or might social concerns have had more influence on the writer's choice of words? Studies of early Christianity regularly depend on a nuanced understanding of lexical significance, but current research often fails to consider social aspects of "what words mean." Julia A. Snyder argues that methodological improvements are needed in how lexical significance in ancient Greek texts is determined, based on an analysis of the relationship between speech patterns and addressee identity in the Acts of the Apostles, Acts of John, and Acts of Philip. She also illustrates how sociolinguistic variation contributes to characterization and the construction of Christian identity in the narratives, how it sheds light on the rewriting of ancient texts, and how it informs the question of whether apostolic narratives were produced for evangelistic purposes.