The game of Baseball parallels the pursuit of the American dream like no other sport. The trials and tribulations of the game mirror the ups and downs of life. It creates lasting memories and life lessons that are applied on and off the diamond. Follow three generations of a baseball family, their successes and failures and their love for the game.

Cassie Lucas, a red-headed imp, loves dogs so much she sleeps in flannel puppy covered pajamas. A secret study for her psychology doctorate makes her job of dog-walking more than just a way to make money. Her brood consists of six interesting animals and their owners, all residents of her posh condo building on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. But none of them is as interesting as the cool, distant, Ryan Winston, a multi-millionaire who occupies the penthouse. Ryan Winston's two goals in life are to accumulate wealth and to avoid the debutantes who think he's perfect husband material. When he meets Cassie, he has a devil of a time remembering his goals. He has no idea she's actually Cassandra Lucas Sykes of Sykes Steel Mills, until she unknowingly bests him in a real estate deal. Then the fun begins!

Jenny Carruthers hadn’t expected to adopt a furry pet like Fido. But Fido had plans for her, and when Brad Ferris, handsome photographer, came into her life, Fido realized that Brad was perfect for his human. If only Jenny would realize it… But his mistress had “issues” from the past and Fido would have to use some very good dog sense to get these two together. Contemporary Romance by Nina Coombs Pykare writing as Nina Coombs; originally published by Lovespell

This hilarious follow-up to the wildly popular Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road is the ultimate guide to getting itanything and everythingin Bad Girl style. Delayed gratification is a thing of the past with this inspired collection of tips and tricks for scoring love, fame, money, power, parking spaces, and other essentials. With sure-fire schemes for everything from free food and airline miles to insider lingo for paving pesky resume gaps, The Bad Girl's Guide to Getting What You Want shows how to fake it fabulously. But spin and strategy are just the beginningthe truth can be an even more wicked weapon. Learn the secrets of men's hair, the landlord's Achilles' heel, and the maitre d's darkest desires, and the dream date, great apartment, and best table are yours! Racy bad-girl confessions and edgy illustrations make this indispensable volume even dishier. Ethics are overratedit's the results that count! Pack this sassy package in your purse and knowing what you want is as good as getting it.

When Ted and Megan board the Amtrak, the last thing they expect is to be thrown back into the past. As if that isn't bad enough, the people insist that they marry at once! But Ted and Megan don't even know each other, and despite their protests, the preacher announces them man and wife. This romantic comedy takes a light-hearted look at time travel and the joy of finding unexpected love.

All Kea ever wanted was for someone to truly love her. She thought she'd found the man of her dreams in Jaquon, but sitting home waiting for him every night, she realizes she's found a man whose infidelity knows no boundaries. Derrick is caught between the two most important women in his life--his mother, Shirley, and his girlfriend, Zacariah. Shirley can't understand why her son gave the high-maintenance Zacariah a second chance after her first affair. Derrick finally sees his mother's point of view when he catches Zacariah cheating once again. When Derrick breaks up with Zacariah, he rushes to Jaquon's house for support from his best friend. Kea is there alone, and before they know it, their mutual pity party turns into some intense passion. Knowing their first time should have been the last, the two of them can't help but start a smoking hot affair. Zacariah's not having it, though. When she discovers the two of them in bed together, she's determined to get revenge against the woman she believes stole Derrick from her. Zacariah plans to crash a party at Derrick's house, but she's armed with more than just the news of the affair. The bombshell truth that she's prepared to reveal about Derrick and Kea could be more than any of them is prepared to handle. Urban Books newcomer Tresser Henderson delivers over-the-top, scandalous drama that is sure to entertain.

This is not only a theistic approach to Satanism but a philanthropic one as well. This book is an examination of what is good about life. The answers here are not ones of achieving the greatest spiritual states but are down to earth and require that your own strength accompany it all. The answers here are not lofty headed. They are sensible, practical, and founded on Truth. It is all the better through self empowerment, something required of you here. Just as a Luciferian book should be, it is a book of enlightenment.

This book examines stereotypical traits of women as they are reflected in Anglo-American anti-proverbs, also known as proverb transformations, deliberate proverb innovations, alterations, parodies, variations, wisecracks, fractured proverbs, and proverb mutations. Through these sayings and witticisms the author delineates the image of women that these anti-proverbs reflect, her qualities, attributes and behavior. The book begins with an analysis of how women’s role in the family, their sexuality and traditional occupations are presented in proverbs, and presents an overview of the genre of the anti-proverb. The author then analyses how this image of women is transformed in anti-proverbs, sometimes subverting, but often reinforcing the sexist bias of the original. This engaging work will appeal to students and scholars of humour studies, paremiology, gender studies, cultural studies, folklore and sociolinguistics alike.

What happens when life doesn’t turn out the way we plan? What if life’s disappointments are more than we can handle? Shattered Dreams to Treasured Truths answers these questions and more. Donna Nabors shares her shattered dreams as a young minister’s wife in a marriage engulfed by sexual addiction, lies, emotional and physical abuse. She shares how her disappointments were transformed with her spiritual jewelry box. Expanding on this analogy, gemstones are used to represent five key items each woman needs including diamonds of faith, sapphires of strength, rubies of love, amethysts of peace, and emeralds of hope. Experiences alone provide nothing but interesting reading without application to the individual. Donna provides that application by encouraging the reader to fill their heart with treasured truths from God’s Word making them second nature in everyday life. She shares stories from her past and stories of women in scripture experiencing a myriad of disappointments. There is a common factor in each transformation showing how women can live beyond their own shattered dreams. Wherever a woman finds herself today, she can step into tomorrow adorned with gemstones of faith, strength, love, peace, and hope.