Dead Set

Dead Set

Vannetta Chapman

Romance / Mystery & Thrillers / Religion

It was supposed to be a simple remodel.She didn't plan on finding buried treasure...or looking down the barrel of a gun. Agatha Lapp is elated when Channel 4 News decides to run a feature story on Amish businesses. The extra publicity should guarantee even more success for her Plain and Simple B&B, especially after she's finished with the remodel. The cameras are rolling live when Agatha raises the rubber mallet and punches the first hole in her living room wall. That's when things get complicated... Hidden inside the wall is a diamond-studded belt buckle stolen twenty years earlier. The police return the buckle to the owners and refuse to re-open the case. The public is convinced more stolen goods are hidden at Agatha's. When overzealous treasure hunters break into the B&B and a dead body is found half a mile down the road, Agatha knows she needs to take this investigation into her own hands....
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Crispens Point - Book 1 of the Blackberry County Chronicles

Crispens Point - Book 1 of the Blackberry County Chronicles

JoHannah Reardon

Christian / Fiction / Religion

Charlotte moves from the city to a small town and finds herself drawn to a pastor, but refuses to consider that as a possibility because of some dark things in her past. What is her mysterious secret and will it keep her from ever finding a lasting relationship?Each novel in this series is a complete story.Charlotte is a successful novelist who escapes city life and moves to the small town of Crispens Point in Blackberry County. She immediately connects with some of the friendly town residents and begins to feel at home right away. When a friend invites her to attend a local community church, Charlotte is immediately attracted to the pastor, but refuses to consider that as a possibility because of some dark things in her past and the distracting interest of another man.What is the dark thing in Charlotte’s past that seems to dominate everything? Is it enough to keep her from ever finding a lasting relationship?Each novel in this series is a complete story.Reviews:Fabulous!I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Not only did it capture my interest from the beginning, it also presented biblical truths in a very clear and understandable way. Kudos to the author. Her book will touch the hearts of those who read it.A really good read. Really enjoyed this book.Found it quite interesting. Looking for another book by this author.
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The Fair God; or, The Last of the Tzins: A Tale of the Conquest of Mexico

The Fair God; or, The Last of the 'Tzins: A Tale of the Conquest of Mexico

Lew Wallace

Biography / Historical Fiction / Religion

The Fair God or: The Last of the \'Tzins A TALE OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO (1873) From Mexico ... a civilization that might have instructed Europe was crushed out.... It has been her [Spain\'s] evil destiny to ruin two civilizations, Oriental and Occidental, and to be ruined thereby herself.... In America she destroyed races more civilized than herself.—DRAPER, Intellectual Development of Europe. INTRODUCTORY Fernando De Alva,a noble Tezcucan, flourished, we are told, in the beginning of the sixteenth century. He was a man of great learning, familiar with the Mexican and Spanish languages, and the hieroglyphics of Anahuac. Ambitious to rescue his race from oblivion, and inspired by love of learning, he collected a library, availed himself of his knowledge of picture-writing, became master of the songs and traditions, and, in the Castilian language, composed books of merit.
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The Age of Napoleon

The Age of Napoleon

Will Durant

History / Philosophy / Religion

The Age of Napoleon surveys the amazing chain of events that wrenched Europe out of the Enlightenment and into the Age of Democracy: The French Revolution---from the storming of the Bastille to the guillotining of the King The revolution's leaders Danton, Desmoulins, Robespierre, Saint-Just---all cut down by the reign of terror they inaugurated. Napoleon's meteoric rise---from the provincial Corsican military student to the Emperor commanding the largest army in history Napoleon's fall---his army's destruction in the snows of Russia, his exile to Elba, escape and reconquest of the throne, and ultimate defeat at Waterloo by the combined forces of Europe. * The birth of romanticism and the dawning of a new age of active democracy and a rising middle class, laying the foundation for our own era.
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Perpetual Nightmare

Perpetual Nightmare

Traci Smith

Parenting / Religion / Faith

The nightmare unfolds as Torey makes her way through desolate landscapes and maddening situations to search for her missing boyfriend. As the line between reality and fantasy begins to blur, Torey must not only fight for her love, but also her sanity.I hope that words alone are enough to convey what it is I have discovered about the illusions of living - most pertinently, the illusion of freedom. The goal is to reach out to our horizons and live in ways as true as possible to our nature. Those that block us from the horizons are the despots of life, and they are the bane of existence.From the oneness of existence to the conscious desire to escape our daily bindings, I take a journey to the horizons around us and report back what it is I have found.These thirteen poems cover a lot of ground, culminating in my wish for all others to simply be true to themselves.No adult-only content.
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How to Pray

How to Pray

C. S. Lewis

Christian / Religion / Children's

The revered teacher and bestselling author of such classic Christian works as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis here offers wisdom and lessons that illuminate our private dialogue with God—prayer—in this collection drawn from the breadth of his writings.C. S. Lewis's insights on Christianity and his reflections on Christian life continue to guide us more than fifty years after his death. How to Pray showcases Lewis's enduring wisdom on prayer and its place in our daily lives.Cultivated from his many essays, articles, and letters, as well as his classic works, How to Pray provides practical wisdom and instruction to help readers nurture their spiritual beliefs and embrace prayer in all its forms. While many people would like to speak to God, they often don't know how to begin. Lewis guides them through the practice, illuminating the significance of prayer and why it is central to faith.A welcome addition to the C. S. Lewis...
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8 Short Stories for Children

8 Short Stories for Children

Anthony Mastro

Religion / Theology

A book for parents to read to their children. It gives them joy to know how other children have fun doing the things that they do themselves.Melody and Duncan are best friends who spend every summer vacationing at their families’ lake houses in the Northwoods of Minnesota. Their plan for this summer is to have as much fun in the sun as they can before they head off for their first year of college at the U in the fall. Everything changes when Duncan’s father announces he’s been promoted and the family will be moving to Florida. Secretly, both Mel and Duncan are harboring feelings for each other, but both are holding back. With only one week before the life-long friends are separated by two thousand miles, can the budding romance find a way to blossom? The Summer We Believed is told in alternating points of view and the first installment of Denim Days, a friends-to-lovers series by Shel Delisle.
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Manalive

Manalive

G. K. Chesterton

Fiction / Crime / Religion

A masterpiece in two parts, G.K. Chesterton\'s Manalive is a commentary on the "Holy Fool" trope that shows up in many classic texts such as Don Quixote. The book follows the fun loving Innocent Smith who, after bringing joy to a boarding house, is charged with a series of crimes including attempted murder. The second half covers the trial which, through many twists and turns, brings out a stunning conclusion that touches upon many larger ideas. At the center of the novel is the idea of human life, and what makes everyday living worthwhile.
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The Odd Job

The Odd Job

Brennan Barrett

Religion / Spirituality / Nonfiction

Harry Potter for grown-ups!Everything you could ask for in Fantasy! Legendary monsters, magic, amazing weapons, a wisecracking gorilla and a dragon. All this and there's still room for a sexy succubus. Buffy fans will love this book!How would you feel about being hired away from a dismal office job, to work for a consortium of elder gods? Declan Aingeal wasn't sure how he felt either. One moment he is toiling away under endless stacks of paperwork and the next he is dealing with an army of killer clones and monsters of legend. It sounds like more than he bargained for, but how could he say no to the perks only gods can provide? Weapons forged by gods, the best sidekicks a guy could ask for and a sexually frustrated car to drive. As long as the girl he has a crush on doesn't eat him, things should work out just fine.Dive into the series that people are calling a Harry Potter series for the older readers.
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Divine Diagnosis

Divine Diagnosis

Gabriel Archer

Fantasy / Fiction / Religion

What if God had a psychiatrist? What would their sessions uncover? Megalomania? An inferiority complex? Voyeurism?This short story is an explanatory expedition into God's infinitely fractured psyche. Our probe comes in the somewhat obese and very unattractive shape of our unfortunate protagonist - a middle-aged Jewish psychiatrist whose uninteresting life forced him to become a therapist for the rich and famous and whose untimely death forced him to become the therapist for the dead and deified. Now his days are filled with treating Buddha's body image, Mohammed's phobia of being rendered as an image, and Jesus' daddy issues. Then it gets weird. Our probe falls into the space between good and evil, and becomes frozen at the midpoint of insanity and sanity. This is a story of a mad God, of reversal of roles, and reverse psychology. But you probably wouldn't be interested anyway.
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Joy: A Treasure Protector Story

Joy: A Treasure Protector Story

Julian Nichols

Religion / Paganism / History

Anna is excited about turning nine and getting her birthday wish. What she does not expect is to have a dream where she meets a real live princess. Anna goes to sleep and wakes up in a new world where she meets the one trusted to protect one of the world's most precious treasures.Anna is excited about turning nine and getting her birthday wish. What she does not expect is to have a dream where she meets a real live princess. Anna goes to sleep and wakes up in a new world where she meets the one trusted to protect one of the world's most precious treasures. Travel with Anna through her dreams as she meets the Treasure Protectors. With each meeting, Anna gets closer and closer to her true destiny. Joy is her first encounter.Treasure Protector stories follows Anna as she learns of her true destiny through dreams that she has every year on the eve of her birthday.In these dreams Anna learns the importance of the gifts that she has within her. She learns it is whats inside of her that makes her a special person. Each year she navigates through the normal issues that a growing child has to deal with from peer pressure to bullying to doing what's right.
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