After losing the love of her life in a tragic accident, Sharlee Stevens is picking up the pieces of her shattered heart. When running into an old childhood friend, she realizes a desire to move on, but dark secrets from her dead boyfriend's past lead her down a dangerous road...and a chance to return to the arms of a love she lost.

Haunted by a bloody past, Claire Devereux finds herself running for her life the summer after her high school graduation. Four years later, things are starting to look up for Claire. She has a new job, new friends, and an undeniable interest in a Navy Pilot. That is, until her past catches up with her. Lines are crossed, hearts are broken, and loyalty is tested. Now, Claire is faced with a choice; the past she tried to leave behind or the future she would die to protect and declaring war was only the beginning.

There are many facets to love. It can be all-embracing, passionate, fulfilling, platonic. And when this love is shattered, it gives rise to anguish, hate, anger, jealously, and melancholy. There are times when such powerful emotions must be expressed, for to keep them bottled up inside can render one senseless and unbalanced. What better way to find release than through the age-old medium of poetry? It is the author's sincere hope that her poetry will bring solace to others who have endured the same tumultuous experiences with love and heartache. Perhaps the sharing of her words will provide healing for both the author and her readers around the world.

Housewife, Laura Wolfe, thinks she has the perfect marriage, until husband Spencer, gave her the silent treatment before leaving her for someone in NYC. This devastated her to the point of leaving her comfy home in Spook Hill Pennsylvania and taking train after train crisscrossing the countryside with her young daughter, Mia. The lonely sounds of train whistles and shaky rides woke her from many dreams, only to find a mysterious yellow rose in the seat next to her. Does she have to go through trials and tribulations to find something better and brighter around the bend? Did God's providence have someone waiting for her in the mountains? Will the Petals from the Past float into her future? Or does she find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in the Blue Ridge Mountains?

FAITH SPIRITUALITY RELIGION: INSPIRATIONAL Tension hovers between two siblings as they drive their Toyota Tundra toward Atlanta, to Calvary Chapel. Cassie feels great in her new lavender dress and Faith Hill Mist perfume, but her only passenger, Cody, makes the trip miserable. After speaking rudely earlier that morning to his sister, he can now no longer keep everything inside and breaks down. He explains his rudeness to her is due to loss of sleep because of his lack of assurance of being born again and that he was only playing the part of a hypocrite. Beautiful Cassie loves her brother and assures him to pray and everything will be fine. As they top a hill, helicopters circle the area below as smoke starts to fill the cab of the truck from a horrible multi-vehicle auto crash. As they drew near, help is only beginning to arrive and the two with other passersby go into action to help the victims. Working as a team, the siblings start to pull bodies out of a twenty-car pileup on the highway. The two fight soot tags from burning cars as they slide through puddles of blood, checking on men, women and children. Later that week the awful crash and bloodshed would have a lasting effect on the two children-what would it be?

TooToo Goes on a Field Trip is a book for young readers. There is a picture for just about every letter in the alphabet. TooToo Fish will take you on an adventure with her down the river. Cute drawing of TooToo Fish and animal pictures will appeal to children of all ages.

A grimoire. A witch. A Demon. Ellie Elizabeth Jacobs, often known as Monroe due to her fascination with vintage attire and old movies, is an 18 year-old witch and a darned good one But there is also something very wrong with her. Demonic energy makes her powers stronger, she has the ability to ward off Demons, and Lucifer wants her. Sometimes being bad is better. Or at least that's how Luther "Thorne" Craig feels. The hybrid Demon son of the cursed Cain and the Demon Lilith, Luther is reluctantly sent to New Orleans, Louisiana by his brother, the hybrid Demon ruler of the Outer Levels of Hell, to protect Monroe from Lucifer's searching Hellhounds. But what happens when things go wrong? In this riveting spin off from R.K. Ryals' Redemption series, Monroe is faced with an old grimoire, an ancient curse, and a journey to discover a family secret that may surprise them all.

As school accountability increases, ways to engage our students have become a problem. Student interests have changed-many opting for online socialization and videos, along with many other applications-and ways of communication have been ramped up-most kids have a smartphone and live on them-so educators are searching for solutions to teaching the increasingly rigorous standards while they attempt to keep students interested in learning. Now, Beth Lynne, EdD., an educator for over twenty-five years, presents an alternative way to deliver instruction to students that accommodates their learning styles, incorporates the standards, creates independent, self-monitoring learners who are engaged in the process, and integrates technology.

**This Second Edition has undergone significant editorial changes** Marco, Karl, and Michel have been partners in "investment planning and security" for more than thirty years. Karl is the investment banker, Michel is the idea man, and Marco-well, Marco is what can best be described as a very efficient mercenary. When Karl calls Marco for help in retrieving an investment of millions of dollars in gold, Marco isn't really sure he wants to take on this big a problem at his age. However, things change when one of the investors who stand to lose is Marco's own daughter. In order to retrieve the stolen gold, Marco and Michel must dive into the horrors and war of the DRC - the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where life is cheap and death hangs in the air like smoke. They must enter Hell. And with any luck, they will survive. A beautiful French agent, attempts against Marco's life before the companions even leave France, and questions of who the actual enemy is assure that this novel grabs your attention and never lets go. Author Erich Penhoff writes a vivid and graphic novel, depicting the harsh realities and politics that occur across borders and among mercenaries, as only one who has been there knows.

Forced to come out of the closet to prove his innocence in a brutal murder, Detective Derek Cooper is warned by the police chief not to get involved in the case. Consumed with guilt, Derek knows he must unravel the secrets of his own drunken actions on the night of the murder in order to help find the killer. When he is asked to work with the detectives on the case he must face his own personal demons that he has ignored for years. As they struggle to solve the bizarre murder, Derek realizes the pieces of the puzzle aren't going to fit and a more sinister element could be involved. He then realizes something even more frightening: he could be falling in love...

Lionel is sick of his brother picking on him and of his mother yelling at him. One day, while cleaning the closet his mother has been after him about, he discovers not only boxes and old clothes, but a lucky charm with more magic than he bargained for. After an unusual encounter with his brother, Lionel knows things are about to change for the better. Together, Lionel and his lucky charm are able to stand up to his big brother as well as make Carrie-the cutest girl in his class-notice him. While learning the quirks of his magical charm, Lionel ends up at a casino in Las Vegas, escapes an evil dog, becoming a hero to the other kids, and finds himself playing in the Great Series with his favorite professional baseball team. Will Lionel master the trickster, over-the-top magic, or will it mess things up beyond repair? One thing, however, is for sure; be careful what you wish for....

We must overcome and prevail ... King Raemon of Medeisia is slaughtering tattooed scribes and mages, forcing them into hiding. All marked and those associated with them are destroyed. The people are desperate. Months after challenging Raemon, the marked rebels of Medeisia must rise against their bloodthirsty king or chance being annihilated. Sixteen year-old Drastona Consta-Mayria is the prophesied phoenix of peace, desperate to be a leader for her people despite her reservations. Following the lead of a scarred and forgotten prince, Drastona will embark on a journey with an unlikely band of rebels and a dragon across a cursed desert to bring down a king and save a kingdom.

In their relocation, Tippy Fish becomes unhappy with her second floor underwater cave bedroom and wants to swap with brother, Toby. An argument ensues and brother is sent to 'time-out' on a water lily. After a scare by something on the riverbank, Tippy has a change of heart and tells the real reason she wants to exchange rooms. Life may be a great balancing act but at the end of the day, the fish family love each other.

Books never die, but they can be forbidden. Medeisia is a country in turmoil ruled by a blood thirsty king who has outlawed the use of magic and anything pertaining to knowledge. Magery and scribery are forbidden. All who practice are marked with a tattoo branded onto their wrists, their futures precarious. Sixteen year-old Drastona Consta-Mayria lives secluded, spending her spare time in the Archives of her father's manor surrounded by scribes. She wants nothing more than to become one of them, but when the scribes are royally disbanded, she is thrust into a harsh world where the marked must survive or die.

Julianne Finnegan lives in the shadow of her adored but wildly successful brother, Michael. Her professional life is a disaster, she has no sense of herself outside her family, and she can't face another Monday. A chance encounter with Oliver, a handsome young actor, gives her the courage to leave her job and prove her real potential. Julianne's confidence soars as she meets the challenges of revitalizing the failing community theater. The time she spends with Oliver opens her eyes to a certainty she's never known before, even in her successful brother. But as she starts to open her heart to Oliver, an old crush returns. Gavin, a famous movie director, has been Michael's best friend for years and loved her as a little sister. The excitement and passion Julianne has developed for the theater shocks him into realizing she is a child no longer, but a beautiful talented woman who has captured his heart. Julianne is faced with some difficult choices. Will she choose glitz or a steadfast love?

Gentlemen start your engine...no this is not about racing This is about going out there and find a companion, a partner. There are rules in dating, the new era has changed what we the older generation of men had learned. The new woman is determined to make the best of life, you must learn the rules Yes there are rules to learn and observe. Rules to make you attractive to younger women. A understanding of the new man you are expected to be. A great relationship will lead to great sex. Learn the systems and the rules. The places to go and the traps to avoid. Yes, start your engine again, be the tiger noy the lamb.

Have you ever wanted something you couldn't have? Meet Lionel, a loveable bully-magnet who desperately wants a new sled and will do anything to get it.This fun Christmas book follows Lionel from Larrystown to the North Pole. His magical Three-Toed-Potbellied Walbaun foot is back and is as unpredictable as ever. Whether Lionel's sledding, ice skating, or in a life-sized gingerbread village, it takes him on some grand adventures. Filled with great Christmas imagery, this book is perfect for young readers and family story time. This 2012 holiday, be careful what you wish for, you never know what might happen

"We have a new assignment for you, Mr. Reinhardt." These words are not comforting to me. At eighteen, I am a gargoyle who has been demoted because I broke the rules. Now I have a new mission, a new mark to protect. But I don't expect Emma Chase. I don't expect to question my own race. I don't expect to care for my own mark. And I am not prepared for what I find at The Acropolis.