Young Benjamin Franklin wants to be a sailor, but his father won't hear of it. The other trades he tries-candle maker, joiner, boot closer, turner-bore him through and through. Curious and inventive, Ben prefers to read, swim, fly his kite, and fly his kite while swimming. But each time he fails to find a profession, he takes some important bit of knowledge with him. That tendency is exactly what leads him to become the astonishingly versatile genius we remember today. Inspired by The...
Working for Chase Lancaster was supposed to catapult my marketing career. Instead, I'm trapped in personal-assistant hell. His hobbies include barking orders, torpedoing my advertising campaigns, and reducing the office staff to tears. On a good day, he acts like I'm invisible. On a bad day, I remind myself arsenic is not an acceptable sweetener for coffee. And prison orange would be murder on my complexion. Imagine my surprise when Chase follows me home to Bitter End, North...
Growing up as a slave girl, Miriam learned how to be brave – and smart. When her baby brother, Moses, was in grave danger, Miriam and her mom saved his life. As Miriam matured, she became a gifted musician and discovered other God-given talents. And when God called Miriam – along with her siblings – to guide the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, she was ready to lead. With God's help, you can be just like Miriam – called and courageous!
After a busy summer, Judith McMonigle Flynn, owner of Seattle's popular Hillside Manor B&B, desperately needs some R&R. Leave it to her thoughtful husband, Joe, to surprise her with a trip to the Canadian Rockies. Thrilled to be getting away, Judith is overjoyed when Cousin Renie and Bill agree to join them. Although the two husbands made the arrangements, how bad can a short time away in the beautiful mountains be? Judith and Renie are about to find out! While the accommodations...
Kat Howard has already been called a «remarkable writer» by Neil Gaiman, and her «dark and enticing» (Publishers Weekly) debut novel, Roses and Rot, was beloved by critics and fans alike. Now you can experience her collected shorter works, including two new stories. In these stories, equally as beguiling as her novels, Howard expands into the enchanted territory of myths and saints, as well as Arthurian legend, with a novella set upon a college campus, retelling the story of King Arthur through...
When Beverly Overholt's beloved Orange Blossom Inn is broken into, she's shaken to her core. The inn has been her whole life since her fiance left her for her best friend. In the face of repairing what's been lost, Beverly calls Eric Wagler, the inn's handsome owner. To her surprise, he promises to be on the next flight out to Sarasota. Beverly's been closed off to love for years, but with Eric, she can't help seeing a glimmer of hope – even if they're from...
Bailey Walsh thought saving a litter of puppies right before Christmas was the perfect Christmas miracle. But when she gets snowed in with her veterinarian boss, who is somehow incredibly sexy and incredibly grinchy, she finds it miraculous in a whole other way.
When single mom Jessica Cook is at the end of her rope, she takes her sixteen-year-old daughter to Turn Around Ranch. The ranch has a great reputation for teen therapy, and Jessica prays there's room there for her and Chloe. Wade Dawson's first priority is to keep the ranch afloat to help teens and their families. But he can't seem to keep his boundaries when it comes to Jessica. She's talked her way into a job on the ranch so that she can stay near her daughter, and her...
