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...

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...

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 holiday, be careful what you wish for, you never know what...

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...

**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...

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...

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...

"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.

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...