Don't Say I Do!


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Challenges the necessity of the institution of marriage based on modern lifestyles in which women are working and cohabiting more, taking on single parenthood and living satisfying and rewarding lives without tying the knot.




Time Management Ninja


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“This book will help you own your calendar, block time for what matters most and reclaim your life.” —Paula Rizzo, author of Listful Living: A List-Making Journey to a Less Stressed You You want more time to spend with family, to achieve big goals, and to simply enjoy life. Yet, there seem to be more and more things competing for your time, and more distractions interrupting your day. Craig Jarrow has spent many years testing time management tactics, tools, and systems and written hundreds of articles on productivity, goals, and organization, Through it all he’s learned a simple truth: Time management should be easy, not complicated and unwieldy. And it shouldn’t take up more of your precious time than it gives back! Time Management Ninja offers 21 rules that will show you an easier and more effective way to take control of your time and manage your busy life. Follow these simple principles and get more done with less effort. It’s no-stress, uncomplicated time management that works. “Read this book, apply its rules, and you’ll find freedom.” —Hyrum Smith, bestselling author of Purposeful Retirement




Say I Do


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She’s been over him for years, until he returns home... In her new role as tourism director, Brianna Renton intends to put Sweetheart, Montana, on the map with the first annual Cherry Blossom festival. She’s also supervising the build of a new community hall by her father’s log cabin construction company. But the project is stalled and an unexpected visit from a former employee could be the answer to Brianna’s prayers. Except he’s her ex. Angus Adams never forgot Brianna. When they were together, he put her on a pedestal and was determined to win her hand by proving himself and working hard to eventually buy into a partnership with her father’s company. He accepted a scholarship at a prestigious university to get his architecture degree, planning to return for Brianna, but she broke up with him the week before he left with no explanation. Saying yes to helping her during his vacation is easy. Trying to win her heart while protecting his own is much harder.




Say I Do


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When Livy drops everything to move back home and care for her ailing father, she resigned her hopes and dreams of ever being truly happy. But after a chance encounter with a smoking hot billionaire on the beach, Livy confides that she can get her father the treatment that may save his life if only she could get access to the trust fund her grandmother left her. The only catch? She has to be married for one year. Logan is lost. He’s spent months trying to clean up his party-boy reputation but still doesn't feel like his family sees him as responsible. So when he meets a beautiful and kind-hearted Livy on the beach, who herself is in need of help, he suggests a plan that would help them both out. If they get married, Livy will be able to access the money to get her dad into proper treatment, and Logan can prove to the world he has grown up and settled down with a lovely woman. But the real test comes after the wedding. Livy still struggles with the reality of her father’s health and she quickly finds that being a housewife does not work for her. She misses having a purpose, and misses her independence. Logan on the other hand is more busy than ever working on a case with his ex-girlfriend at the center of it all. His long hours and late breaking confessions to Livy begin to cause serious ripples in their relationship. But will their growing bond be enough to help them get over their personal demons?




Say I Do


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From three bestselling authors come sweet stories about love, friendship, and happily ever after. A Brush with Love by Rachel Hauck (also published in A Season to Wed) Ginger emerges from the pain of a childhood tragedy with a gift for bringing out the beauty in others. Despite her prestigious partnerships and clients, Ginger can’t help feeling like she’s on the outside looking in. But Ginger will have to rally her confidence when she’s asked to be the “beauty-maker” for the Alabama society wedding of the decade. Then her high-school crush Tom Wells Jr. also returns to town and asks her for a haircut, Ginger’s thinly veiled insecurities threaten to keep her locked away from love. Despite Tom’s best efforts, Ginger can’t forget how he disappeared on her twelve years ago and broke her heart. Can she ever trust him again? Love in the Details by Becky Wade (also published in To Have and to Hold) Eight years have passed since Holly last saw her high school sweetheart, Josh. Now his best friend’s wedding has brought Josh back to Martinsburg, Texas. His duties as best man and Holly's as the church's volunteer wedding coordinator link them together. She never told him the true reason for their breakup all those years ago, but it’s hard to keep the secret as feelings reemerge. And with those feelings comes the fear that held her back the last time. Not a day's gone by since Josh parted from Holly that he hasn't thought about her. He doesn't want to make himself vulnerable to her again, but the more time he spends with her, the harder it is to deny the love he still has for her. As the wedding approaches, both Holly and Josh will have to decide if they want to risk everything for love. An October Bride by Katie Ganshert (also published in Autumn Brides) Emma Tate has just ended an engagement. So when she suddenly announces that she’s engaged—again—this time to her lifelong buddy Jake Sawyer, every busybody in town is talking about it. Of course, no one but Jake and Emma know the real reason they’re getting married: so Emma’s dying father will have a chance to walk her down the aisle. But while Jake and Emma move forward with their plan and frantically organize an October wedding, it becomes clear that their agreement has a few complications—the biggest being their true feelings for each other. With dubious friends, ecstatic parents, and nosy neighbors, Emma and Jake have a lot to contend with if they’re going to pull this off. The real question is who wants this wedding more, Emma’s dad or Emma?




Do As I Say, Not As I Do


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A novel illustrating the relationship between a crack-cocaine addict father and his gifted teenage son.




Before You Say "I Do"®


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Build a Love that Lasts At a time when more people are delaying marriage or writing it off altogether, those ready to walk the aisle will appreciate a frank and trusted resource to help them start marriage on the right foot. This practical guide will help you explore your relationship in depth and will provide new insight into your partner and how the two of you relate to one another establish your wants and needs as individuals and a couple before your marriage begins lay the groundwork for open and honest conversation for a stronger, healthier marriage reveal how life events and family background can influence decision making in finances, family, education, faith, and career engage you in activities that lead to thought-provoking discussion addressing your past experiences and current expectations Engaging and easy-to-use, Before You Say "I Do" is full of tried and true wisdom to help you plan for your future and build a lasting relationship with the one you love.




To Say, I Do


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A Romantic love story of a young couple awaits readers in To say, I Do. Written to inspire readers, this work of fiction follows the lives of a young couple who are complete opposites. Mari Graves, a struggling single mother, raised by her father, is a waitress for a diner. One day, she waits on Joshua Cane, the CFO of his family's company, and there is an instant attraction between them. While dating, bearing struggles and suffering losses, Mari starts a new job as a salesclerk for a toy store called The Treasure Chest. When she is promoted to the Personal Assistant for the terrorizing CEO of The Treasure Chest, she discovers Joshua's identity and secret, and who her mother is, that puts their secret relationship to the test and forces Joshua to choose between his loyalty to his family and Mari.




PLEASE SAY "I DO"


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Three Weddings & a Hurricane She's determined to make it the wedding of the century! The Brewster wedding was to be the triumph of Hallie Bernhardt's career. Never mind that the bride hadn't shown up and the groom couldn't be found. Never mind the hurricane warning. Or that the hotel had put Hallie in the same room with Rik Austin, the best man. He's determined to make it the wedding that never was. Rik was a laid-back guy…but he wasn't going to let Miss Button-down disrupt his plans to disrupt this wedding. He knew what to do—a little tequila here, a little seduction there…and before she knew it, Hallie would be bewitched and bewildered—and the wedding would be history. But a funny thing happened on the way to disaster….




Before You Say I Do


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This is a book for engaged and married couples looking to discover the secret key principles on which to build their lives and marriage. The book offers seven principles that if used by a married couple, will increase their chances of having a long, happy, joy-filled and successful marriage. These seven principles have been developed over years of pastoral marriage counseling, the observation of successful marriages, and a personal loving relationship of the author and his wife for forty-seven years of marriage.