Fever Pitch & Her Homecoming Wish


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Sherryl Woods is the author of Feels Like Family, a Netflix Book Club Pick! BESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTION Reader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authors. Fever Pitch by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods When J.K. Starr arrives in town for spring training, Cassie Miles knows better than to get distracted by the superstar pitcher—no matter how handsome he looks in his uniform! After all, her ex-husband was a baseball player, and he left her to literally play the field. Cassie swore off athletes for good, both to protect herself, and her little boy. Too bad J.K. is her son’s favorite baseball player, and the two are bonding quickly. Soon, even Cassie can’t ignore J.K.’s attempts to win her over—and be more than an idol to her son. His tempting kisses and warm embraces have Cassie thinking about their future…but when spring training is over, can Cassie believe that J.K. will be a man for all seasons? FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! Her Homecoming Wish by Jo McNally Mackenzie Wallace hopes there’s still some bad boy lurking beneath single father Danny Adams’s upright exterior. Being the proverbial good girl left her brokenhearted and alone in the past. Now she’s back in town and wants excitement with her high school crush—not love. Dan knows their connection runs deep, despite Mackenzie’s protests. But will their new personas work together—especially when Dan’s secret is exposed?




Fever Pitch


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*WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR* Fever Pitch is Nick Hornby's million-copy-selling, award-winnning football classic 'A spanking 7-0 away win of a football book. . . inventive, honest, funny, heroic, charming' Independent For many people watching football is mere entertainment, to some it's more like a ritual; but to others, its highs and lows provide a narrative to life itself. But, for Nick Hornby, his devotion to the game has provided one of few constants in a life where the meaningful things - like growing up, leaving home and forming relationships, both parental and romantic - have rarely been as simple or as uncomplicated as his love for Arsenal. Brimming with wit and honesty, Fever Pitch, catches perfectly what it really means to be a football fan - and in doing so, what it means to be a man. 'Hornby has put his finger on truths that have been unspoken for generations' Irish Times 'Funny, wise and true' Roddy Doyle




Bellman & Black


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Killing a bird with his slingshot as a boy, William Bellman grows up a wealthy family man unaware of how his act of childhood cruelty will have terrible consequences until a wrenching tragedy compels him to enter into a macabre bargain with a stranger in black.




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God Isn't Finished With You Yet


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When life is tough and we seem to have reached a dead end, it’s easy to feel as if God has given up on us. We’re not alone in feeling like this. Catherine Campbell vividly retells the stories of real people from the Bible with difficult and sometimes painful lives, who struggled to see God’s path for them. Abigail was trapped in marriage to a fool. John Mark ran away from his friends. The Samaritan woman faced shame in the society of her day. Judah sinned against Tamar and Joseph. Simeon and Anna had the challenges of old age. But God hadn’t finished with any of them. With Life Lessons reflections to encourage us to respond biblically to our own life circumstances, and questions for personal reflection or group discussion, Catherine Campbell helps us see what the Bible tells us – God isn’t finished with you yet!




Henry Clay and the War of 1812


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Any biography of Henry Clay's 46 year political career quickly becomes entangled with his monumental, though youthful, political leadership of the War Hawks in urging the Madison Administration to arm the United States for war with Great Britain. He continued to advise in the war's progress and ended by being one of the five distinguished Americans to treat for peace with a difficult team of mediocre British envoys. There has been no detailed treatment of his major role in this early American war until this present work.




Smoldering Flames


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Born to Rule


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"This book weaves together the powerful and moving stories of the five royal granddaughters of Queen Victoria. These five women were all married to reigning European monarchs during the early part of the twentieth century, and it was their reaction to the First World War that shaped the fate of a continent and the future of the modern world." "Here are the stories of Alexandra, whose enduring love story, controversial faith in Rasputin, and tragic end have become the stuff of legend; Marie, the flamboyant and eccentric queen who battled her way through a life of intrigues and was also the mother of two Balkan queens and of the scandalous Carol II of Romania; Victoria Eugenie, Spain's very English queen who, like Alexandra, introduced hemophilia into her husband's family - with devastating consequences for her marriage; Maud, King Edward VII's daughter, who was independent Norway's reluctant queen; and Sophie, Kaiser Wilhelm II's much-maligned sister, daughter of an emperor, and herself the mother of no fewer than three kings and a queen, who ended her days in bitter exile."--Jacket.




Harvesting the American Dream


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The author tells a wonderful story about the life of a man who proudly walks in his intergrity Harrell Solomon Spruill tells his life story from the farm to the classroom and shares his hard earned secrets on becoming a success in life. Through his multifauceted struggles to success, a compassionate soul emerged to benefit all mankind, particularly the youth, creating a burning passion for philanthropy that is the essence of his very soul. The Spruill Journey is a brilliant reflection of his personal and family's mission to empower people through knowledge and education. Although he has pursued other work as an educator, he enthusiastically admits that farming is his true love. The author begins this epic journey form his earliest memory on his beloved father's farm in rural Travis, North Carolina. It is there where the dream was initially instilled catapulting him, and his siblings forward into life seeking to achieve what, at the time, was believed to be an impossibility for African Americans. Actually, colored was the preferred reference of the day in the brutal segregated South, where Jim Crow was the law. However, it was the support and guidance if his loving mother who understood that education was the single most important ingredient necessary to neutralize those forces that bred poverty and despair. Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Spruill provided a solid foundation that allowed their son to dream the impossible dream: the American Dream. Together they assertively planted the seeds that cultivated the Spruill Journey. A visionary creation of the imagination with a strong desire to embrace a social ideal that stresses egalitarianism but more importantly, material prosperitythrough ownership of land. This concepts and his appreciation for the land, and farming, directly related to whence he came, becoming a labor of love for Harrell Solomon Spruill. A graduate of Hampton University, he taught mathematics at Alcorn University prior to coming to Annapolis to teach at the former Wiley H. Bates High School. As an educator in the separate but equal segregated school system for most of his career he taught his students the social, political, and economic rights and privileges available to every human being. Harrell Solomon Spruill's deep-rooted faith and belief in children as our only hope for the future has been his life's motivating energy. Harrell Solomon Spruill is a husband, father, grandfather, and teacher, volunteer, successful farmer and often referred to as a ?Man of All Seasons?. He embraces the farm enterprise with great enthusiasm and currently owns a large farm in Southern Maryland. He has a strong desire to acquaint young children with rural life to which he is currently developing plans to build a learning center on his farm. This quiet gentle hard-working man with unbridled enthusiasm continuously exhibits a strong determination to pursue humanitarian efforts to support the community. He has been an active volunteer in Annapolis and Southern Anne Arundel County for over half a century. He has received recognition form his peers, many state and local businesses, churches, and civic organizations including the Ann Arundel County Public School System. In addition, he has been featured in the Baltimore Sun, the Capital Newspaper and countless publications. Harrell Solomon Spruill had donated thousands of dollars to promoteprograms of good will to include; special support to the boys and girls clubs of Annapolis; Maryland Forward Tutorial Program; the purchase of computers, televisions, copy machines and van for transportation children. His wiliness to give has impacted countless lives by contributing enormous amounts of his personal time to tutor children in the area of reading and mathematics. It significant to note that he has donated financial support to individuals and organizations providing support to children in need. Each of us asks ourselves, if only in thought, during our journey through life; how would we be remembered? Though the excellent reflections recorded in the memoir, ?Harvesting the American Dream?, Harrell Solomon Spruill answers this question eloquently. Judge me by the work that I have done.




Wintergirls


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A beautifully written and riveting look at anorexia from acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson. Cassie and Lia are best friends, and united in their quest to be thin. But when Cassie is found dead in a motel room, Lia must question whether she continues to lose weight, or choose life instead.