Please Stop Licking the Window


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This book describes the difficulties a family encounters as they live through a heartrending journey with a son who has chosen a life of addiction. Many families will be able to relate to the scenarios within their own lives. It is written with an interesting twist of nursery rhymes revised to describe a young man’s attempt at life. Don't be surprised to read that Cliff could jump over the moon or that the Son came down and washed the devil out. In this account of a family’s attempt at normalcy, one realizes that a life guided by Christ will never be normal, because He specializes in the unbelievable. The faith of a mother, the grace of the Lord, and the undeniable hold of addiction are all rolled up in this story of a boy who always seems to be just beyond the window.




Bedlam


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A true account of life in a major state mental institution.




Harlequin Heartwarming October 2020 Box Set


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Harlequin® Heartwarming celebrates wholesome, heartfelt relationships that focus on home, family, community and love. Experience all that and more with four new novels in one collection! This Harlequin Heartwarming box set includes: MONTANA DREAMS (A Blackwell Sisters novel) by USA TODAY bestselling author Anna J. Stewart Right before career-obsessed Peyton Harrison departs for her grandfather’s Montana ranch with new bodyguard Matteo Santos in tow, Matteo’s son arrives. In spite of their many differences, will they find a bond due to a boy desperately in need of love? MOUNTAIN MISTLETOE CHRISTMAS (A Second Chance Club novel) by Patricia Johns Jen Taylor thought that renovating a historic mansion in her hometown would be easy, but add in her ex Nick Bryant, their respective children and the Second Chance Dining club, and this Christmas just might turn into a second chance at romance! A HERO FOR THE HOLIDAYS (A Matchmaker at Work Novel) by Syndi Powell Single dad Christopher Fox finds himself having to rebuild his life after his family loses their home in a fire. Luckily for him, Penny Cuthbert, the firefighter who rescued his dog, is set on saving their holidays, as well! A RANGER FOR THE TWINS by Tanya Agler After her ex-husband’s embezzlement conviction, Lucie Decker, a single mom of twins, is focused on redeeming her good name. She calls on Caleb Spindler for help, unaware that he’s returned to track down his parents’ savings…and hold her responsible. Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Heartwarming!




Second Son


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A stunning, sometimes shatteringly violent novel of love, loneliness, and finally, redemption. Plunging the reader into a world of passion and pain, it tells the story of Addie and Jack, father and son, who live lives of good intentions with explosive repercussions. Haunted by the deaths of his mother and brother, Jack runs away to Virginia, where his sudden love for a married woman leads to a violent confrontation.




Angus Chinnery


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Angus Chinnery is a handsome and intelligent boy who grows into manhood fulfilling all his childhood promise. He migrates from Tortola in the British Virgin Islands to the USA in his early twenties with his young wife, who shortly thereafter annuls their marriage. Angus goes to live with his Uncle Ebbie and then enters the University of New York. He becomes a lawyer and works for a while at a New York law firm. Homesick for his native land, he returns to Tortola, where he marries a lovely girl. Together they raised a beautiful family, with two sons and two daughters. His business associate is a young lawyer from Jamaica, and together they build a close relationship and a prosperous firm. Angus can honestly say, "I Am Happiest When at Home." His part of the African diaspora has come to an end.




Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina


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Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick presents a gripping yet poignant novel about a 12-year-old boy and his dog who become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina. Zane Dupree is a charismatic 12-year-old boy of mixed race visiting a relative in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hits. Unexpectedly separated from all family, Zane and his dog experience the terror of Katrina's wind, rain, and horrific flooding. Facing death, they are rescued from an attic air vent by a kind, elderly musician and a scrappy young girl--both African American. The chaos that ensues as storm water drowns the city, shelter and food vanish, and police contribute to a dangerous, frightening atmosphere, creates a page-turning tale that completely engrosses the reader. Based on the facts of the worst hurricane disaster in U.S. history, Philbrick includes the lawlessness and lack of government support during the disaster as well as the generosity and courage of those who risked their lives and safety to help others. Here is an unforgettable novel of heroism in the face of truly challenging circumstances.




Eye in the Dark


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Eye In The Dark tells the journey of Hank Haraldsen from Norway to British Columbia to seek out a First Nations' Shaman to remove a Viking curse. Hank's son, Isaac, 27 years later, comes to Canada to find his father, whom he has never met. Kristian Berge, a Christian Priest, orchestrates their arrest for participating in an illegal Potlatch dance. Eye In The Dark will take you from a Viking funeral in 1021 to a Winter Ceremonial dance of the Kwakiutl First Nation in 1951, as the characters struggle with beliefs and culture, with desire for identity and peace by way of a hidden past.




The Life and Time of Lonny Quicke


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Lonny is a lifeling. He has the power to heal any living creature and bring it back from the dead. But he pays a price for this gift - by lengthening the creature's life, he shortens his own. So Lonny has to be careful, has to stay hidden in the forest. Because if people knew what he could do, Lonny would be left with no life at all... A brilliant novel from the author of The Middler about family, secrets and a terrible power.




No God on Duty


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During World War II in Vienna, Austria, a mother with four young sons struggled to survive in the absence of her military husband in a city bombed constantly day and night.




Ghost Husband, Where To Escape


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She was unknowingly carried onto the bridal sedan and forced to marry a thousand-year-old male demon. Since she had married, she didn't lack arms or legs. However, to be angry was to be angry was to be angry was to be stubborn to the point of being stubborn, always finding excuses, not doing chores, and also being fond of commanding people. She was furious, but she knew that even if she grew wings, she wouldn't be able to defeat the male demon. If she couldn't, she would be gentle. First, she would steal his heart, then she would steal his feelings.