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Safe at Home
His "big" family is getting bigger Everyone in Hollandale, Tennessee, has heard of Dr. Pete Jacobi but they don't know much about the man. Pete keeps to himself and his family—the three full-grown elephants who roam the sanctuary he built for them. Then one night Tala Newsome needs his help, and Pete finds himself falling for the courageous widow. But loving Tala means accepting a whole bunch of Newsomes—Tala's two lively kids, her bossy mother-in-law and her eccentric grandmother-in-law. Suddenly Pete and his "girls" are learning the REAL meaning of family.
Notes and Roses
It’s time to stop running and take a stand…for love. Former pop star CJ Taylor is starting a new life. His stalker is behind bars, he’s taken back his birth name, and he’s bought a house in a small Vermont town. As Cody Brennan, he finally feels safe and wants to write new music and forget about his tragic past, but an accident nearly destroys everything. Florist Megan Campbell is horrified when a stranger, covered in blood, collapses in her shop. Cody’s erratic behavior startles her at first, but as he recovers, attraction to the stranger grows. Her family thinks she should curb her feelings, and worries about her safety—she worries about her heart. From her amber eyes to her tempting smile, Megan is everything Cody promised himself to avoid. The more he gets to know her, the more he wants to stay. When his past begins to catch up to him in the form of violent threats, will they stay safe long enough to fall in love?
For My Granddaughter's Sake
Three high school graduates from diverse backgrounds come together and form a bond that unfolds and mesmerizes your imagination while reliving a great era in history during the 1960’s and 1970’s that readers will not be able to forget. As the characters form a makeshift family you begin to focus on your own feelings as you travel through the journey of life. Rachel is a young woman raising her son and trying to do the right thing captures your heart. Her husband, David, is lost without the guidance of a father he has never met. Cody, their best friend, has no strong family ties and is drawn into this bond of friendship with Rachel and David. As these characters begin to etch their lives, they suffer the consequences of the era and their own inadequacies. “For My Granddaughter’s Sake” is a drama that unfolds and will make you cry, laugh, and become angry at the set of events that occurs in the lives of the characters. An outstanding book that you will not be able to put down.
Great Is His Faithfulness
Have you ever wished you had more faith? Are you in a situation that seems truly hopeless? Be encouraged as you read these real life stories of Gods faithfulness at work at a very difficult time in our families lives. From author Rebecca Rheas testimony of being adopted and finding her birth parents to her husbands involvement in a debilitating car accident, these stories share the many miracles that God brought out of what could have been a hopeless situation. God has proven Himself faithful over and over again, and He is no respecter of persons. What He has done for us, He can do for you! Great Is His Faithfulness is not just a fascinating testimony of Gods miracle power; it is also a stor...
Kick Back
“I need extraordinary, and I won’t settle.” I feel like a new woman. An open book. It’s more than the encouraging test results, proving my body is on the mend. This sensation lives in every cell, every emotion, every new wish. My late husband is peacefully laid to rest in my heart, and I’m moving forward. Thomas and I agree to take things slow despite my heart’s veto of the decree. It wants—no demands—more magical nights with my new delicious younger man. Except we both have responsibilities competing for our attention and interrupting our alone time. Then there’s the harassment of my coffeehouse and my family. After a festive night out nearly turns tragic, Thomas’s care ...
The Structure of Schooling
This comprehensive reader in the sociology of education examines important topics and exposes students to examples of sociological research on schools. Drawing from classic and contemporary scholarship, the editors have chosen readings that examine current issues and reflect diverse theoretical approaches to studying the effects of schooling on individuals and society.
Skin Deep
About the Book When Ivy moves to her cousin's house in California for a fresh start, she expects to go to art exhibits and enjoy her new job. When she meets her cousin's friend, Cade, she is caught off guard by the scars that line his face, which match the scars along her back. He is sweet and flirty, but private with commitment issues. Will they both be able to overcome their trust issues, or will past memories get in the way of their feelings for each other? About the Author Brooklyn Fazenbaker lives in a small town in Oklahoma and loves reading, writing, and rainy days. When not writing, she likes to watch Friends, Stranger Things, and horror movies, and play Minecraft. She has a pug-chihuahua mix dog named Gibbs and a hedgehog named Pumpkin. The Alpha was the first book Brooklyn published.
Getting Open
"A striking and honest portrait of a man overcoming racism in a place that barely acknowledged its existence." —Publishers Weekly Bill Garrett was the Jackie Robinson of college basketball. In 1947, the same year Robinson broke the color line in major league baseball, Garrett integrated big-time college basketball. By joining the basketball program at Indiana University, he broke the gentleman's agreement that had barred black players from the Big Ten, college basketball's most important conference. While enduring taunts from opponents and pervasive segregation at home and on the road, Garrett became the best player Indiana had ever had, an all-American, and, in 1951, the third African Ame...
Families at Play
How family video game play promotes intergenerational communication, connection, and learning. Video games have a bad reputation in the mainstream media. They are blamed for encouraging social isolation, promoting violence, and creating tensions between parents and children. In this book, Sinem Siyahhan and Elisabeth Gee offer another view. They show that video games can be a tool for connection, not isolation, creating opportunities for families to communicate and learn together. Like smartphones, Skype, and social media, games help families stay connected. Siyahhan and Gee offer examples: One family treats video game playing as a regular and valued activity, and bonds over Halo. A father t...
Homeland Security
The Homeland Security Police shot Grandpa in the back. A.D. 2081: When 15-year-old Adam Bakers family is murdered by federal agents, he seeks to escape the brutal regime that has commandeered a once great nation under the banner of Homeland Security. Adam sets out on a long and dangerous journey westward to China, which has evolved into a haven of prosperity in the eighty years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Along the way he falls in love with a young black woman and learns firsthand of the racism and oppression that blacks must again endure after the collapse of civil rights. HOMELAND SECURITY is a timeless action thriller that paints a grim and frightening picture of what happens to ordinary people when government oversteps its bounds in the name of national safety.
