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During a cringey visit to IKEA, the store where relationships go to die, Emma finally blurts out to Rob that she is no longer happy in their 26-year marriage. She wants more meaningful work, connections, thrills, joy – and more passionate sex. It’s been ages. Rob knows their marriage isn’t perfect, but it’s good enough…isn’t it? He’s loyal, solid, a good provider. What more does she want, anyway? Emma suggests taking a Marriage Gap Year. Time apart, no calls, no texts. This feisty communications manager wants the comms switched off between them for the next 12 months.

Last year, days after Rocktoberfest, the band Damaged Saints were onstage when a pyro accident burned their drummer and seriously injured their singer when he was hit with flying bits of burning shrapnel resulting in damage to his voice that has left him unable to continue on as the band’s singer.

Azaria is a vampire. Newly turned, she was taken and kept in a dark, cement room, hidden from the outside world, tortured and studied. Ian is a businessman. Ian Villari and the rest of his vampire family are well respected figureheads around town. When the Dietrich family extends the offer of their name and coven, Ian refuses, setting their allies on edge.

The Billionaire's Courage: Grace: Working at Eric’s bar was supposed to be about an obligation. A promise I made to a friend. I never expected or wanted to be attracted to my best friend’s brother. Too bad he doesn't want anything to do with me. Until one night, one reckless kiss, changes everything. Now, he's all I can think about. And all that I want. Eric: There is no one more off limits than Grace. But that doesn’t make me want her any less. Being with her should be wrong. But it feels so right. Now that she is in my arms. I will do whatever I have to do to keep her safe.

Hazard pay. The appeal of extra money while your loved one is in combat, is always enticing, until you remember why you’re getting that extra money. Military life is not for everyone, but for me, it’s as easy as breathing. A part of my everyday life. Deployments come with their own set of rules and it takes a few weeks to find a new normal. Unfortunately, that’s when my world came crashing down.

Nicole Fleming and Dante LaPalma have nothing in common except an old man's legacy. Joe Corbet has promised that a great treasure awaits them—if they're clever enough to solve his riddles within nine months. According to Joe's will, Nicole and Dante must participate in several excursions. After each adventure, a new clue will be presented that will lead them to their next obstacle. Only when they've completed every task can they discover the treasure meant just for them.

When an earthquake shakes the city and the debris-ridden alleyways of the Casbah resound with cries for help and sighs of grief, Muhammad steps in with legal aid for an enslaved manservant accused of murder and a maidservant he knows only as An Admirer of Books. Seeking justice in court, Muhammad turns to his knowledge of the law. But will the dangerous enemy he makes in court ruin Muhammad’s makeshift defense?

A wise man once said that we create our own demons. When he said it, he meant that our actions in the past set the challenges for our future. But in Bennu Amunet’s case, her demon is a literal demon. She’s lived with it for as long as she can remember, which is only as far back as that fateful accident in the snow. Although she desperately wants to uncover her lost memories—to find out who she is and where she came from—someone has gone to great lengths to keep her past a secret from her.

Seventeen-year-old Raz uses his gift for acting to hide the truth of who he really is. After being a target for the bullies at his high school, he’s sworn that this year he’s going to reinvent himself. Instead of the shy theater geek he’s always been, he’s decided to portray a new identity so he can belong. Getting noticed in a small town is difficult, especially when you’ve got Raz’s reputation—because last summer gave him a black record and a secret.

The year before revolution breaks out in France, Ettore sees an opportunity to add coins to the strong boxes he keeps hidden near his hammock in the brothel where he’d lived since birth. But will he cheat fate in an open boat on the Tyrrhenian Sea the way he fleeces the tourists and pilgrims he guides in his native Amalfi?

In End-Times? MISSION, Pastor AJ Platt, DMin, reveals why you should steer clear of popular premillennial eschatology. He does this while showing you what the Bible actually says about Armageddon, the Great Tribulation, the rapture, the resurrection, and the return of Jesus. In place of fear, you'll be amazed at God's postmillennial plans for planet Earth, along with your role in things while we wait for Jesus. The great news is, it's all a lot easier to understand than you think—so jump in now and see for yourself!

A self-paced alternative to the traditional daily or weekly devotional format, this book allows women to feed their spirits with peaceful replacements to angst and confusion, on her own time, when needed most. Each "conversation" (devotional) features a simple format, including a relevant New Testament scripture sample on which to meditate, reflections on what you've heard, and thought-and-spirit provoking prompts to inspire reflection and growth.

Driving everything towards chaos, the Devil's Blacksmith, Evidar's master manipulator, has secrets of his own and will stop at nothing to secure salvation and to free his world from its perpetual darkness at the expense of Reyne's life and Tartica's existence.

In a town where gossip spreads like dust blowing in from the Mallee’s canola fields, something unspeakable is about to happen to sixteen-year-old Lauren. It’s bad enough she’s losing her mum to a horrible mental disease and that her best friend is leaving town, but now the only person she thought she could trust, is about to betray her. She can’t stay here. No one is going to believe the town cop could do such a horrific thing to his own daughter. There’s nothing left to do but run. Especially after the fire.

While Muhammad is a student at the law college, he grows concerned for his friend when he witnesses trials for blasphemy that might result in torture and death for the accused. After searching in every port on the Mediterranean, Bivio does everything in his power to discover the identity of the mysterious 'Mountain Bather' who walks on water in his recurring dream. Will the loss of the saintly personage of a Sufi be felt by the people of Algiers as a greater blow than the devastating earthquake that shakes the home of the Barbary Corsairs to its foundations?

After years of auditioning, Raz finally lands a role on his favorite show, and is hired to work for one of the biggest studios in Hollywood as a main actor. At the same time, his college acting class has voted to make him director of the school’s next big production, and they want to portray his script on-stage.

"Master Estate Planning" provides the expert guidance you need to secure your assets and ensure your family's future. With practical advice, actionable strategies, and real-world examples, this book demystifies estate planning and empowers you to make the best decisions for your loved ones. Don't leave the future of your family and assets to chance.

Cast out of a world that maimed half of her body and much of her mind, Heather Zlamanowski retreats to a forested haven, getting by with the aid of prosthetic limbs. The world can't take what is left of her. Or so she thinks. Outside her home, a war draws near. One day, she is forced to make an impossible choice to save a young child—a refugee of the approaching conflict. Heather must venture into a war zone at the risk of destroying her broken body. And shattering her fragile mind.

My name is Christopher, and this is my story of how a single summer would reaffirm my sensitivities. Sure! I'd always known I was a sensitive male, but it would be a young rodeo roper that would open my eyes to my intuit ways. This young cowboy's name is Grayson. This particular summer, many would arrive upon a horseback riding ranch just outside of Jackson, Wyoming. We were all from different parts of the United States coming together with different roles to help run this working ranch that welcomed guests from around the globe.

Tara has thrived in the unforgiving sand lands, where every day is a battle. But when her village is wiped out by the ruthless Prezedant and her loved ones taken, she'll stop at nothing to get them back. With an unlikely team by her side, including an orphaned boy and his devil cat, a dwarf storytelling trader, and a bitter young man, Tara sets out on a perilous journey through the ruins of civilization. Together, they'll face unimaginable dangers, fight for their lives, and try to uncover the truth about what really happened to the world that once existed.