Showing results by narrator "EL Beckett" in All Categories

Penny Heart likes to play it safe...in life and in love. When she’s asked to brave her town's most thrilling adventures to revamp their outdated guidebook, things quickly go from bad to worse. The person assigned to help? None other than her childhood nemesis. His dimpled grin and endearing charm might fool other women, but she wouldn’t trust the notorious prankster with her potted cactus...let alone her heart.

She was only four years old when she was sold into the sex trade. White picket fences and steepled churches all guarded secrets that were not ever supposed to be told. In kindergarten, she began praying every night that Jesus would let her die. In second grade, she sat in church on a Sunday morning swinging her feet from a wooden pew behind the man who had paid to rape her the night before. Her perpetrators were from all walks of life. Here is the true account of how she was brought out of captivity and into a life of freedom.

Struggling to get new clients for her interior decorating business, trying to keep her bossy older brother Sloan from interfering in her personal life, and attempting to keep her friends in the dark is starting to wear on her. Not to mention whenever she looks at Mitch Wood, her stomach turns to butterflies. But her brother’s best friend won’t ever feel the same way about her.

Impulsive, unpredictable, unexpected. Just a few words that describe Tabitha Miller. And those descriptions are exactly why she can’t find love in the small town of Harland Creek. But when she ends up on a blind date that quickly turns into a disaster, a familiar face from her past swoops in and saves the day…much to her chagrin. Cautious, predictable, prepared. Neal McLean is nothing if not always prepared. From his job to his relationships. He has no desire for love but when he sees Tabitha in need of a hero, he can’t help but come to her rescue.

If you can’t be you, who can you be? That’s the question Veronica White asks herself in the wake of her husband’s very public affair. For years, she’s been known as the prettiest member of the Bitch Brigade and Pete’s wife, and she has used social media to present her messy life as picture perfect. But those days are over. Leaving her Waterford life behind, Veronica lands in Marrakesh, Morocco. There, she plans to regroup and convince everyone she’s having the time of her life without Pete. First step: Post endless fun pictures on Instagram.

A young woman desperate for a job, a single veterinarian who needs help, and a charity that will melt your heart. Missy Long has a spending problem. Coupled with the fact she can’t decide on a career means bad news when Christmas is upon her and she’s up to her eyeballs in debt.

Terrified of telling too much, 10-year-old Dylan Sedano wishes his little sister, Fern, would stop talking. But when Army Reserve Officer Scott Wood and his wife, Autumn, tell Dylan that God is ready to help him, Dylan isn't buying. If God did care for them, why hadn't he been there months ago when the trouble started and his dad disappeared?

Brian L. Curry shares an emotional, yet witty and inspiring, true story of being raised by a single mother, overcoming fatherhood issues, and journeying on into maturity, both naturally and spiritually, from the the perspective of both the child and the parent. He strategically brings the listener along with him as he brilliantly captures and shares priceless nuggets of life-liberating revelation.

In her memoir Read or Die, Russell documents her daily battle as a middle school teacher in Tucson, Arizona, fighting against predetermined trajectories of less-than beliefs with an arsenal of hard covers and tattered pages. A talented and caring teacher, Russell offers a moving portrayal that combines rich autobiographical details with firsthand insight into the world of education. Read or Die is not only a compelling story, but it also offers revealing and meaningful insights into education in America from a seasoned insider.

Brooks Benson is bored, stuck and miserable. When both his parents were unable to continue running the variety store in Hope Harbor, Maine, he dropped out of college and came back home to help. Remi Wright is disappointed, frustrated, and out of options. After dropping out of college, she's forced to come back home. Things are looking pretty grim until she starts baking again and visits Benson Variety to ask if they'll sell her whoopie pies, cakes, and cookies. What was once a high school crush is now something much more mature that hits both of them like a ton of bricks.

Are you fighting hard for your dreams to come true but somehow things just aren’t quite “clicking”? Maybe you notice yourself spending hours a day, busy at work, but still don't see the progress you’d like. Or perhaps your life just threw you a giant curveball and now you’re stuck reassessing a few things—or all of them. Whatever your situation may be, the same potential for massive success exists within us all.