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92 BCE. A widow and an old scribe together raise Haim, a boy whose lineage cursed him from birth. When Haim is 11 years old, he runs away into a world populated by Samaritan bandits, a cultic pagan temple devoted to horror, and the whiterobed priests of Qumran. Desperate and lonely, Haim searches for community, friendship, and belonging while being plagued by a hunger for meaning he cannot satisfy.

Ben had promised to unplug this weekend - he would leave the Bach House Vineyards IT project at the office. Samantha showered in the glow of anticipation of this romantic getaway, oblivious to what awaited her. How could she know she would spend it alone? When Ben glanced at the wine and flowers on the passenger seat with his computer bag, he grinned to himself, knowing he would arrive at the cottage well before Sam with time to get the fireplace crackling and the chill off the sheets.

Maccabean Israel, 135 BCE. Judean orphan Keziah has been traumatized by a savage war. As the Greek empire invades Jerusalem with battle elephants and a ruthless army, the 12-year-old witnesses her parents' violent murder by their once-trusted neighbours. Keziah has no time to mourn when she's forcibly transported to the far north and ripped away from everything she's ever known.

It was the case of a lifetime...but then, it went sideways on her. The suspect Maddie put behind bars might have been crazy, but it turns out he was innocent, and now she finds herself in the Artificial Crimes Unit hunting a serial killer from 200 years ago and a madman breathing life back into him with modern technology. Worse yet, she’s partnered up with Jake, her former lover. Now, an evil genius is using droids to recreate the infamous Jack the Ripper murders.

Katie is dying to fit in. Literally. She’s a bulimic high school freshman who drinks and hangs out with the mean girls. Maybe you know someone like her? Or there’s Cindy, a high school junior who acts like everything is always OK. She plays three sports, earns straight A’s, and parties on the weekends, but also she struggles with depression, perfectionism, and addiction.

The Cornered Cat is the ultimate resource for women who choose to carry a firearm for self defense. It covers everything from cleaning a pistol to methods of carry. It tells women everything they ever wanted to know about how to carry a firearm for self defense.

Poems contained in this collection testify to a year-long effort on the author's part to capture the essence of human experience through poetry. Some of the poems are based on real places and concrete experiences; others were composed in the spirit of creative artistic exercise. But they all touch upon important aspects of the human experience, such as love, freedom, and social justice.

Discover the top 20 reasons Why Men Get Married... For any woman who has ever been married, is now married, or wants to be married, this book is an absolute must-have. Using 20 years of discovery through dialog with men, the author delivers a hard-hitting, brutally candid, and starkly revealing narrative about the way men really feel about marriage. Readers should brace for impact, as they learn all the reasons men themselves give for why they ever get married!

The way a person's house looks and feels like is a huge reflection of his or her personality. However, most of the time, there isn't enough leeway to find the schedule, energy, and motivation to keep our homes clean and organized. As a result, a cluttered, messy, and disorganized space invades our lives day in and day out.