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My name is Hope Arden. I am the girl the world forgets. It started when I was 16 years old. A father forgetting to drive me to school. A mother setting the table for three, not four. A friend who looks at me and sees a stranger. No matter what I do, the words I say, the crimes I commit - you will never remember who I am. That makes my life tricky. It also makes me dangerous.... The Sudden Appearance of Hope is the tale of a girl no one remembers, yet her story will stay with you for ever.

While St. Francis of Assisi is one of the most beloved saints in history, the relevancy of St. Francis for our times in light of the election of Pope Francis has yet to be explored. This book is written with the intention of filling that gap. While it is biographical in nature, it also freely explores themes that relate to St. Francis but are not a part of his life.

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4 Tales of possessor and possessed to delight you! Shower Girl- a slave sets a warm, soapy trap for her master. Ultra Girl - a supergirl from the stars falls helpless into the hands of her lustful arch enemies. Stripped of her powers, stripped of all hope of escape, Ultra Girl is slowly, erotically, deliciously degraded. Helping Hands - a wealthy elderly insomniac is guided into sleep by a perky cheerleader who wont take "go away" for an answer. She has a job to do! The Dog Walkers Club -a handsome young billionaire realizes too late who the leashes and collars of the Club are really for...

Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897) - also known as Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face - lived a short life. She died at the age of 24 from consumption - what we now call tuberculosis. However, in her short life, she inspired many nuns in the Carmelite community of Lisieux, Normandy. She was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1925 and wrote much regarding the path of humility and holiness befitting a Christian.

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Dragging along a reluctant Lydia due to her scandalous behavior with a certain redcoat, Lizzy arrives at Hunsford to reunite with Charlotte. To her displeasure, she discovers Mr. Darcy is visiting his aunt at Rosings Park, and their stays overlap. At first, acrimony remains between them, but as the days pass, she starts to soften toward him. Lydia and Georgiana unexpectedly become close friends, and when Lydia is invited to stay with them at Darcy House, Lizzy can scarcely refuse to act as Lydia’s chaperone.

Ian Grant isn’t a man who accepts help easily. After promising his young son that he could participate in the strawberry festival and then missing the admittance deadline, Ian’s in a bind and forced to ask the mayor for a favor. The mayor agrees, on one condition: His niece has run into hard times and needs a safe place to stay - Ian’s place. She’s great with kids, and Ian needs someone to look after his rambunctious son Andy while he ranches.

He tried to take my life. Instead I took his. It happened so long ago, I've forgotten the details. But he was desperate, hungry enough to kill. As I was dying, my hand touched his.That's when my first switch took place. I looked through the eyes of my killer just in time to see my own body die. Now switching is easy. I can jump from body to body, have any life, be anyone. All it takes is a touch.

The turn of the last century produced many great thinkers as well as many great writers. Some have the distinction of being known as both. Fewer still have been adored by the masses for their public engagements and their amicable persona. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was all of those things. He was a true renaissance man of the modern era, whose impact on modern Christianity, and Christian apologetics, is unfortunately becoming increasingly forgotten.

Tasked with finding her a husband, he concludes he is the best choice. When Mr. Bennet collects on an old debt, Fitzwilliam finds himself in the strange position of inviting Lizzy to London on a secret mission to find her a husband. She isn’t to know his intentions, per his promise to her father, but as he introduces her to men of the Ton, he finds it increasingly difficult to imagine Lizzy marrying anyone but him. Will she move past her refusal to ever marry and accept his proposal? If she does, how will she react when she learns of the scheme her father invented and he undertook?

A dozen volumes in and the tales are more twisted than ever Terror in the Arctic. Creepy vans with tinted windows. Alien visitations. A fourth adventure for the Vampire Zombie Ghost Club. Horror and suspense just the way you like it!

Harmony is tired. Tired of working so hard, tired of the way she looks, tired of being average. But all that changes when she decides to splash out and upgrade her nanos. And why not? Everyone's doing it now. With a simple in-app purchase, you can update the tech in your bloodstream to transform yourself - get enhanced brain power, the perfect body or a dazzling smile.

St. Valentine’s Day approaches, along with a Netherfield ball. The Bennet sisters are astir at the attentions of a secret admirer leaving gifts at Longbourn. With ambiguous notes, they find it impossible to decipher the object of affection. Lizzy remains convinced Jane is the recipient, and she is positive the admirer is Mr. Bingley. When she hears rumors that Darcy is set to stymie the further development of Mr. Bingley’s affections, she is compelled to interfere with interesting results she did not foresee.

Ancient dead gods are about to awaken. And one boy holds the secret to their resurrection. Fifteen-year-old Allan Green has stumbled into the realm of Andakar. To find his way home, he must travel across half a continent, aided by fantastical creatures, crazed wizards, and a few more less than savory accomplices. But there are others wanting to cut his journey short. Murderous cutthroats, savage forest creatures, and a cabal of vampires, just to name a few. Will Allan succeed? Will his greatest enemy hold the key to his very survival? Get your copy of Andakar today and find out!

Thomas Merton is one of the most famous American Catholic authors of the twentieth century. A prolific writer, Merton published 36 books and collections of poems over the span of 27 years, and has 38 posthumous publications that bear his name. Even more impressive than his voluminous output, however, is his deep spirituality that enraptured generations of people seeking intimate union with God.

Lizzy and her family arrive at Pemberley to allow Fitzwilliam a chance to court her. Things are off to a splendid start until Lady Catherine invites herself, and Caroline Bingley is clearly intent on causing trouble between ODC. Someone is targeting Fitzwilliam and Pemberley for harassment, but is it the same person who murders the stablemaster during Lizzy’s stay? She and Darcy find themselves at odds over theories of the crime, but will that disagreement keep them from building a future together?

In national award-winning author Darden North's debut novel, House Call, a police investigation into the murder of a young hospital nurse rips through a Mississippi community consumed in self-indulgence, reverse sexual discrimination, and cut-throat medical politics. Before a psychopath can be stopped, another will die.

Demented tales of horror and suspense! There's nothing more terrifying than the things people are capable of doing to one another. Forget vampires, werewolves, and zombies (though there are a few here). The real scary stuff is happening all around us, every day, every night. Twisted Tales is a glimpse into some of our more depraved moments.

Accompanied by a powerful vampiress, an innocently alluring healer, a fiercely honor-bound druidic warrior, and a sultry (if badly-behaved) doppelganger, Lazarus has his hands full as he makes deals with deities to grow his power for him and his harem. But his vampiress lover insists that his strength would be even greater if Lazarus was able to seduce some of the dark creatures that have beset his kingdom, turning their allegiance and pitting them against the demonic goddess Sanguiana.