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A project manager, former corporate trainer, and technical writer, Brian Eckard shares his compelling story of losing a job that he loved and his struggle to support his family during this challenging time. Through stories and humor, he brings you along on his journey to land a permanent job as he follows Jesus, resolving not to accept anything less than God’s best. He shows you how God was with him even in his darkest moments, guiding his footsteps and helping him rise from the ashes of defeat to the job He had for him.

When Special Agent Jonathon Howard gets the call telling him that the notorious serial killer he’s been chasing for five years has been caught, he jumps the nearest flight to Rappaport, North Dakota to bring the man in. But what he finds awaiting him there is not Jeffrey Marks, the serial sexual sadist. It’s Marks’s one remaining victim, Dana Cooper. A victim who, in a bizarre twist of fate, has murdered Marks in a fashion more brutal than anyone can understand or explain.

Handsome Leon - tall, honest, and rugged farm overseer - winner of riding contests and women's hearts - meets lovely Esther, a petite and innocent farmer's daughter. His strong faith pulls him toward her, despite the 12-year difference in their ages. Will his vision of a relationship, born of his faith, become a nightmare test of faith instead?

It has been more than twenty years since his newborn daughter was kidnapped out of the hospital nursery. Nate’s first wife never recovered from that disaster. Even though Nate healed and made a life for himself with a new family, he has never stopped looking for his firstborn. Since then, life has treated him well. He has no reason to complain; he works hard at a very interesting, sometimes exciting and dangerous job, and takes pride in his family. Still, he sometimes wonders what happened to Sally Miller. Where is she, and what does she look like? Is she in trouble?

Mary Beth Baker and Sammy Monroe were devoted teenage sweethearts back in their hometown. But now, in college, their relationship is threatened by serious problems. Now away from home and parental authority, Sam has gone wild with spending, even going so far as to buy an expensive motorcycle. Too bad he got involved with the wrong crowd. Will Sam be able to dig out of his financial hole before the short term loan sharks break every bone in his body?

At last, Juliette is able to join Senator Mike McBride in their new Arlington, VA apartment. After time off for a joyous homecoming, Mike goes to work in his Senate office while Juli unpacks and takes the train downtown for lunch with an old friend, Fran Whittaker, who tells Juli of her suspicions. Soon this dangerous knowledge leads to Fran's disappearance and Juliette's investigative reporter's nose getting her in a whole lot of trouble.

In the confusion, when Fran and Max escaped the clutches of the Syndicate, they became separated. Fran moved to the West Coast and went into hiding in a special Bungalow, outfitted with the latest high-tech devices designed to protect her from detection. She changed her looks and identity and prepared to quietly live out the remaining months of her pregnancy. Meanwhile Max had undertaken a three months odyssey criss-crossing the country looking for her.

Cornelia Pettijohn knows it is best to carry a sidearm when traveling with her Uncle Percival. The quirky retired professor has a talent for finding trouble. What she doesn’t know is that purchasing a winter home in sunny Homosassa, Florida is not the only item on his agenda. A new movie camera, a highway breakdown, and a trip on The Mullet Express make the perfect formula for Uncle Percival to attract the interest of both law enforcement and a couple of rival mobs. Cornelia and her friend Teddy Lawless must use all their wits to get him out of the hole he’s dug for himself.

A string of mysterious murders rocks Birmingham, Alabama, in the pause-resister Jacqueline Willoughby. At first glance, the murders seem to be connected to the Ten Commandments, but FBI agents Kason McAlester and Troy Stephens see that there is more to the story, that a rare book written decades ago by a woman named Jacqueline Willoughby may have the answer to solving the crimes.

A brilliant computer scientist/engineer assists a retired SJPD detective with solving cold cases. They take on a nearly 10-year-old bank robbery of a bank in Willow Glen, CA. The robbers made off with $60 million in cash and safe deposit box contents. Law enforcement was baffled that they never found the team or any of the cache. Enter computer expert Damian, who has a scientist's way of looking at how to trace the robbery's contents.

Would a Maharajah Sleep Here? presents firsthand stories of luxury travel and discovery by two fun and experienced travelers. Authors and travelers Stephen and Leanne Troy provide accounts of historic exploration, luxury hotel stays, and encounters with interesting people around the world. Each trip is private and planned in great detail to make sure each and every adventure is unique and experienced in five-star luxury.

Computer geek and technology guru Damian Green assists a retired detective with cold cases in San Jose from his Island home on Red Rock Island. He has the latest cold case solved within hours and a local confidential government committee wants his help with the elected sheriff. She is suspected of bribery, harassment, and most disturbing of all—everyone that has made progress investigating her has disappeared.

At the brink of civil strife, Maeve, a remarkable energy healer in the serene landscapes of Ireland, struggles with haunting visions of three mysterious individuals. As chaos breaks upon their troubled homelands, Nick, James, and Carrie, driven by a desperate need to escape the inexplicable turmoil, unexpectedly come together on a destined journey to Ireland, where an unnatural connection weaves its magic among them. Drawn by unseen forces and mysterious visions, their paths combine upon Maeve, a mysterious figure harboring the key to their intertwined destinies.

Everyone’s favorite surfing detective, Kai Cooke, is back..in three cases in exotic locales half a world apart.

See Ya Later, Ralphie explores the bond between two best friends. It is a delicate and heartwarming story that educates children on coping with the separation from loved ones, and faces their fears associated with tears and sadness. The story presents the issues of death and grieving in an inspiring way, through a combination of lighthearted humor, and uplifting revelation. See Ya Later, Ralphie delivers an unforgettable message that eases the pain of loss, and teaches children that, for the living, the journey of life keeps going, and the love we feel lasts forever.

Activating Divine Help in My Life reminds us that everyone, irrespective of achievements, needs help at one point or the other in life. While some need help to arrive at their destinations, others may just need help to arrive early enough.

This is the story of a man and a woman who have made their respective plans to enter into their golden years after going through all of life's challenges, raising their families, wanting only to enjoy their retirement years with each other; filling those remaining years of their lives with travel, adventure, and grandchildren, along with making memories, only to discover their plans lost upon losing both "loves of their lives."

The year was 1853, the crossing sickening, crowded, terrifying, and almost unbearable, and yet this family of six survived 40 miserable days and nights in the dark hold of the John Ruttle, a sailing ship built to haul freight, not passengers.

This is a book for everyone. As a parent, grandparent, teen, or adult, you will find one, perhaps many, of the characters in New Neighbors to be like yourself in many ways. As the story progresses, the diverse characters display their traits and emotions. While subtle in the book, they become recognizable no matter your state in life—as a teenager, parent, or a best friend—as the story progresses. Discovering yourself in New Neighbors is a part of the enjoyment of listening as well as recalling memories from your past.

This book was inspired by God. It brings God's activities on behalf of Earth's citizens from the shadows of history into illumination. God's mastery over the universe is brought to life from the Big Bang to modern times. A plausible theory is put forth regarding how God has employed his tools (only recently discovered but little understood by scientists), dark matter and dark energy, to create and sustain the universe as we know it.