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The women's rights movement grew out of the women's suffrage movement of the mid-1800s and also addressed other women's legal rights issues. The second wave of the movement, which promoted economic, political, and social equality, gained momentum in the 1960s and '70s, when such groups as the National Organization for Women fought for equal pay and laws banning employment discrimination.

Fifty-five year old Jack Callahan has been alone, by choice, for five years. Forty-five year old Erica Thomas has never had a serious relationship and believes that marriage is not God's plan for her. Can a chance meeting in an airport and an impetuous photo change their destinies?

For years, Jonathan Damon has buried himself in his scientific research, but now his uncle threatens to pull the funding for his lab unless Jonathan makes strides toward marriage and family. So he decides to bring a fake fiancee to his cousin's wedding to mollify his uncle. And the only convenient candidate for this particular experiment is Sarah. Sarah has been Jonathan's assistant for years, and she knows he's never thought of her in any other way.

Cass Adams is crazy, and everyone in Deacon, Kansas, knows it. But when her good-for-nothing husband, Roland, goes missing, no one suspects that Cass buried him in their unfinished koi pond. Too bad he doesn't stay there for long. Cass gets arrested on the banks of the Spring River for dumping his corpse after heavy rain partially unearths it.

This is the story of the journey that I’ve been on with Jesus and his faithfulness in guiding me through many health, family, and career challenges. I hope that as you consider my story, you will begin to look at your own journey. Maybe you will see where you have you picked up unhelpful ideas and consider asking God to renew your mind in those areas. If Jesus hasn’t been with you on your journey so far, my hope is that you will consider asking him to meet you on your path right where you are so he can guide you toward hope and health.

Fiona Williams may have given up on love for herself, but she knows how to plan the perfect wedding for others. But planning one in two weeks would make even the most seasoned of planners shudder. When the handsome bull rider, Cole Patterson, walks in with such a request for his sister, she can’t help but say yes, especially after finding out the groom is a Hollywood A-lister. Cole can stay on a bucking bull for a full eight seconds and has the buckles to prove it, but when it comes to romance, he’s finding himself face down in the dirt.

The best-selling saga of hope, love, and grace continues as the Quail Crossings bunch find themselves in another riveting tale of family, strength, and courage. Dovie Pearce will do anything for her family, even head out into a blizzard when one of her loved ones needs a doctor. She just didn’t think it’d get this bad, this quickly. Had she ever felt so cold? Help would come soon. It had to.