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Judy first sees Grace when she and her daughter attend as audience members of a television show. Grace is the featured guest, a famous seer who — out of all attendees — calls on Judy and begins relaying messages from Judy’s deceased relatives. Judy is so overcome with emotion that she faints, and so begins a friendship brought together by fate.

Regina worked hard in school, got the right degrees, and put in her time. At 35, she’s a rising star in the CIA, but her dream is to be in the field. Will her new assignment be the break she longs for?Interpol task force “identity” needs strong analysts. Regina gets accepted, and it looks like the dream might be possible, but there is one problem. Zach Jones, her partner, doesn’t want her in the field.

There’s nothing special about Michele Baker: Well, not unless you count the fact that she hears messages from angels, ancestors, spirit guides, and sentient beings from other worlds. The majority of the messages come from Archangel Michael, chief of the angels. But she has communicated with other extra-dimensional beings, too, and she’s come to think of them as her team. She writes down what they say. She began recording the messages via automatic writing and was astounded when the words she was writing down began to come true.

The Birthday Gift is a children’s adventure story. Jenny and Michael have a problem when they go to buy their father’s birthday present. It seems some one else wants it, too!

Traditional Short Stories for Children features a collection of traditional children stories about, witches, wizards, elves, giants, fairies, and fantasy beings. It brings old-fashioned tales for younger children. Here's a sample of what you can find inside: "The Foolish Frog": Freddie was a very foolish frog. He could never do anything right. All the young frogs avoided Freddie because he was so silly and he spoilt all their games. He had no friends, and he was a very lonely frog.

This author uses words as a sculptor uses clay. She doesn't change the shape of the word; it's the surrounding words that contain the poetic surprise. She explains that she personally likes to be surprised by a word that doesn't usually follow another. It is a way to startle the listener into looking deeper into the thought. There are times when words can even pour forth like oil and fill in cracks left by others' hurtful words. Some of these poetic frames become like a waterfall of individual poems that wash off aching bodies and refreshes the spirit.

Pickles was a tiny kitten when he came into Kim's life. Kim was in a dark place. Pickles came along, and it was love at first sight for Kim. Pickles began to learn how to be a kitten and interact with his world. This story explains more about the relationships surrounding Pickles and how each relationship is connected to each other. Kim went on to train him in a similar way as that of a puppy. It was this training and love that saved her life.

Mom is very busy and hardly notices what her son is saying to her. Just out his window, he sees bears everywhere. There is a debonair bear, a bear with no hair, and a rather rare bear. No one seems to be in despair. Why are all those bears out there?

Inspired by an interview with the late, great Michael Jackson, Barbara Hagen wanted to give back to the entertainer the love that her favorite singer, dancer, and performer gave to the world through the use of his God-given talents. Included in this audiobook are poems that, in one way or another, express the love and admiration that the author has for Michael Jackson.

Alexandria Clinton is a woman living in a privileged world. She thinks nothing about the issue of race or the color of her skin as she moves throughout her day. Those things are not relevant to the black-haired, green-eyed beauty. Her classic American looks, youthful body, and moderate wealth have distanced her from the reality of others. Alexandria does not see the color black, not in her professional world of business. And definitely, not in her private circle of friends. So she never expects to meet a successful black astronaut who cannot take his eyes off her.

Uncle Hubbard and the Burlap Sack tells the story of a small, curious girl named Mary growing up in small, rural Sullivan Hollow - a southern town that was a lovely place of hills, trees, and fields. Mary was surrounded by family and friends, including her neighbors and the students who rode the yellow school bus to school each day. Mary’s family included four sisters, four brothers, her mom, her dad, and her grandfather. There was much work to do, and they did it as a group. They made sure that there was ample time to play with family and friends when the work was complete.

Steady Teddy is back, and this time the stakes couldn’t be higher. One man stands between her and everything she needs to reconcile her past and secure her future. Her mission is simple. Deliver Gordo to Jonathon, and Teddy will be well on her way to getting her life back, but, of course, nothing goes smoothly where Gordo is concerned and finding him may prove to be an impossible task to pull off. He knows all the tricks and always somehow manages to stay one step ahead, but Teddy is driven beyond reason and will stop at nothing to track him down.

While taking a beautiful drive through the mountains, Kate encounters a driving snowstorm. Suddenly, she realizes that the storm has gotten so bad that she must find cover. As she makes to way down the mountain, she comes upon a school bus that's been pulled to the side of the road. When she checks on the bus, she discovers several children awaiting the return of their bus driver, who has gone to find help. She decides that she must try to take the children to safety.

When 18-year-old Teddy loses her parents to a tragedy, she's left alone, and with no memory of the life she once had. Now older, wiser, and tougher than ever before, Teddy has managed to carve out a small place in Austin's criminal underworld, but that world comes with its own brand of trouble. Trouble she's learned to handle with some razor-sharp wit, and the occasional baseball bat.

Reggie Lee Stafford is a small-town Texas hometown girl. She lives in Rambling, in the Texas Hill Country where she was born. As a single mom, her world revolves around her young daughter and her beloved job at the local newspaper. But her peaceful life is turned upside down when Frank Bell - the bane of Reggie's teenage existence - returns to town to claim his vast inheritance.

Half witch, half killer, wholly unsuccessful at every faery bargain so far...Geneviève Crowe makes her living beheading or resurrecting the dead in near-future New Orleans. After entering an accidental engagement, overcoming attempted murder, and discovering a family secret, Geneviève is ready for things to settle down, but carnival season in New Orleans is not the best time of year for "normal".

They call him the Prophet. Tennyson D’Angelo, the man who can foretell the future. A modern-day oracle. And Olivia Hawking desperately needs his help. She tracks him down in Italy, begging for his assistance. She has a life-or-death problem that only a bona fide psychic can solve. But Tennyson is slowly fracturing from within, the weight of the D’Angelo curse destroying him. 

There's nothing sweet about the vengeance I want against Sophia Somerset. When that quick-tongued waitress, with more curves than the real-estate market, makes off with my most prized possession - and the only item saving my company from collapse - payback is the only goal I have planned...at first. My only saving grace? The note she left behind. And my proof. The problem is that I can’t stop thinking about the adorably haphazard thief. Taking my revenge against Sophia may not be sweet. But it sure is sexy.

A gentle and novel guide to new motherhood—one that encourages women to take time to breathe, embrace their experiences, and be "good enough"—one yoga minute at a time Yoga instructor Alison Rogers and coauthor Erin O. White forge a new path through contemporary motherhood with their...

Princess Annama wants to find a prince, but she does not want to wait for a prince to choose her. She takes matters into her own hands and invites princes from all over to come meet her. She wants to find a prince who is kind, fun, and sensitive - sensitive enough to feel a single chickpea laying under a tall stack of mattresses! When prince after prince disappoints her, Princess Annama wonders if she’ll ever find the kind of prince she’s looking for.