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Widow Amelia Baumann has sworn to never love again. She's content to live peacefully in Pine Creek at her friend Mary's warm, comfortable farmhouse. But then Samuel Kurtz shows up and becomes Mary's permanent guest, making it hard to keep her feelings in check. Especially after Samuel's six-year-old niece, Ruthie, whom he's been raising as his own daughter, completely steals her heart. When the bishops from another district threaten to send Ruthie to live with her distant aunt, so that she'll have two parents raising her instead of just Samuel, he hatches a plan.

In 1952 two young lovers meet, in secret, at the beautiful Southern Cross theatre in the very heart of London's West End. Their relationship is made up of clandestine meetings and stolen moments because there is someone who will make them suffer if he discovers she is no longer 'his'. But life in the theatre doesn't always go according to plan, and tragedy and heartache are waiting in the wings for all the players....  

This episode of Bob Hope's classic NBC radio show originally aired on October 26, 1948.

Joanna Pepperdine has decided to host an open house at her place to give the Divine, Kansas, locals a chance to meet not only her but also the residents of the halfway house she's opened for former female convicts. Despite her fears the event will blow up in her face, it goes off without a hitch...until one of the guests finds a wallet, belonging to a local man who is missing. Soon after, the missing man's body is found near the farm, which leads the authorities to Jo's place. They uncover more clues, all pointing toward someone who lives at the farm.

When you look around you, you see all these people happily in love and singing poems about the wonders of love. And then you are confused why you are not able to feel anything on those lines. All you feel is a pit in your stomach, a sense of fear and of always being on edge, but all you did was love, right? You did or are doing everything right, yet this “love” does not seem to be magical or does not seem to be healing you; rather, it appears to be destroying you by driving you crazy, and you notice that you have changed not for good.

The Whiskey Men: Wounded Heroes series is about a group of wounded ex-mercenaries. They each have their own battles to fight, but with the love of a woman, they no longer have to do it alone. Dark Obsession is a wounded hero, curvy divorcee, later in life, possessive, all the feels, small-town romance. Each book in the series can be enjoyed as a standalone.

Are you tired of feeling all alone in your neurodiverse marriage, and no one quite understanding or believing what you go through?Would you like a personal shepherdess to guide you OUT of the VALLEYS of neurodiversity…INTO life-giving green pastures — nourishment for your soul?I was a very sad and confused wife for 32 years, when my husband was finally diagnosed with Asperger’s in 2017. Now going on 40 years of marriage, we have an amazing story to share, and I’ve come out on the other side, victorious. It’s not that I’ve arrived – it’s that I’m successfully learning how to ...

Step into the past with Knight-Life, a weekly 30-minute chat show where Nick, Sean and George from the Invercargill Medieval Club explore the weird, wild, and wonderful corners of history. From knights and castles to medieval food and warfare, no topic is too obscure or too epic. Along the way, they also share what’s happening in their club, including events, reenactments, costumes, and more. Whether you're a seasoned history buff or just curious about the medieval world, Knight-Life brings the past to life in a fun, friendly, and engaging way.

If you’re wondering if God can truly move in the life of someone with all the odds stacked against her, look no further than Tori Hope Petersen. Tori grew up in the foster care system, a bi-racial child in a confusing and volatile world. Growing up with a mentally ill mother and living in twelve different foster homes, nothing was in her favor. And yet, even with a miniscule chance of graduating college and a great risk of being homeless, jobless, and on drugs, Tori overcame every negative stereotype that attacked her. However, Tori will tell you she did not overcome. Christ did.

With a background in psychology and extensive experience assisting people to manage their self-care, Hope Hudson brings you a comprehensive guide with compelling tools to help you reclaim control over your life. Combining effective tools with her training in yoga and meditation, she is ready to help you learn how to fill your cup so that you can live a meaningful life.

Assistant Cruise Director Millie Sanders' day is off to a shockingly bad start when her boss “volunteers” her to be his guinea pig for a stun gun self-defense class in front of her fellow shipmates. Loyal to a fault, she agrees but almost immediately regrets her decision. Meanwhile, several crewmembers have become violently ill and possibly on the verge of death after eating food prepared from the galley kitchen, operated by her best friend, Annette Delacroix.

Pin is a tough biker who knows that all relationships are doomed to fail. Claire is a private investigator who could never commit to one man. But once they meet, sparks fly! The only thing that could separate them is Outlaw Souls and its dark past. Claire is searching for missing children, and she never gives up on a mystery. Even if it means using Pin to spy on the club.

In the land of Dorimare, on the shores of the Dapple and the Dawl, the law-abiding residents of Lud-in-the-Mist are plagued by an illegal influx of fairy fruit enticing people to acts of poetry, dancing, and other dangerous flights of fancy. When respectable Mayor Nathaniel Chanticleer finds his family entangled in the scandal, he must call upon both his sharp legal mind and his unacknowledged creative spirit to craft a reconciliation with the Faerie. Dare to embrace your wild side in this classic fantasy. Suitable for ages eight and up.

Doesn’t it feel like the world could use a major spiritual upgrade these days? But what would that look like? Perhaps something completely unexpected, something everyone could understand, something easy and incorruptible, something unifying... Perhaps a symbol that doesn't even require language to work its wonders… In its elegant simplicity, the Infinity Wave could be just that.

After being abducted by aliens and rescued by the Arcav, all Peyton wants is revenge. Well, that, and a trip straight back home to Earth where she belongs. She’s not interested in the handsome Arcav Guard who stares at her so intently. Even if he does make her wish she’d met him before her captivity. When the Arcav King offers her a deal, Peyton knows she has to accept. Six months in Arcavia, one date a week with Vazta, and the revenge she needs so she can move on. But with evil approaching from all sides, will Peyton be able to achieve her revenge?

I'm completely in love with my husband. And he takes care of my needs . . . as long as they're financial or physical. Anything more is too much to ask. I know that while I might have his name, I don't have his heart. It's almost like he keeps me in a very specific box: WIFE. He only opens that box when we're home alone, anything else would make me too much a part of his life. Even though I love him, I can't live like this anymore. I don't want to, but I ask him for a divorce.

I once served with her older brother and when she ran into some trouble, she came looking for me. She shows up at the gate to the club begging for my help. Of course, I’m going to help her - I would never turn away a woman in trouble. But with her, its more. I’m going to claim her. Make her mine...and never let her go.

She's my best friend's daughter, and I have no business wanting her the way I do. Especially since it's my fault that her dad died. Call it survivor's guilt if you must. I just know I'm to blame. Still, when she comes to me for help, I can't refuse her. Which means sleeping on my sofa so she can take my bed. Emerson is temptation personified. Giving into my desires and touching her would make me the worst sort of man. But everyone has their limits.

Two days before the collapse of Hosni Mubarak's regime in Egypt, one man gathered the courage to tell the president the truth: he would be killed in his palace if he did not step down. What came next revealed the bitter power struggles atop the most populous country in the Middle East at its most vulnerable moment in six decades. This is the inside story of the final days of Egypt's modern day pharaoh, who ruled with near autocratic powers for three decades before being forced to resign on February 11, 2011.

After leaving Pine Creek—along with his family and the rest of their Amish community—four years ago, Caleb Weaver has returned. He's come back to help his parents with their struggling candy shop, and everyone in their small town is buzzing with the news. But no sooner does he return than he's flagged down by the last person he wanted to see . . . with a helpless, abandoned kitten.