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Ephesians chapter 3:20 tells us that we have a God who is able to accomplish things that are greater than our thoughts and even greater than our ability to imagine. Yet, sadly it is often those who are followers of Jesus that we find who are timid, afraid, and lackluster in their passion.

Former detective Landon Rowe has lost everything—his child, his wife, his career. He’s a man without purpose, but he’s always believed in doing what’s right, even helping his ex’s husband. Rowe’s ex-wife has fled with her new son to a religious cult in western New York, where a charismatic and dangerous zealot, Eamon Fischer, preaches baptism not by water but by flames. Unable to do anything for the infant son who died years ago, Rowe agrees to infiltrate the Children of Fire cult and rescue the boy.

This book covers the life and experiences of Lester Patrick, an African American born and raised in North Carolina during the Jim Crow and segregation periods of our country's history. It covers some events that took place following Reconstruction that led up to the Jim Crow period and Black and White Americans' attitudes that evolved because of these events. This book is written for audiences of all ages and races for this extraordinary time in our country's history. And it contains both serious and humorous experiences.

An NPR best book of the year and recommended by Oprah Daily, Good Housekeeping, Zibby Mag, Lit Hub, Electric Lit, and Katie Couric Media! ""A summer read with bite.”—NPR Disgraced model-writer Bianca Bridge can’t stand hotshot makeup maven Obadiah Cortland. And he lets her know the feeling...

Billy Smalls wanted to get out and explore the world. So, he joined the Army. He had no idea what awaited him when he arrived—drills, marching, in-your-face yelling by drill sergeants determined to turn him into a soldier. But this isn’t a story about deployment or combat or duties as a soldier. This story is a wild ride with the fictional Billy Smalls through his off-duty life. Alcohol, women, and crazy, fun-marked years of real-life events as a soldier. He entered the Army as a boy and walked away a man with a new lease on life.

In 2006, Mike Nixon worked as a hotel receptionist. Having thousands of encounters with guests from all over the world, he dreamed of living a life as exciting as those hotel guests. But dreaming is a lot easier than making that fantasy a reality. He struggled to bring his plans to life...until he met a friend who set his life on a different course. This book is about Mike's journey to stay on that path.

Join us on a discovery from the ancient origins to the present days of the most fascinating civilizations in Asia.

When veteran astronaut Capt. Butch Turner finds himself trapped in one of the gigantic voids of intergalactic space, he has a lot of time to think about things—namely his flaws, his past, and President Penelope Kane—his former lover, mistress, and the person who sent him (and three other crew members) on this ill-fated mission. Before that even happens, however, there is a roller-coaster ride of adventure and political intrigue and plenty of classic science-fiction leading up to it.

Deputy U.S. Marshal Jeremiah Halstead keeps the peace in the mining town of Silver Cloud, Montana. But an old enemy has declared war against him. Ruthless and clever, Ed Zimmerman would have become the leader of one of the west's deadliest and hell-bent outlaw gangs. Zimmerman has offered a generous bounty to every desperado willing to put a bullet through the U.S. Deputy Marshal's heart.

Happily married with the affection and respect of those he holds dear, Fabian Bloom finally finds inner peace. However, fresh nightmares about his horrific past start to plague the man's sleep, shadowing his newfound happiness and worrying the one he loves. A trip to his cabin in Montana offers the opportunity for the couple to relax. After reuniting with his two sons, marrying the man he loved, and watching his young protégées bloom, Lance Hansen has everything he ever wished for. When his husband’s past is revealed, the man is unprepared, and their world begins to crumble.

Dylan has had his eyes on her for a while now. But he just doesn’t know how to talk to her. They share a cubicle wall, but he can’t seem to break the barrier to her heart. Alaine likes Dylan and has openly admitted it to her best friend. But she doesn’t think Dylan feels the same about her. Enter Catch, their dating app. But one of them isn’t 100 percent honest about who they are. Do they find love for Christmas, or do they crash and burn into a snowbank?

Daniel Manley did not experience a single moment of human kindness when cast out as a child onto the merciless cobblestone streets of 19th-century London. One unsympathetic evening, while he lay cold and alone in a dark alley, he pleaded for death over living his abhorrent life a single moment longer. A mysterious voice emanates from the alley's darkest corner, stopping his despair upon taking his last gasp of frigid air. Daniel scans the darkness for the voices' origination.

A poignant memoir of a Black man you don't meet everyday, emerging author Jason Hill has raised the standard of the nonfiction narrative. A introverted kid growing up in Chicago, Hill recounts in a voice you'll never forget how he overcame everything from family dysfunction, bullying, incarceration, and homelessness to forge his own unmistakable path in which you'll also recognize yourself. Vulnerable, well-written, funny, and inspiring, through it all, Jason Hill is brutally honest about his own flaws and shortcomings, holding nothing back.

Crick City is a small hick town. Violent, mean, and dirt-poor, it's a place nobody wants to call home. But for homicide cop Phil Straker, it is home. And now someone—or something—is turning his boyhood town into a bloody sideshow of mutilation and gruesome carnage. They're called Creekers. Centuries old, driven by rage and lust for revenge, they move through the deep, dark woods—deformed, shadowy outcasts with twisted faces and blood red eyes. Now, as the moon hangs low over their ancient house, they're gathering for a harvest of terror and death Crick City will never forget....

Wagon trains carrying immigrants along the Oregon Trail are falling prey to outlaws. Most families surrender their valuables and goods peacefully, but anybody brave enough to resist gets a bullet. The gang's latest victim was a wagon master who sought to protect his charges only to die in the...

Set in a small town in North Mississippi during the early days of school integration, When You Can Throw from Deep Short describes how one high school player, Dwayne Scott, finds in the game of baseball an escape from an unhappy home situation and a meaningful friendship with a Black teammate. The story dramatizes the power of sport to inspire teamwork, camaraderie, and hope, and to change lives for the better.

Social Hill is both novel and memoir, the true story of a good man with great potential and a mood disorder living far under his potential, who's failed at just about everything: college, the Navy, more colleges, relationships, several jobs. Suddenly, at the age of 30, after just being kicked out of the military, he meets a naïve Caucasian woman 10 years his junior, and although they are not compatible in any way, he feels compelled to marry her after she unexpectedly becomes pregnant with his child.

Are you a clueless dog owner who knows nothing about the history of dogs? Do you want to bond with your dog and learn more about their ancestors, what they are truly capable of and how they became our adorable and trustworthy companions? Be fascinated by more than 100 facts about dogs as it relates to their biology, their history, incredible records, and even their significance in mythology and religions all over the world.

Do multiple versions of ourselves exist in parallel universes living out their lives in different timelines? In this follow-up to his best seller, The Simulation Hypothesis, MIT computer scientist and Silicon Valley game pioneer Rizwan Virk explores these topics from a new lens: that of simulation theory. Bringing his unique trademark style of combining video games, computer science, quantum physics, and computing with lots of philosophy and science fiction, Virk gives us a new way to think about not just our universe, but all possible timelines in the multiverse!

Lucian Steele is my cross to bear. I’ve been the board’s liaison to him for the last five years. The job entails having to convince him to do what they want. They chose me mostly because no one else can handle the beast of a man. He’s aggravating in the most attractive way, yet I can’t seem to stop thinking of him. If only he knew just how much I liked him, maybe then he’d realize I’d do anything to protect him.