A young girl and her Nana hold a special bond that blooms in the surroundings of Nana’s magical garden. Then one day, the girl finds many weeds in the garden. She soon discovers that her beloved Nana has Alzheimer’s Disease; an illness that affects an adult brain with tangles that get in the way of thoughts, kind of like how weeds get in the way of flowers. As time passes, the weeds grow thicker and her Nana declines, but the girl accepts the difficult changes with love, and learns to take-over as the magical garden’s caregiver. Extending from the experience of caring for her mother, artist Kathryn Harrison has created this poignant story with rich illustrations to candidly explore dementia diseases, while demonstrating the power of love. It is a journey that will cultivate understanding and touch your heart. After the story, a useful Question and Answer section is included. 20% of the proceeds from the purchase of this book will be donated to the Alzheimer Society of Canada. The Alzheimer Society is Canada’s leading health charity for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Monday, October 30, 2017
Angel on Assignment
If your family loves the Elf on the Shelf and you want to keep the fun going, check out Angel on Assignment. It's a children's activity book that offers a Christian alternative to the elf, teaching children about the angels who watch over them, not just at Christmas but all year long.
With beautiful illustrations and rhyming verse, Angel on Assignment takes readers through the angels' roles in the Christmas story and presents the ways guardian angels look out for boys and girls today--and how children can act as angels in disguise for friends who need help. See how many angels your child can find--some are hiding!
At the end of the book, you'll find detailed instructions for making your own angel. When you're finished, you can introduce your angel to your elf and let them keep an eye on things. Then post a photo of your creation to the book's Facebook page, and check out the angels that other families have made!
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Next Door Infatuation
“One. Two. Three. Four.” Robin counted her breaths out, slowing her heart rate and calming herself. “One.” Robin noticed someone staring at her in the distance. “Two.” He was clearly watching her. “Three.” Robin tried to maneuver herself so that she could get a better look at her stalker without giving it away that she saw him too. “Four.” She let out her breath. The man watching her stepped forward slightly. She felt like she recognized him from somewhere. She couldn’t really see his face, but something about him seemed vaguely familiar, like from a dream. He stepped on a twig which cracked loudly beneath his foot. Robin startled giving it away that she saw him and he ran from the scene.
“Wait! Who are you?” Robin yelled after the hooded figure. “Why are you following me?” She chased...
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Catching The Last Tram
Beth’s commute could lead to love – unless mysterious forces win.
After moving house, lonely librarian Beth meets Isaac – a handsome man with timeless manners – on her way to work. Sharing the same antiquated tram day after day, the pair become close and Beth suspects she’s falling in love.
But Isaac has a secret that threatens their budding romance. Something dark and as magical as the tram that picks her up every morning and evening.
Why does he suddenly push her away? Does he really not care for her? How could she have got the signals so wrong?
Then Isaac and the tram go missing and Beth begins to discover the truth. But it might be too late…
Friday, October 27, 2017
White Water, Black Death
"A cruise ship is the perfect target for a biological attack". These are the chilling words emailed to the Seaborne Symphony in the mid-Atlantic.
Magazine editor Geneva Jones has been sent on the trans-Atlantic cruise to help secure a major advertising agreement from the CEO of the cruise line Rachel Atkinson, but her efforts to win her over are curtailed by a mysterious crew death. Geneva suspects foul play. Rachel insists its suicide. A former investigative journalist, Geneva can’t resist digging deeper, but what she finds is far more devastating. There’s an Ebola outbreak on the ship, everyone is trapped aboard and Rachel is trying to keep it secret.
Geneva knows enough about Ebola to be terrified, but she’s also onto the biggest story of her career. As panic surges through the ship, she becomes fixated on a single question. How was the virus brought aboard? The answer is worse than she could have imagined, and the greatest exposé she’ll ever get, if she can only prove it.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
The Backwards K
Baseball was the only thing Jet Brine was ever good at. Well, baseball and slot machines. Except when his moment came, bottom of the ninth, game seven of the World Series, Jet struck out without swinging.
Now, years later, he's stuck in a cubicle, haunted by the ghosts of a marriage cut short, and dragging around the remains of his baseball career in a beat-up duffle bag.
Then he meets Linda and it seems things might be turning around at last. But old habits die hard and old fears fuel new failures. After a string of tough losses, a solemn promise may be the only thing that can convince Jet to step up and swing away one more time.
The Backwards K is the latest inspirational novel from bestselling author J.J. Hebert. Featuring relatable characters facing heartfelt struggles, The Backwards K is for anyone who believes winning begins with having the courage to take a swing.
PRAISE FOR THE BACKWARDS K
"J.J. Hebert's inspirational sports-themed novel, The Backwards K, follows the efforts of aging baseball great, Jet Brine, as he tries to get past [the] awful defining moment of his baseball career and reclaim his life. Hebert's story examines the concepts of forgiving oneself for the past and finding the courage to start fresh and new... The Backwards K is an uplifting and inspiring tale that is most highly recommended." --Readers' Favorite (5 Stars)
"The Backwards K was an excellent read which I found wholly entertaining and enjoyable. Author J.J. Hebert is a well-honed storyteller, who did a superb job of creating a narrative that instantly draws the reader into the emotion-ridden world of Jet Brine. This narrative proved to be an engaging, evocative, insightful and inspirational read ... Will draw a tear, as well as make you cheer. I enthusiastically recommend this book as it is well worth the read." --Pacific Book Review (Starred Review)
"[Hebert's] supporting characters come across as particularly credible. More than merely stock players, they feel like real flesh and blood inhabitants of Jet's world. Hebert keeps his prose straightforward and devoid of lyricism. In addition to sounding like it's actually coming from the mouth of a real ex-ballplayer, it also enhances intimacy with, and empathy for his protagonist whose continued use of rationalization reveals an individual under the influence of addiction. Jet's history of lessons learned too late, promises broken too often, and resolve compromised too easily, makes him not just flawed but human. In fact, it is the author's exploration of the human qualities of transgression, forgiveness, and redemption, that raises this tale above the level of mere sports yarn." --The US Review of Books
Now, years later, he's stuck in a cubicle, haunted by the ghosts of a marriage cut short, and dragging around the remains of his baseball career in a beat-up duffle bag.
Then he meets Linda and it seems things might be turning around at last. But old habits die hard and old fears fuel new failures. After a string of tough losses, a solemn promise may be the only thing that can convince Jet to step up and swing away one more time.
The Backwards K is the latest inspirational novel from bestselling author J.J. Hebert. Featuring relatable characters facing heartfelt struggles, The Backwards K is for anyone who believes winning begins with having the courage to take a swing.
PRAISE FOR THE BACKWARDS K
"J.J. Hebert's inspirational sports-themed novel, The Backwards K, follows the efforts of aging baseball great, Jet Brine, as he tries to get past [the] awful defining moment of his baseball career and reclaim his life. Hebert's story examines the concepts of forgiving oneself for the past and finding the courage to start fresh and new... The Backwards K is an uplifting and inspiring tale that is most highly recommended." --Readers' Favorite (5 Stars)
"The Backwards K was an excellent read which I found wholly entertaining and enjoyable. Author J.J. Hebert is a well-honed storyteller, who did a superb job of creating a narrative that instantly draws the reader into the emotion-ridden world of Jet Brine. This narrative proved to be an engaging, evocative, insightful and inspirational read ... Will draw a tear, as well as make you cheer. I enthusiastically recommend this book as it is well worth the read." --Pacific Book Review (Starred Review)
"[Hebert's] supporting characters come across as particularly credible. More than merely stock players, they feel like real flesh and blood inhabitants of Jet's world. Hebert keeps his prose straightforward and devoid of lyricism. In addition to sounding like it's actually coming from the mouth of a real ex-ballplayer, it also enhances intimacy with, and empathy for his protagonist whose continued use of rationalization reveals an individual under the influence of addiction. Jet's history of lessons learned too late, promises broken too often, and resolve compromised too easily, makes him not just flawed but human. In fact, it is the author's exploration of the human qualities of transgression, forgiveness, and redemption, that raises this tale above the level of mere sports yarn." --The US Review of Books
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Lineage
"Cameron, why do you call me dove," I asked, ready for disappointment.
"Because, you bring my soul peace."
Joey Morris has spent her young life moving around the country with her constantly absent mother until finally ending up in the small college town of Portstown, Pennsylvania. Here history is thick in the air and Joey discovers that her family has long reaching roots in the town, dating back to the very first settlement. Because of her heritage she is welcomed into the group of the other founding families, and quickly becomes one of the popular girls in school.
After over a year of the good life and Homecoming just days away, Joey is thrown into a terrifying new reality. Happening across a violent black dog with glowing red eyes, and a handsome stranger that puts his life on the line to save her only to stick a gun in her chest moments later.
Now people are dying in Portstown, people close to Joey and she doesn't understand why. Will Joey have anyone left after she discovers the truth about her past?
Cameron Davis is a man from another life, for years he has been focused on his mission. The drive that keeps his soul locked inside a physical body, staving off the reaper. That all changes when he is given the task of protecting Joey and stopping the attacks.
This girl makes him weak and brings up memories of a past he left behind nearly a century ago. What secrets lie beyond his contract with the elusive Warner family, and why does this girl need protecting?
Lineage is a young adult novel but is recommended for readers 16+ due to violence.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Monday, October 23, 2017
Once There Was Fire
Discover the epic story of old Hawaii James Michener never told. The Hawaiian people lived in an isolated Garden of Eden and fought over it for centuries. Then one day, strangers came from beyond the horizon on floating islands. At first, the Hawaiians thought they were gods. Having no metal of their own, they marveled at the visitors’ iron daggers, axes, muskets, and cannons. One man, Kamehameha, was the first among the Hawaiians to understand that the strangers’ arrival had transformed everything for his people. He would go on to use these new weapons to defeat his rivals, unite the Hawaiian Islands, and found a new kingdom at the crossroads of the Pacific Ocean.
Once There Was Fire brings a little-understood, historically remote era to life through the words and actions of its memorable characters: Kamehameha, his strong-willed and rebellious consort, Ka‘ahumanu, his favorite brother, Keli‘imaika‘i, and Kamehameha’s sons, nephews, comrades in arms, haole advisers, and bitter enemies. The novel invites readers to see Hawaii of the mid-18th and early 19th centuries as the old Hawaiians themselves might have seen and experienced it on the cusp of their passage from splendid isolation to the wider world.
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Heart's Blood
Heart's Blood
By Shari Ramming
Poetry
By Shari Ramming
Poetry
In Heart's Blood, book two of the Heart's Trilogy, Shari Ramming leads us through the next installment of her journey back to Love. You will feel her pain, cry her tears, feel her heightening intuition, and light up right along with her as she accelerates into closer harmony with her soul. This is a book for anyone who has overcome challenges or who is going through a difficult time. Shari's beautiful poetic words will touch your heart and give you faith, hope, and a brighter possibility for tomorrow.
Shari Ramming writes on a broad range of subjects. She feels there is a great intelligence that is not of the mind. Loving her three grown children fiercely she uses verve and wanderlust to make her home in Austin, Texas. She is still learning.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Days of Insult
When the Germans invade his country in 1941, Russian youth, Sacha Mikhailov, becomes a part of the titanic struggle on the Eastern Front. Fighting first as a partisan, operating with his detachment from deep in the forest, he learns the skills of sabotage and ambush. He makes friends, falls in love, and endures the enemy’s vicious onslaught to wipe out the partisans once and for all. As the Russians push the Germans back, Sacha joins the Red Army and his war continues on into the capitals of Europe where he formulates a plan which will set his life on a radically different course.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Allium
Dig into the sinister side of science and nature in Allium, a delightfully creative eco-thriller for kids. The lighthearted yet suspenseful tale tells of a curious young garlic plant named Allium, who loves making new friends—when she can stop asking questions long enough to do so
Bet, a wise ladybug, takes the naïve clove under her wing and teaches her the ways of the garden, introducing Allium to Captain Dirt, who explains what happens deep within the soil, and to a man of straw, who knows all about the above-ground magic of photosynthesis. But her tranquil education is interrupted when the garden inhabitants hear the dreadful news that they’ve been targeted for total garden annihilation by none other than the Septoria sisters. This is nothing to scoff at when you’re facing not just one but two deadly fungal diseases. But what can the plants possibly do to protect their home from such an attack?
As educational as it is entertaining, Allium takes kids on a thrilling adventure through nature that not only teaches them scientific processes but also illustrates important life lessons on courage and friendship.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
And Nothing But The Tooth
And Nothing but the Tooth:
Still More Humorous (and Sometimes Touching) Tales from a Globe-Trotting Dentist's Storied Life (Tooth Is Stranger Than Fiction Book 3)
And Nothing but the Tooth offers up a continuation of bizarre episodes during Dr. James's forty-plus years of dental practice--including perhaps the worst hires in employment history. On the personal side, we catch a glimpse of some questionable family lineage, a hilarious first ski trip, amateur sheep herding, and a soggy camping trip sure to test a marriage. As always, we get to tag along with young Carroll as he gets into summer mischief with his cousins at his grandparents' home in the backwoods of Nealy Ridge, VA, this time toying with a treasure chest of found explosives and almost--but not quite--getting away with it.
Monday, October 16, 2017
Liberating Inner Eve
I wrote "Liberating Inner Eve" as a result of my encounters with female clients from a Christian background who struggle to find a sense of personal strength, high self-worth, love, and acceptance.
"Liberating Inner Eve" offers psychological insight around the impact of commonly found interpretations of the teachings of the Old Testament (in particular the Genesis account of Adam and Eve) and New Testament (the lifetime of Jesus), on various themes relevant to women's daily lives, such as how they experience their identity, self-acceptance, and self-worth.
Every Chapter of this book includes simple exercises, encouraging readers to take time to review their thoughts and feelings, relating to a particular topic.
Through "Liberating Inner Eve" I long to share with others how empowering the Bible can be in helping women find self-love, self-acceptance, and personal strength.
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Ingus and Pingus
The Wildest Children’s Books You’ll Ever Read
The Ingus and Pingus Books Are Like Dr. Seuss For the Hip-Hop Generation
The rhythms and rhymes of the Ingus and Pingus Rap NoveLs may be hip-hop, but the adventures of these unlikely friends are destined to be classics. Everything starts with the magic opening lines of the first book:
Outraged Ingus jumped high up
With all of his might
And stomped both his feet with a thump
Into a puddle full of muddiest of all mud,
As soon as he dropped back down
With a boom onto the dirty ground,
Splashing sludge
All over the walls and the floor,
While swinging forcefully shut his barn door.
-- “I’ve finally had it,” in despair, he swore.
-- “Enough is enough!
-- I need a new Amazonian life! ”
When Dr. Ingus takes a walk to find some new friends, he quickly gets lost deep in the Amazon jungle. It’s when Ingus is at his most desperate that he meets the wild Pingus. Ingus and Pingus are instant friends and set off together on a series of adventures that take both of them places they never imagined.
Dr. Ingus and his apprentice Mr. Pingus are determined to be the best animal doctors in the wild Amazon jungle. But, they soon learn that there is a whole jungle full of obstacles waiting to stop them.
The Ingus and Pingus Rap NoveLs are filled with unforgettable characters, beautiful illustrations, thrilling adventures, and rhymes that will make you smile and won’t leave your mind.
You will be hooked from the opening lines of the first book. Your children are sure to love Ingus and Pingus too. Finally there is a children’s book you will be excited to share with your kids. These books get better every time you read through them.
So What’s Your Delay? Get Your Copy of Ingus and Pingus and Make Your Child’s Day.
Saturday, October 14, 2017
The Wrath of the Revenant
The Wrath of the Revenant
He's been watching . . . and waiting.
On New Earth, Tremain has made a new acquaintance, but Alice is not what she seems. She hands him a calling card, but it can’t be deciphered. Tremain is called to view a satellite image which shows something that should not be there. Upon investigating, they find Alice.
She brings Tremain and Christopher face to face with a vengeful being who resents humanity’s growing presence on his planet. The two have one chance to prove that humanity is worth preserving.
Can they pacify the Wrath of the Revenant?
A Key To Whispers
A Key to Whispers
by Jacob Albrecht
When Daniel Masterson was four years old, he watched helplessly as his father was killed in a horrific car accident, which resulted in terrifying nightmares, vivid hallucinations, and a fear of anything related to horror. Years later, after a high school prank induces a frightening hallucination, Daniel decides that the only way he can get on with his life is to face his fears by going through the local scare attraction, called the Horror House, on his own. But the further he ventures into the house, the more real it becomes. Trapped within the walls of the Horror House and unable to discern if what is happening is real or not, Daniel must survive five hellish rooms, filled with unspeakable terrors, in order to make it out alive and discover the terrible secret hidden within.
Friday, October 13, 2017
Sexy Challenges 33 Adventures
Whether you want deep soulful lovemaking or hot-rip-your-clothes-off sex, you can consciously connect to your spirituality, your friskiness, your heart and your lover every time with these 33 unique sexy challenges. Drs. Rob and Janelle Alex are an amazing power couple who help you and your partner open your hearts, souls, minds, and bodies through playful, metaphysical spirituality and sexuality.
Lovemaking is far more than just a physical interaction between lovers. It is actually a sacred journey you and your partner travel together. One of the greatest things about Sexy Challenges is that they're easy, practical and a lot of fun. And, they lead you on a mystical journey like no other.
Most couples want to keep their relationship hot and sexy, but aren't sure how to do it. On top of that, they crave a spiritual connection. However, blending the sexy and the spiritual can seem confusing or even impossible. Drs. Rob and Janelle have created a solution with these almost effortless ideas for you and your lover.
Plan your sexy date nights with the couples' sexual planner while creating planned spontaneity. Transform yourselves into vampires or Egyptian lovers. Build a love retrieval machine while exploring an orgasmic reincarnation. Spin the bottle and sensually motivate your partner.
When you experience these 33 adventures you'll discover how to create powerful energy with passion, purpose, and love. You'll even learn how to sexually charge your money!
No matter how you look at it, Sexy Challenges 33 Adventures will set your lingerie, spirituality, and intimacy on fire.
Carved Wooden Heart
A sexy encounter with a talented native artist, a broken heart, and a knight in shining armor are just the beginning in this passionate romance. Dani Stone never expected to fall in love with carver Jesse Wolf Carver. She certainly didn't foresee the results of her intense one night stand with the sexy hunk. From the wealth of New York City to the southern city of Knoxville, Tennessee, follow Dani as she journeys the winding path fate has laid out for her. Will she ever forget Jesse and the passion she felt in his arms? Can any man replace him in her heart? And most importantly, will her secret be revealed? This is a story of passion, love, loss, and courage.
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Darlings
Darlings follows the final months of the young adults born with the Iris disease. This rare disease causes its victims to be born physically flawless, but curses them with a twenty-two-year lifespan. At the end of their lives, they gather under one roof in New York City to live out their dreams. Fey Davis is the youngest of the Irises and he soon becomes obsessed with Marcy Darling--the leader of the group. Marcy has everything he's ever wanted in a girl: strength, confidence, and fierce beauty. But why did he have to meet her so late in his life? As their time comes to an end, Fey experiences love and fame for the first time. Lost in the throes of existential terror, Fey and his new friends count the minutes to their deaths. Gossip Girl meets Gone Girl in this brutal romance.
Always Finding Time
This is a story coming from the child’s point of view. Explaining the way he/she sees the parents way of life from always being busy to always finding a positive outcome. I hope you are able to find joy in this book.
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
The Korpes File
"As if being born Diasporan wasn’t enough, Technician Nash Korpes had the bad luck to resemble his Tyran ancestors almost identically in both form, and manner. These traits, though highly prized by the special projects division at the shadowy Korlune Military Research and Development, mark him as a specter from their warlike past. With only his intellect holding his sanity in place, he wages a private war against the entire socioeconomic status quo and begins to uncover the truth that threatens them all."
--- The Korpes File contains coarse language, adult situations, and controversial themes such as, but not limited to racism, xenophobia, arranged marriage, genocide, and genetic experimentation. Set against a dystopian sci-fi backdrop, and told from multiple point-of-views, the story centers around the main character's experiences as a genetic anomaly. ---
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