Suzanne Toren
261) Not My Boy
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Who will you cross to protect your own?
When Hannah packs up her past and moves to the cottage next-door to her sister, she hopes the luxe neighborhood and close family ties will be the perfect escape for her son and the shadows that trail them. But when a young girl goes missing days after they unload their final boxes and her son is quickly thrown under suspicion, Hannah must do whatever it takes to protect her child.
Even if that means pointing...
264) Farm, The
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The international bestseller from the author of phenomenal Child 44 trilogy?Ķ
The Farm
If you refuse to believe me, I will no longer consider you my son.
Daniel believed that his parents were enjoying a peaceful retirement on a remote farm in Sweden. But with a single phone call, everything changes.
Your mother...she's not well, his father tells him. She's been imagining things - terrible, terrible things. She's had a psychotic breakdown,...
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Heirs of Acadia volume 2
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Isabella Bunn has collaborated with her husband, Davis, on many historical novels. Together, they have created unforgettable sagas of courage and faith. Set in 1824, The Innocent Libertine follows the further adventures of Abigail Aldridge, who first appeared in the first book in the Heirs of Acadia series, The Solitary Envoy (K1094). Eager to minister to the poor, well-bred Abigail ignores her parents' warnings and ventures into the slums of London....
266) So Far Away: A Novel
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Thirteen-year-old Natalie Gallagher is trying to escape: from her parents' ugly divorce, and from the vicious cyber-bullying of her former best friend. Adrift, confused, she is a girl trying to find her way in a world that seems to either neglect or despise her. Her salvation arrives in an unlikely form: Bridget O'Connell, an Irish maid working for a wealthy Boston family. The catch? Bridget lives only in the pages of a dusty old 1920s diary Natalie...
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In this sequel to The Pecan Man, Eldred Mims has died in prison after serving time for a crime he did not commit. When Ora Lee Beckworth decides to set the record straight, her confession leaves Blanche Lowery's daughters, Patrice and Grace, to grapple with the aftermath of a lifetime of lies. Now the sisters must reframe everything they thought they knew about their mother, their brother, and the man they knew as Eddie.
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Surviving Dresden beautifully portrays the poignant and inspiring human struggle between good and evil in the search for peace during the last bloody days of World War II. On the ground that horrific night is a courageous young Jewish woman, Gisela Kauffmann. Having just received orders to be herded off to a concentration camp, Gisela will do anything to save herself and her family. In the air, RAF bomber Captain Wallace Campbell is torn between his...
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This riveting sequel to the best-selling Hadassah: One Night with the King continues the story of the Bible's Queen Esther. When the king is murdered, Esther struggles to understand God's role for her and the people of ancient Persia. And in a parallel story set in the Middle East, the Israeli prime minister's wife must delve into the past to fight terrorism in the present.
270) The Distant Beacon
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In the soul-stirring sequel to The Birthright, Anne and Nicole find themselves facing different paths into the future. While Anne comfortably settles into British life, Nicole voyages into the midst of the American Revolutionary War to manage her uncle's landholdings. Soon an unimaginable betrayal will force Nicole to choose sides once and for all.
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Spoken by a quarter of the world's population, English is today's lingua franca - its common tongue. The language of business, popular media, and international politics, English has become commodified for its economic value and increasingly detached from any particular nation. This meteoric "rise of English" has many obvious benefits to communication.
But the rise of English has very real downsides at times generating intense legal conflicts. In...
272) The Night Angel
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Heirs of Acadia volume 4
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Multiple Christy Award-winning author T. Davis Bunn and acclaimed co-author Isabella Bunn present this riveting inspirational gem-glittering with vivid historical detail. Brilliantly crafted, this action-packed novel displays the transforming power of God's grace and the intricate workings of His providence. Former runaway Serafina Gavi has grown very close to her godly friend John Falconer. When her Venetian parents-with whom she now lives in 1834...
273) The Beloved Land
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The best-selling Song of Acadia series follows the affairs of two sisters, from the French expulsion from Nova Scotia to the turmoil of the American Revolution. Anne in England and Nicole in America are separated by an ocean, but their hearts are still close. When they each receive a letter, they are suddenly called on a perilous journey back to their beloved homeland.
274) The Meeting Place
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Song of Acadia volume 1
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In the 18th century, the residents of Acadia live in a fragile truce. The settlers of this rough Canadian island are either French or British, and the two nationalities do not mix, no matter how close their villages are. One day in a meadow, two women begin a friendship. Although Catherine is British, and Louisa is French, the women become as close as sisters. But when war breaks out, their friendship and their faith lead to a sacrifice greater than...
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Overcome the twelve habits holding you back and take your career to new heights with this wise and approachable guide from two business leadership experts.
Ready to take the next step in your career . . . but not sure what's holding you back? Read on.
Leadership expert Sally Helgesen and bestselling leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith have trained thousands of high achievers -- men and women -- to reach even greater heights. Again and again, they...
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No wonder Smart Love has gotten media attention galore and was even recommended by Ann Landers. The smart love approach offers a new and better way to steer through the extremes of "tough love" and unbridled permissiveness. Parents and children alike will benefit from these innovative principles for raising happy and responsible adults. The good news is that no matter how unhappy or difficult children may be, it is not too late to create positive,...
277) The Birthright
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Best-selling inspirational authors Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn have joined forces once again in the third book of the Song of Acadia series. Called back to England to assume her duty as the heir to an earldom, Nicole leaves Nova Scotia and everything she loves behind. Determined to be a proper lady, Nicole struggles with her position until her sister Anne visits. Anne quickly adapts to life in England, while Nicole longs for Nova Scotia. And beneath...
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The title story from Lydia Peelle's exquisite collection Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing demonstrates the accumulation of detail and beautifully somber tone that have won the author a veritable sea of acclaim. With her marriage in its death throes, a woman befriends an elderly herpetologist from a nearby university -- and begins to feel a growing affinity to the world of reptiles.