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These gruesome stories have peppered the pages of newspapers and history books over the centuries. Some are well-known. Some aren’t. They rest in that murky place between true crime and horror. All will make your blood run cold.

When Brie's sister, Faith, dies in a fall from a cliff, Brie's world falls apart. As she goes through the bizarre and devastating process of mourning the sister she never understood, Brie must also contend with increasingly distant parents, her boyfriend's betrayal, and her sudden outcast status at school. And Brie is encountering more questions than closure: Certain facts about the way Faith died just don't line up. She soon uncovers Faith's role in a dark and twisted religious cult - a cult that now wants Brie as a member.

As an educational researcher, Denise Bressler has spent a lot of time in today’s classrooms, and she is deeply concerned. Students are largely disengaged and unmotivated. How can that be? Learning should be a thrilling adventure, not drudgery. Drawing on established learning theories and contemporary educational research, Unlearning the Ropes demonstrates that what people are tacitly taught by school is basically backwards. For example, school teaches that good grades matter, yet good grades don’t guarantee learning.

When her husband, Dell, is seriously injured in an accident meant to free her from her past, Emily is left to await his recovery alone. Traversing time without the man of her dreams becomes a nightmare with no apparent end, until her husband's younger self, Shane, arrives - handsome, arrogant, and ready to challenge Emily's feelings for a husband who might not survive his injuries. Inspired by the memory of Maude, her beloved great-great-aunt, Emily tries to escape her new life, only to discover that she may have just risked everything for the love of Maude.

Finally settling into life on a Texas cattle ranch, Carli Jameson feels as if there is still something missing from her everyday routine. She realizes she misses her horse training clients and the successful business she left behind in Georgia - that’s when the idea strikes her. She’s going to open a riding school at Wild Cow Ranch. Managing her newfound obligations would be easier if she didn’t have to confront the Texas cowboys that keep crossing her path. There’s no time for romance when there’s a ranch to run…or is there?

It’s just a normal morning for Anna McDonald. Gym kits, packed lunches, getting everyone up and ready. Until she opens the front door to her best friend, Estelle. Anna turns to see her own husband at the top of the stairs, suitcase in hand. They’re leaving together and they’re taking Anna’s two daughters with them. Left alone in the big, dark house, Anna can’t think, she can’t take it in. With her safe, predictable world shattered, she distracts herself with a story: a true-crime podcast.

Welcome to Between the Sheets - a place where we dish weekly about all things books and relationships. We dive deep into popular books and intertwine conversations around building confidence, sex, and overcoming shame. Getting a little freaky doesn't have to be something we keep just between the sheets. Hosted by Denise (@withlovedac) Kels (@litpls) Follow us on IG: @kdbetweenthesheets

While fashion design major Caroline Hunter may have been born economically unlucky, in college, she's been lucky in love. Until her senior year at Southern University. She's gone from a serious long term boyfriend to a string of crappy dates. Then she meets mathematics grad student Reed Pendergraft. Reed is everything she's not looking for. Serious. Headed for a low paying university job. Boring. Caroline spent the first 18 years of her life wondering where her next meal was coming from. She sure wasn't getting trapped in that life again with a man living on a professor's salary.

William Watt wants answers about his family's murder. Peter Manuel has them. But Peter Manuel is a liar. William Watt is an ordinary businessman, a fool, a social climber. Peter Manuel is a famous liar, a rapist, a criminal. He claims he can get hold of the gun used to murder Watt's family. One December night in 1957, Watt meets Manuel in a Glasgow bar to find out what he knows.

From the bestselling author of The Concubine’s Children and The Girl in the Picture, a gripping story of a domestic assault that shocked the world, of the exercise of power and political influence, and of the Bangladeshi woman whose irrepressible spirit found light in sudden darkness.

I teach parents how to make their children wealthy by sharing tips on generational wealth like becoming your own family bank, and being prepared for the greatest transfer of wealth, while also nourishing and supporting our mental health, physical health, and financial health which starts with us and extends to our children to be successful and prosperous. I am Denise Williams, a Psychotherapist, Yogi, and Licensed Life and Health Insurance Broker by trade. I am a Christian and lover of Christ, a single Mom, pet caregiver, and creativity magnet by nature. I teach parents how to make their ...

When 24-year-old Tara Walker goes home for her brother's funeral, she discovers the secret journal she started when she was eight. As she reads, she is pulled back into her complicated, raw, and often frightening childhood, where drug addiction, alcoholism and predators brought chaos into her privileged, middle-class home.

Constant whisperings from your soul are steadily guiding you on your life's journey - but what if you cannot hear them? For the first time, professional Soul Coaches have gathered from all over the globe to help you decipher these loving messages. This feast of collective wisdom will help you discover your true life direction - a life filled with deep meaning and great joy!

The satisfaction you seek dwells in the depths of God's word. Do you come to God's word with questions and doubts that arise from life's disappointments and hurts? Denise J. Hughes, author of the Word Writers Bible Study series, has been there, yet she's found a peace that runs deeper than her circumstances. You don't have to be a graduate student in seminary to be a serious student of the Bible. God's word is for everyone. Dive in and experience the joy that awaits in deeper waters.

Rowan might be the firstborn of the Whelan sisters, but her magic is far from first class. Outshone by her younger sisters’ rare and powerful gifts hasn’t been easy, but she has always taken her position as leader of their family seriously. Even more seriously when her sisters are endangered and they lose - yet again - the book of Sindal, a magical tome of evil spells and incantations their small coven of three has been tasked to protect.

In Speculative Los Angeles, 14 of the city’s most prophetic voices reimagine the city in very different ways. In this audiobook, you’ll encounter 21st-century changelings, dirigibles plying the suburban skies, black holes and jacaranda men lurking in deep suburbia, beachfront property in Century City, walled-off canyons and coastlines reserved for the wealthy, psychic death cults, robot nursemaids, and an alternate LA where Spanish land grants never gave way to urbanization.

How can you be sure that your profession of faith is more than just words? Seven Words You Never Want to Hear explores the mystery of salvation through the scriptures and personal stories. Author Denise Wilson invites you to take the challenge that the apostle Paul gave to the church at Corinth - examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith. The gospel changes everything - beliefs, lifestyles, and priorities. Has it changed you? Don’t wait until death to find out if you got it right.

The fascinating history of American bookishness as told through the sale of Charles Lamb’s library in 1848.

Everyone has a driving element, one that is both vice and virtue depending on its state of balance. Calling forth the elements and learning to unify them within you is your greatest asset - and challenge - as a human being. Every minute of every day, we are managing a volatile internal ecosystem: elements, mind, ego, spirit, will, heart, body - the list is endless. What the Mountains Know takes you beyond the world's deafening noise, to a quiet space - a path that will lead you back to your soul.

Staggering through the shadows of rejection and abandonment, Xavier Taylor eagerly embraces the transition into adulthood; but, he must face the demons from his childhood closet! Hiding his heart within the security of childhood friendships, writing rap lyrics, and leaning upon the faith of his Grandmother, will Xavier discover his real purpose and destiny? This is the gripping story of rescuing the little boy in order to release the soul of the man. Oftentimes, the anger of a man Is not anger at all...but the manifestations stemming from a cycle of trauma!