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When fourth grader Alex Schwartz first met his cello, his eyes lit up with wonder, and a smile appeared on his face as bright as the potential his new cello teacher saw within him. The cello positively impacted all aspects of his development, including focus, fine motor, and gross motor skills.

The Essential Classics: Volume 8 brings together 5 of the greatest classics ever written, perfectly read by an esteemed cast including Emma Gregory, Lucy Scott, Mark Meadows, and Rachel Atkins. From the quiet introspection of Persuasion, where Anne Elliot faces the complexities of love and second chances, to the thrilling escapades of The Scarlet Pimpernel, this volume offers a diverse array of experiences. The Mysteries of Udolpho will immerse you in gothic suspense, while The Provincial Lady offers a humorous and sharp look at the life of a woman in the early 20th century.

The night Kicks woke in the hospital with fresh scars and a missing eye was the night he promised he would never, ever let himself be vulnerable again. And as the Road Captain of the Broken Chains MC, he managed to keep that vow for five long years. But the universe has different plans for the biker when his President sends him on a mission to escort the rabbi, Jude Burns, who is now under the protection of their club. Kicks doesn’t want a babysitting job, but he’s not sure what to think when he’s faced with a mouthy, stubborn man who seems far more sinner than saint.

This collection of short stories from E. M. Forster contains six tales that were initially written between 1903 and 1912. Many of these stories, including the modern classic 'The Machine Stops' - which is set in a world where humanity lives underground and relies on a giant machine to provide its needs - deal with science fiction and supernatural themes.

Katie has a thing for rope and she's had her eye on riggers Leo and Quinn for quite some time. Week after week she goes to the club and watches them tie up women from afar, while she imagines their rough rope against her own skin. Now the two hunky men have decided to make their move. But is plus-sized Katie ready to turn her fantasies into reality?

Colton Davidson knew what his life was supposed to be like. Sports after school, church on Sundays, meet a nice girl someday, get married, have children. He knew that his attraction to the other boys was nothing more than God testing him. He knew that if he just kept to his faith, he’d overcome the temptation of sin. If only he were stronger! After being sent to a camp to fix boys like him, Colton knew his only chance for survival was to run.

Power Through Prayer is primarily focused on the preacher's necessity for an active prayer life, but the admonition is just as needed for the believer today! As with much of what was written in the early 20th century, the language can be challenging to understand. Through a painstaking process of editing, we have created an easy-to-understand translation of E.M. Bounds's work without compromising his spiritual depth and insights.

This Edwardian social comedy explores love and prim propriety among an eccentric cast of characters assembled in an Italian pensione and in a corner of Surrey, England. A charming young Englishwoman, Lucy Honeychurch, faints into the arms of a fellow Britisher when she witnesses a murder in a Florentine piazza. Attracted to this man, George Emerson---who is entirely unsuitable and whose father just may be a Socialist - Lucy is soon at war with the snobbery of her class and her own conflicting desires.

The Haven's Queen has returned. All who opposed her now stand for judgment. The hour of prophecy is nigh. It is time for The Haven vampires to commit to a future wrapped in foreboding darkness. When terrors rise in the night and blood bonds are broken, one girl caught in the middle of it all shall alone determine the fate of vampires and humans worldwide. Get ready for the fight of a lifetime.

Howards End is the story of the liberal Schlegel sisters and their struggle to come to terms with social class and their German heritage in Edwardian England. Their lives are intertwined with those of the wealthy and pragmatic Wilcox family and their country house, Howards End, as well as the lower-middle-class Basts. When Helen Schlegel and Paul Wilcox's brief romance ends badly the Schlegels hope to never see the Wilcoxes again.

Reading and reviewing books is my hobby. Rescuing wildlife is my passion. It never occurred to me that both my hobby and passion would collide in the strangest of ways one day. I was perfectly content in my quiet little world. Working, reading, and supporting my favorite authors left little time for dating or a relationship. Besides, when you take the horizontal mambo off the table, you sort of limit your prospects. Then one night, Matthew Roberts in all his cover-model glory blew into my life and swept me off my feet.

This is an unabridged edition of Power Through Prayer. Do you want to pray with power? Are you experiencing the abundant life? You can discover how effective prayers will transform you into a dynamic Christian with a deeper understanding of "the word". Personal and direct communication with God will revitalize and invigorate you. If you make prayer a key factor in your life, you will know the fullness of divine power. E.M. Bounds' book is for Christians who want to be mighty prayer warriors. It will show how you can have power through prayer!

This is one of those rare and unforgettable books that young adults remember long after they’ve grown up. M.E. Kerr combines romance and history into the story of a working class teenager who spends a summer falling in love with a rich girl and fending off accusations that his grandfather is a Nazi war criminal.

As you’re about to go under the knife, Scare Street’s latest collection of supernatural horror is the morphine you need. This new volume holds 13 tales of bone-chilling terror. More than enough to send a shock though your system. Goosebumps, nightmares, shivers running down your spine... The physiological symptoms of fear infest your body. Just relax as your demonic nurse tightens the straps on the operating table.

This book is packed with positive steps for you to have a great camping experience. Over 40 years of camping wisdom was sifted and poured into this book to give you the best starting point for camping. Written and geared for the first-time camper, the experienced camper may learn a new trick or two, as well.

Scandalized professor Maggie Cisco returns to her hometown to lick her wounds and reconsider her future. Her years of personal and professional research into the BDSM lifestyle has landed her in jail, in divorce court and now in the headlines of more newspapers than she cares to count. The worst of all? The entire debacle is being blamed on a bestselling book she hasn't even read!

After her mother runs off with her much-younger boyfriend, 14-year-old Flanders is shipped off to a boarding school in Virginia. On the train, she meets Carolyn Cardmaker, a preacher's daughter who will become her best friend. She also meets Ernestine Blue. Miss Blue is Flanders' faculty advisor at the Charles School, where each residence hall is named after a Charles Dickens novel. But Miss Blue's strict disciplinarian persona may be concealing a tragic past.

Discover love online… As dating gets difficult, many either stumble across or turn to the digital world of possibilities. Though it may be frowned upon by traditionalists, most find the true love they’ve been searching for. Don’t knock it until you try it. Featuring stories by A.M. Lockhart, Katie Kent, D.L. Lewellyn, D.B. Förster, Cathy Seddon, Frank Lee Howe, Lana Nizhehorodova and Iren Adams.

A little boy and girl disappear at Bible camp in the Big Thicket. An amateur sleuth discovers the true meaning of the phrase “dead end” in his pursuit of a Lovecraftian imp. A kitchen appliance becomes a portal to another dimension. A Nacogdoches jogger tries a hellish cure for his nicotine addiction. And, an aging, iconic monster confronts an existential quandary in West Texas.... These horrors - and more - await you in this, the fifth volume of Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers.

A deadly endgame no one will see coming.... Cascade Lorne became a witch at 50. She built a new life for herself in Crystal Springs, full of friends, love, and family. But now, Cas must take a dangerous magical exam. The two most probable outcomes - death or be stripped of magic forever. Everyone is convinced she’ll fail...including Cas. As if that wasn’t enough for Cas to cope with, a high-ranking official is murdered under very suspicious circumstances. And the hot eye of blame lands on her boyfriend, Graham. The evidence mounts until even Cas isn’t sure of his innocence.