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Blue Star Grit is the emotional journey of a parent and her defiant child embracing the struggle that allowed them to shift from pain to peace—and after tragedy struck with Bart’s death, from grief to gratitude. Whether you’re struggling to discipline a kid, heal family relationships, or grieving for a loved one, Ginny and Bart’s story will prove the struggle is the catalyst for powerful growth.

Girl Under Glass is the story of a rootless, rebellious young girl sinking deeper into juvenile delinquency. Given one more chance to avoid juvenile hall, a judge assigns her to community service with a cranky botanist studying plant communication. When he is beaten and left for dead, Kelsey must convince the lead detective that an entire greenhouse full of plants is witness to the crime, and she knows how to prove it.

A joyful Noel… Levi Edwards grumpily donned the Santa suit, going undercover to take down the notorious drug lord that the department had been chasing for almost two years. This was all a perfect setup, a chance to slip in unnoticed, infiltrate the upper echelon, with no one asking questions. After all, who would ever suspect that the jolly ol’ elf was leading the covert sting operation? And one angry elf… Hope Espinoza couldn’t believe she was being coerced into being an elf at the corporate Christmas party. The obnoxious costume was over the top and not exactly how she wanted to ...

Claudia Jenkins wasn’t about to let anyone tell her what to do! When fire threatens the safety of her team, she knows the right thing is to evacuate the oil platform until a gorgeous rescuer tries to bully her. This is her rig, her money, and her dominion – so who does Tobin Randall think he is by telling her to abandon it? Tobin has never met anyone so stubborn in his life! The enchanting blonde with a smear of oil on her cheek is adorable in her hardhat; but when she opens that beautiful mouth, it's like arguing with any of the ‘boys’. She's tough, smart, and irritating – until ...

Eating Disorders, depression, gender confusion - these sound like problems for other people, but the reality is your students are dealing with them every day. The issues that girls face are growing in complexity and number. Written with the end user in mind, this resource will be one that won't leave a youth worker's hands.

Up on the rooftop - slip… slip… slip… Officer Noah Hampton was not about to let this ‘Bad Santa’ rob yet another house while he was on duty. As the thief scaled the fence, took off into the woods, and tried to shake him – there would be no hiding this time… even if it meant putting himself in harm’s way! Down comes the officer… and old Saint Nick? Luna Murphy believed in fate, destiny, and happily-ever-after with everything in her being. So, when Santa strides past her window, shot up onto her rooftop, and moments later deposits an unconscious Prince Charming in her front ...

Annika Smithson is on a mission of mercy as a midwife. In this foreign world, surrounded by her mother’s people, the need for help was the same no matter the language. She finds herself in a world on the brink of war. As she helps deliver a child, the emotions rolling within her handsome protector makes her heart ache for the shattered soldier. Joel Parker is devastated. Losing a friend and coworker under his watch was more than he could bear. Everything in him wanted to tear the world around him asunder to find Tobin, assuaging the guilt festering within him. The nightmares would never ...

Emma Wainwright didn’t believe in love. Love was a matter of superfluous chemical reactions within the body that certain environmental influences exacerbated—or so her former scientist husband claimed. Until those outside influences, resulted in a chain reaction of unexpected and epic proportions, toppling her world. Now alone, penniless, and undeniably pregnant, the bookish bluestocking sets out to tackle her most fascinating experiment of all—dealing with her new husband, William. William ‘Willie’ Thomas barely understood the language his new bride was speaking, as she stood ...

Clear skies ahead… Jace 'Hot Cakes' Sorensen never had to try hard for anything. Flying came easy, like he was born in the cockpit of a plane. Life was smooth and women fell all over him… except Karen. Even her name should have warned him to stay clear. Turbulence detected! Karen Marks had met with irate men all her life – but usually at a parent-teacher conference. This macho know-it-all took the cake! Why did she ever agree to help her friend for some extra cash and fill her summer break? It wasn’t worth the headache dealing with Jace. She had to put up with him for one week. ...

Signal detected, target sighted… Lee ‘Romeo’ Tarrant was positive that the woman before him was his unwanted blind date - until she told him he was acting like a child. What kind of introduction was that? He hadn’t felt such an instant attraction so fast, nor cooled his ardor, not since he lost his wife. Having the one good thing in his world stolen away - he never expected to feel that missing ember rekindled again with a single glance. Approach objective carefully and use caution… Dixie Lancaster knew this had to be a mistake - or the man hitting on her was in for a rude ...

Since the death of her military husband, two years ago, single mom Christine White has struggled to get by. By throwing herself into her work as a Chicago copywriter, she's managed to keep food on the table but has gradually lost sight of what really matters, like building a bond with her four-year-old son. When Christine's best friend insists she spend Christmas in Vermont so she can get her life in order, Christine initially resists. Little does she know she's in for a memorable holiday that will reignite her faith and reawaken her heart.

Kirby Brown was a seeker who lived a life of passion and adventure. When she and two others died in a sweat lodge at a self-help retreat on October 8, 2009, it shattered her family and friends. Kirby’s mother and sister detail how they learned about Kirby’s ugly death, struggled through their grief, and kept moving forward through the trial of the criminally negligent guru in charge, James Arthur Ray - international best-selling motivational speaker who had been featured in The Secret and on Oprah.

Chase Marks was anything but a normal guy. Plucky, a high-spirited personality, combined with an assured swagger that would melt any woman. This firefighter and single-dad would gallantly run into danger without a second thought, until he was face-to-face with his neighbor, Beth.

The story is about Sue, who started out living in a trailer with her uneducated, teenage parents in the backwoods in the 1960s. Moving out on her own at 15, she made "headline news" with record-breaking car sales in a man's world in the late '70s and '80s. Sue had to hang tough as the jealous men were sure she had slept with her customers to make so many car deals. The office women with college degrees resented giving a high school dropout pay checks exceeding their own.

Killian ‘Ricochet’ Briscoe was lonely. Rumors flew about the coming changes with the team, whispers in corridors, and he knew that he needed to brace himself – never expecting to have his life handed to him on a silver platter… with a tarnished, dirty spoon. Fate had a sick sense of humor. Destiny Richards desperately needed help and bribing the man who yearned for his freedom seemed like the ideal solution. She wanted a family and Killian needed a place to call home for four weeks out of the year when he took leave from the Air Force. A fake marriage seemed like a perfect remedy to...

Austin Olivera took pride in being a firefighter, a flirt, and a playboy. He enjoyed the dating game...and then dumping a clingy woman. Playing the field helped hide a longing deep in his soul that flared to life the moment the curvy woman brushed him off like a pesky gnat!

Marco D’Amato was deep undercover as an informant on one of the biggest cases of his career: taking down the elusive drug lord, Juan Espinoza. He had infiltrated the gang and was part of the top echelon – only to have everything fall apart around him at the worst time… Carmen Hill knew the dark-haired man was trouble. People didn’t act suave, speak, or walk with that arrogant swagger, unless they knew they could back it up… and Marco? Well, Marco could certainly hold his own… despite her bumbling attempts to say hello to the handsome man, and her horrific timing! Couldn’t he? ...

When single mom Elizabeth Jennings gets sent to a new town to revamp its weekly paper, she resists. Her daughter Claire is just fifteen, and has recently started high school. But Elizabeth's boss insists, so the two pack up and move to the tiny Virginia town, which isn't even on most maps. Their luck goes from bad to worse when they discover the house Elizabeth rented online cozies up to an abandoned house.

Maya Hopkins was tired of saying goodbye to everyone she loved. Her brother was shipped off to Afghanistan, and now her high-school sweetheart had picked one of the most dangerous jobs in town: a firefighter. He’d been everything to her, but obviously Chad hadn’t felt the same, picking his career over his heart, leaving her bereft and alone. Chad would never forget the first time he saw Maya, nor the pain in her eyes when they’d said goodbye. Now the years have passed, and he has returned to Tyler, Texas only to discover that the flame that once burned between them has never faded. ...

Bounce and blow, flyboy… Alex ‘Maestro’ Wilcox was a player, and he knew it. Commitment was a four-letter word and he preferred a ‘touch and go’ when making contact, sticking to the three principles. Kiss the ladies... Tell them you’ll call… Move on! … Until he kissed Everly – and she ran. That shouldn’t have bothered him and should have made things easy… right? Then why was he still thinking about her? Deadstick landing in process, caution on approach… Everly Briscoe shouldn’t have been there that evening. She shouldn’t have given the handsome man in uniform a ...