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Deliciously clever and touching, with a compelling twist, I THINK I LOVE YOU asks what happens when the man you thought you loved turns out to be somebody else... In her bestselling debut, I Don't Know How She Does It, Allison Pearson spoke to mothers everywhere. Now, in I Think I Love You, she...

You don’t need to feel alone in parenting. You don’t need to feel like you’re failing. And you definitely don’t need another parenting book filled with theoretical advice about theoretical children. You need actual parenting help from an actual parent. It’s time to feel confident in your parenting. In Busy Toddler’s Guide to Actual Parenting, Susie gives the achievable advice she’s known for around the world, from daily life and #beingtwoisfine to tantrums and tattling and teaching the ABCs.

Biblical womanhood - the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, and joyful homemakers - pervades North American Christianity. From choices about careers to roles in local churches to relationship dynamics, this belief shapes the everyday lives of evangelical women. Yet biblical womanhood isn't biblical, says Baylor University historian Beth Allison Barr. It was born in a series of clearly definable historical moments.  

Ever since getting sober a few years ago, Allison Hilborn-Tatro has been dedicated to achieving what she calls "radical stability" in her life. She’s up before five each morning and asleep by nine every night. Her days as a family therapist and mother to one good-natured Labradoodle are orchestrated down to the minute, with little room for anything unexpected to barge in and knock her off the wagon. That is, until the death of a neighbor she barely knew leaves her in possession of his two orphaned Shih Tzus.

Women were there. For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in the church. But there is ample evidence right in the New Testament that women were actively involved in ministry, at the frontier of the gospel mission, and as respected leaders. Nijay Gupta calls us to bring these women out of the shadows by shining light on their many inspiring contributions to the planting, growth, and health of the first Christian churches.

"Authors Dunn and Raskin return to narrate another rollicking story featuring boisterous best friends Ava and Gen...listeners will find the characters relatable and hilarious as they converse about their young adult woes and triumphs." — AudioFile This program is read by the authors. Ava and...

From the moment university student Nishikawa spots the gun next to the dead man he's stumbled across on a nighttime walk, the world around him blurs. The gun - loaded with four bullets - brings an intoxicating sense of excitement to his life. But soon merely possessing the gun is not enough. He must shoot it.

The history of colonial America is a story of extraordinary scope, with Europeans, Africans, and the native peoples of North America interacting in a drama of settlement and conflict that lasted nearly three centuries. Go back in time and relive this epic story in 36 spellbinding lectures. While concentrating on British North America, Professor Allison also covers developments in the colonial outposts of Spain, France, the Netherlands, and the all-important British possessions in the West Indies, which were the source of the most lucrative crop in the New World - sugar - and the reason for the enormous growth in the slave trade.

Everyone is after something. How far are you willing to go to get it? And what are you willing to do to avoid being caught? In these stories, the line between pursuer and pursued is blurred by survival instinct and morality. From titillating games of cat-and-mouse to high-octane chase scenes...

In this gritty police procedural from New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan, a detective plays a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with a charismatic lawyer who’s more than he seems. Detective Skye Truman’s investigation into a series of sexual assaults has led her to the culprit...

Inspirado na Regência britânica, este romance arrebatador transporta os leitores para um mundo de fantasia com personagens prontos para viver o mais delicado dos sentimentos: o amor.Niamh tem um talento especial. Toda roupa que ela costura é confeccionada com as melhores emoções e memórias de quem vai vesti-la, conferindo à peça uma beleza única. Não à toa, quando Kit, príncipe de Avaland, está prestes a se casar, Niamh é convocada à corte para produzir todo o guarda-roupa real.

'Wonderful characters, great banter, and a sizzling slow-burn romance' Sandy Barker Two rivals. One street. A whole lot of mistletoe. In desperate need of distraction from the end of her marriage, Nisa Ansari enters her town's Christmas house-decorating competition, ready to drown her sorrows in...

The owners of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are back, and more determined than ever to bring love matches to the residents of Post-WWII London . . . so something as trivial as being dragged into a spy mission isn't going to stop them! Sparks fly when an old friend comes to town . . . London...

Liam MacKinlay is certain that when he asks for Evelyn Stewart's hand in marriage, the third time's the charm. For hasn't he risen to war chief of the clan MacKinlay, a seasoned warrior, and an honored member of the clan that took him in as a child? But once again, her father denies Liam the lass he lost his heart to years ago. Daughter of the Laird of the Stewart clan, Evelyn is expected to perform her daughter's duty. But upon learning her father plans to trade her to an unknown clan in exchange for cattle, she will do almost anything to escape the future set out before her.

Experience the lives and daring deeds of modern-day spies!

A sweeping novel about the extraordinary woman who captured Napoleon’s heart, created a dynasty, and changed the course of history—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Traitor's Wife, The Accidental Empress, and Sisi “I absolutely loved The Queen’s Fortune, the fascinating...

Between Two Thrones is the talk show where theatre gets insightful, unfiltered, and a little unhinged. Hosted by Allison Brandon of Too Much Allison, each episode brings artists, educators, directors, designers, and theatre-makers to the throne for real conversations about the arts, ridiculous debates, unpopular opinions, industry confessions, and the stories nobody tells. Come for the expertise. Stay for the chaos.

You know it's a bad idea when your escape to a postcard-perfect small town lands you crashing—literally—into the tattooed arms of Falcon Haven's most untouchable bachelor. Saint Toussaint doesn't do second chances. Not after losing his wife. And not with his quirky five-year-old clinging to...

After nine lonely years as her father's prisoner, Dorie McCurdy is forced to marry the new war chief of clan MacKinlay. Terrified and unwilling to speak, she imagines the worst of her handsome, imposing new husband.

Marian Fletcher Blackley, Duchess of Endsmere, is on the run from the English Crown for killing her abusive husband...no matter that it was self-defense. She has only one safe place to go - the MacKinlay clan in Scotland, where her sister is the laird's wife.