Chloe stepped from the school bus into the snowy slush of the sidewalk, flipped her backpack around her shoulders and let loose a string of curse words as her strap broke and books and papers spilled onto the wet ground. "Well now, little child, that's some vocabulary you've got there. But tell me, do you need some help?" The voice boomed in Chloe's ear, and she gazed in wonder into eyes that oddly danced and flashed sparks of white and gold. For a moment, she forgot about rushing home to her angry, alcoholic mother and instead stood still, breathing in deep the sudden scent of vanilla enveloping her. A smile broke from her lips and she very nearly giggled. "I'm Mr. Xander," he said, reaching for her hand with long, large fingers. So began a strange chain of events following Chloe into adulthood as she traveled down dark roads and strayed into shadowy spots, searching for what she knew not in her childhood and so had no idea how to identify and obtain in her maturing years—the grace, love and acceptance of God. But can she leave the darkness for the light? It's a question all sinners must wrestle with and in the end, the only real answer is this: God does indeed work in mysterious ways. ,

The book of 1 Corinthians was written to believers in the city of Corinth, where God sent the apostle Paul to establish a church for people who desperately needed love and truth. It includes teachings on the church, love, and the resurrection and encourages believers to remain steadfast to the gospel. The book of 2 Corinthians is one of the most personal letters from Paul and serves as an apostolic manual for the body of Christ, replete with supernatural encounters, encouragement, truth, glory, and revelation. At the center of this letter is a call for believers to lead holy lives marked by generosity. Like the Corinthian believers, we possess every spiritual gift; we are fully equipped to minister to others and demonstrate love to all. The treasures found within the inspired letters of 1 and 2 Corinthians should stir our hearts with greater passion to follow Jesus. All praises belong to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he is the Father of tender mercy and the God of endless comfort. 2 Corinthians 1:3

Chloe Blackthorne is an only child of parents who are rather older than many parents and who are quite strict. One day, she sneaks into the loft which her parents have forbidden her from entering, and discovers a strange telescope hidden away! Chloe quickly discovers that it has extraordinary powers to both see into the future and into the past, becoming her favourite possession as she explores time. One day while using the telescope in her garden, a happy-go-lucky boy named Jack sees her using it and asks to have a look through the telescope himself. Much to her amazement, she discovers that Jack can see exactly the same through it as she does! So begins a series of adventures which get steadily scarier as the two of them look further and further into the future. What exciting and terrifying adventures await Chloe and Jack with their extraordinary magical telescope?

Occasionally in life, fate places something or someone on your path, and your life is blessed in a way that you never could have predicted. Chloe's Dogma is one of those stories; the meeting of two people with a dog named Chloe. In her adventures, Chloe survives a series of near misses - overcoming adversity and neglect along the way to finding her forever family. In the time since Brian Nichols and Andrew Evans decided to bring her home, Chloe has taught them many of life's most important lessons. They started talking about what life advice Chloe might give, and the result of those conversations is this book. Chloe's Dogma is a concise guide that includes five simple but profound teachings to help anyone seeking to lead a happy life. Each teaching includes a set of practices that, when applied regularly, can help create a life of enthusiasm, gratitude, and living-in-the-moment happiness! Chloe's Dogma offers both instruction and inspiration for happy living.

About the Book The instant attraction and love that Matthew Baldwin and Chloe Singh feel for each other during their first in-person meeting at the beginning of From Across the Pond fuels the rapid development of their relationship. The couple’s past romantic relationships with their friend Kelly Bonner, along with other temptations, add wrinkles and drama to their story. As all of these relationships develop, evolve, and become interconnected, they rub against the grain of societal and family norms, which creates drama and some suspense in the novel. It is hopeful that readers will be able to see folks of different skin colors and ethnicities, folks in the LGBTQ community, and folks in interracial relationships in a more favorable and positive light. It’s time to let go of the fear that breeds the mistrust and hate and to embrace one another as equal members of the human race. It’s time to recognize that regardless of skin color, ethnicity, religious affiliation, and sexual orientation, no matter how big or small the contribution, everyone has something positive to offer to society and civilization. About the Author Despite having been declared legally blind for the past twenty years, Michael T. Bellinger has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master’s in Education. He has worked in public accounting as a CPA and in a parochial school as a volunteer classroom teacher, where he taught computers and technology to the K-thru-8 students. Michael enjoys listening to music and audiobooks, and his tastes in both are eclectic. He enjoys writing poetry when the inspiration hits him, and he is currently working on Book Five of the six-book series of From Across the Pond. Michael and his wife, Lisa, have been married for 31 years, and together they share two grown sons. They live in a small town in NJ.

The Henry Brothers are stealing hearts in small-town Dragonfly Lake! This two-book set includes two stand-alone romances set in Dragonfly Lake: Unraveled: Nothing unravels a marriage of convenience faster than doing something stupid…like falling in love. Best friends Holden and Chloe are about to find that out in a big, messy way. Unsung: She’s the world’s most famous runaway bride. He’s a small-town guy with some big secrets. They weren’t looking for love. But what will Everly and Seth do when they find it? Discover a girl from the wrong side of the tracks with a lifelong crush, a country singer whose made bad decisions, two cinnamon roll heroes, a late-night canoe mishap, a heart-filled decor accident, aptly named cats Chaos and Mayhem, plus a quirky town that takes care of its people, found family, and everlasting love. Immerse yourself in the Henry Brothers’ small-town world today!

What does failure mean for theology? In the Bible, we find some unsettling answers to this question. We find lastness usurping firstness, and foolishness undoing wisdom. We discover, too, a weakness more potent than strength, and a loss of life that is essential to finding life. Jesus himself offers an array of paradoxes and puzzles through his life and teachings. He even submits himself to humiliation and death to show the cosmos the true meaning of victory. As David Bentley Hart observes, “most of us would find Christians truly cast in the New Testament mold fairly obnoxious: civically reprobate, ideologically unsound, economically destructive, politically irresponsible, socially discreditable, and really just a bit indecent.” By incorporating the work of scholars working with a range of frameworks within the Christian tradition, Theologies of Failure aims to offer a unique and important contribution on understanding and embracing failure as a pivotal theological category. As the various contributors highlight, it is a category with a powerful capacity for illuminating our theological concerns and perspectives. It is a category that frees us to see old ideas in a brand-new light, and helps to foster an awareness of ideas that certain modes of analysis may have obscured from our vision. In short, this book invites readers to consider how both theology and failure can help us ask new questions, discover new possibilities, and refuse the ways of the world.

Fourteen-year-old basketball prodigy, Samaya Lewis, missed curfew one too many times. Her punishment—an all-expense-paid trip to her Aunt Cece’s home in the country. Grounded for ninety days, Samaya is not to look at, touch, or even think about basketball; the “hobby” her mother fears is consuming her life. Painfully shy and anxiety-ridden, Samaya dreads the coming-of-age experience her mom and aunt have planned. However, after buying the dress and meeting the boy, Samaya’s journey takes a detour when she and a new friend uncover a sinister conspiracy involving a strange man with powerful secret and dangerous intentions for the rural community of Willow Ridge and possibly the world. Thrust into a conflict she wants no parts of, and unprepared to risk her new friendships or basketball, Samaya must decide who and what are important before the sun sets on her summer.

It’s not magic, it’s craft Most writing advice is designed to help you get from an idea to a finished draft, focusing on general principles and conventional wisdom that can flatten out creative storytelling and unique voices. In Novel Study, Kristen Tate delves into the techniques used by today’s most successful novelists and translates them into practical tools you can use in your own work. Through close reading and structural analysis of examples from a diverse range of contemporary novelists—including Ann Patchett, N.K. Jemisin, Tana French, Casey McQuiston, and Rebecca Roanhorse—Novel Study addresses common challenges faced by fiction writers: How to write a captivating opening chapter How to maximize plot suspense How to effectively manage multiple point-of-view characters How to create immersive settings and authentic dialogue How to craft sentences that resonate Each chapter begins with a key question and ends with concrete takeaways you can immediately apply to your writing. Novel Study includes nine full-color charts and graphs that illustrate many of the techniques discussed. You’ll be able to see at a glance how successful novelists structure their narratives, manage chronology, and balance different elements of their storytelling. Beyond insights and techniques, Novel Study offers tips and templates to help you build your own Novel Study files, tailored to the works and authors you admire. There isn’t a single way to tell a successful story. There is no secret formula or magic template that will make it easy to write a novel. But the right tools can unlock your creativity and lead to a manuscript that surprises you and delights your readers.

EVERYONE IN BRIDGETON, NEW JERSEY ENVIED THE ROBINSON FAMILY.THEY HAD EVERYTHING, THE BIGGEST HOUSE ON THE BLOCK WITH THE MAGAZINE WORTHY BACKYARD, ALONG WITH THE NICE CLOTHES AND THE NICE CARS. ONE PARENT OWNED HIS OWN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND THE OTHER WAS A NURSE PRACTIONER. WHAT WAS THERE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT, RIGHT? WRONG. CHLOE LIVED IN THAT BIG HOUSE BUT IT WASN’T WHAT EVERYONE ASSUMED. CHLOE WAS LIVING IN HELL. IT WAS HARD PUTTING UP A FRONT TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD ESPECIALLY TO HER FOUR BESTIES; RACHEL, STEPHANIE, JACKIE, AND TIFFANY. KEEPING HER FAMILY SECRETS WAS TAKING A TOLL ON CHLOE. FINALLY, SHE BROKE DOWN AND TOLD HER FRIENDS WHAT SHE WAS ENDURING IN HER “PERFECT” HOUSE. WITH THE HELP OF HER BEST FRIENDS, CHLOE FINALLY HAS THE SUPPORT SHE DESIRED FOR SO LONG TO GET THROUGH THE ROUGEST YEARS OF HER LIFE. WITH THE SUPPORT OF HER FRIENDS CHLOE HOPES TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO ENJOY HER LIFE AND NOT HAVE HER FAMILY TRUAMA INPALE HER TO MOVE FORWARD. IN THIS INTENSE STORY THAT IS BASED OFF TRUE EVENTS; BRACE YOURSELF FOR A BOOK THAT HITS HOME WITH TOO MANY TEENAGE GIRLS. A STORY ABOUT A GIRL THAT IS TRYING TO FIND HERSELF AFTER BEING TORN, A GIRL THAT IS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT LOVE TRULY IS AND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE EVEN WHEN ALL THE ODDS ARE AGAINST HER.