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Sitting in a pub one Christmas Eve, two friends hash out their doubts and questions about God, the Trinity, and existence itself. They agree that the Christian Trinity does not make much sense, yet when they look at the origins of the universe, they realize it also does not make sense, and for exactly the same reasons. And if the enigma of the Trinity is the same one underlying the universe, then perhaps the Trinity is as rational to believe in as our own existence.

A parent’s job unfolds and shifts over time. Concerns about sleep become worries about tantrums; anxieties about sharing become fears about grades and acting out in school. These concerns are natural, but many parents struggle to handle it all. Some feel drained, some lash out, and some feel like the worst parents in the world. This book offers parents a six-step program to build a stronger relationship with their child.

When Caitlin Cook left the small town of Reindeer Falls, Tennessee to attend Harvard University, she left behind the burden of her parents’ slowly increasing hoard of antiques, a much younger brother, and Shane Mitchell — the boy who blindsided her with the news that he loved her on the night before she left. Eight years later, Caitlin returns to Reindeer Falls, and is shocked to find her childhood home in disarray, and her little brother in desperate need of his sister.

What will you do to survive? Michelle has a secret. She’s a spy for the US military, and she’s been assigned the mission of shutting down Zombii Co. To complete her mission, Michelle has infiltrated the inner circle of one of the zombie apocalypse call center’s most feared micro-managers, Monica. Now she’s running secret missions for Monica, helping her uncover the origins of the Zombii Spray and other secret zombie technology that Zombii Co is unleashing on the world to cause the zombie apocalypse.

Princess Meredith’s 18th birthday is fast approaching, but unlike other girls, she is not looking forward to it. Upon her coming of age, she is to marry the prince of Alder, the most powerful kingdom in the world. Though the idea of marriage to a complete stranger is appalling, she knows she has no choice. Without the marriage contract, Stonefall’s alliance with Alder will be lost, and her people will be safe no longer; Theros, King of Talos, has set his eyes of conquest on Stonefall and he wants Meredith dead.

Elle a lu toutes les romances... sauf la sienne ! Une délicieux romance qui rend hommage aux amoureux de la lecture et de Jane Austen. Irene est une experte en romance. Ce n'est pas elle qui le dit, mais les centaines de milliers de personnes qui suivent son BookTok. Pourtant, lorsqu'il s'agit...

Sam has fully embraced his zombie powers and is on the loose with the CEO of Zombii Co., but Alisha isn’t willing to give up on him or his humanity. To save Sam, Alisha will have to leave her team behind and take to the road on her own. But trying to save your brother during a zombie apocalypse is no easy matter, especially when you have to survive both the zombies and the marauding survivalists that are on the road. If Alisha can’t save Sam from himself, it’s not just his humanity that’s on the line…it’s the entire world. Can Alisha save Sam and stop the zombie apocalypse?

Surviving a zombie apocalypse is no laughing matter. You need the right guns, the right gear, and the right people to survive. Unfortunately, the customers of the zombie apocalypse call center don’t have the right guns, the right gear, or the right people supporting them. Now the world has gone mad and zombies are everywhere. Can the customers survive the zombies that are now taking over the world? Can they survive the cutthroat survivalists who are on the hunt for more supplies and guns? Can they trust each other enough to live another day?

Ruby Contos is the best young journalist in her city. She has interviewed hostile criminals and a former assassin without flinching. Just don’t ask her to stand up to her grandmother, the blunt newspaper editor who rules her life with an iron fist. When Ruby gets a job offer from a famous art studio, she sees a way out of the professional journalism that is slowly crushing her spirit. She’s close - there’s just one story left to write before she can leave.

Michelle Collins used to love the week after Christmas. That was when Ryan Cross, rich kid from Boston, came to Reindeer Falls to spend a week with his great-aunt Dottie. From the ages of six to seventeen, with a suitcase full of video games and a childlike wonder for small-town traditions, Ryan stole her heart...at least until the year he stopped showing up. Ten years later, when Ryan unexpectedly returns to town, and Heavenly Peace - Reindeer Falls’ beloved retirement community - finds itself at risk of shutting down, Michelle’s life is thrown for a loop.

Belle has it all - beauty, brains, and an extravagant inheritance from her father. There’s only one problem. Her glittering life is a waking nightmare just beneath the surface. When Belle’s brain is damaged in a horrible attack on the morning of her final exam, everything unravels. Before long, she’s lost it all - her memories, her inheritance, her freedom. Then, she finds herself at the mercy of the Beast, who’s even harsher than she ever imagined. How much will Belle have to sacrifice to end her nightmare? And what happens when everything she has isn’t enough?

Young assassin Rapunzel is the most powerful absorbent mage alive, so strong she can drain the life of a grown man with a single brush of her finger. But the power means little when her every move is controlled by her mistress. For 12 long years, Rapunzel has known nothing beyond a nightmarish life of captivity, murder, and failed escape attempts. Then a mysterious foreigner climbs into her tower seeking refuge. He should be terrified of Rapunzel, but he wants to help set her free. What kind of madman would ever want to help someone like Rapunzel?

After working tirelessly for five years to prove herself among the city’s elite, she’s about to graduate and win a coveted spot in city government. Then it all blows up in her face — literally. A violent, anonymous force has been targeting commoners in horrifying attacks. Now they’ve set their sights on Cinderella. Either that, or she’s losing her mind. It doesn’t help that she’s falling for a mage who’s way out of her league.

The zombie apocalypse rages on... The mysterious CEO of Zombii Co has set loose his super zombies in a bid to escalate the zombie apocalypse for his own sinister purposes. Sam and his teammates have tried to find a cure for the zombie virus, but now Sam is infected with a strain of the virus that allows him to telepathically communicate with the other zombies. Can Sam prove to his teammates that he’s still trustworthy? Or will he betray them to the CEO of Zombii Co? If Sam and his team can't find a way to trust each other and work together, Sam could lose more than his humanity.

Messages to a Lone Warrior is a groundbreaking journey spanning two decades of reluctance to reveal channeled messages from, Divine Ascended Masters, an Andromedan, the Pleiadians, and members of the Galactic Federation. In this extraordinary book, the Lone Warrior expresses with touching honesty, her struggles over many years, and she shares her intuitive simplification of these very powerful messages, as well as shocking information she's found to validate the information she's been given.