Cricket Crosby is back . . . and she's licensed to snoop! Fresh off divorce and a private investigator's course, Cricket's ready to balance running her antiques store with proving her PI chops . . . if someone will take a chance on her. When a local PI catches a case involving the theft of luxury goods, he hires the former debutante to go undercover to trap a thief. But snooping during PTA meetings and cotillion parties is harder than it looks, especially...

It's said that when opportunity knocks on your door, you have only one chance to take it. No one said what you're supposed to do when it kicks it. All Rebecca MacDonnell wants to do is get through high school with grades good enough to win a prestigious scholarship so that she can finally leave her miserable life behind. One evening, after a particularly bad day, she finds out that people other than her aging grandmother need her help, and desperately...

In the first book in this series, Mostly True: Short Stories, we traveled on the 'bumpy trek' of life. In this second book, entitled Mostly True II: Episodes the 'trek' continues with even more outlandish situations based on actual experiences, satirically presented with a twist of Magical Realism. Enjoy the ride! In Breathless, a young and carefree child of four who frolics with the neighbor's dog finds out that four-leaf clovers don't always work...

The Bible Study Source series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, this study includes high-quality, live audio sessions from the author that cover this important Bible-based topic. These sessions will reflect the ambiance of the unique recording locations, immersing the listener into the teaching. The women in the Bible asked the same three questions we all still ask today:...

To get the position he craves and keep a promise to a dying woman, he'll break his vow to go straight. One more harmless con that won't hurt anyone. She'll do whatever it takes to get her life back. A little lying, a lot of stealing. But weaving a web of deceit demands a price, and they're both about to pay. Jaxon has a mission. Retrieve a valuable emerald for an entry fee and join Maxime, the most prestigious club in the Secure States of America....

Her boundless optimism encountered unforeseen trauma. When a tragic fall left her a quadriplegic, would this sixteen-year-old ever find her purpose? 1980s. Jenny Smith was like every other vibrant teenager. With loud makeup and outrageous bangs, the high schooler actively contributed to her church youth group, played in a band, and was a competitive gymnast. But while tumbling on the dewy morning grass, one catastrophic slip ended with a life-altering...

Iris Duplantier Rideau's story is one of rags to riches-of accomplishing the nearly impossible by a Black woman born into a poor Creole family in New Orleans. Stung by the ugly hatred of racism around her, Iris learned how to "pass for white" at an early age. Surviving horrifying and humiliating events that would have stopped most people only made Iris more and more determined to succeed. Not content to stay in her low-paying job in a sewing factory,...

He's not the kind of man I should want. But he's everything I need. Our attraction is instant. Our problems are immediate. If I lose him, I fear I'll lose myself. Quinn He's a bad boy who lives hard and plays harder...but somehow, I can't resist him... I know I'm not a failure, even after dropping out of college, but the challenge is proving it to everyone else. And when an opportunity knocks, I know I'm going to grab it and convert it into...

"Ever since he was a dwarfling, Borlen (nicknamed Grump) has dreamed of visiting The Surface, so when opportunity knocks, he leaves his cavern home behind. At first, life aboveground is a dream come true. Queen Elfrieda Veronika Ingrid Lenore (E.V.I.L.) is the best friend Grump always wanted, feeding him all the rubies he can eat and allowing him to rule at her side. But as time goes on, Grump starts to suspect that Queen E.V.I.L. may not be as nice...

In Beyond Thoughts, author Steve J.B. Austin traces the fundamental causes that led to the Tunisian revolution. He draws scientific comparisons between some of the social and economic aspects that prevailed in Tunisia before the revolution, and discusses similarities with other Arab countries that are candidates for the revolution. For teachers, Parents and those interested in raising future generations, Obviously I had wished "from the beginning"...