Haunted by her dreams . . . Kathi Ellison is an English literature major at the University of California in Berkeley, living with her boyfriend off-campus. She is also the daughter of a candidate for the U.S. Senate and his wife, a role that could affect her life should her father win the election. But before she can consider her future, Kathi must first come to terms with her past. A car accident when she was four-years-old killed her mother...

Jamie Riley had always suspected that something was wrong with her stepfather. Burt Valentine wasn't just a man on the hunt for the perfect life, he was a fugitive family annihilator, who murdered his own wife and children. After Jamie escapes his violent attack, she learns years later that Burt had infiltrated and destroyed other families too, leaving a trail of physically and emotionally broken stepchildren. As adults, Jamie and the other survivors...

Nicholas is a twelve-year-old with red hair whose dad just remarried. This makes Nicholas a redheaded stepchild. Literally. And, tomorrow at lunch, the biggest boy in grade six plans to beat him up-he even made a Facebook event about it. Should Nicholas skip school? His new stepmom, a chain-smoking, ex-Jehovah's Witness golf pro named Mary-Anne, doesn't want him playing hooky. His secret alter ego, the fabulous and charismatic Rufus Vermilion, thinks...

"I've got the love to give. Now how can I get my stepchild to accept it?" Does that question sound familiar? Whether you are presently a stepparent, a dating single parent, or in the courtship stage before marriage, the challenge of blending families is one of the most difficulty you will ever face. Winning the Heart of Your Stepchild is a hands-on guidebook for today's men and women who face the special challenge of blending families. Because children...

Scott Perry is a product of your run-of-the-mill, American family - 19 kids, four (maybe five) moms, and two(ish) dads. He grew up in an innocent time when kids drank out of garden hoses, played Little League baseball, and poisoned their classroom guppies. His was a childhood jam-packed with bikes, bullies, grandmas, and growth spurts that slowly changed into a world of travel, trysts, Jello, and gin. Toss in a flying bull, a hypnotist, and two love-struck...

Have you ever felt like an outcast, as if you don't belong or fit in? Do you feel like the proverbial "redheaded stepchild"? Many people suffer with feelings of inadequacies. But, God tells us we are fearfully and wonderfully made in His image. He tells us in his word to trust Him. Psalm 56:3-4(NASB) "When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, in God, I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do...

In this version of Cinderella set in ancient Korea, Pear Blossom, a stepchild, eventually comes to be chosen by the magistrate to be his wife

Step-parenting Is Hard...but It Can Also Be Richly Rewarding Step-parenting can sometimes feel like an overwhelming and thankless challenge. Loving and caring for children who aren't biologically yours means having to earn trust, establish authority, and often put your own needs aside in favor of your stepchild's well-being or a birth parent's wishes. But, here's the good news: With some expert guidance and God's help, you can have tremendous influence...