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About the book Spunky and outspoken Eve Appel moves from Connecticut to rural Florida intent on starting a new life, free of drama, and more importantly, her soon-to-be ex- husband. The rural Florida town of Sabal Bay, situated only an hour from West Palm, proves to be the perfect spot for her consignment store. Thanks to the recent economic downturn, Florida’s society matrons need a place to discreetly sell their stuff and pick up expensive-looking bargains. But Eve’s life, and her business with it, is turned upside down when a wealthy customer is found stabbed to death in a fitting room. As accusations fly and business slows, Eve decides to take things into her own hands. With the help of an unlikely bunch of friends—including her estranged ex, her best friend, a handsome private eye, and a charming mafia don—she struggles to find answers and save lives. Through a maze of distorted half-truths, dramatic cover-ups, and unrequited passions, Eve learns just how far the wealthy will go to regain what they have lost. A Secondhand Murder is Book 1 of the Eve Appel Mysteries Series. About the author Lesley retired from her life as a professor of psychology and reclaimed her country roots by moving to a small cottage in the Butternut River Valley in upstate New York. In the winter she migrates to old Florida--cowboys, scrub palmetto, and open fields of grazing cattle, a place where spurs still jingle in the post office. Back north, she devotes her afternoons to writing and, when the sun sets, relaxing on the bank of her trout stream, sipping tea or a local microbrew. You can find Lesley online at www.lesleydiehl.com.

About the Book After losing her mother unexpectedly, in 2007, while volunteering abroad, Ms. Faith Elle, born, Faith L. Walls like most motherless "girls" was overwhelmed with emotions. Determined to remember her mothers life and wisdom this book highlights ten lessons Faith's mother taught her before she died, and stories about how she has applied them to her own life since her mother's death. The book which covers topics like forgiveness, resilience, and following your dreams is dedicated to "girls" without mothers of all ages. Although anyone who has ever grieved a loss can identify with many of the stories and themes. In 2010, Faith was diagnosed with, Lupus, a chronic auto-immune disease which can affect the entire body. In order to raise awareness, Faith has committed to donating ten percent of all this book’s proceeds to Lupus research. About the Author Ms. Faith Elle, born Faith L. Walls, is the daughter of educators. She received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in Educational Administration and Policy from Howard University. Faith is a life coach, providing life coaching services to girls and women globally. Her company Faith Elle Enterprises also conducts workshops for youth and staff development in schools. Faith is currently an adjunct faculty member at Harry S Truman College, where she teaches College Success, an interdisciplinary class which prepares students to matriculate through the collegiate pipeline. She is a noted speaker, author and global citizen: to date she has traveled to 25 countries on five continents. Faith is a girls advocate and expert. The product of an all-girl school and a lifetime member of Girl Scouts of the USA, she believes that whether on the South Side of Chicago, or in South Africa, when given the opportunity, girls can rise above dire straits to prevail in all areas of life.

About the book Katherine Elizabeth Davis had been a spoiled southern girl all of her life. The Civil War changed all of that when it took her husband and her home. Now, alone with only her palomino stallion Cloud, she heads out for the adventure of a lifetime into the untamed west, but is the west ready for her? About the Author Barbara Sue Sweetwood was born a Kansas girl. She has done everything from run heavy equipment to being operations manager at a guest ranch in Wyoming. Barbara Sue has enjoyed writing books, short stories and poetry since she was a young girl and has had many of her writings published at home and internationally. She is an outdoors woman who likes to shoot guns, fish, camp, ride horses and her motorcycle. She has an obsession with strong and independent women as she has been one all of her life.

The Cheap Diva's Guide to Frugal and Fabulous Living offers plenty of fresh ideas on how to have fun and express your sense of style while spending less. The author offers practical money saving strategies related to shopping, fashion, beauty, home décor and entertaining.

When Reverend G hears the devastating diagnosis — dementia with the possibility of early-onset Alzheimer’s — she struggles with the pain of forgetting those she loves and the fear of losing her connection with God. With the help of her friends at the assisted living facility, Bert, a farmer from Oklahoma, Roxie, the stressed-out activities director and Gabriel, a cat with the gift of forecasting death, she soon discovers there’s humor to be found in forgetting part of the Lord’s Prayer, finding her iron in the freezer and losing a half-gallon of ice cream. And she discovers that while the question she wants to ask is, ‘Why,’ the answer really is, ‘Who.’ A FINALIST FOR GRACE AWARDS Applause for THE UNRAVELING OF REVEREND G: From the opening pages of THE UNRAVELING OF REVEREND G, RJ Thesman grips the readers in a poignant and humorous tale of a minister facing Alzheimer’s. Told in the first person, Reverend G—Gertrude, a name she hates—relates her path to forgetfulness while never forgetting the One who made us all. The tale will make the reader laugh at the outlandish things Reverend G does, cry over her increasing loss of memory and rejoice in how God still uses her despite her disability. Even when she must live in an assisted living facility, Reverend G hears fromGod and ministers, and even finds romance once again. ~ Grace Awards 2012 Women's Fiction Judges Team

What does purity look like? Is it recognizable to the average teenage girl? Does she know that purity should be at the very foundation of her identity over makeup, short skirts, and finding a boyfriend? Purity carries an unpopular message in our culture, but the ignorance of purity could quite possibly be the greatest cause of the low self-esteem epidemic among teenage girls in our society. If a girl doesn’t understand what kind of woman she was created to become, then chances are she will believe lies about herself from modern culture. As a result, throughout her life she will behave as if she’s a much lesser being than her creator meant her to be. She may even become sexually active early in an attempt to feel desired and accepted. It’s time she learns that her true beauty radiates brightly from the inside out! The Identity of Purity will: 1. Define what purity is from God’s perspective…not the world’s. 2. Teach teenage girls Biblically about their true identity and purpose amid the lies from media and pop culture. 3. Guide teenage girls to sexual purity through a deeper walk with their creator. 4. Help teenage girls overcome 5 major obstacles to living a lifestyle of purity.

As a survivor of a rare Stage 4 Cancer, Linda Parrish felt moved to tell her story in hopes it may inspire others going through this illness, or their caretakers. Share her happier times as a kid in New York, moving to Kansas City, Missouri, then on to Lenexa, Kansas. She had two incidents that should have claimed her life, and one that should have claimed her husband's. She thinks they were saved for a reason; perhaps to touch people in a way that was helpful and heartfelt. This is basically a condensed version of Parrish's life - the good with the bad, the happy with the sad. You will be with her every step of the way during mher bout with the devil. It has been close to five years since she have been in remission, and she looks forward to every birthday and Relay for Life event. Two months before publishing, her mother passed away. A portion of the proceeds from the book will be donated to the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society and Cancer Action of Overland Park, Kansas.

In 1992, Judi Ciance and her husband, Paul, moved from Worcester, Massachusetts, over the Bourne Bridge, to their home in Centerville. Paul had just retired after serving thirty years on the Worcester Police Department. The tables turned. He retired from the Criminal Justice System and Judi became a part of it. For the next eleven years, Ciance held various positions in the Barnstable County Court System and the Barnstable County Sheriff's Office. She eventually achieved the position of Assistant Deputy Superintendent. That, and her life with a police officer, unleashed her imagination and led her to create the character, Casey Quinby.

This book is the result of many years of lay ministry and study. It is also the result of seeing how this world is changing and how truth is becoming less important every day. Jesus Christ is the Truth for all time. It was Jesus himself who said that many people would miss the truth, abandon the faith, and miss eternity with God. The Bible also states that there will be great deception in the last days. This book is written to fight that deception.

FINDING FULFILLMENT IN THE SPIRITUAL AGE is a compilation of tips, advice, inspiration, and stories from women who are teaching others through their past awakenings how to live in this new age (the Spiritual Age). This book contains a collection of spiritual stories that include insights, recommendations, lifestyle changes and so much more to inspire you to reach for your own inner and outer miracles. The stories are tragic and compelling, deep and humorous. They make you think and they touch something inside of you.