What is a young woman to do? One handsome young man has all the goodness, while the other the appearance of it. How is she to separate the gentleman from the cad? When Darcy joins his friend, Bingley on a trip to Meryton, the last thing on his mind is finding a wife. Meeting Elizabeth Bennet changes all that, but a rival for his affections appears from a most unlikely quarter. He must overcome his naturally reticent disposition if he is to have a chance of winning her favor. Elizabeth's thoughts turn to love and marriage after her sister Mary's engagement. In a few short weeks, she goes from knowing no eligible young men, to being courted by two. Both are handsome gentleman, but one conceals secrets and the other conceals his regard. Will she determine which is which before she commits to the wrong one?
Nora Mason, a love-thirsty thirty-two year old, is as insecure as she is attractive. Below her poised surface lies a loner who escapes her hometown secrets and lands on the shores of the rugged New England Artists Colony of Rocky Neck. Nora is determined to get what shes never had--a perfect beach cottage, a perfect husband, and a perfect life. But while setting her plan into motion, a dangerous encounter threatens her course. As the summer season kicks off, Nora is entangled in a shocking murder investigation as she struggles to determine who wants to love herand who wants to eliminate her. Christian is a gorgeous and privileged bad boy to whom Nora is instinctively drawn. Evan, a practical, hard-working restaurant owner, exhibits the goodness she wants but seems to lack. While Remy, a sharp-witted and cocktail-adoring import from San Francisco, shakes Noras belief that no woman can be trusted. Since the age of sixteen, Nora has survived on her own. But will she survive her new life? In this suspenseful and passion-filled tale, will Noras search finally lead to her dreamsor to her nightmares? Sun, sin, romance and murder . . . one summer on Rocky Neck. -- Author's Website: www.mariagracefurtado.com.
Touched By Grace: The Journey began forty years ago in 1974 when Anna Maria heard a voice that told her she will write. Not convinced, she chose a path that led her away from writing. As she started a family, God's graces just became too evident for her to ignore. In October 2014, she began writing about life events that she believed were an orchestration of circumstances that led her to a wonderful realization of God's grace. She asked God what she was going to do with her stories. In February 2015, her first story was published online by Guideposts magazine. She now presents her first compilation of short personal stories. Everything fell quite effortlessly on her lap. She now believes her mission is to spread stories of God's grace as well as to nurture perseverance in prayers. Her collection of true personal stories will inspire everyone to live his or her life knowing that God's grace is everywhere, from a seemingly trivial coincidence to some really awe-inspiring event. Her stories are also a witness to the power of prayer in everyone's lives, as long as we truly believe and are willing to Let Go and Let God.
Elizabeth Bennet's father, Admiral Thomas Bennet, assures his daughters that his retirement from His Majesty's Navy will be the start of a new life for them all. Little does he know his family's battles have only just begun. Well-connected and in possession of a good fortune, their entry into society should have been a triumph. However, their long-awaited first season in London proves a disaster, and the resulting scandal sends the Bennets fleeing to the wilds of Derbyshire. Widower Fitzwilliam Darcy, the master of Pemberley, wants for nothing, most especially not a wife. From the moment the Bennets arrive in Derbyshire, Darcy's neatly ordered life turns upside down. His sons beg to keep company with their new playmates, the young Bennet twins. His mother-in-law sets her cap for Admiral Bennet. Worst of all, Darcy cannot get his mind off a certain bewitching Miss Elizabeth Bennet, but she has sworn never to let another gentleman near her heart. Darcy's best efforts to befriend and assist the Bennet family go horribly awry, alienating first Miss Elizabeth, then her father, and finally endangering what both men hold most dear. Can the two men Elizabeth loves most set aside their pride to prevent catastrophe for their families and win the love they seek?
Chronicles Of A Middle Aged Housewife, is an insightful, comical, and sometimes sad and lonely look into the common everyday life, inner thoughts, and problems of suburban housewife Maria Grace Santiago. When Maria has problems in her life and marriage, she must draw upon her inner strength, patience, and unique sense of humor, to combat her own personal struggles and situations. Chronicles Of A Middle Aged Housewife spans the course of one year and 4 months, and is a narrative of the daily life and thoughts of Maria Grace. Maria talks about her close and not so close relationships with family members and friends. The reader will also get to know Maria through her daily thoughts and activities, as she trudges through her everyday existence in suburban America. Maria also talks about her past, so that the reader can better understand her present situation in life. You will soon see that Maria has feelings and experiences, which almost all women, (and maybe even some men) can relate to. The reader will sympathize, and sometimes empathize with Maria's secret thoughts and daily struggles as she deals with her husband, daughter, and other members of her immediate, and not so immediate family. I believe that women everywhere, will be able to connect with Maria, in some way after reading this book.
In this third volume of the Gospel Time Trekkers series, children ages 6–9 are taken on a journey that imaginatively retraces Jesus welcoming the child Rebecca into a gathering with his disciples.
The True Story of a Girl Who Overcame Abandoned by both parents and abused by a stranger, Maria was eventually adopted and brought from the remote jungles of Colombia to start a new life in America. But her troubles didn’t end there. She found herself in a strange new country, in the middle of a legal battle between her adopted father and mother, kidnapped, and abused again. How does one break such a crazy cycle? There is only one way, and that is through the life-changing grace offered by Jesus Christ. Maria’s story is a testimony of God’s redemptive Grace.
Kids and parents will love this handy-sized Mass book. The parts of the Mass, prayers, and responses, according to the new translation of the Roman Missal, are all clearly explained in simple language. Also includes the Sacrament of Reconciliation, complete with an examination of conscience for children
In this second volume of the Gospel Time Trekkers series, children ages 6–9 are taken on a time-traveling journey that imaginatively retraces Jesus’s miracle of the five loaves and two fish and the miracle at the wedding in Cana.
In this fifth volume of the Gospel Time Trekkers series, children ages 6–8 are taken on a journey that imaginatively retraces Jesus restoring Bartimaeus’ sight and calling Zacchaeus down from the tree, revealing that a courageous quest can come in many forms!
A time-traveling adventure imaginatively retraces Jesus raising Jairus’ daughter, Sarah, from the dead, revealing that “being raised to new life” has more than one meaning! In this fourth volume of the Gospel Time Trekkers series, children ages 6–9 are taken on a journey that imaginatively retraces Jesus raising Jairus’ daughter, Sarah, from the dead, revealing that “being raised to new life” has more than one meaning!
In this first volume of the Gospel Time Trekkers series, children ages 6–9 are taken on a journey that imaginatively retraces the birth of Jesus through the experiences of modern siblings Hannah, Caleb, and Noah.
Maria Westrich was inspired to write this book for her children. She transforms thoughts, and events, and family photographs, and memories into words on paper before they are forgotten. She wanted her children to know her blueprint, what made her the person she is today. In doing so, she hopes to remind us all to take the time to walk through our childhood and recall those true honest memories that belong only to us. Maria lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband and two daughters.
Many young ladies are pleased that the regiment has come to camp in Meryton. Not all share their enthusiasm. Among them, Mr. Carver, who removes his family from Meryton's savage society. He puts the blame, not on the militia officers, but on the shoulders of the Bennet family. The flirtations and boisterous ways of the youngest sisters are too much to be borne. Not even Jane's renowned beauty and charm can make up for them. Elizabeth denies the allegations at first, but rapidly uncovers the shocking truth: the Carvers are not the only family to cut the Bennets from their acquaintance. Their reputations have been materially damaged and the family borders on social ruin. The news is too much for Mrs. Bennet who collapses from the shock. So, Elizabeth and her sisters must manage the estate until she recovers, a task for which none of them is prepared. Their duty becomes more challenging when Mr. Bennet is called away on business and allows Lydia to stay with the colonel's wife, surrounded by officers. Warned by Mr. Pierce, the local curate, that several of the officers have unsavory designs on the local girls, Elizabeth must find a way to honor her father, rein in her sister and salvage the family's reputation, all in the most ladylike way possible"--Page [4] of cover.
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