Allison Randall considered herself successful in real estate. She was once married to Edgar. He worked as a consultant inside of his office. Their differences in life had become more than their relationship could withstand. They decided to separate, and eventually divorce. Edgar decides to work for a peace organization. Allison continued to raise their daughter Lynn on her own. Allison realizes that she is capable of a career change, and decides to work with a photographer by the name of Lowell. He introduces her to a career of modeling. Lynn enjoys being around Lowell. Lowell and Allison continue to focus on their careers, and their newly formulated family.
From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Valerie Hansen Is she a mistaken target… or next on an enemy’s hit list? Sandy Lynn Forrester's Christmas holiday takes a terrifying turn when someone breaks into her home and attacks her roommate…thinking it's her. But no one believes that an imprisoned man from Sandy Lynn's past is behind the attacks—except for her high school heartbreak, ex-cop Clay Danforth. Can she trust Clay to keep her safe in the Ozark wilderness long enough to stop a ruthless criminal’s vengeance? From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith. Emergency Responders Book 1: On the Run Book 2: Christmas Vendetta
I knew one thing -- I wasn't going to be rotting in that place for the rest of my life. I was getting out of there. That place turned people into the living dead. In that neighbourhood, it was hard to hear anything that didn't carry the sound of defeat." Sixteen-year-old Porter Delaney has his future figured out, but his nice, neat plans are shaken when a man he believes may be his father suddenly appears in his Toronto neighbourhood. Porter knows that he wants nothing to do with the deadbeat dad who abandoned him and his sister twelve years earlier, but curiosity causes him to re-examine the past. Unfortunately, actual memories are scarce and confusing, and much of what he knows is based on things his mother told him. As Porter looks for answers, it begins to seem that all he's ever going to find are more questions.
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. This box set includes: CHRISTMAS K-9 PROTECTORS (An Alaska K-9 Unit novel) by New York Times Bestselling Author Lenora Worth and Maggie K. Black Members of the K-9 team face danger and find love in these holiday novellas, in which a rookie K-9 trooper and his furry partner must save a forensic scientist from a ruthless jewelry thief, and a tech whiz, a criminal psychologist and a K-9 go on the run to keep a teen out of the hands of a kidnapping gang. CHRISTMAS VENDETTA (An Emergency Responders novel) By USA TODAY Bestselling Author Valerie Hansen Teacher Sandy Lynn Forrester’s peaceful Christmas vacation is interrupted when somebody tries to kill her—but the cops don’t think the threat is real. The only person who believes her is a man she doesn’t trust, framed and discredited cop Clay Danforth. But with her life on the line, he’s her best chance at survival… WYOMING CHRISTMAS PERIL By Kathie Ridings Fleeing from a murderous bank robber at Christmastime, Bailey O’Keefe has only FBI agent Sean Hanson to protect her. But when their safehouse is breached, can Bailey and Sean outmaneuver their enemy while battling the elements and the hazards of the snow packed trails on Cougar Mountain? For more stories filled with danger and romance, look for Love Inspired Suspense December 2021 Box Set – 1 of 2
After seven years of travel, in October 1995, Jeanne Landry returns to the Barrett Hills estate where she grew up; her brother Owen is now caretaker. Jeanne is resigned to servant life for a while, in part beguiled by Charles Barrett suggesting that she may be like her late mother. A servant may overhear (though a good servant never lurks), and Jeanne is aware of the discord and conflict among Charles and Cecilia and their four grown children. Come January, during the Blizzard of ´96, there is murder on the estate, which has been isolated by the storm and a blackout. Jeanne and Owen quickly realize that the Barretts plan to have the Landrys take the blame and to be unable to deny it. Two families, each with its faults and misunderstandings, each with love and loyalty; for all their differences much the same. And a puzzle Jeanne has little time to solve.
What makes a good mother? Are some women just born naturally maternal, or do mothers discover that part of themselves once they have a child? Now a renowned expert on the subject–and herself a mother of three–addresses the unspoken worries and fears that accompany motherhood and shares the reassuring message that every mother learns “on the job.” Dr. Valerie Davis Raskin has worked with more than four hundred mothers in twenty years of clinical practice and has discovered that mothering is just as developmental as childhood. Dr. Raskin identifies the nine challenges facing mothers from their child’s infancy to young adulthood, pivotal moments that put mothers to the test time and again–and yet from which they can emerge truly rewarded. • IDENTITY: How to gain confidence during those overwhelming first months after you’ve given birth or adopted, but don’t yet “feel” like a mother. • UNLOVING MOMENTS: Every mother’s secret guilt–learn to accept those not-so-precious moments when you don’t like the child you love so dearly. • HONORING THE FATHER: Tips for helping Dad stop feeling like a third wheel and bond with his child (and receive attention from you!). • SEPARATION: How to maintain a positive outlook on your child’s milestones, from the first day of preschool to packing him off to sleepaway camp. • SETTING LIMITS: How to put your foot down, even when your child kicks, screams, or cries. • IMPERFECT INSTITUTIONS: How to cope when your child does not have the best teacher or the most inspiring coach, or faces a less than fair grading system. • REVISED DREAMS: Your cute five-year-old in a pink tutu has no rhythm. Your nine-year-old cannot catch a ball. Learn to modify your dreams for your child–and follow your child’s dreams instead. • ADVERSITY: You can’t keep your child in a plastic bubble, but you can take a deep breath, relax, and be there for her when life gets tough. • SAYING GOODBYE: Discover the joys of loving your adult child while not living under the same roof. This wonderfully anecdotal, engaging, and accessible book is nothing less than an essential training manual for mothers of all ages. The bottom line: Just because motherhood is sometimes difficult, confusing, intense, sleepless, and frustrating, doesn’t mean mothers aren’t doing it right!
Suspenseful stories of love and faith by Valerie Hansen Her Brother's Keeper Was church secretary Becky Tate kidnapped as an infant? It's up to private investigator Logan Malloy to uncover the truth about her mysterious past—and keep her safe from harm. Without sweet Becky learning about his true identity…yet. Out of the Depths Cody Keringhoven has come to Serenity, Arkansas, to heal from an accident that ended in tragedy. But when lovely Trudy Lynn Brown asks him to keep watch at her campground for a saboteur, he agrees to help, never expecting to put his life—and heart—at risk.
Hannah and Peyton get a chance at life as it would have been if they had made other choices in their youth. Meanwhile, a lawyer and detective must stop a killer and unravel the mystery that threaten to destroy Hannah and Peyton's lives.
Love wasn't on Trudy Lynn Brown's to-do list, though she certainly needed someone to help her get rid of the vandals threatening her campground. And her best friend's brother fit the bill. Injured in a white-water rafting accident, Cody Keringhoven had come to Serenity, Arkansas, to recuperate and rebuild his broken faith and shattered dreams. Watching over the campground kept him in constant contact with the ever-surprising—and delightful—Trudy Lynn, whose sunny nature soothed his battered spirit. Yet the criminals would stop at nothing to drive her off her property….
How do some teachers manage to expertly engage students in deep learning, harmonize mandated standards with individual student needs, and create trusting relationships in the classroom? What typically sets these "star teachers" apart from other teachers? In What Makes a Star Teacher: 7 Dispositions That Support Student Learning, Valerie Hill-Jackson, Nicholas D. Hartlep, and Delia Stafford provide a framework that can help ensure that you are your students' greatest asset—and a star teacher in your classroom. The book is grounded in studies conducted and ideas developed over a half-century by educational theorist Martin Haberman, whose models are used in hundreds of school districts across the United States. It's designed to help you assess, develop, and reflect upon seven key dispositions of Haberman's star teachers: 1. Persistence 2. Positive values about student learning 3. The ability to adapt general theories into pedagogical practices 4. An encouraging approach to students classified as at risk 5. A professional versus a personal orientation to learners 6. The ability to navigate school bureaucracy 7. A willingness to admit one's shortcomings Full of insightful authentic examples, practical and ready-to-use strategies, and numerous suggested resources, What Makes a Star Teacher offers what every teacher—and every student—needs to thrive in any classroom.
An innocent suspect. A look-alike killer. Can a K-9 team crack this case? After Officer Colt Maxwell and his K-9 partner, Sampson, discover a body, all signs point to Brooke Stevens as the murderer. But Colt suspects someone’s framing the park ranger—and that the killer looks exactly like her. When the imposter turns her sights on Brooke, it’s up to Colt to guard her. But can they track down the truth…before innocent Brooke loses her life? From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith. Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit Book 1: Shielding the Baby by Laura Scott Book 2: Scent of Truth by Valerie Hansen Book 3: Explosive Trail by Terri Reed Book 4: Olympic Mountain Pursuit by Jodie Bailey Book 5: Threat Detection by Sharon Dunn Book 6: Cold Case Revenge by Jessica R. Patch Book 8: Snowbound Escape by Dana Mentink
Sylvia Johnson is beginning a new life with her fiancé but is unable to move forward emotionally because of a forced estrangement from her family. She sneaks into her mother’s empty house hoping to say good-bye to the past but finds legal papers belonging to her parents. When they are exposed, the result is chaos for the entire family. Sylvia’s intimidating brother tries to stop her from looking further into the situation behind the papers while her sharp-witted mother feigns ignorance of them. During her search for answers Sylvia meets a family who invites her into theirs where she finds acceptance, timely advice, and a kindred soul. When her brother threatens to unravel her new life, she must learn to trust in herself and stand up for what is hers or risk losing all that she needs to move on.
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. This box set includes: SCENT OF TRUTH (A Pacific Northwest K-9 story) by USA Today Bestselling Author Valerie Hansen National park ranger Brooke Stevens knows she’s innocent of homicide, yet all evidence points to her. Officer Colt Matthews and his K-9 partner must investigate when a dead body is found in Brooke’s backyard, but seeking the truth could prove deadly. COLD CASE CHASE by USA Today Bestselling Author Maggie K. Black FBI agent Anthony Jones never expected the most challenging fugitive he’d ever have to track down would be his childhood sweetheart, Tessa Watson. Framed for a crime she didn’t commit, can Tessa trust Anthony to help her clear her name before the real killer silences her forever? TUNNEL CREEK AMBUSH by Kerry Johnson After she’s brutally attacked in Sumter National Forest, wildlife biologist Kinsley Miller must work with police officer and single dad Jasper Holt, her estranged ex-boyfriend, to figure out why she has a target on her back…before they both end up dead. For more stories filled with danger and romance, look for Love Inspired Suspense May 2023 Box Set – 2 of 2
Enjoy two action-packed page-turners featuring K-9 crime-stoppers solving thrilling mysteries that will keep you on the edge of your seat! In the Texas K-9 unit, lawmen solve cases with their canine partners Guard Duty As a potential murder witness, rookie K-9 police officer Valerie Salgado is living with a death threat and caring for her young niece. And things get worse when FBI agent Trevor Lewis comes to Sagebrush, Texas. Trevor offers Valerie protection, but he has more walls around him than a maximum-security prison. And now Valerie must convince him that she, her niece and her K-9 partner would make the perfect family for him, if they can stay alive… Explosive Secrets Implicated by her criminal cousin, Nicki Johnson is the target of a murderous gang. Policeman Jackson Worth thinks she is hiding something, but he’s a man of honor. He’ll stand by Nikki and her unborn child because it’s the right thing to do. And because guarding her has left his battle-scarred heart open to the possibility of love.
Three full length heart-racing page-turners that will keep you guessing to the very end. Experience the thrill of unexpected plot twists and irresistible chemistry. Shielding the Baby by USA Today bestselling author Laura Scott A K-9 Unit has a child to protect…and a murderer to catch. A double murder and an attempted kidnapping of a baby in a national park have Officer Danica Hayes and her K-9 partner on high alert. She’ll have to protect Luke Stark and his nine-month-old son while tracking the person who murdered his sister. Danica and Luke face a battle for their lives to keep from becoming the next victims. Scent of Truth by USA Today bestselling author Valerie Hansen An innocent suspect. A look-alike killer. Can a K-9 team crack this case? After Officer Colt Maxwell and his K-9 partner, Sampson, discover a body, all signs point to Brooke Stevens as the murderer. But Colt suspects someone’s framing the park ranger—and that the killer looks exactly like her. When the imposter turns her sights on Brooke, it’s up to Colt to guard her. But can they track down the truth…before innocent Brooke loses her life? Explosive Trail by Terri Reed Can an officer and her K-9 partner survive a bomber with a vendetta? When a serial bomber’s explosion in Olympic National Park lands K-9 officer Willow Bates in the hospital, her estranged husband, FBI agent Theo Bates, rushes to her side. He’s determined to protect her and the baby he didn’t know she was carrying. But the bomber has revenge on his mind and will stop at nothing to finish them off. From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith. Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit Book 1: Shielding the Baby by Laura Scott Book 2: Scent of Truth by Valerie Hansen Book 3: Explosive Trail by Terri Reed Book 4: Olympic Mountain Pursuit by Jodie Bailey Book 5: Threat Detection by Sharon Dunn Book 6: Cold Case Revenge by Jessica R. Patch Book 7: Undercover Operation by Maggie K. Black Book 8: Snowbound Escape by Dana Mentink
During the dark years of Oliver Cromwell and the Civil War, Blythe Brown, together with her brother Barnaby (children of a wealthy ship-owning Mercer) run wild during their childhood around the shipping port of King’s Lynn with their Wolfhounds as protectors. Blythe, dressed in her brother’s cast-off clothing, learns to sail, swim and swear, together with other useful abilities not normal for a girl of the 1600’s. It is clear to the local Wise Woman that Blythe is a natural psychic and clairvoyant, so teaches her the arts of healing and herbalism. When Blythe is eighteen, the Witch Finder General gallops into King’s Lynn searching for witches. The son of a Bible-thumping Preacher, he despises women and seeks their undoing. When he spies the beautiful Blythe, he becomes obsessed – his desire is to get her into his clutches and to see her, ultimately, hanged.
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. SMALL TOWN JUSTICE The Defenders by Valerie Hansen Back in her hometown, Jamie Lynn Henderson is determined to help her brother get out of prison. But she'll need Shane Colton to keep her alive long enough to discover the truth: Did her brother really murder Shane's father? COMPROMISED IDENTITY by Jodie Bailey Someone is stealing military laptops containing top secret information—and it's Sean Turner's mission to catch the culprit. When an attempt is made on staff sergeant Jessica Dylan's life, Sean's even more determined to bring down the ring targeting soldiers—and to save Jessica. THE LITTLEST WITNESS by Jane M. Choate After Delta soldier Caleb Judd's nephew witnesses his parents' murders, Caleb hires bodyguard Shelley Rabb to protect the little boy while working to expose the killer.
Written by two postpartum experts, a definitive guide offering compassionate support and solid advice on dealing with every aspect of Postpartum Depression (PPD). If you or someone you love is among the one in seven women stricken by PPD, you know how hard it is to get real help. This proven self-help program, which can be used alone or with a support group or therapist, will help you monitor each phase of illness, recognize when you need professional help, cope with daily life, and recover with new strength and confidence. Learn how to: Identify the symptoms of PPD and distinguish it from "baby blues" Deal with panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive urges, and stress overload Break the cycle of shame and negative thoughts Mobilize support from your husband or partner, family, and friends Seek and evaluate treatment options Cope with the disappointment and loss of self-esteem
Canadian Library Association Honour Book Red Cedar Book Award Nomination When the construction of monster houses alters Ivy's Vancouver neighborhood, she plans a defiant prank. When it backfires, she wonders if her life will ever be the same again. There Goes the Neighborhood deals not only with issues of race and cultural values, but also addresses how we cope with change.
Does the very mention of your boss's name make your left eye twitch uncontrollably? Does the clock seem to move with the speed of Continental Drift between the hours of 9 to 5? Do your friends and family put their hands over their ears and sing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" whenever you start to complain about office anger? If you answered yes to any of the above, then you are a charter member of the I-hate-my-job club." "But before you punch yourself out, be assured that there are ways to lower your work-misery index. With the help of two or three (hundred) war-scarred employees and numerous career experts, authors Ellen Tien and Valerie Frankel deliver you from office hell. You'll find practical guidelines and ingenious strategies to lessen the pain and lighten the load, including: How to deal with your fearful leader - the seven most common (not to mention frustrating) managerial types, from "Mr. Right-and-Don't-You-Forget-It" to "Sybil;" The smartest ways to play office politics without feeling like a total sleaze - plugging into the grapevine, persuading your colleagues to dish, kissing up without losing your lunch; Quizzes, surveys, and clever ploys for the corporately challenged to get you through the daily grind; and a blueprint to engineering your own firing, complete with a tidy severance package and a glowing recommendation letter - no kidding!" "Plus true tales of sweet revenge! Just desserts are right around the corner...."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Contained herein is Volume One of an anthology of the complete, major works of Valerie Lynn Stephens. Within its covers, the reader will find an eclectic collection ranging in literary genres from a novel of experimental literary fiction to poetry to essays of philosophical & theological import.
SPECIFICALLY, VALERIE GUIDES HER READERS INTO AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEIR BODIES WORK, HOW TO STOP EATING JUNK FOOD, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BODY OXYGEN, EXERCISE, AND WATER. CANDIDA, DETOXIFICATION, FASTING, AND WEIGHT LOSS ARE ALL COVERED AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING A PERFECT DIET THAT IS FILLED WITH FOODS THAT SUPERCHARGE THE MIND AND BODY. NATURE'S PRESCRIPTIONS OF VITAMINS, MINERALS, AND HERBS SUPPLEMENT ALL THAT SHE TEACHES.
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