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Kurt Kessler is dead. He can deal with that. He's in a strange ethereal city. He can deal with that, too. He can even deal with the fact that he's been murdered. But the fact that he can't find his dead wife, Hilda, is more than he can handle. Where is she, and why has she not joined him? More importantly, why were they killed in the first place? To find out, Kurt enlists the help of his living son Emmett and an executed murderer named Bernie. Together, they work to unearth his wife's secrets. But will it be enough to find her and allow them to live together in the afterlife?

In a poverty-stricken island in the Caribbean, the lives of four people become enmeshed in a life or death struggle. Jacque Massoult, President-for-Life and absolute ruler of the tiny nation, who will use any means available to hold onto power; Martin, the most hated man in the nation, who is not what he appears to be; Stefan, a spoiled playboy, who finds he must learn to kill to live; and Alicia, Stefan’s sister, who is too shy for her own good. Together, they form a powder keg that explodes during an international beauty contest.

After Rilee loses her best friend to suicide, she must learn to survive without him in a world seemingly against her. Through new friends and unexpected struggles, she may finally be able to see a light at the end of the tunnel.

Traumatized by the Assyrian attack that made her a slave, Deborah finds safety with Isaac’s family. Can she leave the horrors of the past behind?

Let your fingers do the walking as you flip through the pages on this journey with Tabitha and her Louisiana family through their many trials and tribulations with and without the presence of God.

Derra is a novel of murder and cultic ritual that unravels the impact of its title character upon those whom she touches directly and indirectly. Dr. Noah Giles enters a world of mystery and intrigue as he pieces together the life of Derra from his own memories and the observations of others—including Detective John Sturgess, Detective Graham Kennedy, and Derra herself. The trail to Derra includes traditions reaching back to the beginning of recorded history, and a strange fusion of Native American and Anglican history—with the lovely Jessica Burke representing the former, and the enigmatic Father Luke representing the latter. Friends align with Dr. Giles, but dark foes also abou ...

A chance encounter Sam Tillman has with Rutabaga McGee changes his life. The encounter leads his friend to Great Plains, Nebraska, in an effort to discover more about McGee. What he discovers will change him forever.

It is the year 1860. Gracie Smith lives the life of ease on her huge Alabama plantation home. On the outside, she is living a perfect life of ease. The belle of every ball. The daughter of a wealthy, powerful plantation owner. Her choice of young men to court. However, appearances deceive. Inside, Gracie is a twisted, bitter person. And church is the last place she wants to go for answers. She is running out of time as the distant thunder of civil war looms on the horizon. What will it take to make her change her mind about needing a Savior, before it's too late? Suddenly, when life whirls into a horrible accident and a runaway slave mysteriously appears, she is given a second chance at ...

Dr. Patrician Ann Mulligan shares her experiences, knowledge, and wisdom with three couples that are having trouble re-kindling their fire and passion that they once had for each other. Dr. P.A.M. also shares with them her own personal "Come to Jesus Moment."

Dr. Thomas Stephens has a debilitating condition of his hand. Ronald Reagan had it; Margaret Thatcher had it; but, more importantly, Dr. Stephens’ father had it and it contributed to his untimely and horrible death. Tom's love for his father drives him to find a cure. A tribe in the Amazon jungles of Peru has found that cure and Dr. Stephens is intent on locating the tribe. The cure comes with a price, but it may be more than Dr. Stephens is willing to pay… and, it’s not about the money.