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Used to a lifetime of no one caring where she was, Becca Sue's not sure she likes it when everyone wants her with them. The luxury subdivision she inherited is on it's feet as Backwater, Florida. With the market and shops, it's now a multi-use community - whether the wealthy owners there want that or not. On a quick trip home to Piney, Georgia, Becca Sue discovers she's now one of the cool people. Maybe the trip shouldn't be THAT quick. Being one of the cool people is, well, cool.
Aren't detours supposed to have big warning signs? So why do life's detours come out of the blue and hit so hard? It's been a year since they opened the Bed & Breakfast for Railfans in the small town of Chancey and the Jessups feel as if they've always lived in the Georgia Mountains. After a hard summer, Carolina is looking forward to the cooler temperatures of autumn and the routine of the school year. However... Unplanned detours mean more family in town, families pulling apart at the seams, and just plain ol' heartache. Unplanned detours mean moonshine, chocolate pie, and blue gingham on the town square. Unplanned detours mean sleepless nights, sweet surprises, and hesitant hope.Unplanned detours mean, well, they mean life. This is the sixth book in this popular Southern Fiction series.
Christmas Novella set in the popular fictional town of Chancey, Georgia. Whether this is your first trip to Chancey, or you're an old friend - Welcome Missus has called an emergency meeting and this is one meeting you don't want to miss. Christmas is just around the corner and there's a crisis And you never want to miss a meeting in a small town because you just might end up in charge of the Christmas Parade. Memories surface, tempers flare, and new suggestions get shot down because it's never been done that way before. This novella is a perfect way to sip a cup of hot cocoa and take a quick trip to a small Southern town for the holidays.
Could there be a better setting for a movie than Chancey, Georgia?October arrives with Carolina holding way too many secrets...or you could say NOT holding them exactly. The town has barely gotten over the loss of their patriarch F.M. when one of the most stable marriages around is on the rocks, maybe completely over the cliff. Then the movie people hit town, and they don't seem to be helping.Also, Missus is sneaking around when most feel she should still be grieving. She couldn't already have a boyfriend--could she? Too many secrets. Too many questions.Sounds like one of those made-for-TV movies, doesn't it?
Pretty paper and bows make promises the gift inside rarely keeps.December comes to Chancey with promises of new birth, new love, new opportunities all tied up with shiny bows. Christmas is making a comeback in Chancey with Missus Blue ribbons tied on everything that stands still. Newcomers to town gussy up the gazebo complete with magnolia leaves, tiny lights and even a chandelier. Remembering the Christmas of 1945, the Chancey Parlor and Depot is opened with solemnity, white roses, and a renewed feud. Then the first annual Christmas parade marches through the streets, complete with TWO mayoral candidate floats. Carolina finds herself busier than ever in Blooming Books with Bonnie following new dreams and Shannon nursing a broken heart--somewhere. While back home at the B&B, surprise guests make that not such a good place to be either. Not to mention Jackson suddenly working from home and Savannah acting like her mom's best friend?Maybe that's why they wrap presents up so nice. You don't know you don't want it until you can't give it back.
Jewel Mantelle has never lived in the South, much less on the coast, so moving from Chicagoland to the historic North Florida coastal town of Sophia Island seems like just the adventure to fix her marriage. However, when she arrives she finds that it's awfully hot and humid there and that these Southern folks really like to hug.Her husband's past on the island includes a creaky old house in the historic district and lots of nosy relatives he'd forgotten to mention. When one of the Mantelle cousins turns up dead, Jewel needs something she's never really had before--friends. As her lunch bunch puts on their detective caps to get to the bottom of this murder, Jewel discovers that she may get more than she bargained for out of Sophia Island.THE MANATEE DID IT is a clean and cozy beach mystery set in a historic small town. It'll keep you turning pages well after bedtime and slathering on more sunscreen to get a few more poolside pages in.
Bound to a homeless vagrant by invisible chains, Mandy Gafford longs to be set free from her wretched way of life, though steel shackles would be easier to break. She dreams of ways to escape her miserable existence - but she can't - because he's her daddy. He needs her. He said so. And as much as she wishes it wasn't so, she supposes she needs him, also. As she and her shiftless father ride across Mobile Causeway after a major hurricane, Mandy stares at the gruesome destruction along the Alabama Gulf Coast. Never has she seen so many blue tarps, but it isn't the tarps that trouble her most. D j vu? Maybe. She can't be sure of anything, anymore.
Raped at seventeen by the son of a prominent Senator, Jackie Adkison is forced to marry her abuser. The only thing Jacob Gorham's father can't afford is a scandal, so the young parents-to-be are whisked away to Virginia to escape gossip that could end Amos Gorham's political career. Now, twenty-three years later, Jacob is caught embezzling and commits suicide. But that's only the beginning of Jackie's woes. Her beautiful daughter has vanished. Broken and penniless, Jackie leaves Virginia to return to her Alabama hometown. Years ago, Bubba Knox was in love with Jackie Adkison when she mysteriously dropped out of high school and moved away, setting the rumor mill into motion. Until recently, no woman since Jackie has turned his head. Was it reaching the big 4-0 that caused him to consider the wasted years-or could it be no one came along who could make him forget-until beautiful Greta Pugh showed up in town?
Camille Benrey buried her beloved husband the day after Christmas. She stood beside his grave as dirt was tossed over his casket. She went home to an empty house. She received tons of sympathy cards. She collected the insurance money. Newspapers far and wide had explicitly detailed the popular entertainer's tragic death while riding his Harley, December twenty-third, along Deal's Gap. Ian Benrey was dead. People said the Tail of the Dragon stole his life. But did it? Even if Camille could explain, what purpose would it serve? Who would believe such an absurdity?
In 1949, in spite of the odds against him, Navy Fireman 3rd Class Jericho Rhoades headed to a little town called Enterprise shortly before Christmas to meet the girl he'd fallen in love with-though she was promised to another.Would he have been so eager to get to Alabama if he'd known the secret things about himself would be revealed and he'd end up in jail for a criminal offense? Was she worth it?
When the Chalkboard Preacher accompanies his friend to the Psychiatric Hospital to secure his wife's release, the husband is horrified to learn she's even more disturbed than when she was admitted. She fails to recognize him and clings to a doll she believes to be the baby they never had. Things go awry when an angry, domineering nurse sabotages the husband's intent to take his wife home. Determined to free her and convinced the end will outweigh the means, the husband devises a plan that will ultimately involve his faithful friend, the Chalkboard Preacher. Would the Reverend Castle Marlowe have been so eager to assist, if he'd been aware it would lead to a scheme with such dire consequences?
Vocabulary University Professors Say All College Students Should Know
Kay Lopate Ph. D.; Patsy Self Trand Ph. D.
Pinecrest Street Company, Inc.
2018
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The importance of expanding one's vocabulary can never be over- emphasized. The relationship of having a large vocabulary and student success is well documented. "Vocabulary University Professors Say All College Students Should Know" has 205 vocabulary terms and expressions that student should know before entering college. Since words are the "tools of communication," knowing these words will help in the comprehension of the oral language in classes and presentations and the written language of textbooks and assigned readings. The main objective in this book is, "If you are going to college, then sound like it " because a large vocabulary is associated with educated people. This textbook creatively helps students learn the Big 205 with ten different, motivating activities. In addition, the first three chapters teach students how to use the words to write compound, complex and compound complex sentences. This ensures that the Big 205 words are not only learned, but that students can use the newly acquired words in sentences, speech, paragraphs, and essays.
In the charming small town of Edmondsville, Randi Cavanaugh is a successful interior decorator and single mother to twin six-year-old sons, Scott and Sandy. Alongside her best friends, Brina, Ginny, and Marcie, Randi embarks on an exciting venture to transform an old firehouse into a bustling business complex. But as the renovation begins, she finds herself intrigued by the mysterious contractor who always seems to slip away before she can meet him. Trevor Graystone, the elusive contractor, is also the owner of Snowridge, a picturesque mountain resort. Through a series of serendipitous encounters and mistaken identities, Randi and Trevor finally meet, sparking an instant connection that leaves them both smitten. Just as Randi's newfound love blossoms, her world is turned upside down when her ex-husband petitions for custody of their boys. Suddenly, her turbulent past marriage becomes an open book, threatening the peaceful life she has carefully crafted for her children. As if matters couldn't get worse, it appears someone is determined to sabotage the firehouse renovation. The harder Randi and her friends work to complete the project, the more obstacles they face, leaving them to wonder if the building is truly jinxed. Little do they know, the firehouse holds the key to a mystery that occurred a decade earlier. Enjoy this captivating third installment of The Row trilogy, where romance, family, friendship, and mystery intertwine in a heartwarming tale that will keep you turning the pages until the very end.
Brian Cato, New York Times best-selling author of horror and suspense novels, would like a son - without the hassles of a wife. Women, even would-be surrogate mothers have brought nothing but trouble to his successful, but lonely career.Natalie Stover, newly published romance novelist, dreams of writing the all-time best seller. She has tried marriage, but prefers her fictional heroes to the real ones. Until she meets Brian for a passionate weekend at a writers' conference and becomes pregnant with his child.Is there a more perfect place for two writers to meet but at a Writers' Conference? Brian is the keynote speaker and Natalie an attendee. Amidst the gold and glitter of the hotel and the non-stop pace of the conference workshops, Natalie and Brian experience a meeting of the minds, realization of a promising writing project, and ecstasy of a new-found love. Instantly attracted to one another, they embark on a whirlwind affair that leaves Natalie pregnant.Brian also has a secret. He is being stalked by Sara. A mentally unstable fan, Sara has been harassing Brian for two years, sending him love letters, tapping his telephone, crashing his parties, even attempting to publicize a fictitious engagement. Despite his success, Sara's intrusions have made Brian a lonely recluse. Until he meets Natalie.Can these two creative minds overcome an evil one that plots to keep them apart? Nurture a love that could mean a future of happiness for both?
Nick Nichols was a shy fifteen-year old when he learned to dance the towel twist to Chubby Checker's music. He hasn't stopped dancing since. Emma Burchell was raised in the country, loved taking care of family and animals and became a labor and delivery nurse at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia.One steamy summer evening, Nick and Emma met by chance at a Hardee's on Princess Anne Street and life was never the same after that.Nick was also into sports, excelled in football, track and field in school. More importantly, he recognized potential in young people's athletic abilities and helped them to hone their skills. Some were winners and set records; all made strides.Dancing was Nick and Emma's enjoyment and every week they were on the dance floor, moving to the rhythm of the bands, swinging and dipping to the sounds of rock 'n' roll. People began to look for them and no person, sports figure entertainer or musician was a stranger.Share their fifty years of living life to the fullest, loving passionately and caring about everyone.
Be True to What You Do: Motivated to Serve with Excellence
Kay F. Brundidge
Claire Aldin Publications
2018
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Each of us has purpose attached to our lives. Some will seek to search out their purpose, others will not.If you have chosen to fulfill your purpose, this book will give you the necessary tools to succeed. You will learn why it is important to surrender yourself to God.This book will share the importance of walking in the integrity of God, teaching us to be true, and be counted as trustworthy people. Honesty and integrity will have the greatest impact in our world, allowing us to leave a legacy that will impact generations to come.
We live in a world on fire. Everywhere we turn, there's discord, strife, violence. It feels like everything is falling apart, and the global suffering never seems to end. What can we do? Some say, we must eradicate separation and experience Unity, in order to step back from the brink of destruction. We must come together As One, and embrace a sense of universal connection. The only problem is, separation is central to our human experience. We are separate beings, distinct from each other. And we constantly seek to distinguish ourselves from others, as part of our community-building work. This book explores how we can embrace separation and distance as a vital part of our human lives. It asks us to look within - to the very structure of our cells - to find answers... and ultimately meaning... in the way we're built, and the way we are built to connect. Separation is what we are. Connection is what we do. Join this journey into the innermost workings of the amazing human body, and let it change your ideas about the outermost workings of the human species. IN DEPTH In this work, I explore an alternative view: namely, that rather than being our enemy, Separation - or Distance - from a perceived Other is at once endemic to our human nature and an invaluable bridge to the connection we hungrily seek. And only by accepting the fact of our separation can we truly learn to creatively navigate the spaces that divide us. Separation and Distance is, in fact, a fundamental component of our participation in this thought-form theater we term "reality", beginning at the most basic of our sensory functions and extending throughout our entire human infrastructure. Experience of Distance from Others is not due to inferior design or devolved consciousness. Quite the contrary - it's part and parcel of who we are, how we're built. In this work, I propose that our acceptance of and successful integration of Separation, combined with our ongoing impulse to close the Distance between Ourselves and the Other, is the very thing which provides the essential influx, aggregation, and processing of "data points" which inform and evolve our human experience, raising it from mere existence to engaged, expanding evolution. Starting from the following basic fact about our physical condition, that at our most minuscule neural level, we are separated from direct contact with the world around us, I will explore how: due to this separation, we never have direct contact with anything, and our experience of reality depends on a complex yet well-integrated process of data detection, decoding, and interpretation, which "fills in the blanks" in ways that are both enriching and problematic, rather than suffering from separation, our experience of ourselves and our world is continuously enriched and evolved as an end product of this process, and we can learn from our physical systems' in-born capabilities to address the issues of "Otherness", separation, and alienation in our outer world and actively, intentionally find commonality that makes us more than the simple sum of our connections. We need not vilify and excise all Separation and Distance and sense of Other from our roster of acceptable life experiences. Indeed, we can holistically embrace the contradictions of Separation and the tensions of Distance in our experienced reality, in much the same way that our physical systems do. Rather than banishing the experience of Distance as "unreality", I propose that we embrace it more fully as a building block of an expanded Reality and recognize the opportunities inherent in its gaps to take ourselves beyond the limits of our imagined constraints. For indeed, ultimately richness and meaning is added exponentially to our lives precisely because of the essential separateness of our natures.