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The Big Reveal By : Jen Larsen READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A dazzling YA novel about a girl who isn't afraid to be big and sexy and dance her heart out, and a discussion-provoking exploration of the mixed messages our society gives young women about their bodies and sexuality.Addie is a talented dancer, a true-blue friend, fat, fierce, and driven. When she's accepted into the prestigious dance program of her dreams, she thinks nothing can bring her down?until she realizes she doesn't have enough money to go. Refusing to give up, Addie and her friends decide to put on a top-secret, invitation-only burlesque show to raise funds. But word soon gets out, and the slut- and body-shaming begin. Has Addie been resisting the patriarchy, or playing right into its hands?Perfect for fans of Jennifer Mathieu and E. Lockhart, The Big Reveal asks hard-hitting feminist questions while reveling in some of life's greatest joys: chasing your passions, falling in lo...

Plot Twist By : Bethany Turner READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : An aspiring screenwriter has a chance encounter with an actor who could be the man of her dreams. Over the next ten years, she?ll write the story . . . but will he end up being the star?February 4, 2003, promises to be a typical day for Olivia Ross?a greeting card writer whose passion project is a screenplay of her own. But after she and a handsome actor have a magical meet-cute in a coffee shop, they make a spontaneous pact: in ten years, after they?ve found the success they?re just sure they?re going to achieve, they?ll return to the coffeehouse to partner up and make a film together. The only problem? Olivia neglected to get the stranger?s name. But she doesn?t forget his face?or the date.For the next ten years, every February 4 is marked with coincidences and ironies for Olivia. As men come and go and return to her life, she continues to write, but still wonders about the guy from the coffee shop?the...

Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living By : Shauna Niequist READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : LIVE A LIFE OF MEANING AND CONNECTIONInstead of pushing for perfectionA few years ago, I found myself exhausted and isolated, my soul and body sick. I was tired of being tired, burned out on busy. And, it seemed almost everyone I talked with was in the same boat: longing for connection, meaning, depth, but settling for busy.I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, neighbor, writer, and I know all too well that settling feeling. But over the course of the last few years, I?ve learned a way to live, marked by grace, love, rest, and play. And it?s changing everything.Present Over Perfect is an invitation to this journey that changed my life. I?ll walk this path with you, a path away from frantic pushing and proving, and toward your essential self, the one you were created to be before you began proving and earning for your wo...

A Castaway in Cornwall By : Julie Klassen READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Laura Callaway daily walks the windswept Cornwall coast, known for many shipwrecks but few survivors. She feels like a castaway, set adrift on the tides of fate by the deaths of her parents and left wanting answers. Now living with her parson uncle and his parsimonious wife in North Cornwall, Laura is viewed as an outsider even as she yearns to belong somewhere again.When ships sink, wreckers scour the shore for valuables, while Laura searches for clues to the lives lost. She has written letters to loved ones and returned keepsakes to rightful owners. She collects seashells and mementos, and when a man is washed ashore, she collects him too.As Laura and a neighbor care for the castaway, the mystery surrounding him grows. He has abrasions and a deep cut that looks suspiciously like a knife wound, and he speaks in careful, educated English, yet his accent seems odd. Other clues wash ashore, and ...

The Beirut Protocol By : Joel C. Rosenberg READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author Joel C. Rosenberg!A game-changing peace treaty between Israel and the Saudis is nearly done. The secretary of state is headed to the region to seal the deal. And Special Agent Marcus Ryker is leading an advance trip along the Israel-Lebanon border, ahead of the secretary's arrival.But when Ryker and his team are ambushed by Hezbollah forces, a nightmare scenario begins to unfold. The last thing the White House can afford is a new war in the Mideast that could derail the treaty and set the region ablaze. U.S. and Israeli forces are mobilizing to find the hostages and get them home, but Ryker knows the clock is ticking.When Hezbollah realizes who they've captured, no amount of ransom will save them--they'll be transferred to Beirut and then to Tehran to be executed on live television.In the fourth installment o...

Three Missing Days (Pelican Harbor #3) By : Colleen Coble READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The third book in a riveting new series from USA TODAY bestselling romantic suspense author Colleen Coble.A shocking murder.Chief of Police Jane Hardy plunges into the investigation of a tragic local murder, but everything in her personal life is unraveling.Her son?s arrest.Jane?s son is accused of manslaughter, and she has to decide whether or not she can trust her ex, Reid, in the attempt to prove Will?s innocence?and whether she?s going to trust Reid with her heart. ??Three missing days.With the recent discovery of her mother?s whereabouts, Jane learns not only that her mother stole something vital all those years ago but that she drugged Jane so she wouldn?t be able to remember. What happened in those three days could change everything.It all started with one little lie. But the truth is finally coming out. ? Book Detail : Author : Colleen Coble Pages : 352 pages Publisher ...

Holier Than Thou: How God?s Holiness Helps Us Trust Him By : Jackie Hill Perry READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Why is it so hard to trust God sometimes? ? We say we trust Him with our mouths, but often not with our lives. We live like God can?t be trusted. Like He doesn't actually want what is best for us. Like He is just another person who, as Eve assumed in the Garden all those years ago, might hold out on us. ? Bestselling author Jackie Hill Perry, in her much anticipated follow-up to?Gay Girl, Good God, helps us find the reason we don?t trust God?we misunderstand His holiness. ? In Holier Than Thou, Jackie walks us through Scripture, shaking the dust off of ?holy? as we?ve come to know it and revealing it for what it really is. In these pages, we will see that God is not like us. He is different. He is holy.?And that?s exactly what makes Him trustworthy. As it turns out, God being ?holier than thou? is actually the best news in the world, and it?s the key to...

The Christmas Angel Project By : Melody Carlson READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Perfect for readers who want a heartwarming and hopeful Christmas storyFive women from different walks of life have become close friends through their book club--enjoying one another's company even more than they enjoy the books. So when the leader of the book club unexpectedly passes away on the cusp of the Christmas season, the four remaining friends are stunned. They relied on Abby for inspiration and motivation. She was the glue that held them together, and they're sure that without her the group can't continue.When the group gathers "one last time" to open a bag Abby's husband gives them, they find Abby had made each of them an angel ornament for Christmas, crafted especially for each woman and accompanied by a sweet and personal note. Inspired by their beloved friend, together Cassidy, Louisa, Grace, and Belinda decide to commit themselves to becoming Chri...

The Christmas Heirloom: Four Holiday Novellas of Love Through the Generations By : Karen Witemeyer READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Perfect for the Christmas season, four beloved authors bring their bestselling, award-winning talents to a multigenerational collection of romantic holiday novellas. In stories ranging from 1820s Regency England to present-day Washington state, readers will be treated to Christmas tales of an heirloom brooch passed from mother to daughter for almost two hundred years. Will the family legend claiming the brooch brings love to its recipient hold true for these women separated by the years but bonded together by the ties of family?In Kristi Ann Hunter's "Legacy of Love," Sarah Gooding never suspected returning a brooch to an elderly woman would lead to a job . . . and introduce her to the woman's grandson. While he may be far above her station, she can't help but notice that his desire to make this Christmas special fo...

The Masterpiece By : Francine Rivers READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers returns to her romance roots with this unexpected and redemptive love story, a probing tale that reminds us that mercy can shape even the most broken among us into an imperfect yet stunning masterpiece.A successful LA artist, Roman Velasco appears to have everything he could possibly want?money, women, fame. Only Grace Moore, his reluctant, newly hired personal assistant, knows how little he truly has. The demons of Roman?s past seem to echo through the halls of his empty mansion and out across his breathtaking Topanga Canyon view. But Grace doesn?t know how her boss secretly wrestles with those demons: by tagging buildings as the Bird, a notorious but unidentified graffiti artist?an alter ego that could destroy his career and land him in prison.Like Roman, Grace is wrestling with ghosts and secrets of her own. After a disastrous marriage threw her ...