Download or read book Naomi s Gift written by Amy Clipston and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naomi has begun to believe that she isn’t meant to find love, but she might receive more than she has ever hoped for this Christmas. Twenty-four-year-old Naomi King has all but given up on marriage and children. As Christmas approaches, Naomi is certain that her life will be spent as an old maid, helping with the family’s quilting business and taking care of her eight siblings. Then she meets Caleb, a young widower with a 7-year-old daughter, and her world is once again turned upside-down.

Download or read book An Amish Country Christmas written by Charlotte Hubbard and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Willow Ridge, Missouri, the Christmas season is a time when faith brings peace, family brings warmth and new romance brings sparkling joy. Original.

Download or read book Have Yourself a Furry Little Christmas Sesame Street written by Naomi Kleinberg and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2007-09-11 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help Elmo and Santa Grover get ready for the Sesame Street Christmas block party with this fuzzy and touchable board book. A perfect gift for the holiday season! Hand in hand with other beloved Sesame Street characters, Elmo and Santa Grover gently teach toddlers a heartfelt message about the spirit of the holiday. This sturdy board book has furry red flocking on every spread, which makes the story all the more appealing to readers big and small!

Download or read book Gertie the Goldfish and the Christmas Surprise written by Naomi Judd and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gertie the goldfish, an early holiday gift for Josh and Emily, reveals an astonishing skill to her new owners as she shares with them a special Christmas message.

Download or read book Naomi s Christmas written by Marta Perry and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is a time for new beginnings. But when a dutiful Amish woman’s life is turned upside down, she may have to risk her heart to get everything she’s always wanted in this charming Pleasant Valley novel. Since her mother’s death, Naomi Esch has been devoted to caring for her father and siblings, sacrificing any hope of finding love or having a home of her own. Still, working at the local bakery and expanding her beekeeping business give Naomi a satisfying sense of purpose. Then, in the weeks before Christmas, her father announces his plans to remarry. He and his new wife need the house for themselves, leaving Naomi in need of a plan. But opportunities soon come her way. A friend finds Naomi a place to stay, and widower Nathan King offers his sprawling farmland to Naomi to continue her business—on the condition that she helps take care of his children. The setup is so perfect that the community assumes a wedding will inevitably follow. But Naomi has vowed never to marry without love. And to Nathan she’s merely convenient help. Now, for those in Pleasant Valley, uniting these two stubborn souls may take a Christmas miracle.

Download or read book The Christmas Cradle written by Charlotte Hubbard and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christmas Cradle For the peaceful town of Willow Ridge, November presents an early holiday surprise. Stranded in the snow, 18-year-old Lena Esh and her boyfriend Josiah Witmer need more than a place to stay for the night. Lena defied her strict family and their judgmental beliefs to run away with Josiah and have his baby. But she's starting to wonder if he can prove as responsible as he is passionate. And she isn't sure how--or if--they can ever find a place to truly call home. Expecting their own miracle baby, Miriam and Ben Hooley rally the town to help the young couple, and Lena draws strength from their unexpected support. Though trouble may come calling, in this season of joyous rebirth, a little child will lead them. And two couples will see their dreams of forever family come true . . .

Download or read book The Dream Child written by Meghan Stewart and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-06-19 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pain. How does one deal with that deep down, tragically destructive pain that comes when he does what he sincerely believes God would have him do, only to watch his world crumble? In this book I share about our experience of adopting a child and dealing with the deadly syndrome labeled "Reactive Attachment Disorder." It is a simple label--but the consequences of this syndrome are far reaching. We claim the promise that "All things work together for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose." Yet, there remains that question. Can His love truly redeem even this situation?

Download or read book Christmas Is Coming written by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This nostalgic volume of Christmas stories, poems, carols, recipes, and memorabilia celebrates the holiday’s most deeply held traditions.” —Publishers Weekly It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and this richly illustrated treasury celebrates everything there is to love about the holiday season! It’s filled with favorite Christmas stories, such as “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” and “Little Women, A Merry Christmas,” and songs as well as original poems from Lee Bennett Hopkins, Naomi Shihab Nye, and others; original recipes from Erin Gleeson, Yvette van Boven, and Yotam Ottolenghi; and other holiday trappings. All the artwork is from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection, ranging from religious paintings depicting the Nativity, to 20th-century illustrations showing Santa Claus, to wintry scenes of snowy landscapes and ice skaters. With beautiful art and joyful text, this is a wonderful book for the entire family to share. “An ideal single source book of traditional Christmas songs and stories, illustrated with attractive imagery from artists celebrating the holiday across the centuries. It also includes new poems commissioned for the book and holiday recipes created by the chefs from the restaurant at The Met.” —borg

Download or read book The Last Graduate written by Naomi Novik and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The specter of graduation looms large as Naomi Novik’s groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling trilogy continues in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education. “The climactic graduation-day battle will bring cheers, tears, and gasps as the second of the Scholomance trilogy closes with a breathtaking cliff-hanger.”—Booklist (starred review) HUGO AWARD FINALIST • LOCUS AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Polygon, Thrillist, She Reads In Wisdom, Shelter. That’s the official motto of the Scholomance. I suppose you could even argue that it’s true—only the wisdom is hard to come by, so the shelter’s rather scant. Our beloved school does its best to devour all its students—but now that I’ve reached my senior year and have actually won myself a handful of allies, it’s suddenly developed a very particular craving for me. And even if I somehow make it through the endless waves of maleficaria that it keeps throwing at me in between grueling homework assignments, I haven’t any idea how my allies and I are going to make it through the graduation hall alive. Unless, of course, I finally accept my foretold destiny of dark sorcery and destruction. That would certainly let me sail straight out of here. The course of wisdom, surely. But I’m not giving in—not to the mals, not to fate, and especially not to the Scholomance. I’m going to get myself and my friends out of this hideous place for good—even if it’s the last thing I do. With keen insight and mordant humor, Novik reminds us that sometimes it is not enough to rewrite the rules—sometimes, you need to toss out the entire rulebook. The magic of the Scholomance trilogy continues in The Golden Enclaves

Download or read book Auntie Clem s Bakery 1 18 written by P.D. Workman and published by pd workman. This book was released on with total page 3054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SINK YOUR TEETH INTO THESE SWEET MYSTERIES! Here’s what readers are saying about the series: “I just wanted you to know how much I adore this series. I can’t wait for the next one to come out! I told my boyfriend that this series is my ‘Game of Thrones’ and I don’t even know how to deal with my life while I wait for the next one!” – Happy Reader “It’s a wonderful start and the cast of characters bodes well for future books.” – Mystery Lover “Delicious gluten-free baking, secrets and suspense – what’s not to love?!” – Cozy Mystery Fan Don’t miss out on this sweet deal — grab your copy of the Auntie Clem’s Bakery Mystery Series today and start solving mysteries with Erin Price and her furry friends! WHAT YOU GET: Eighteen full-length cozy mystery novels featuring gluten-free baker Erin Price and her friends in Bald Eagle Falls Gluten-Free Murder Dairy-Free Death Allergen-Free Assignation Stirring Up Murder Brewing Death Coup de Glace Sour Cherry Turnover Apple-achian Treasure Vegan Baked Alaska Muffins Masks Murder Tai Chi and Chai Tea Santa Shortbread Cold as Ice Cream Changing Fortune Cookies Hot on the Trail Mix A Fateful Plateful Cut Out Cookie On the Slab Pie Bonus: You also get two holiday shorts, Witch-Free Halloween and Dog-Free Dinner Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries, culinary cozies, and pet lovers Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author P.D. Workman delivers charming characters and suspenseful plots Get lost in the small town charm of Bald Eagle Falls and solve mysteries with Erin Price and her friends Click to order your copy of the Auntie Clem’s Bakery Mystery Series bundle today and start solving sweet mysteries with Erin Price and her furry friends!

Download or read book The Storekeeper s Daughter written by Wanda E. Brunstetter and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2024-07-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heartache in Amish Country Enter a place where time seems to stand still, but can Naomi Fisher’s Amish lifestyle hold back the hand of tragedy? Left at a young age to care for her siblings while her widowed father plods along without a wife, Naomi turned her back on one basic duty, and now she feels unworthy to accomplish any task set before her. How can she escape the weight on her spirit that is paralyzing her emotions? Is there any redemption for a failure like herself? The Storekeeper's Daughter is book 1 of The Daughters of Lancaster series. Other books in the series include: The Quilter's Daughter: Book 2 The Bishop's Daughter: Book 3.

Download or read book The Daughters of Lancaster County written by Wanda E. Brunstetter and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 889 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time stands still in Pennsylvania Amish Country where the Fisher family struggles to overcome devastating heartache. Follow three young women who are pivotal to bringing faith, hope, love, and—most importantly—forgiveness back into this Amish family’s lives. The Storekeeper’s Daughter Naomi Fisher’s heart yearns for the love of Caleb Hoffmeir, but her days are plotted for her as surrogate mother to six siblings—until the afternoon her baby brother goes missing from the yard. How can Naomi expect anyone to love and trust her if she couldn’t take care of one small boy? The Quilter’s Daughter Abby Miller leaves her successful quilt shop and patient fiancé in Ohio to help her pregnant mother in Pennsylvania. While she’s away, Abby’s world is shattered in one fell swoop. How can God make anything good come out of such tragedy? The Bishop’s Daughter Leona Weaver’s faith wavers after her father’s tragic accident. When outlander Jimmy Scott comes to Pennsylvania in search of his real family, they find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other. . .but can anything good come from the love between an Amish woman and an Englisher? Enjoy a heartfelt look into the lives of an endearing Amish family novels that inspired the made-for-stage musical, Stolen.

Download or read book Out of Darkness written by Ashley Hope Pérez and published by Carolrhoda Lab& 8482. This book was released on 2015 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The novel chronicles a love affair between a teenage Mexican American girl and a teenage African-American boy in 1930's New London, Texas, occuring right up to the 1937 New London School explosion.

Download or read book Police Brutality written by Gregory Ashe and published by Hodgkin and Blount. This book was released on 2020-01-31 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time in a long while, Emery Hazard’s life is good. His new business as a private detective is taking off. Things are good at home. He loves his boyfriend, John-Henry Somerset; he loves their daughter. He might even love the new friends they’ve found. There’s only one problem: Somers has been talking about marriage. When a former colleague, Walter Hoffmeister, comes to Hazard and hires him to look into a series of anonymous death threats, Hazard eagerly jumps on the distraction. Hoffmeister might be a jerk, but he’s a paying jerk, and Hazard isn’t convinced the threats are serious. Until, that is, Hoffmeister is almost gunned down on Hazard’s doorstep. As Hazard investigates more deeply, he learns that more than one person in Wahredua has a reason to wish Hoffmeister dead. His search takes him to the Ozark Volunteers, reincarnated as the Bright Lights movement, but it also leads him into a sanctuary of radical Christianity. Meanwhile, an antifa activist has arrived in town, calling for Hoffmeister’s death and threatening total war with the Bright Lights. As Hazard continues to look for answers, he becomes a target too—and not just because he’s helping Hoffmeister. The Keeper of Bees is still at large, and the killer hasn’t lost interest in Emery Hazard. Not yet. Not, Hazard begins to suspect, until the Keeper has taken everything Hazard holds dear.

Download or read book The Amish of Swan Creek Collection written by Tattie Maggard and published by Five Porches Press. This book was released on with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Amish of Swan Creek Collection is a complete series of four Amish romances by Swiss Amish romance author, Tattie Maggard that introduces readers to the world of Swan Creek Settlement. Contains: Sweet Competition From the time they were youngsters in a one-room Amish schoolhouse, Emma and Jeb have competed in everything from foot races to fishing contests. But now that they’re grown and competing leads to pride, the worst sin of all, Emma must choose to put away childish squabbles and concentrate on her baptismal classes, so she can join church and marry Luke, her long time beau. When Jeb starts a rumor about her, the whole community turns on Emma, and those childhood feelings come back with a vengeance. But is it hatred she feels for Jeb or something else? Redeeming Ruth Sydney Ruth Glynn doesn’t often know where her next meal will come from. Her deadbeat mom, JoAnn, abandons her, sometimes weeks at a time, with no money and an empty pantry. Now JoAnn wants to introduce her to some relatives in Amish country. Sydney agrees to go for the weekend, but when her mom takes off again without her, Sydney’s left with a large group of strangers who look at her as if she’s from another planet. With no job prospects and only a tenth-grade education, Sydney must decide to either try to make it in the world on her own or stay with the people her mother rejected sixteen years ago, including the handsome young Amish man who threatens to steal her heart. Abigail’s Letters Thirty-two and unmarried, Abigail Lengacher is essentially an old maid in the Amish community. But her luck is about to change when a penpal from a neighboring settlement proposes marriage, and a stranger seeking employment visits the woodshop where she works. Now she has two men interested in her, which is much more than she ever dared to dream. How will she choose? And if she keeps them waiting, will she lose them both? The Long Way Home Anna May Shetler is on a mission to prove to Jonas Hilty they’re meant for each other. He’d kissed her after the Sunday singing, but he’s still playing hard to get. In an effort to make Jonas jealous, Anna May accepts a ride home from his twin brother, Elias, but will a buggy accident derail all her plans for her future?

Download or read book Naomi s Room written by Jonathan Aycliffe and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A chilling story' -- Independent Charles and Laura live a sheltered, gilded life in the the privileged world of Cambridge academia: young and in love, their marriage is blessed by a wonderful child - Naomi. On Christmas Eve morning, Charles sets off with Naomi on a shopping trip to London. By the end of the day, all Charles and his wife have left are cups of tea and police sympathy... Their beautiful, angelic only child, has disappeared. Days later her murdered body is discovered... but is she dead?

Download or read book A Winter Storm written by Samantha Means and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After publishing a book about her experiences with child abuse and opening a facility for battered women and children, Grace Winter thought she was finally free from the shame that haunted her from years of suffering in silence. But when her uninformed boyfriend wants to spend their Christmas with her family, she becomes aware of how far she is from freedom when she stays with her former abusers who never faced the consequences. As Grace attempts to juggle who she is, who her family and boyfriend want her to be, and the expectations of her faith, she runs into her first love, and first heartbreak, who's somehow changed in all the right ways five years too late. With Christmas drawing near, Grace discovers a desire for what she never thought was possible to have: true love and freedom from a life dominated by secrets and lies. She must choose between keeping the peace and bringing the truth to light, doing what makes sense and following her heart, and find out whether it's possible to forgive the unforgivable and allow her faith carry her through.