Given the choice, most of us wouldn't want to reach a point of desperate dependence on anyone. But when that dependence is on God, it can become a very unique point where we can discover just how interested God is in every area of our lives and –especially the spiritual, emotional and relational areas! In Desperate Dependence, Max Davis gently reveals how our disappointments and failures can be turned around so that we experience God in ways we never imagined. Desperate Dependence will take you to a new place in your relationship with God where every personal challenge can poise you to grow spiritually and emotionally in him.
2014 marks the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of what many believed would be the war to end all wars. And while the First World War devastated Europe, it inspired profound poetry - words in which the atmosphere and landscape of battle are evoked perhaps more vividly than anywhere else. The poets - many of whom were killed - show not only the war's tragedy but the hopes and disappointments of a generation of men. In Some Desperate Glory, historian and biographer Max Egremont gives us a transfiguring look at the life and work of this assemblage of poets. Wilfred Owen with his flaring genius; the intense, compassionate Siegfried Sassoon; the composer Ivor Gurney; Robert Graves who would later spurn his war poems; the nature- loving Edward Thomas; the glamorous Fabian Socialist Rupert Brooke; and the shell-shocked Robert Nichols all fought in the war, and their poetry is a bold act of creativity in the face of unprecedented destruction. Some Desperate Glory includes a chronological anthology of their poems, with linking commentary, telling the story of the war through their art. This unique volume unites the poetry and the history of the war, so often treated separately, granting readers the pride, strife, and sorrow of the individual soldier's experience coupled with a panoramic view of the war's toll on an entire nation.
Desperate is for those who love their children to the depths of their souls but who have also curled up under their covers, fighting back tears, and begging God for help. It’s for those who have ever wondered what happened to all their ideals for what having children would be like. For those who have ever felt like all the “experts” have clearly never had a child like theirs. For those who have prayed for a mentor. For those who ever felt lost and alone in motherhood. In Desperate you will find the story of one young mother’s honest account of the desperate feelings experienced in motherhood and one experienced mentor’s realistic and gentle exhortations that were forged in the trenches of raising her own four children. Also in Desperate: QR codes and links at the end of each chapter that lead to videos with Sarah Mae and Sally talking about the chapter Practical steps to take during the desperate times Bible study and journal exercises in each chapter that will lead you to identify ways in which you can grow as a mom Mentoring advice for real-life situations Q & A section with Sally where she answers readers questions
Far from Camelot... In the rural kingdom of Gaspaar, Prince Max and his older brothers, Derek and Gerald, are each sent to search out the greatest treasure in the land. The king will judge from this who shall be his heir. Unknown to them, an old and powerful evil seeks to bend their quests to its will. Their fates are in deadly peril in traps set aside for them. Young Max discovers an even greater mystery as his journey leads, at last, to the Witch's Tower.
A ghost, a psychic, and one very hunky detective, all tied up with a bit of murder and mayhem... When Max Starr tells sexy detective Witt Long she’s had a second vision of a murder, Witt knows he’s in for another crazy adventure. The police aren’t going to solve Tiffany Lloyd’s murder without Max divulging what she saw in the vision, but that will only move her straight to the top of the suspect list. For the second time in less than a month. So Max goes on the hunt for the murderer herself, dragging a reluctant Witt along with her. First things first, she gets a job in the salon where Tiffany used to work. And the deeper she ventures into the dead woman’s life, the more she sees that nothing is as it seems and everyone has something to hide. As she stirs up a hornet’s nest, Max soon begins to fear she might be the next victim. Even scarier, Witt makes it clear he wants her. Badly. Just how long can she resist him? When it comes to Witt and her very sexy visions about him, she suspects that resistance is futile. “Evil To The Max” is a contemporary romance/mystery with both psychic and ghostly paranormal elements. The Max Starr series: Dead to the Max, Book 1 Evil to the Max, Book 2 Desperate to the Max, Book 3 Power to the Max, Book 4 Vengeance to the Max, Book 5 REVIEWS for the Max Starr series: “It has everything you could want in a book: suspense, mystery, romance, humor, paranormal happenings and a lot of hot sex!” ~ Reviewed by Susan for Fallen Angel Reviews RTR Reviewers Choice Award! “Spine-tingling visions, pulse-pounding sexual tension and danger ... Max is one lady that readers won’t want to miss!” ~ The Road to Romance “Intricate plot, hot sex ... tons of suspense” ~ Sensual Romance Reviews 4 1/2 Stars“the gritty, scary, and always sensual world of Max Starr where good has to eventually win over evil . . . doesn’t it?” ~A Romance Review
A ghost, a psychic, and one very hunky detective, all tied up with a bit of murder and mayhem... Thirty-something, down-on-her-luck accountant Max Starr has the unfortunate gift of being psychic, a newly-discovered wrinkle in her already messed-up life. Her husband, Cameron, is dead, killed in a botched 7-11 robbery two years ago. In her grief, Max has cut herself off from friends, moved out of her San Francisco home in favor of a studio apartment, and dumped her flourishing career as a CPA to do temp work. Now Max has developed an annoying penchant for attracting the spirits of murdered women. Okay, they possess her. And to exorcize them, Max must unmask their killers. But how?! By stepping into the void their deaths created, taking their jobs, befriending the loved ones they left behind. Max goes wherever she has to go and does whatever she has to do, with a lot of help from the ghost of her late husband Cameron and hunky and very enticing Detective Witt Long. The Max Starr boxed set includes the complete series. DEAD TO THE MAX Max steps into the shoes of a murdered accountant and starts to learn that even supposedly boring accountants can have secret lives and secret desires. Max just has to hope the secrets she uncovers don’t get her killed, too. EVIL TO THE MAX Max Starr has another vision of murder, and once again she goes on the hunt for the killer herself, dragging a reluctant Witt Long with her. As she ventures into the dead woman’s life, the deeper she gets, the more she sees that everyone has something to hide. As she stirs up a hornet’s nest, Max might become the next victim. When it comes to Witt and her sexy visions about him, she suspects resistance is futile. DESPERATE TO THE MAX When phone sex operator Bethany is brutally murdered, Max is plunged into her kinky after-midnight world. Barely surviving this crash course in Phone Sex 101, Max turns to detective Witt Long for help in catching the murderer. Needing Witt for his detecting skills is one thing, but meeting his mother is scarier than facing down a cold-blooded killer. POWER TO THE MAX Lance La Russa had exotic tastes and the money to pay them. Angela Rocket, the beautiful call girl willing to fulfill his fantasies, was the last person to see him alive. To solve the crime, Max Starr must enter the world of sex for hire, to the chagrin of her ghostly late husband Cameron and boyfriend Witt Long. But the scariest thing of all? Witt’s mom Ladybird wants to help do the detecting! VENGEANCE TO THE MAX Her husband Cameron has been dead for two years, but Max Starr has never let him go. Now comes her greatest challenge. Was Cameron murdered because he stumbled onto a robbery at the wrong time in the wrong place? Or was something far more sinister going on? With Detective Witt Long’s helping hand, Max must make the terrifying trip into her worst nightmare. Can Max bury her past and learn to love again? Or will the quest for vengeance take over her soul? The Max Starr series is a contemporary paranormal romance/mystery series. REVIEWS for the Max Starr series: “This story is dark and dangerous while also being erotic and exciting. Readers will be immersed in Max’s story right from the beginning, and they will be eager to find out what turn of events her latest vision brings.” ~ Romance Junkies “This book has a wonderful flow and is an excellent mystery. Every time you think you’ve got it figured out, [Ms. Haynes] throws you another curve!” ~ Fallen Angel Reviews “Funny? Yes! Sizzling? Absolutely! However you might want to turn on the lights because, otherwise, the dark might give life to odd nightmares.” ~ Romance Reviews Today
"Sweet Baby Jane" Perkins has carved out a mega-selling reputation as rock's favorite bad girl. But her hard-living, tough-talking image can't prevent the sharp dose of reality that hit home when her estranged mother is killed in a car accident. As bizarre coincidences escalate in her own life, Janey grows certain that someone is watching her every move, and it's not one of her adoring fans... Since leaving the Army Rangers six months ago, Jason Wilson has been adrift, a warrior without a war. Now he's taken his first civilian assignment for his army buddy's security firm: protecting a rock diva on her sold-out tour. Far from being a spoiled star, Janey is a revelation—sweet, modest, and incredibly sexy. Their friendship is turning to mutual, heated desire, but it's a distraction that could cost them more than their hearts... Drawn into the depths of a deadly secret, they'll face off against a killer growing more ruthless every day, and Jase will discover just how far he'll go to protect an explosive passion he never expected...
The First World War produced an extraordinary flowering of poetic talent, poets whose words commemorate the conflict more personally and as enduringly as monuments in stone. Lines such as 'What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?' and 'They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old' have come to express the feelings of a nation about the horrors and aftermath of war. This new anthology provides a definitive record of the achievements of the Great War poets. As well as offering generous selections from the celebrated soldier-poets, including Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Rupert Brooke, and Ivor Gurney, it also incorporates less well-known writing by civilian and women poets. Music hall and trench songs provide a further lyrical perspective on the War. A general introduction charts the history of the war poets' reception and challenges prevailing myths about the war poets' progress from idealism to bitterness. The work of each poet is prefaced with a biographical account that sets the poems in their historical context. Although the War has now passed out of living memory, its haunting of our language and culture has not been exorcised. Its poetry survives because it continues to speak to and about us.
Can Desperate Christian Women Celebrate? Travel with thirteen desperate Christian women through the troubles of their lives in Desperate Christian Women, by Sherry DeBray. Unlike the desperate women of the world, these women find celebration in the midst of their storms. Thirteen separate lives unfold with one commonality?Jesus Christ'as they follow the trail of God's sweet chocolates to celebration. Witness one desperate woman's husband lured by another desperate woman. Celebrate the survival of a desperate single mom whose job is in jeopardy. Stand by the bedside of another woman's dying mother. Follow a desperate family as they pick up the pieces after a devastating storm. Meet Sherry's desperate Christian women'laugh with them, cry with them, and praise God with them as they feast on His promises'the chocolates that lead to singing and dancing in the rain.
