For the kids’ sake… After the sudden death of his best friends, Landon Eason is the obvious choice to become guardian to their three kids. So he’s shocked when the kids’ aunt, Katie Richards, is named primary guardian—she’s practically a stranger to them! It’s best for everyone if Katie relinquishes custody and heads back to California. Yet as Katie struggles to bond with the kids, Landon takes pity on her and invites Katie to stay with them at his ranch. Impulsive and headstrong, Katie hasn’t changed since high school—and she’s exactly what they all need, Landon included. He’s let Katie into his home and his heart, but can Landon convince her that she and the kids belong in Elk Valley, Tennessee, with him?
An unexpected family reunion Home on the Ranch: Tennessee Bull Rider by April Arrington Going home to Elk Valley, Nate Tenley has a lot to apologize for—starting with disappearing on Amber Eason after an unforgettable night together. That night, he’s shocked to discover, had three adorable consequences. If Nate wants to regain Amber’s trust, he’ll have to prove he’s committed to her and their children. But can this bull-riding adventurer really settle down? Home on the Ranch: The Colorado Cowboy's Triplets by Laura Marie Altom After the tragic death of his sister and her husband, navy SEAL Jed Monroe comes home to Colorado to care for their newborn triplets. But he’ll need the help of his first love, Camille Hall. Between bottles and diaper changes it’s easy for the two to ignore their lingering attraction. But as one week turns into two, this temporary situation starts to feel permanent… Previously published as Home on the Ranch: Tennessee Bull Rider and Home on the Ranch: The Colorado Cowboy's Triplets
This colorful illustrated official handbook from the National Park Service, describes the people who settled and lived in the mountains along the Tennessee and North Carolina border. Part 1 of the handbook introduces the park and its historical sites. Part 2 presents the region's history from the days of the Cherokees to the establishment of the park in 1934 and Part 3 describes the major historical buildings found within the park.
Delaney and Olivia, Best Friends Forever, until they weren't. Delaney left Pleasantville the week after her high school graduation and she was never going back. Until now, after her bossy mom and high end therapist convince her to return and make peace with the past. But her past includes Olivia and Ethan Barlowe, her worst enemies and the leading stars in her nightmares. On Homecoming weekend, little Jake Barlowe goes missing. The whole town is out looking for him. Rumors spread like wildfire. Did Delaney Quinn come home to forgive the past or get revenge on the two people who made high school a living hell? To save herself, Delaney may have to tell her deepest, darkest secrets in a town that hates her. Secrets that would shock Pleasantville and out a murderer. Will she do it?
This colorful illustrated official handbook from the National Park Service, describes the people who settled and lived in the mountains along the Tennessee and North Carolina border. Part 1 of the handbook introduces the park and its historical sites. Part 2 presents the region's history from the days of the Cherokees to the establishment of the park in 1934 and Part 3 describes the major historical buildings found within the park.
Marshall Chapman knows Nashville. A musician, songwriter, and author with nearly a dozen albums and a bestselling memoir under her belt, Chapman has lived and breathed Music City for over forty years. Her friendships with those who helped make Nashville one of the major forces in American music culture is unsurpassed. And in her new book, They Came to Nashville, the reader is invited to see Marshall Chapman as never before--as music journalist extraordinaire. In They Came to Nashville, Chapman records the personal stories of musicians shaping the modern history of music in Nashville, from the mouths of the musicians themselves. The trials, tribulations, and evolution of Music City are on display, as she sits down with influential figures like Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, and Miranda Lambert, and a dozen other top names, to record what brought each of them to Nashville and what inspired them to persevere. The book culminates in a hilarious and heroic attempt to find enough free time with Willie Nelson to get a proper interview. Instead, she's brought along on his raucous 2008 tour and winds up onstage in Beaumont, Texas singing "Good-Hearted Woman" with Willie. They Came to Nashville reveals the daily struggle facing newcomers to the music business, and the promise awaiting those willing to fight for the dream. Co-published with the Country Music Foundation Press
“A singular achievement. Mark Banker reveals an almost paradoxical Appalachia that trumps all the stereotypes. Interweaving his family history with the region’s latest scholarship, Banker uncovers deep psychological and economic interconnections between East Tennessee’s ‘three Appalachias’—its tourist-laden Smokies, its urbanized Valley, and its strip-mined Plateau.” —Paul Salstrom, author of Appalachia’s Path to Dependency "Banker weaves a story of Appalachia that is at once a national and regional history, a family saga, and a personal odyssey. This book reads like a conversation with a good friend who is well-read and well-informed, thoughtful, wise, and passionate about his subject. He brings new insights to those who know the region well, but, more importantly, he will introduce the region's complexities to a wider audience." —Jean Haskell, coeditor, Encyclopedia of Appalachia Appalachians All intertwines the histories of three communities—Knoxville with its urban life, Cades Cove with its farming, logging, and tourism legacies, and the Clearfork Valley with its coal production—to tell a larger story of East Tennessee and its inhabitants. Combining a perceptive account of how industrialization shaped developments in these communities since the Civil War with a heartfelt reflection on Appalachian identity, Mark Banker provides a significant new regional history with implications that extend well beyond East Tennessee’s boundaries. Writing with the keen eye of a native son who left the area only to return years later, Banker uses elements of his own autobiography to underscore the ways in which East Tennesseans, particularly “successful” urban dwellers, often distance themselves from an Appalachian identity. This understandable albeit regrettable response, Banker suggests, diminishes and demeans both the individual and region, making stereotypically “Appalachian” conditions self-perpetuating. Whether exploring grassroots activism in the Clearfork Valley, the agrarian traditions and subsequent displacement of Cades Cove residents, or Knoxvillians’ efforts to promote trade, tourism, and industry, Banker’s detailed historical excursions reveal not only a profound richness and complexity in the East Tennessee experience but also a profound interconnectedness. Synthesizing the extensive research and revisionist interpretations of Appalachia that have emerged over the last thirty years, Banker offers a new lens for constructively viewing East Tennessee and its past. He challenges readers to reconsider ideas that have long diminished the region and to re-imagine Appalachia. And ultimately, while Appalachians All speaks most directly to East Tennesseans and other Appalachian residents, it also carries important lessons for any reader seeking to understand the crucial connections between history, self, and place. Mark T. Banker, a history teacher at Webb School of Knoxville, resides on the farm where he was raised in nearby Roane County. He earned his PhD at the University of New Mexico and is the author of Presbyterian Missions and Cultural Interaction in the Far Southwest, 1850–1950. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Presbyterian History, Journal of the West, OAH Magazine of History, and Appalachian Journal.
In A Couple After God's Own Heart Interactive Workbook, Jim and Elizabeth George build on the content of their book, A Couple After God's Own Heart, to create a companion guide that leads husbands and wives through a fascinating study on God's plan for marriage. Through a unique blend of Bible study material, questions for thought, and "What Can I Do Today?" applications, couples will grow a closer and deeper union as they... learn from the successes and failures of key couples in the Bible discover the essentials to a better marriage participate in discussions designed to stimulate communication with each other set and apply goals that help husbands and wives be all God designed them to be determine how to make the best of the strengths and weaknesses in their relationship This friendly and practical study offers life lessons from a variety of well-known couples in Scripture, and will equip spouses to experience more and more of the incredible bliss only God can bring into a marriage.
