Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov, an honest policeman in a very dishonest post-Soviet Union, and his team search for a serial killer who has claimed at least 40 victims while protecting a visiting British journalist who is working on a story about a Moscow prostitution ring that produces leads to a high-level source seemingly beyond Rostnikov's reach.
An emotional and heart-warming saga set in the Lancashire cotton mills from The Sunday Times bestseller Ruth Hamilton, perfect for fans of Catherine Cookson. "Very much the successor to Catherine Cookson. Her books are plot driven, they just rip along; laughs, weeps, love, they've got the lot, and they're quality writing as well" - Sarah Broadhurst on Radio Four. "I love this woman's ability to draw me into a story where I can relate to the time and events in most of her tales." -- ***** Reader review "Excellent. Could not put book down. Ruth Hamilton is a brilliant writer." -- ***** Reader review "This is one book I will be keeping on my bookshelf to read again..." -- ***** Reader review *********************************** WILL HER FORTUNE EVER CHANGE? 1940. Lancashire. Annie Byrne is born during one of the toughest winters ever remembered. It's a fitting start to a life which will turn out to be full of trials and hardships. When her father dies during the war, her mother Nancy - a spinner in a cotton mill - marries Eddie Higson: a nightmare of a man who delights in tormenting the young Annie with one secret evil after another. The years pass and Annie determines to fight the legacy of her childhood. Can she do this on her own and will her fortune ever change?
Theresas aspirations are captivating, emotionally riveting, and show so much incredible entwined energy of love, motivation, determination, and perseverance by never giving up! Her book gives you the overall awareness of strength of believing, having faith within yourself, and being proud. Her story began when she was a young child that thought she had lost her life and would never reach her dreams and goals because of a brain aneurysm that left her disabled. As a young woman, it was hard dealing with her situation. When she accepted her overall condition, it gave her the crystal clear picture to move forward, make the best of what she had, and recapture her inner spirit and strength to shine as a bright and shining star! Through faith, Theresa proves that her disability and her trials in life wont defeat her, and that the word impossible is possible!
John Dennison says we have come into this life for a purpose. The soul knows why, and where it is going. But we are asleep, cut off from its guidance. We're left uneasy, discontent, always searching for answers but only finding more questions. We know there is something more.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER • The question isn't whether God speaks. The question is what does He have to say to you? The New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker teaches readers how to listen to God. WINNER OF THE ECPA CHRISTIAN BOOK AWARD FOR CHRISTIAN LIVING The voice that spoke the cosmos into existence is the same voice that parted the Red Sea, and made the sun stand still in the midday sky. One day, this voice will make all things new, but it’s also speaking to you now! That voice is God’s voice, and what we’ve learned from Scripture is that He often speaks in a whisper. Not to make it difficult to hear Him, but to draw us close. Many people have a tough time believing God still speaks. Sure, in ancient times and in mysterious ways, God spoke to His people, but is He still speaking now? Mark Batterson certainly believes so. And he wants to introduce you to the seven love languages of God; each of them unique and entirely divine. Some of them you might suspect but others will surprise you. By learning to tune in to and decipher each language, you’ll be able to hear His guidance in simple as well as life-altering choices. God is actively speaking through: Scripture, Desires, Doors, Dreams, People, Promptings, and Pain. Batterson gives you the tools you need to unlock each of these languages. God’s whisper can answer your most burning questions, calm your deepest fears, and fulfill your loftiest dreams. Discover how simple it is to hear God’s voice in every aspect of your life! He’s speaking, make sure you know how to listen!
Full-throttle faith resides in fully yielded hearts. In "The Power of a Whisper: Hearing God, Having the Guts to Respond," Hybels reveals the attitudes and actions that help Christians hear directly from heaven as they navigate the most significant challenges on Earth.
"Raw and lovely, dark and light, heartbreaking and human." - Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places Printz winner Nick Lake delivers an emotionally gut-wrenching love story told in reverse--starting with the post-break up apology letter--in this riveting, choices-of-the-heart summer romance. Cassie is writing a letter to the boy whose heart she broke. She's trying to explain why. Why she pushed him away. Why her father got so angry when he saw them together. Why she disappears some nights. Why she won't let herself remember what happened that long-ago night on the boardwalk. Why she fell apart so completely. Desperate for his forgiveness, she's telling the whole story of the summer she nearly lost herself. She's hoping that love-love for your family, love for that person who makes your heart beat faster, and love for yourself-can save both of them after all. Awards for There Will Be Lies A Boston Globe Best YA Book of 2015 A Texas TAYSHAS Pick
“No one does it like Toni Blake.” —Robyn Carr “Her books are sexy and full of heart!” —Teresa Medeiros Toni Blake takes readers on a third heartwarming trip to the small town of Destiny, Ohio in Whisper Falls. Fans of Debbie Macomber, Robyn Carr, Susan Wiggs, and Sherryl Woods will cherish every moment of this richly emotional love story from one of the most exciting voices in contemporary romance—a tale of a luckless young woman and a bad boy biker on the path to love and redemption. Toni Blake brilliantly combines passion and poignancy, heart and heat in Whisper Falls—which is why New York Times bestselling author Teresa Medieros has proclaimed her “a star on the rise!”