Seasons of Opportunities

From debut author Abigail Wilson comes a mysterious Regency tale of secrets and spies, love and treachery. Orphaned Sybil Delafield jumps at the opportunity for a position at the mysterious Croft Towers. She believes she was hired to act as companion to a dying woman, but a highway robbery and a hostile welcome from the Chalcroft family cause her to wonder if she was actually hired to help someone spy for France. An unsolved murder adds intrigue to this already secretive family, and Sybil recognizes Mrs. Chalcroft's handsome godson as one of the infamous highwaymen who robbed her. Sybil must determine if this man's  charming smile and earnest eyes speak the truth or if he is simply using her like others in the house. Everyone seems to have something to hide, and Sybil must decide who to trust while also coming to terms with the truth about her own past.

Beloved American icon and Grammy Award–winning musician Charlie Daniels shares wit, wisdom, and life lessons he has learned from traveling and playing across the country. Let's All Make the Day Count  imparts Charlie’s positive attitude, timeless insight, and powerful spirit, and it will encourage and inspire you to make your day count.   Learn how you can make your day count from the encouraging and inspiring Charlie Daniels. Charlie has written a song for Elvis, played on a Bob Dylan album, toured the country for decades, and delighted fans around the world with his fiddle playing and signature hit song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." More important, he’s dedicated his life to helping others, including children, troubled teens, and veterans. Join Charlie as he shares many of the things he has learned over the years and be encouraged and empowered by his new book,  Let's All Make the Day Count .

The sounds of Christmases past echo through a silent house . . .  Everyone in town knows Emerald Crest, the green granite mansion atop the highest hill: the legendary, lavish Christmas festivities that used to light up the nights— and the silence that followed when the parties abruptly stopped many years ago. And everyone has heard whispers about the reclusive, mysterious master of the manor, Henry Lafferty the Second . . .  When eleven-year-old Julia Russell steps into the great house for the first time and meets Mr. Lafferty, the entire course of her life is altered. She meets a man who is nothing at all like the rumors she’s heard from neighbors and classmates. He’s kind

Alfred the Boy King series is about Alfred, a modern video game playing kid, transported to a dark grim fantasy world, destined to be king! Feeling lost in the modern world by a secluded and mysterious mother, Alfred realizes something is amiss.  Who is... or was... his father? Why does his mom's memories seem medieval? When she says his name, as if remembering a nightmare, suddenly, the magic begins! The land is defeated and in despair. Alfred is magically transported there after saying his father's name. He is aided woefully by an amnesiac wizard and a faithless cleric! Everyone there is defeated and in hiding. He realizes they have lost the ways of farming, their health is failing, and they have no army.

Faith and Lettering was probably my favorite of the three journals. I loved the look of the cover, the place to put your pen on the outside, and the room on the inner pages to be creative either in journaling or drawing. The pages contain verses and lettering and other tips for writing creatively. It is so pretty. It's a beautiful hard back with indented letters. Amazon:  http://bit.ly/ WhittenAmazon Barnes & Noble:  http://bit.ly/ FaithAndLettering-BN

Guide kids and their families into the heart of Christmas with this gospel-focused, four-week Advent curriculum.  Prepare Him Room   by children’s best-selling author Marty Machowski takes a biblical, theological approach to the Old Testament promises and New Testament fulfillment in Christ in a way kids can understand. With age-appropriate instruction and activities for three different learning levels—preschool, lower elementary, and upper elementary— Prepare Him Room  builds gospel hope and enduring theological depth into each child’s celebration of Christmas.

Life is too perfect... Imagine living in a quaint, beach front cottage on the Hawaiian island of Maui. You have an amazing job, combined with the pleasure of working from home. Lunch breaks become a daily picnic on the sand. Dessert is always included because of your marriage to a famous pastry chef. Life could not be any better. Or so it seems...  The writer falls in love with the baker... When French born, Nikki Sabine Moueix travels to Hawaii for a special work assignment, her job of writing an article about a famous Swiss pastry chef generates more than a magazine piece. They fall in love, get married, and Nikki Moueix becomes Mrs. Ruggiero Delémont.  The perfection turns to panic... When another assignment calls for Nikki to spend three weeks in France, Ruggiero's schedule prevents him from joining her. She travels alone, advancing straight into danger. After a threatening confrontation, Nikki wakes up in a French hospital with no knowledge of her past. When she fai...