Jac's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:50:00 -0700 60 Jac's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical]]> 29430006 Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical, is a prequel to The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism.

We live in an age of skepticism. Our society places such faith in empirical reason, historical progress, and heartfelt emotion that it’s easy to wonder: Why should anyone believe in Christianity? What role can faith and religion play in our modern lives?

In this thoughtful and inspiring new book, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller invites skeptics to consider that Christianity is more relevant now than ever. As human beings, we cannot live without meaning, satisfaction, freedom, identity, justice, and hope. Christianity provides us with unsurpassed resources to meet these needs. Written for both the ardent believer and the skeptic, Making Sense of God shines a light on the profound value and importance of Christianity in our lives.]]> 336 Timothy J. Keller 0525954155 Jac 0 to-read 4.29 2016 Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical
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]]> <![CDATA[The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism]]> 1858013 Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical, is a prequel to The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism.

The End of Faith. The God Delusion. God Is Not Great. Letter to a Christian Nation. Bestseller lists are filled with doubters. But what happens when you actually doubt your doubts?

Although a vocal minority continues to attack the Christian faith, for most Americans, faith is a large part of their lives: 86 percent of Americans refer to themselves as religious, and 75 percent of all Americans consider themselves Christians. So how should they respond to these passionate, learned, and persuasive books that promote science and secularism over religion and faith? For years, Tim Keller has compiled a list of the most frequently voiced “doubts� skeptics bring to his Manhattan church. And in The Reason for God, he single-handedly dismantles each of them. Written with atheists, agnostics, and skeptics in mind, Keller also provides an intelligent platform on which true believers can stand their ground when bombarded by the backlash. The Reason for God challenges such ideology at its core and points to the true path and purpose of Christianity.

Why is there suffering in the world? How could a loving God send people to Hell? Why isn’t Christianity more inclusive? Shouldn’t the Christian God be a god of love? How can one religion be “right� and the rest “wrong�? Why have so many wars been fought in the name of God? These are just a few of the questions even ardent believers wrestle with today. In this book, Tim Keller uses literature, philosophy, real-life conversations and reasoning, and even pop culture to explain how faith in a Christian God is a soundly rational belief, held by thoughtful people of intellectual integrity with a deep compassion for those who truly want to know the truth.]]> 293 Timothy J. Keller 0525950494 Jac 0 currently-reading 4.22 2008 The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
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]]> <![CDATA[Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible]]> 55918291 Can the truth about Jesus be uncovered--even without a body or a crime scene? Join cold-case detective and bestselling author J. Warner Wallace as he investigates Jesus using an innovative and unique approach he employs to solve real missing person murder cases.

In Person of Interest, Wallace carefully sifts through the evidence from history alone, without relying on the New Testament. You'll understand like never before how Jesus, the most significant person in history, changed the world.

Features:


Join a cold-case detective as he uncovers the truth about Jesus using the same approach he employs to solve real murder cases
Marvel at the way Jesus changed the world as you investigate why Jesus still matters today
Learn how to use an innovative and unique "fuse and fallout" investigative strategy that you can also use to examine other claims of history
Explore and learn how to respond to common objections to Christianity
Detective J. Warner Wallace listened to a pastor talk about Jesus and wondered why anyone would think Jesus was a person of interest.

Wallace was skeptical of the Bible, but he’d investigated several no-body homicide cases in which there was no crime scene, no physical evidence, and no victim's body. Could the historical life and actions of Jesus be investigated in the same way?

In Person of Interest, Wallace describes his own personal investigative journey from atheism to Christianity as he carefully considers the evidence. Creative, compelling, and fully illustrated, Person of Interest will strengthen the faith of believers while engaging those who are skeptical and distrusting of the New Testament.]]> 336 J. Warner Wallace 0310111277 Jac 0 currently-reading 4.54 2021 Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible
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]]> <![CDATA[The Creator and the Cosmos: How the Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God]]> 599299 192 Hugh Ross 0891097007 Jac 0 currently-reading 4.13 1993 The Creator and the Cosmos: How the Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God
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]]> <![CDATA[Why the Universe Is the Way It Is]]> 3811210 240 Hugh Ross 0801013046 Jac 0 currently-reading 4.16 2008 Why the Universe Is the Way It Is
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unfiltered Enneagram: A Witty and Wise Guide to Self-Compassion]]> 182484658
Most Enneagram books today focus on stroking ego rather than challenging it. These pages are filled with a no-frills, hilarious reckoning with the ways we cope when facing stress or fear--aka our shadow sides--while unlocking the life-changing wisdom of the Enneagram. The Unfiltered Enneagram offers “practical strategies for liberating yourself from your own garbage,� writes Elizabeth Orr, creator of the viral Rude Ass Enneagram account, public practitioner of Enneagram, and associate chaplain at Wake Forest University. She believes that when we learn from both our healthy and shadow sides, we can jumpstart genuine, practical growth and actually begin to love the whole of ourselves.

Readers will discover how courageously and comically acknowledging the worst attributes of their Enneagram type can surprisingly bring out the best in them.

Filled with laugh-out-loud descriptions, sobering truths, and inspiring prompts, each chapter is an under-the-rug look at the nine Enneagram

Insightful for long-time enthusiasts, pragmatic for newer fans, and hilarious and accessible to all, The Unfiltered Enneagram shines a generous light on the good, the bad and the ugly side of you —inviting you to see that the only way to find self-compassion is to embrace wholeness.]]> 224 Elizabeth Orr 0593593898 Jac 4 3, self-help 4.00 2024 The Unfiltered Enneagram: A Witty and Wise Guide to Self-Compassion
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[So Long, Insecurity: You've Been a Bad Friend to Us]]> 6817610 Perhaps one of the biggest issues all women face is their own insecurity. Beth Moore, one of today’s most admired and trusted Christian writers, wants women to be free from the insecurity trap. So Long, Insecurity will strike a chord with women everywhere, as Beth speaks truth into the lives of readers, showing them how to deal with their innermost fears, rediscover their God-given dignity, and develop a whole new perspective―a stronger sense of self. Women of all ages and backgrounds will resonate with this message of security and discover truths that will free them emotionally and spiritually and lead them to a better life as they walk with God.]]> 368 Beth Moore 1414334729 Jac 0 currently-reading 4.18 2010 So Long, Insecurity: You've Been a Bad Friend to Us
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]]> <![CDATA[Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully]]> 200721391 In this compassionate and knowledgeable guide, TikTok star Julie McFadden—known online as “Hospice Nurse Julie”—shares the valuable lessons she’s learned in her fifteen years as an RN in the ICU and in hospice. Expertly interweaving emotional insight and practical advice, Nothing to Fear demystifies end-of-life care for both patients and caregivers, covering topics including:
the biological details of dying
which medical interventions help and which only make things worse
the otherworldly beauty of deathbed phenomena
financial and logistical preparations for death
facts and myths about hospice care
the most important conversations to have before you die
the grieving process, before and after death
Sure to be a go-to resource for years to come, McFadden’s first book proves a better death goes hand in hand with a better life.]]> 240 Julie McFadden 0593713249 Jac 0 currently-reading 4.43 Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully
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]]> The Life That's Waiting 221111271 Brianna Wiest 1965820018 Jac 0 to-read 4.23 2025 The Life That's Waiting
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]]> The Truth About Everything 18528861 The Truth About Everything asks you to challenge what you thought to be true, take the spiritual journey, and come out on the other end with your own story to tell.]]> 126 Brianna Wiest Jac 0 to-read 3.84 2013 The Truth About Everything
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]]> <![CDATA[When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal]]> 60153064 Healing is not a one-time event.

It can begin with a one-time event � typically some form of sudden loss that disrupts our projection of what the future might be. However, the true work of healing is allowing that disruption to wake us from a deep state of unconsciousness, to release the personas we adapted into and begin consciously piecing together the full truth of who we were meant to be.

In her follow up collection to the international bestseller 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, Brianna Wiest shares 45+ new pieces that will help you find your inner sanctum and embark on the path of true transformation. Wiest's words are a balm for any soul on the journey of their own becoming.]]> 235 Brianna Wiest Jac 0 to-read 4.25 2022 When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal
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]]> The Pivot Year 138301904 This is the year you change your life.

If you’re in a pivot period—if you’re still bridging the space between where you are and where you want to be—remember that the person you’re becoming is already within you. The journey is convincing your mind to act consistently on what your heart already knows it wants to do.

The Pivot Year is a book of 365 daily meditations on finding the courage to become who you’ve always wanted to be, from the internationally bestselling author of 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, The Mountain Is You, and more.]]> 368 Brianna Wiest 1949759628 Jac 0 currently-reading 4.11 2023 The Pivot Year
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]]> <![CDATA[Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved]]> 35133923 A divinity professor and young mother with a Stage IV cancer diagnosis explores the pain and joy of living without certainty.

Thirty-five-year-old Kate Bowler was a professor at the school of divinity at Duke, and had finally had a baby with her childhood sweetheart after years of trying, when she began to feel jabbing pains in her stomach. She lost thirty pounds, chugged antacid, and visited doctors for three months before she was finally diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer.

As she navigates the aftermath of her diagnosis, Kate pulls the reader deeply into her life, which is populated with a colorful, often hilarious collection of friends, pastors, parents, and doctors, and shares her laser-sharp reflections on faith, friendship, love, and death. She wonders why suffering makes her feel like a loser and explores the burden of positivity. Trying to relish the time she still has with her son and husband, she realizes she must change her habit of skipping to the end and planning the next move. A historian of the "American prosperity gospel"--the creed of the mega-churches that promises believers a cure for tragedy, if they just want it badly enough--Bowler finds that, in the wake of her diagnosis, she craves these same "outrageous certainties." She wants to know why it's so hard to surrender control over that which you have no control. She contends with the terrifying fact that, even for her husband and child, she is not the lynchpin of existence, and that even without her, life will go on.

On the page, Kate Bowler is warm, witty, and ruthless, and, like Paul Kalanithi, one of the talented, courageous few who can articulate the grief she feels as she contemplates her own mortality.]]> 178 Kate Bowler 0399592067 Jac 3 3.77 2018 Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
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average rating: 3.77
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]]> The Liars' Club 14241 The Liars� Club took the world by storm and raised the art of the memoir to an entirely new level, bringing about a dramatic revival of the form. Karr’s comic childhood in an east Texas oil town brings us characters as darkly hilarious as any of J. D. Salinger’s—a hard-drinking daddy, a sister who can talk down the sheriff at age twelve, and an oft-married mother whose accumulated secrets threaten to destroy them all. This unsentimental and profoundly moving account of an apocalyptic childhood is as “funny, lively, and un-put-downable� (USA Today) today as it ever was.]]> 352 Mary Karr 0143035746 Jac 0 to-read 3.94 1995 The Liars' Club
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]]> <![CDATA[Loving Your Friend through Cancer: Moving beyond "I'm Sorry" to Meaningful Support]]> 40199015 264 Marissa Henley 1629953563 Jac 0 to-read 4.71 2016 Loving Your Friend through Cancer: Moving beyond "I'm Sorry" to Meaningful Support
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]]> <![CDATA[It's On Me: Accept Hard Truths, Discover Your Self, and Change Your Life]]> 124019531
So many of usfeel lonely, unfulfilled, or trapped—in our roles and relationships,in cycles of self-sabotage and wrong decisions, by our toxic patterns and misguided attempts to feel happy—or to feel something.Manyof us struggle to like the person we see in the mirror. According toSara Kuburic, it doesn’t have to be so difficult. Really.

Instead of pushing harder or running faster, the secret lies in taking full responsibility for the choices and actions that create our reality. It’s about slowing down, cutting through the clutter of demands and expectation, and finally taking ownership of this person we call our “Self.�

In I’m The Problem, It’s Me ,Kuburic unpacks “self-loss,� giving us new vocabulary to understand our unarticulated experience, and offers tools she’s used for years to help her clients recover. Self-loss becomes apparent when we feel the pain and emptiness from performing or observing life, rather than living it. Guiding us through the process of self-reflection, acceptance, and discovery, Kuburic proves that we can:

· experience but not feel overpowered by our emotions
· establish a healthy connection to our bodies
· set loving boundaries to define ourselves and heal our relationships
· declutter our physical and mental environments to create space for our true selves to thrive
· find meaning and purpose in a seemingly meaningless world

Eye-opening and inspiring, I’m the Problem, It’s Me shows how we can stop sleepwalking our way through the lives we don’t want and step into our most vibrant, authentic, and meaningful Self.]]> 288 Sara Kuburic 0593449266 Jac 3 4.02 It's On Me: Accept Hard Truths, Discover Your Self, and Change Your Life
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]]> <![CDATA[The Honest Enneagram: Know Your Type, Own Your Challenges, Embrace Your Growth]]> 52152562

The Enneagram personality system consists of a spectrum of nine personality types. Based on the hit Instagram account, @enneagramandcoffee, this book is an introduction to the Enneagram itself, along with information about each type. With the feeling of your best friend telling you about the Enneagram and beautiful illustrations mixed in with the writing, this book is digestible and engaging for new and seasoned Enneagram fans.
]]> 240 Sarajane Case 1524854026 Jac 3 3.99 2020 The Honest Enneagram: Know Your Type, Own Your Challenges, Embrace Your Growth
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average rating: 3.99
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rating: 3
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]]> The Idea of You 31450913
What begins as a series of clandestine trysts quickly evolves into a passionate and genuine relationship. It is a journey that spans continents as Solène and Hayes navigate each other’s worlds: from stadium tours to international art fairs to secluded hideaways in Paris and Miami. For Solène, it is a reclaiming of self, as well as a rediscovery of happiness and love. When Solène and Hayes� romance becomes a viral sensation, and both she and her daughter become the target of rabid fans and an insatiable media, Solène must face how her romantic life has impacted the lives of those she cares about most.]]> 372 Robinne Lee 1250125901 Jac 4 3.67 2017 The Idea of You
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average rating: 3.67
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]]> <![CDATA[The Enneagram: Nine Gateways to Presence]]> 53359416 Explore the full scope of the Enneagram to illuminate your greatest wisdom, become your truest self, and face life’s challenges with fortitude and grace

“Who am I, really?� It’s such a fundamental question of human existence that entire schools of philosophy, spirituality, and scientific pursuit have been founded to ponder it.

Of these, the Enneagram is one of the most robust and informative tools for investigating some of the deeper layers of the self, yet the full power of it is not always taught. Leading scholar Russ Hudson teaches, “Too often, the Enneagram is viewed as a set of simple personality types that lock us into fixed ideas about ourselves. In reality, it’s a dynamic tool for transformation.�

With The Enneagram: Nine Gateways to Presence, Hudson shares an in-depth audio training on how to use this powerful system the way it was originally intended—as a pathway to deeper self-knowledge and spiritual attunement. Rather than providing a simple explanatory guide to the Enneagram’s nine personality types (such as the Achiever, the Investigator, or the Enthusiast), Hudson offers an in-depth training in the potential of the entire system. And when you understand the Enneagram as a whole, you will discover new avenues to emotional literacy, greater compassion, and the recognition of all life’s inherent gifts.

Here you will learn:

· Why attachment to a single personality type obscures the full purpose and potential of the Enneagram
· How to investigate and discern the purpose of lifelong survival strategies
· Each personality type’s polarities—from passions to virtues, fixations to holy ideas
· How the Enneagram reveals deeper truths about our interconnectedness
· What different levels of self-development look like for each personality type
· How to bring the experience and lessons of Presence into everyday life

Including guided meditation sessions tailored for each personality type, The Enneagram is an invitation to think beyond self-made boundaries and gain insight into your ongoing challenges, greatest strengths, and highest path of growth.]]> 0 Russ Hudson 1683645790 Jac 5 4.34 The Enneagram: Nine Gateways to Presence
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]]> <![CDATA[Awakened: A House of Night Novel]]> 219709918 301 P.C. Cast Jac 3 4.34 2011 Awakened: A House of Night Novel
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average rating: 4.34
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]]> The Let Them Theory 216351768
If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn't you. The problem is the power you give to other people. Two simple words�Let Them—will set you free. Free from the opinions, drama, and judgments of others. Free from the exhausting cycle of trying to manage everything and everyone around you. The Let Them Theory puts the power to create a life you love back in your hands—and this book will show you exactly how to do it.

In her latest groundbreaking book, The Let Them Theory, Mel Robbins�New York Times bestselling author and one of the world's most respected experts on motivation, confidence, and mindset—teaches you how to stop wasting energy on what you can't control and start focusing on what truly YOU. Your happiness. Your goals. Your life.

Using the same no-nonsense, science-backed approach that's made The Mel Robbins Podcast a global sensation, Robbins explains why The Let Them Theory is already loved by millions and how you can apply it in eight key areas of your life to make the biggest impact. Within a few pages, you'll realize how much energy and time you've been wasting trying to control the wrong things—at work, in relationships, and in pursuing your goals—and how this is keeping you from the happiness and success you deserve.

Written as an easy-to-understand guide, Robbins shares relatable stories from her own life, highlights key takeaways, relevant research and introduces you to world-renowned experts in psychology, neuroscience, relationships, happiness, and ancient wisdom who champion The Let Them Theory every step of the way.

Learn how

Stop wasting energy on things you can't control Stop comparing yourself to other peopleBreak free from fear and self-doubtRelease the grip of people's expectationsBuild the best friendships of your lifeCreate the love you deservePursue what truly matters to you with confidenceBuild resilience against everyday stressors and distractionsDefine your own path to success, joy, and fulfillment. . . and so much more.

The Let Them Theory will forever change the way you think about relationships, control, and personal power. Whether you want to advance your career, motivate others to change, take creative risks, find deeper connections, build better habits, start a new chapter, or simply create more happiness in your life and relationships, this book gives you the mindset and tools to unlock your full potential.

Order your copy of The Let Them Theory now and discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words.]]> 311 Mel Robbins 1401971377 Jac 5 4.19 2024 The Let Them Theory
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[Paris (Extended Edition): The Memoir]]> 216806501
I was born in New York City on February 17, 1981, three days after Valentine's Day.

From the time I was a toddler, my brain skipped and flickered with the chemical imbalance of ADHD. Sometimes it was too much.

I'm not bragging or complaining about it, just telling you: This is my brain. It has a lot to do with how this whole book thing is going to play out, because I love run-on sentences--and dashes. And sentence fragments. I'm probably going to jump around a lot while I tell the story.

I came of age during the most turbulent pop culture period ever.

The character I played--part Lucy, part Marilyn--was my steel-plated armor.

People loved her. Or they loved to hate her, which was just as marketable. I leaned into that character, my ticket to financial freedom and a safe place to hide. I made sure I never had a quiet moment to figure out who I was without her. I was afraid of that moment because I didn't know what I'd find.

I wrote this book in an effort to understand my place in a watershed moment: the technology renaissance, the age of influencers. I also wrote this book so that the world could know who I am today. I focused on key aspects of my life that led to what I am most proud of--how my power was taken away from me and how I took it back, how I built a thriving business, a marriage and a family.

There are so many young women who need to hear this story. I don't want them to learn from my mistakes; I want them to stop hating themselves for their own mistakes. I want them to laugh and cry and embrace every aspect of who they are with fearlessness and pride. We all have our own brand of intelligence, and, girl, fuck fitting in.]]> 1 Paris Hilton Jac 0 to-read 4.26 2023 Paris (Extended Edition): The Memoir
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]]> <![CDATA[The Confessions of St. Augustine]]> 18867922 158 Augustine of Hippo Jac 0 currently-reading 4.06 400 The Confessions of St. Augustine
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]]> Mornings with Saint Therese 25227389 225 Thérèse of Lisieux Jac 0 to-read 4.56 2015 Mornings with Saint Therese
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]]> <![CDATA[The Letters of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Vol. 1]]> 615635 687 Thérèse of Lisieux 0960087699 Jac 0 to-read 4.60 1982 The Letters of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Vol. 1
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]]> Thoughts of Saint Therese 615639 192 Thérèse of Lisieux 0895553449 Jac 0 to-read 4.40 1988 Thoughts of Saint Therese
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]]> <![CDATA[The Poetry of Saint Therese of Lisieux]]> 2060386
Poems are faithfully translated from the French critical edition. Both French and English texts are provided, with 6 photos.]]> 335 Thérèse of Lisieux 0935216561 Jac 0 to-read 4.48 1873 The Poetry of Saint Therese of Lisieux
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]]> <![CDATA[Simply Surrender: 30 Days with Thérèse of Lisieux (Great Spiritual Teachers)]]> 4618501
Each book in the 30 Days with a Great Spiritual Teacher series provides a month of daily readings from one of Christianity's most beloved spiritual guides. For each day there is a brief and accessible morning meditation drawn from the mystic's writings, a simple mantra for use throughout the day, and a night prayer to focus one's thoughts as the day ends. These easy-to-use books are the perfect prayer companion for busy people who want to root their spiritual practice in the solid ground of these great spiritual teachers.]]> 128 Thérèse of Lisieux 1594711542 Jac 0 to-read 4.21 2008 Simply Surrender: 30 Days with Thérèse of Lisieux (Great Spiritual Teachers)
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]]> <![CDATA[St. Therese of Lisieux: Her Last Conversations]]> 615445 Those who attended St. Thérèse of Lisieux during her last illness were living in the company of one of God's greatest saints, one prepared for our times. Fortunately for us they did not simply listen to her conversations, but wrote down what they remembered. This volume brings together their reports of Thérèse's final words during her last months, including some of her most famous sayings, such as I will spend my heaven doing good on earth.]]> 332 Thérèse of Lisieux 096008763X Jac 0 to-read 4.59 1977 St. Therese of Lisieux: Her Last Conversations
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]]> <![CDATA[The Little Way for Every Day: Thoughts from Thérèse of Lisieux]]> 615633 96 Thérèse of Lisieux 0809143747 Jac 0 to-read 4.48 2006 The Little Way for Every Day: Thoughts from Thérèse of Lisieux
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]]> <![CDATA[Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux]]> 754771 306 Thérèse of Lisieux 0935216588 Jac 0 currently-reading 4.41 1898 Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
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]]> <![CDATA[The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux]]> 18592295 292 Thérèse of Lisieux Jac 0 currently-reading 4.44 1898 The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux
author: Thérèse of Lisieux
name: Jac
average rating: 4.44
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]]> <![CDATA[Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals: Why We Need Our Past to Have a Future]]> 43585700 224 Gavin Ortlund 1433565269 Jac 0 to-read 4.31 Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals: Why We Need Our Past to Have a Future
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]]> <![CDATA[Walking Through Deconstruction: How to Be a Companion in a Crisis of Faith]]> 222838218 However you define it, deconstruction is impossible to deny.

"I'm deconstructing my faith." As any pastor can tell you, hearing these words is simply a regular feature of ministry these days. How we respond to those who are deconstructing will reveal the kind of church—and the kinds of Christians—we really are.

Ian Harber knows the fear and grief of deconstruction firsthand. In Walking Through Deconstruction, he tells the story of his own process of deconstruction and reconstruction over more than ten years and explores what is actually happening, both culturally and spiritually, when someone deconstructs their faith.

Deconstruction doesn't happen in a vacuum; it is catalyzed by a comfortable society, cultural Christianity, compromised churches, and the compounding anxieties of life. But the Christian faith has better to offer. Harber lays out a vision for the kind of faith environment that can foster genuine reconstruction through healthy relationships, robust doctrine, healthy institutions, a better theology of suffering, and the peace of God.

Walking Through Deconstruction

tells the author's real life story of deconstruction and reconstructionprovides a clear definition of deconstructionacknowledges the urgency of deconstruction while prioritizing patience and trust over feardescribes common contributing factors and phases of deconstruction, andcasts a vision for healthy communities that help people hold onto faith.We desperately need healthy models of ministry to those who are deconstructing. Whether you're a pastor, parent, or friend of someone on this path, Walking Through Deconstruction offers hope for a renewed faith—stronger than it was before.]]> 1 Ian Harber Jac 0 to-read 0.0 Walking Through Deconstruction: How to Be a Companion in a Crisis of Faith
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]]> <![CDATA[Retrieving Augustine's Doctrine of Creation: Ancient Wisdom for Current Controversy]]> 50923113 264 Gavin Ortlund 0830853243 Jac 0 to-read 4.43 Retrieving Augustine's Doctrine of Creation: Ancient Wisdom for Current Controversy
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]]> <![CDATA[What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church]]> 201335312
In What it Means to Be Protestant, Gavin Ortlund draws from both his scholarly work in church history and his personal experience in ecumenical engagement to offer a powerful defense of the Protestant tradition. Retrieving classical Protestant texts and arguments, he exposes how many of the contemporary objections leveled against Protestants are rooted in caricature. Ultimately, he shows that historic Protestantism offers the best pathway to catholicity and historical rootedness for Christians today.??

In his characteristically charitable and irenic style, Ortlund demonstrates that the 16th century Reformation represented a genuine renewal of the gospel. This does not entail that Protestantism is without faults. But because it is built upon the principle of semper reformanda (always reforming), Protestantism is capable of reforming itself according to Scripture as the ultimate authority. This scholarly and yet accessible book breaks new ground in ecumenical theology and will be a staple text in the field for many years to come.]]> 288 Gavin Ortlund 0310156327 Jac 0 to-read 4.58 What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church
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]]> <![CDATA[Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness]]> 61329155 Cultivating Humility in a Gospel-Centered Way



There are many misconceptions about what it means to be humble. Some think that being humble means hiding your talents and abilities or being weak and inauthentic. But the Bible paints a different picture—defining humility as a self-forgetfulness leading to joy and explaining that it is a life-giving virtue that frees you from the restricting needs of your ego.



InHumility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness, Gavin Ortlund encourages readers that humility is not just an abstract virtue but a mark of gospel integrity. Ortlund examines humility both on a personal level and in the context of the church, giving examples of ways to cultivate it—including meditation on the gospel and practicing intentional gratitude. Drawing from Philippians 2 and historical texts such as C. S. Lewis’sMere Christianityand Jonathan Edwards’s sermon “A Christian Spirit Is a Humble Spirit,� Ortlund defines humility in light of the incarnation and death of Jesus Christ, casting a vision for a gospel-centered, humble life.




First Book in the Growing Gospel Integrity Series:Created in partnership with Union School of Theology
Written by Gavin Ortlund:Author ofTheological Retrieval for Evangelicals: Why We Need Our Past to Have a FutureandFinding the Right Hills to Die On: The Case for Theological Triage
For Small Groups and Individual Study:Questions at the end of each chapter encourage small group discussion
]]> 128 Gavin Ortlund 1433582309 Jac 0 to-read 4.54 2023 Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness
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]]> <![CDATA[Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage]]> 52891104 163 Gavin Ortlund 1433567423 Jac 0 currently-reading 4.32 2020 Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage
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]]> <![CDATA[Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism]]> 57071784 240 Gavin Ortlund 1540964094 Jac 0 currently-reading 4.50 Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism
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]]> <![CDATA[Moments of Peace in the Presence of God, Paisley ed.: Morning and Evening Meditations for Every Day of the Year]]> 28383132 768 Baker Publishing Group 0764218492 Jac 4 4 4.75 2010 Moments of Peace in the Presence of God, Paisley ed.: Morning and Evening Meditations for Every Day of the Year
author: Baker Publishing Group
name: Jac
average rating: 4.75
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Six of Crows Duology Boxed Set (Six of Crows, #1-2)]]> 30327173 Contains 9781627792127 & 9781627792134.

Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. The gripping Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom duology, by #1 New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo, is now available in a stunning hardcover boxed set.

Follow Kaz and his crew into a world of magic and mayhem as they attempt to pull off—and survive—the job of a lifetime.]]> 1040 Leigh Bardugo 1250123569 Jac 3 3 4.67 2016 The Six of Crows Duology Boxed Set (Six of Crows, #1-2)
author: Leigh Bardugo
name: Jac
average rating: 4.67
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]]> <![CDATA[Queen of the Moon Oracle: Guidance through Lunar and Seasonal Energies (44 Full-Color Cards and 120-Page Guidebook) (Rockpool Oracle Card Series)]]> 39819655 Queen of the Moon Oracle allows you, the modern seeker, to plug in to these most primal energies.

Consult this oracle based in ancient wisdom and receive the answers to your modern problems.




Features a full moon cycle of lunar images, each beautifully illustrated and able to be used as stunning circular altar displays.
Experience the seasonal moons and the power they can provide.
Learn which times in the moon's cycle are best for ritual, spell craft and making talismans for prosperity, love, health and more.
This is the perfect companion to the author's best-selling annual Lunar and Seasonal Diary and is perfect for anyone who loves to sit or dance under a big silvery moon.]]> 112 Stacey Demarco 1925682587 Jac 4 4 4.57 Queen of the Moon Oracle: Guidance through Lunar and Seasonal Energies (44 Full-Color Cards and 120-Page Guidebook) (Rockpool Oracle Card Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Complete Book of Magical Names]]> 576323 290 Phoenix McFarland 1567182518 Jac 3 3.79 2002 The Complete Book of Magical Names
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]]> <![CDATA[Betrayed (House of Night, Book 2): A House of Night Novel]]> 219585682 319 P.C. Cast Jac 3 4.32 Betrayed (House of Night, Book 2): A House of Night Novel
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]]> <![CDATA[Burned: A House of Night Novel]]> 219803469 328 P.C. Cast Jac 3 4.36 Burned: A House of Night Novel
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]]> <![CDATA[Neferet's Curse: A House of Night Novella]]> 219772132 161 P.C. Cast Jac 3 4.54 Neferet's Curse: A House of Night Novella
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]]> <![CDATA[Heal Yourself Reading Cards: Intuitive Guidance to Transform Your Soul]]> 36434689
In this oracle deck, the text for each card gives the meaning of the card, the reason the person has chosen the card, and an empowering statement and a short process.]]> 96 Inna Segal 1925017982 Jac 4 4 4.40 Heal Yourself Reading Cards: Intuitive Guidance to Transform Your Soul
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]]> <![CDATA[Messages from the Mermaids: A 44-Card Deck and Guidebook]]> 49201349
Mermaids are the elemental guardians of the sea. They excel in matters of the heart and emotions and wish to share their wisdom with the human realm. This 44-card deck offers gentle yet direct solutions to any challenges you might be facing, and will guide you a more harmonious way of living.

Working with this oracle deck will bring forth easy-to-understand messages which can be simply applied in practical ways. This timeless wisdom combined with beautiful imagery will inspire and encourage you, enabling you to forge a personal connection with the mermaids and your own path towards healing and manifestation. Each card in this deck is infused with magical mermaid energy that will have a special meaning and message just for you, or the person you are reading for. Trust the process as each mermaid or merman reveals their message, and rest assured that the wisdom you receive will be exactly what you need at any given time.

So dive into this mystical world, open your heart to the mermaids and trust that miraculous transformations can happen!]]> 128 Karen Kay 1788173414 Jac 3 3 4.62 Messages from the Mermaids: A 44-Card Deck and Guidebook
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]]> <![CDATA[Divine Animals Oracle: Deep wisdom from the most sacred beings in existence (Rockpool Oracle Card Series)]]> 44442940 180 Stacey Demarco 1925429946 Jac 4 4.57 Divine Animals Oracle: Deep wisdom from the most sacred beings in existence (Rockpool Oracle Card Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[Work Your Light Oracle Cards: A 44-Card Deck and Guidebook]]> 38355928 Are you ready to Work Your Light?

This beautiful 44-card oracle deck has been created to help you light up the world with yourpresence. By working with its five suits and connecting with your intuition, you will be able tostart living a life in alignment with who you truly are.

� Confirmation cardsgive a quick hit of instant guidance.
–Inquiry cardshelp you tune in to the whispers of your soul.
–Action cardsguide you on what action to take.
–Activation cardsinvoke healing withinyou.
–Transmission cardsconnect you with supportive energies.

The accompanying guidebook explains how to use theWork Your Light Oracletodeepen your relationship with your soul and the Source of all things. It contains in-depth meanings for each of the 44 cards, and reveals how to attune your cards, activate soul space before starting work,create different card spreads, and give readings for other people.

When you work with the cards, you will find that your intuition increases, your soul’s voice gets louder, and you are able to deeply embrace who you are and the work you came here to do.]]> 128 Rebecca Campbell 178180995X Jac 3 4.63 2018 Work Your Light Oracle Cards: A 44-Card Deck and Guidebook
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]]> <![CDATA[The Big One - The #BookTok Journal: 1000 Book]]> 59448107 The The Big One - The #BookTok Journal will keep you organized while logging all your reviews and thoughts after each book! Voted for by the fans we've created a 1000 book version to log your home library!

The Big One - The #BookTok Journal includes; Consider the #BookTok Journal as a great present for the book worm in your life or a tool for both avid and casual readers alike! Perfect for those with an ever-growing collection!]]> 513 C.G. Fitzhenry Jac 4 4 4.70 The Big One - The #BookTok Journal: 1000 Book
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]]> <![CDATA[Wild Woman Oracle: Awaken your true, free and soulful self]]> 62816622 144 Cheyenne Zarate 1925946835 Jac 3 3 4.38 Wild Woman Oracle: Awaken your true, free and soulful self
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]]> Her 34237641 160 Pierre Alex Jeanty 0997426586 Jac 0 forgettable, couldn-t-finish 3.80 Her
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]]> <![CDATA[Wisdom of the House of Night Oracle Cards]]> 17733763
To begin, simply ask Nyx a question: What should I do in this situation? What is going on with my relationship? What will result from my next action? Then select a card and consult the guidebook to discover the message that Nyx intends for you. Just like Zoey Redbird and the other fledglings of the House of Night, you will be encouraged to trust your intuition and make powerful decisions about your life!

The Wisdom of the House of Night Oracle Cards is an original divination system, created by P. C. Cast and oracle expert Colette Baron-Reid. It draws inspiration from the Tarot, Norse runes, and the I Ching, but no special expertise is required to use these cards. The illustrations are by digital artist Jena DellaGrottaglia.]]> 128 P.C. Cast 0770433448 Jac 3 4.58 2012 Wisdom of the House of Night Oracle Cards
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Deck and Guidebook]]> 35565319 New York Times bestseller The Wild Unknown Tarot Deck and Guidebook helps seekers of all levels expand their practice of self-discovery with this breathtaking keepsake boxed set featuring an oracle deck and guidebook inspired by real and mythical animals.

Beloved artist Kim Krans is helping to redefine the tarot movement for the twenty-first century. Hand drawn in her detailed and emotionally evocative style, The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Deck and Guidebook is a work of art that explores the mysteries of the natural world and the animal kingdom. Each of the 63 gorgeous oracle cards captures a stunning portrait of creatures both real and mythical.

Divided into five suits structured by the five yogic elements that make up all living things—Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether�The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Deck and Guidebook includes creatures that roam the field and forest, swim in the oceans and rivers, inhabit deserts and grasslands, and soar through the sky. The Ether suit holds the seven spirit cards, and represents the seven chakras of the subtle body.

From the Peacock who symbolizes inner beauty and reminds us to practice self-acceptance to the playful Dolphin who indicates a profound blessing is headed our way, each animal has been carefully selected for its symbolic potency and the lesson at the core of its nature. Kim’s powerful animal archetypes offer insight into relationships, personalities, behaviors and tendencies and can be used alone or alongside The Wild Unknown Tarot to add an additional layer of depth to readings.

The 200-page hand-lettered, fully illustrated guidebook offers grounded, easy to understand explanations of the cards, a detailed look at the many spreads, practices, and concepts that power the Animal Spirit deck, and deep insight into how each animal helps illuminate our contradictions, our complex natures, and the endless mystery of who we are.

Packaged in a highly designed keepsake box with a beautiful lifting ribbon, The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Deck and Guidebook celebrates the hidden wisdom of the creatures that inhabit our world and beyond, and reveals how we are all connected in the complex and wondrous web of life.]]> 208 Kim Krans 0062742868 Jac 3 4.70 The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Deck and Guidebook
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wild Unknown Tarot Deck and Guidebook (Official Keepsake Box Set)]]> 28694514 The Wild Unknown comes the long-awaited box set of her hit tarot deck and guidebook—together for the first time in a beautifully designed keepsake package.

Kim Krans is not only a vanguard of the new tarot movement, but the person who is redefining it for the twenty-first century. For a legion of contemporary seekers, The Wild Unknown is more than a tarot deck; it’s become a resonant guide for people all over the world, inspiring them to share countless images of their readings, tattoos, and art prints from the deck.

Each of the seventy-eight cards in Krans’s Wild Unknown tarot deck is a work of art that explores the mysteries of the natural world and the animal kingdom. Hand drawn in her spare, minimalistic style, the striking images invite deep contemplation. Her Wild Unknown guidebook is also an extraordinary cult art object—a hand-lettered and fully illustrated primer that leads readers through shuffling and cutting the tarot, creating spreads, and interpretations of all seventy-eight individual cards.

Now, for the first time, Kim’s Wild Unknown tarot deck and tarot guidebook are available together in one beautiful, high-quality keepsake box set. Newly designed by Kim herself, and including never-before-published material, this boxed set retains the mystery, glamour, and allure that made her original deck a cult sensation, while introducing a whole new audience to its magic.]]> 208 Kim Krans 0062466593 Jac 2 4.67 The Wild Unknown Tarot Deck and Guidebook (Official Keepsake Box Set)
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]]> Him 40382578 190 Pierre Alex Jeanty 1949191001 Jac 0 couldn-t-finish, forgettable 4.22 Him
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]]> <![CDATA[NIV, Celebrate Recovery Study Bible, Paperback, Comfort Print]]> 55918404 1728 Zondervan 0310455251 Jac 4 4.67 NIV, Celebrate Recovery Study Bible, Paperback, Comfort Print
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 77523
All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley - a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry’s room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn’t had a birthday party in eleven years.

But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry - and anyone who reads about him - will find unforgettable.

For it’s there that he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic in everything from classes to meals, but a great destiny that’s been waiting for him…if Harry can survive the encounter.
(front flap)]]> 309 J.K. Rowling Jac 0 to-read 4.47 1997 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)]]> 58613308 448 J.K. Rowling 0439136350 Jac 0 to-read 4.70 1999 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Jac
average rating: 4.70
book published: 1999
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7)]]> 862041
All seven eBooks in the multi-award winning, internationally bestselling Harry Potter series, available as one download with stunning cover art by Olly Moss. Enjoy the stories that have captured the imagination of millions worldwide.]]> 4100 J.K. Rowling 0545044251 Jac 0 to-read 4.72 2007 Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Jac
average rating: 4.72
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8)]]> 29056083
It was always difficult being Harry Potter, and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and a father of three school-age children.

While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son, Albus, must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.

Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is the complete and official playscript of the original, award-winning West End production. This updated edition includes the final dialogue and stage directions, a conversation piece between director John Tiffany and playwright Jack Thorne, the Potter family tree, and a timeline of events in the wizarding world leading up to "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."]]> 343 J.K. Rowling 0540027340 Jac 0 to-read 3.42 2016 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8)
author: J.K. Rowling
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average rating: 3.42
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)]]> 58613224
Series Information: Eleven-year-old Harry Potter is an orphan living with his cruel aunt and uncle when he makes a discovery that will change his life forever: he is a wizard. He is whisked away to the mystical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to learn magical skills, from potions to spells to flying on broomsticks. But an evil power is rising, the same one that threatened to destroy the entire world when Harry was only a baby. As Harry learns the truth about his family, his childhood, and his mysterious lightning-bolt-shaped scar, he finds unforgettable friendship, a loving surrogate family, and the courage to face the darkest force ever to menace the wizarding world. These charming and engrossing books bring an intensely detailed and captivating world to life and are perfect for enjoying individually or reading aloud.]]> 784 J.K. Rowling 0545010225 Jac 0 to-read 4.63 2007 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)]]> 58613345
As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate, and lose a few eyebrows in the process. The Weasley twins expand their business. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Classes are never straightforward, though Harry receives some extraordinary help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.

So it's the home front that takes center stage in the multilayered sixth installment of the story of Harry Potter. Harry struggles to uncover the identity of the Half-Blood Prince, the past owner of a potions textbook he now possesses that is filled with ingenious, potentially deadly, spells. But Harry's life is suddenly changed forever when someone close to him is heinously murdered right before his eyes.

With Dumbledore's guidance, he seeks out the full, complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort, and thereby attempts to find what may be his only vulnerability.]]> 672 J.K. Rowling Jac 0 to-read 4.58 2005 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)]]> 2
Harry has had enough. He is beginning to think he must do something, anything, to change his situation, when the summer holidays come to an end in a very dramatic fashion. What Harry is about to discover in his new year at Hogwarts will turn his world upside down...]]> 912 J.K. Rowling Jac 0 to-read 4.50 2003 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)]]> 58613424 752 J.K. Rowling Jac 0 to-read 4.56 2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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average rating: 4.56
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)]]> 15881
And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girls� bathroom. But then the real trouble begins � someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects� Harry Potter himself!]]> 352 J.K. Rowling Jac 0 to-read 4.42 1998 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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average rating: 4.42
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]]> Bad Reputation 60582894
Mega-rich and salaciously famous.

No one knows shy, quiet Willow Moore.

Until she makes one daring move that changes her world forever.

At seventeen, Willow moves across the country to connect with her famous older brother, Loren Hale. Before she can even say hello, she runs into the teenager who’s been vandalizing Loren’s house with his group of delinquent friends.

Garrison Abbey is off-limits.

As decreed by her very protective older brother.

But if he’s so awful, then why is he so friendly to her? Willow can’t help but be drawn to the mysterious boy next door.

He has a bad reputation.

She’s yet to carve one of her own.

The more their paths cross, the more Willow realizes maybe…just maybe they’re exactly what each other needs.

Bad Reputation is a collector’s edition of Willow & Garrison’s romance. It

TWO NOVELS (Whatever It Takes and Wherever You Are) in chronological order.

A READING GUIDE to read along with the Addicted/Calloway Sisters Series.

BONUS CHAPTERS not found in the duet.

If you have not met Willow and Garrison yet, we highly recommend starting with Whatever It Takes.]]> 801 Krista Ritchie 195016537X Jac 0 to-read 4.49 2022 Bad Reputation
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]]> <![CDATA[Whatever It Takes (Bad Reputation Duet, #1)]]> 52142931
Call me what you Bad Boy Next Door. Trouble. That Kid Who Can’t Do Anything Right.

When Willow moves into my neighborhood, nothing should have happened. She’s geeky. Shy. A true wallflower.

Willow is a good girl.
Too good for me.

And how the hell was I supposed to know that she’s related to Loren Hale—yeah, that douchebag celebrity that lives on my street. The same guy I've been pranking by spray painting vulgar words on his mailbox and worse. Much worse.

Don't ask me why I do the things I do.
Don't ask me why it had to be her.

I'm cursed. Simple as that. But here's the thing about people who are cursed—they break everything they touch.

And yet. . .I still want to touch her.

Whatever It Takes is the first book in the Bad Reputation Duet and can be read and enjoyed without reading any of Krista & Becca's other novels.]]> 298 Krista Ritchie 1950165752 Jac 0 to-read 4.10 2020 Whatever It Takes (Bad Reputation Duet, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Boy I Grew Up With (Fallen Crest Series)]]> 42590101 I was thriving in mine and he was running his.But…But there were nights I felt we couldn't be further apart than we were, and there were nights I felt we shared the same heartbeat.When was it time?When was it time to either sacrifice, make a change, or walk away from the boy I grew up with?

** 103k standalone]]> 428 Tijan Jac 0 to-read 4.39 2018 The Boy I Grew Up With (Fallen Crest Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[Wherever You Are (Bad Reputation Duet, #2)]]> 52142589
You know that old saying “opposites attract� � well, no one ever tells you what happens after the attraction part.

Do opposites stick together forever?

Or do they just self-combust?

And then there’s the third someone or something forces them apart.

Look, the third option isn’t happening to us. I will end the bastard who thinks he can keep me from her. I only need to worry about one thing. . .

Epic, soul-crushing self-destruction.
Because I screw up everything I touch.
Even her.

Wherever You Are is Book 2 in the Bad Reputation Duet and should be read after Book 1, Whatever It Takes.]]> 395 Krista Ritchie 1950165760 Jac 0 to-read 4.24 2020 Wherever You Are (Bad Reputation Duet, #2)
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]]> Hate To Love You 36135327 It might sound ridiculous. I get it. It kind of was, but college was supposed to be my sanctuary. It was my place to start over. The rumors, the whispers, and the jealousy I endured through high school would all be gone.
No one would know me at college.

Rule #2: No drama.
I’d major in pre-law. I’d make a few loyal friends. Everything would be easy-breezy. No one was going to use me or hurt me. I wouldn’t let them.

Rule #3: New year. New place. New me.

Right?
Wrong.
And all because of Shay Coleman.

Football captain and quarterback, he was the big guy on campus. The cocky guy in my political science class with a smirk.

I hated him on sight . . .
. . . and he was about to break all my rules.

Hate To Love You is a full-length standalone.
There are elements that deal with the dark side of college.]]> 325 Tijan Jac 0 to-read 4.15 2017 Hate To Love You
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]]> <![CDATA[Fallen Saint (All The Pretty Things, #2)]]> 45452894
Aleksei Popov—Russia’s number one mobster, and the man I was sold to.

His intentions for me are clear—submit, obey him, and call him master—but I won’t surrender.I’m notlike the other girls. Whether that’s a blessing or curse, I’ve yet to decide. The problem is, mydisobedience intrigues my captor all the more.

When we arrive in Russia, the rules change.

Saint, the man who was once a sinner, is my only salvation.What was forbidden now gives me hope thatthere is light in the darkness. He will risk everything to set me free.

But behind these opulent walls, things aren’t what they seem, and when the fine line between pleasureand pain begins to blur, only one thing matters—saving my soul.

I will lie.

Cheat.

Steal.

I was once an angel, but now� I’m a fallen saint, ready to inflict my own pain and burn this hellhole tothe ground.]]> 351 Monica James Jac 0 to-read 4.12 Fallen Saint (All The Pretty Things, #2)
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]]> Stay (WAGs, #2) 34080660 Can you fall in love with someone you've never even met?

Hailey Taylor Emery has a hunch that her favorite client at Fetch--an anonymous virtual assistant service--is actually hockey star Matt Eriksson.

Although it's against the rules for her to check his file, she's 95% sure she spends at least part of each day texting with her lifelong crush and catering to his every need. Still nursing a wounded heart thanks to her recent breakup, Hailey is perfectly content with some harmless online flirting...until she has to meet her client. Face to face. Cue: utter panic.

Matt Eriksson is no stranger to heartbreak. He's still not over the destruction of his marriage, and it sucks to be the only guy on the team who knows the truth--that hockey and long-term relationships are a toxic mix. He barely sees his kids, and dealing with his ex makes him feel insane. The only person in his life who seems to understand is someone who won't show her pretty face.

But it's nothing that a pair of fourth row hockey seats can't fix. Hailey can't resist the offer. Matt can't resist Hailey. Good thing he doesn't have to. Fire up the kiss cam!

Warning: Contains rabid hockey fans, misunderstood dick pics, hockey players at the opera and exploding ovaries.]]> 295 Sarina Bowen 1942444346 Jac 0 to-read 4.32 2017 Stay (WAGs, #2)
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]]> Collide (Blackcreek, #1) 18773407
Noah and Cooper never knew what happened to each other. Now, seventeen years later, after finding his boyfriend in bed with another man, Noah returns to Blackcreek looking for a fresh start. And damned if he doesn't find his old friend grew up to be sexy as sin. Coop can’t believe Noah—the only person he trusted with the guilt over his parents� death—is back. And gay� Or that Cooper himself suddenly wants another man in his bed for the first time.

There’s no denying the attraction and emotion between them, but can they overcome the ghosts of their pasts to have a future together?

This title contains two strong, sexy men, and a passionate friendship that transforms into a sizzling hot romance.]]> 332 Riley Hart Jac 0 to-read 3.99 2013 Collide (Blackcreek, #1)
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]]> Betrayal (Infidelity, #1) 27156669
Alexandria Collins has one week to live carefree—no ghosts of her past or pressures of her future haunting her. Reinventing herself as "Charli," she is knocked off her feet by a sexy, mysterious man who brings her pleasure like she never imagined. With her heart at stake, she forgets that decisions made in the dark of night reappear in the bright light of day.

"Some of my tastes are unique. They aren’t for everyone. I understand that.�

Lennox "Nox" Demetri is wealthy, confident, and decisive--he knows what he wants. From the first time he sees Charli at an exclusive resort, he knows he wants her. Although he is usually the one to make the rules, together they agree on one:

One week. No more.

When betrayal comes from those closest to Alexandria, she must decide how far she is willing to go to survive. Choices are not always easy, especially when they involve the heart, body, and soul. After all, Infidelity is a business, and some rules are meant to be broken.

"Is it really cheating if you're doing it to yourself?"

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a sexy, new dominant hero who knows what he wants, and a strong-willed heroine who has plans of her own. With classic Aleatha Romig twists, turns, deceptions, and devotions, this new epic contemporary romance will have readers swooning one minute and screaming the next. Have you been Aleatha'd?

BETRAYAL is a full-length novel and the first of five in the INFIDELITY series.

This series isn't about cheating.]]> 234 Aleatha Romig Jac 0 to-read 4.33 2015 Betrayal (Infidelity, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Nobody Left Out: Jesus Meets the Messes: A 40-Day Devotional for Messy, Broken People (Like Me!)]]> 56651150
A lonely thief.

An unwelcome dinner guest.

A death-row criminal facing his final hours on earth.

What do all of these people have in common?

They all faced the messiness of life. Some made the mess themselves. Some were thrown headfirst into a mess through no fault of their own.

Then something changed. It wasn't that they suddenly became un messy. But they each came face to face with Jesus, and he invited them to be part of God’s story. He didn’t leave them out.

This 40-day devotional looks at eight encounters Jesus had with messy, broken people. In short, daily readings, you'll explore each story and see how Jesus met each person in their mess.

The eight stories we'll be walking through together
Whether you've been following Jesus your whole life or have never cracked open a Bible, Nobody Left Jesus Meets the Messes will remind you that God's love is big enough for everyone�.

He doesn’t want anyone left out!


About the

Michael Murray is just a messy, broken guy trying to follow Jesus one step at a time. He was born with cerebral palsy, a disability that affects motor skills. Living life with CP has given Michael a unique perspective on God's grace and mercy. He created the Nobody Left Out book series to share the good news that every single person matters to Jesus.

Michael and his wife Diana live in Orlando, FL, with their son Emmett and dog Ruby. He is a big fan of sweet tea, musicals, and writing about himself in the third person.]]> 124 Michael Murray Jac 0 to-read 4.71 Nobody Left Out: Jesus Meets the Messes: A 40-Day Devotional for Messy, Broken People (Like Me!)
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]]> <![CDATA[Bad Saint (All The Pretty Things, #1)]]> 44595292 Blindfolded.
Bound.
Destination unknown.

I was told to stay silent and abide by their rules. But they didn’t realize I wasn’t a victim…not anymore.

The open sea was my backdrop for nine torturous days. During that time, glimmers of my fate were revealed by a man with the mysterious chartreuse-colored eyes. He should have scared me, but he didn’t.

He intrigued me. And I intrigued him.

He punished me when I didn’t listen, which was every single day. But beneath his cruelty, I sensed he was guarding a grave secret.

I was sold.
And in a game of poker, no less.

My buyer? A Russian mobster who likes to collect pretty things. Now that I know the truth, I only have one choice.

Sink or swim.

And when one fateful night presents me the opportunity, I take it. I just never anticipated my actions would leave me shipwrecked with my kidnapper.

He needs me alive. I want him dead.

But as days turn into weeks, one thing becomes clear—I should hate him…but I don’t.

My name is Willow.
His name is Saint.

Ironic, isn’t it? He bears a name that denotes nothing but holiness yet delivers nothing but hell. However, if this is hell on earth…God, save my soul.


**BAD SAINT is a DARK ROMANCE. It contains mature themes that might make some readers uncomfortable. It features: kidnapping, captivity, strong violence, mild language, and some dark and disturbing scenes.
This twisted tale is not intended for the fainthearted. So, if you’re game…welcome to the madness.
]]> 372 Monica James Jac 0 to-read 4.07 2019 Bad Saint (All The Pretty Things, #1)
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]]> Lost to You (Regret, #0.5) 40693880

People come into our lives. Some stay, and many go. Some build us up, while most tear us down. They become our friends, our enemies, our lovers, our tormentors. Christian Davison came into mine, and I knew I’d never be the same.

To Elizabeth Ayers, New York City had always been a dream. She’s worked her entire young life to make it here.

Groomed to one day take over his father’s law firm, attending Columbia University was Christian Davison’s only option.

Neither wanted anything more until they sat across from each other at a café table after being paired as study partners. Christian wants her, but Elizabeth knows better than to give into their intense attraction. Yet there is little she can do to stay away.

Lost to You and Take This Regret can be read as Stand-Alone Novels. Recommended reading order: Lost to You, Take This Regret, If Forever Comes]]> 258 A.L. Jackson Jac 0 to-read 3.87 2013 Lost to You (Regret, #0.5)
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]]> Endless (Merciless, #4) 41820755 USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally captivating and thrilling, romantic suspense.

He holds a power over me like no one else ever could.

Maybe it’s because my heart begs to beat in time with his.
Maybe it’s because my body bows to his and his alone.
Maybe it’s because he thought he loved me before he even laid eyes on me.

He thought wrong, it wasn’t me he thought he loved, and nothing has made me suffer like that little secret has. He thought I belonged to him, but he was wrong. It was never supposed to be me.

Our memories are deceiving, but I know what I want now.
What I need more than anything.
I won’t rest until he’s as much mine as I am his.
It’s always been him.]]> 304 W. Winters Jac 0 to-read 4.06 2018 Endless (Merciless, #4)
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]]> Breathless (Merciless, #3) 41719759
Her lips tasted like Cabernet and her touch was like fire.
I was blinded by what she did to me. I so easily fell for something I thought I’d never have.

I was weak for her and should’ve known better. I should’ve known she could never love a man like me.

She brought out a side of me that I wish had stayed dead.

I won’t make the same mistake twice.

I don’t care how much she begs me.

I don’t care that I crave her more than anything else...]]> 247 Willow Winters Jac 0 to-read 4.02 2018 Breathless (Merciless, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood of Zeus (Blood of Zeus #1)]]> 49216429 An ancient grudge. A forbidden love.

The only thing worse than being a demon is being a Valari. As an undergraduate at Los Angeles’s Alameda University, Kara Valari can sometimes succeed at forgetting she’s both. Lost between the pages of the classics and tucked into the shadows of lecture halls, she can dodge the paparazzi’s lenses as well as her family’s publicized dramas—not to mention their private expectations. She has one more year to feed her true passions. Then she’ll be expected to fulfill a much darker destiny.

Cursed with inexplicable strength and god-like stature, literature professor Maximus Kane knows all about darkness. Every day he’s reminded of the missteps of his childhood and the devastating consequences they’ve had on those dearest to him. To atone, Maximus spends his nights alone and his days submerged in the quiet life of academia. His existence has become a study in control, and he’s become a master at it—until Kara Valari walks into his toughest course.

Viscerally, Kara’s everything he craves. Logically, she’s everything he rejects. She’s a starlet of privilege. She’s also a student. And after one touch, he can’t deny that she’s awakened something in him that may never go dormant. Nothing about her makes sense, but everything about her feels right. Especially in the deepest strands of his DNA, which are still shadows of mystery to him—a mystery Kara seems determined to uncover.

She’s Hollywood royalty. She’s forbidden fruit. And he’s pretty sure she could be the answer to everything.]]> 217 Meredith Wild 1642632198 Jac 0 to-read 4.02 2020 Blood of Zeus (Blood of Zeus #1)
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]]> Rush (Gods, #2) 40487796 From Samantha Towle, New York Times bestselling author of Breaking Hollywood and Ruin, comes a new powerful, passionate and dramatic contemporary romance. “With the first pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the New York Giants select…� It’s been three years since quarterback Ares Kincaid’s NFL dream came true, and he’s living the high life. The days of cleaning up after his drunk of a father are long gone, and he has no intention of going back. A car crash and DUI charge meant a lengthy stint in rehab for Arianna Petrelli, and her dream of being a professional artist slips further away when she’s sacked from her position at a gallery. Her need for a job stronger even than her dislike of football, Ari goes to work for her father, the head coach of the New York Giants. Ares hates alcoholics, which is fine with Ari because she thinks he’s a brainless jock. Yet when Ares rescues Ari from a situation with her ex-boyfriend, an unlikely friendship begins � one that quickly becomes more. But messing around with the coach’s daughter can only lead to one thing…trouble. 'A moving and fan-yourself-worthy love story' USA Today's Happy Ever After on Ruin]]> 293 Samantha Towle Jac 0 to-read 4.28 2018 Rush (Gods, #2)
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]]> Ruin (Gods, #1) 38096959 From Samantha Towle, the New York Times bestselling author of Wardrobe Malfunction and Breaking Hollywood, comes a dramatically powerful and passionate new contemporary romance.

And the new heavyweight champion of the world is...

Those are the words that Zeus Kincaid has been waiting to hear since he first put on a pair of boxing gloves. He just didn’t think they would come with a tragedy that would change how he viewed the sport forever.

Cameron Reed was in her second year at Juilliard when her childhood sweetheart, Zeus Kincaid, walked away from her. A few months later, Cam realized that she would never fulfill her dream of dancing for the New York City Ballet.

Now working as a dancer in an upscale club in Manhattan, Cam is brought face-to-face with the man she once loved. And it’s her turn to walk away from him.

After five years of missing Cam, Zeus isn’t prepared to let her go again. But when he finds himself standing on her doorstep the next morning, things don’t go quite as he expected�

‘You’ll be smitten with everything about this entertaining, steamy and feel-good romance� USA Today’s Happy Ever After on Breaking Hollywood]]> 262 Samantha Towle Jac 0 to-read 4.09 2018 Ruin (Gods, #1)
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]]> Lies 46141400
Thom is having a hellish week. Not only is he hunting a double agent, but his fiancée dumped him, and thanks to his undercover life, she’s been kidnapped.

Turns out Thom is Operative Thom and he’s got more than a few secrets to share with Betty if he’s going to keep her alive. With both their lives on the line, their lackluster connection is suddenly replaced by an intense one. But in his line of work, feelings aren’t wanted or desired. Because feelings can be a lethal distraction.]]> 242 Kylie Scott 0648457257 Jac 0 to-read 3.97 2019 Lies
author: Kylie Scott
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]]> <![CDATA[A Promise of Fire (Kingmaker Chronicles, #1)]]> 199398080 KINGDOMS WILL RISE AND FALL FOR HER�

“Cat� Catalia Fisa lives disguised as a soothsayer in a traveling circus. She is perfectly content avoiding the danger and destiny the Gods—and her homicidal mother—have saddled her with. That is, until Griffin, an ambitious warlord from the magic-deprived south, fixes her with his steely gaze and upsets her illusion of safety forever.

BUT NOT IF SHE CAN HELP IT

Griffin knows Cat is the Kingmaker, the woman who divines the truth through lies. He wants her as a powerful weapon for his newly conquered realm—until he realizes he wants her for much more than her magic. Cat fights him at every turn, but Griffin’s fairness, loyalty, and smoldering advances make him increasingly hard to resist and leave her wondering if life really does have to be short, and lived alone.]]> 459 Amanda Bouchet Jac 0 to-read 4.02 2016 A Promise of Fire (Kingmaker Chronicles, #1)
author: Amanda Bouchet
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]]> Twisted Roots 58530665 0 Gina Magee Jac 0 to-read 3.92 Twisted Roots
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]]> <![CDATA[Reaper's Property (Reapers MC, #1)]]> 30640797
But Marie just left her abusive jerk of an ex-husband and she’s not looking for a new man. Especially one like Horse. She doesn’t know his real name or where he lives. She’s ninety percent certain he’s a criminal and that the “business� he talked with her brother wasn’t website design. She needs him out of her life, which would be a snap if he wasn’t so damned sexy.

Horse is part of the Reapers Motorcycle Club, and when he wants something, he takes it. What is he wants is Marie, but she’s not interested in becoming some biker’s property.

Then her brother steals from the club. Now Marie can save him by giving Horse what he wants—at home, in public, on his bike� and if she’s a very, very good girl, he’ll let her brother live.

Author’s Note: This book was originally released through a small publisher in 2013. This independent edition has been lightly edited, and contains a bonus short, “Sticky Sweet� (originally published on the author’s website) and a Q&A with the author.
]]> 308 Joanna Wylde 0997723904 Jac 0 to-read 4.07 2013 Reaper's Property (Reapers MC, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Ryker (Kings of Korruption MC, #1)]]> 25838686
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve taken care of everyone around me, including my self-centered older sister, Anna. When her poor choices make us targets of the Devil’s Rejects Motorcycle Club, I grab her and we run like hell. A new city, a new job, a new life. It’s almost perfect � and then I meet Ryker.

He’s gorgeous, rugged and too cocky for his own damned good. But he’s a biker � exactly the type of man I’ve been running from. I have no business getting involved with a man like him. Too bad I can’t get him out of my head.

Ryker

As V.P. of the Kings of Korruption MC, I know all about violence and loss. In my world, getting involved with a woman never turns out well. Avoiding commitment isn’t something I have to work at � it’s just a way of life. Then I meet Charlotte. Drawn to her kindness and beauty, I know there’s no place for her in my world. I have to let her go.

Finding Charlotte battered and bloody late one night, I go against my own beliefs, making it my mission to protect her. The Devils are out for blood and it’s Charlotte’s they want. Maybe I can’t keep her but I will put my life on the line to keep her safe. If not, I face losing the only woman that’s ever made me feel alive.

***Note: This book contains violence, strong language and descriptive sexual situations. It is intended for readers over the age of 18]]> 154 Geri Glenn Jac 0 to-read 4.16 2015 Ryker (Kings of Korruption MC, #1)
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dreamer (The Keepers, #0.5)]]> 49906669
The glitter and sparkle of the royal court only serves to conceal a harrowing life and a deep secret that will cost Kieran his title and the love of his family. It’s a secret he thinks he can keep.

But somethings can’t remain hidden.
]]> 88 Meg Anne Jac 0 to-read 4.21 2019 The Dreamer (The Keepers, #0.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Who is That in the Mirror?: Overcome the Imposter Inside, Discover Who You Truly Are, and Implement Habits to Maintain Your Authentic Self]]> 51637056 210 Darcey Kesner Hawkins 1640855440 Jac 0 to-read 0.0 Who is That in the Mirror?: Overcome the Imposter Inside, Discover Who You Truly Are, and Implement Habits to Maintain Your Authentic Self
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]]> <![CDATA[Try Softer: How to recover your natural state of happiness and clarity of purpose]]> 71987850 278 Thomas A. Newnam 1604521457 Jac 0 to-read 0.0 Try Softer: How to recover your natural state of happiness and clarity of purpose
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]]> The War of the Worlds 16147181
Inspiring films, radio dramas, comic-book adaptations, television series and sequels,The War of the Worlds is a prototypical work of science fiction which has influenced every alien story that has come since, and is unsurpassed in its ability to thrill, well over a century since it was first published.]]> 275 H.G. Wells Jac 0 to-read 4.02 1898 The War of the Worlds
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]]> <![CDATA[I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist]]> 6573178
Norman Geisler and Frank Turek argue, however, that Christianity is not only more reasonable than all other belief systems, but is indeed more rational than unbelief itself. With conviction and clear thinking, Geisler and Turek guide readers through some of the traditional, tested arguments for the existence of a creator God. They move into an examination of the source of morality and the reliability of the New Testament accounts concerning Jesus. The final section of the book deals with a detailed investigation of the claims of Christ. This volume will be an interesting read for those skeptical about Christianity, as well as a helpful resource for Christians seeking to articulate a more sophisticated defense of their faith.]]> 450 Norman L. Geisler 1433581434 Jac 0 to-read 4.47 2004 I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist
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]]> <![CDATA[Craving (Steel Brothers Saga, #1)]]> 42279030 Librarian Note: Alternate cover can be found here

Your Escape Into A World of Dark Mysteries & Spicy Romance.

After being left at the altar, Jade Roberts seeks solace at her best friend’s ranch on the Colorado western slope. Her humiliation still ripe, she doesn't expect to be attracted to her friend’s reticent brother, but when the gorgeous cowboy kisses her, all bets are off.

Talon Steel is broken. Having never fully healed from a horrific childhood trauma, he simply exists, taking from women what is offered and giving nothing in return...until Jade Roberts catapults into his life. She is beautiful, sweet, and giving, and his desire for her becomes a craving he fears he'll never be able to satisfy.

Passion sizzles between the two lovers...but long-buried secrets haunt them both and may eventually tear them apart.]]> 288 Helen Hardt 1943893667 Jac 0 to-read 4.08 2016 Craving (Steel Brothers Saga, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely]]> 27840705 "Rejection steals the best of who I am by reinforcing the worst of what's been said to me."

The enemy wants us to feel rejected . . . left out, lonely, and less than.

In Uninvited, Lysa shares her own deeply personal experiences of rejection—from the perceived judgment of the perfectly toned woman one elliptical over to the incredibly painful childhood abandonment by her father. She leans in to honestly examine the roots of rejection, as well as rejection's ability to poison relationships from the inside out, including our relationship with God.

With biblical depth, gut-honest vulnerability, and refreshing wit, Lysa will help you:

� Stop feeling left out by believing that even when you are overlooked by others you are handpicked by God.
� Change your tendency to either fall apart or control the actions of others by embracing God-honoring ways to process your hurt.
� Know exactly what to pray for the next ten days to steady your soul and restore your confidence in the midst of rejection.
� Overcome the two core fears that feed your insecurities by understanding the secret of belonging.

Uninvited reminds us we are destined for a love that can never be diminished, tarnished, shaken, or taken—a love that does not reject or uninvite.]]> 275 Lysa TerKeurst 1400205875 Jac 0 to-read 4.19 2016 Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely
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]]> Some Days 54556053 From an Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominee comes a touching story of family, security, and loss.

A young girl tells her mother about a passageway in their yard. Down this passageway, it is not cold, there is no danger, and nothing bad can ever happen—and the person she longs for is with her again. The only problem is that, on some days, the passageway is not there. But maybe, together, mother and daughter can find a way to carry that feeling with them always.

First published in Argentina, this lovely picture book will tug on the heartstrings of anyone who knows what it means to miss a loved one.]]> 24 María Wernicke 1542022495 Jac 0 to-read 3.66 2012 Some Days
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]]> <![CDATA[You, Me, and the Colors of Life]]> 31842841
Their generosity of spirit draws Thomas out of his shell. He finds strength in their visits to the children’s hospital where Janica volunteers, captivating the kids� attention with her imaginative stories. But all too soon fate deals them a harsh blow. Can their love survive life’s obstacles?

You, Me, and the Colors of Life is a moving, hopeful story about the power of love and the power of living a life filled with joy.]]> 302 Noa C. Walker 1503995801 Jac 0 to-read 4.11 2015 You, Me, and the Colors of Life
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]]> <![CDATA[The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury]]> 41038946
Alice Pendelbury believes everything in her life is pretty much in order—from her good friends to her burgeoning career. But even Alice has to admit it’s been an odd week. Not only has her belligerent neighbor, Mr. Daldry, suddenly become a surprisingly agreeable confidant, but he’s encouraging her to take seriously the fortune-teller who told her that only by traveling to Turkey can Alice meet the most important person in her life.

What’s more, the peculiarly insistent Mr. Daldry has even agreed to finance Alice’s trip—one that against all reason seems to be predestined. It’s on this journey, crazy from the outset and strangely irresistible, that Alice will find out that nothing in her life is real, that her past is not true, and that the six people she’s about to encounter will shape her future in ways she could never have dreamed.]]> 283 Marc Levy 1542090563 Jac 0 to-read 4.05 2011 The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury
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]]> <![CDATA[The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan]]> 42945699 An emotional and sweeping memoir of love and survival—and of a committed and desperate family uprooted and divided by the violent, changing landscape of Afghanistan in the early 1980s.

Before the Soviet invasion of 1980, Enjeela Ahmadi remembers her home—Kabul, Afghanistan—as peaceful, prosperous, and filled with people from all walks of life. But after her mother, unsettled by growing political unrest, leaves for medical treatment in India, the civil war intensifies, changing young Enjeela’s life forever. Amid the rumble of invading Soviet tanks, Enjeela and her family are thrust into chaos and fear when it becomes clear that her mother will not be coming home.

Thus begins an epic, reckless, and terrifying five-year journey of escape for Enjeela, her siblings, and their father to reconnect with her mother. In navigating the dangers ahead of them, and in looking back at the wilderness of her homeland, Enjeela discovers the spiritual and physical strength to find hope in the most desperate of circumstances.

A heart-stopping memoir of a girl shaken by the brutalities of war and empowered by the will to survive, The Broken Circle brilliantly illustrates that family is not defined by the borders of a country but by the bonds of the heart.]]> 282 Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller 1503958779 Jac 0 to-read 4.09 2019 The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan
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