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When America declared war on the German Empire in 1917, young men were drafted and thrown into the conflict on the Western Front. A group of young women decided to help the war effort by writing to the soldiers. As Matrice Hamilton corresponds with several young men, only one claims her heart. Will he come home to her if he survives the carnage on the frontlines? If so, can they find love and fulfillment together, or will the dark clouds of war overshadow them forever?

Every child grows up in a unique environment, with behaviors tailored to each one according to where they are from, and how each one is trained and raised. Many unruly behaviors are surprisingly caused by the missing fathers in many households. The ups and downs, sadness and joy, failures and successes in society pose a challenge for everyone growing up, but double is the challenge for the fatherless. This book features the real-life stories of the fatherless, and the choices, decisions, and advices that helped some of them to navigate through the maze of their troubled world.

To say Maeva Stewart is not a patient young woman is an understatement. Full of ideas, she meets life head on—usually with her best friend and neighbor, Ruby Risler. Aside from Ruby’s good qualities as a friend, she also has a brother, Leo. After giving cookies to the men leaving the train station for Camp Douglas, Maeva begins writing letters to those she doesn’t know. Then, drawing upon an untapped well of courage, she writes to tell Leo how she feels about him. A telegram changes everything when Leo is injured in France, and Maeva wants to go to him.

Tatianna Murray joins her best friends in writing to the men headed for Europe during World War I. Ryan’s letters stand out from the others. Two strangers find within the words something they both share: loneliness and the loss of their parents. As the correspondence continues, they find love, although they’ve never met. While in the horrific war, Ryan carries a bit of Tatianna with him, a golden cross. When Ryan’s letters stop, Tatianna worries. Is he wounded, dead, or imprisoned by the enemy?

"December "Dawn" Calendar has been blind her entire life, but that hasn't stopped her from living her life to the fullest on her family's ranch. But she knows there's one thing her sisters can do—have been doing—that she can't: falling in love and moving away. Even if she did manage to find someone who could love her, blindness and all, the ranch is her home. She can move around there as well as any sighted person, and just the thought of leaving is terrifying to her. But what man would want to live with her and her parents?

When you're the sixth of 12 sisters, and the first five have all fallen in love and gotten married, people start looking at you to make the "Next Big Announcement". But June Calendar is having none of that. She's an accountant, not some mushy-minded romantic twit! Junie is going to simply fake a relationship with a man she'll tell her family is her "true love". And when he breaks her heart, as part of the agreement between them, her family will have no choice but to let her live her life in peace...at least for a while. Simple and logical. Now to find a groom....

As the resident handywoman on her family's ranch, October doesn't have time for something as silly as falling in love. But she always has time for Lacey, her prize student, who has asked for her help to build her father something special. October doesn't have any idea what's on Clint's mind, but when Lacey suddenly needs her, she'll move Heaven and Earth to help the girl. Thrown into Clint's life, she's determined to support the little family, even if it means her sisters will have more reasons to tease her about falling in love.

August "Sparky" Calendar is a simple sort of gal. Blue jeans, sneakers, and her colorful headwraps are all she needs in life...outside of her ghost-hunting equipment. Sparky is determined to become Cauldron Valley's resident supernatural investigator. Jax Weston is at his wits' end. Thanks to the strange noises and creepy voices haunting the house he just moved into, he hasn't been able to rest at all. When he hires a local ghost-hunter, he doesn't see any reason why "August" shouldn't move in with him for a week to investigate this strange phenomenon.

1978, ein Dorf in der Eifel: Sanne und Ulrike haben Osterferien. Wenn sie nicht auf dem Hof helfen müssen, düsen sie mit ihren Fahrrädern durch die Gegend und kriegen alles mit. In zwei Monaten ist Fußball-WM, die Mädchen bekommen aber einfach nicht genug Hanuta-Bilder für ihre Sammelalben. Also schneiden sie ein paar Männerköpfe aus dem Fahndungsplakat in der Post. Denn das ganze Land ist gerade in Aufruhr über drei Buchstaben. RAF. Und dann geschieht tatsächlich ein Bankraub. Festgenommen wird der einzige Langhaarige im Dorf.

New York Times Bestseller “Both deeper and more democratic than The Elements of Style” —Adam Haslett, Financial Times “A guided tour through some of the most beautiful, arresting sentences in the English language.” —Slate In this entertaining and erudite gem, world-class professor...

Therapeutic counseling in a Christian context can be highly effective when it maintains narrowly focused goals in a time-limited setting. The details of this proven model of pastoral counseling are described in this practical guide. This second edition of Strategic Pastoral Counseling has been thoroughly revised and includes two new chapters. Benner includes helpful case studies, a new appendix on contemporary ethical issues, and updated chapter bibliographies. His study will continue to serve clergy and students well as a valued practical handbook on pastoral care and counseling.

Before Charles Darwin, other luminaries planted the seeds that would one day evolve into the theory that would make him famous. Author Rick Coste begins by shining a spotlight on the writers, philosophers, and scientists who planted the seeds that would blossom into the theory of evolution by natural selection, from Aristotle’s big ideas to young Mary Anning’s discovery of the first ichthyosaur skeleton. After exploring the contributions of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, Evolution Talk investigates the very beginnings of life itself.

The story has so often been told: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Habsburg Empire, was shot dead on June 28, 1914, in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. Thirty days later, the Archduke's uncle, Emperor Franz Joseph, declared war on the Kingdom of Serbia, producing the chain reaction of European powers entering the First World War. Contrasting the vast disproportionality between a single deadly act and an act of war that would leave ten million dead, Misfire contends that the real causes for the world war lie in "civilized" Europe rather than the assassination.

Forget about waiting until you reach the age of 50 or 60 before you start thinking about your health. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income, or just living more and working less, this book is your blueprint. Listen to find more about the positive lifestyle changes you can incorporate—how to be active without being reckless, how to think and start living smart in your youth, how to adapt to your biological and physical changes, how to stay on top of all your annual checkups, and more.

When an explosive conflict is determined to destroy lives the world over, Ruby Rose Risler undertakes her patriotic responsibility to the Doughboys being called to defend liberty “over there.” But Ruby’s civic duty becomes a labor of love when her newest pen pal sparks a sweet interest. Farm boy Earnest Steiner cannot fathom the scope of the task before him when he’s pulled from small town America and dropped into the trenches of France. But the touching letters he receives from a gentle young woman provide a lifeline during his time on the Western Front.

Lara Cummings came to Last Chance with her sister for a new life, far away from the farm where her inquisitive nature always seemed to land her in trouble. Living on her cousins' ranch sounded ideal...until the drought came. Mitchell King wants as far away from Colorado as he can get. But opportunities to work are slim, and when he arrives in Last Chance, he's more than willing to take a job on a ranch in exchange for room and board. Of course, the pretty, mischievous redhead who lives there makes it all the easier to decide to stay.

These real-life practical affirmations are for you to manifest an amazingly rich and abundant life in your physical reality. A life that you have never seen before. Listen to these affirmations and let them resonate in you. Feel them fully in you. These affirmations are actually vibrational patterns. They will start to ring in your mind and body until you see your life-changing in front of your eyes.

A spiritual journey with extraordinary encounters. Yon Rou's memoir is a kaleidoscopic ride through the upper echelons of New York Society and the nature-worshipping, sword-wielding world of East Asian religious and martial arts. Monk of Park Avenue divulges a privileged childhood in Manhattan, followed by the bitter rigors of kung fu in China and meditations in Daoist temples. Join Yon Rou's adventure as he encounters kings, Nobel laureates, and the Mob. 

The relationships in your life will make the difference between happiness and misery. The right relationship will launch you to the heights of achievement; the wrong one will tether you to mediocrity. Your relationships will be your sources of greatest joy and your venues of greatest pain. Van...

These real-life, practical affirmations are for you to manifest an amazingly rich and abundant life in your physical reality. A life that you have never seen before. Listen to these affirmations, and let them resonate in you. Feel them fully in you. These affirmations are actually vibrational patterns. They will start to ring in your mind and body until you see your life-changing in front of your eyes. Listen to this meditation before you go to sleep or while sleeping. While you sleep, you are more receptive, and the affirmations can work on a deeper level.