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Taylor Byrd, Bree Scott, and Josie Herrera, best friends, are ending their senior year high school basketball season at Millguard High with hopes of qualifying for a place in the state championship game. The girls are part of military families living near a United States military base. They have been playing basketball at a local recreation center since elementary school. It is only natural that they end up on a high school girls' basketball team together. They are all talented, but Taylor stands out partially because of her six-foot height, which she gets from her father, Col. Willis Byrd.

How could things have gone so wrong between Syl Jameson and Viola Harrison? Syl and Viola are like sisters growing up in the small, stifling town of Love Hill. Though they are as different as light and dark, they connect. And for Syl, Viola’s family is a warm refuge away from the unaffectionate place that Syl calls home. But the reality is Syl can get a little needy and jealous. Viola can get a little toxic. And, like everyone in Love Hill, they have secrets. Eventually their friendship is bound to snap.

If you want to discover your true identity as a child of God and how to start living out your true purpose, then keep reading! These days, we’re continually being bombarded by negative messages. They are so prevalent that sometimes the line between truth and lies gets blurred. It’s easy to slip into feeling “not good enough,” unloved, or even worthless. The truth is that you are a precious and priceless child of God! Even when you don’t feel like it’s true - it doesn’t change the fact that you are.

A ground-breaking exploration of the changing nature of trust and how to bridge the gap from where you are to where you need to be. Trust is the most powerful force underlying the success of every business. Yet it can be shattered in an instant, with a devastating impact on a company’s market...

April and her family have returned to the place where her nightmare began. It’s bad enough that she feels trapped by a building, a virus, and the upcoming winter, but the indistinguishable whispers in her head hold her captive, as well. For April, remembering is reliving the events in her life every day - good and bad. When she discovers that the voice in her head is Cecil’s, she turns to her parents for a solution.

Gain Insights on Mark's Christology from Today's Leading Scholars The Gospel of Mark, widely assumed to be the earliest narrative of Jesus's life and the least explicit in terms of Christology, has long served as a worktable for the discovery of Christian origins and developing theologies. The...

When the effects of a hypnosis-inducing drug fade, April slowly begins a conscious awakening. Memories of her past are unclear and she has no recollection of her identity or her whereabouts. As the days slip by, April realizes there is more to life than existing when she is introduced to an occupant who does just that - her sister. The more she learns about her environment the more she wants to escape. Will April remember her past, her sister? Will she have the courage to leave? And if she does, where will she go?

Born mute, twenty-two year-old Alice has never known a normal life. Kept from the outside world by her cruel mother and overbearing father, her only friend is her neighbor Hailey with whom she communicates through sign language. When Alice's father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Alice must attend and care for him, all the while listening to his feverish drug-induced ramblings. That is until, in his final days, he reveals something Alice never expected. He confesses to murdering several women.

Just as Krista’s summer plans are almost ready, she is suddenly plagued by strange dreams and intense feelings of déjà vu. Feeling like she’s losing her mind, Krista visits a psychic, only to feel more confused. When she arrives in England, her dreams persist, and she finds herself at the doorstep of another psychic. She needs clarity. Finally, the words Krista was afraid to say out loud are spoken. Now, she has to figure out what it all means. Promised Soul is a story of the past, present, and future of two souls, bound together by eternal and transcending love.

April and Beth have escaped, and their captor is dead. Freedom is in their grasp - if only they knew where they were. With some memories returning, April and Beth struggle to find answers to their questions. What they know is that they’ve been vaccinated against a strange virus. But what happened to their family, and to the rest of the world? As they head out, they stumble onto the compound where their nightmare began, but the empty building only brings more mystery into their lives. Soon, they encounter others wandering on the numerous trails throughout the woods.

If you want to discover scripture’s unbreakable promises and live with unshakable hope, then keep reading...We all experience times when we feel fearful, anxious, lonely, or discouraged. Sometimes these negative emotions occasionally sneak up on us. Other times it can feel like they are threatening to overtake us. But hope can be found in the promises of God. These powerful promises are not merely kind platitudes to cheer us up. Instead, they are unshakable, unchanging pillars to hold onto in life’s hardest seasons.

Usamenuhub dives into the flavors and stories behind menus from restaurants all over the United States. Each episode explores what makes a dish special, how menus reflect local culture and trends, and gives listeners a tasty mix of food insights, restaurant highlights, and practical tips for discovering great eats near you. Whether you’re into iconic classics or hidden local gems, this podcast serves up the best bites and the people behind them.

Take a meander from places labeled normal to a world that clatters, slinks, and drips. Looks aren't everything and nothing is as it seems. Along the Elizabeth River in Norfolk stands an unassuming diner where love and misery are on the menu. Come for breakfast, stay for the pie. You might never want to leave. The Dark Reflections series is a shared world based on the art by Jeff Lee Johnson in which each author has contributed a single character to the telling of the tale behind the images.

Two friends. A bride who dies. Two versions of the story. One unreliable narrator. Who do you believe? Nathan or Elias? The listener gets to decide which version he chooses to listen to first. Nathan, who claims that his best friend Elias murdered his own bride? Or Elias, who claims that Nathan is hallucinating and that he is innocent. In the end, the truth is - literally- hidden in the middle of the book.

Elmer's birthday is coming up! He decides to organize a party and invites 10 of his fellow elephant friends. Turns out, it's difficult to fit 10 elephants into a tiny tent. In this counting book, you'll have the opportunity to count from one to 10 and then back down again.

The oldest of nine children, John Stuart Mill was born on May 20, 1806; he died in France, where he spent many of his later years, on May 7, 1873. Mill had a very extraordinary, strenuous education, overseen by his ambitious father James, who believed that one becomes improved via education and, once educated, that is the end of the matter. John Mill was reading Greek at age three and Latin at the age of eight

Picante es la mejor palabra para describir el giro que ha dado mi vida. Hago esfuerzos por concentrarme. Mi cuerpo arde en un fuego aparentemente inagotable.

"Pimentée, c'est le bon mot pour décrire la tournure qu'a pris ma vie. J'ai du mal à me concentrer, mon corps brûle d'un feu dont la source semble intarissable." Infirmière en deuxième année, Charlène ne s'attend pas au tournant érotique que va prendre sa vie ! Elle, d'habitude si timide, va se laisser tenter par une des soirées désinhibées d'étudiants en médecine. Mais que va-t-elle faire quand elle réalise que son amant d'un soir s'avère être médecin interne dans l'hôpital où elle commence son stage ?

Het kleine zwarte katje Hamley woont met haar moeder en haar zusjes in een groot huis met een prachtige tuin. Op een winterse ochtend wordt de wereld bedolven met sneeuw. Nieuwsgierig trekt Hamley de tuin in. Ze rent door de sneeuw naar de weilanden erachter. Daar ziet ze vreemde sporen in de sneeuw van dieren die ze nog niet kent. Hamley gaat nieuwsgierig op onderzoek uit, en komt zo in een magische winterse wereld terecht met bijzondere dieren.

Nimmt das Wildbret des Waidmanns seiner Frau die Luft zum Atmen? Kann Aberglaube Leben retten? Und warum starb der Büchernarr? Schon die kleinsten Unaufmerksamkeiten können tödliche Folgen haben. Bei Sekundenschlaf oder einem Postflug über den Dschungel in einer stürmischen Nacht ist das ja noch verständlich, bei einem Hexenturm oder einem Blind Date aber weniger. Und doch schleicht sich der Tod auf leisen Sohlen an. Wir schenken euch eine überraschende Wendung am Morgen, einen Schrecken gegen Mittag, eine Gänsehaut am Abend und spannende Träume für die Nacht.