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Finding Margaret is the moving story of journalist and broadcaster Andrew Pierce's search for his birth mother. As he was approaching fifty, Pierce decided that it was finally time to track down his biological mother. He knew that he had lived in a Roman Catholic orphanage in Cheltenham for more than two years and was adopted at the age of three by a family who loved and nurtured him.

"Sin City Secrets: The Mobsters Who Shaped Las Vegas" delves into the intricate relationship between organized crime and the development of Las Vegas, revealing how mobsters influenced the city's transformation into a gambling mecca. The book is structured in five parts, each chronicling different eras of mob involvement in Las Vegas from the 1920s to the present day. Part 1 explores the origins of organized crime during Prohibition, highlighting figures like Bugsy Siegel and Virginia Hill, who played pivotal roles in establishing criminal networks that would later target Las Vegas.

Her husband is dead. She's pregnant. And her odious brother-in-law is forcing her hand in marriage. Betty Rochester can't abide the thought of Garrett having anything to do with her child. Or her. She has to escape and fast. Her only hope is to get as far away from Boston—and Garrett—as she can. But Betty has run out of options. Except one. Her sister became a mail-order bride, so why can't she? But Betty doesn't count on her mail-order husband rejecting her when he discovers she's with child. Now she's thousands of miles from home with a man who can barely look her in the face.

No matter what you might have heard, God didn’t mandate a divine way to date. What he did do, in the Bible, is lay out principles for wise and healthy relational living among believers. His boundaries for us are wise and good. But exactly how you apply God’s principles to your dating life is up to you to figure out. All you need is guidance, not micromanagement.

Halloween is supposed to be a time of celebration and delight, tricks and sweet treats. If you're a college student like me, that includes hitting up the legendary costume party my best friend, Blaine, throws every year at his family's mansion. And my senior year is shaping up to be the best year of all because I've finally caught the attention of my hot roommate and crush, Kellen Williams. He is everything I desire, and all I need is for this night with him to go perfectly. I guess that makes me naive.