Aaran's priorities seem up for grabs as one of Whitegraft's rarefied Private Investigators, but her recent exploits rescuing underage prostitutes and their families from the Council of Sex Trade Workers has not gone unnoticed. When a young woman seeks protection for her 'sisters' from a violent knife wielding mark, Aaran is drawn into a web of conflicting political agendas that nearly severs her silver thread.Enter Akane, heiress of Diverse Industries, kidnapped and converted into a Mawathi assassin cyborg. Wary of a tampering trap, Aaran must first learn the intent of Shiru-Ya, a veteran with information that could have Alliance-wide ramifications. Oh, but her troubles haven't yet begun, as she stumbles into an illegal snuff ring operating within the borders of the Council's government sanctioned business. She'd better sort things out before the Crown issues its order to shut down the Stargazers altogether...

Living in a broken world gives us plenty of reasons to armor up, shut down, and numb out. But God wants more for us than just getting by. When we harden ourselves to the world, we not only close ourselves off from the good things God intends for us but close off avenues God wants to work through in others' lives as well. With deep empathy and encouragement, writer Charaia Rush invites us to experience the countercultural path of staying open and vulnerable to the goodness of God and the miracle of staying tender in a tough world that only God can bring about. In Courageously Soft she helps you to · identify the root of a hardened heart · move from fearful self-preservation to the hope of being held · recognize God's presence in the midst of pain · replace denial, shutting down, and closing off with abiding trust in God's love and care If you have been feeling exhausted, bitter, or beaten down by disappointment, betrayal, or suffering, this grace-filled book will help you find your way back to a posture of love, trust, and hope.

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Recently updated with an expanded study guide, Strong Women, Soft Hearts has quickly become an important study for women of all ages. Through inspiring real-life testimonies, Paula Rinehart writes as both a kindred spirit and a compassionate counselor to women feeling robbed of their passions and trapped by life's disappointing realities. Women who long to be released from the burden of hard choices and perpetually empty souls will be empowered to rediscover dreams long lost and refocus energy misguided. Strong Women, Soft Hearts cries out for women to embrace passion and approach life as something to be lived, not merely survived.

About the Book When a teenage boy is accused of murder, one private investigator must find enough evidence to support a “justifiable homicide” defense. Hard Secrets, Soft Heart sheds light on the universal subject of child abuse, a topic is still often taboo, especially in the African American community. But no matter how shattering, if some secrets are kept, there can be even more dire consequences. About the Author R. E. Blythe is now in his fifties, but he has wanted to write a book ever since he was a young man with his dream being to become a professional author. Growing up, he was a computer geek. He left the corporate world to pursue his dream.