Sweet child, welcome to Texas! Cowboys, NASA, scrumptious chili-- there are so many things that make Texas great. If your child was born here, what a lucky state! From history tidbits to fun facts, this beautiful poem describes and teaches all the things that make this sweet state special. Whether you're a child or a child at heart, this book is perfect for all sweet children born in Texas!

Presents information about the state of Texas, its emblematic flora and fauna, and attractions.

When Sarah Grissom is seven years old, her brother adn her cousins--the Northgates--play a trick on her. They pretend there's a ghost in the attic of their grandmother's big, rambling East Texas house, and they take Sarah up to meet it. It's just a game for the others, but Sarah senses a frightening thing there, a presence. Is it a ghost? Without a doubt there is something--something cold, something deadly--lurking in the Northgate attic. Carol Dawson's "The Waking Spell" is a penetrating look at the specter that has haunted the women of this East Texas family since the late 1890s, when Sarah's vain, well-bred great-grandmother found herself plunged suddenly into a raw, rough-edged wilderness across the Red River from civilization. It was a place where no one understood manners, or proper sentiments, or refinement--where the only thing a proper lady could do was retreat into silence and secrets. Over the years, silnce and secrets have become an unspoken rule, an invisible bond of repression and frustration passed down from mother to daughter. In Carol Dawson's first novel, we follow Sarah's long journey hope through her family's history to confront the malignant silence that has haunted the lives of the Northgate women for nearly a century. Like Josephine Humphreys in "Dreams of Sleep," Carol Dawson writes of women struggling to find their own voices and identities in a male-dominated world of convention that punishes daring, stifles initiative, and encourages silence.

The bonds of love are truly tested for six couples in these enthralling romances featuring secret babies and surprise pregnancies. Your heart will ache in all the right ways as baby makes three for these winning duos. What a Texas Girl Needs: Matias Barnes knows all about society women like Vanessa Witte. It's part of the reason he left his wealthy family behind and took a job on a ranch. But while Mat knows she's so not right for him, can he resist her charms long enough to really let her go? The clock is winding down to the moment when Vanessa's secret will force her to flee and take away his choice forever. Marrying the Wrong Man: Morgan Parrish's dad planned her marriage to a man destined to be president of the United States, but she fell in love with the town drunk's son, got pregnant, and fled. Now she's back and waitressing at the bistro Charlie Cramer manages. If they give in to the attraction and screw things up again, their daughter will deal with the fallout--or they just might get that American dream after all. The Rebel's Own: In high school, a cruel prank left shy Kennedy Bailey pregnant and alone. Now grown-up and gorgeous, she won't let anything stop her from saving her five-year-old son's life when he's diagnosed with leukemia. Even if it means confronting his father, NFL quarterback Ryan Carville, who just wants a second chance to show he's a man worth loving. A Taste of Honey: Charli Honey knew it was a bad decision to end up in her boss's bed, and to make matters worse, now she's pregnant. William Knight is happy to do the right thing, but can she live with a man who doesn't love her? Or can William convince her a change of heart is not only possible, it's real? Sutherland's Pride: Pride Donovan's former lover, Flynn Sutherland, does not recognize her little boy as his when she returns to their Texas Gulf Coast town, but he definitely wants their relationship back. Can their second chance withstand the bombshell she's about to drop into his life? Her Soldier's Touch: When U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Colten Taylor returns briefly to Phoenix to bury his brother, he's shocked to see Rachel Madison waiting for him at the airport. He regrets the morning he walked away from her; coming from an abusive home taught Colt to put limits on all his relationships. But now that she has his son in tow, will he keep running? Sensuality Level: Sensual

Author Twinkle Scott continues to share her spirituality to inspire others through personal journeys in life. She is the author of numerous books and winner of various writing and poetry awards. Twinkle Scott has taught in public schools for thirty two years. She holds degrees from Catawba College, Salisbury, North Carolina, University of North Carolina Greensboro, and currently finishing a PHD in Counseling from Liberty University, Virginia. She has served as past president of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, International Reading Association, National Storytellers of America, North Carolina Advancement of Teachers, and the North Carolina Writers Association. She helps the homeless, abused children, and battered women. My passion is loving our awesome God, my absolutely amazing family, and sharing love to our spiritual friends! Thats my Spiritual Breath! I am grateful for my journey! Dianne Hiatt is a former adult education teacher in the North Carolina Community Colleges and is an elementary education teacher teaching in N.C. Counties. Raised in Greensboro, N.C., she now resides with her daughter Laura in Raleigh, N.C. She graduated from U.N.C.-Greensboro, with a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood, and graduated from Kansas State University with a Master of Science in Elementary Education. This is her second book. Like this book, she also co-authored her first book, Illuminating the Poetic Heart. Her interests include writing with an emphasis on poetry, art and music, and teaching the handicapped. She has a very deep love for The Lord for whom she wrote this book.

Here come the Texas babies, ready to give you a tour of their home state in this appealing board book! Spirited and charming images pair with quirky text to introduce young readers to a group of smart, active, stylish, and just plain silly tots enjoying life in Texas. From the Alamo to the towering derricks and the out of this world NASA Johnson Space Center, this entertaining book is an essential introduction to the fun, arts, and diversity in store for the babies of Texas. And the fun doesn't end there. Texas Baby includes oodles of amusing activities and educational reading tips to help parents enjoy the book with their children over and over again! Features bonus tie-in activities in the back for every page, perfect to engage children ages 0-4 Learn more about your home or favorite place to visit and recognize local landmarks, food, slang, and more on every page Gift it as a baby shower or first birthday gift, perfect for new parents or grandparents to read aloud to your little one

From USA Today Bestselling Author Krystal Shannan comes seven books in a sizzling romantic series filled with action and adventure and fantasy and passion. Fans of The Black Dagger Brotherhood and Lords of the Underworld will discover a heart-pounding toe-curling ride into a small town of fantastical creatures and a war for world domination they won’t soon forget. This collections includes the complete series. Book 1 - My Viking Vampire I’ll fight to the end or die trying… I’ve got nowhere to run—except into the arms of a sexy stranger who says he can protect me. But this guy comes with a bit more than I bargained for—fangs. Book 2 - My Dragon Masters My body burns with a hunger I can’t describe. I’ll do anything to find them and so will the beast that lives inside me. I don’t know how much time has passed. I don’t know where I am or where I’m going, I just know that two men are waiting for me and that I belong with them. Book 3 - My Eternal Soldier I thought I killed the woman I loved a thousand years ago. The last time I saw her, my sword was in her chest. Now the fates have granted me a second chance. I won’t waste it. I won’t let her slip away again. Book 4 - Mastered Teagan I deserve nothing but pain. No happily-ever-after. Just agony and the numbness that follows. But the pixies tricked me. Now my new Dom wants to inflict pain I don’t think I can endure. He wants to love me. Book 5 - My Warrior Wolves She is ours. She has always been ours. Our desire burns for her and only for her. We gave her the space she asked for. The time to heal. But now evil is stalking her and we must claim her before we lose her forever. Book 6 - My Guardian Gryphon A beast and his beauty… She’s beautiful and perfect. I’m scarred and broken. She’s kind and comforting. I’m nothing but hard edges. She is forbidden. I can’t have her. And it makes me want her more. Book 7 - My Vampire Knight I’m a siren and cursed. Any man I love dies. Godric Deveraux thinks he can beat the curse. I know he can’t. No one can. My father made sure of it. And now I am fated to watch the only man I’ve ever truly loved die in front of me.