A teacher nicknamed him Stupid for an entire school yearjob-placement counselors told him to steer clear of college due to his academic ineptitudefriends shied away from him because of his love for the artseven those closest to him were mystified by his early passion for the Bible and his lack of interest in sports. And the enemy used it all to torment him daily for years. But Rick Renner was no misfit, as his young mind had been told. He not only marched to the beat of a different drummer from a very young age he was marching to the rhythm of Gods unique calling on his life. It was a call to full-time ministry that drew him through the confusing mire of opposing voices and dream thieves to Soviet lands on the other side of the world to places where his love for the arts was normal, but most importantly, to places that had been spiritually dry and devoid of the Bible for decades, where the people welcomed him and his family with open arms. Ricks intellectual ineptitude was also refuted when he studied Greek in college and went on to become a foremost teacher of New Testament Greek in the international Christian community. Having begun the first Christian television network in the former Soviet Union; produced daily TV teaching programs that air around the world; and written more than 50 books on topics ranging from Church history and spiritual warfare to events concerning the last days, Ricks story is as unlikely as they come. Having grown up in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, Rick now lives in the metropolitan city of Moscow, Russia. In his autobiography, he writes about: the pain of suicide and multiple divorces in his extended family. his struggles against mind-bending spirits that tried to derail him from his youth. his close experience with the spirit of death. angelic encounters. saboteurs on the inside. threats against his life by a motorcycle gang, a madman, and the Russian mafia. a government confrontation when he and his team were building the first Protestant church in that former Soviet republic since it had become a part of the USSR decades earlier. You will laugh and cry and be encouraged and inspired as you read this authors vulnerable account of his unlikely calling and the many obstacles and personal challenges he had to overcome to fulfill it. And youll rejoice to read about his many happy endings, including his unlikely courtship and marriage to his wife Denise, who has accompanied him on the last almost four decades of his fascinating journey. Whether you realize it or not, you have an unlikely story too. And you dont have to be wise, powerful, or prestigious to live the dream of fulfilling your divine destiny. In fact, these arent the best characteristics for submitting your resum to God. Instead, give Him your weakness and your willingness and just watch your own story of unlikely unfold.

My name is Macsen Lee, and this is my story. After one year on Earth, God brought me home to a magical place called heaven, and he granted me the gift of being everywhere! My family misses me, but I am with them every day. I am in the flowers in the garden and the soft breeze that dances around them as they walk outside. I am in lucky pennies and fishing boats. I am everywhere! And thanks to Jma, my grandma, my whole family knows it! I visited Jma one morning to tell her my story. I asked her to share it with you so that you will know the comfort of God’s magic. Life may change, but the ones you love never leave you—you just have to look for them and believe.

A fire claims her bakery, but the young special investigator sent to determine the cause just might scorch through the barriers around her heart… Regina Parker has four loves: her family, friends, business, and her community. A serious relationship hasn’t been on her radar since she became a widow. Life is exactly how she wants until it all goes up in smoke. Literally. The attractive outsider called in to help is a distraction she doesn’t need. Firefighter Alec Hodge is eager to spread his wings and the assignment in Madison Island, GA gives him the chance. A suspicious blaze may have brought him to the small town, but enigmatic Regina keeps him coming back. Sparks fly. Passions ignite. But when revelations hit like a backdraft, the newly kindled relationship could be snuffed out before it really has a chance to burn.

A Plague on Both Their Houses tells of Jordan Mercutio's struggle with the dilemma of whether to protect his own interests by executing his employer's demand that he destroy the romance between the employer's son and the daughter of his arch rival in business or to sacrifice his interests to the benefit of the lovers who are considering facing the anger of their fathers by marrying.

When the Honeymoon is over Kelly comes home from a trip only to be blindsided by a note left on the coffee table from her husband saying he is no longer interested in being married to her. She fights the emotional roller coaster most relationships experience. Jada loves her life, her husband, and daughter but craves the attention from her man to give her the business like he use to when they first said I do however, her boss Cole dont mind giving her the attention she desires putting everything she believes in at risk. Madison hides behind her I can do bad by myself attitude by pushing the one man she loved out of her life only to do it again while going to school raising her only son and finding herself truly alone and broken. Kobe is a man, who believes in working hard and providing for his family, but his wife is a selfish She Devil that provides him grief on daily basis, his daughter is the only reason he remains in this mess of a marriage. He simply doesnt know how much more he can take. Jalen loves Reagan and couldnt ask for a better woman, shes everything a black man could ever want fine, smart, and supportive but why he didnt want to put a ring on it was something he had to figure out for himself. Cory the super model is finding himself picking up the pieces of his life after starting over from a relationship that went sour and could affect his future dramatically. Honeymoon happy and peacock proud is how this all begin but when the honeymoon is over and the dust settle and reality comes in like a flood will they remain or face the most challenging situations life throws their way.

Forensic investigator Diane Fallon fights for her life in her eighth mystery Diane is driving through a downpour on a windy mountain road after picking up a set of rare Indian artifacts when a tree suddenly slams across the hood of her car, revealing a human skeleton in its hollow trunk. As she starts to investigate, she's ambushed by a stranger and forced to run for her life. Stranded in the night with a killer, Diane must uncover a secret hidden away by time and distance-or she may not live to see another morning...

In 1973, Ethel Koontz is impatient to begin a career as a newspaper reporter far away from her tiny fishing village of Piney Bluffs, Maine. Raised by her father, Eddy, since her mother died in childbirth, Ethel always wondered if she inherited her independent spirit from the mother she never knew. She strains against the warm confines of her father, Miss Ruthie and her confection-filled bakery, Andy the creator of blue plate specials at the diner, and Caleb, the editor of the Piney Bluffs Bug