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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When Jasmyn and King Williams move their family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California, they hope to find a community of like-minded people, a place where their growing family can thrive. King settles in at once, embracing the Liberty ethos,including the luxe wellness center at the top of the hill, which proves to be the heart of the community. But Jasmyn struggles to fit in. She expected to find liberals and social justice activists...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When Morgan and Benji invite their families to their wedding in Maine, they know the news will come as a shock after keeping their relationship secret. Twelve years have passed since the stunning loss of Benji's sixteen-year-old sister Alice, who was also Morgan's best friend, and no one is quite the same. But the young couple decide to leap headfirst into marriage and have asked their fractured families to finally come together, marking the first...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Former college sweethearts reconnect decades later after each has married, raised a family and forged careers and embark on an intense affair that forces them to confront the moral responsibilities of their love for their families and each other.
Author
Series
Summer beach volume 3
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The View cohost and three-time Emmy Award winner Sunny Hostin transports readers to Highland Beach in the captivating third novel of her New York Times bestselling Summer series"--
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Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Jessie Madison escaped to the Bahamas when she made a terrifying discovery at home and a bad decision got her dismissed from the FBI training program. Three months later, Jessie is ready to return to Virginia to pick up the pieces of her shattered life -until she and a friend are attacked during a boat ride and thrown overboard, with devastating consequences. Jessie is determined to bring their attackers to justice. Who are they? What were they looking...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In 1927 Philadelphia, to save her family's financial future and social standing, Helen Montgomery marries the black-sheep scion of a railroad magnate, but as her husband's attempts to be published lead to frustration and her personal dreams recede, the cracks in the perfect life she desires start to show.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An urgent message of both concern and hope, The Perilous Fight by Dr. Ben Carson is a clarion call to reestablish the bedrock of our culture, our country, and our freedoms: the family"--
"Learn from one of our leading conservative voices how we can return to the biblical values our nation was founded upon, especially the vital importance of the family, in order to secure a prosperous future for generations to come.Does America no longer feel like...
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Series
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A follow-up to the popular 'Twas the Morning of Easter and 'Twas the Evening of Christmas from beloved author Glenys Nellist. 'Twas the Season of Lent: Devotions and Stories for the Lenten and Easter Seasons is a 40-day devotional that explores the life,words, and works of Jesus and encourages families to draw closer to God during the Lenten season. With a focus on Jesus's mission to the least, the lost and the lonely, each story and accompanying...
Author
Publisher
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Cait West's memoir shares her upbringing as a stay-at-home daughter and her eventual escape from Christian patriarchy"--
""A powerful meditation on what it means to be trapped and what it takes to break free."Publishers Weekly STARRED ReviewA gripping memoir about coming of age in the stay-at-home daughter movement and the quest to piece together a future on your own terms.Raised in the Christian patriarchy movement, Cait West was homeschooled and...
15) IN THIS FAMILY
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A young girl learns about her diverse heritage and discovers the strength and love it brings to her multicultural family.
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