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"In the tradition of The Promise of a Pencil and Kisses from Katie comes an inspirational memoir by the founder of Comfort Cases about his turbulent childhood in the foster care system and the countless obstacles and discrimination he endured in adopting his four children"--
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Rescued by the single mom. As a nurse and single mom, Izzy Halliday has her hands full. The last thing she needs is the distraction of a man even one as irresistible as new hospital director Nicholas Macpherson! Former army doc Mac has come to Wetherby to heal his soul but the sparks flying between him and stunning redhead Izzy aren't bringing him much peace! Mac is in search of a quiet life, but time with Izzy and her daughter soon teaches him the...
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Dory Gets a Forever Family, by author Ricky Gazelle, is the delightful tale of a sweet little kitten who gets rescued-and the best part is that it's based on a true story! Every year, hundreds and hundreds of kittens are rescued, and this is the true story of one very special little guy, named Dory. Dory loses his way one day and gets stuck in a horrible rainstorm! Afterward, he's lucky enough to be found by his mother-but Dory is sick. He was stuck...
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A Hero's Rescue Ever since the loss of his father, widow Olivia Gray's son has been acting out. When he's assigned community service at Zeke Harrison's ranch, the boy takes to the farm animals - and to Zeke - instantly. As a kid who hid his own troubles behind bad behavior, Zeke seems to understand her child better than anyone. Still, she needs to keep an eye on her son - which means staying close to the handsome veterinarian. But when her time with...
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TWO'S A DATE. THREE'S...A FAMILY? When they become guardians of their best friends' orphaned baby, Ryan Garrett and Harper Ross expect disaster. The two can't be more different-she's an uptight career woman; he's a laid-back ladies' man. But for little Oliver, they're now Mommy and Daddy. For Harper, playing house with the flirtatious Ryan is as difficult as being a mother. Fussy babies elude her...but sexy Ryan pursues her! He reminds her of the...
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Sometimes "good friends"
Just isn't enough…
Bachelor paramedic Mason Ruddick doesn't know what he'd do without Lindsay Hudson. The widowed mom is his sounding board, his neighbor and, since the death of her husband and his best friend, his lifeline. Only lately, Mason can't stop noticing just how beautiful and special Lindsay is. Or how often he thinks about her. Now Mason's heart is caught between the best friend he lost…and the one he's...
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Sarah Radcliffe's quiet Christmas back in her hometown will be lost if she agrees to direct the church's Christmas pageant. But when she meets two little boys determined to gain their father's attention, Sarah agrees to help. Then she discovers that the dad in question is Gregory Jones, the man she loved and lost. The single dad is working himself to the bone to give his boys the Christmas of their dreams, when all they want is some family time. Time...
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Have you ever wondered, who you are? Or, how you became who you are? Or, what is it that defines you as a person and, more specifically, what were some of those defining moments in your life?
Forever Thirteen documents a Sunday morning newspaper headline that read, "Boy Scout Camper, 13, Drowns as Raft Sinks." This is the true story of a family tragedy as recounted by the nearly twelve-year-old brother, who writes this story some years later. It is...
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The revealing, confronting and shocking story of how sports-related concussion and the damage it causes can change a person's life and the impact it has on their family.
Concussion has become one of the biggest issues in contact sports. Only in the past decade have the consequences of repeated head knocks become better understood, and the science is still catching up. But with the discovery of CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, in the brains...
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Already a BBC documentary miniseries and excerpted in the Guardian, We Bought a Zoo is a profoundly moving portrait of an unforgettable family living in the most extraordinary circumstances. This touching memoir is now a major motion picture starring Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon.
When Benjamin Mee decided to uproot his family and move them to an unlikely new home—a dilapidated zoo in the English countryside where over two hundred
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After being sadly brought home from the animal shelter Elvis learns to appreciate his new family, especially ten-year-old Georgina Pemberton who builds skyscraper buildings in her bedroom, and Elvis realizes that both humans and animals can build a world of their own choosing, even if the choices are not what they had initially expected.
16) The best of me
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Ruby Butterman and her husband, Peanut, cannot have children, but they're given a second chance at a family when eight-year-old orphan Carlie is left in their care. It's a challenge for Carlie to adapt to a new town, a new school, and a new family, and when she gets bullied at school, Ruby and Peanut discover how to step up as parents, and how to make a forever family for their beloved little girl.
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Twins on the way change everything!
Firefighter Liam McBride is back in Loon Lake for the summer. Ellie Harding, his sister's childhood friend-and cancer survivor-is perfectly willing to shelve her dreams of a forever family while they have a fling. But then they find out she's pregnant-with twins! Are they on the path toward happiness? Or a collision course toward heartbreak?
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He'll do anything to save his niece...
In this The Baby Protectors novel.
When her sister's murdered, navy man Ryan McConnell insists on protecting Shelby Adair and their niece-especially after someone tries to kidnap little Chloe. But can Shelby trust the child's uncle? After all, she's convinced his family's behind the attacks. But the longer Ryan shields them, the more Shelby wonders if becoming a forever family is their only shot at survival....
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"You're the father."These words bring the Men of Wildfire series to an emotional conclusion!
Katie Ashmore thought she'd be a single mom forever…until hotshot crew firefighter Reese Hartnett comes home. Now Katie can't hide her secret-their six-year-old daughter! Learning he's a dad gives Reese hope there's a reason he survived the wildfire that killed his crew. And though he's bonding with little Chrissy, Reese wants more. He wants forgiveness…and...
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Leah, a little girl adopted from China, dreams of adopting a puppy of her very own. Ginger, a shelter dog living in the heart of Chinatown, dreams of having a forever family of her very own. Anticipating the Chinese New Year parade and celebrations for the Year of the Dog, both Leah and Ginger hope that their wishes become reality. Meeting by chance at the festivities, they discover the true meaning of what it means to be a forever family, and that...
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