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In this compilation of the five books in the best-selling Lineage of Grace series by Francine Rivers, we meet the five women whom God chose - Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary. Each was faced with extraordinary - even scandalous - challenges. Each took great personal risk to fulfill her calling. Each was destined to play a key role in the lineage of Jesus Christ, the savior of the World.

In today's culture, raising godly kids is harder—and more important—than ever. In this innovative new book, pastors Frank and Mary Garcia team up with their adult children, Sarah and Sal, to offer you powerful, practical keys to grow your family God's way. As Mary and Frank share parenting tips, advice, encouragement, and how-tos, Sarah and Sal share their own insights on how these same lessons shaped and impacted them.

In this definitive two-in-one audiobook, you’ll discover two detailed and comprehensive books for taking back control of your life. You’ll uncover how you can heal from past trauma, identify narcissists in your life, and free yourself from the abuse of a narcissistic mother. And you’ll also find out how to develop the perfect support system for self-love and self-care rituals to stop you from feeling drained and overwhelmed.

Kiss him. Don't fall in love. Break a spell with a kiss. Karina has heard and seen enough weird stuff for this request to sound legit. At 16, Karina has a shot at adventure--and an odd first kiss - when she's called to Whyland, a kingdom in another dimension, to save a guy she barely knows. Why her? No clue, but she's happy to help, and kissing Sian isn't torture, even if he isn't to be trusted. Karina's smart enough not to fall in love - or at least to tell herself not to. Once in Whyland, she realizes that risking a broken heart is the smallest of her problems.

Karina trusts strangers in the faint hope of finding her way back to Whyland, troubled by dreams about Sian in grave danger. But there are more dimensions and more enemies than she expected. With her life on the line, even her own mind is not safe. Sian has an impossible task: Challenge and defeat the gigantic Maris king. In his struggle, he'll find out he's more dangerous than even he'd ever thought, and so much more than he'd ever imagined.

My name is Sierra Reeves, and my life is built on lies. I’m not a regular girl. My telekinetic powers can flip the precarious balance between good and evil. On the run from those that seek to use me as a weapon, I seek protection from the magic-bearing marshal Gavin McLoughlin. If anyone can teach me how to stay alive, it’s Gavin, a well-connected supernatural who hums with authority. Too bad Gavin has no interest in training me. He doesn’t trust me and wants me to stay far away from him and his city. I can’t. I need him, and I’m driven to him like a moth to the flame.

When your mother abused you, bullied you, neglected you, and used you for her selfish gain, it was not your fault. When she made you feel trapped and like there was nowhere else for you to go, it was not your fault. And when you realized your toxic relationship with her ruined other relationships in your life, it was not your fault. Daughters of narcissistic mothers often find themselves growing up feeling massive amounts of pain, confusion, and fear in their lives.

Pauline Hunter is in a desperate situation, a no-account husband abandoned her and her children and Pauline struggles to provide with little skills other than a work ethic, the willingness to sacrifices for her children, and a fierce pride. She meets Jake while she is working her night job cleaning an office building when he makes a huge mess complicating her job. You see, she doesn’t know it, but he isn’t some guy working late, he owns the company.

Socializing ѕkillѕ аrе generally the mоѕt important set of abilities аn individual can hаvе. When kids have confidence in social skills, many thingѕ become easier fоr them аѕ they divе intо nеw situations. Recent rеѕеаrсh ѕhоwѕ that ѕосiаl skills predict a child's future ѕuссеѕѕ in the buѕinеѕѕ world! Sо, оn par with learning academic ѕkillѕ, teaching our children appropriate, gооd bеhаviоr will рrераrе them fоr success in all areas of life.

Crystal just wants to be normal, without magic and the laws and secrets that come with it. However that is only a small problem for the socially awkward teen to the one that is yet to come. Halloween brings her world crashing down around her when she finds herself in a new world, where she is faced with the sins of her peoples past.

Ten years after leaving his ancestral homeland, Michael Singleton returns—haunted, hunted, and running out of time. Marked by a deadly curse, Michael is doomed to have his soul claimed by the Shadowlands, the eternal domain of the Witch Goddess. His only hope lies in opening a portal to the Otherworld, the realm of Corvus, god of beasts. The key to this spell is a secret known to only one man: the powerful Guardian of the Dead.

A snobbish magic academy? Check. A commitment phobic boyfriend? Check. A deadly prophecy? Check. Yeah, I’m totally screwed. I’ve escaped a psychotic, serial killer, but studying at London’s supernatural academy might very well push me over the edge. Not only does my rigorous training end regularly in me losing consciousness, the snobbish elite can’t stand me and makes my life hell. My love life is a mess too. I thought Gavin and I were dating, but now that he teamed up on a mission with his charming ex, I have no clue where we stand.

A dark artifact. A run against time. A deadly demonic power. I’ve decimated my uncle’s generals, but not his will. In his desperation to rule the supernaturals, my uncle will go to any lengths to obtain power, even if it means claiming the dark lord’s legacy and putting our world in danger. Three hundred years ago, when the dark lord was defeated, the Phoenix emblem broke into two pieces. Now, my uncle is set on finding both emblem parts and uniting them, no matter how great the damage. If he succeeds, a great evil will be unleashed, and everyone I care about will die.

Leila Thompson’s life was simple - a straight-A student and popular. Then an accident changed her life in the form of a stranger. Recovering from her near death experience Leila couldn’t get the image of his blue t-shirt out of her mind. When the cops asked questions no one had got a good look at his face. Back at school, Leila finds the accident changed her in more ways than she likes. A new guy catches her eye, appearing at every turn but she has no time to spare as she needs to fix the problem that might drive her crazy.

The dark lord’s ascension has shaken the world. Able to kill with one touch, steal supernatural auras, and turn humans into bloodthirsty henchmen, he’s invincible. The only one who can stop him is me. I was born for this. This is my dark legacy. But this time, not even my control over the four elements - water, air, fire, and earth will be enough.

I’m still learning to control the elements - water, air, fire, and earth, but my studies at the academy will have to wait. Because when supernaturals start vanishing in London one by one, I know our enemies are back, stronger than ever. I need to uncover where our allies are being taken and fast.

Back from Athens with a goal in mind, Crystal finds herself facing more struggles. She vows to destroy the vortex and stop anyone from entering that world again. Strange events start to occur, and Crystal soon finds herself in the middle of them all. Deaths mount up, and when she figures out the reason why, she is more determined than ever to blow up the vortex once and for all. Crystal rebels against her mother to save her father’s soul. But this time has she gone too far?

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This book is intended to help you understand the nature of your toxic parents or narcissistic partner. Narcissism and codependency can lead to personality abuse and emotional trauma that can affect you deeply. When not properly addressed, the issues caused by the hidden abuse of narcissism can prevent you from realizing your full potential as a person. It can hinder you from leading the happy, fulfilling life that you deserve. Toxic relationships such as that of a narcissist have a debilitating impact.

Miranda dreams of disappearing. That and torturing her younger brainiac of a brother. To sidestep the risk of personal vulnerability (and her much-hated history class), she plays soccer or skips school by escaping to her favorite magic shop whenever she gets the chance. As her truancy creates a rift between her ambitious TV producer mother and misunderstood stay-at-home dad, Miranda begins to covet the unknown destiny of strangers and questions whether she will ever have one of her own worth living. Miranda’s relationships are laced with the strychnine of blame, envy, and doubt.