Come True

Jackson and Claire are both new to town. They both have a special Christmas wish...to make a new friend! Santa, with the help of Jingle (the chief elf), decides to make their wish come true. Find out what happens on this very special Christmas.

Dreams Do Come True tells the inspirational story of one of Britain's golden girls from London 2012. Great Britain's finest woman rower had one final career target to achieve and, on 3 August 2012, on the water at Eton Dorney, she - and Anna Watkins - beat three other pairs to win the gold in the Women's Double Sculls at the London Olympics. After winning silver in 2000, 2004 and 2008, Katherine Grainger could finally call herself an Olympic champion.

In 1991, Ian Manuel, then 14, was sentenced to life without parole for a non-homicide crime. In a botched mugging attempt with some older boys, he shot Debbie Baigrie, a young white mother of two, in the face. But as Bryan Stevenson has insisted, none of us should be judged only by the worst thing we have ever done. Capturing the fullness of his humanity, here is Manuel’s powerful testimony of growing up homeless in Central Park Village in Tampa, Florida - a neighborhood riddled with poverty, gang violence, and drug abuse - and of his efforts to rise above his circumstances.

Pia Temple has always had a soft spot for Jackson Moody following a passionate teenage love affair that burnt out over one long summer, more than ten years ago. First loves can be hard to forget, and the devastatingly gorgeous Jackson, is harder to forget than most.

Frank Richardson, a wealthy merchant who had repented of his wayward past and was determined to make the most of the second chance he was given, was shot dead in his home.

Lots of strange things are going on at Starling Academy, and some of the girls are suspicious. As they begin investigating, they wonder if there's any connection between Scarlet getting kicked out of the Star Darlings and Leona's troubled mission. When Vega gets sent to Wishworld, she is determined to solve the puzzle fast, but her Wisher is incredibly secretive. Scarlet watches from the sidelines as Ophelia, who is hopelessly unprepared, is chosen to go on a mission.

"UNFILTERED" offers Dr. Patricia A. Farrell's candid insights into psychology when masks come off. This collection challenges mental health misconceptions through 65 concise chapters covering diverse topics—from debunking the 10,000 daily steps myth to exploring gut-brain connections and environmental impacts on cognition. Backed by current research, Dr. Farrell delivers practical wisdom on everything from grieving processes to the benefits of creative expression, providing readers with accessible, evidence-based guidance without unnecessary fluff. In an era of overwhelming health ...

Popular dream analyst and media personality Kelly Sullivan Walden shows how to use your dreams to create the life you want in It's All in Your Dreams. Her 5-step process helps listeners remember, connect, and use their dreams in their waking lives: D for declaration; R for remembrance; E for embodiment; A for activation; and M for mastermind.

Sam isn’t just your average shy kid. She struggles with a great deal of anxiety in a lot of different settings; most especially in social settings. She doesn’t really mean to be an introvert or to come across as aloof - it’s just that being friendly and participating in activities with kids her own age creates such a high level of distress that she finds it easier to just keep to herself. She often wonders what her life might be like if she was normal, outgoing and confident like other kids. Lately, her frustration and desire to be “normal” has been creating a sequence of unusual ...

Why some get their wishes and others do not? I have 12 reasons... Do you want to know them? This set of principles - as I have ordered and systematized them - they make up "The Manifestation Code" and they are a spiritual technology to make the invisible visible. Although the concepts on which I have based the "12 powers" may seem like a commonplace to you, or you think you already know them, I will provide you with a new meaning for those concepts, please let yourself be surprised. What you are going to listen next is not new, but it has been forgotten.

From my earliest memory, I’ve longed to be forced to wear diapers by a domineering woman. It’s a part of myself I’ve tried for so long to repress or ignore, all to no avail. My overwhelming desire to be regressed and diapered has followed me my whole life. And it’s a fantasy I’ve kept totally secret. That is, until the day I met her. She spotted me buying diapers at the grocery store. She called me out immediately for being the naughty diaper lover that I am.

In the warm embrace of the Gulf of Mexico, a tale of lost love and second chances unfolds. Widowed from her second husband, Miriam Alexander's heart carries the weight of two love stories – one, a bittersweet memory of her cowboy, Rhett Yancey, and the other, a life of comfort. Little does she know that her daughter harbors a secret planMiriam embarks on a vacation to a picturesque beach near Cancun, Mexico, expecting nothing more than a lavish resort experience. But fate has other plans. When she comes face to face with Rhett Yancey once more, old emotions resurface. Amidst the beautiful...

How do we pick the course of our lives? How do we know where to put our efforts? What will make the most significant contribution to society and personal success? “Every moment of one’s existence, one is growing into more or retreating into less.” ―Norman Mailer Personal Development leads to self-actualization, becoming who you were meant to become. It's cultivating the seed to become the mighty oak. What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? Get some answers and direction in this great new book. Praise for John Cousins Once he starts speaking, you feel the ...

"How could you, Mama? Papa has not even been dead a year!" When the beautiful Lucia Mountford's mother remarries less than a year after her father's death on the Titanic, she is shocked when the family's fortunes suddenly go into rapid decline and her mother becomes ill. Deeply in debt, her stepfather borrows a considerable sum of money from the handsome but roguish Lord Winterton.

This is an amazing book about what you are doing wrong and what you should change in order to have Luck, Money, Love and Health Each Day of your life. Yes, you could have it all in your life and all you need to do to achieve it is change your behavior and your attitude to things and people around you. These are the secrets that have been known from just a very few people since ancient times. They work. Try them for yourself. This Book Gives Answers to the Questions: How to Stop Bad Things Happening to You; What to do When Life Makes You Feel Defeated and The Rules of the Universe You Need ...

"An impassioned call for solidarity and unity in a time of political and social uncertainty."

Melissa MacKenzie is an American interior designer with a seemingly happy life — until her husband Dave reveals he's been cheating on her and wants a divorce and the house. But when a letter informs her that she will inherit a home in Scotland, things start looking up. At the airport she inadvertently meets Colin McGregor, a charming Scottish-American lawyer who happens to be her husband's divorce lawyer.

Think you know Elizabeth Pipko? Guess again. She's been described by many as a rising star in the conservative movement, but how did she get here? And more importantly, did she ever plan to? In Finding My Place, Elizabeth takes us back to the beginning. As the daughter of immigrants and a proud religious Jew, Elizabeth dives into the core of what drives her: the sacrifices of her parents and grandparents and all that they had to endure to make sure that she had the opportunity to live the American dream.

Gwen Maner is a widowed single mom, returning to her Ohio hometown with her daughter. And thanks to former acquaintance Nicola Kimmel, this is the start of Gwen’s new and promising life. Nicola’s secured Gwen a lucrative job, rented Gwen a house on her same street, and won the heart of Gwen’s daughter, but she almost seems too good to be true. She’s so selfless. So charismatic. And so take-charge. Gwen is sure Nicola is yearning only for someone to get close to. After all, according to Nicola, her marriage is falling apart, and her best friend just up and left one day.

Long-listed in the Fish International Short Story Competition 2013/2014. Peter is a humble shoemaker who works very hard to provide for his family. They live in an old house in a remote village, where the winters are harsh and food is in short supply. One night, Peter was working late, as usual, when a strange visitor suddenly appeared on the walls of his workshop. It was a visitor unlike any other...