Family First Life

A love story set against the backdrop of the First World War, the events in Lethbridge unfold in disparate locales, from London to Boston, from Maine to Niagara Falls, from the trenches of wartime France to the military hospitals of England. Yet the lives of its three protagonists come together in one place: the frontier western Canadian city of Lethbridge, Alberta. Inspired by a true story, Lethbridge author Terry McConnell tells the tale of an English lad abandoned by his family, and a young American escaping the tyranny of his own father.

Was it a remarkable stroke of fate, or destiny which brought John Jacobson and his son together? His son was brought up in a household of hate and mistrust. He left home at an early age to try and seek out some sort of happiness in New York City. During this time, his real father, a truck driver, was unaware of his son's existence. What forces were in play to give his son the idea of leaving New York and heading to Florida? This story is an example of human stamina, integrity, and love beyond our understanding.

Have you ever lied to yourself about your life? Do you have secrets you’ve hidden away — secrets that would destroy the house of cards you’ve built? Seduced into living the life her husband has built for her. Enwrapped in a family that is not hers. Stuck in a marriage that is literally killing her. Orphaned and broke, Sarah feels trapped in someone else’s life.

When siblings Finn and Tula discover they have dragon magic flowing through their veins, they are both frightened and librated. But with the powers of dragonkind comes a desperate quest: they must travel to a hidden island fortress to help save their father and the world they know. It is only during this quest do they discover the truth about their incredible fireblood heritage.

Mel is living the dream. She's a successful GP, married to a charming anesthetist, and raising a beautiful family in their plush home in Perth. But when she boards a flight to Melbourne, her picture-perfect life unravels. Seated on the plane, she meets Matt, and for the first time ever she falls turbulently in love. What begins as a flirty conversation quickly develops into a hot and obsessive affair, with consequences that Mel and Matt seem incapable of facing. As the fallout hits friends and family, Mel's dream romance turns into a nightmare.

Jubal Connolly, a folk singer, is returning to a "normal" life after spending three years recovering from drugs and an accident and coming to a new understanding of living - one with God as a part of it.

Not all love stories have a happily ever after.... All Lydia de Lisle Edwards wants from her new marriage is to love and be loved by the handsome man who rescued her from the embarrassing, and potentially life shattering, ramifications of conceiving a child out of wedlock. However, as Lydia gets to know Isaac Edwards, along with the strange woman who serves as a mother-figure to her new husband, and the terrifying doctor specializing in women's health--particularly hysteria--Lydia begins to realize this marriage might just be her undoing. An exploration into the struggles of being a woman ...

Beta sits beside her mother after she died. Beta is 13. Her mother stares off into space, wondering what to say. She goes to live at a foster home. When her mother first dies, Beta hears words of wisdom from her mother. After all the firsts, Beta no longer hears words of wisdom from her mother.

Lillian is a girl of mixed Indigenous and white ancestry who is in the process of being shuffled to her seventh foster home. At school, she doesn’t fit in with the white kids and she doesn’t fit in with the Indigenous kids either. Lillian is a complex and not-always-lovable hero but she eventually finds a sense of peace and belonging from a surprising spirit that returns her to traditional ways.

Is it more dangerous to forget...or to remember? Phoebe's life has fallen apart and there's only one place left to go. Alone and adrift after a failed marriage proposal, she flees Sydney to her family's abandoned holiday cottage. On the slow-moving river Phoebe is confronted with the legacy of her older sister's suicide, a year before. Why did Karin leave a note written in flowers and walk into the water?

Baby's First Day is a fun, colorful, rhyming expression of love that shares the arrival of baby Seven with his parents, Rob and Courtnae! Join this family and embark on the journey of parenthood with them and reminisce about the day your little one was born!

Tish Gordon has worked tirelessly to earn a law degree from her father's alma mater in Chicago. Although the Shore Leave Café will always be in her heart, Tish wants nothing short of a high-profile law career in the glamorous city. There is just one minor roadblock - a summer internship in Jalesville, Montana, where a fast-talking company is snapping up acreage and threatening local business. Tish heads west, determined to accomplish the internship and return to Chicago, but Montana has distractions of its own, like a sexy musician/cowboy.

Maddy is 16. Deeply curious, wry and vivacious, she's poised at the outset of adulthood. She has loyal friends, a mother with whom she's unusually close, a father she's never met, devoted grandparents, and a crush on a boy named Jack. Maddy also has cancer. Hungry for experience despite living in the shadow of illness, Maddy seeks out her first romantic relationship, ponders philosophical questions, finds solace in music and art, and tracks down her father, Antonio.

Today is Mr. Milo's first full day at home with Clara. Find out how their first day goes, and what new things Clara learns about Mr. Milo.

Fun sound effects and sweet music will have little ones laughing as they listen to the sound of an elephant, bee, kangaroo, chimpanzee, lion, sheep, and hippopotamus. “Mommy Loves Me!” is a perfect introduction for babies and toddlers to learn animal sounds and the simple truth that mommies love their babies!

This is a fictional story centered on the life of an innocent brown-colored girl growing up in a "normal" African family, who was discovered without permission. Cici is a girl just like any other, but has a tough time navigating through life to discover her true worth. She learned from a young age to trade her body for what she wanted so desperately - love!

William is a happy man. He has just married Isabel, the girl of his dreams, and is confidently sailing along on a sea of wedded bliss. He’s got a hot wife, a snazzy new job and things couldn’t be much better. Sure, there are a few bumps in the road, but life on the whole is good. That is until Isabel’s ‘best friend’ Alex starts to intrude on their wedded bliss. And when William’s ex-girlfriend Saskia - aka the ‘Destroyer of Relationships’ - appears on the scene, things go from bad to worse.

Fourteen-year-old Fayth is a champion! Along with her friends, she races animals known as orgo in order to survive the aftermath of a new ice age. But when Fayth’s friend is caught stealing, she has an awful choice to make...let her friend face a fate worse than death with his captors, or agree to make a dangerous journey delivering food supplies.

Keith's grandfather, Theodore Augustus Dupree lived near Seven Sisters Road, in a house filled with instruments and cakes. A nostalgic look back at happy childhood days as the Rolling Stone star remembers his grandfather - a former big band player who encouraged his grandson to take up the guitar. Includes a reading of the story and additional guitar music from Keith Richards.

They come from two different worlds, but they’ll work together to help raise money for Ukraine. Once upon a time, Jayden Oliver was rock music royalty. The Oliver Boys was the most popular boy band in a generation until they stepped away to return to a normal life. Now Jayden is a lawyer, quietly using his law degree to help people. When his boss asks him to help plan a benefit concert to support Ukrainian refugees, he jumps at the chance to get involved. Alona Pavlenko grew up steeped in the culture of her people. The daughter of Ukrainian refugees has no time or interest in the fancy ...