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Mary's baby has arrived, and she can't contain her joy! As Joseph sleeps, she examines her newborn's tiny mouth, his wild hair, his little hands.

My name is Mara, and I want desperately to become a mother. All of my dreams were dashed when the world was promised hope but instead became a place of danger, death...and monsters.

Evie Jamieson, a former wild child, is not only a headstrong, smart-mouthed trouble magnet, she is also a lead singer with a plan.

Blade McCormick is not a nice guy. He's pure adrenaline and smells like smoke and leather-the kind of guy you look at and know he's going to be a combination of nasty and irresistible.

Tennyson D'Angelo...Darkness lives within each of us. Shadows. We are each capable of great goodness and unbelievable evil. It is the duality of being human. I want to live in the light.

Little Bear feels the world around him. He feels his bed rumble when Dad Bear wakes him up in the morning. He feels the floor shake when his teacher stomps to get his attention.

Florence, Italy. Summer, 1982. Judith Campbell prides herself on her level head.

Five months ago, an accident left Diana Sparrow badly injured and missing a few months of her memory.

Discover the magic in a calendar year with this endearing title that follows a young girl as she tells of all the unique things she loves about each month of the year.

Eighteen-year-old Jarra has a lot to prove. After being awarded one of the military's highest honors for her role in a daring rescue attempt, she finds herself-and her Ape status-in the spotlight.

Seventeen-year-old Signal Deere has raised eyebrows for years as an unhappy Goth misfit from the trailer park.

The African nation of Wakanda stood alone as an unconquerable land filled with incredible technological advancements for ten centuries.

Flicker...Flicker...Flicker...Glow. Tiny ember.

How about a book that makes you barge into your boss's office to read a page of poetry from? That you dream of? That every movie, song, book, moment that follows continues to evoke in some way?

When opera singer Dawn Woodward has an onstage flameout, all she wants is to be left alone.