'In a town like Beechnall there are all sorts of rivalries, enmities and feuds.' And many of them soon swirl around the amateur dramatic society's festival production of Twelfth Night, which is under a cloud after politics result in the departure of the established director. Extra-marital affairs, encroaching violence and emotional turmoil threaten what seems like a placid, middle-class Midlands town, and soon Alicia Smallwood, Middleton's heroine, is confronted with serious choices. Once again Stanley Middleton weaves a strong web of intrigue around ordinary provincial life - which turns out, as the plot unfolds, not to be so ordinary after all.

Christmas is a time of joy and celebration. In Envious, Tennessee, however, it is also a time of secrets and suspicions. Long buried sins surface as Diamond Dust, a private investigator, tried to free a young man accused of murdering his father. As she juggles family responsibilities amid the hustle and bustle of the season, Di finds herself in harm's way. The final confrontation with the killer leaves the reader breathless.

In this charming story, narrated by Safanad the Christmas horse, award-winning author Isabelle Brent s stunning illustrations bring the magical wonder of Christmas to life. Join the animals as they transport the three wise men across snow-capped mountains, swift rivers, and hot deserts to reach the peaceful stable where baby Jesus lies. Verses from the Gospel help to tell the story. Also included in the illustrations are birds connected through legend with the life of Christ."

In this work, Patrick Whitworth explores the writings of Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory Nazianzen and shares their understanding of the purpose and scope of theology.

From Beau Wise and Tom Sileo comes Three Wise Men, an incredible memoir of family, service and sacrifice by a Marine who lost both his brothers in combat--becoming the only "Sole Survivor" during the war in Afghanistan. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, three brothers by blood became brothers in arms when each volunteered to defend their country. No military family has sacrificed more during the ensuing war, which has become the longest ever fought by America’s armed forces. While serving in Afghanistan, US Navy SEAL veteran and CIA contractor Jeremy Wise was killed in an al Qaeda suicide bombing that devastated the US intelligence community. Less than three years later, US Army Green Beret sniper Ben Wise was fatally wounded after volunteering for a dangerous assignment during a firefight with the Taliban. Ben was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, while Jeremy received the Intelligence Star—one of the rarest awards bestowed by the U.S. government—and also a star on the CIA’s Memorial Wall. United States Marine Corps combat veteran Beau Wise is the only known American service member to be pulled from the battlefield after losing two brothers in Afghanistan. Told in Beau’s voice, Three Wise Men is an American family’s historic true story of service and sacrifice.

Annabelle Wordly is at the tail end of a bad divorce, expecting to spend Christmas alone in her mid-40’s. Even her parents have gone away on a cruise. Her best friend Sandy Bowers surprises her with a Christmas present of two weeks on the newly opened resort on the private island of vampires and she's ready for some Christmas fun! So when two hot men take an interest in her, she takes her chance! But the men aren't what they seem, and Annabelle proves so irresistible to the supernatural alphas that a third hot hunk claims to be her soulmate as well. All are quickly swept into an alternative world of Christmas magic, power and prophecy. Powerful forces are threatening, and it may be up to Annabelle to save Christmas from being destroyed in a magical ménage! This is the first novel in best-selling Trinity Blacio Naughty Christmas trilogy that brings the supernatural to Christmas you’ve never imagined it before.

The gangster, in the hands of the Italian American artist, becomes a telling figure in the tale of American race, gender, and ethnicity - a figure that reflects the autobiography of an immigrant group just as it reflects the fantasy of a native population. From Wiseguys to Wise Men studies the figure of the gangster and explores its social function in the construction and projection of masculinity in the United States. By looking at the cultural icon of the gangster through the lens of gender, this book presents new insights into material that has been part of American culture for close to 100 years.