Chrissy Henderson has endured more hurt and heartache now more than ever. Finding out her husband of over twenty years isn't the man she thought him to be has taken a toll on her mental health and stability. His actions and the demise of their marriage has brought her to her knees, but it has also strengthened her relationships with her siblings... all except the two she's always been the closest to. During her self-preservation and self-repair phase, she meets someone who has the power to make her forget all about her past hurts and simply focus on her present with him. However, the weight of her past and situations with her family has her questioning it all.LaKeith Douglas is searching for a love that can fill him in the most amazing way. Being divorced for over twenty years, he knows that love the second time around will be much better than the first. He's matured and knows exactly what he wants in a spouse. A fateful meeting with Chrissy Henderson takes him by surprise, but upon first sight, he knows that she's the woman that will steal his heart. Despite a few bumps along the way, his vision hasn't changed, but he can only hope that Chrissy's hasn't either.Past hurts have done a number on Chrissy. She is guarded and constantly questions her life choices. Can LaKeith keep her from living in her head to focus on the present with him, or is she too far gone to be swayed?

Do you wish you could beat the odds and have a thriving second marriage? While research shows that 67% of second marriages fail, Chris and Denise believe that there is hope to flip that statistic on its head. Through their own experience, they have learned valuable lessons about creating a relationship that not only exemplifies a vibrant partnership after divorce, but one that is even better the second time around. In this book, the Wideners will unpack their core values and philosophies, share practical tools, and tell real-life examples of fostering a healthy, thriving second marriage. Some of the topics that will be covered are: How to heal from past relationships so you don’t bring baggage into this one Picking the right mate Navigating step-children and exes Tackling the issue of money Effective communication and listening tools Meeting each other’s needs How to handle conflict Sex While much of this book is aimed at couples who are entering a second marriage, at its core, Chris and Denise believe this is simply a book about marriage. Whether you are newly divorced, widowed, beginning to date again or merely wanting to read more about communication and compromise, you’ve found the right resource. Learn from a couple who have experienced redemption and restoration in a second marriage, and truly know that it can be a gift that is far greater than any you’ve been given thus far.

A mysterious library book opens the door to a world of magic and danger in the first book in the beloved Young Wizards series. Bullied by her classmates, Nita Callahan is miserable at school. So when she finds a mysterious book in the library that promises her the chance to become a wizard, she jumps at the opportunity to escape her unhappy reality. But taking the Wizard's Oath is no easy thing, and Nita soon finds herself paired with fellow wizard-in-training Kit Rodriguez on a dangerous mission. The only way to become a full wizard is to face the Lone Power, the being that created death and is the mortal enemy of all wizards. As Nita and Kit battle their way through a deadly alternate version of New York controlled by the Lone Power, they must rely on each other and their newfound wizarding skills to survive--and save the world from the Lone One's grasp.

Billionaire businessman Nathan intends to win a bet that says he can find a woman to love him for something other than his money, and when he is helped out by new assistant Chloe when he is sick, he sees his chance.

I'm not a one-night stand kind of woman. I'm especially not the woman who has a few drinks at a concert and ends up in bed with my childhood celebrity crush, Eli Walsh. However, that's exactly where I find myself. What's a girl to do after a drunken mistake? Run. I grab my clothes and get away from the powerful, irresistible, and best-sex-of-my-life superstar as fast as I can. His gorgeous green eyes, rock-hard body, and cocky smile have no place in my world. My life is complicated enough. Someone forgot to tell him that. Eli is relentless. Pushing his way into my heart, wearing me down, proving he's nothing like I assumed, and everything I need. But when my world shatters to pieces, he holds the broken bits together. Unwillingly, I fall desperately in love with him. He made me think we'd have forever . . . I should've listened when he said we could only own tonight.

In this latest early novel from bestselling author Marcia Willett, Mathilda Rainbird bequeaths her home to three unknown relatives: twenty-two-year-old Tessa, who misses her dead parents and brother but has learned to live alone; Will, a widower, who is drawn to Mathilda's housekeeper, Isobel; and Beatrice, a retired prep-school matron who thinks the idea of living with her cousins is preposterous. Deeply moving and utterly real, Second Time Around features the shining honesty that Willett's fans have come to love.