Adult

When Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly in his early 40s, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. What lies behind Pagford’s pretty façade is a town at war. And the empty seat left by Barry on the town’s council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?

Monarch’s abilities --- and his nerve --- are tested when he’s sent deep into the jungles of the Congo, into the encampment of an army of boy-soldiers under the leadership of a man calling himself Lieutenant Zed. He’s undercover as a black market diamond dealer. His job is to steal the largest, most perfect diamond yet seen before Zed is able to sell it and use the proceeds to continue waging war.

A few years before the fall of the Berlin Wall, spook-turned-novelist Edwin Lemaster revealed to up-and-coming journalist Bill Cage that he’d once considered spying for the enemy. For Cage, the news story created a brief but embarrassing sensation and heralded the beginning of the end of his career in journalism. More than two decades later, Cage receives an anonymous note hinting that he should have dug deeper into Lemaster’s pronouncement.

Jared McKean is a private detective who has been unjustly dismissed from his job and has gone through a divorce with a woman he still loves. Jared's nephew has fallen into the influence of a dangerous goth crowd, where the leader is a mind-manipulating sociopath who is then found butchered and posed on a pentagram. Could Josh be the next target, and will Jared be able to match his wits with the most terrifying killer he has ever encountered?

An accidental collision on a Bangkok sidewalk goes very wrong when the man who ran into Poke Rafferty dies in his arms, but not before saying three words: Helen Eckersley. Cheyenne. Little does Rafferty know that he's about to be caught on the margins of the war on terror, and that his opponent is a virtuoso artist whose medium is fear.

Aaron Miller knows a thing or two about loss. He's lost love. Dignity. Second, and even third, chances. Once honored for his heroism, he now lives in near obscurity, working as a handyman in a humble trailer park. But God is a master at finding and redeeming the lost things of life. Unbeknownst to Aaron, someone is searching for him.

Do you long for something more in your relationship with God? Sharon Jaynes understands what it’s like to have a “glory ache” --- a longing to experience God’s presence on a daily basis. She also knows how easily working for God can get in the way of intimacy with God. And she’s discovered that we tend to make our faith journey much too hard. Sharon uses Scripture and story to help you erase the line between your “spiritual life” and your “daily life” as you enter the sanctuary of God’s presence even in the middle of your busy, messy day.

Ava has a loving family, a beautiful house, and a solid faith, keeping busy with the ministry she started reaching out to those with "broken hearts." But her safe world becomes unanchored when the doorbell rings and Ava is confronted with the surprise of her life. She must set on a journey that takes her across the state of Texas back home, something Ava hasn't done in 20 years. It is in this journey back that Ava discovers God in a new way.