Unintended Detour

Unintended Detour
Author: D L Wood
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2021-09-29
Genre:
ISBN:

(Can be read as a stand-alone novel.) A hundred-year-old secret might be the cause of and the key to solving a murder. Jack and Chloe Bartholomew just wanted a romantic second honeymoon in the beautiful Hudson River Valley at the legendary hotel his family recently acquired. After Chloe's job loss, Jack's writer's block, and a disheartening personal disappointment, they could use a break. However, instead of hot chocolate and horseback rides through the snow, things are all wrong at the Stonehall Estate Resort. First, they learn of months of unexplained mishaps. Then there's a murder-and it's not the first at this historically tragic mansion. It soon becomes clear someone wants the resort to fail and will stop at nothing to make that happen. The question is...why? Eager to help the family business, Chloe picks up where the hotel's last historical curator left off. But things quickly become dangerous when her research uncovers truths hidden for decades-clues related not only to mysteries sparked by a young girl's death in 1931, but also those haunting the estate today. Before long Chloe finds herself in a deadly race to expose the mansion's secrets before more innocents become victims of the malevolent force behind it all. Will Chloe bring the long-lost truth to light in time, or will she be the next to fall prey to the dark scheme that could claim everything, including her life? If you enjoy riveting intrigue, heart-warming romance and heroines and heroes you can't help but root for, you'll love USA TODAY bestselling author D.L. Wood's third installment in the award-winning Unintended Series of thrilling suspense novels laced with romance and faith.

Sara's Unexpected Detour

Sara's Unexpected Detour
Author: Reba Rymers
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2010-09-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1453573488

Sara Hill is excited to start the weekend which promises a wonderful time with Matt Sames, the man of her dreams, at her best friend Jennys wedding. Although the trip is only three hours long, Sara takes an unexpected detour to another dimension and never arrives at her parents home in Houston, as expected. Will she make it to the wedding? Will she ever be able to get back? As search parties look for her, she is nowhere anyone can find her. Shes sheltered by a group of rebels who insist shes there to save them from being totally annihilated.

Her Unexpected Detour

Her Unexpected Detour
Author: Kyra Jacobs
Publisher: Entangled: Bliss
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2015-09-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1633754073

"An enjoyable, feel-good read with memorable characters who linger in your heart and mind." - Shirley Jump, New York Times bestselling author Kayla has the perfect strategy for a broken heart: work, work, and more work. Then a storm sends her car skidding off the road, stranding her in Mount Pleasant. Fortunately, rescue comes in the form of the incredibly handsome but gruff Brent Masterson. And he's hot enough to tempt Kayla into doing something she never thought she could do... Brent Masterson swore he would never give into the fierce attraction that's been sizzling between him and Kayla since they first met. He has his own demons, and he won't risk his heart again. Not even for someone as gorgeous and amazing as Kayla. So...how exactly did he end up in Kayla's bed last night? Sometimes all it takes is an ice storm to show two broken hearts the way home... Each book in the Checkerberry Inn series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order. Series Order: Book #1 Her Unexpected Detour Book #2 Her Unexpected Engagement Book #3 Her Unexpected Hero

Unexpected Detour

Unexpected Detour
Author: Pamela Knowles
Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2021-08-12
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1839757159

Fifteen-year-old Justine Ross and her family travel to London, England for what is to be a three-week vacation. While they are there, Justine's father is to speak at a medical symposium. After they arrive, Justine notices a shadowy figure dressed in black which randomly appears wherever they are. She soon realizes no one else sees the mystery figure. To top it all off, she hears a voice tell her that time is running out! Out for what? And why her? Frustration, fear and curiosity take hold of her as she seeks to learn the answer. The answer comes during a daytrip to Stonehenge when the identity of the shadowy figure is revealed. The Ross family suddenly find themselves transported back in time to an age of sorcerers and kings and the magic of Wiltshire for a once-in-a-lifetime vacation.

Acts

Acts
Author: Gerald L. Stevens
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 691
Release: 2016-04-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498231713

This analysis of Luke's post-ascension story of Jesus challenges orthodoxies in the interpretation of Acts and Paul. Carefully constructed narrative arguments from within the story in Acts use the themes of Pentecost, the Hellenists, and the character development of Saul-Paul to reveal Luke's insight that the future of the Jesus story is in the Hellenist movement realizing the promise of Pentecost in Israel. These Hellenists are at odds with the Jerusalem church on the implications of the outpoured Spirit of Pentecost. Further, the Saul-Paul of Acts is not what most readers presume from Paul's letters. For Luke, Paul finds his narrative significance in Acts only within the Hellenist movement and Pentecost fulfillment. Paul himself becomes Luke's premier example of the God active, God resisted theme of the speech of Stephen that drives the plot of Acts. This plot mechanism provides illuminating exegesis of Paul's insistence on going to Jerusalem from Ephesus with its dramatic conclusion in the shipwreck of Paul. Stevens concludes by integrating the ending of Acts into Luke's three major themes and overall narrative strategy--an impressive, compelling, and thoroughly fresh reading of Acts.

Acts, Second Edition

Acts, Second Edition
Author: Gerald L. Stevens
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 696
Release: 2019-08-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532693567

This second edition of Stevens’s presentation of Acts adds an extensive study of church traditions on Paul’s death and burial. Uncovering of the sarcophagus in the Church of Saint Paul Outside the Walls yielded carbon 14 dated first- or second-century bones. In his characteristically creative way, Stevens offers an insightful proposal on why church traditions on Paul post Acts are so ambiguous and probably always will be, even with this new find. Stevens’s close study of the Acts narrative analyzes Luke’s post-ascension story of Jesus and challenges orthodoxies in the interpretation of Acts and Paul. Luke was the first to envision the future of the Jesus story in the Hellenist movement as this movement realizes the promise of Pentecost in Israel, preeminently epitomized in the mission of Paul, who is Luke’s premier example of the God active, God resisted theme of the speech of Stephen that drives the plot of Acts and illuminates exegesis of Paul’s insistence on going to Jerusalem with its dramatic conclusion in the shipwreck of Paul. Luke ends Acts in Rome as intended—an impressive, compelling, and thoroughly fresh reading of Acts.

Star Wars Adventures

Star Wars Adventures
Author: Landry Quinn Walker
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018
Genre: Extraterrestrial beings
ISBN: 9781549013416

FN-2187 turns a bad day and troublesome pest into praise from Captain Phasma . Luke and Leia undertake a high-stakes, two-part undercover mission on Tibrin with explosive results. Plus more stories with K-2SO , Cassian , Emil , CR-8R , and the rebels vs. the Empire expand the world of Star Wars into new territory for a new generation of fans.

A Fine Line of Distinction

A Fine Line of Distinction
Author: Ron Wooten-Green
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2021-03-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1666703435

Dave Benson is mystified and driven by death-bead visions and wishes of his dear mother. After her death he embarks upon what his partner Gary describes as “Dave’s Odyssey” – a journey that takes him from the Heartland of America to the South, and back into time. Dave encounters far more than he could have imagined, including the paranormal, extraordinary discoveries about his roots, family secrets, as well as coming to terms with identity and orientation. A Fine Line of Distinction: In Search of Roots is a work of historical fiction base, however, on the historical facts of six of the author’s wife’s ancestors who fought for the Confederacy, and two of his own ancestors who fought for the Union. In the novel and in history seven of the eight men converged at the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam) in September, 1862; five would survive, one would never admit it.

Clueless

Clueless
Author: Lesley Speed
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2017-07-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317189272

Clueless: American Youth in the 1990s is a timely contribution to the increasingly prominent academic field of youth film studies. The book draws on the social context to the film’s release, a range of film industry perspectives including marketing, audience reception and franchising, as well as postmodern theory and feminist film theory to assert the cultural and historical significance of Amy Heckerling’s film and reaffirm its reputation as one of the defining teen films of the 1990s. Lesley Speed examines how the film channels aspects of Anita Loos’ 1925 novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the 1960s television series Gidget and Jane Austen’s Emma, to present a heightened, optimistic view of contemporary American teenage life. Although seemingly apolitical, Speed makes the case for Clueless as a feminist exploration of relationships between gender, comedy and consumer culture, centring on a contemporary version of the ‘dumb blonde’ type. The film is also proved to embrace diversity in its depiction of African American characters and contributing to an increase in gay teenagers on screen. Lesley Speed concludes her analysis by tracking the rise of the Clueless franchise and cult following. Both helped to cement the film in popular consciousness, inviting fans to inhabit its fantasy world through spinoff narratives on television and in print, public viewing rituals, revivalism and vintage fashion.

Blindfold Game

Blindfold Game
Author: Dana Stabenow
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2006-11-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312937553

In Thailand, a bomb destroys a tourist spot while two North Korean terrorists casually walk away from the site to plan the next phase of their plot against the United States. In Washington, CIA analyst Hugh Rincon catches the chatter about something big being planned along the Pacific rim, and his best agent says its linked to the Thailand blast. Now Hugh is beginning to connect the dots between missing radioactive material, a SCUD missile sold on the black market, and a Russian ship sailing toward the Alaskan coast...but the Administration refuses to heed his warning. In the Bering Sea, Coast Guard cutter Sojourner Truth is on routine patrol. On board is Hugh's estranged wife, executive officer Sara Lange. Sara and her ship are Hugh's only hope for stopping the terrorists...if she's willing to believe her ex-husband's story and risk her own career--and her crew's lives--to hunt down a death ship....