A Christmas Cup of Joe

A Christmas Cup of Joe
Author: Kirsten Clark
Publisher: Pelican Ventures Book Group
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2024-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1522304908

Simon Jenkins is a lost soul. Struggling to process a deep loss, he survives one day at a time on the freezing streets. So when a beautiful woman with ruby-red lips thrusts a blessing bag into his arms and shares a message of faith, Simon is dubious. But her eyes twinkle with the promise of hope and love. Sandra Williams leads a life of faith. She has a great job and a cozy apartment, but her life hasn' t always been this way. And, to be honest, she' s lonely. So when she' s called by God to take a blessing bag to Dickensfield Park, she' s taken aback by the handsome man she meets, but is also excited about God' s plans. Brought together by nothing less than divine intervention and a cup of joe, can Sandra convince Simon that he' s worthy of giving God' s love, and their budding relationship, a chance?

Inked

Inked
Author: Joe Dator
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1684427797

"Joe Dator makes me laugh. Everybody loves to look behind the scenes and his new book shows the secrets, inspirations, heartaches, and triumphs of a life in cartoons. Christopher Guest and I have a collection of original cartoons, and we love our Joe Dator!" —Jamie Lee Curtis From inspiration to conception and all the trials in-between. Inked is a collection of cartoons from one of the New Yorker’s most beloved cartoonists. Filled with more than 150 of Dator’s single-panel cartoons, this lively, quick-witted book betrays a deadpan sense of humor. But Inked is more than a book of cartoons. Dator also dives into the creative process, offering bonus commentary on how ideas have come to fruition, how one idea has led to another, and the various attempts to get an idea right. Along the way, he shows how a spark of imagination has turned into a laugh-out-loud moment with only a single image and caption, and how other attempts have found themselves on the cutting-room floor.

A Cup of Christmas Kindness

A Cup of Christmas Kindness
Author: LoRee Peery
Publisher: Pelican Ventures Book Group
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1522303227

Violet Steele returns to her parents' home in small-town Nebraska to pay off school loans. But her first social activity is the celebration of life for a woman she'd dreamt would someday be her mother-in-law. Heath Banfield is haunted by memories of Violet leaving him in their youth. He ended up with a woman who never wanted motherhood, and he's become bitter and hard when it comes to love and trust. Now he's dealing with his mother's death. In her absence, he needs an after-school caregiver for his daughter. When Violet offers to tend for the eight-year-old, he's not sure he can handle her act of kindness. Violet is still in love with Heath, and helping him through his grief and caring for his delightful daughter is a welcome opportunity. But Heath is wary, and she'll have to muster every ounce of kindness she has. Will Violet's deliberate holiday deeds lead to romance, or will Heath's hurt deepen his bitterness?

Tragic Flaws

Tragic Flaws
Author: Scott Evans
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2008-05-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1436328314

After finding a beautiful co-ed?s body in an eerie waterway called Lost Slough, Joseph Lawrence Conrad becomes an unlikely hero caught in a Kafkaesque nightmare. Accused of murdering his students, he?s about to lose everything?his teaching career, his wife, his precocious five-year-old daughter, and his freedom. Detectives Ryan Dunn and Manuel Marino tighten the noose as they uncover links between Joe and the victims. Ultimately, Joe resorts to the literature he?s teaching, borrowing from Hamlet to set a trap for the real killer. However, the result only puts people Joe loves in grave danger.

A Very Mari Christmas

A Very Mari Christmas
Author: Mari Carr
Publisher: Mari Carr Books LLC
Total Pages: 432
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1962026299

It’s HO-HO-HOT! For the first time ever, you can spice up your holidays with this special box set that is certain get you “in the spirit!” This box set includes six of Mari’s steamy holiday stories, including three novellas Naughty and Nice, Wild Irish Christmas, Waiting for Snow, two short stories, Naughty is Nice and In the Running, as well as the newly revised Naughty Santa. Go on and have yourself a “Mari” little Christmas this holiday season!

Libby's Cuppa Joe

Libby's Cuppa Joe
Author: Rebecca Waters
Publisher: Ambassador International
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2019-03-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1620208881

Can grace and love be found amongst coffee grounds? Sonja Parker is about to find out. Excited to leave her stale life in the big city behind, Sonja takes the money her grandmother left her and purchases Libby’s Cuppa Joe, a thriving coffee shop in a small community in Wisconsin’s Door County. Sonja may have business sense, but is she ready to face the world on her own? Sonja soon discovers owning a business requires more than offering a good cup of coffee. She must make major repairs to the building as well as major repairs to her heart. Do the former owners, Libby and Joe hold the answer? As Sonja seeks to make Libby’s Cuppa Joe a viable business, can she also find herself and the God she has abandoned? Libby’s Cuppa Joe is a riveting tale of second chances, forgiveness, and not living on borrowed faith.

Coffee with Matt & Joe

Coffee with Matt & Joe
Author: James E. McClaren
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2010-10
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1613799888

Grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair, and join the conversations that Matt and Joe have as they try to understand and follow the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. As Matt and Joe work at putting into practice the teachings of Jesus, they are amazed at the changes in their lives-in their marriages, families, jobs, and their relationships with God. If you join Matt and Joe, perhaps similar changes can happen in your life too. Matt and Joe demand not only your mind but your soul. -Kevin Candow, High School Student As a business and executive coach, I stay informed on the latest management, motivational, leadership, and positive psychology books to continually bring new ideas to my clients. I am lucky enough to also bring my faith into my client sessions quite often. Coffee With Matt & Joe brings all of those topics to bear with real life issues and solutions to those issues. You will not find another book that deals with more real life issues and solutions for those issues. Whether you are a seasoned servant for Jesus Christ or someone who has never picked up a Bible, you will find comfort, solace, and solutions for the issues in life we encounter daily. And, if you are someone new to Jesus Christ, you have just picked up a book to take you into a new life of patience, contemplation, comfort, and joy. -Robert C. Meyer, MBA, CBC, President, Executive Strategies, Inc. Dr. Jim McClaren has been serving the local church as a United Methodist minister since 1981. During that time, he has been helping people discover and follow Jesus. He and his wife, Gail, have 4 children. www.coffeewithmattandjoe.com

A Texas Christmas

A Texas Christmas
Author: Ramona K. Cecil
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1634095839

Spend Christmas in the Old West with six unconventional women who take on Texas-sized challenges—and unexpected romance. Bridget falls for a man opposed to her teaching Indian orphans. Polly is trying to hold her family together when her childhood love returns to town. Rugged rancher Charlsey is inexplicably attracted to a tenderfoot accountant. Vivian shuns marriage until meeting a nomadic photographer. Lacey’s cooking draws a quiet blacksmith out of his shell. Tracker Bessie Mae helps a ranger hunt down a villain.

Cool Beans

Cool Beans
Author: Joe Yonan
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2020-02-04
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0399581499

Unlock the possibilities of beans, chickpeas, lentils, pulses, and more with 125 fresh, modern recipes for globally inspired vegetarian mains, snacks, soups, and desserts, from a James Beard Award-winning food writer “This is the bean bible we need.”—Bon Appétit JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: Food Network, NPR, Forbes, Smithsonian Magazine, Wired After being overlooked for too long in the culinary world, beans are emerging for what they truly are: a delicious, versatile, and environmentally friendly protein. In fact, with a little ingenuity, this nutritious and hearty staple is guaranteed to liven up your kitchen. Joe Yonan, food editor of the Washington Post,provides a master base recipe for cooking any sort of bean in any sort of appliance—Instant Pot, slow cooker, or stovetop—as well as creative recipes for using beans in daily life, from Harissa-Roasted Carrot and White Bean Dip to Crunchy Spiced Chickpeas to Smoky Black Bean and Plantain Chili. Drawing on the culinary traditions of the Middle East, the Mediterranean, Africa, South America, Asia, and the American South, and with beautiful photography throughout, this book has recipes for everyone. With fresh flavors, vibrant spices, and clever techniques, Yonan shows how beans can make for thrillingdinners, lunches, breakfasts—and even desserts!