Uplifting Love

In the shadow of Ireland’s Great Famine, Myles, a resilient laborer, clings to hope as hunger and despair ravage his community. With his wife, Hannah, and their infant son, he tends a fragile existence in a stone cottage, warmed only by a dwindling turf fire. But as the potato blight devastates crops and ruthless evictions tear families apart, Myles faces an unenviable choice: remain in a land of starvation and loss or risk everything for a new life in America. Driven by love and desperation, Myles and his family embark on a harrowing journey aboard an emigrant ship bound for New York. ...

God's gifts of love and forgiveness last all year round! All Cara Talbot wants for Christmas is for it to be over. The workaholic accountant has good reason to hate Christmas, along with charmers like actor Nick Gallagher, playing celebrity Santa at the failing London department store she has the thankless job of managing. She’s determined to save her staff’s jobs, Hollywood golden boy Nick just wants to live up to his Mr Unattached reputation and enjoy life. They couldn't be more opposite. But if accepting Nick’s dare – dates showing her the magic of a London Christmas – can ...

Welcome to “Straightening Her Crown”, a testament that not all women see each other as competition, but as a means to a smile. This book anthology is a symbol of love and devotion to seeing all women soar. Helping a woman keep her crown straight is not about self, but about being selfless with your heart. What is her crown? It’s not just a jeweled tiara on her head. It’s her self-esteem, her wealth, her health, her well-being; it’s her life. It’s everything that a woman is that, at times, may not represent her at her best. In this anthology, we are women who are excited to share...

Jasper Day lives in a quaint village called Eagle Cove located deep in the beautiful Adirondacks. Recently he has become troubled by all the changes he has encountered during the past few years, so he decides to create a journal (for one year) in hopes of discovering exactly where these feelings are generating from. What he comes to discover is it is not so much about the place where he lives, but the person he is becoming. A chance meeting with a homeless cat, the tragic murder of a close friend, finding true love with someone he has known for over thirty years all emerge and come together...

Angel Undercover Angel Morelli’s youthful looks make her the perfect police officer to go undercover at a local high school to bust a drug ring. Passing as a student is easy but keeping her feelings for her history teacher, Jake Weston, under control is a whole different story. She doesn’t believe he’s involved in trafficking drugs but until she can rule him out, she’ll keep her eye on him. A devoted coach and teacher, Jake is struggling to accept his brother’s tragic death. When Angel walks into his classroom, he senses something different about her. He quickly discovers she ...

He’s her best friend. She’s the one dream he’s never let go of. Can a timeworn bakery and an unexpected snowstorm give them the push they need to finally take a chance on love? Briana Lawson has spent years pouring her heart into Sweet Briar Bakes, her cozy small-town bakery in Crystal Pines. Between early morning dough-making and endless festival preparations, there’s no time to dwell on the past—or the feelings she’s spent a lifetime ignoring for her best friend, Cade Turner. Cade has always been there—steady, dependable, and just one heartbeat away from telling Briana the ...

Singles are coming into their own: Each year more and more people are single either by choice or by circumstance. This book celebrates the joys and challenges of living life single, and like its Chicken Soup predecessors, will be a source of inspiration, laughter, and wisdom.

Austen Archer is on her dream solo bookselling holiday, the new ‘borrower’ at the Borrow-A-Bookshop in Devon’s Clove Lore. While she has always loved poetry, her words have dried up since being fired by her last boss, bestselling author, Callista Flyte, a year ago. Austen distracts herself with the Borrow-A-Bookshop, as well as her flirty online exchanges with an anonymous Parisian bookseller. Hiding from the world, Austen doesn’t notice that wedding planner, Patti, is falling for her–and is too afraid to admit that she feels the chemistry too.

"Are you ready to unlock the power within you and create a new world beyond the known? Look no further than I Am Inspired, the eighth book in The Affirmation Collection. With daily recitation, these spiritual awakening affirmations will ignite your soul and elevate your energy, guiding you through even the toughest of times. Say them in the morning, evening, or anytime throughout the day for a consistent alignment with your highest self." You Will! - Fuel the flame of inspiration and tap into your soul's true voice - Feel uplifted and empowered in the face of challenges and hardships - ...

A billionaire searching for something more. A baker hiding a troublesome past. Will Christmas spoil their chance at love? Each Christmas, Grace Smythe struggles to forget her heartbreaking childhood. Her joy comes from giving her customers yummy goods. Billionaire Sebastian Layley basks in the anonymity of his adopted hometown. Then he meets the lovely baker who turns his visit to her shop into a catastrophe. He’s willing to forgive and forget, but as he draws closer to Grace, she throws up the barricades. Grace can’t let down her guard. She’s been hurt too many times and won’t take...

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II offers more inspiring stories to help you master the game we call life. Today's teens have ever more issues and social pressures to juggle than young adults just 20 years ago. This book, like its predecessor, can be your guide, a beacon in the darkness, a safe haven in a storm, a warm hug in the cold and a respite from loneliness. There's no preaching as to what you should and shouldn't do. Instead, this book is full of teens sharing their experiences.

Discover the power of self-love and spiritual growth with I Am In Love, Book 9 in The Affirmation Collection. Unlock the potential within you and learn to find love within yourself through daily meditations and inspirational affirmations. - Embrace self-love and acceptance with daily spiritual affirmations - Experience inner peace and happiness through guided meditation - Transform your relationships with the power of self-compassion - Cultivate a positive mindset and attract love into your life - Strengthen your spiritual connection and discover your true purpose - Overcome self-doubt and ...

The rules are simple. Choose the most significant moments from your relationship - one for each hour in the day. You'd probably pick when you first met, right? And the instant you knew for sure it was love? Maybe even the time you watched the sunrise after your first night together?

She’d known the boy he was and it had never been a secret that she loved him with all her heart...then walked away...her dreams and hopes lost. Years later her life depends on the man he’s become. Dark secrets and twisted truths...hidden clues and unexpected danger...a lost island of dreams and mystery... There was only time to grab her purse and the small keepsake box she couldn’t leave behind. She had no choice but to trust a family friend with his own share of secrets to keep them safe from a mysterious and threatening danger. But was her heart safe from him...was it ever? Addie ...

When a curvy, kind-hearted woman is matched with a rugged firefighter, sparks fly—but so do their doubts. Hazel is ready to put her heart back on the line, but after a crushing breakup, she’s more guarded than ever. Tired of men who only see her curves and not the woman behind them, she takes a bold step and signs up for True Curves Matchmaking Agency. Hazel dreams of finding someone who will appreciate her for her warmth, loyalty, and strength—and who will help her heal the parts of her heart that are still fragile. What she didn’t expect was to be paired with Jake, a stoic ...

Whether single, separated, or someone's spouse, everyone wants to find and keep this elusive thing called love. Best-selling author and foremost relationship expert Barbara De Angelis teams up as a co-author of Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul, a collection of heartwarming stories about how real people discovered true love with the person of their dreams.

Dark and hazy nights were both their sword and shield... Liz Danger surrounded her. Escape seemed impossible. Hope came from the last place she expected. She knew his name...everyone did. But she knew nothing about the man he really was. Or if he had any chance of saving her. Sam The plan was a good one. If it worked. He had the perfect cover story. He’d be the one asking all the questions. Looking for answers was the story of his life and everyone knew it...expected it. This time though...the stories could turn out a lot differently than expected. Sam and Liz knew the trip wouldn’t be ...

Too old for love? Widowed Isabella Rossi is content with her life at the villa. In the past year, all her grandchildren have discovered faith and love. But what about her? When a beau from her teens returns to Tuscany, can the flame of love be rekindled, or is eighty-something too old for romance? A shorter novella follow-up to the wonderful A Tuscan Legacy multi-author series! Visit the A Tuscan legacy page (click on the author name) to see all the books in the series.

If one person can make a difference, just think what three can do. A tender story of love. Three strangers, each harboring a dark secret, become united by chance in a small Irish village, where the wonderful power of the human spirit comes alive. Together they take a courageous stand that will forever change their world and that around them. Clint Westerly was a success until a fateful choice he makes tears his world all apart. Tanya Wilshire is broke but hell-bent on committing to her mother's final deathbed request. 84-year-old Seamus Harrington needs to right an ancient wrong before ...

Can a scarred man running from his past and a beautiful star running from her future survive a murderous attack and find healing in God's loving arms? Country music sensation, Miriam Lizarraga, thinks her world's crushed when she loses her voice. But that's before her first love decides to marry someone else and the man who nearly killed her sets out to get her again. In desperation, she accepts help from a stranger, Philip Barlow. But with a target on her back and pain in her heart, can she love again? When Philip Barlow goes on a vacation, he doesn't expect to meet his celebrity crush. ...