Top 5 Clues That He’s The One:

1. He’s smart, which is why he’s dating you and not the snob mob.

2. He knows he’s hot, but he thinks you’re hotter.

3. He’d rather listen to you than himself.

4. You’re in on his jokes - not the butt of them.

5. He always gives you the last cookie in the box.

New Yorker Gillian Chang starts her second term at Posh Spencer Academy boarding school, in San Francisco prepared to focus on her studies, her faith, and her friends - Lissa Mansfield, Carly Aragon. She plays half a dozen musical instruments and can recite the periodic table of the elements backward. She’s totally prepared for everything - except love!

She’s falling hard for Lucas Hayes, a junior who is already aiming at a PhD in Physics at Stanford. The problem is she never seems to be able to measure up and be the girlfriend he wants. He’s under a lot of pressure to achieve - maybe that’s why he’s short-tempered sometimes. But even a thick-skinned girl like Gillian can only take so much.

With her heart on the line, Gillian conceals more and more from her friends. So when she’s accused of selling exam answer sheets, even Lissa and Carly wonder if it’s true. Can Gillian hang on to her integrity -and her faith- when she loses her heart to Lucas?

Shelley Adina is a world traveler, and a pop-culture geek, with an incurable addiction to designer handbags. Between books, Shelley loves traveling, listening to and making music, and watching all kinds of movies.

Somethings you just know without being told, like…

You past the math final (or you didn’t).

Your boyfriend isn’t into you and wants to break up.

You’re the “new girl” and your junior year is going to be utterly miserable.

Lissa Mansfield is used to being in the “in crowd” - but being accepted by the popular girls at Posh Spencer Academy boarding school in San Francisco is a lot harder than she thought. And then there’s her New York loudmouth roommate, Gillian Chang, who’s not happy just to be a Christian herself - she’s determined to out Lissa too. If Lissa can just keep her faith under wraps long enough to hook Callum McCloud, the hottest guy in school she’ll be golden.

But when Callum pressures her to go all the way with him, Lissa has to decide how far is too far. How can she see that line when he’s so gorgeous and popular and God seems so far away? Between that and shopping for a knockout dress and booking the hottest celeb for the Benefactors’ Day Ball…who knew finding a place at Spencer Academy would be so complicated?

Shelley Adina is a world traveler and pop-culture geek with an incurable addiction to designer handbags. Between books, Shelly loves traveling, listening to and making music, and watching all kinds of movies.

Children’s author Ronica Stromberg joins us for an interview today. Her book is just the perfect little snuggle up story for your little one. Listen in as she shares with us a little more about herself.

 

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Meet The Miracle Girls of Half Moon Bay…

They make look ordinary, but each one is living out her second chance at life.

Too bad it’s their last chance at surviving high school!

Ana Dominguez was happy in San Jose, but everything changed when her dad moved the family to Half Moon Bay, California, to open a law practice. Her parents think she’s setting into her new school nicely, but she has them fooled. Riley, the most popular girl in school, has picked Ana enemy #1, and Tyler, Ana’s crush, doesn’t even know Ana exists.

When Ana ends up in detention with Riley and two other classmates - Christine and Zoe - the girls discover they have more in common than they ever would have imagined. Now as Ana lives out her faith, she and Zoe are determined to befriend Riley and Christine. But the drama of high school life has only just begun…

Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt are co-authors of several chick-lit novels, including Emily Ever After and Consider Lily.

Everyone wants to make a difference in the world, but most have no idea how to maximize their impact. In The Encore Effect, best-selling author and leadership expert Mark Sanborn provides the answer. He leads readers in six practices that will move them beyond excellence to distinction and from mundane to memorable. These principles guide readers to draw on their passion and devote themselves to preparation, practice, presentation, polishing, and finally, avoiding pitfalls. When readers follow these principles they will find that people are attracted to them. More importantly, they’ll find that they now have an influence over others that can impact lives for eternity.

By following the six principles of The Encore Effect, readers can:

Deliver a remarkable performance in everything they do.

Elevate the performance of the people they lead and influence.

Extend and deepen the impact they have on others—even for eternity.

Author Bio: Mark Sanborn is the best-selling author of The Fred Factor and You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader. An internationally acclaimed motivational speaker, Sanborn is president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea studio for leadership development. Having served as president of two national organizations, he regularly keynotes meetings in the United States and abroad—speaking on leadership, team building, customer service, and mastering change. He and his family live near Denver, Colorado.

I had the privilege of interviewing Patti S. Webster this morning. She’s funny, down to earth, funny, caring…did I mention FUNNY! Get ready to laugh ladies and gentlemen because not only are the stories in this book hilarious but they are also true - which makes it that much more comical.

As you listen in to the interview you’ll find out that there is so much more to Webster than just jokes and laughs. Find out how she gives back to others, in more ways than one.

 

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Whoever warned mamas not to let their babies grow up to be cowboys never saw the man in Dr. Rachel Donovan’s waiting room. But good-looking cowboys should come with their own warning – TROUBLE!

At seventeen, Rachel’s illusions about romance were trampled by a rouge cowboy. In the fifteen years since, she steered clear of spurs and Stetsons – until she finds herself roped into chairing the Shady Grove Centennial Rodeo Committee. How will she handle working so closely with the one man in town she most wants to avoid?

Ex-rodeo star Jack Westwood never forgot his unrequited teenage fascination for Rachel Donovan, but now that he’s back in town, he barely recognized the woman she’s become. Jack can’t help but wonder…Is the feisty cowgirl he remembers still there beneath the shutter exterior.

When a secret from long ago comes knocking Rachel fights to maintain her sterling reputation. But can the woman who has devoted her life to healing others allow God to mend her own hurts? Will she seize the opportunity to reconcile with her own past and open her heart to love again?

Christine Lynxwiler lives with her husband and two daughters in the foothills of the beautiful Ozark Mountains in her home state of Arkansas. Her greatest joy is her family and aside from doing God’s will, spending time with them in her top priority.

House flipping looks so easy…on reality T.V.

Thirty-something Gretchen Hanover is stuck. Seeking solace from a broken heart, she traded her wedding plans for home improvement shows and ice cream – but she knows she can’t live on Ben & Jerry’s forever. She also knows that her enthusiastic Lab puppy has outgrown her tiny apartment.

The perfect patch for Gretchen’s dilapidated plans? She’ll become a first-time house flipper. As ideas go, it’s daring and genius. She’ll take out a short-term loan, buy a fixer-upper, remove it, resell it, and us the profit for an adorable house of her own. What could be easier?

But Gretchen’s plan t flip quickly flop when the house turns out to be in worse shape than she expected. She is relying on her retired contract – father, but her wants to draw in his carpenter friend Noah Campbell. And although Noah is handy, Gretchen isn’t so sure about the baggage he brings with him. Will she be able to loosen her grip on the tools when it seems Noah may be her only help?

A whimsical look as color swatches, mismatch curtain rods, and the building of relationships, A Mile in My Flip-Flops reminds us that it takes faith to renovate the heart, as well as the home.

Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of more than 200 books for adults, children, and teens, including Finding Alice, Crystal Lies on this Day, These Boots Weren’t Made for Walking, and the Notes from a Spinning Planet series. A full-time writer, she enjoys skiing, gardening, camping, and biking in the beautiful Cascade Mountains.

Switched at birth – and then switched back.

When Marty Winslow’s thirteen-year old dies of a devastating genetic disease, she discovers the truth – her precious middle child had been switched at birth. After learning that her actual biological daughter was recently orphaned, she decides to fight for custody. Winning the court case was the easy part.

This still-grieving, single mom is torn between memories and realities. And wants desperately for God to heal her family.

For Andy, tall and blonde like Marty, being forced to live with strangers is just one more reason not to trust anyone. Her soul is as beat up as the run down Blue Moon Drive-In the family owns. But Tuesday night is family night at the Blue Moon. And as Andy’s hopes fade, healing come from the last place she wanted or expected – the hurting family and loving God she fought so hard to resist.

How does the body of Christ become divided?

It’s a fact: We live in a divided world. Christians have become so immune that we don’t notice it infecting the church. But we’re compelled to live with a worldview that brings unity instead of division.

Rediscover the power of faith as one believer crosses the color line. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove realizes the need for black and white Christians to become united in a new way and now proposes a fresh vision of Christian identity beyond the confines of race. Encounter a place where believers of all races are Free to be Bound in Christ.