New Releases by Rebecca Davis

Examining works by Chaucer, Julian of Norwich, and William Langland, Graceful Narratives demonstrates that when medieval authors wrote about grace, they often produced expanded narratives that disrupted time''s flow and opened possibilities for second chances and alternative outcomes.

Some connections aren''t logical. They aren''t safe. And once they start¿ they refuse to stop. When their paths cross, it doesn''t feel like coincidence. It feels like gravity. Like something deeper pulling two strangers into the same orbit whether they''re ready for it or not. What begins as a spark quickly becomes something far more dangerous - an undeniable pull that neither of them fully understands but neither of them can ignore. Because the truth is, some people don''t just enter your life. They change the rhythm of it. Every glance lingers a little too long. Every moment together feels heavier than it should. And every attempt to walk away only proves one thing: Distance doesn''t weaken what''s between them. It only makes it stronger. But the kind of connection they share doesn''t come without consequences. Secrets surface. Walls begin to crack. And the deeper they fall, the harder it becomes to separate love from obsession¿ devotion from destruction. Because when two souls collide this intensely, the question isn''t whether they''ll feel it. The question is whether they''ll survive it. Some love stories whisper. This one pulses.

Some loves outlive the people who carry them. You''re told every love story has a before and an after. Before you meet them. After they change everything. But no one tells you that sometimes there is no after. Sometimes there''s just silence. They were too young to understand that forever is fragile. Too stubborn to believe anything could tear them apart. Too in love to see the cracks forming beneath their feet. Between stolen moments and words left unsaid, their story unfolds in the quiet spaces most people overlook - in glances held too long, in arguments that meant more than they admitted, in the things they thought they would have time to fix. They didn''t know love doesn''t always save you. Sometimes it ruins you. Between the Lines is a raw, emotionally devastating novel about first love, regret, and the ache of unfinished stories. It''s about timing, pride, and the haunting reality that the greatest love of your life might be the one you never get to finish. Because some stories don''t get endings. They leave scars. And sometimes, the love that changes you forever¿ is the one that slips through your hands.

A dark, emotional new adult romance exploring trauma, obsession, healing, and the fire that burns between two broken souls. Book 2 of the All the Pieces duology. Can be read as part of the series or as a standalone.

They were two broken kids trying to survive their own storms-until their storms collided. When fifteen-year-old Victoria Drayton is exiled to Treasure Island, Florida after a violent incident at school, she expects another failed chapter. Instead, she meets Elijah Garrison-an unpredictable, magnetic seventeen-year-old with a haunted past and walls thicker than the ocean seawall he hides behind. What begins as uneasy curiosity spirals into a secret, all-consuming bond. Over late-night swims, stolen moments, and the shared ache of growing up in the wreckage of broken homes, Victoria and Elijah become each other''s only safe place and greatest danger. But summer ends. School begins. And the real world doesn''t care about soulmates. Spanning years, states, heartbreak, betrayal, and the kind of love that leaves scars, All the Pieces is an emotional, addictive dark romance about trauma, survival, obsession, and the one person who becomes both your salvation and your undoing. This is not a gentle love story. It''s the kind that ruins you-and stays.

"Guiding Light: A Journey to Follow God" is a compassionate and insightful Kindle eBook that gently navigates readers through the intricate path of strengthening their spiritual connection with God. This book explores the innate human desire for divine connection, offering guidance on recognizing signs of God''s presence and addressing doubts. It provides a solid foundation by examining different belief systems, fostering gratitude, and teaching meditation techniques. Readers are encouraged to nurture their relationship with God through gratitude, scripture, and an appreciation for nature. The book also delves into living a purposeful life filled with compassion, service, and resilience, while addressing challenges like skepticism and setbacks. It encourages the evolution of beliefs and offers ways to integrate spirituality into everyday life. Ultimately, "Guiding Light" is a supportive companion for those seeking a lifelong journey of spiritual growth and a deeper understanding of God.

Randy Lail, family man, businessman, and churchgoer, didn''t want to admit he was living a double life as a sex addict. His addiction wasn''t even just porn--it was far darker than that.And then there were those voices in his head telling him he deserved to disappear forever. So that''s what he decided to do, as a sex slave to a complete stranger he met in a chat room.When Randy came back to reality and back home to his family, he sought help from Christian leaders who had no idea how to help him. He tried to find healing and deliverance from his ongoing pornography addiction through volunteer service in the church and mission work.But all solutions were short-lived.Finally one day at the age of 47, Randy said to the Lord, "I want to go deeper with You." This time, the Lord answered him: "If you want to go deeper with Me, I need to show you something first." That''s when he was hit with his first flashback of childhood sexual abuse.In a compelling narrative style, Randy and Cynthia Lail tell the true story of Randy''s long journey out of sexual addiction through processing the trauma of a dark childhood he had completely disconnected.But as he did, he found that the Lord was with him every step of the way, leading him on the path to healing through learning his true identity.

At a moment when the nuclear nonproliferation regime is under duress, Rebecca Davis Gibbons provides a trenchant analysis of the international system that has, for more than fifty years, controlled the spread of these catastrophic weapons. The Hegemon''s Tool Kit details how that regime works and how, disastrously, it might falter. In the early nuclear age, experts anticipated that all technologically-capable states would build these powerful devices. That did not happen. Widespread development of nuclear arms did not occur, in large part, because a global nuclear nonproliferation regime was created. By the late-1960s, the United States and the Soviet Union had drafted the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), and across decades the regime has expanded, with more agreements and more nations participating. As a result, in 2022, only nine states possess nuclear weapons. Why do most states in the international system adhere to the nuclear nonproliferation regime? The answer lies, Gibbons asserts, in decades of painstaking efforts undertaken by the US government. As the most powerful state during the nuclear age, the United States had many tools with which to persuade other states to join or otherwise support nonproliferation agreements. The waning of US global influence, Gibbons shows in The Hegemon''s Tool Kit, is a key threat to the nonproliferation regime. So, too, is the deepening global divide over progress on nuclear disarmament. To date, the Chinese government is not taking significant steps to support the nuclear nonproliferation regime, and as a result, the regime may face a harmful leadership gap.

I originally got my start in insurance as a captive agent. It''s amazing how much success a person can have in the insurance business, but nobody ever tells you about it. Insurance always seems like a person falls into it as a career and then stumbles on blindly. I had to figure out how to do this business, without a large upfront investment. So what did I do? I turned to Grassroots Marketing. I personally did not buy a lead during my first three years in business and have created a highly successful agency. This book is to help everyone else build a successful business using grassroots tips and tricks. These ideas have all proven to be successful in creating steady growth year over year.

A frolic of imagination where a baby dolphin emerges from a woman''s wall. Beautifully illustrated by local author, Rebecca Davis, Wall Dolphin depicts a symbol of Santa Barbara, the beach, and a love of the ocean alongside local landmarks and fun!

"Inspired by the personhood status granted to the Whanganui River by the New Zealand government, I explored Māori relationships with nature. Regarding their Land, they have a relationship among kaitiakitana (stewardship), toiora (well-being), and mana (honor); how well they take care of their Land impacts their well-being and is a matter of respect or prestige. I have my own strong ties to the region of my upbringing, where the Susquehanna River feeds into the Chesapeake Bay. There are serious conservation concerns for both bodies of water with agricultural runoff being the largest contributor of pollution. Hemp (Cannabis sativa) is being used throughout the world near disaster sites for phytoremediation - it draws pollutants, toxins, heavy metals, and radiation from the soil and water. In Pennsylvania, it is an ideal buffer crop to prevent agricultural pollution from getting to the river and then the bay. An industrial hemp farming program is in its fourth year in Pennsylvania. My initial goal was to see if Pennsylvanian hemp farmers also had a relationship among stewardship, well-being, and honor. To that end I conducted semi-structured interviews with hemp farmers and people from organizations that work with them."--Leaf ii

Everywhere Rebecca Davis looked, the world was in poor shape. And because she’d quit drinking, she no longer had the comfort blanket of alcohol to tamp down her anxiety. How did sober people stay sane? In recent times, the self-help industry has exploded into a multi-billion dollar global industry – and along with it has come every imaginable type of therapy, healing or general woo-woo. In the past, Rebecca scoffed at this industry, mocking its reliance on half-baked science and the way it appears to prey on the mentally fragile. But as she searched for a meaning of life that did not involve booze, she found it increasingly hard to rationalize her default scepticism. This shit really seems to work for some people, she reasoned. And it’s not like I have any particularly solid alternatives. Rebecca lives in Cape Town, the undisputed epicentre of ‘alternative’ paths to peace and enlightenment in South Africa. She decided that over the course of a year, she would embark on a quest for personal wellness, spiritual enlightenment and good old-fashioned happiness. She was willing, within reason, to try anything. She would open herself to even the most outlandish contemporary fads in self-improvement. What followed was a twelve-month immersion in the world of auras, chakras, hallucinogenic drugs, sweat lodges, sangomas, past lives and more. And by the end of it? Maybe she would find some new ways of thinking and living. Or maybe she would emerge with her prejudices untouched. Either way, it would be a good story.

Mired in tradition and hearsay, Germantown was dominated bya few old families and their influence from their founding. All that changedonce the Pickett family came to town. No one was certain what to make of thestrangers at first, and no one could have predicted what they''d bring with them.After the family brought unbelievable tragedy to the small town, those remainingwere left with a hard lesson to learn. Set against the backdrop of the rural NorthCarolinian piedmont during the Great Depression, Amidst This Fading Lightexplores life, death, and what it means to carry on as people deal with what fatebrings upon them, both the light and the dark, to persevere and survive or beswept away by time and inescapable memory.

This book actually teaches the ABC''s by using word associations and games. Children find ABC Fun enjoyable and easy to learn. Children, who have had difficulty learning their ABC''s with other methods, usually find this book very helpful.

Vowels and Other Strange Letters teaches the different vowel combinations and the many different sounds that each vowel makes. This book uses association and pictures to help the child remember what each combination of sounds makes. Other letters that make a sound that is different from its usual sound are also discussed. This book helps the child become a much better reader in just a few weeks.

First published as a serial in Scribner''s Monthly magazine, this novella is an excellent introduction to the work of this influential author. Set in the Manasquan region of New Jersey, Natasqua is a tale of love and loss in 19th century America.This work is not a cheap scan or the result of copying and pasting; It contains no missing pages, areas of blurred or missing text, photocopier''s fingers, coffee stains, or other scanning artifacts. It has all of the original text, retyped and reformatted in an easy to read format.

Piers Plowman and the Books of Nature explores the relationship of divine creativity, poetry, and ethics in William Langland''s fourteenth-century dream vision. These concerns converge in the poem''s rich vocabulary of kynde, the familiar Middle English word for nature, broadly construed. But in a remarkable coinage, Langland also uses kynde to name nature''s creator, who appears as a character in Piers Plowman. The stakes of this representation could not be greater: by depicting God as Kynde, that is, under the guise of creation itself, Langland explores the capacity of nature and of language to bear the plenitude of the divine. In doing so, he advances a daring claim for the spiritual value of literary art, including his own searching form of theological poetry. This claim challenges recent critical attention to the poem''s discourses of disability and failure and reveals the poem''s place in a long and diverse tradition of medieval humanism that originates in the twelfth century and, indeed, points forward to celebrations of nature and natural capacity in later periods. By contextualizing Langland''s poetics of kynde within contemporary literary, philosophical, legal, and theological discourses, Rebecca Davis offers a new literary history for Piers Plowman that opens up many of the poem''s most perplexing interpretative problems.

Before Women Had Rights, They Worked - Regardless. Life in the Iron Mills is a short story (or novella) written by Rebecca Harding Davis in 1861, set in the factory world of the nineteenth century. It is one of the earliest American realist works, and is an important text for those who study labor and women''s issues. It was immediately recognized as an innovative work, and introduced American readers to "the bleak lives of industrial workers in the mills and factories of the nation." Reviews: Life in the Iron Mills was initially published in The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 0007, Issue 42 in April 1861. After being published anonymously, both Emily Dickinson and Nathaniel Hawthorne praised the work. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward was also greatly influenced by Davis''s Life in the Iron Mills and in 1868 published in The Atlantic Monthly"The Tenth of January," based on the 1860 fire at the Pemberton Mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts. About the Author: Rebecca Harding Davis (June 24, 1831-September 29, 1910; born Rebecca Blaine Harding) was considered one of the nation''s first social historians and pioneering literary artists. Throughout her lifetime, Harding Davis sought to effect social change for blacks, women, Native Americans, immigrants, and the working class, by intentionally writing about the plight of these marginalized groups in the 19th century.Throughout her long career, Davis challenged traditional subjects and older styles of writing. Her family lived briefly in Big Springs, Alabama, before moving in 1837 to Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), on the Ohio River. Its iron mills and immigrant populations inspired the setting of Life in the Iron Mills.

Ina was his Other Half. Wolfsbane hadn''t stopped thinking about her since he left twelve years earlier. When he comes back, Ina doesn''t know what to think. Will she look past his mistake and welcome him back with open arms, or will she let her bitterness ruin her chance at a Happily Ever After?

It has been two years since Alice left Wonderland... Two years since she slayed the Jabberwockey. Two years since she broke the Hatter''s heart. Now, he has given up hoping that his Other Half even exists. Determined to live his final days without love, he numbly lives in the world that he created. But, when a strange girl lands in his front yard, whom the Queens claim to be the granddaughter of the girl that haunts his dreams at night, will he finally open up his heart to true love?

Colombia has been known as a land of violence - Colombian people have reacted to the Gospel of Jesus Christ by cursing the messengers, beating them, kidnapping them, killing them and burning down their houses. But from those burnings have shot out sparks and flames and laser beams of light, as the Gospel has continued to shine forth in the midst of darkness. God has delivered people from burning houses. God has healed the ones who cursed. God has even rescued kidnappers. Read fourteen true stories of the Light of the World shining in the land of Colombia, South America.

HOW CAN PETIR TAKE A ROUGH TUMBLE IN THE CONNECTICUT WOODS, and awaken in the middle of old England? His instinct to freak out is tempered by the arrival of a fair maiden wearing a bow? and arrow. In his college world, fair maiden types don?t ordinarily go for computer geek types, but for some reason, he is no longer in his world. Petir?s fairly certain he can try whatever he wants without consequence? but the fair maiden isn''t playing fair.WITH THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE ROYALS ESCALATING, MAID RIANNE has joined the outlaws hiding in the woods, outwardly defying the handsome and accomplished knight to whom she is promised. She is fairly certain she is simply flattered by Lord Petir?s uncensored admiration of her skills with the staff and bow, the same unmaidenly pursuits disdained by her knight. But, that doesn''t explain her reaction to Lord Petir?s unguarded gaze.TO PETIR?S DELIGHT, AND MAID RIANNE?S DISMAY, the outlaws invite him to join their merry band. What better way to get close to her? Throwing caution to the wind, Petir decides he has nothing to lose by pursuing Maid Rianne. It?s fun and games, until Maid Rianne is captured by the enemy. Now, a geek with no ability to defend himself must find a way to rescue a fair maiden who has become much more than fair game.

Book 4 of the Hidden Heroes Series Missionary Adventures Karen tribe, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia Free Educator Resources available

In 1938, in the remote highlands of a mountainous island, explorers discovered thousands upon thousands of tribal people. Missionaries began to come, to bring the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Little did they know that many of the people of the tribes were waiting . . . waiting . . . for someone to come and help them out of the darkness of their old way of life. Witness Men consists of true missionary stories that took place throughout the highlands of Papua, Indonesia, from 1955 to 2010, when one of the tribes received their first New Testaments.

"Years of conflict have damaged Afghanistan''s economic, political, physical, social and institutional structures. Afghanistan ranks 175 out of 187 in the 2013 Human Development Index. Gross Domestic Product per capita is estimated at USD 1,343. Despite improvements in recent years health and education-related indicators remain among the lowest in the world. Discrimination against women is endemic. The government continues to struggle to deliver basic public services, provide rule of law and guarantee internal security. Afghanistan has nevertheless made progress thanks to global partnerships in development, from the pledges made in the 2001 Bonn agreement to the mutual commitments and accountability struck at the 2012 Chicago and Tokyo conferences. Official Development Assistance has substantially grown since 2001. In 2008 Afghanistan became the world''s leading aid recipient. Even when excluding security sector assistance, the country''s aid dependency ratio remains one of the highest in the world with external assistance funding 71% of GDP. The EU has been a major contributor of humanitarian and development assistance to Afghanistan. Between 2002 and 2012, the EU has committed EUR 2.7 billion through the general budget and disbursed 89 % of that. Taken together with the member states, the European contribution to the development of Afghanistan amounts to more than EUR 1 billion per year. The EU has focused on three areas where its support is complementary to that of others and can add value: policing and the rule of law, which are key to stabilisation; the health sector; and rural development, both of which aim to improve the socio-economic situation of Afghan citizens. Whereas tangible achievements have been made, overall progress has been slow in all three areas, given the complex environment of transition, the enormous challenges faced and ineffective donor alignment. In the area of rural development and health, the overall conclusion is that the EU has made a substantial impact but that future support would necessitate further flexibility and responsiveness from the Commission''s side to efficiently respond to the evolving needs of the country. EU efforts in de-mining and counter-narcotics have been less successful over the years. The support has been provided mainly through a project-based approach, yet is--in line with principles of aid effectiveness--being transferred into a more sector-wide approach, and channeled through, for instance, the relatively successful multi-donor trust funds administered by the World Bank and the UN. The critical years lie ahead. Afghanistan continues to be a conflict-afflicted and fragile state. There is considerable uncertainty as to what the political and security environment will look like past the 2014 transition horizon. Afghanistan will require extensive, predictable, and sustained international aid during the next decade to become a self-reliant country. The working hypothesis of the EU and member states seems to be premised on a continuation of support in previously determined focal sectors. This choice may bode well for the future, provided that the overall political and security situation proves resilient and that lessons learnt will be applied. Because active ownership is key for sustainability, an important aim of the EU will have to be to support state-building and long-term development in Afghanistan, focused on democratisation and economic governance, rule of law, basic service needs, and the creation of sustainable livelihoods, alternative to production of narcotics and illegal precursors. Enshrining those operating principles in the future EU-Afghanistan Cooperation Agreement for Partnership and Development, for which negotiations are currently underway, should provide the (legal) basis to structure mutual commitments and mutual accountability. The ongoing debates within the Commission and the Council on the future role of the EU in Afghanistan should lead to the development of a new strategy to replace the 2009 Action Plan; one that is aligned with the strategic thinking of the Afghan government, identifies deliverable objectives and timelines, and sets out a clear division of labour. The way in which conditionality is implemented will be essential if the EU''s measures are to have any effect on its addressees. The strategy should be ready for endorsement by mid-2014."--Executive summary, pages 5-6.

A classic novel about a working class heroine who must work in the mills to support her parents, and the burgeoning industrial revolution in the United States.

A classic novel of American realism by Rebecca Harding Davis, author of Life in the Iron Mills.