{"title":"2021","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a-kaleidoscope-of-cat-tales-five-stories-of-cats-and-people-who-love-them","title":"A Kaleidoscope of Cat Tales: Five Stories of Cats and People Who Love Them","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe Wondrous Variety of Cats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eA sleek black cat with a gift for finding hearts in need of one another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eA community of cats bringing comfort and peace in a world closing down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eA fluffy black cat with a secret life she only shares with the ones she loves most.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eTwo oversized housecats in a post-disaster world, helping their person take a chance on survival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eA sassy tabby cat who rules her world, doing her best to bring two heartsore people together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eCats come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and personalities. 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Reggie couldn't think of a single reason for her to stay, no matter how long and hard he tried.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThey both knew they'd only been staggering along in their marriage for years, hoping they could somehow make their son turn out okay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44790821028092,"sku":"What Breaks a Man Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/What-Breaks-a-Man-Generic.jpg?v=1700176024"},{"product_id":"when-the-fog-clears","title":"When the Fog Clears","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Second Chance at Love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eManaging a bookstore in a small town suits Will just fine. 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Searching for the next step in his interrupted life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe love and friendship of their youth rekindles at first glance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eCan Will and Chris take their chance to be together the second time around?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAlso available in the collection \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralpublishing.net\/book\/escape-into-romance\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralpublishing.net\/book\/escape-into-romance\/\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEscape Into Romance: A Collection of Sweet Beginnings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the Fog Clears\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMemory Come Back to Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eChris fought the urge to either turn around to see who was standing behind him or dash back outside. An absolutely gorgeous guy stood at the other end of the store.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eStaring right at him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eA guy all red-and-silver beard and flannel shirt and oh-my-god-don’t-I-\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eknow\u003c\/em\u003e him?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eA flash of heat twisted through Chris’s belly and groin, along with a crystal-clear memory of kissing the sweetest little smiley face constellation of freckles he’d ever seen on a guy’s chest. Or a woman’s back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eOr anywhere in the world besides his best high school friend and all-time hottest hookup.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eWill Powell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe biggest \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhat-if\u003c\/em\u003e in Chris’s life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44796160442620,"sku":"When the Fog Clears Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/When-the-Fog-Clears-Generic.jpg?v=1700360399"},{"product_id":"a-race-against-tea-time","title":"A Race Against Tea Time","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"clipboard-target-ebook-description\" class=\"metadata-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Brewing Disaster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eRegina Burke never expects trouble on a fine morning in Bountyfield, Virginia. Especially trouble involving her sweet nephew Trevor.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut trouble knows its own schedule, and holds its own secrets.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow Regina races to keep Trevor from driving into a nightmare neither imagined.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWill she find him in time, before the nightmare wins?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAlso available in the collection \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/shadows-mountain-deep\" title=\"Shadows Mountain Deep: Six Appalachian Crime Tales\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eShadows Mountain Deep: Six Appalachian Crime Tales\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Race Against Tea Time\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA good kid headed straight into hot water\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003ePam shook her head sharply, once to the left, then the right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"You really need to get around here and start making phone calls. I'm guessing the folks Trevor delivers to aren't in the best of health. From what you're telling me about this jimsonweed, we need to make damn sure they don't brew it up thinking they can settle down for their afternoon naps.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eRegina held her breath, trying not to imagine Trevor's face if he was part of something like that happening, even with his usual best of intentions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eShe could wish all day long for a drone or a helicopter, or a high-tech satellite tracking device that wouldn't work on narrow mountain roads anyway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eOr, she could do her best to help him like she always had.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Thank you, Pam. Show me where I won't be in your way. We'll find him.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44796170338556,"sku":"A Race Against Tea Time Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/A-Race-Against-Tea-Time-Generic.jpg?v=1700361774"},{"product_id":"y2k","title":"Y2K","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTiming Is Everything\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eLucy Mitchell dreamed of celebrating New Year's Eve in Times Square her whole life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eNow she awaits the turn of the millennium there, after years of hard work heading off the dreaded Y2K bug.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBut the bug shows signs of wriggling past her efforts, with its devastating sting intact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eCan Lucy head off digital disaster before the clock strikes midnight?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem\u003eY2K\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCountdown to the Worst Case Scenario \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Not seeing any errors, no,\" Chuck said. \"But several are offline. A couple of databases, and…huh. HR servers. Email is working, same with the rest of the servers.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"I'm going to have to take a look at this myself,\" Lucy said, \"and I can't exactly get to Rio right now. We won't be back in Atlanta until the second.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"I hate to say this, but we can't wait that long. We've got less than an hour until we find out if this bug is going to be widespread in our systems.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"When it hits Buenos Aires,\" Lucy said, closing her eyes. \"No signs of it in Paris or London?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Nope, not a trace. If it does hit the Argentina offices, we'll be in for a much bigger shitstorm not long after.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Yeah. Two hours after that, we're looking at the whole East Coast.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44796187443452,"sku":"Y2K Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/Y2K-Generic.jpg?v=1700363411"},{"product_id":"an-overdue-truce","title":"An Overdue Truce","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Family Secrets Turn Poisonous\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eA family torn apart many long years ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eTwo brothers, each sure they know who to blame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eOn opposite sides of the divide, now and forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eUnless uncovered secrets alter their memories and reality, and push them both back to the beginning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAlso available in the collection \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralpublishing.net\/book\/passages-in-the-real-world\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralpublishing.net\/book\/passages-in-the-real-world\/\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePassages in the Real World: Six Stories of Life's Transitions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn Overdue Truce\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDigging Out the Toxins of the Past\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe truth was Sean had always quietly wondered why his mother didn't get the house, or any kind of spousal support that anyone knew of. She never actually talked about it, but Sean knew she hadn't minded if people believed his father was just too cheap. Or that she'd refused his help.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSean figured then and now he just didn't understand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBrad figured their father had done something to weasel out of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eWith both parents gone now and himself nearly into his fifties, the time for waiting and wondering had surely come to an end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBefore another fifteen minutes passed, Sean had his phone out again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Hey Brad, Sean here. ... Yeah, I'm at Dad's. I think you should come over. ... No, not to help clean up, don't worry. There's some things here you need to see.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"animation-placeholder\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44796194455804,"sku":"An Overdue Truce Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/An-Overdue-Truce-Generic.jpg?v=1700364318"},{"product_id":"finding-sanctuary","title":"Finding Sanctuary: A Story of Longest Night","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Night of Healing, Recovery, and Joy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJune shares a Winter Solstice ritual of grief and letting go.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeking to heal herself as much as her congregation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRyan celebrates a loved one growing stronger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFacing his own loss and changes at the same time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWill June and Ryan's instant spark light the way to new possibilities?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginally appeared in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thewmgholidayspectacular.com\/products\/sweet-holidays-a-holiday-anthology-edited-by-kristine-kathryn-rusch\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSweet Holidays: A Holiday Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available in the collection \u003ca title=\"Uncommon Holidays: A Different Side of the Season\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/uncommon-holidays-a-different-side-of-the-season\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/uncommon-holidays-a-different-side-of-the-season\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUncommon Holidays: A Different Side of the Season\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinding Sanctuary\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnexpected Joy on a Long, Quiet Night\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Thank you all for making your way here for Longest Night. Sometimes it can be hard to reach out at times like this. When you're blue, or grieving, or simply weary. Whatever your reason or what you need tonight, everyone is welcome.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJune walked in a circle as she talked, looking at each person in turn. Some gazed steadily back, maybe with red eyes or wiping away tears. Some sat with their eyes closed or stared into space. A few looked at their feet or covered their eyes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"What we offer tonight is a chance for you to do what you need. Tell your story. Sit silently. Cry. Pray in your own way. No one will judge you here. No one.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen she focused on Ryan's sister, Erin only looked back, eyes clear and steady. Ryan seemed to be concentrating intently until he caught June's gaze. Then he smiled bright as the moonlight outside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJune smiled back and kept walking, pretending her heart didn't flutter again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44824344232188,"sku":"Finding Sanctuary Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/Finding-Sanctuary-Generic.jpg?v=1701199856"},{"product_id":"the-magic-cat-of-the-hidden-springs-inn-and-spa","title":"The Magic Cat of the Hidden Springs Inn and Spa","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cozy night of reading suits Henry Satterfield just fine as a Christmas Eve blizzard settles in.\u003cbr\u003eHe hopes no one shows up at the inn to disrupt his solitude.\u003cbr\u003eSteve Lake fights the snowbound interstate and changing his plans to get home to Tennessee.\u003cbr\u003eThe prospect of a warm place for the night eases his disappointment.\u003cbr\u003eZortea the Magic Cat knows best when romantic sparks fly.\u003cbr\u003eWill Henry and Steve heed Zortea's sensible advice or miss their chance for happily ever after?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available in the collection \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/a-kaleidoscope-of-cat-tales-five-stories-of-cats-and-people-who-love-them\" title=\"A Kaleidoscope of Cat Tales: Five Stories of Cats and People Who Love Them\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Kaleidoscope of Cat Tales: Five Stories of Cats and People Who Love Them\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem\u003eThe Magic Cat of the Hidden Springs Inn and Spa\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExit to the Best Holiday Gift of All\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccommodations! Two big chain hotels, both probably booked solid in this storm. Steve squinted, trying to catch the text on a third logo that promised it was only 0.3 miles away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hidden Springs Inn and Spa, complete with a cartoon image of steaming hot water. Steve groaned and closed his eyes for a quick second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe didn't care one bit whether that meant a commercial hot tub, a hotel bathtub, or an actual hot spring. He wouldn't mind if the inn cost ten times what any of the chains did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe couldn't think of anything he'd rather do than soak this rotten drive away. He'd call his parents and break the bad news once he was able to pry his fingers loose from the steering wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteve simply couldn't face one more mile in a freak blizzard tonight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Please, oh please, kind sir. Tell me you have room at your inn for one more wandering soul tonight.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44824895062268,"sku":"The Magic Cat of the Hidden Springs Inn and Spa Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/The-Magic-Cat-of-the-Hidden-Springs-Inn-and-Spa-Generic.jpg?v=1701212768"},{"product_id":"the-inn-the-black-cat-and-two-halves-of-the-same-heart","title":"The Inn, the Black Cat, and Two Halves of the Same Heart","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the Cat Knows the Heart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eLloyd Fletcher loves the holidays at his grandparents' house. Full of comforting joy and cheer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eUntil an unpleasant surprise changes things for the worst.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSuzie Bivens gets a great job at the new inn in town. 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Suzie Bivens. I'm sorry I didn't call. By the time I thought about it, I figured it would be faster to just change the tire than to run back inside to the phone. You must be related to the owners? They hired me to take care of the bookkeeping in the new year. I'm just supposed to help out with the open house today.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSuzie took a deep breath, realizing she'd blurted out way more nervous chatter than she'd meant to.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eLloyd blinked, then shook her hand with a warm, strong grip. He didn't look much taller than her five-foot-two, and his roundish face looked like it could be pleasant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eFriendly. Handsome, even.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eIf he ever actually smiled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44824937726204,"sku":"The Inn, the Black Cat, and Two Halves of the Same Heart Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/The-Inn-the-Black-Cat-and-Two-Halves-of-the-Same-Heart-Generic.jpg?v=1701214484"},{"product_id":"the-real-gift-of-the-santa-train","title":"The Real Gift of the Santa Train","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen a Disaster Turns into a Dream\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSusan works hard to dress up Estonoa, Virginia, for the arrival of the Santa Train.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eOnly to find the wind sent everything tumbling down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003ePaul looks forward to inspecting the train line every year to keep Santa on track.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBut he jumps at the chance to help rescue Susan's plans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eWill their chance for a holiday love story make Santa's list?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAlso available in the collection \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/a-tapestry-of-holiday-tales\" title=\"A Tapestry of Holiday Tales: Winter Adventures from the Odds and Endings Bookstore\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Tapestry of Holiday Tales: Winter Adventures from the Odds and Endings Bookstore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Real Gift of the Santa Train\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSaving the Day, and So Much More\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eWith reinforcements on the way, now Paul was free to do his best to recreate that heart-melting smile of Susan's as often as he possibly could.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eHe turned and almost crashed right into her, and that did the trick.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Oh, I'm sorry!\" she said, drawing back, but not before Paul caught the enticing aroma of her hair, still trying to escape from the cutest pink scarf on the planet. \"I didn't mean to sneak up on you like that. I've got six people on the way, and my friend Will promised to bring coffee and hot chocolate. We may have to wait on the sugary treats, but help will be here in about five minutes.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Hey, that's great! I've got four guys headed in. A couple of them are bringing tools in case the holiday village needs a bit of a remodel.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSusan closed her eyes and held one hand over her heart, which gave Paul time to swoon a bit over how beautiful she looked, even in the overcast morning light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44824965906684,"sku":"The Real Gitf ot the Santa Train Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/The-Real-Gift-of-the-Santa-Train-Generic.jpg?v=1701215409"},{"product_id":"a-timely-bit-of-the-best-bad-luck","title":"A Timely Bit of the Best Bad Luck: A Misfortune and Magic Story","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Weakness Becomes Power\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eArch Knight tries to hide his dreadful curse of causing bad luck wherever he goes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eWishing his problem out of his life forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eHe never imagines his affliction helping others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBut horrible holiday visitors give him a chance to shine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eWill Arch rise to the occasion and rescue his family?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAlso available in the collection \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/a-tapestry-of-holiday-tales\" title=\"A Tapestry of Holiday Tales: Winter Adventures from the Odds and Endings Bookstore\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Tapestry of Holiday Tales: Winter Adventures from the Odds and Endings Bookstore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excerpt from\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e A Timely Bit of the Best Bad Luck:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Misunderstanding Too Vast to Repair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"That's a remarkably sensible design, Dreyen,\" Tessa said. \"I expect our farmers might want to consider some of those changes before the next harvest season. I'll pass it along to them, and we certainly appreciate you for sharing.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eDreyen shook her head, and Arch saw a mildly disapproving expression cross her face.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Well of course you wouldn't pass it along to them, Tessa. That would certainly be left to the next holder of Castle Knight. Rick would be more interested in handling modifications to what you do here. You would be best suited to helping improve the habits and procedures in your new home. Wherever that turns out to be, I'm quite certain you'll bless them with new joy and life.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis time Arch covered his mouth with one hand, wondering how both of his strong-willed siblings would respond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eTheir mother raised her eyebrows, and their father didn't quite manage to conceal his amused smile.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44824986910972,"sku":"A Timely Bit of the Best Bad Luck Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/A-Timely-Bit-of-the-Best-Bad-Luck-Generic.jpg?v=1701216905"},{"product_id":"a-meeting-of-two-renegade-minds","title":"A Meeting of Two Renegade Minds: An Odd Society Holiday Story","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Spark of a Kindred Spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eFather William Hall loves his tiny Victorian Era London parish, and helping those truly in need.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBut the endless social obligations of securing funding chafe at his rather stubborn and independent personality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThen a surprising offer appears, tempting enough to risk scandal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eWill Father Hall accept the chance to change his life?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAlso available in the collection \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/a-tapestry-of-holiday-tales\" title=\"A Meeting of Two Renegade Minds: An Odd Society Holiday Story\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Tapestry of Holiday Tales: Winter Adventures from the Odds and Endings Bookstore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Meeting of Two Renegade Minds\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Discovery of a Fellow Independent Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe unusual woman stopped in front of Father Hall, looking directly into his eyes rather than pretending demure postures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eNo wonder the bishop had been so sternly disapproving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e“Father William Hall?” she said in a pleasantly deep voice, her French accent strong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e“The very one. How may I be of service to you?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eShe blinked, then smiled, transforming her square jaw and pale skin from rather stern to something approaching beautiful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e“I am Dr. Jean Marchér.” She pronounced it Zhon Mar-shay, and Father Hall’s curiosity took over even more of his mind and customary good sense. “Yes, I am perfectly aware that’s normally a man’s name. My parents were far more fond of Jeanne than I, so I changed it to suit me. Since they didn’t protest, no one else has standing to do so.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eFather Hall hesitated for only a second before holding out his hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44825020236028,"sku":"A Meeting of Two Renegade Minds Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/A-Meeting-of-Two-Renegade-Minds-Generic.jpg?v=1701218389"},{"product_id":"pungent-justice","title":"Pungent Justice: A Christmas Crime Story","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Worst Day of a Rotten Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe holiday season looks gloomy to Jennifer after a job loss forces her family to move. Away from friends and high school, into struggle and uncertainty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThen a heartless theft sends everyone's mood even darker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eOnly the comfort of her best friend Lynda makes sense.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eUnless they can work out a way to set things right. And deliver their own form of justice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eOriginally appeared in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wmgpublishinginc.com\/project\/spectacular\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/wmgpublishinginc.com\/project\/spectacular\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWMG Publishing's Holiday Spectacular: \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMysterious Christmas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAlso available in the collection \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/uncommon-holidays-a-different-side-of-the-season\" title=\"Uncommon Holidays: A Different Side of the Season\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/uncommon-holidays-a-different-side-of-the-season\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUncommon Holidays: A Different Side of the Season\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePungent Justice\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne Bright Light on a Dark Day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAt the thought of walking into Lynda's reassuringly normal living room, with her relatively happy parents who'd been born and raised nearby, and the solidly middle-class peace and quiet, and the pretty little Christmas tree that went up the day after Thanksgiving and came down on New Year's Day like clockwork, Jennifer balked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThat had been her family up until a year ago, and she'd thought it was boring. Dull routine that she couldn't wait to get away from. A world where everything was predictable and no one had their Christmas gifts and everything else stolen from right in their damn driveway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Can you… Do you think you could go for a walk? I need to talk to you.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eLynda scowled for a second, but Jennifer's face probably gave the whole game away. At the sight of the one friend she really cared about in this place—more than cared about if she ever had the courage to admit it—Jennifer's hard shield of anger about the robbery slipped.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44825341165820,"sku":"Pungent Justice Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/Pungent-Justice-Generic.jpg?v=1701226945"},{"product_id":"traditions-worth-keeping","title":"Traditions Worth Keeping","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"clipboard-target-ebook-description\" class=\"metadata-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSometimes Everybody Needs Recovery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eLucy finds a warm Thanksgiving welcome, in her childhood home with her father's new family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSharing traditions strange and familiar. Creating something new, together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBut she worries about her brother Jacob facing changes while he repairs his own life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eCan Jacob help Lucy take the next step in her own recovery?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAlso available in the collection \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/passages-in-the-real-world-six-stories-of-lifes-transitions\" title=\"Passages in the Real World: Six Stories of Life's Transitions\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePassages in the Real World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTraditions Worth Keeping\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLearning to Trust Again, Especially Herself \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eLucy fought back a wave of guilt about not picking him up at the airport instead of listening to his calm insistence that he'd get himself there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe next breaker rolling in on the rising guilt tide was how many huge liquor stores were between the airport and their father's house. All of them probably still open, and perfectly willing to take her little brother's money.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAnd his fragile new sobriety right along with it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Get a grip, Lucy,\" she said quietly. \"He keeps telling you, Jana keeps telling you, your therapist keeps telling you, mom and dad keep telling you.\" She took a deep breath and told it to herself. \"I'm not my brother's keeper.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eShe almost dropped the mustard at a deep voice from right behind her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Never thought I hear you say that out loud.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eJacob stood there, backpack in hand, grinning like the goofy, exasperating kid he'd been before so many things went wrong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44825413353724,"sku":"Traditions Worth Keeping Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/Traditions-Worth-Keeping-Generic.jpg?v=1701230284"},{"product_id":"a-taste-just-like-a-hug","title":"A Taste Just Like a Hug","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"clipboard-target-ebook-description\" class=\"metadata-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Lightning Gap Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eKay's Café specializes in comfort. From the greetings to the decor, and especially the food.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eKay prides herself on knowing exactly what everybody needs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBut some folks need comforting in a different way. One Kay struggles to recreate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eCan she figure out how to bring the taste of love itself back to life?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAlso available in the collection \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/stepping-out-of-reality-short-spells-of-appalachian-magic\" title=\"Stepping Out of Reality: Short Spells of Appalachian Magic\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStepping Out of Reality\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Taste Just Like a Hug\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat Taste You Never Quite Forget \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eVenus wrapped both hands around the mug and took in a deep breath, and her smile wasn't quite as sad as before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"You'll understand this probably better than anyone else I know,\" she said, \"with the way you specialize in comfort food and how much it matters and all. It's just so sad when someone passes, and they loved making something special that you know you'll never get again.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eKay nodded slowly, remembering all the things she'd been lucky enough to learn from her parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles, and a bunch of people she'd met along the way. Not everyone got that chance to learn, or even if they did, the results never were quite right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSome mysterious touch of magic—of love made so real you could touch and smell and taste it—passed away from the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44829635019004,"sku":"A Taste Just Like a Hug Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/A-Taste-Just-Like-a-Hug-Generic.jpg?v=1701374168"},{"product_id":"on-choosing-the-perfect-peach-dress","title":"On Choosing the Perfect Peach Dress","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn Impossible Task Filled with Love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eMichael faces an empty house full of countless memories close to his heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eStruggling to find the perfect touch for his beloved Auntie Ellen’s farewell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eHow will he choose the best way to send her off in style, and with love?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eOriginally appeared in Sylvia Magazine, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sylviamagazine.com\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.sylviamagazine.com\/\"\u003ewww.SylviaMagazine.com\u003c\/a\u003e, 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAlso available in the collection \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/passages-in-the-real-world-six-stories-of-lifes-transitions\" title=\"Passages in the Real World: Six Stories of Life's Transitions\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePassages in the Real World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn Choosing the Perfect Peach Dress\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA choice too big for a broken heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Peach, peach,\" he said under his breath, not sure why he was worried about the empty house hearing his shaky voice. \"Peeeeeeeach. A simple peach dress.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eMaybe if he said it enough he'd find a way around the giant roadblock in his mind, in his heart. The one that kept reminding him that no matter which dress he chose, it would be the last one she ever wore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eHe was perilously close to fifty himself, and felt stable and sane most days. He didn't exactly need his auntie to wipe his little boy tears when he escaped from his stern parents, all too often confused by their overly sensitive youngest son. Or from the school and church that were determined to shove him into the correct social and career box, no matter badly his misfit edges pinched and scraped.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBut the reality of the loss of one of the most important people in his life still clenched up his chest and made his throat ache.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44829850173692,"sku":"On Choosing the Perfect Peach Dress Shopify","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/On-Choosing-the-Perfect-Peach-Dress-Generic.jpg?v=1701383706"},{"product_id":"kati-and-the-witches-in-the-hill","title":"Kati and the Witches in the Hill","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"clipboard-target-ebook-description\" class=\"metadata-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDecember, 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKati arrives in the great city of Budapest. Thrilled to train as a nurse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNever suspecting vicious struggle on the horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNever expecting forces seen and unseen to sweep her into their grasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd into a choice reaching far beyond her tiny Hospital in the Rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFaced with life or death, will Kati choose with her mind or her heart?\u003c\/p\u003e\nAlso available in the collection \u003ca title=\"Fantatic Shorts: Volume 3\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/fantastic-shorts-volume-3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/fantastic-shorts-volume-3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFantastic Shorts: Volume 3\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"metadata-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"metadata-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn Excerpt from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKati and the Witches in the Hill\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Trial of Mind, Body, and Soul \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKati turned her back to the wind, deciding not to walk to the broad stone promenade along the edge of the Danube. 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And suspicious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eAnd worried that I was going nuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eUntil the assisted living called and said Fran was dancing again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eHumming up a storm, grinning. Dancing all around her room, and up and down the hallways, too. She even danced all around the cafeteria before settling down to have her lunch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eI was so fixated on proving myself wrong that I grabbed Andy by the arm the second he got home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eWe headed for the assisted living, with him staring at me wide-eyed from the passenger seat the whole way while I told him what I was starting to think.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eBless his heart, he listened to me the whole time without laughing or shaking his head or telling me I was indeed going nuts. I didn't even mind that he didn't say anything at all. I'm sure he didn't believe me. But I was grateful he didn't say so out loud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eI'd imagine he's grateful too. 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