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Dog detectives Topsy and Abby are on holiday when one afternoon they wake up with a headache. But it's not because they've been out in the sun too long. Someone has kidnapped them and they are locked in an empty room. What is going on? And who is behind it? Their new friend has a guilty secret, and all too soon they find themselves mixed up with a dangerous gang of villains. It's up to Topsy and Abby to stop them and break up their operation before the gang's mastermind causes more mayhem. But the villains have other ideas.

What exactly is happiness? Does God want us to be happy? Do we have an unalienable right to happiness? In this lively, story-filled narrative, author Sandra Hartlieb, will answer these questions, and more—plus give you seven keys to unlocking your own happiness!

This devotional series originally came about in 2015 because I was in need of a morning devotional after finishing several from a Bible Application on my phone. Then it came to mind, that I should do one myself. Well, February is National Heart Month, and I love studying about the heart of David and so I started to write a small piece every morning as a text message on my phone to several of my friends. I had no clue, as to how I was going to be able to have enough material to complete a month of devotionals.

In the heart of the English countryside lies a sprawling estate, belonging to the enigmatic Auntie Georgia. Every year, an opulent ball lights up the mansion, with guests from the world over attending. However, this year, the ball will be remembered for reasons other than its grandeur. When the Sultana's prized diamond goes missing, young Topsy and Abby, along with their friend Pip, find themselves entangled in a web of secrets, hidden passages, and age-old mysteries. As they race against time to recover the gem, the girls unravel tales of desperation, deceit, and redemption.

Blue House: Ten Years on the Way Home tells the struggles, traumas and tragedies of a family in the former USSR during Stalin’s reign, pre-WWII. Dispossessed of the happy home and wealth they built through their own sweat and labor, they were forced to withstand horrors and hardships as their daily bread…when there was any bread

In 1638, Lady Margaret Brent, a headstrong and subversive Catholic spinster in Protestant England is forced to flee to the New World. Margaret's transition from a privileged life to one of the privations doesn't disturb her as much as other discoveries. Arriving settlers get sick and die, especially women and children. Catholics tolerate discrimination from Protestants, everyone fears Indian raids, and then there are the irrational behaviors of Maryland men. For Maryland to survive, the government must make tough choices. Margaret must ask for the right to vote to save her Maryland.

One single moment, one simple decision, is all it takes for destiny to arise and transform a person’s life. For Sebastian Petras, that fateful moment came soon after the Nazis occupied Athens. The decision to shelter British soldiers, who had been left behind enemy lines, forever changed not only his life, but the lives of everyone in his family.