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The sharp, intelligent third collection from Groff (Clay) riffs on sex, death, and loss. The moving title poem addresses fear and the fragility of love, but the bulk of the book is a bitter assessment of the speaker's father, a man of God who dies mourning his former parish and his Cape Cod house, a moldy mess despised by the son: "My father's spine-split books,/ the cameras' cracked accordions,/ the sheepskin of diplomas,/ the piano's rusty intestines..." ("Prodigal"). In response to a poem about familial misdoings, the father cries: "Write about someone else's family!" Mother-son poems are kinder but less captivating, though a clever ghazal eloquently rhymes "first son" with "worst son." Having survived a childhood of tight-lidded Christianity, the gay adult son in these poems passes a succession of churches during a Sunday morning road race, poignantly remarking, "God harvests the town and scatters/ us unbelievers to our Sunday funk:/ my heart rate monitor ticking my pace" ("Chaff."). Groff memorably contends with grief and reckoning in these stirring pages. (Jul

"In Lena Khalaf Tuffaha's Kaan and Her Sisters, language comes alive to guide both speaker and reader through landscapes of loss, beauty, song, and a fierce dream of liberation."--Provided by publisher.

Winner of the 2022 Louise Bogan Award, Sunshine O'Donnell's States of Arousal offers a gripping and relevant poetry collection outlining the modern human experience. Violence and love are evoked in equal measure, making up the foreground of collective tragedies such as American school shootings and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nostalgia is infused into O'Donnell's imagery, bringing Philadelphia to life as both haunted and beautiful: "For decades I collect/ goodbye letters and try to hide them/ from myself." States of Arousal is a collection that takes on large-scale issues with intimate and vulnerable imagery. The reader is confronted by the brutality of the modern world while simultaneously comforted by the delicate displays of the human spirit.

'This volume is not intended to be a thorough exposition of the book of Genesis ... My only purpose is to set forth, as simply and clearly as I am able, the grace and glory of God in Christ in the opening pages of Holy Scripture.'So states Don Fortner in the preface to this volume - and this is precisely what he does. By commenting on the principal characters to whom God revealed himself in the book of Genesis and the major events of their lives, the author brings to light the presence of Christ and the evidence of God's great plan of redemption in these opening chapters of the bible. But he does not leave it there: concerned to impart to the reader a greater appreciation of Christ, the Saviour of sinners, the author intersperses teaching and application, with the intention of encouraging believers to live lives of worship and committed service to Christ. 1. Creation 2. The First Week 3. The First Marriage 4. Two Trees 5. The Fall Of Man 6. Adam And Christ 7. Adam Driven From Eden 8. Cain And Abel 9. Enoch 10. Noah 11. The Ark 12. God's Covenant With Noah 13. The Rainbow 14. Noah And His Sons 15. Babel - The Religion Of The Cursed 16. Abraham 17. The God Of Glory Appears To Abram 18. The Strife Between Abram And Lot 19. Abram And Melchizedek 20. Justification By Faith 21. Standing On Justified Ground 22. El-Shaddai - The God Of The Covenant 23. Lot 24. Sarah And Hagar 25. The Sacrifice Of Isaac 26. Jehovah-jireh 27. Isaac 28. Jacob 29. Jacob's Ladder 30. Jacob - Object Of Grace 31. Jacob At Peniel 32. Joseph - A Type Of Christ 33. Joseph Brought Down To Egypt 34. Joseph Opens The Storehouses 35. Joseph And His Brothers 36. A Surety For Benjamin 37. Jacob's Fear Removed 38. Jacob's Prophecy Concerning Judah 39. Boundless Blessedness 40. Three Lessons From Joseph Index Of Bible Verses

A man of peace, reconciliation, and love, Patriarch Athenagoras left an indelible mark wherever he served God's Holy Church. His contributions to the Church in the United States and in particular to Holy Cross School of Theology were of fundamental importance, as were the personal impressions he made on all to whom he spoke and embraced. His memory will truly be eternal among us.From the Publishing NotesN. M. Vaporis

Forced to become a brutal fighter as a child, Gered has finally found freedom and his sister, Laramie. And he'll die before he's taken again.After leaving the biker gang, Itan descendant Gered joins Laramie's Traveler group. Although her adoptive relatives welcome him, he struggles to accept their kindness. Men like him don't deserve a home. What he's done should stay buried.Then Laramie and her Travelers are threatened by Gered's former master. The warlord Rosche is determined to recapture his prized killer and force him back into the gang. Running seems like the best option.But Gered has a family now. And he'll do anything to keep them safe, even if it means becoming a warrior once more.

Just friends.That's all Beckett Weaver and I have ever been.Sure, he's a hot cowboy who left Wall Street behind to take over his family's ranch. Yes, I've had a secret crush on him since we were seventeen. And who wouldn't appreciate those strong hands, that massive chest, and the way he fills out a pair of Levis? He makes a girl sweat just looking at him . . . and I look.A lot.But I'm a single mom trying to move on with my life, and he's running that ranch single-handedly while taking care of his elderly father. We don't even live in the same state. I only returned to my hometown of Bellamy Creek to sell my late mother's house, and he just invited me and my son to stay with him because he's got a big heart.That's not the only big thing he's got--which I discover the night I finally sneak across the hall to his bedroom and shed my inhibitions right alongside my pajamas. And once we give into each other, we can't stop.The hayloft. The bed of his truck. The dock by the pond.Nothing has ever felt so right, but his past has taught him not to believe in happily ever after, and every perfect night I spend in his arms brings us closer to goodbye.Like any cowboy, he's good with a rope and knows exactly how to tie me up.But what if I want him to tie me down?

It was the perfect plan. I needed a wife--temporarily--in order to inherit the family business.And she needed a favor--the kind that takes nine months to deliver.We had it all worked out, from the no-touching policy on our wedding night (her rule) to the no-falling-in-love decree (mine). She'd marry me, I'd give her the means to have the baby she'd always wanted, and one year later we'd amicably part ways with no hassle, no demands, and certainly no regrets.After all, Bianca DeRossi and I are experts at infuriating one another--we've been doing it since we were kids. Trouble is, she grew up gorgeous and feisty, and she still knows exactly how to get under my skin.And that wedding night? Well, it doesn't exactly go down hands-free.Then she moves in with me, and I really start to lose my mind. From her sexy little pout to her wicked sense of humor to those meatball sandwiches she makes just because she knows they're my favorite . . . I find myself wanting to break every rule we put in place.Our story was never supposed to end with happily ever after.But call me crazy, I just might be in love with my wife.

When Blair Beaufort literally crashes into Bellamy Creek wearing a ball gown and a tiara, I should have towed her car, said goodnight, and sent her packing.I'm a mechanic, not a hotel manager. I've got enough on my plate trying to keep my shop from going under, my overbearing mother off my back, and my baseball team in contention for the league championship. I don't have time for a former debutante with zero street smarts and a cash flow problem, even if she is crazy beautiful.Problem is, she's stranded in my small town, and I'm hiding a protective streak underneath my grumpy exterior that runs deep. So I offer her a place to stay and keep my hands to myself.For exactly one night.If only she weren't so gorgeous. So funny. So eager to please. She's a disaster behind the wheel, but she drives me wild without even trying--at work, at home, in the back of my truck . . . I can't get enough of the way she makes me feel.But I know better than to think it can last. She wants a fairy tale, and I'm no prince.So when it comes time for her to leave, there's nothing I can do but let her go.No matter how much it hurts to say goodbye.