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How to show up for yourself and kids in a better way each day, even if you don’t have time or believe in all this positive “mumbo jumbo”. The wisdom shared here will encourage and empower you, simply because you’ll see most single moms go through the same thing. 

Abandoned but not helpless, Destiny is a fighter. With her oversized hoodie and unwashed body, Destiny puts up walls to keep people out. Her teacher becomes alarmed when she discovers Destiny begging for food at a restaurant. Social Services steps in and takes Destiny to live with grandparents she didn’t know she had. But Destiny discovers that blood isn’t always thicker than water. Destiny moves to a caring foster home where she begins to feel accepted. Her world is ripped apart again when she is suddenly removed from the home and people who love her.

A fun and exciting ride through time and place. This third book in the series follows three teen girls learning about life, love, home, and adventure. Be a part of their journey to save the universe from tumbling into chaos and having crazy adventures along the way.

A simple request opens up a savory mystery. Hannah never imagined her high-school service project with the elderly would draw her into another mystery. Mrs. Tedesco, a lonely widow who loves to bake, has just one request - that the teen retrieve her cookbook from her old house. Easier said than done. The house has been ransacked and the coveted cookbook is nowhere to be found. But the teens aren’t the only ones seeking the cookbook’s hidden treasures, and the other side is playing for keeps. 

Hannah and Tamar are looking forward to spending Thanksgiving break with their grandparents. On the long ride to Vermont, the sisters are quick to offer assistance when a fellow passenger - a girl in her late teens - is hassled by a rough-looking young man. Grateful as she may be for their help, Gwen is in no hurry to make friends, not even as she thrusts a mysterious package into Tamar’s hand and disappears in the Rutland train station. Puzzled by her behavior, Hannah and Tamar set out to locate Gwen and unravel the secret of the mysterious package.

Alora Bravemist had never conceived of an exciting life. Alora only knew the sad loss of her mother in an automobile accident, helping her dad raise her little brother and keeping the house clean. This was her sad lot in life. Until one day life blossomed into a great adventure! She had been able to pass through time! She had solved exciting mysteries changing the future, saving thousands! She had ridden on the back of a giant wolf! And now she had uncovered a buried alien space ship! The best thing of all she had discovered one of the 10 most powerful Artifacts in all the universe!

Alora Bravemist, a 16-year-old high school student, along with her friends, set out to solve some discovered ominous poems full of conundrums that eventually lead them back in time to save both their own past and the world as we know it. Listeners will appreciate how our young adults empower themselves in dealing with other teen issues such as overeating, lost love, grief and loss, and confronting unexpected situations.

It’s love at first sight when Tamar meets Rusty, the newest resident at the local shelter where she volunteers. However, the arrival of the well-trained and affectionate dog coincides with the onset of suspicious and dangerous incidents involving the shelter and its staff. Is it a coincidence, or is the dog the key to solving a major crime? In this latest addition to the Hannah and Tamar mystery series, the sisters are determined to find out. 

Emotions run high at Rosedale High as Tamar and her friends plan the junior class's year-end fundraiser—a school fair set to involve students, staff, and the community. Even when a series of puzzling incidents put a friend and their plans at risk, the teens are not deterred. They are determined to pull off a spectacular fair and help the police discover the source of all the mayhem on the midway.

Social media, smoke bombs, and a secret society. When a popular jock senses something’s up with his younger sister, he turns to local teen sleuths, Hannah and Tamar, for help. At the same time, a rash of smoke bombs attacks across Rosedale has the community on edge. Are these events connected and could someone at Rosedale High be involved? Join Hannah and Tamar as they uncover malicious mischief and forge new friendships in this mystery for teens and young adults.