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The awakening of Beatrice… Living in a grey world of silhouette, Lord Taris Wellingham conceals his fading eyesight from Society. He has long protected himself from any intimate relationships. Plain, twenty-eight-year-old Beatrice-Maude Bassingstoke does not expect to attract any man, especially not one as good-looking as her remote travelling companion.Forced by a snowstorm to spend the night together, these two lonely people seek solace in each other’s arms. The passion they unleash surprises them both. How will their lives change with the coming of the new day?

A princess in disguiseBound to a life of restrictions and rules, Princess Leila of Qurhah feels like a puppet dancing to the Sultan’s strings. She’s desperate for her freedom, and only one man holds the key…When notorious advertising mogul Gabe Steel arrives in the desert kingdom of Qurhah the last thing he expects is an alluring stranger in his hotel room, demanding a job.Enthralled by this innocent beauty and her intoxicating touch, Gabe is unaware of her royal connection – or the lengths he will go to,to prevent her from shame!‘Sharon Kendrick is simply the master!’ – Ross, Receptionist, LutonDiscover more at www.millsandboon.co.uk/sharonkendrick

What is the good news? If the gospel that Jesus taught is so good, why are Christians so bad? How can Christians relate to people of other faiths or of no faith at all? Bible teacher Henry Neufeld wrestles with these issues in this book. This is not a book of theology. It is his personal testimony of what Jesus means in his life, and how one can be both a serious, committed Christian and a strong proponent of diversity and dialogue. In fact, he finds in the gospel not just permission to be tolerant, but a command to be open, honest, and clear in his convictions, and yet non-judgmental of the views of others. Henry's understanding of Christianity is built around the incarnation. If God can cross the gap between the infinite and the finite to experience life with us, surely we can cross the gap between ourselves and our fellow human beings. «You are never more God-like than when you open your heart's door to another person. The more different they are, the more God-like that action is,» he says in describing how Christians should seek to build relationships.

Shame has many faces. From the pressing need to avoid «losing face» to the urge to scapegoat and blame, from the desire to exclude those who are different to the horrors of ethnic cleansing, from the obsession with body image to the abiding terrors of the abused, shame is a universal phenomenon. It transcends boundaries of time and is evident in diverse cultures across the world. It is, furthermore, found throughout the pages of Scripture, yet in modern theology shame is conspicuous by its absence. This book attempts to redress the balance by exploring the theology of shame, from its inception in the garden of Eden, to the final triumph over shame on the cross. Restoring the Shamed will offer readers the opportunity to think theologically about one of the most urgent, yet strangely secret, issues of contemporary society.