Bøger af Jacci Turner

The Bar, Friends - Only by working together can they save him. It's like the Breakfast Club meets CSI! In this second book of The Birthright Series, we meet a new cast of characters that must find help from Tyrell, Tiffany, Orlando, and Sam.With Dawna's court date against the sex traffickers approaching, her younger sister, Emily, has a chip on her shoulder as high as Mt. Rose. When Dawna moved to Reno, she left Emily all alone to face the gossip of their small hometown.Suddenly Emily is thrust into a bigger problem when she finds Loyalton's most popular cheerleader, Brandi, on the floor of the school bathroom semi-conscious.Her friend Teddy, who has albinism and some rather unique abilities, joins her in trying to help Brandi understand what is happening to her, and the three stumble onto an evil plot.Needing help, they turn to The Blue Group for wisdom on what to do next.

The Cage, Four students - Only by working together can they save her! It's like the Breakfast Club meets CSIThrown together in a high school summer English class, Tyrell, Tiffany, Sam, and Lando form, "The Blue Group." But they bond over more than English, Tyrell shares a reoccurring dream about a girl that needs help. Sam realizes she is getting the same information through her own sketches? Where is this information coming from? Sam is the goth girl. Her dark past keeps her from wanting to connect to the members of the Blue Group. Why do they keep pressing her to talk?Tyrell has a logical mind. Nothing about this is logical, but he can't deny these dreams mean something. Will he have to reconnect to the deep faith of his family, the faith he's walked away from, for answers?Tiffany is sporty and sociable. She wants to break out of the confines of her strict Korean immigrant family, will this group see her for who she really is?Orlando aches from the darkness his family fled in El Salvador. Until now, he spent most of his time playing video games. Could he be meant for something more?Join Tyrell, Tiffany, Orlando, and Sam as they navigate the complicated world of high school friendship, romance, and sex trafficking!

Shipwrecked has so many twists and turns -- it might make you seasick! Hold on to your life vest, it's going to be a bumpy ride!Jillie's day starts when the ship she's traveling on sinks in shark-infested waters. With her parents missing, she's left solely responsible for her spoiled little sister, Ruby. When a strange boy named Omar pulls them from the water, Jillie is at once grateful and suspicious.Omar seems to be hiding something, and Jillie wants to get to the bottom of it. Strange people cross their path to give them wisdom, or is it misdirection?Join the adventure as Jillie and Ruby navigate a mysterious island where they must battle wild animals, crazy weather, and creepy people while searching for the girls' parents. When no one is who they say, and nothing is as it seems, family is all you can trust.Author's note: This book was created in a unique way. Students in Idaho read the first chapters and were given three paths to choose from for the author to follow, then the author wrote the next three chapters. Each time, the students picked the way the author least wanted to go, which made the book much more spontaneous and fun than it might have been. Young children will love this zany adventure story!Follow the twists and turns, enjoy the journey!

At long last, Riley and Mia have reached the place they've been dreaming about: Riley's father's ranch. After a warm welcome, the girls settle in, happy and relieved. Then things start to go horribly wrong. Ranch life is harsher than Riley expects, she never gets to spend time with her father, and their new grandmother doesn't seem to like them. Then a mystery boy appears to haunt her dreams and Riley starts to wonder if this new family is really going to work out. After all, they still don't know if the courts are going to allow Mia to be adopted by Riley's new family.What will happen if the courts say no?Come along as Riley and Mia struggle through more surprising twists and turns to discover if they have finally found their forever family!

From the Amazon best-selling author Jacci Turner comes the second book in The Finding Home Series. In "Bending Willow" we meet Riley and Mia who are orphaned and in search of a father who doesn't know they exist. They cross two states while avoiding the Amber Alert and find a family happy to receive them. But now... Riley and Mia suffer crushing disappointment when they learn they won't be able to go live with their father...yet. Staying at Nana's farm seems like a wonderful solution until they learn they have to go to school and Riley receives another heart-rending shock. Join Riley and Mia in their continued adventure as they face new challenges, make new friends, and get downright stretched!

The Lamb, Friends - Only by working together can they save herIt's like the Breakfast Club meets CSI! In this breathtaking finale of The Birthright Series, Tyrell and Tiffany are back, and their romance has never been this complicated.Ty and Tiff want to be together, but between her conservative Korean parents and his ex-girlfriend, Sheila, their relationship seems doomed from the start. And now Tyrell is having disturbing dreams like the ones that led him and his Blue Group friends to the rescue Dawna from sex traffickers. Ty just wants to be with Tiff, but her parents are making that difficult, as is his gorgeous Ethiopian ex-girlfriend Shelia. Then, the dreams start again, and he doesn't want to be involved, but he can't say no when the dreams increase in intensity.Tiff is enjoying her new friend Lorna. Lorna seems to have it all, looks, wealth, and popularity, but Lorna also hears voices. Is Tiff's new friend crazy? Plus, her parents hatch a plan is to interest Tiff in the new youth leader at church who is a great guy and very handsome. Will their plan work?Lando and Sammy offer support as relationships, romance, and terror stalks their friends.

But What if We're Wrong about the gay thing. Think about that for a moment. WWJD?This booklet is one Evangelical Christian's journey trying to answer the question, "What if we're wrong about the 'gay' thing?"The implications of this question have kept me up at night. With the church polarized on this issue, there is little room for dialogue. I'm not a theologian, but I've been following Jesus for thirty-seven and have spent most of those years in full-time ministry. I have seen firsthand His love of and commitment to the marginalized. This booklet follows my journey from being a board member of a local Exodus group to an ally in the LGBTQ community.Author's note. This booklet marks a moment in time when I was trying to sort things out. In the six years since I wrote this little booklet, a lot has changed. I would not consider myself evangelical anymore. It's as if my tribe left me, or booted me out over this one issue. I lost my job, my church, and many of my friends. Guess what? I made the right choice and have no regrets. I'm still a Christ follower and growing in my faith, despite what others might believe.This is a huge human rights issue, a justice issue. This is about loving people unconditionally.WDJD -- What did Jesus do? He loved the marginalized, all of them. The only people he ever got mad at were the religious folks when they tried to keep people away from him with their man-made religion. Life should be lived by the greatest commandments: Love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and love your neighbor as yourself. I'm going to spend the rest of my life trying to do those two things. That is all I need to worry about.

When Riley finds her grandmother dead, she knows her world is about to collapse. Determined to find the father she knows only by an address, Riley and Mia take off on a journey with so many twists and turns Riley begins to doubt they'll ever find a real home. She ignores the question that keeps popping into her mind-if they do find her father, will he even want them? Or will he send them away?

"Brightly illuminating! Tumbled People offers a gracious invitation and a guide through the stages that we can expect to experience on the sacred journey of faith. Jacci not only describes the passages and how they change the way we view God, ourselves, and our life-world, but invites active participation in an authentic process towards spiritual maturation through ancient spiritual practices. A wonderful companion for those who are willing to undertake the journey of faithing throughout a lifetime." -The Rev. Canon Catherine Gregg, D.Min."I remember the first time I did a personality test and realized I wasn't weird but was a person with a unique but recognizable personality. It was revolutionary in my life because it helped me make sense of who and how I was in the world. I think Jacci's book will accomplish the same thing for those who are deconstructing their beliefs and questioning their faith. This book is like a spiritual map and just may help them realize that they aren't lost, but that they are on a very clear path of spiritual progressand growth." -David Hayward, aka the NakedPastor"In an age when everyone is deconstructing and reconstructing their faith experience, Tumbled People offers the tools needed to explore more deeply the stages of faith. And while many books on faith stages outline what that looks like, Jacci takes us deeper as she shares what those shifting stages of growth feel like in real life. This is pure invitation to the reader to explore and experience the journey in companionship with her." -Marsha Crockett, author of Sacred Conversation: Exploring the Seven Gifts of Spiritual DirectionAre you feeling spiritually adrift, burned out, and hopeless? Are the old ways of praying not working for you anymore? I am here to tell you that you are not alone. In fact, you join millions of others who are ready to move, not away from God, but toward deeper spiritual life.In Tumbled People: Deconstructing and Reconstructing Your Faith, you will find hope and encouragement the spiritual changes you are going through are a normal part of the stages of spiritual growth and development. Using personal stories, quotes from mentors, and easy onramp spiritual practices, the author will help you move from burnout to spiritual thriving.Let the healing journey begin!