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Birds on a Wire
Christian contemporary romance
Birds on a Wire
Eighteen-year-old Bri loses custody of her newborn son Providence and is left trying to understand whether love can be measured by the ability to keep a child. Laura becomes Providence's foster mother, bringing the two women's lives together through a baby each wants to protect for very different reasons. Told across their perspectives, the story examines the emotional fault lines of foster care, motherhood, poverty, and the judgments adults make about what is best for a child. Powner offers a compassionate contemporary novel about family, sacrifice, grace, and the complicated meaning of home.
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Drug addiction; newborn removed by Child Protective Services; foster care and uncertainty over custody; painful past trauma; parenting struggles and fear of losing a child; Christian themes of redemption and faith.
Alcohol-Free Pour
Mint Lemonade
A bright, refreshing sip suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
What you'll need
- 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 1/2 oz simple syrup ↗
- 6 mint leaves ↗
- 4 oz cold water
- Ice
How to mix it
- Combine the noncarbonated ingredients in a glass or shaker and stir or shake until mixed. Pour over ice, top with any carbonated ingredient, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Use a matching citrus wheel, berry, or herb from the recipe when available.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Village Garden Gin and Tonic
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A crisp botanical pour suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
What you'll need
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How to mix it
- Fill a highball glass with ice. Add gin, cucumber, and mint, top with tonic water, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Cucumber ribbon and mint sprig.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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