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Agathea Flamma and Sebastian Smith face an unstoppable force as the Darkening sweeps across the land, threatening to consume everything. With their families fractured by war and betrayal lurking in every shadow, one wrong move could doom the kingdom.

Tina Gardenia lives in a tiny house and works in a tiny flower shop. She doesn't have room for a big, strong man like Luca Lowell. Luca has taken over the garage down the street, and now he's trying to expand Tina's tiny world. He can't exactly buy flowers for a florist, so he has to get creative with his romantic gestures. Very creative. Luca doesn't know that Tina is holding on to something from the past. It might be a problem for the couple. She won't let him into her tiny life if she has no space.

When I was 16 years old, I was having a very difficult time in my life. I was kicked out of my house and had to live with "friends". I dropped out of school so that I could work enough to buy food. I was being abused verbally, physically, and emotionally by several people in my life. I started counting days, then weeks, and then months since someone had said something nice to me. I would have given anything to hear a complement.

Stormy Day has moved back home, and it's not for the local coffee or nightlife, both of which are lacking in Misty Falls, Oregon. She's there to help her father finally retire from being a cop, and slow the heck down after his hip replacement. Plus she needs to give her brain a break from the high-stakes world of venture capital.

A serial killer bent on revenge . . . and striking too close to home. Teagan O’Rourke has always loved murder mysteries. In her job as a court reporter, she has written official records for dozens of real-life murders. She’s slapped evidence stickers on crime scene photos. She’s listened...

Let me ask you a few short questions: Do you want to improve your baking skills and make foods that will totally impress your family, friends, and guests? Would you like to amaze everyone with delightful flavors and jaw-dropping presentation? Would you like to get expert tips and learn secret techniques on how to bake healthy but incredibly tasty foods? If your answer to any of the questions above is yes, then this book is a must-listen for you!

We all fear selling out. Yet we all face situations that test our ideals and values with no clear right answer. In a world where compromise is an essential aspect of life, authors Lily Zheng and Inge Hansen make the bold claim that everyone sells out - and that the real challenge lies in doing so ethically.

Allan Cohen and Pramodita Sharma, scholars with deep professional and personal roots in family businesses, draw on extensive global research to reveal the secrets of enterprising families, using examples of both firms that flourished and those that failed. They describe the practices that characterize entrepreneurial individuals, families, and organizations and offer detailed advice on how to develop and implement those practices.

Falisha didn't mean to flush Jesse down the toilet; not entirely at least! And now, she needs to find him and take him back home before her daddy gets back, or they're both going to be in heaps of trouble! But the Kingdom of Yuck has more twists and turns than a water slide. Will Falisha find her brother in the twisting streets made of smelly jelly fellies? And will she be able to get him back in time, and all bathed and clean, before their mommy tells their daddy that Falisha flushed her little brother down the toilet?

All parents want their daughters to become confident, happy, self-sufficient women, but the turbulent years of early adolescence can be difficult to navigate. From Tweens to Teens invites parents to rethink how they prepare their daughters to face these difficult developmental years.

Falisha Whiskers has flushed her little brother Jesse down the toilet even after she promised, no matter how annoying he is, to never ever do it again! This time Falisha discovers she is on a special mission to rescue Jessie and all the Urpie Burpies from The Toilet Paper King - the most evil king in all of Yuck Kingdom - before it's too late. Will she and a team of Slumpy Bumpies find them and get home before Falisha and Jessie's daddy comes home, or will Jessie have to stay in Yuck Kingdom with The Toilet Paper King forever?

Maid of honor Zoey Carlson doesn’t want to plan a billionaire’s super-secret destination wedding. That’s the bride’s job. But when an over-the-top bachelorette party accidentally tips off the paparazzi, she agrees to fly to Paris and finalize the plans herself. If Zoey goes to France while the bride stays in California, hopefully it’ll throw the press off the trail. Too bad Mitch, the uptight best man who drives her crazy, is coming with her.

Andi’s long-term boyfriend just dumped her, and it’s all her best friend Rachel’s fault. When Rachel gifts Andi a professional matchmaking service out of guilt, Andi agrees to give it a try. Too bad the celebrity client she’s matched with can’t make her heart flutter or limbs turn to mush the way Ben, Rachel’s totally off-limits brother, can with a simple smile. Ben’s fiancée just called off their wedding for the third time. Desperate for a new beginning, he flees to Los Angeles and moves in across the hall from Andi.

Kate is finally free, and it only cost her everything she owns. When a house fire kills her abusive husband, she’s given a second chance at happiness—one she’s not about to waste. This time she’s being smart about love and enlisting the help of professional matchmaking firm Toujour. Surely they can succeed where Kate has always failed and find her the perfect man. Taylor is a firefighter with a serious hero complex that’s earned him a string of dysfunctional relationships. Toujour seems like the perfect solution to his self-sabotaging behavior.

Kelly argues instead for the democratization of ownership, including public ownership of vital services, worker-owned businesses, and more. She sketches the outlines of a nonextractive capitalism that would be subordinate to the public interest. This is an ambitious reimagining of the very foundations of our economy and society.

Subtle nonverbal behaviors that often go unnoticed are covered. The interconnectedness between biology and nonverbal communication is emphasized. There are over 150 color images that help listeners see concepts that are described. The end of each chapter has an activity for listeners to apply what they hear. The entire book is research-based and helps the listener apply the material throughout.

Today’s students face a challenging paradox: the digital tools they need to complete their work are often the source of their biggest distractions. Students can quickly become overwhelmed trying to manage the daily confluence of online interactions with schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and family life. Written by noted author and educator Ana Homayoun, Social Media Wellness is the first book to successfully decode the new language of social media for parents and educators and provide pragmatic solutions to help students.

Sofia is having her Cinderella moment. She's been plucked from obscurity, flown to a luxurious location as a companion to an older but still bankable Hollywood power player. The catch? His family is there for a free vacation, and they're as damaged as they are hard to ignore. There's the older son, an actor himself, but with a massive chip on his shoulder. There's the daughter, a spoiled teen who treats the world as her personal playground. And then there's the ex-wife, a fading star who's loud and rude but surprisingly likeable in her own special way.

How can organizations integrate sustainable design into their overarching operations and align it with profitability and corporate strategy? The Sustainability Scorecard is the first scientifically rooted, data-driven methodology for creating inherently sustainable and profitable products and processes. By redesigning with sustainability as a key design element, firms open themselves to unexpected solutions, leapfrog innovations, and sources of value that simply don’t occur when sustainability is leveraged purely as a risk-avoidance and compliance measure.

The ability to manage and recover from stress is crucial for resiliency and cognitive, medical, mental, and social health. Burnout is the enemy of productivity, creativity, and overall business success. Until recently, it was difficult for leaders to get reliable data on people's ability to perform at their best and understand levels of burnout within the business. The Heart(beat) of Business presents the science behind peak performance and how stress and burnout destroy people's health and devastate business outcomes.