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Inspired by true events...The first day of college gives every girl a chance to reinvent herself. I go and screw mine up by meeting the most gorgeous guy I've seen in five years while talking to my cat. But Andrew Crowner is far from judgmental. By the end of our interaction, he has me smitten by his easy manner and kind smile. And from the way his eyes linger on me before he leaves, I start to think that maybe I've caught his attention, too. I let myself believe that luck may finally be on my side.

This story, A Huge Lesson for Toado and Friends, is from the delightful series of Toado and Friends. It is a wonderful story that teaches children a valuable life lesson, to accept another as they are. Young listeners will learn about a fat little frog that has been hurt by thoughtless comments about her size.

Persevere, and survive. Those are my two guiding words. I never knew either of my parents. I have no family and no home. The only person I could ever rely on was myself. In this cruel world, that's about as much as I can ask for. Love? Hah. Don't talk to me about love. I stopped believing in it the day my first boyfriend ripped out my heart three years ago. That's why love is the last thing on my mind when I leave a packed college bar with a captivating stranger....

If you told me two weeks ago that I would fall in love with my would-be kidnapper, I would have laughed in your face. Yet here I am today. Madly, deeply, and hopelessly in love. With Richard Blackthorne. With the man who drugged me and left me for myself... but with the same man who came back for me later. Nobody in my life has ever given a shit. I've always been on my own - before Rich.

Software developer Honor Macklin believes she’s equal business partners with her philandering ex-husband, but when family responsibilities take her to Florida, she discovers her ex may have cheated her in more ways than one. Spirits at the Belleview Biltmore hotel try to help Honor by invading her dreams to share memories from the life of Darcy Loughman, a young Victorian woman with big problems of her own.

What does one expect to find in the mind of a killer? Veronica Russo, bent on avenging the murder of her sister, seeks a therapeutic alternative to mayhem keeping a journal at a writer's workshop, but finds her desire for destruction is too powerful to ignore. She resists the advances of Jack Daniels, an aptly named aspiring writing with a fondness for drink, but when she rebuffs him once too often is her life in danger instead?

The View from My Heels is a novel about a young lady with cerebral palsy who has a driving passion to become a well-known jewelry designer. The book gives inspiration to the disabled community.

Rylan and his partner in crime, anthropologist Ursula Deiss, push deep into a dangerous rain forest in Madagascar with a group of scientists. In the jungle, they find a population of cryptic man-like primates. Their discovery quickly draws them into a vortex of an ancient conspiracy that is bound to change mankind's destiny. Enriched with extensive facts drawn from the fields of anthropology, swarm intelligence, and information science, Talus takes listeners from one vibrant location to another.

Six months ago, Liberty Collins was advancing in her career at a prosperous marketing firm and dreaming of a bright future. Now, the only thing darker than her nightmares is reality. In a socially, and economically, collapsed America, Liberty struggles to find the courage to endure, and the strength to protect herself. Her faith, constitution, and sanity are challenged as the lines that separate right from wrong grow increasingly blurry.

She carries more than elemental powers. In Air, the sequel to Water of the Akasha Series, Kaitlyn has a secret. One she won't be able to hide much longer. As the strongest Gaia the planet has ever seen, she must face mankind's greatest enemy as he campaigns for "One Less: Depopulation." Everything depends on Kaitlyn fully embracing her role as Gaia. Her family. The Seven. The Earth. Something has to give, and it won't be Kaitlyn.

After an elemental apocalypse, the fate of Earth hangs in the balance. The hunt for Micah in a world that has gone dim leads Kaitlyn straight to Shawn and One Less. While struggling to survive, she battles a side of her that is as dark as the rest of the planet. In the exciting conclusion to The Akasha Series, our heroine is no longer a part of The Seven or One Less. Now she is on Team Kaitlyn.

When life gave Jane pointy teeth, she decided to make the most of them. In this 15,000-word novella, Jane takes you with her on one of her jobs, and goes through the harrowing tale of how she fell in love and lost more than just her life. This is the first part of a series of novellas. The novellas are not stand-alone and should be read in sequence, as each one builds upon the last.

Chase Winters is one of a kind. That doesn't mean he still doesn't get on my nerves more days than not, but his arrogance is starting to be sexy. Together our bond grows stronger, and so do we. Just as we hurdle one obstacle, two or three more pop up. Go figure. It isn't enough that Emma once again hates our guts, now Travis has decided to go all demon-zoid on us. I could hardly blame him though; he had lost the girl of his dreams-again. .

When Kaitlyn Alder is involuntarily introduced to a life of magic, she becomes part of an organization hell-bent on saving the Earth. Her new found life holds promises of purpose, romance, and friendship, but the organization divides and a rogue member holds Kaitlyn hostage. Now one of the most terrifying men the human race has to offer stands between her and Earth's survival.

The life she once knew is over. The love of her life is dead (for the second time), and his last act saved her from the same fate. Now Jane has to learn to cope with her new-found abilities and the trials that come along with them.

Elemental powers in the palm of her hand. . .and it won't be enough to save her. When Kaitlyn Alder is involuntarily introduced to a life of magic, she becomes part of an organization hell-bent on saving the Earth. Follow the saga as one of the most terrifying men the human race has to offer stands between Kaitlyn and Earth's survival.

Elemental magic is a weapon of power, on both sides of the war. The Seven has another leader, Kaitlyn is a new mother, and everyone is busy building their armies. During one battle, the secret to Akasha is discovered, and the race to master it is on. With all eyes on the prize, what matters most gets left behind. It is up to Kaitlyn to preserve the planet in the wake of the pure destructive power of Akasha, and the humans who wield it.