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All practical Shelby Stewart wants is to build her PR career at the Boston zoo, and maybe find some nice guys to date. But long-buried memories of a childhood incident keep interrupting her plans, affecting her health one way after another. And when will she actually date someone her friends think is good enough for her? Ambitious Astrid Ericcson thinks she wrote the book on How to Get Ahead by Flirting. But she is forced to re-visit her career advancement strategy when her PR agency boss takes the innuendos to a whole new level, threatening her job and her safety.

In 1945, a German Christian family fears death from the Allies’ hasty advance, so they flee on a journey to the United States. There are many obstacles that challenge them along the way. World War II fighting has not ended, so a mother and her son must pretend to be a French family in order to escape an uncertain future. They take a cargo ship to New York City and hide out in an Amish town. In 1969, while her son is studying at a university, his mother passes away. Her son, Hans, decides to build a shrine to honor his German SS father, but he goes too far. His German meetings are his only...

The glass hides nothing. The mirror lies even less. In these ten explosive, high-heat office romances, passion doesn’t just break the rules—it dares the world to watch. Boardrooms, break rooms, and glass-walled offices become playgrounds for seduction, each scene charged with the risk of discovery.

Caught robbing the governor’s mansion, Blythe is given a choice: steal the crown jewel of Ostrait’s greatest enemy, or her papa and friends all die. Forced undercover as a candidate in the Fletch King’s marital competition, she must survive the cut-throat court under the watchful eye of the governor’s pet assassin. But how much of herself will this mission cost her? Kalen got her into this mess. And now they must keep their head down in the servants’ quarters, enduring their new superior’s brutality and confronted with the terrors of their past.

Do you wish you could finally have a regular period? Are you scared to tell your doctor about your mood swings, hormonal acne, and heavy periods for fear that you’ll be told to try another kind of birth control? What about the constant headaches and mood swings that you deal with every day?Well, girl, I am so excited you’re here!In this podcast, you will learn how to regulate your period naturally, decrease mood swings (yes, even postpartum!), eliminate headaches, and enjoy sex again!I’m Dominique, a mom, military wife, daughter of Jesus, and women’s hormone specialist! I remember a ...

Cyberbullying is becoming an epidemic that is risking the safety of our children. S. M. Carlson, an online harassment and bullying expert, brings a commonsense approach to battling cyberbullying. Cyberbullying offers advice for educators, parents, law enforcers, and lawmakers on how to implement programs to combat this problem in their community before it destroys another child's life.

I’m driving out of Boston with no idea where to go. My world is spinning out of control and I hate it. Hopefully, a road trip will ease the tension that erupted between me and my brother, Keith, after he stole the heart of the woman I was falling for. A wedge has been driven between the two Hartwell brothers, so Matt takes a cross country road trip to clear his mind, but ends up stranded with a broken-down car in the middle of nowhere. Rescued by Gabrielle Kennell, a beautiful ranch owner in South Dakota, he has no idea that the answers to all his problems are right in front of him. ...

They toyed with forces they didn't understand. Now, the inhabitants of Astral Prime are going to pay the price. Their foray into an alternate universe has not gone unnoticed. Nor will it go uninvestigated. While Jace Jarvis attempts to reassemble the pieces of a broken life, a new foe threatens to steal that life away yet again. With Hiroko shepherding a new flock and Cedric guarding the planet below, Astral Prime faces an invasion they might not be able to stop. They'll have to turn to the unlikeliest of allies if there's any hope to save the station.

I’ve always had a thing for pretty, feisty Kiera Silvermoon. Unfortunately, she’s always had an eye for one man: my best friend and the new White Woods pack alpha, Luca Ferrar. But now that Luca’s freshly-mated, Kiera’s noticed me—really noticed me—for the first time in my life. I’m under no illusion that she wants me—I’m a distraction, and I know it. But the more I see past the vain exterior Kiera has always presented to the pack, the more determined I am to have her—forever. The only thing I need to do is convince her I’m the wolf for her.

A family have pulled apart when Charlie Little decides to up and leave his wife and child, Meg and Nelly, in search of something better. But nearly three years later things have changed, and Meg is no longer the shy wife plus Nelly has taken a significant overdose of eight-year-old girl attitude. Both aren’t prepared to be sweet-talked by a man who merely broke their hearts. And they are seeking love from other quarters to the dismay of some. The goal posts have changed as the remaining Little women, including Charlie’s mum and aunt, now have to adjust to the appearance of a man who now...

Hatty lives on an island in the Caribbean and is afraid of mosquitos and the sea. She longs for friendship, love and the truth about her history. But she is constantly met with a wall of silence. When Jake visits his father Murray, who is also Hatty’s secret guardian, the young couple are instantly attracted to each other. A mysterious and turbulent sexual tale of young love, deceit, jealousy and passion mixed in with the conflict of deep rooted prejudices and regret … her story begins. ************ BOOK UPDATED JUNE 2015 ***************

Listeners are invited to sit back and enjoy this collection of classic Yuletide tales....

My mother in law, Joan, is a thorn in my side. I’m her son’s widow and mother of one. I want a relationship with a man I can trust. I need some sex as it has been a long, long, long time. I can’t find a man who wants me and who I want, leaving me deflated and sexually frustrated. Then I meet Hal. He’s everything you’d want, handsome, successful and most importantly, he knows how to push my buttons in and out of bed… there’s only one little problem… It’s a love triangle at an ever so warped angle but when you desperately need someone, anyone can be better than no-one, ...

When the need is great, does it matter where or how you get what you need? The Black Market is the Hourlings fifth anthology. The Hourlings are a group of authors located in Northern Virginia. The group was created in 2014 by Elizabeth Hayes to focus on the genres of Fantasy and Science Fiction. The author's meetings are held each week to discuss and innovate every aspect in the process of writing and publishing. Members of the Hourlings lead writing workshops, run their own small press, and are published both traditionally with the Big Five and with internationally read Independent ...

New school. New year. It’s all too familiar for military brat Sara Parker. After her dad gets deployed, the darkness in her mind is set free, wreaking havoc on every aspect of her life. Stuck in the bottom of a pit with no one to turn to, Sara’s world comes crashing down as everyone around her discovers her secrets, one scar at a time.

What would you expect research and statistics to say about what we think of the paranormal? That they believe in ghosts, haunted houses, telepathy/ESP, UFO’s, spiritual awakening, out-of-body experiences or tons of other types of experiences? Yes those are the questions most polls and questionnaires ask. But do you know what people actually want to share? It is that they aren’t crazy, that they really ARE experiencing paranormal events! Notice while watching many paranormal programs, and reading books, hearing broadcasts, articles and blogs that people by far are asking, “Am I crazy?...

Everyone knows Kurt was difficult to work with, and after he got into a fight with both director Marnie Mason and artistic leader Arthur Winston, he promptly decided to quit the show. In deep financial trouble, the Eastbrook Playhouse depended on a big name like Kurt to keep afloat. With reporters coming in from the Big Apple to Tasha’s little corner of Connecticut, she realizes it's up to her to save their local theater and keep her community safe. After all, the show must go on…but what do you do when the killer could very well be one of your loved ones?

Theory and Practice is a podcast dedicated to decoding research in the field of speech-language pathology. We dive deep into the latest evidence-based practices, demystify complex studies, and provide practical insights for implementing research findings in your everyday therapy sessions. Join us as we unpack evidence-based practices and empower you to provide the highest quality care for your clients. As a disclaimer, this is just our personal opinions and thoughts. It is not meant to misinform or claim the intentions of the literature or publication. We also encourage you to read and ...

In Meditation and Beyond you will discover a uniquely different approach to meditation. There are two traditional aims of meditation. The first is cultivating a healthy human life. The second is transcending our limited day-to-day consciousness to discover our true self and its extraordinary qualities of human flourishing. Our first session begins by focusing on two quick and sure methods of calming the mind. Whenever your mind is out of control, these will be your go-to practices.one that is simple, surprisingly effortless, and goes directly to the essence of meditation. The first aim of ...

The galaxy is in a state of panic. A horror has been unleashed, and it's a threat to every inhabited planet. Luckily, it currently rampages across a sparsely populated part of the Black Ocean. But even that callous view only holds limited hope for the fortunate species whose worlds lay safer by virtue of distance. Sooner or later, someone is going to have to destroy it. Hiroko plays the role of diplomat. In the face of a threat to all species, she hopes to forge a multi-species alliance to combat the monster.