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Cassandra Brown’s world shatters the moment she finds her secret lover proposing to another woman, his betrayal echoing through the marble halls of London’s high society. With her family empire collapsing under the weight of scandal, death, and greed, Cassandra makes a daring choice: secure her legacy through a child born of a carefully orchestrated arrangement. But when her stranger-for-hire turns out to be far more than he seems—a man with a power and past that could reshape her destiny—desire and danger become inseparable.

One Last Summer is a bittersweet coming-of-age tale about friendship, unspoken love, and the quiet heartbreak of letting go. Adam, Chris, and Julia – best friends since college – embark on one final road trip before life takes them in different directions. Chris is getting married, Julia is leaving for graduate school in Europe, and Adam carries a secret: he has loved Julia for years. As they travel across states, laughter and old memories resurface alongside buried tensions and unspoken truths. The summer is warm and golden, but time is slipping away.

Grace Walton never meant to fall in love with Rick Grayson while dying. Shut out by her own family and shadowed by the fear of an early goodbye, Grace’s relentless pursuit of connection becomes a journey through heartbreak, resilience, and the fragile moments that make life worth living. But when a truth she never expected turns her world on its head, she and Rick are forced to confront the question neither dared to ask: if time were suddenly given back, would they be brave enough to love without holding back?

Packed with fun facts and fascinating stories, this engaging compilation celebrates the world of tennis day by day throughout the year. Each entry offers a lively mix of historic milestones, memorable match summaries, quirky anecdotes, and surprising trivia—from major championship victories and legendary showdowns to obscure records and off-court curiosities. Organized in an easy-to-navigate daily format, this mini encyclopedia is brimming with stats and stories that bring the sport’s rich history to life.

In 2010, Brooke Lowry, Carrie Hollis, and Eve Shay were inseparable. But on the Fourth of July, Eve vanished—her case never solved. Brooke moved away, but Carrie couldn’t let go, her obsession driving her to become the Chief of Police. Now, fifteen years later, just as Carrie is about to close Eve’s case for good, an anonymous call provides a chilling new lead. And–within days–a man’s body is hauled in by a fishing boat. His murder is linked to a hotel a few miles away–where the guest in the room next door was none other than Brooke Lowry.

Charlie Hudson, an autistic 17-year-old, is determined to leave Sawyer, PA, as soon as she graduates high school - in the meantime, she works as many hours as she can at a sandwich shop called The Triple S to save money for college. But when shop owner Clay Cooper - a man who is both respected and feared by many in this economically depressed community - is found dead, each member of his staff becomes a suspect in the perplexing case. Charlie must work to protect herself and her friends, and uncover the danger that may still be at large in their tightknit community.

They were madly in love. The perfect couple. That was the story everyone in South River believed...until Gin Talcott and Adam Archer are found shot in their bed. Adam is dead at the scene. Gin is fighting for her life. Detectives Greta Jessup and Finn Pate are assigned to the case. Greta has a long history with Gin’s first husband, Eddie, and is determined to protect his 18-year-old twins. Piper discovered the bodies. Daniel is missing—and so is Adam’s gun.

The way medical practitioners are taught to deliver health and build their practice is built on erroneous assumptions—ones that stem from a system only designed to react to illness. The result of training in this system has left many practitioners struggling to make ends meet and feeling dissatisfied. A future that proactively builds health, rather than simply treating sickness, requires an entirely different model. Meghan Walker offers that alternative model in Impact Medicine, a six-step roadmap for clinical entrepreneurs who simply want to help more people, take control of their ...

"Every choice leaves a mark, every path hides a secret—and Lincoln Hayes sees them all."

“Why We Sleep is an important and fascinating book…Walker taught me a lot about this basic activity that every person on Earth needs. I suspect his book will do the same for you.” —Bill Gates A New York Times bestseller and international sensation, this “stimulating and important...

I returned to Huckleberry Springs to start over with my name on a bakery and my past sealed up tighter than a mason jar. I plan to run my business, keep my history to myself, and ignore handsome flirts like local distillery owner and rancher, Cruz Foster. Cruz might make me forget how to frost a cookie, but I’ve been taken in by guys like him before. When he turns up the charm, I punch his efforts down like a first proof of sourdough. He backs off but continues being sweet. My car dies, and he’s there. I need a ride, and he’s there.

Alex is broke. He's pretty much always been broke. A misspent youth led to mistakes that led to convictions and plea deals. No career, no education, no hope. Now he has a chance to make things right for him and his family when the newest immersive MMO comes with the ability to convert money earned in the game into real currency. Well, it's cryptocurrency, but that's real-ish, right?

Ana Robbins was an Olympic star in the making—until tragedy forced her to leave that world behind. At the age of sixteen, she gave up her dream and never looked back. Fourteen years later, she’s a successful defense attorney, revered for her work with minors. But when her former coach turns up dead, Ana lands right back where it all began, and abruptly ended: The Palace, a world-renowned skating facility nestled high in the mountains of Colorado.

A solar flare wipes out power across the Arctic outpost where Jenna and her team are stationed. Cut off from the world, with the cold closing in and something stalking the perimeter, survival means more than just staying warm. It means facing what's out there.

Join this author in the final devotional book of this series as she explores peace in the hardest of places. Peace is not the absence of troubles, but the confidence in the circumstances that God is in control. The peace that passes all understanding only comes from an intimate walk with our Savior. Steep yourself in hope and encouragement for the the journey towards complete peace in Him.

The causes of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder range from severe neglect to monstrous abuse. Many survivors grew up in houses that were not homes-in families that were as loveless as orphanages and sometimes as dangerous. If you felt unwanted, unliked, rejected, hated, and/or despised for a lengthy portion of your childhood, trauma may be deeply engrained in your mind, soul, and body. This book is a practical guide to recovering from lingering childhood trauma. It is copiously illustrated with examples of the author's and his clients' journeys of recovering.

For fans of Good to Great and The First 90 Days, The Four Disciplines of Execution is the book “every leader should read” (Clayton Christensen, Professor, Harvard Business School, and author of The Innovator’s Dilemma) for creating lasting organizational change. A #1 Wall Street Journal...

When Mark Hawkins is found dead in a seedy motel, police deem it an accidental overdose. But billionaire computer genius Avery Turner suspects there might be more to the story. Her old friend was on the trail of the legendary General's Gold, and now Avery is determined to pick up where he left off... Teaming up with Carter Mosley, a deep-sea shipwreck diver and adrenaline junkie turned social media sensation, Avery embarks on a dangerous quest for the treasure—and the truth.

Entrepreneurs have a problem: startups. Almost all startups either fail or never truly reach a sustainable size. Despite the popularity of entrepreneurship, we haven't engineered a better way to start...until now. What if you could skip the startup phase and generate profitable revenue on day one? In Buy Then Build, acquisition entrepreneur Walker Deibel shows you how to begin with a sustainable, profitable company and grow from there.