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“Starting over? That’s exciting, but painful at the same time, because it means a phase of your life has ended. And there’s that scary place in the middle, when one phase is over and the new phase hasn’t really begun." After her husband leaves her for a trophy wife, Anne-Marie Sullivan returns to her home town of Loving's Forge, determined to reinvent herself. Impulsively, she buys a stately but crumbling old mansion, which she intends to convert into an upscale bed and breakfast. Tom Maguire is the best contractor in town, and Anne-Marie needs his help to renovate her bed and ...

Growing up poor in Texas, Vera Lomax used every gold-digging trick in the book to land a rich husband. Now living in the lap of luxury in San Francisco, her only job is to fawn over her much-older husband, so it's been easy for her to balance a life of shopping and affairs with younger men with a major secret: the 16-year bribery of one of her husband's mistresses to keep her pregnancy under wraps. Vera figures that a little hush money every month will ensure her husband's fortune is hers alone....

In Heroes Beneath the Waves, many brave men who rode submarines to great depths and across the oceans into unknown territory share their experiences, fears, and thoughts. They allow us to travel back in time through their memories. Trained for years to keep silent - for "loose lips sink ships" - many still believe what they know to be classified and refuse to disclose even the minutest of recollections. Others, however, want to leave a legacy of reminiscences for people to learn and live by - to know that freedom is not free.

Emerald was the most beautiful mermaid in all of Mermaidia. Because she was so beautiful and kind, the other mermaids were jealous and made fun of her. Emerald had no friends until one day when she met Flip-Flop the dolphin. That is when her life completely changed! Find out what happens next....

While most of us have grown up being taught that the letter “I” has no place in the word “team,” teams are wholly made up of individual advantages that contribute to the collective power of the group. In Individual Influence, authors Brian and Mary Smith go far beyond this axiom, making a persuasive case that even a company or team of individual players is still an “Individual” at its core—expressing the collective influence of all those who play a role in it. Thus, there is not just one “I” in team, but many.

Adelina is a beautiful princess who lives in the Kingdom of Storybook, the home of fairytales, dreams, and myth. In Storybook, Adelina has many friends, yet none closer than her best friend, the pink Unicorn Kaia. One day, Kaia appears to be missing. No one can find her anywhere. A small fairy may know where she is.

Daisy is a princess who has everything you could imagine. She has everything except for the one thing that she wants dearly: her mother. Daisy's mother died shortly after she was born. All of Daisy's life, she has wondered what it would be like to have a mother. One day, Daisy is granted a wish by the Flower Fairy of wishes. What do you think Daisy will wish for?

The Princess Fairies collection is back with all four princess fairies: Nocturna, Aquatica, Primavera, and Flora. They are four best friends that live in a magical forest. Each fairy has a special magical power!

// Find Your Spark & Pursue Your Passion While Raising Littles // Hey Mama, Welcome to The Made To Be Podcast Do you feel like you’ve totally let go of who you are outside of being a mom? Does it seem like you’re living without any sense of purpose or fulfillment beyond your role as a mother? Do you absolutely love being a mom, but feel like you’ve neglected every other part of you, and ignored or maybe even forgotten the gifts, talents, and interests that make you who you are? Do you wish you could stop feeling guilty for wanting to pursue your dreams and goals in the midst of ...

Not all leaders have fancy titles or high-paying jobs. Every human has the power to influence, and, therefore, is primed to be a leader. By coming to terms with our ability to affect others with our energies, words, and actions, we begin to grow in claiming this responsibility instead of remaining blind. Smith and Griffin continue the “I” in Team series journey by helping all humans (all leaders) consider how they will build themselves and others with the power of influence. Through real-life stories and summarized key takeaways, the authors promote out-of-the-box learning.

In Girls of Tender Age, Mary-Ann Tirone Smith fully articulates with great humor and tenderness the wild jubilance of an extended French-Italian family struggling to survive in a post-World War II housing project in Hartford, Connecticut. Smith seamlessly combines a memoir whose intimacy matches...

Tantor Media presents a collection of some of the most popular Christmas stories read by award-winning narrators Renee Raudman and Alan Sklar. This special anthology will transport listeners back to the Christmases of their youth, when they first heard these holiday tales.

In this wide-ranging collection our authors look at every facet and detail of theatre life. From the worries and lives of the actors to what can happen when a theatre is the prime location on which the story depends, be it comedy, theft, the bizarre and even murder.

Goldie is a beautiful unicorn. One day, she is out playing and becomes lost. She finds a pink castle and a lovely little fairy named Angie. Angie and the other fairies decide to help Goldie find her family. Find out what happens next!

Oopie is a lonely dragon. All he wants to do is make a new friend. One day, he finds an injured butterfly and decides to help him. Oopie's kindness leads to a very bright future. Find out what happens next!

We are influenced by every person and interaction we have, and, in turn, we influence everyone and everything around us. We all have a choice about what to do with our influence: Will we leave a negative impact on others or use our influence to become a shining beacon of positivity? Smith and Griffin upskill listeners with tools to stay humble, lead themselves and the people around them well, and create opportunities to expand their influence in new and exciting ways.

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Are you looking for non-religious kids' Christmas stories? If so, you will enjoy our collection: Kids' Christmas Book with Santa Claus and Non-Religious Stories: Xmas Holiday Story Books for Children. Note that these are public domain works that were originally written by the indicated authors. All of the stories have been modernized and re-written for the 21st century.

Princess Goldie lives in a beautiful pink castle in a faraway land. One day, she decides to visit her long-lost friend Fairy Dew. Along the way, something unexpected happens!

In a land far far away, there once lived a pony named Tiny. She was called Tiny as she was the tiniest pony you would ever come across! Tiny was smaller than a chicken and when she saw other ponies who were tall and grand, she felt sad. She did not know what to do.