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If you could know exactly how and when calamity would strike, would you want to know? And more importantly, would you tell your insurance company? What if it was something smaller, like the next time you were going to get a bad case of athlete’s foot? Would you let them know then? In House of Apollo, they already know. The actuaries have won: Big Data predicts it all.

Jason Thomas had always been obsessed with the ghost stories he'd watched on television from the time he was a kid. He'd always dreamed of visiting those haunted places and playing amateur ghost hunters with his best friend, Wade. As they grew older, Jason's fascination with ghosts grew, as well, and he'd drag Wade along to different haunted houses or hotels, always hoping to see an actual ghost.

Dirty secrets. A dirty cop. And a loaded Syringe. A dead paramedic found with a syringe stuck in her chest. A junkie is found with stolen drugs from her ambulance. Too neat? Too easy? But something’s not quite right. Captain Weidman has got his hate up for Flynt more than usual. Blocked and hassled by the entire force every step of the way, are they getting too close to the thin blue line? What is the secret thread running through the case, and what does Flynt know that he’s not telling? Who will step up and peel back the lies and reveal the truth?

Like the saying “life is unpredictable”, the COVID-19 pandemic came unexpectedly. During the pandemic, we all came to the realization that when the pandemic is over, life won’t return to how we once knew it. The pandemic was a reawakening period for everyone; it made us understand that the world can change at any time, and we have to learn to survive and change with time and seasons. Otherwise, others will move on, and you will be left behind. The pandemic should spark a change in you, and if you didn’t come out of the pandemic a changed person, then something may be wrong.

Alexander Kingston wasn’t destined to lead the East Territory pack, but fate had other ideas. Becoming the next Alpha in his dead brother’s place and managing his father’s expectations is a challenge, one that’s only getting harder with time. Marrok Blain is part of the North Territory pack. With his unique knowledge of the Slow Death, the disorder that slowly kills with every shift, he offers help, knowing he’ll be met with resistance from his friend’s pack. What he doesn’t expect is the pull to the stubborn yet undeniably gorgeous son of the East Territory Alpha.

A new killer has hit the streets. When a college athlete is found naked in a tree with duck feathers in his hair and a dead ducks head in his mouth you know it’s going to be a very long day for Puta Gorda PD’s notoriously mismatched detectives, Flynt and Steele. Was it a peculiar suicide, or is foul play involved? As they delve deeper into the mystery they discover a mind enhancing new drug has hit the streets and bodies are beginning to stack up. The only link they can find is a little yellow rubber ducky.

The gargoyles have always been guardians. They were created to protect the citadel and the surrounding area from vampires. When one of their own finds his fated mate, some of the other gargoyles dream of finding their other half, too. Petro has dreamed of not being alone anymore. Of having someone to share his life with and give it more meaning. When he finds a vampire while on patrol, he has no idea how much his life is about to change.

Tommy Carter was just minding his own business, taking out the trash from his job at a local bar and grill, when he noticed the man hiding behind the dumpster. He couldn’t get a good look at the guy, and the less he can find out about him, the more curious he becomes. He’d lived through difficult circumstances in his past, and decides if he can help, he will. Tommy doesn’t have a lot, but he has a heart of gold that won’t let him walk away from someone he knows needs a hand up.

Peter and I were drawn to each other from the very beginning—even when I was just a kid, sneaking out to see him at the rundown orphanage for boys. I thought we'd be forever. We weren't. So, I left our small town with nothing but a map for my future and a shattered heart, and I didn't look back. Until now. See, I'm organizing the fundraiser of the year, and I need Peter, master mechanic, to help me rebuild a classic car for an auction that'll help hundreds of foster kids. I was sure I was prepared to see him again. I could ignore his magnetic pull this time around. I was wrong.

Das einzigartige Motivationsbuch Leadership. Die 21 wichtigsten Führungsprinzipien wird Ihnen helfen, Ihre Effizienz zu steigern und in einer sich schnell wandelnden Zeit aktuell zu bleiben. John Maxwell ist ein US-amerikanischer Redner, Coach und Experte für Führungsfragen. Seine Bücher wurden 16 Millionen Mal verkauft, viele davon erschienen auf der New York Times Bestseller-Liste. Seine Erfahrungen zum Thema Führungsverantwortung hat John Maxwell in eine schlichte, gut nachvollziehbare Form gebracht. Die 21 Führungsprinzipien hat er tiefgründig und eindeutig formuliert.

A meaningful discussion about racism is relevant in this modern era. We may not know it, but some people are still struggling to attain equality for their community. Racism can occur in numerous spots. It includes preference, isolation because of somebody's irrational view, ethnicity. Bigotry can be uncovered through an individual's activities just as their perspectives. Likewise, It can be reflected in frameworks and organizations. Prejudice is something other than words, convictions, and actions.

Cole’s got a new job but fails to show up. Do the series of child murders in San Francisco and Chicago lead to Cole’s disappearance? A new job in a new city doesn’t do you much good if you’re dead. Follow Cole to the City by the Bay to find out just how far he will go to save a child.

Tim Latham had only been riding for the Pony Express for a week before he has to show the new guy the trail. Jeremiah Rollins grew up in San Francisco under the shadow of his father's successful shipping business. On a whim, he signs up for the Pony Express and leaves his old life behind for the steep, rocky trails that cross the Sierra Nevada. Both men are excited to begin their journey on their first ride together to Nevada Territory. They set out, making their way from station to station, racing as fast as their horses can carry them, and their friendship grows every mile.

Andrew Lawson’s life in Sacramento has turned from being everything he dreamed of growing up to a lonely place where finding someone special to share his life with is impossible. When the first person he meets on returning home for Thanksgiving is his childhood friend Link, it’s a reminder of happier times when his whole future lay in front of him. Agreeing to a drink before heading to his parents' place is a way to reconnect, and a great way to start the holiday.

The Maxwell Daily Reader draws its unique power from an ageless truth: The heart of leadership is created through actions, put into practice one day at a time. Each person has inborn potential to be a great leader. Each day's message will equip listeners with the inspiration and advice to unlock every bit of leadership potential within. Easily accessible and highly actionable, this is the very best of John C. Maxwell. And it will bring out the very best of the leader in everyone.

Proving ghosts are real is something Jason Thomas had always dreamed of. Visiting haunted places and playing amateur ghost hunters with his best friend Wade is a passion that’s only grown. As the years passed, Jason’s fascination with ghosts was too big to contain. Wade Rivers has always loved spending time with Jason, even if it meant he’d have to endure another creepy, supposedly haunted location. Before he knew it, Wade’s feelings for Jason deepened from friendship into something more. Unfortunately, so did his fear of the places Jason wanted to explore.

The druids have truly managed to make the Yggdra Timberland a much safer place but not without their share of scars. The final general Vozremath himself has entered the fight after finding a loophole in his campaign against the world tree. Emboldened by their leader's presence, the scattered demons he'd sent out have amassed around their leader and become a unified force, Dr. Druid will need more than just a small party and quick thinking to overcome this extinction level event. The final battle is here.

Detective Flynt is an unkempt, odd little man known by the guys at the Puta Gorda PD as The Leprechaun. He’s the strangest detective on the force that’s never made an arrest! Maybe his new partner, high flying detective Noah Steele, can change that? Sent to turn the failing Puta Gorda police department around, Steele must constantly battle his impulse to cut and run every time Flynt manages to say and do exactly the wrong thing at the wrong time! Join the two most mismatched partners since gasoline and match, as they try to solve crime in a small southern California town.

Benjamin Coulton is a tracker employed by the Consortium, the ruling council of vampires. When he's sent to investigate a rogue vampire killing indiscriminately in a remote region of Alaska, bad weather hampers his effort and he loses the vampire he's been tasked to find. Leon Davis and his friend Trevor agreed to be winter caretakers for several cabins and a fishing lodge, thinking it would be easy money. They settle into their daily routine of checking the cabins for animals or broken water pipes and prepare for a long winter. Until a run-in with a vampire changes everything.

THEY CALL ME HOOK. I am what my past made me. A villain. But that doesn't mean I'm going to let the monster who ruined me destroy my brother. I'll do whatever it takes to bring that bastard down for good. Even work with Officer John Darling. He's too young, too good, too... everything for me. He should stay away. Too bad he's no better at doing what he should than I am.