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Having spent his life dealing with a controlling grandfather, David Brown takes the reins of his family's company, determined to control life on his terms. Until he shares a glance with a brunette beauty across a crowded holiday ballroom and follows her. Having spent her life under the thumb of her aristocratic father, Lady Diana Willoughby is banished to her aunt in NYC. When a man follows her during the ball, kissing her breathless, Diana discovers a fire inside her that only David can control. Lust at first sight is one thing. Are they brave enough to believe in love at first sight?

Racism. Immigration. Gun violence. Sexuality. Health care. The number of ethical issues that demand a response from Christians today is almost dizzying. How can Christians navigate such matters? What are faithful responses to these questions? Edited by two theologians with pastoral experience, this volume invites engagement with these issues and more by drawing on real-life experiences and offering a range of responses to some of the most challenging moral questions confronting the church today.

The Monster Zoo is a story about a playful monster in the monster zoo who is hungry and wants to be fed. Mokie the monster uses everything from smelly socks to sticks and mud to create his own culinary treats. The rhyming tale was created by a former teacher to delight pre-school age children with not only the humor and musical language, but also with the goofy monster himself. Children will love the monster who needs his lunch!

In this book, you will find stories to put your kids to sleep. And perhaps put you to sleep as well? Stories of joy, stories of splendor. Christmas is the time of year where everyone gathers together around a fire, singing songs and laughing. And after a long day of celebration, nothing puts someone to sleep like a good bedtime story.

Claire was never an ordinary girl. Living mostly in an orphanage, she struggles to understand life on the outside. When an uncontrollable power breaks the monotony of her life, Claire must fight to escape public scrutiny because each time it surfaces, she makes a bigger and bigger impact. With the power comes the need to control it...before it controls her.

Prejudice is a word that is often associated solely with race. However, the truth is that we pre-judge all the time based upon countless factors, including gender, age, race, beliefs, politics, or any other infinite number of minute differences; it is a common habit for all of humanity to form an opinion without facts, firsthand experience, or empathy and value for our fellow man. What if these habits changed? What if our default response was first to love, to learn, and to listen?

From the award-winning Southern lifestyle magazine Garden & Gun comes this rich collection of some of the South’s most notable women. For too long, the Southern woman has been synonymous with the Southern belle, a “moonlight and magnolias” myth that gets nowhere close to describing the...

Costos‘ Pläne werden genehmigt und er begibt sich mit einer handverlesenen Gruppe auf die Jagd nach dem gefährlichen Propheten der Alten Götter. Unterdessen führt die Reise der Auserwählten um Lacarna die Gefährten zu den Inseln des Vergessens, einem geheimnisvollen Inselarchipel, aus dem selten jemand zurückkommt. Kaum auf See verschlägt sie ein plötzlich aufkommender Sturm in unbekannte Gefilde irgendwo im Verlorenen Ozean. Nur knapp entkommen sie einer Gefahr, da lauert die nächste unerkannt zwischen weiteren, malerischen Inseln.

In the golden age of piracy, she was the terror of the Caribbean. Known only as the Red Butcheress, she stalked British ships like a shadow across the waves until one daring man-o’-war managed to sink her. With her reign ended, her ship battered and beaten, she became a legend and just as quickly lost from memory. Now, with the help of an ancient journal, a team of science students from the University of Tampa has found her wreck.

AI is taking over, and there’s nothing we can do about it - it’s too late. Soon, artificial intelligence will effectively take over the planet and dispose of humans in the process. Replacement of the entire work force is already in full swing, and robot rebellion is no longer fiction, it’s reality and we have to act now for humanity to have a chance of survival before the hive mind takes over.

When Gabriel broke down my door, he took over my body and life. Never with force, but always with clever manipulation. He stripped me of my independence, my defenses, and my clothes and turned me into an addict. My addiction is him. Once, I had dreams and a future. Now, I have fears, scars, and insatiable needs. I’m damaged beyond repair, but if I’m to survive the most dangerous man in Johannesburg, I can’t allow him to break me, because broken toys are destined for the garbage dump.

Immer am Dienstagabend um 5 nach 8 Uhr nimmt sich Harry Ossmann in seiner Radioshow den Sorgen und Problemen seiner Anrufer an. Er hört ihnen zu, muntert auf und gibt Ratschläge. Doch als der junge Emile anruft und Harry mit seinem Ekel gegenüber der Welt und dem Leben konfrontiert gelangt der Moderator nach und nach an seine Grenzen und sein scheinbar gefestigtes Weltbild beginnt zu wanken.

Grace and company are just trying to have a normal holiday when it's interrupted by a daily menace that escalates out of control. Add to it an untimely visit by a coven of witches, and the holiday is quickly going to hell in a Christmas decorated handbasket. Plus, Grace is sick for the first time in her long life. She might get some sleep, if her bard, Levi would quit banging his new girlfriend the trailer.

2014: in the French city of Orléans, a man’s charred corpse is found in a burned-out hotel, stripped of all ID. Police captain Inès Picaut must hunt down his killer before others fall prey to the fire. She has only one clue: the name of a woman who has been dead for over 500 years. 1429: Joan of Arc is taking the war to the English. They want her dead but the only way to reach her is through a fiercely loyal inner circle - until undercover spy Tomas Rustbeard finally earns her trust....

Multiple affairs, compulsive pornography, prostitutes, and voyeurism - no matter their “drug” of choice, men who act out sexually leave their partners reeling in fear, rage, shame, and isolation. But there is hope. Best-selling author Claudia Black’s revised edition of her classic work Deceived offers women in relationships plagued by sexual betrayal the validation and guidance to create a new path of clarity, direction, and confidence.

Scorned by her family. Banished by her kind. Hunted by zealots. Where does an exiled Fairy Queen hide?... after hundreds of years on the run, the daughter of Oberon, King of the Wild Fairies, signs a binding contract with the zealots that hunt her...Bless Your Heart is a southern urban fantasy that will make you laugh, cry, and laugh until you cry, as Grace wrestles with the dark fairy inside herself and starts to see that she’s more than just trailer trash.

I'm a loan shark. Breaking people is in my blood. The Haynes were supposed to be a straightforward job. Go in and pull the trigger twice. One bullet for Charlie, one for his sister. But when I saw Valentina, I wanted her. Only, in our world, those who owe us don't get second chances. No way in hell will my mother let her live. So I devised a plan to keep her. It's depraved. It's immoral. It's dubious. It's perfect. Just like her.

Out of the spotlight, in the darker corners of the studio back-lots, Hollywood hides a remarkable secret. Actor, or actress, set designer, electrician, best boy, or grip - in la-la land, it pays not to be human. Vampires, succubae, trolls, elementals, goblins - studios hire anyone and anything that can take direction, be discreet, and not eat the extras. (The less you know about your agent, the better.) Though only human, stunt-woman and struggling actress Lee Striga is a member of the legendary Katz Stunt Crew.

This book reveals the 10 proven principles you can use to make immediate and impactful improvements to your customer experience, regardless of your product, service, industry, and size. You'll learn how to tap the greatest asset sitting dormant in your business right now - your existing customer base. With powerful real-life examples and ideas you can get started on straight away, this book will get you excited about creating memorable experiences for your customers that get them raving about your brand and delivering you a steady stream of new customers.

I had it all. Two beautiful children. A gainfully employed husband. A successful food blog. The only thing missing from my life was...heat...I wanted what my sister had: love, passion, and a husband whose love was infinite. Because something was happening with Rob. Had he fallen out of love with me? Had he found someone else? Was I not - Sigh. Was I not enough?