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Presley and Susan Merriweather are eagerly preparing for the upcoming Fall Harvest Festival flower arranging contest, a cherished event in Hunter's Hollow. As the excitement builds, tragedy strikes with a chilling twist—Susan is discovered locked in the flower shop's cooler, lifeless. Presley's hunches and her loyal companions lead her to delve into the mystery. From rival florists to jealous competitors, everyone's a potential culprit.

This coming-of-age tale set in the mountains of post-WWII North Georgia features a fourteen-year-old Zeb Barton, his irascible surgeon father, and Thelka, the gun-toting maid who mentors Zeb through progressively dangerous times. Even though the book is set in the 1960's, many of the characters are still reeling from the damages of WWII combat while others are being haunted by dead family members.

Na varanda do seu apartamento, uma mulher branca de classe média lê uma matéria sobre uma outra mulher, preta e pobre, vítima de tráfico sexual. Sob o impacto dessa história, passa a imaginá-la, entrelaçando duas narrativas: as suas próprias experiências erótico-amorosas e as noites assustadoras de escravidão sexual dessa personagem que ela chama de Maria e que poderia ser qualquer mulher.

When a prince appears on a witch's doorstep, lost and injured, she lets him into her home...But she is determined that her heart will remain tightly locked, and he will never have the key. In a kingdom where magic evokes both awe and fear, Alma’s rare magical affinity causes the witch hunters to descend on her family, forcing her to abandon all she knows. For a decade, Alma conceals herself, estranged from a world that misconstrues her powers.

Step back in time and witness the power of oratory with 'Historic Speeches from the 1930s to 1980s,' a captivating collection that spans pivotal moments in history and showcases the voices of some of the most influential figures of the 20th century. From trailblazing aviators to legendary athletes, political leaders, civil rights activists, and cultural icons, this anthology offers a window into the past through the words of those who shaped it.

Successful Manhattan accountant Stacy Brown is shocked when her almost perfect life unexpectedly crumbles around her. Blindsided by her husband when he serves her with divorce papers and tossed aside by the women she considered her best friends, devastation and depression hit her hard. But when her mother sends her an old photograph of her and two childhood friends, Candace and Olivia, it fuels a desire in Stacy to find that person she once was.

Part memoir, part self-empowerment guide, this book is designed to provide resources for anyone experiencing abuse. Listeners who are survivors of abuse, those struggling to recognize if their relationship is unhealthy or dangerous, and those wondering how to leave an abusive relationship safely will all benefit from this powerful book. What I Wish I Knew can also serve as a valuable resource for those in helping professions or for loved ones supporting someone in an abusive relationship.

CJ Evans has worked hard to overcome many of the devastating challenges that life has thrown at her, and she has come a long way. Despite the aftermath of her broken engagement and the strained relationship with her mother, she has recently mended lost friendships and has become a successful entrepreneur of a business she is truly passionate about. But could all this progress be lost when her mother presents her with a blindside she never would have expected?

Hace mucho tiempo—a long time ago—there lived a beautiful young woman named Adelita. So begins the age-old tale of a kindhearted young woman, her jealous stepmother, two hateful stepsisters, and a young man in search of a wife. The young man, Javier, falls madly in love with beautiful Adelita, but she disappears from his fiesta at midnight, leaving him with only one clue to her hidden identity: a beautiful rebozo—shawl. With the rebozo in place of a glass slipper, this favorite fairy tale takes a delightful twist.

Frank and John are in the courtroom. Their friend, Pete, is on trial for murder. The District Attorney seeks the death penalty, but Pete's attorney is Marcy Adams. She intuits that, despite the evidence, there is a way to get the jury to acquit her client.

Caleb Samuels. Smug. Irritating. Pain in the… After high school, I was content with the idea of never seeing him again. But as his sister Merilyn’s best friend, it was bound to happen eventually. I just didn’t expect it to be at her wake, where, following a foolish, naive, and completely ridiculous incident, I’m prepared to return to my perfectly routine life and wash my hands of him forever. Again.

In these hard times of global financial peril and growing social inequality, injuries to dignity are pervasive. "Indignity has many faces," one man told Nora Jacobson as she conducted interviews for this book. Its expressions range from rudeness, indifference, and condescension to objectification, discrimination, and exploitation. Yet dignity can also be promoted. Another man described it as "common respect," suggesting dignity's ordinariness, and the ways we can create and share it through practices like courtesy, leveling, and contribution.

Supervisor Abuse Part 2 discusses how I gathered evidence and reported her to human resources, which resulted in the company protecting her. I later reported her to EEOC, employee rights, and I continued to document all issues.

La inversión a larga distancia puede parecer difícil para muchas personas, especialmente para aquellos que nunca han oído hablar de ella. Además, hay muchos mitos y conceptos erróneos que rodean la inversión a larga distancia. Este libro le enseñará los conceptos básicos de la inversión inmobiliaria a larga distancia. Este libro se centra en la inversión inmobiliaria, precisamente en la inversión a larga distancia.

En este libro, aprendes a desarrollar diferentes estilos de broma y tu propio sentido del humor; además aprendes cómo percibir astutamente las situaciones; cómo puedes tomar riesgos y aun así salir con risas; y finalmente, cómo puedes usar tu sentido del humor como una herramienta para aprender de los demás.

For years, Marei dreaded the Binding. On that day, each teen must write his or her choice of life mate. But with her childhood sweetheart having drowned long ago, Marei has no boy in mind, so she leaves her paper blank. This sets off a chain of events that ruptures the bedrock of her life and leads her to question the only home she’s ever had.

Up all night, Marlene drives the highways and back roads near her home in hopes that some landmark will spark an image of her daughter, one untainted by years of grief. Her husband Les steams out to sea in his effort to cope. He is a commercial fisherman on a boat staffed up with desperate loners and shape-shifting friends obliterating their bodies in two-week shifts of crushing labor. The couple keep their pain hidden from each other, and most of their lives separate.

After her marriage failed, Nyla Clark started a new life in the charming town of Oak Island, NC. With her medical practice thriving and a new man in her life, everything seems perfect. But Cohen Sumner, her handsome new beau, has a secret. From the moment he saw Nyla, Cohen ached for her. He was willing to risk everything to be with her, even if it meant concealing the shocking truth.

¿Alguna vez has querido compartir tus conocimientos con los demás y ayudarlos? ¿Has querido poder hablar profundamente sobre algún tema? ¿Quieres que la gente de todo el mundo que no tiene idea de lo que estás hablando escuche atentamente y entienda todo lo que dices? ¿Quieres que todos los demás pierdan el tiempo mientras solo entienden una o dos palabras? Este libro tiene las respuestas a todas estas preguntas. Con la ayuda de este libro y su dedicación, será posible que cualquier persona gane confianza en sus habilidades de comunicación.

When Lee Miller moves to Florida from New York City, she seeks a clean slate. Wanting to leave her dark past behind her, she attends Deerfield Academy, where she meets Annie Lapointe, Bradley Gilbert, Sawyer Weldon, and Griffin Dell. Her new friends give her a sense of normalcy as she secretly copes with the trauma within herself, until a very observant Griffin starts to catch on.