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Bound by Their Nine-Month Scandal: Painfully insecure and media-shy heiress Pia is duty-bound to marry well. So illegitimate Angelo is completely unsuitable husband material. Yet this irresistible Spanish tech tycoon seduces Pia with an evening of bliss...that leaves her pregnant. His Contract Christmas Bride: As new guardian to his orphaned nephew, CEO Drakon must marry. And caring Lucy is the ideal choice. His terms include a lavish Christmas wedding and nights of tantalizing pleasure. But that’s all emotionally guarded Drakon can offer!

When her aunt dies in a mysterious plane crash, Professor Bailey Craig returns to Yancey, Alaska. She soon learns that her expertise is desperately needed in the investigation of a string of local murders—so she works with her ex, Cole McKenna, to ferret out the truth. As they become reacquainted, old feelings rekindle—but do Bailey and Cole have a future together?

From Dani Shapiro, best-selling author of Devotion and Slow Motion, comes a witty, heartfelt, and practical look at the exhilarating and challenging process of storytelling. At once a memoir, a meditation on the artistic process, and advice on craft, Still Writing is an intimate companion to living a creative life. Writers - and anyone with an artistic temperament - will find inspiration and comfort here.

Artificial intelligence might be new to you, but its been around for quite a long time. Top Fortune 500 companies have been using AI to profit for years and now, so can you. The AI-Preneur is here to show you how to make passive income online and achieve financial independence with just a few spare hours a week. Whether you're in need of a few hundred bucks or want to consistently earn $10,000 a month, this book gives you the steps and advice to make it happen.

This book is not about life and death struggles. This book is the polar opposite. It is about the absolute, over-the-top insanity that I have witnessed during my time in the ER. This book is the untold, unseen, and unshared rants and raves of an ER nurse who has been slowly driven mad by his patients. I want you, the listener to step into my scrubs, see this bizarre world through my eyes, and understand that once you stop laughing in the ER, it's time to quit.

“What’s The Point?” uncovers experiences in helping people find meaning, ‘the point’ and themselves in living a fulfilled, successful and exciting life and avoid the pitfalls of burnout, boredom and depression.Leadership can be a lonely position. Leaders are being pressured to optimize people and processes but at the same time reduce costs and employee turnover. It’s a tricky balancing act and doesn’t come with a manual. “What’s The Point” aims to build a community of cross-industry leaders that can share their experiences, meaning and vision for the future.

Kidnapped on his wedding day in the 12th century and forced into a thousand years of servitude by a cold-hearted faery princess, rugged blacksmith Aidan dreams of nothing but revenge on his captor. Then the spell of a beautiful witch awakens him to the present day - and a passionate desire. But to build a future, he must first confront his past.… Modern witch and magic-shop owner Brooke doesn’t think her life is missing anything, until a wayward enchantment lands a brooding medieval blacksmith in her spell room - and in her arms.

By the time Flint Rendell caught the beautiful, curvy brunette in midair, he already knew he’d never let her go. Flint figured his life of chopping down trees and building his cabin in the woods, far from civilization, would be his life. He’d never found much use for other people, but from the moment he caught a glimpse of her, everything changed.

When one Coast Guard officer is found dead and another goes missing, Coast Guard Investigative Service special agent Finn Walker faces his most dangerous crime yet. His only clues are what little evidence remains aboard the dead officer's boat, and the direction the clues point to will test Finn and the Guard to their limits. When investigative reporter - and Finn's boss's sister - Gabby Rowley arrives, her unrelenting questions complicate an already volatile situation. Now that she's back, the tug on Finn's heart is strong.

Tiffany Young is many things. Snarky? Yep. In your face? Totally. A huge, fearless, bisexual whirlwind packed into a tiny body? That, too. But the one thing she isn’t is a doormat. So she has no intention of meekly obeying her smug new boss…no matter how sexy the jerk is. Sam Cooper is not having a good year. His ex made sure of that. Now, all he has left is his brother’s bar and the determination to make it work. He’s not going to let anything get in his way—least of all the strong, gorgeous, head bartender who won’t get off his back…or out of his head.

Reverse Transmission is a darkly comedic story that combines elements of science fiction and dystopian thrillers, centering on a murder spree involving a self-driving car. Jay, a starving artist, gets the only day job she’s qualified for: “driver” of a self-driving car at the rideshare company Awooga. The job turns from hilariously awkward to intensely frightening when the car runs over a pedestrian and manipulates Jay into disposing the body....

We'd all like to be able to bounce back from life's inevitable setbacks, whether those are health issues or emotional challenges. And perhaps we're resilient in one area, such as never catching colds, but not in another, such as we're constantly feeling overwhelmed and anxious. That's because each of us has a resilience type, and if you're not aware of yours, all of your efforts to be healthy may be failing to make a difference. Even the most up to date health advice may not be right for you if it's wrong for your type.

When Coast Guard Investigative Service Special Agent Logan Perry's beloved grandfather is murdered, Logan races to his hometown of Cauldron Creek, New Mexico, to investigate the murder. His teammate and friend, Emmy Thorton, insists on joining him. Not a good idea—not when he loves her, but carries a secret that he knows will tear them apart. Emmy knows Logan will pursue the investigation no matter the cost, and she won't let the man she loves plunge into a dangerous situation alone. She needs to be at his side, even if he believes friendship is her only reason for joining him.

This is a deeply personal story of growing up within evangelical Christianity, and questioning its guidance on premarital sex. Now updated with a new preface by the author! Dani Fankhauser was 26, in a new city, and a virgin who’d never had a boyfriend. Her trust that God would bring her a perfect partner, as the Christian self-help books had promised, was fading. She worried she would never find love if she continued on the same path.

Seven years ago, operative Luke Gallagher vanished to become part of an elite team set on capturing a deadly terrorist. When Luke returns to face those he left behind, their help becomes his only hope of stopping his target's latest threat of an attack that would shake America to its core. Private investigator Kate Maxwell never stopped loving or looking for Luke after he disappeared. But she also never imagined he left her or his life by choice. Now he's back, and together they must unravel a thread of secrets, lies, and betrayal, all while on the brink of a biological disaster.

Audrey just wants to move on and rebuild from a marriage gone wrong. Now she’s focused on launching a local rum distillery into the mainstream, proving to her boss and herself that she can do it all. She certainly doesn’t need another guy swooping in, thinking he can save her, no matter how irresistible he - or his smile - is. Jackson has the luck of the draw - good looks, charm, a hit TV show - and whenever he’s not chasing his next star turn, he’s getting some action off the screen. He’s set…or so he thought.

Growing up, goody-two-shoes Kirra Jacobs and troublemaker Reef McKenna were always at odds. Now paired together on Yancey's search-and-rescue canine unit, they begin to put aside old arguments as they come to see each other in a different light. Then a call comes in from the Iditarod that will push them to their limits. Kirra's uncle, a musher in the race, has disappeared. Kirra and Reef quickly track the man, but what they discover is harrowing. Frank's daughter has been kidnapped.

FBI agent Declan Grey is in the chase of his life - but isn't sure exactly what he's chasing after. Threatened by a terrorist that "the wrath is coming", Grey fears something horrible is about to be unleashed on American soil. When his investigation leads him to a closed immigrant community, he turns to Tanner Shaw to help him. She's sought justice for refugees and the hurting around the world, and if there's anyone who can help him, it's Tanner.

Public speaking is the number-one fear in the world! What? That means for many entrepreneurs, they'd rather be in the casket than reading the eulogy! That simply will not do! If you don't get to grips with being able to speak your message, you're leaving money on the table and a whole raft of your ideal clients without your help. This audiobook is for anyone ready to get out of their own damn way to share their stories and to take up some space in both the IRL and URL world. It's time to stop hiding and be heard.

Does it Fart? is the fully authoritative, fully illustrated guide to animal flatulence, covering the habits of 80 animals in more detail than you ever knew you needed. What foods make hyena farts smell especially bad? What is a fossa, and does it fart? Why do clams vomit but not fart? What is a fart, anyway? With contributions from dozens of biologists, Does It Fart? is a book that will allow you to shift the blame onto all kinds of unlikely animals for years to come.