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Policewoman Kat Lindley is running from the big-city job that nearly got her killed, and from memories of the abused boy she failed to save. She agrees to undertake a dangerous masquerade within the peaceful Amish community of Maplecreek, desperate to save its children. Widower Luke Brand is a leader in the Amish community. But his people are under attack from unknown assailants. The community is reluctant to turn to the outside world - until a particularly vicious assault forces Luke to seek help.

In the vein of Eat, Pray, Love, but for teens, this inspirational novel is set against the backdrop of Tennessee horse country as well as the historic cities of Italy and the Italian countryside. The story unfolds as three teenage girls, recently graduated from high school, plan the next phase of their lives while dealing with immediate life issues. McDaniel subtly explores the many types of love the girls experience - including love for one's family, one's friends, and intimate love - and the sacrifices they choose to make (or not) for each of them.

"Take the lute. Be safe, be careful, trust no one, and live, my child, live to write a glorious ballad about your adventure..." With these words, a dying elf gives young bard Gillien Songespynner a magical lute and changes her life forever. For someone is after the lute - a relentless adversary who is never what he seems, and who will stop at nothing in order to prevent Gillien from delivering the lute safely to Queen-mother Ariel.

A memorable three-night stand gets rekindled in a cabin in West Virginia. An office romance is sparked by an impulsive holiday kiss. And two best friends scout locations for a marriage proposal and discover that they make a perfect match. 'Tis the season for laughter, love, and a lifetime of happiness.

In the postapocalyptic Midwest, now a ravaged dust bowl, former guardsman Derek Covington must find help for a sick boy. With nothing but memories of all he lost, Derek crosses the desert alone in search of the doctor who saved his own life 10 years ago. Drifter gangs who loot and pillage don't dare come near, for Derek has a formidable weapon: a prosthetic arm with a deadly blade. For a decade, Dr. Lidia Sullivan has fantasized about the handsome guardsman who'd been in her care. And now she can't deny his dangerous request.

Yogi Berra is a beloved American baseball personality. On the field, his exploits with the New York Yankees made him a vital part of the most successful sports franchise ever. Off the field, his wit and humor made him a legend. He is the author of the best-selling books It Ain't Over, The Yogi Book, and When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It! Here is inspiration and wisdom from one of baseball's greatest heroes.

While political parties have taken the country to the brink of violence and beyond, they have also been vehicles for avoiding violent conflict and for channeling disagreements. This course provides an understanding of how American politics works and can help make sense of election results and political trends. By understanding political parties, we can better understand what is going on in American politics today and in which direction American politics may be going.

Yoga instructor Alison Rogers and coauthor Erin O. White forge a new path through contemporary motherhood with their collection of gentle suggestions for beginning and deepening a home yoga practice for new mothers. From the warm-up of first days with a newborn to the wobbly-but-standing postures of confident new motherhood, Breathing Space for New Mothers encourages women to notice and nurture their feelings and foster self-compassion to approach motherhood with curiosity instead of fear, improvisation instead of rigidity, and humor instead of worry.

Corliss Myers is the kind of girl who watches TV. (Alone. On prom night.) Not the kind who works in it. So imagine her excitement when her uncle gets her an internship on a TV show called The ‘Bu. Little does Corliss realize that this internship is nothing like what she’d expected. Soon she’s administering to the producer’s mammoth ego, keeping bed watch on the boozy starlet, and intercepting a burgeoning romance between two of the mega-hot, mega-hormonally compromised leads.

Traditional Short Stories for Children features a collection of traditional children stories about, witches, wizards, elves, giants, fairies, and fantasy beings. It brings old-fashioned tales for younger children. Here's a sample of what you can find inside: "The Foolish Frog": Freddie was a very foolish frog. He could never do anything right. All the young frogs avoided Freddie because he was so silly and he spoilt all their games. He had no friends, and he was a very lonely frog.

Texas Girl Allyson ist noch unberührt und hat kein Problem damit. Der Richtige wird schon kommen, da ist sie sich sicher. Auf einer Party, die von den Anwärtern der San Antonio Lions veranstaltet wird, begegnet sie Rome Callahan und ist überzeugt, dass er der Eine ist. Mit seinen blauen Augen und den vielen Tattoos verzaubert der geheimnisvolle Quarterback sie sofort. Nur entpuppt Rome sich schnell als absoluter Mistkerl, über den selbst seine Mitspieler wenig Gutes zu berichten haben. Allyson jedoch spürt, dass da mehr ist als eine eisige Fassade und ein Herz aus Stein.

Our personal and professional lives are a collection of relationship-based experiences. The quality of our lives is impacted by the quality of our relationships, beginning with the relationship we have with ourselves. When at odds, using a map helps us find our way back to one another more quickly, stay in alignment with our values and our purpose, and take full responsibility for our actions. The end result is relationships that generate greater creativity, happiness, fulfillment, and growth.

The words you use say a lot about who you are and where you're headed. Whether you want to express yourself clearly to impress a prospective employer during a job interview, or just brush up on those pesky words you encounter every so often reading the newspaper, Kaplan Word Power is the essential tool to help you expand your daily vocabulary.

In this steamy romance novel set just as WWI is ending, Ava, a beautiful young woman, and Irish immigrant, initially explores her irresistible and alluring power over men with Alistar, a handsome sailor. Soon Ava learns she is pregnant, but before she can tell Alistar, his ship sets sail. Ava finds herself desperate growing up poor in America as an Irish immigrant during prohibition with little to no support from her family.

Embark on a journey into the realm of cognitive enhancement with Vicki Mizel’s "Cognitive Enhancement Radio Shows: Feeding Your Cells and Your Selves—The Whole Person." This comprehensive audio collection presents 10 hours of enlightening interviews with leading experts in the field of cognitive enhancement.

These essays—moving, engaging, and deeply personal—explore the themes of family responsibility, growing up, and growing older. As the author, a divorced single mother beginning a new life and career in her forties, delves into the details of her own situation, she illuminates universal truths about what matters most: love, fulfillment, and the pain and necessity of huge change. These pieces about a woman in midlife struggling to come into her own in a complicated world are rich in insight and written with warmth, humour, and clear-eyed, sometimes devastating, honesty.

It was the summer of 1950 in Taneytown, Alabama, and what started out as a childish game quickly turned tragic when Maggie Green's playmate Angel disappeared. Maggie lied to her parents and the police about where they had been playing to protect another friend. That lie would haunt her long after she and her brother discovered Angel's lifeless body in the woods.

Als Sara in die blauen Augen von Dante Craven blickt, ist ihr Schicksal besiegelt. Sie verfällt ihrem charmanten Mitschüler, ohne zu ahnen, welches Geheimnis er hütet. Auch wenn er gegen jede Regel verstösst, die der Rat aufgestellt hat, Dante kann Sara nicht fern bleiben. Er besucht sie Nacht für Nacht, bis das nicht mehr reicht. Ein Wächter der Unterwelt darf keine Sterbliche lieben und doch tut er es. Mitreissende Romantasy-Reihe mit Suchtfaktor.

Manchmal kann ein einziger Song dein Leben zerstören ... Presley Wren ist eine der erfolgreichsten Pop-Sängerinnen, die Amerika zu bieten hat. Bis ein Shitstorm ihrer skandalträchtigen Karriere ein Ende setzt und sich das Label von ihr trennt. Presley ist gewillt, alles für ein großes Comeback zu tun – sie ist sogar bereit, sich auf eine Publicity-Beziehung mit dem gefeierten Football-Star Kane Crawford einzulassen, wie es ihr neuer Produzent von ihr verlangt.

Wie in jedem Club, in jeder Gemeinschaft, haben auch wir Regeln. Einen Kodex, an den wir uns halten, um die Anzahl der Toten in einem überschaubaren Rahmen zu halten. Wir jagen im Dunkeln. Wir jagen im Rudel. Wir jagen nie zum Spaß. Wir entwickeln keine Gefühle für unsere Beute. Und wenn – falls – jemand doch stirbt: dann verhalten wir uns gefälligst professionell. Wer wir sind? Wir sind Monster, böse Geister, Dämonen. Incubi werden wir genannt. Doch als dieses Mädchen trotz aller Vorsicht in unseren Armen stirbt, geraten auf einmal all unsere Regeln ins Wanken.