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Ils sont quatre, héritiers de leurs clans. Ils doivent s'unir pour survivre. Loup, tigre, serpent, aigle : quatre clans ennemis. Les Yokaïs, créatures tantôt humaines, tantôt animales, vivent dans une harmonie fragile. Maya, l'héritière du clan des loups, et Bregan, du clan des tigres, sont les garants de la paix. Mais pourront-ils résister à leurs instincts profonds pour sauver leurs tribus ?

Sixteen-year-old Wesley had his heart set on an eight-second ride that February morning. As he lowered himself onto the bull inside the chute, his heart raced with anticipation and excitement. His head nodded. The chute opened. Cowboy and bull released into the stage of competition. Tragedy struck. His lifeless and broken body laid face down on the dirt floor of the arena. Trampled by the 1900-pound bull he sought to conquer. The once cheering crowd silenced, frozen with fear. But where the heartbeat stops, God's plan takes over.

The once denuded Northeastern United States is now a region of trees. Nature Next Door argues that the growth of cities, the construction of parks, the transformation of farming, the boom in tourism, and changes in the timber industry have together brought about a return of Northeastern forests. Although historians and historical actors alike have seen urban and rural areas as distinct, they are in fact intertwined, and the dichotomies of farm and forest, agriculture and industry, and nature and culture break down when the focus is on the history of Northeastern woods.

He cried so loud. He cried so sad. During his birth, his mother almost lost her life trying to save his. There were so many complications that some people said he would have been better off if he had been still born, rather than to have lived. He was an ugly baby. He cried a lot when strangers held him. They outwardly scorned him, and they secretly abused him. A big brown medicine ball worn over his bulging naval caused him to be cut off from his little friends much of the time. He grew up in a kind, loving, and faithful sharecropper family. But he saw suffering in his family early.

For four years, Diane Hessan has been in weekly conversation with voters across the United States. What she has learned will surprise you, enlighten you, give you hope, and change the way you think about your fellow Americans. Our inability to hear each other, our suspicion, and our impatience is stressing us out and tearing us apart. It’s a sickness that permeates the American culture, erodes our collective mental health, and makes us hate each other.

Toxic culture is eroding our sense of belonging, community and well-being. Our capacity to collaborate and innovate together is also being undermined by the rising incivility and divisiveness. We need each other to address the complex challenges facing our cities and communities—from the infrastructure deficit to climate change, homelessness, mental health and addiction issues. To thrive, our local democracies depend on our ability to revive the art of living and working well together.

The immersive audio experience presented here - complete with sound effects, music, and atmospherics - allows the listener to feel as if they were in attendance when these speeches were first delivered. The orations are performed by a select group of amazing actors who uniquely capture the essence, power, and complexity of these magnificent addresses, universally acknowledged as some of the greatest speeches in world history.

This book was put together to be that light at the end of the tunnel, to give life, the rope that pulls one from the quick-sand in life, the answers to all those confusion thoughts, to give understanding, to give character and self-worth, to open up the eyes of those tired of seeing deception, to make simple what Satan has complicated, to uncover what greed has covered, to give to all what God has freely given to me, and that’s the character and faith to love and live forever.

Breaking All the Rules is an erotic short story of a submissive's first time attending a luxurious BDSM ball. Caroline is under strict orders not to play with anyone other than her Master, but when she notices a smoldering hot Derrick, the attraction is instant and all-consuming. Can she make it through the night obedient to her Master, or will she forever be changed from one forbidden encounter?

This is a dark short series of a submissive's first time attending a luxurious BDSM ball. Caroline is under strict orders not to play with anyone other than her Master, but when she notices a smoldering hot Derrick, the attraction is instant and all-consuming. Can she make it through the night obedient to her Master or will she forever be changed from one forbidden encounter?

Imprisoned by Master Ben and serving out her punishment for betraying him, Caroline is now a pleasure slave. It seems like her torment will never end. That is, until Caroline discovers Master is getting rid of her, and each session is an audition for a potential new owner.

Evangeline Tinker has always been as spooky as hell, and the best fortune teller this side of the Mississippi. But not even she can hide her passionate history with a notorious outlaw when he comes back to find her in order to finish what they started - from a past life. Yet there's a reason she left Virgil Hollow once, because a love like that can consume your whole soul.

Do you believe in miracles? When Christ was on Earth, he performed many miracles and gave that authority to his disciples. Someday Jesus Christ will return to capture his own and give them the eternal life he promised those who believe in him. Yet I never thought about actual miracles until I lived through one myself. As Christians, our faith is tested many times. Often, I found myself questioning God. Then one day I discovered we are all part of God’s eternal miracle and that he has a plan for each of our lives.

The line between justice and vengeance is thin for Barrett Iron Feather, yet despite his anger management issues, he’s the most respected lawman in Bandits Hollow. Then, his world turns upside down when the police chief goes behind his back and makes him head of security - aka “the babysitter” - for a Hollywood actress and her crew filming a western in their picturesque town.

Il aurait préféré mourir à la place d'un frère. Elle a mis sa vie de côté pour l'amour d'un fils. Deux âmes sœurs peuvent se croiser un milliard de fois sans même se voir, trop aveuglées par leur propre douleur. Et puis vient le temps d'une seconde chance. Rongé par son passé, il tente de ne pas sombrer. Vingt ans déjà qu'il porte le blouson des Wild Crows, sa seule famille. Pour eux, il est prêt à tout sacrifier. Quand l'une des filles du club se trouve menacée, le président le charge de veiller sur elle et son fils.

The Wizards want something from Madison, and she suspects it is more than just her healing power. A healer must always answer the call to cure, but this time that response means she has to leave her sexy Alpha mate and face the wizards without him. As the Wizards' plot is revealed, all were-animals are placed in an ages-old danger. Will she be able to rescue her lover and the other animals, or will she fail them? The second book in the series combines sizzle, magic, and danger, in a delicious triangle you do not want to miss!

Coming to America: A Selection of Short Stories, tells the metaphorical and physical journeys of 11 Vietnamese writers, all immigrants or refugees from Vietnam. They traveled dangerous paths through the Atlantic Ocean before making their way to the United States of America in the 80s and 90s. You will be touched and amazed at the Vietnamese people’s most powerful trait- resilience. The obstacles have made them strong, thankful loving, caring, and compassionate to others.

Madison, a healer, is running from the venomous were-snakes when she rescues and heals a werewolf pup under attack by a troll. Soon the pup’s werewolf pack finds her...and she is drawn to the pack’s charismatic and alluring Alpha leader, Alex. Madison swore off love long ago, but the more time she spends with the werewolf pack, the harder it is to push Alex away.

In My Life with Helen, listeners learn for the first time what was going on behind the scenes after Helen’s fall from grace and how Diane struggled to come to terms with the media frenzy that followed. Maybe, things do happen for a reason. That’s for the listener to decide. There’s no denying that Helen was a force to be reckoned with, but more importantly, she was human, flaws and all.

Networking for Career Success shows professionals how to enhance their careers through effective networking. It covers everything from basics of networking to targeted techniques for making a career change, funding a new business venture, adding clients, and more.