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L’enquêtrice Maud Graham, dès le début du confinement en mars 2020, affirme qu’il y aura recrudescence de féminicides, les victimes étant enfermées avec leurs bourreaux. Malheureusement, sa prédiction se révèle exacte. En constatant la vague grandissante de ces meurtres dans la province, elle se sent impuissante, pensant à ces femmes qu’on n’arrive pas à protéger.

Rien de plus frustrant pour un policier qu'un cold case : une enquête qui, par manque de preuves, reste non résolue. Malgré toute son expérience, Maud Graham a toujours de la difficulté à accepter que ces cas inexpliqués fassent partie du métier. Surtout que, dans une ville paisible comme Québec, les actes criminels ne sont pas légion. Néanmoins, de nouveaux indices viennent remettre à l'avant-plan un meurtre et une disparition survenus des années plus tôt et pour lesquels ni coupables ni motivations n'avaient été trouvés.

Ayla’s workload has just doubled: She’s got to kill the vampire Vicente Drago and try to get her precious dagger back, and she has to find Alto Rourke and before he kills any more humans or supernaturals. What Ayla and her friends aren’t prepared for is the tragedy that is going to befall one of their own. While trying to deal with her own grief, and help Kellan though his, she knows she has to use her inner strength and fury to locate Alto Rourke and end him once and for all.

Does any of that sound familiar? Navigating the world of real estate can feel overwhelming, especially if you’re a first-time buyer or unsure of where to start. Sold! A simple guide for millennials buying their first property as a home or investment is more than just a guide—it’s a roadmap crafted for millennials, by a fellow millennial, who has successfully navigated her own way through the real estate market.

Adriana is probably the girliest girl you’ve ever met. She loves clothes, shopping, and looking like the most fabulous person in the room. She even has a magic purse that lets her travel wherever she wants! When Adriana takes a trip to Paris, she learns valuable life lessons along the way: how important it is to be kind, what it means to be grateful, the power of selfless love, and how some good old-fashioned bravery and a little curiosity can go beyond anyone's imagination.

What does a psychic medium do when her best friend’s daughter has been accused of murder? Enlists the help of her own dead mother to find the true killer. Of course, even if Angela didn’t ask for Fran’s help, Fran would give it anyway.

Some tests that we face are brought on by others, while some, we choose ourselves. Know that no matter what type of test you face, the result is a new empowered you. This audiobook is about conquering your own doubts, rediscovering who you truly are, and knowing that you ultimately are in control. You have the power.

As a 23-year-old college graduate, Tessa Walker had it all. Psychology degree—check. School counseling position at the local elementary school—check. Everything was falling into place. Tessa was making significant strides with students, especially with a first grader named Beckett (Bex) who struggled with social anxiety. She adored her job and, for the first time, was able to rent her own apartment. She was even slightly convinced that maybe, just maybe, a proposal from her college sweetheart was right around the corner.

Gwen Heartwood has a love-hate relationship with nearly everything in her life. She likes managing the dining services at the family owned and operated Heartwood Inn...unless she's dealing with angry customers, crushing deadlines, and not enough kitchen staff.

For Ayla St. John, growing up thinking you’re human but suddenly turning into a werewolf without any warning came as quite a shock. But once she embraces her new existence, she begins to roll with it. Once she meets swoon-worthy football star, Ryder, she begins to realize life isn’t so bad, despite her monthly inconvenience—until a terrible tragedy devastates Ayla’s family.

Could there be a monster living under your bed? Some may say yes, and that belief is fed. Others may say no, and that is so. We know there are no real monsters, but there may be spiders and other creepy crawlers. They can be viewed as monsters too, but right now, we are not talking about those kinds of monsters.

Succubus begins the story of the fall, following 18-year-old Rebecca Mercer through her discovery that she is a succubus. Her destiny has already been written, but she does not believe in the path set before her. She is guided through her growth by a general of the demon armies, Lilith, the first woman and succubus, the Old Gods, and her lover Francis Cubis, a fully mature incubus. The story starts at the beginning of time itself, through today, and into tomorrow.

Honora Blanche Favre has it all: beauty, brains, friends, family, and riches. Until one day life slaps her down. Hard. She becomes a pariah, a loser overnight; even her parents are ashamed of her. Napoleon Bonaparte’s revolutionary system of education, created more than 100 years before Honora was born, makes her into a failure at the tender age of 18. She is powerless to change it. The belle femme is exiled forever from the only thing she has ever worked for–her education and going to a prestigious university, as all her friends are doing.

We are told that we should listen to others, but we aren’t taught why we should listen. More importantly, we aren’t taught how to listen. Listening is a real-world superpower. The Dark Fairy is a bite-size fictional story that teaches how to listen, why to listen, and how to ensure others feel understood.

When late-night phone calls summon Jude Coleridge and Camille Prescott back to the Talbot Hall School for Girls, painful memories bombard them. Though estranged for years, both bear the physical and emotional scars from their youth.

Thirty-five years ago, Genevieve Ryland stepped off the stage of her high school graduation and disappeared without a trace. For years her mother searched for her, hitting dead end after dead end. Now that she’s on her deathbed, her other daughter has asked me to find out what happened to her sister. Before her mother passes. It’s like opening a time capsule buried in 1985 when neon shirts, scrunchies, and big hair were all the rage.

The Blue Hole Radius, created by man, changed the human race forever...sending the world into a new paradigm. On May 19, 2023, scientists at Caltech were successful with not only simulating a black hole but creating a temporary black hole, which lasted exactly 60 seconds.

Just three days into his stint minding the family shop and already there’s a jagged hole in the wall where the new smart-drugs vending machine used to be, courtesy of the local psychopathic heavy. But as the clock ticks down on his father’s return, hope appears in the guise of an enigmatic beauty, a girl stepped straight out of Dean’s dreams, proposing a wild and improbable plan that could just change all their lives–maybe even for the better.

All I ever wanted was to be a part of something bigger, to feel as though I belonged somewhere. I'd always been drawn to the movement of the flames. Mesmerized by their dance as they responded to their own private song. But this? These powers? I wouldn't wish them upon anyone.

Kimberly Crowe was back for the second year in a row with a world-renowned event in honor of International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day (IWD) 2022 celebrates the tremendous efforts of women and girls around the world in shaping the future. This summit was an epic, fun, connecting, and delightful one-day virtual event in celebration of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2022. Our speakers are an amazing array of women bringing their brilliance to serve the greater good and contribute their zone of genius to the world.