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Jessica Green’s life is predictable and boring. As the chief engineer for Solar Flair, her career is right on track. Her love life, not so much. Special Agent Amanda Forrester is perplexed by a call to join a homicide investigation. To Amanda’s increasing irritation, the daughter recognizes a picture of the last target and insinuates herself into the investigation. Amanda must join forces with a mysterious organization and the persistent woman she finds increasingly hard to resist.

Are you overwhelmed by the thought of estate planning? Does the very mention of trusts, wills, beneficiaries, probate, and taxes make you cringe? If so, you're not alone—67% of Americans don’t have an estate plan in place. They just don’t know where to begin. But it doesn't have to be this way. This book is your comprehensive solution to turning a complex process into a manageable task.

It's eighth grade and Christina and her besties, Megan and Leanne, are once again going through the brutal trials of cheerleading tryouts. This year, Christina feels more confident: She dresses in her own style and has amazing friends, even her first crush. But what if the girls don't all make the squad? Worse than that, Christina learns her parents' marriage is collapsing. Suddenly, her family, her future, and her identity seem in total freefall. Can she keep it together and still make her cheerleading dreams come true?

Returning home, Ilan finds nothing is as she left it. After a year of peace, Skeltai raiders are once again threatening the province, even as the Dimmingwood thieves find themselves betrayed by the praetor. From within the castle in Selbius, Ilan must guard against an unknown enemy plotting her assassination, while uncovering a mage's secret that could help her protect the province. When old friends turn against her, will a new alliance prove powerful enough to defend against the dark magic of the enemy?

Upon leaving Dimmingwood, Ilan thinks she has finally escaped the influence of her old enemy, the Praetor. But the secrets of her past catch up to her when she and her friends are trailed across the provinces by a mysterious assassin with a haunting connection to her childhood.

What if you could harness the energies of the universe to bring love into your life and nourish it for a lifetime? According to the sages of India, you can through the ancient art and science of sacred sound and chant. Mantras, teaches Thomas Ashley-Farrand, are specific sound intonations that...

Feeling drained? Bloated? Stuck in another diet cycle that just isn’t working? It’s not your fault—your gut could be the reason your metabolism is slowing down, your energy’s drained, and nothing feels like it’s working.

A speculative middle grade novel about three generations of Black girls connected across time and space through a wormhole in their school locker. A School Library Journal and Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year What if your locker was a wormhole to the past? On the first day of eighth...

In Quarterback: An Immigrant's Guide to Corporate North America, award-winning Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Enterprise Risk Management Leader Nadine Niba delivers a bold, honest, and deeply informed playbook for immigrants looking to thrive in Corporate North America. Drawing from over a decade of experience in the corporate world and mentoring immigrants in their numbers, Nadine offers a rare blend of personal stories, strategic insights, and hard-earned lessons that speak directly to the realities immigrants face, often silently.

He thinks I’m a spoiled diva. I think he’s a grumpy control freak. But when a snowstorm traps us together, there’s nothing but heat. I try to bring happiness into the world with my music. So why does Police Chief Teller Landry scowl at me like it’s his full-time job? The man is larger...

Big Heart Little Stove is Volume 2 of The Lost Kitchen series. It is your new go-to inspiration for cooking thoughtful yet simple meals. With personal stories, her favorite hospitality "signatures," tips for cooking, presentation ideas, and audio-exclusive interviews (with Ina Garten & more)...

What if I told you that your anxious attachment style might be linked to your childhood teddy bear? Do you struggle with anxiety and jealousy in your relationships? Are you exhausted from the fear of abandonment? If you're ready to break free from toxic patterns, this book is for you. Research shows that anxious attachment can stem from genetics, early caregiving, and even prenatal stress. But don’t worry—anxious attachment isn’t permanent!

In a province where magic is forbidden and its possessors are murdered by the cruel Praetor, young Ilan, born with the powerful gift of her ancestors, has only one hope for survival: concealment. In the shadow of Dimmingwood, she finds temporary protection with a band of forest brigands led by the infamous outlaw Rideon the Red Hand.

Compelled to join forces with her life-long enemy, the Praetor, Ilan sets out to defend her friends in Dimmingwood from the murderous raiders across the border. But when Ilan, Terrac, and the Fists in their command enter Skeltai territory through a magic portal, they find themselves in more danger than they bargained for. Their only hope of returning home alive may lie in sacrificing the thing Ilan values most - her enchanted bow.

A mysterious homicide case leads to Constable Karl Guber to seek out psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud for the first time. The daughter of the director of the Wiener Burgtheater has been murdered under gruesome circumstances: the corpse has been drained of all its blood. Detective Gruber suspects that a vampire is on the loose in Vienna.

Here's a terrific collection of giggle-inducing silliness and rhythmical rhyming fun, all read with a great big smile! Twenty-four classic rhymes are gathered here, including: "Little Bo Peep", "Simple Simon", "Little Miss Muffet", "Humpty Dumpty", "Handy Pandy", "Crooked Little Man", "Wee Willie Winkie", and many, many more!

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Skip Hollandsworth's "Still Life" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Thirty-five years ago, Dallas--and the country--was gripped by the tragic...

The police have some questions for Eddy Sparrow. Questions about a body found at the bottom of a well. As she answers the officer's questions, she mentions a mysterious manuscript hidden in her recently deceased mother's desk drawer. The manuscript is about a young girl named Cat who returns home after her own mother's death to find her house haunted. As Eddy reads Cat's story, her own secrets emerge, and she begins to experience strange phenomena: wet footprints, phantom phone calls, and nightmares.

Eight short tales to walk us across a variety of timeless landscapes through the turning Wheel of the Year honoring the eight Celtic seasonal celebrations. Eight opportunities disguised as challenges. Eight ways for nature to teach us her deep lessons. As we are spellbound by nature's splendor, magic brings us fairies, ghosts, and goddesses to inspire meaning, making, and a lesson or two along the way. Perfect for young and old alike.

“Working Mothers Inspiring Others” is a collective shoutout to all the fierce, unstoppable women who are rewriting the rules of what it means to be a working mother.