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It started off as the most difficult year of my life. The man I thought I was going to marry dumped me out of nowhere and completely ghosted me. I spent months mourning the loss of my best friend and the future we envisioned together. I begged God to heal my heart and make the pain go away for months.

This is a debut work by Washington, DC, area native writer and poet. It's a coming of age tale about a late bloomer who grew up feeling like a misfit. It's also the story of a young Jewish woman, who wanted to be an edgy punk rocker, but was too afraid to incur motherly guilt. True to her character, she weaves her ardor for music and nature all throughout the book.

Remember, every dollar you spend today could be a potential unicorn investment tomorrow, so put on your thinking cap and choose wisely, my future billionaire friend! In the wild jungle of finance, being as adaptable as a chameleon with a knack for learning new tricks is key! So, grab your financial machete and get ready to swing through the vines of change, my fellow money Tarzan!

Somehow, I knew my name was going to be drawn in the Bride Lottery—the hellish agreement that Earth's leaders had made to sell us to the aliens who protected our planet. I'd grown up with the propaganda. It was our civic duty. Men registered for the draft; women registered for the Bride Lottery. No way in hell was I going to be handed over to some giant man to be brutalized into bearing his children. Instead, I cut out my bio-tracker and walked away from everything. I should have realized they'd send one of those hulking, brightly colored aliens to track me down and bring me back.

Why are so many of us wrong about so much? From COVID-19 to climate change to the results of elections, millions of Americans believe things that are simply not true—and act based on these misperceptions. In Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive Our Appetite for Misinformation, expert in media and politics Dannagal Goldthwaite Young offers a comprehensive model that illustrates how political leaders and media organizations capitalize on our social and cultural identities to separate, enrage, and—ultimately—mobilize us.

Confirmed bachelor Arden Troy has no time for love. He’s too busy playing his best hockey for the Atlanta Thunder. Well, almost his best. He did just blow a perfect chance for his team to move on in the playoffs. But that’s behind him now. It’s summer, and his teammate Hayden, just asked him for a favor—to spend some time with Hayden’s fiancée’s sister, Willow, who just moved into town.

Born in Czechoslovakia, Mira was only 12 years old when World War II broke out and 17 when the Nazis finally caught up with her. Torn apart from her family, she went on to survive four concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and a Death March when she was too weak to walk. She lived when almost everyone she knew did not. At 88, living in Australia, Mira is diagnosed with cancer and her daughter, a journalist, decides to interview her to distract her from her illness.

1963. Saigon. Tricia is a shy newlywed, married to a rising attorney working for US Navy intelligence. Charlene is a practiced corporate spouse and mother of three, a beauty and a bully. The two women form a wary alliance as they struggle to balance the pressure to be respectable wives for their ambitious husbands, with their own dubious impulses to “do good” for the people of Vietnam. Sixty years later, Charlene’s daughter, spurred by an encounter with an aging Vietnam veteran, reaches out to Tricia.

In this tale of a city in the clouds, Adjudicator Anselm Horst will do whatever it takes to keep the floating metropolis of Summerland afloat. But when he descends to the perilous surface in search of answers, he finds himself joined by Clare Voyhent, a fiercely capable survivor with a knack for unraveling mysteries. As they navigate the treacherous landscape, facing assassination attempts and encountering all manner of monsters and men, Anselm and Clare must work together to uncover the truth behind the threats to their city.

In It Takes Two, couples take their passion in new directions, giving free reign to their filthiest sexual fantasies. Sometimes, they pretend to be someone else, engaging in erotic role-playing that allows them to embody their most sensual side and say and do things they wouldn't in their everyday life. From BDSM encounters at Kink Camp to trying out new sex toys to outrageously filthy fetishes, glorious exhibitionism and voyeurism and sex in space, these couples find inventive ways to go wild with the one they love.

When Jack Morgan is invited to the decadent Monaco coast, he thinks it's the perfect location for a new Private office. But the holiday is cut short after his partner, Justine, is kidnapped. Willing to do anything to get Justine back, it's not long before Jack discovers an insidious plot involving death, deception and a traitor at the height of US government, all coming to a head at the Monaco Grand Prix in just two days' time. With hours to prevent international disaster, Jack Morgan must solve this impossible mystery if he is to save himself and the people he loves most.

It is the Time of the Colliding Realms—the Keening—the Culling. Everything that happened over the past eighteen months has led to this moment. The good and the bad. The triumphs and the tragedies. Now my family by blood, by choice, and by circumstance face the battle to balance our world's alignment.

Impoverished high school junior Hazel Smalls and affluent senior Sterling Lovell would never ordinarily meet. But when both are punished with in-school suspension, Sterling finds himself drawn to the gorgeous, studious girl seated nearby, and an unlikely relationship begins. Set in 2012 South Carolina, the novel interlaces the stories of Hazel, living with her homeless family in the rundown Red Rose Motel; Sterling, yearning to break free from the expectations of his wealthy parents; and recently widowed Angela Wilmore, their stern but compassionate English teacher.

Morecambe and Wise - the most famous and best-loved British comedy double-act of all time. In this unique book, Eric Morecambe's son Gary sheds new light on the comic geniuses who became the nation's best friends. Gary reveals what it was like behind the scenes, with touching and hilarious stories of life in the Morecambe and Wise family homes, along with memories from Eric's wife Joan and his daughter (and Ernie's goddaughter) Gail, who has never written about her father before.

Blue and Red is a story written and illustrated by a mother as a birthday gift for her son. This book focuses on emotion regulation and explores how two little creatures, Blue and Red, express their anger in unique ways. Through a heart-to-heart conversation, they gain a better understanding of each other and learn to get along better.

Anika Lawson was just a 16-year-old tanner living a simple life in Blakehurst, until she receives a mysterious stone on her birthday. When her adoptive father is taken captive by an incarnate seeking that stone, Anika and her brother Gage set out on a perilous adventure to save not only their family, but the entire realm. Meanwhile, in the northern city of Rathen, a cursed storm threatens all of Vale.

Whether as part of the iconic S Club 7 or as a successful solo artist, Rachel Stevens was in the eye of the 00s pop storm. Catapulted to fame at 18, her life took a whole new direction, and the whirlwind began. Constantly stereotyped and controlled within the industry, she has privately struggled with her self-worth and mental health, and has since gone on a journey of personal growth. Following a personal break-up and an S Club reunion – and having found her confidence and voice – Rachel is ready to be completely open and honest for the very first time.

Unbeknownst to most, the small town of Mystic is brimming with dark secrets and mysteries waiting to be uncovered. The unassuming town has managed to keep its fair share of enigmas under wraps until Sophie shows up. She is the 17-year-old daughter of a detective and loves mystery. Sophie is a young girl who moved from Mystic, Connecticut, to California when she was just two years old and back to Mystic when she turned 17.

After surviving Nathaniel's violent plot, Áine is fiercely determined to travel to the Akashic Records and uncover the dark reality behind Lucius's unnatural rise to power. As she strives to fulfill her destiny to free the truth from its binds and restore the natural balance of the Universe, Lucius only grows more adamant that Áine is his—a gift from the heavens that ordained him King. To make matters worse, Nathaniel may have succeeded in planting the seed of doubt into the King's mind, casting Daelon and Áine's relationship under harsh scrutiny.

In a first for the chefs' profession The Chefs’ Knowledge has gone audio. We broke new ground with our first-ever book for junior chefs, and now we’ve gone one step further by releasing a new audio version that takes the project in a completely new direction. The Chefs’ Knowledge contains interviews, advice, and expert knowledge, as well as working professional recipes for the 100 dishes every chef should know.