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Benjamin Bear and his friends have played all day, but when it's time for bed, Benjamin still feels bouncy! Luckily his family helps to show him that quiet time can be fun, too, and by the time Mama Bear has read him his stories and his prayers have been said, he feels happy and cozy and ready to go to sleep.

Will love be found in the Old West? The small town of Greenburg has been prospering over the years after a nearby silver mine was discovered. Lillian Greenburg is a single woman in her 30s - a spinster in this age. Alone, she stays with her elderly parents and takes care of them as their health deteriorates. And then Dr. George Merriweather comes into town, a man with an actual doctoral degree. As Lillian deals with her parents, she also ends up coming across the handsome and confident Dr. Merriweather. And for the first time in her life, she feels special.

Arcane Ocean is a contemporary fantasy about the return of magic to the modern world. The central premise is that when given the ability to shape reality around us, it is easy to find yourself slipping into darkness. As the first in a larger series about magic returning, the story follows the lives of three friends as they struggle to learn magic's secrets and discover their own unique abilities.

Growing up in the Midwest, raised by a Puerto Rican mother who was abandoned by her family, Jamie Figueroa and her sisters were estranged from their culture, consumed by the whiteness that surrounded them. In Mother Island, Figueroa traces her search for identity as shaped by and against a mother who settled into the safety of assimilation, and presents a cultural coming-of-age story.

Both thought-provoking and engaging, this is the story of Simon of Cyrene - "a man coming in from the country", as the Gospels refer to him - who was ordered to carry Jesus's cross. Over the centuries, his story has been woven into Polish folklore. When Simon the farmer brings his wares to market, little does he expect how he will be involved in the events of that very special day.

Lessons at the University of Vile are strict. With a timetable designed to refine the skills of grabbing, snatching, pushing, shoving, surreptitious tripping, and not-paying-attention, students must strive to hone their bad manners, poor personal hygiene, and repulsive habits. Graduation depends on demonstrating their monstrosity at all times. Those who don't meet the grade are destined for things far worse - disqualification and a quick enrollment at the dreaded Academy of Manners.

Anna Padula embarks on her third trip to Europe along with her brother Rocco. They have longed to revisit their father's home country of Italy to fully explore its rich heritage and hopefully feel his spirit. While visiting the Roman ruins, Anna begins to feel strange sensations whenever she is near any of the ancient structures, especially the Pantheon and the temples on Palatine Hill.

Unholy Seduction is a first-rate novel, filled with intrigue, deception, seduction, betrayal and murder - mankind's timeless issues. It is set during the colorful Vietnam War era, when millions of kids championed free love, while repudiating the establishment, they turned America upside down. But there were others with a different goal. They fought equally hard to establish a perfect church - one where everything was held in common. Ryan Parker was one of them.

Hygge is a Danish concept that embraces companionship, warmth, belonging, simplicity, and contentment. Listen to this book to gain an understanding of why Denmark is one of the happiest countries on Earth. This book reveals how to add hygge to your home, how to create hygge with your family and community, in the workplace, and - most importantly - within yourself.

Hygge can be translated in many different ways although it is impossible to describe all that it covers in one English word. A sense of belonging and community, warmth, comfort, companionship, a sense of purpose that values looking after yourself, your family and friends above all - these might be some of the ways to think of hygge.

The future is bright for Anna Miller. The love of her life, Eli, has been courting her for many months and has started to talk about their life together. Feeling happy and blessed, Anna is sure that Eli will propose very soon. When Eli disappears one night, leaving her to make her own way home, Anna is hurt and confused. With the wedding looming, Anna has to make a choice: believe what Eli is telling her, or begin to question everything she knows about him.

Sam Arbichaut, former police detective turned Private Investigator, has a weakness for people in distress. When a woman comes to him with horrifying tales of a stalker and a humiliating video she swears is faked, he's on the case. But as the web of lies begins to unravel and Sam gets closer to the spider in the center of his client's family and friends, he'll need all his courage and smarts when it is his life that starts to come apart.

He could not forgive her deception. She could not resist the desire they shared. When a scandal forces them to marry, their passions lead to dangerous secrets. Deverell regarded his beautiful bride dispassionately. He had begun to think – hope - he could find in her what he'd never had before. That had disintegrated into ashes when she tricked him into marriage. Now, the wedding breakfast done, the revelry just beginning, she gave him a nervous glance from where she stood near the arbor.

Waiting is not easy—especially for children. Often they measure the concept of time in how many more sleeps until the exciting day comes, when there is so much to do, so many exciting things to explore, and so many holidays to celebrate! In a lively audiobook that channels childhood exuberance, Jamie Lee Curtis makes it clear why waiting is worth it. Helping listeners celebrate and appreciate milestones throughout the year, this is a story worth waiting for—and one kids will want to listen to over and over again.

You don’t always have to give in to what the world, your family, or your own self declares is the way things are “supposed” to be. God desires goodness and joy for us. God, Jesus, and the Spirit went to great lengths to offer you and me the best good news ever. In Why Can’t I Get It Together?, Jamie Ivey, host of The Happy Hour podcast, guides us through six areas of our lives that are affecting our perception of God’s love in our realities. Dig deep into God’s Word to see what it says about why we keep sinning, how to stop, and what God feels about us in the midst of it all.

Triumphantly returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928, the world-famous exploring airship Italia — code-named N-4 — was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history. Helping lead the search was Roald Amundsen, the poles’ greatest explorer, who himself soon went missing in the frozen wastes. Amundsen’s body has never been found, the last victim of one of the Arctic’s most enduring mysteries....

Remington Weylyn is burned and broken. She made a choice and now she's paying the price. The girl she once was is gone, replaced by someone she no longer recognizes. What once was her home now feels foreign and the people she was closest to feel like strangers. And it's all his fault. Jax Whitlock is dangerous and damaged. With no home or family, his place in the world is unknown. The only thing he has is a goal; to kill the man who took everything from him. And he won't let anything get in his way. Even if it means breaking her heart.

What unites Google and Facebook, Apple and Microsoft, Siemens and GE, Uber and Airbnb? Across a wide range of sectors, these firms are transforming themselves into platforms: businesses that provide the hardware and software foundation for others to operate on. This transformation signals a major shift in how capitalist firms operate and how they interact with the rest of the economy: the emergence of platform capitalism. This book critically examines these new business forms.

Max and Annie Kingsley have left the London rat race to set up a glamping site in the wilds of Cornwall. They invite old university friends – TV star Dominic, doctor and new mum Kira, and free-spirited Jim and Suze – and their children for a trial weekend but the reunion quickly veers off-course. First, there’s The Incident around the campfire on the first night. The following afternoon, a storm quickly develops off the rugged North Coast. When one of their group goes missing, all hell breaks loose.

The moment I met Ryker Flynn, my brother’s best friend, sparks ignited. But he considered me off-limits, an untouchable angel. Now, 10 years later, he hates me with a passion.