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All my life, I pursued women who made me feel like I was licking honey off the edge of a sharp knife. Those who seduce a man with one look. Bait, hook, and haul my ass to her table with a lick of her tongue across blood-red lips. Cue in Mia Harlow. Delicate. Shy. Fragile. Unapologetically feminine, five-foot-nothing, blonde college girl wrapped in pink. Not my type by any definition, but the electric stress between us grows stronger whenever I see her.

Book 1: Too Little, Too Late? Maddie Anderson puts her needs behind those of her patients. Until she met a beautiful, mature co-worker who turned her world upside down. But the sexy younger woman is so unwilling to relax and let her guard down that Lourdes Russo is afraid she’ll never get the chance. All she knows for sure is that they’re complete opposites with little in common, except for the chemistry. What remains to be seen is if that’s enough to keep them together… Will a health crisis convince Maddie to open her heart to Lourdes—and to love? Or will it all be too little, too late?

Would you like to know what your boss really thinks of you? Would you like to be able to read people and influence, or even manipulate their thoughts? The art of persuasion and deception can be learned! Dark Psychology is much misunderstood and is as much an art as any other. While some will naturally possess the skills that are needed to persuade and control the minds of others, many people don’t. But that does not mean that you will never understand them or be able to master at least some of these amazing abilities.

Captivated by the story of a cowboy hanged as a horse thief in 1890, an independent, modern-day woman travels back in time with only thirty days to save an innocent man. Haunted by an old article about a man hanged over a hundred years ago, Mia Kellogg boards an old steam locomotive and plows right into the arms of the handsome cowboy Dusty Mann. Knowing time is of the essence, her problem is convincing her cowboy he’s in danger?

Let’s face it - we’re all messed up. Unless you’ve never been in a relationship before or you don’t have questionable family dynamics, chances are that some type of betrayal has happened in your life. So, what do we do about such problems? We usually dump all of that baggage on people who have nothing to do with our screwed up past. Raise your hand if you’ve been betrayed before, and you’re taking it out on your current partner now.

Modern-day life can be extremely hectic and stressful for teenagers. We are constantly bombarded by people, and information flows through ever-present access to social media and a hectic pace of life. Social media can be great to get in touch with those close to us, but it can also bring higher levels of stress and anxiety. Mix in school and work stresses and any medical problems, and it can be difficult for modern day teens to cope.

Python Machine Learning is a guide to provide you with all the information required to master machine learning using Python. It will give you deep insight into methods of machine learning, deep learning, big data, data science, and more. Furthermore, it will also teach you concepts of Python and how combining machine learning with Python can result in practical solutions. The audiobook touches upon how these solutions can be applied in various fields including governance, technology, business, cybersecurity, and more.

A long time ago, people connected because they talked to each other and interacted to one another. Families spent time tightening bonds and kids spent more time outdoors, doing kid stuff and making new friends. We had print, and soon the radio, but we had each other. It could only get better. And then things changed, and we had little mobile devices that were supposed to make life easier — yes, supposed to because while they made communication less challenging for us, things got a little bit more complicated.

Mindfulness and meditation are hot topics these days, and it’s not hard to see why. These techniques can be used to relax, calm anxiety, and increase awareness and focus. But all too often, books about them ignore the people who could use their help the most. Today’s teens and pre-teens are more stressed than any other generation, pulled in a thousand different directions by schoolwork and their personal lives.

Protecting Her Heart is a story of two women who must be honest with each other and themselves if they truly want to risk everything and ignite the fire between them.

Does it have to be this way? Is there a way to slow things down, and still be an effective, productive, respected person? Can slower be better? The answer to each of these questions is yes, we are living in a world that is obsessed with speed and immediacy, and yes, you can put on the brakes, and become happier, and more fulfilled, effective, and productive. You are ready for The Power of Slow Living, how to experience joy in a fast-paced world.

Does it seem like no good things comes to your life? Is someone dragging you down to the point where you start struggling interacting with people? That is abuse! And if someone is making you feel that way, it's time to walk away. But mind you! You should be aware of flying monkeys as they are just as capable of bringing the negativities in your life.

Be ready for some action, humor, and mystery in this anthology with short stories. You’ll listen about gangsters, witches, magic potions, interrogations, werewolves, and murder. Several stories have a murder victim, while others are all about theft or robberies. But in many cases, they spark the imagination and make up for a great way to sit back, relax, and read or listen to stories from a completely different world.

Tabitha Brickly should be happy. A nursing career she adores, beautiful children, and a husband … she has it all. But lately, she can’t shake the feeling that something is missing. She’s tired. Emotionally drained. Empty. And her husband, the man who should be her rock, couldn’t care less. Then a chance encounter with an older—and distractingly sexy—woman changes everything…

By chance, are you in that stage in your marriage when you start to doubt your partner truly loves you for who you are? Or perhaps, you feel the need to build a deep emotional intimacy in your relationship? Truth is, all of us want to avoid conflicts, experience deep affection, and be filled with pride when we talk of our relationship or marriage with others. Thus, everyone yearns for the most loving and joyful relationship as possible.

Nurse Anne Silva is having "the week from hell". First, her boss pulled the budget out from under the CAPMED holiday fund: cue disappointed sick kids with nothing to distract them from being sick. And now Anne’s car is sporting a banged-up bumper, courtesy of an anonymous driver who fled the scene. That is until the alluring blonde shows up as Anne’s newest colleague...

When Mia, a spoiled princess, slips past the castle gate and is snatched away by a fearsome mountain dragon, only one person can save her—her older brother, Prince Zachary. But Zachary isn't a knight. He's never left the castle, and hes' definitely not ready to face a fire-breathing dragon.

Welcome to Bedtime Poems for Adults, created specifically to help you relax your body and above all your mind. You will be able to quickly and easily enter the world of dreams, thanks to the new state of relaxation and lightheartedness acquired through this collection of poems. The poems in this collection describe the pleasant elements of nature such as the sea, the moon, the sun, and the four seasons, without neglecting the undisputed drivers of our lives: emotions and feelings such as love, friendship, and passion. So let go of your anxieties.

New nurse Elizabeth Fletcher is excited to be finally following the career of her dreams, even if it will only be for a few months. When she begins work at the Corrine Ann Pettrone Medical Center (CAPMED) in Chicago, she quickly realizes that she jumped in too deep. She loves the hospital environment, but things start to feel too real, too fast. Dating Chad Hawthorne, her wealthy boyfriend of five years, Liz always believed she could have love and a career. Yet, when she accepts Chad’s marriage proposal, all bets are off.

Romance: I wouldn't say these short stories are steamy hot in a sexual sense, but the romantic scenes are definitely filled with some flirting, sexual tension, and suggestive, humorous comments. As the author tried to keep it all clean to target a specific audience, you'll find that even the most trivial circumstances can create the most interesting and fun love stories. Fighting, miscommunication, awkwardness, and status add to the mixture, as the characters mingle and sometimes remain single.