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There was a time when I almost gave up celebrating Christmas. Our kids were still young and weren't yet hooked on the idea of Santa Claus and presents, Christmas trees and decorations. I had read that the Puritans who first came to America were so zealous in their faith that they didn't celebrate Christmas at all. Instead they charged fines to businesses in their community who failed to keep their shops open on Christmas day.

Pete Williams is not a teen and he is not a child. He is twelve years old. He hasn't always been lonely, broke and left out, but he is now. His life has been turned upside down and he is struggling to return to normalcy. His main goal is to help his dad get out of prison. When events start quickly moving and Pete's goal is in sight, he makes a discovery that threatens everything he holds dear. Can Pete find the strength to stand when doubts and fears begin to shake what he has always believed.

It’s been four months since Taemon got rid of psi, or telekinesis, in the secluded city of Deliverance. But rather than ushering in a new era of peace and prosperity, Taemon’s actions seem to have driven a deeper wedge between the people. Worse yet, Taemon soon discovers that he alone still has psi - a revelation that is sure to make him a target of the angry populace. make him a target of the angry populace. With society in disarray, his mother in a coma, and a target on his back, Taemon decides to attempt to rescue his father.

A collection of four erotic spanking stories, including 'Bodyguard' by Laurel Aspen: Film star Columbia Walker is nice as pie on screen but a bitch in real life. When she tries to get her bodyguard, Jon, to take the rap for her attempt at shoplifting, he realises it’s time she was reminded how to treat people nicely. But even Jon can’t foresee the effect her first proper spanking will have on her.

One of the basic structures of everyday life, money is at its core a communication media. Payment systems - cash, card, app, or Bitcoin - are informational and symbolic tools that integrate us into, or exclude us from, the society that surrounds us. Examining the social politics of financial technologies, Lana Swartz reveals what's at stake when we pay.

When Claire Wright wakes in hospital, she doesn’t recognise the person staring back at her in the mirror. She’s told that she has the perfect life: she’s beautiful, famous, with a husband and a house to die for. But Claire can’t remember anything from before the devastating car crash that’s left her injured. And now she’s surrounded by strangers, saying they’re her family and friends.

Blake Lorenz has finally broken the Hollings heiress, but revenge doesn’t taste quite as sweet as he’d hoped. And as the murky depths of his past begin to come to light, the more he’s forced to realize that he may have made a grave mistake.

Two best friends who love doing life together, laughing out loud and solving the world’s problems…and yours…with a great cup of coffee in hand! Extra hot with extra shot btw! Join as we create a space where women can laugh, learn, and share life experiences. We’ll discuss everything from hot topics to growth topics. But what we know for sure is that life is too short to take ourselves too seriously. So we often laugh hard and sometimes uncontrollably!

Charmante Perfektionistin trifft auf attraktiven Chaoten.Prickelnde Slow-Burn-Romance um eine packende Challenge, die beide an ihre Grenzen bringt und schließlich über sich hinauswachsen lässt. Kaira sagt ständig zu allem Ja, ist für jeden und alles da – und brennt dabei immer mehr aus. Trotzdem liebt sie ihren Alltag. Dank ihres Organisationstalents gelingt es ihr, alles unter einen Hut zu bringen: Studium, Nebenjob, Ehrenamt und ihre chaotische Familie. Cooper hingegen ist allergisch gegen Verpflichtungen und jegliche Form von Stress.

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Chatting small business, kids, life and all the funny bits in between as we cruise towards being middle-aged... when did that happen?!

Assistenzärztin Mackenzie hat seit Monaten kein erfolgreiches Date mehr gehabt. Um den Verkupplungsversuchen ihrer Oma zu entkommen, macht sie sich auf die Suche nach einem Fake-Boyfriend. Und gerät an Noah. Der heiße Kardiologe braucht ebenfalls dringend eine Scheinbeziehung, bevor auffliegt, dass er ein partnerloser Alpha-Wolf ist. Der Plan scheint perfekt. Doch als die beiden sich näherkommen, bröckelt die professionelle Fassade und setzt ungeahnte Gefühle frei. Wild, zügellos – und gefährlich. Der BookTok Hit endlich als Hörbuch.

Bruce weiß, dass er nie zum Charmebolzen des Jahres gewählt wird. Aber er führt eine Organisation im heruntergekommensten Viertel Chicagos und kann es sich nicht leisten, zimperlich zu sein. Polizeikontrollen sind für Bruce lediglich eine Kostenfrage, bis Max seinen Club betritt. Neugierig, aufdringlich, unbestechlich, aber die Augen von dem Kerl strahlen in dem schönsten Blau, das Bruce je gesehen hat. Jackpot, denkt er, als ausgerechnet dieser Wunderknabe mit einer Bitte zu ihm kommt, die er ihm nur zu gerne erfüllt. Vorausgesetzt, er ist bereit, den Preis dafür zu zahlen.

The Brain Blooms Podcast is the work of The Ruvvy Resilience Lab at Wayne State University. We are committed to understanding individual, familial, community, and systems-level factors that make youth resilient. This podcast will serve as our platform to share the latest science, insights, resources, and tools to help you lead a more resilient life.

Ласкаво просимо до "Game Radar UA" – вашого каналу для отримання найсвіжіших швидких новин зі світу відеоігор! У кожному випуску ми обговорюємо найважливіші події і тренди в геймінговій індустрії.

Lana Shay reveals secrets of the sex industry and of gentlemen's clubs across America in this rousing memoir. Lana Shay, a Tantrika, or conscious sex worker, offers genuine presence with altruistic motives. She emerges from an arduous upbringing to bring light into the darkness of the industry and divulges all for the very first time.

Juliana Thorne is falling apart beneath her perfect façade. Haunted by a monster from her childhood, the sheltered socialite is slowly losing her mind — while a mysterious stranger seems to lurk around every corner, relishing in her demise. A blind artist with a penchant for portraying darkness, Damien Villa harbors his own sinister intentions toward Juliana, but is he motivated by lust...or a desire for revenge? Either way...this is no fairy tale.

The Granola Diet promises to turn curvy Sara Rodríguez Bloom García into a svelte, new woman in no time. Once it does, her husband’s rekindled passions will be unstoppable - she hopes. “Holy molé salsa!” When Sara reaches for the box of cereal, she travels back in time to a childhood trip to the grocery store with her beloved grandmother. Seeing her dead grandmother alive and well again is wonderful, but Sara may be losing her mind, or much, much more.

Taemon has always known he’s a bit different. But in the walled city of Deliverance, where everyone possesses a form of telekinesis known as psi, being different is dangerous. Being different can get you labeled a freakling. Or worse, see you banished to the Powerless Colony, where even the simplest tasks, like getting dressed or turning on the lights, must be done by hand.

The Philippines, 1941. Rose Williams arrives in Manila on her first assignment as a US Army Nurse, enthralled by the new environment and its promise of adventure. Although worlds away from the land she grew up in, Rose feels connected to her father, who worked in the Philippines before he died. War seems like a distant threat as Rose takes midnight dips in a warm sea with the other nurses, explores secret corners of the island, and strikes up a romance with a locally stationed US Army soldier.