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Take a successful employee, promote them into management but give them no management training, and there’s a very good chance you’ll create a defensive, insecure, unsuccessful dick of a manager. Here is the management training you never got! This honest, straightforward guide reveals the things nobody talks about - knowledge that only comes from real-world experience in the management trenches.

Thirteen-year-old Tyler Price is struggling with his parents’ divorce as he pinballs between their apartments in Manhattan. One day after school a troubled old man sits next to him on a city bus. His voice filled with fear, the man says, “the awakening” has begun. The man thrusts a satchel at Tyler, telling him to never let it go, minutes before he is killed in a traffic accident while fleeing police. Against the backdrop of a series of strange happenings in New York City, Tyler and his friend, Ella Shaw, become fugitives hunted by police who want the satchel.

"Pride and Prejudice" is a classic novel written by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story is set in rural England in the early 19th century and follows the life of Elizabeth Bennet, the intelligent and spirited second daughter of the Bennet family. The novel explores themes of love, marriage, social class, and individual character.

At the bottom of the Great Depression in1930’s rural Alabama, three young friends- Cat, Little Preacher, and Jane Alice- form a secret alliance to do battle with the Swamp Witch. After a dare from her brothers, Cat comes face-to-face with the mysterious witch and barely escapes her clutches. Afraid of what she has found, she enlists her two friends on a mission to save their small town from the evil lurking in the swamp. This is a coming-of-age morality tale that tests their courage and builds their faith. As the plot thickens, they call on God for deliverance.

Aisling is a siren. Only, she doesn’t know it. In a family who didn’t teach her about what they are but used their gifts to con others, she escaped to find a better life for herself. Nash is a fighter. A rogue vampire who wants nothing more than to leave the covens, the politics and the rage behind him. He fights in an underground ring but otherwise keeps to himself.

Kenya Yvette Schumere is an imperial woman. Born with a diamond-encrusted spoon in her mouth yet probably the most entertaining person you could ever come into contact with. She's a rare gem. Elijah Sadier, a man from across the tracks finds himself quite smitten with Ms. Schumere. At a drastic turn of events, they were left with no other choice but to leave everything that they once knew behind to embark on a journey of life together. During their time, trials and tribulations occur putting into question which holds more value between the two. Love or Loyalty?

In the world of online web novels, where romance reigns supreme, the journey to find one's own true love takes an unexpected turn. Follow the story of Olivia Michaelson, the determined owner of Small and Sparkling, a web novel platform dedicated to romantic tales, as she navigates the twists and turns of both her professional and personal life.

In der malerischen Kulisse des Weinguts River's Bend, gerät das Leben des talentierten Chefkochs Jamie Martinez plötzlich aus den Fugen. Alles beginnt damit, dass Grace, die jüngere Schwester seiner besten Freundin, ihm gesteht, dass sie sich in ihn verliebt hat. Ein leidenschaftlicher Kuss entfacht zwischen ihnen ein Feuerwerk der Gefühle - doch die aufkeimende Romanze wird überschattet: Jamie ist hin- und hergerissen. Obwohl er ihre Zuneigung erwidert, plagen ihn Zweifel wegen des Altersunterschieds. Doch das ist erst der Anfang ihrer Herausforderungen.

Alena and Casey are fresh off their first beach volleyball pro win. Now they're off to their next tournament in southern France on the beautiful Mediterranean. And beautiful French bodies in skimpy bikinis.

Sexy martial arts expert Binx, a member of elite special forces unit G.I. Ho, is taking a much deserved break in southern France after a tough mission. Little does she know that her archenemy The Countess is also in town, and is just waiting to tie Binx up again and ravish her beautiful, submissive body.

If I have to listen to the neighborhood Karen gripe about her HOA rules one more time, I'm going to lose it. It doesn’t help that she's trying to push me out because she has a thing against singles. In her opinion, the neighborhood should be filled with cookie cutter couples who have two point five children and a purebred dog. No cats, and certainly no single women. I’d move, but I'm too stubborn to back down now. Besides, there’s a new neighbor joining the HOA. Maybe we can team up against Karen …

Prüde Autorin sucht aufgeschlossenen Nachtclub-Besitzer... Samanthas Liebesleben war nie sonderlich aufregend. Aktuell ist es geradezu nicht-existent. Aber Sex wird ohnehin überbewertet. Glühendes Verlangen? Augenöffnende Orgasmen? Gibt es doch gar nicht. Nicht unbedingt die besten Voraussetzungen, wenn man Liebesroman-Autorin ist und die Schreibblockade seines Lebens hat. Wenn es doch nur jemanden gäbe, der ihr zu Inspiration verhelfen könnte... Ganz London spricht über Noahs exklusiven Club, das Lust, und die erotischen Theaterstücke, die er aufführen lässt.

My family has been my world all my life. From swimming with my sister, my uncles antics and storytelling, to writing songs for artists in my dad's music studio. Now that I'm an adult, it's time for me to move out, be on my own, and do the one thing my father has held me back from doing, sing.

Danger lurks around every corner. Nothing is as it seems. The stakes are higher than ever before. Amidst the chaos and uncertainty, Camille and Xander find solace in each other's arms as they delve deeper into a world of intrigue, deception, and dark magic. Can they uncover the truth to save themselves and their world, or will they fall prey to others' deadly schemes?

In 1963, Lucius Cook, an eleven-year-old orphan, comes to live with a lawyer, Kenneth Crane, and his family at their stately Victorian home in the affluent suburbs of Hartford, Connecticut. Quiet and precocious, Lucius is in awe of his surroundings. He discovers he shares Mr. Crane’s creative passion for photography. The Crane’s clever daughter, Beatrice, keeps Lucius on his toes, while the lawyer’s stunning and aloof wife, Eleanor, captivates him.

In Low Love, Low Fidelity, we walk through Lennox's heroic journey of choosing love the second go-round. She's the only one advising her heart nowadays, and it's beating for one person. Tobias is ready to love and honor Lennox in a way she's never had the benefit of experiencing. While they get their second chance at love, we'll see them sort out the details of the baggage made from not giving their love a chance when it was first presented. We will experience their happily ever after.

He's every woman's dream. Thanks to his humble beginnings, he's edgy, outspoken, and determined to win. Holt is also the highest-paid wide receiver in the league and well worth the money he's paid. Not only is he worth millions, but he's also physical perfection. That alone has every woman willing to do any and everything he asks. Well… every woman except one, Sutton Kelly.

Riley Shu is a Time Cop, traveling to the coolest periods of the past to capture sneaky criminals who want to alter the timeline for their own benefit. This time, Riley is off to Victorian England to team up with Arthur Conan Doyle, who's pretending to be Sherlock Holmes hunting a real-life Moriarty. Will she be able to help Sherlock or will she be too busy letting him play detective on all her tight holes? Then Riley's off to Ancient Egypt, where she must protect the most sensual queen in history: Cleopatra. Can she save Cleo from assassination while being the Queen's personal sex slave?

Only one thing keeps me from turning this world into a nightmare...and that's the angel of a woman I've fallen in love with. Her purity and beauty are the only things that soothe my tortured soul. The world fears me. It doesn't matter if you're a human, orc, or dark elf—you shrink away in terror when I come into view.

Hawk wasn't looking for a war. But after he left behind the war in Afghanistan, a new war found him. His naïveté about the purpose for the war in Afghanistan was gone. Witnessing the death of someone he was close to was the final blow that shattered his spirit. Hawk declined reenlistment and went home brokenhearted only to find another war beginning. Would he always be just a cog in a combat machine? Would Hawk become a warrior again?