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While the high-level demons are being summoned, Katie, Pandora, and the team are trying to come off the high of having been inside a Leviathan. For once, nothing much is happening, so Katie is able to focus on demon rumblings in New York. Unfortunately, Pandora wants Slut-Girl to come out and play, so Katie has to deal with another head-slapping moment.

Melissa just moved to a conservative part of Washington State. A move designed to set her and her longtime partner up for early retirement. But best laid plans go awry when her partner, Nanette decides, out of the blue, their relationship isn’t working for her. This is strike three for Melissa. She’s out, after being dumped a third time and her 45th birthday just around the corner. The only thing left to do is sob all over her beloved kitties. She’s vowed to never get involved, ever again, with another artist.

Hope Ross isn't crazy, but she knows crazy. Crazy is: A father telling his daughter to pretend her twin sister doesn't exist. A sister never leaving the house. A disturbed woman hidden away in the attic. No, Hope's not crazy, and she's through playing games. As soon as she gets out of this mental facility, she's going to prove it.

Thalia's life is perfect. She has her dream house on the edge of Lake Cumberland in Nancy, Kentucky. She has a thriving sex therapy practice. Her sister has just moved nearby and is handling the daily business of her practice. She has a tight group of friends who keep her entertained and honest, and a seemingly endless supply of ladies to meet her more basic human needs. Thalia has no regrets she's without a life partner. Or does she?

The year is 1783, and rakish Alexandre Beauvisage is returning from the Revolutionary War when he discovers Caroline, unconscious in the Connecticut woods. Dressed as a boy, she has no memory of her past. Against his better judgment, he takes the lovely foundling with him to his home in Philadelphia and finds his life increasingly complicated as the fiery attraction between them builds and Caro's dangerous past reaches out to her.

Alison Jukuri is the smart one. But it hasn't seemed to help her much in her relationships with men. And now she's on the verge of making one, big stupid move. Petey Ryan has spent his life hitting and being hit as a defenseman in the NHL. But now he's about to go up against his biggest foe of all...tiny Alison Jukuri.

Back in their college days, Gretchen Wise had been engaged to a top law student. Carol Furness, head cheerleader, had said yes to the school’s football hero. And Maddie Cobain was the girl who’d fallen for a professor. Now the three of them gather around a popular fountain on the college grounds. This fountain was where lovers met, where promises were made...and broken. So it’s fitting that Gretchen, Carol and Maddie sit here to share their stories of betrayal and, yes, revenge.

As you age, you may find yourself worrying about your memory. Where did I put those car keys? What time was my appointment? What was her name again? With more than 41 million Americans over the age of 65 in the United States, the question becomes how much (or, perhaps, what type) of memory loss is to be expected as one gets older and what should trigger a visit to the doctor. Seven Steps to Managing Your Aging Memory addresses these key concerns and more.

When Terra chose to wield the power of her patron goddess, she expected challenges. What she didn't expect was to become a magnet for magical adversaries, each more cunning and powerful than the last. Now, she faces a new breed of enemies, ones who wield magic that rivals her own god-gifted abilities. But why are they targeting Terra? And what do they want with the artifacts of a goddess? Terra's journey has taken a perilous turn. Gone are the days of simply fending off pursuers. Now, she's entangled in a game with twisted rules and high stakes.

After winning a prestigious fashion-design contest in 1948, Aster Kelly flees the world of modeling in New York and arrives in Beverly Hills to claim her prize: a design apprenticeship with Fernando Tivoli. But Fernando has no such job available. He’s busily preparing for the opportunity of a lifetime—proving to Galaxy Studios that he is the perfect couturier for their A-list stars. The moment he meets Aster, though, he knows she’s the missing ingredient he needs and asks her to be his stand-in model for Lauren Bacall, promising to mentor her if he wins the contract.

Death is coming for everyone Angelica Morgan loves. Cernunnos's plans are coming to a head and the final battle looms large over both worlds. The Tuatha have chosen their sides and allegiances become clear when a mad god throws a spanner in the works of Dagda's plan to overcome the god of death. Ang calls in her allies from the supernatural and mortal world and prepares to face the Wild Hunt. When betrayal comes, it is not from the place the Morrigan expected.

The two sides of Angelica Morgan's life are no longer separate. Finding the Fianna takes precedent and a government ride along was not in the plan. Following Dagda's visit, Ang and the team prepare to leave for the Otherworld, but is the offer of help from Abhartach a double-edged blade? Wolf seems to think so . . .

Angelica Morgan knows better than to trust that saving Una was the end of the war against the gods. Temporary peace is just that - temporary. Ang's connection to the Morrigan's past lives gives her a clue as to what horrors are stirring. Cernunnos is conspicuously absent and Ruadan is giving nothing away.

A meeting at the Houndsinn Trust building is cut short by a firebombing that turns out to have a magical connection. Was Angelica Morgan's mercy misplaced? Oerla is back, and she's not working alone. The Blinded Eye promise to wreak havoc until the trust—and Angelica—are brought down. Ang learned her lesson about backdealing banshees the hard way. The phouka are just as unwilling to enlighten her as to the whereabouts of the Ice Woman.

Angelica Morgan's head is full of her goddess power's previous incarnations. When they're not demanding she satisfy their cravings, they must help her uncover a plot that designed to disrupt all aspects of Angelica's life. As the past catches up to the present, will Ang ever get an uninterrupted date with Simon? Or will recent events...resurface? The banshees are acting strangely—more strangely than usual, anyway. Caught in a web of duplicity, Ang prepares for all-out war.

Angelica Morgan went all over the world with Meiran, intervening in conflicts and learning how to wield her powers. Now she has all three parts of the Morrigan. Gran, Caroline, and Meiran are gone. Or are they? Can three old and powerful ladies who are alive only in her mind really drive her crazy? Gran wants her favorite Gin, Caroline wants pastries, and Meiran likes Glenfiddich Whisky. Will Ang die of cirrhosis or diabetes first? Oh, wait . . . she's the Morrigan, so they don't affect her. And another thing. Will Ang ever have an uninterrupted date with Simon?

Even goddesses who only have two-thirds of their powers have to walk the talk at some point, right? Ang got a breather, but now she is reunited with Gran, who steers her toward the final person she needs to meet: Meiran Neman, the current keeper of the Way of Conquerors. Can she find her fast enough to meet the next challenge?

After an exciting month with three assassination attempts on my client and three frantic weeks trying to get enough questions answered to make a life-altering decision, is a peaceful week in Spain with my best friend too much to ask? Apparently. Ronan’s mom has other ideas. Our security team was taking shape, but we weren’t there yet. The week was supposed to be a shakedown cruise for our new staff members, more or less. Instead, we are pitchforked into a peace summit. What could happen?

Her landlord planned to demolish her house. The vampires figured, why not demolish her inside of it? At least Callie doesn’t have to worry about getting her security deposit back. Why has Vaughn been in such a rush to kill her? Is he afraid she can persuade the Winter and Summer courts to work together? After all, if the courts don’t unite, the vamps will destroy them all. Shouldn’t that be motivation enough? Apparently not. Callie will just have to persuade them to cooperate anyway.

Despite the familiar limitations many User Experience teams face—budget and time constraints, lack of formal authority—UX practitioners are uniquely poised to provide strategic value to product organizations. This case study describes how we developed “Creative Bursts” to prove that our organization could look to its UX team for innovation leadership.