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Bella's life at the advertisement agency is all about work, until Joe, a pizza delivery guy in an oversized costume, unexpectedly becomes her client. With stolen glances, shared moments, and lingering kisses, Bella finds herself drawn to Joe's carefree spirit and infectious charm—a stark contrast to her life.

Reclaim your time, energy, and authenticity with confidence, even if you’ve spent years prioritizing others’ needs. Feeling overwhelmed by constant demands? Exhausted from saying “yes” when you want to say “no”? Longing to be respected in relationships without sacrificing your happiness? You’re not alone. The Power of Boundaries is your guide to breaking free from people-pleasing and overcommitment, helping you create a life filled with purpose and joy. This audiobook is your companion for rediscovering your power, setting effective boundaries, and building relationships that uplift you.

Leaders have one thing in common: they come from a family. Family leadership is one of the most important concepts of life because family is the source of human ingenuity. With good family leadership, we can push for greater justice and racial equality in the United States and around the world, and maintain a more just and loving humanity.

I had given her my name, I had given her my protection, but that didn't mean I had any right to her. Ethan: I gave her a place to stay, and I owed my life to her brother, who died saving mine. It was only supposed to be until I was done with my deployment. But now I need her to stick around a little while longer. To help me secure a future from a father I never wanted to know and brothers who despise me. I never counted on needing or wanting Sabrina, nor falling in love with her.

Fong, a 30-year-old man who dared to stand for truth, is trapped in the deadly game of Scum Island. Driven to expose an evil corporation, Fong's integrity leads to his capture and placement on the island, where survival becomes a perverse form of entertainment. Stranded and left to the whims of a brutal rating system, Fong and his fellow captives must earn fame points—through battling monstrous foes and one another—for the bare necessities.

In a town where gossip spreads like dust blowing in from the Mallee’s canola fields, something unspeakable is about to happen to sixteen-year-old Lauren. It’s bad enough she’s losing her mum to a horrible mental disease and that her best friend is leaving town, but now the only person she thought she could trust, is about to betray her. She can’t stay here. No one is going to believe the town cop could do such a horrific thing to his own daughter. There’s nothing left to do but run. Especially after the fire.

While Muhammad is a student at the law college, he grows concerned for his friend when he witnesses trials for blasphemy that might result in torture and death for the accused. After searching in every port on the Mediterranean, Bivio does everything in his power to discover the identity of the mysterious 'Mountain Bather' who walks on water in his recurring dream. Will the loss of the saintly personage of a Sufi be felt by the people of Algiers as a greater blow than the devastating earthquake that shakes the home of the Barbary Corsairs to its foundations?

After years of auditioning, Raz finally lands a role on his favorite show, and is hired to work for one of the biggest studios in Hollywood as a main actor. At the same time, his college acting class has voted to make him director of the school’s next big production, and they want to portray his script on-stage.

Raz has been offered the chance of a lifetime— a trip to Hollywood, to prove his acting skills to the world and shoot his shot at stardom. This vacation is one he’s never going to forget. He’s in California to land a lead role, but chasing his dreams won’t be as easy as he wants to believe, and his friends aren’t as supportive as they once were.

When an earthquake shakes the city and the debris-ridden alleyways of the Casbah resound with cries for help and sighs of grief, Muhammad steps in with legal aid for an enslaved manservant accused of murder and a maidservant he knows only as An Admirer of Books. Seeking justice in court, Muhammad turns to his knowledge of the law. But will the dangerous enemy he makes in court ruin Muhammad’s makeshift defense?

A wise man once said that we create our own demons. When he said it, he meant that our actions in the past set the challenges for our future. But in Bennu Amunet’s case, her demon is a literal demon. She’s lived with it for as long as she can remember, which is only as far back as that fateful accident in the snow. Although she desperately wants to uncover her lost memories—to find out who she is and where she came from—someone has gone to great lengths to keep her past a secret from her.

Seventeen-year-old Raz uses his gift for acting to hide the truth of who he really is. After being a target for the bullies at his high school, he’s sworn that this year he’s going to reinvent himself. Instead of the shy theater geek he’s always been, he’s decided to portray a new identity so he can belong. Getting noticed in a small town is difficult, especially when you’ve got Raz’s reputation—because last summer gave him a black record and a secret.

Tara has thrived in the unforgiving sand lands, where every day is a battle. But when her village is wiped out by the ruthless Prezedant and her loved ones taken, she'll stop at nothing to get them back. With an unlikely team by her side, including an orphaned boy and his devil cat, a dwarf storytelling trader, and a bitter young man, Tara sets out on a perilous journey through the ruins of civilization. Together, they'll face unimaginable dangers, fight for their lives, and try to uncover the truth about what really happened to the world that once existed.

My life is all about order and discipline. Logan was a distraction for one night only. But now we are tangled up in each other’s lives and there's no getting out. I’m not sure I want to. The attraction is as strong as ever and I can’t understand why I keep fighting it.

Keeran and I have decided to be together, but the world is intent on ripping us apart. His magic is driving him mad, and I’m left alone to decide how to take down Isalia. But I’ve made too many promises, and I’ve sworn to protect too many people. To win this war, I’ll have to accept a destiny I’ve never faced— and a crown I didn’t even know was my birthright.

Ticking-clock action adventure follows after a young Turkish girl follows her pet goat into the wood and emerges in the company of the Algerian boy who finds it, prompting a village rumormonger to cry shame. Commissioner Muhammad is called on to intervene when a storied Algerian corsair captain is pitted against a Turkish shipowner vowing to avenge his family’s honor.

As a bartender in Las Vegas, Curtis seems to have the dream life. He’s single, lives close to the Strip, and only has to worry about when to pick up the next extra shift. No one knows the truth about what happened ten years ago, and no one knows how he spends three months every year: as a part-time elf for Santa Claus. When Curtis went to the Arctic Circle the first time, he thought he could escape the unthinkable. Now, the anniversary of the worst day of his life is coming up, and he’s been asked to do the unbelievable.

The year before revolution breaks out in France, Ettore sees an opportunity to add coins to the strong boxes he keeps hidden near his hammock in the brothel where he’d lived since birth. But will he cheat fate in an open boat on the Tyrrhenian Sea the way he fleeces the tourists and pilgrims he guides in his native Amalfi?

Jason Elmore shares practical action items and insightful concepts that have been compiled and tested during a sales career that spanned the globe, from B2B to Med Device, and resulted in the top performance and accolades. These tools and approaches were recognized as being so critical to success that Jason was awarded the opportunity to build and execute new hire sales training at one of the fastest growing divisions of the world’s largest healthcare company where he reduced average to time to hit quota for new hires 50%.

Seventeen-year-old Amanda wants to develop her growing book podcast, That's Not My Ending, from something she creates in her bedroom to a serious career. Unfortunately, the once unbreakable relationship between her and her co-host and twin sister, Sam, has become strained. Amanda knows Sam is keeping things from her, but Amanda has her own secrets. Hope flickers when That's Not My Ending is invited to the Specs and Sound Podcast Convention. Amanda knows this is their big chance for success, but Sam only wants to party.