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It looked like an ordinary email. But when she opened it, a Hong Kong housewife unwittingly uncovered a decade's old plot to blackmail her and her husband. Determined to find out who was responsible, she soon finds herself thrust into a shadowy underworld of sex, lies, and dirty money. The men who had orchestrated the plot thought that because she was a woman, she was weak. But when she began uncovering their web of deception, they realized the old adage really is true—hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

After losing her long-term partner, Mary Deal shares the turmoil and oftentimes bewildering depths of her grief. This memoir exposes the spectrum of emotions which those suffering loss experience. The author holds back nothing of her odyssey of despair. Her experiences and much she has learned to help herself provide other survivors a chance to see that they are not alone. Though everyone’s grief is different, all grief is surprisingly similar in its basis. Hope is found in familiarity with another’s grief and no one should endure the bereavement process alone.

This book is for entrepreneurs: aspiring and new business owners, solopreneurs, freelancers, and long-time entrepreneurs. Whether you are just starting out, have been struggling (or succeeding) for years, or are running a day-to-day doldrum, every entrepreneur has the same challenges, fears, and unrealistic expectations. With so many conflicting strategies, confusing ideals, and competing businesses, how will you stand out and get ahead? Sometimes the answers lie within!

Bostyn “Easy” Reel has always felt like he didn’t belong. He is stuck between two worlds: in one world, he is being who he really wants to be, and in the other world, he is being only what his family allows him to be. When Meelah Summers meets Bostyn, it is as if the broken pieces of her heart fit together perfectly with the broken pieces of his. The only problem is Meelah’s father is a well-known drug distributor, and Bostyn’s adoptive father is the head of the Anne Arundel County Police Department—the same police department responsible for killing her mother.

In this powerful, incisive work of social and self-exploration, Melnick blends personal essay with cultural criticism to explore Parton’s dual identities as a feminist icon and objectified sex symbol, identities that reflect the author’s own fraught history with rape culture and the arduous work of reclaiming her voice.

Olympia Brown is serving a dwindling congregation trying to save their historic stone chapel. Located on a prime piece of oceanfront property, the financial consequences and benefits on whether to stay, or pack up and go, are considerable. To add to this, a couple with a dubious backstory ask her to perform a private wedding in that church. After a strange and uncomfortable conversation, she tells the two they need more time to think about this and sends them on their way, setting off a chain of international events that even she could never have imagined.

Lynn is a woman after God’s heart. After being set free from “incurable” mental illnesses—bi-polar, borderline personality disorder, eating disorders, addiction, and attempted suicide in 2011 at the age of 52—she became passionate about helping others learn of the redemptive power of the brain back to sanity through Godly principles that changed her own life.

Being a server--well, a good server--is so much more than taking an order and dropping food off at a table. Serving with hospitality can open doors to meaningful interactions with strangers, long-term relationships with regulars, and, ultimately, consistent financial success. If you’re new to the restaurant industry, want to improve your skills, or just curious about how to succeed as a server, look no further. As an eight-year veteran and single mom who has been able to raise two kids on server income alone, you can trust me when I say I know what I’m talking about.

In life, everyone starts from somewhere. Some may start at the starting line while others begin in the parking lot. Her journey began on the south side of the tracks and took her up on Rodeo Drive in the winter and 5th Ave in the spring. Attending a different school every forces you to be independent. It turns all the attention—good or bad—on you. You learn to read the room, feeling for temperatures both cold and hot. You accept there will be fights, bullying, and a small chance of seeing them again. It’s both liberating while simultaneously scary. So you adapt.

It’s no secret that the world is full of misinformation, from schools that teach outdated information to misinformed—but well-meaning—friends and family. Even the influencers are swearing by specific diets, products, and magical diets that promise to help you shed weight instantly. It’s no wonder most people have no idea where to start when it comes to eating better. Hungry for Truth takes a different approach. Author Tatiana Keay is on a mission to expose nutrition misinformation, dispel common inaccurate beliefs, and provide evidence-based nutritional truths.

Magda Caraganic already is a successful chocolatier. When she inherits an old stable from her aunt, she decides to convert it into a chocolate shop and café. The best contractor to help with the conversion is the man she has argued with since she was 15. The work sparks off spirit activity marked by the appearance of a mysterious ghost cat. Magda’s beautiful Birman cat, Crystal, starts to act strangely. What can it all mean? This is a story of friendship, friendly ghosts, cats, chocolate, and true love.

Reign, Serenity, and Myra have the same goal: to make it out of Indianapolis and into the music industry. Reign, a rapper from the eastside ghetto, will do anything to protect her family, her man, and her goals. Serenity is a singer, and with her best friend Reign is trying to make it big, but her love life with Kalvin becomes more important than her goals. Myra, another rapper with big dreams, has been scamming her whole life, but now, she’s scamming for her mother’s health. With different struggles and hustles, who will make it out and who will succumb to the pressure?

Manifesting a Magical Mindset offers a glimpse into Lynn U. Stewart’s poignant journey as she struggles to make sense of childhood trauma, abuse, mental illness, and life’s perpetual pitfalls. This empowering exploration leads Lynn to embrace her life’s purpose, discover her potential, and recognize that life’s most challenging and mundane events provide opportunities for personal discovery, inner peace, satisfaction, and fulfillment.

When the new vampire arrives at the base, he makes it clear I’m his new obsession. But I’m not like the other women. I won’t cave to Brone’s charisma. Except that now one of my friends has gone missing, and the only logical explanation for her disappearance is an unseen enemy…something so dangerous, no one is safe. Brone promises to protect me, and maybe, just maybe, I want to believe him.

Reaping. Killing. Being the judge, jury, and executioner of the world. That's who I am now. All to save an innocent life. The heavy burden of what I am and what I must do weighs on me every day, but starting a new job at a hospital is a chance for me to find my place in this world. Unfortunately for me, a hot doctor, my powerful boss, and a sweet male nurse have taken an interest in me. I don't want to drag them into my supernatural world. I don't want their blood on my hands.

Handsome lyricist Lemere Webster is successful in every aspect of his life except for love. His rap career is soaring. His family is taken care of, and he’s well-respected in and out of the hood. Finally, the work he put in has come to fruition. The only thing missing is the Bonnie to his Clyde. Amree Haylin has devoted all her time and energy to becoming one of the top journalists in the entertainment industry. Her love life and men are something she has no time for; her past experiences were enough. The last thing she expected was to fall for the man who has the world at his feet.

A tale of the victorious end of time. As the age of the Millennium comes to a glorious close, Quantum AI is common, world peace exists and mankind flourishes. But for Dr. Eddie Falco and Karissa Putnam, dark forces lurk behind the scenes, silently seizing institutions of strategic power. Forever is a mind-bending thriller imagining the near future, when for a millennium, the world has prospered without wars, sickness, tears, or death.

The photographer is starting to get upset with how Deanna can’t control herself with the hot model Arthur. How in the world can she resist, though? Before long, they’re in the midst of hot sex and the camera just keeps snapping pics!

“My mistakes nearly cost me everything, including my life.” Carter Pope is a rock superstar on the rise. His band Limelight catapulted him into a world of fame and excess. Meeting his soul mate was not in his plan. Neither was having a son at age 19. When he succumbs to a crippling addiction? It’s all gone in an instant. Now he’ll do anything to redeem himself and reclaim his family.

Geese That Came to Oakwood is the delightful story of geese who come to a pond near a family’s house in the woods. The forests of Oakwood are a magical place for the children who live there, as they are captivated by their newfound friends. Meet Katrie, Nander, and Whimsy as they discover and explore their new home. Together, they overcome many challenges to find joy through faith and hope in this coming of age children’s tale of love and family for children of all ages.