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A happy workforce is a productive workforce. At the moment, the Wizard's employees are neither. The goblins are upset with their working conditions, the dragonslayer has thrown a hissy fit over his medical insurance (or lack thereof) and everyone is upset about the terrible canteen coffee. Yet the Wizard hasn't got time to worry about revolution in the workplace - he's about to see his brilliant business plan (based on entrepreneurial flair and involving one or two parallel worlds) disrupted by a clueless young man.

Everything in Hazel's perfect life is going according to plan. But she's in for a surprise. When her best friend and roommate takes ill, Jenny begs Hazel to fill in for her on a trip to South Georgia. When Dalton Sullivan takes a spill from a bronc at the last rodeo of the season, his life changes forever. Uncertain about his future, his fortunes take another turn when Grandpa Joe bequeaths him a dilapidated horse ranch in his will. Dalton's plans to refurbish it and turn it into a working ranch again are interrupted when a beautiful woman shows up pretending to be someone she's not.

Caroline Verlaine knows something is wrong. Her sister has gone missing, and no one can tell her why. The only option is to go where Roma was last seen—an estate with a deadly history. The Stacy family has lived off the Dover coast for generations, carefully navigating the treacherous quick sands nearby. But the sands aren't Caroline's biggest threat. Everyone here has a secret, especially the enigmatic young heir Napier Stacy. No matter where Caroline turns, the ground she walks is dangerous.

In the high-stakes world of business, where success is measured in dollars and influence, a new challenge emerges — one that goes beyond the boardroom. A Man’s Guide on How to Save Your Marriage Without Having to Talk About It is a riveting exploration of the inner battles faced by today's married businessmen — the nice guys who've achieved it all but find themselves yearning for more.

Kieron Dyer's memoir, Old Too Soon, Smart Too Late, is the first intimate and unsparing portrait of the failures and excesses of the generation of English footballers made rich beyond their wildest dreams by the post-1990 World Cup boom in the game and the explosion of the Premier League. It shares the same brutal honesty and self-awareness of the best-selling No Nonsense by Joey Barton and GoodFella by Craig Bellamy.

Den unge Minellas møde med den arrogante grev Fontaines Delibes bliver skæbnesvangert. For selvom han er en berygtet don juan, kan hun ikke få ham ud af sine tanker. Da greven ansætter Minella som anstandsdame for sin flyvske datter, brænder hun derfor alle broer og flytter med familien til Frankrig.

It is 1939. War threatens Europe. Troops are stationed near Tilling and rationing leads to queues in the High Street and a distinct shortage of goods at Twemlow’s. But it must be admitted that the hostilities that occupy the attention of Lucia and Georgie are with Elizabeth Mapp-Flint, rather than with the enemy across the Channel. Faced with Elizabeth’s elevation to the head of Tilling Red Cross (complete with uniform) and Major Benjy’s leadership of the Home Guard, it seems that Lucia’s domination of the little Sussex town is under serious threat.

Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Mail Order Bride Collection, now a USA TODAY Bestseller! Six historical romance novellas set in the Old West.

Lyra, a scrappy half-human, half-fae outcast, claws her way from the slums after killing a fae noble in self-defense, awakening a wild, untamed power. Dragged into the treacherous Ember Courts, she’s forced into an alliance with Prince Torin, the ruthless heir of the Iron Court. Their sharp-edged banter and undeniable chemistry mask a deeper tension as they navigate a world of masquerades, assassinations, and glittering deceit. But beneath the courts’ fragile truce, a conspiracy brews—one that could reignite the ancient Court Wars.

He wants his bloodthirsty rival for a wife. She only wants the queen's head on a pike. Scarlett Bloodletter narrowly escaped her own assassination at the tender age of fourteen. Why had her mother, the queen, tried to kill her? Beats Scarlett, but she assumed it was because she was a nomaj.

Billionaire businessman Chris Everett is successful, admired, and in charge. But when he decides to follow his friend’s advice and take an email-order date home for Christmas, he has no idea what he’s in for. Kate Grant is a struggling artist without a family. Facing the holidays alone again is more than she can bear. When Kate turns up at the Everett mansion with a Christmas-Gram to deliver, Chris mistakes her for his date. Maybe a snow-white Christmas on a cozy ranch in Montana will be just the thing Kate needs to help her get through the holidays.

The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space. In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite...

Stop Settling for Mediocrity and Start Living a Life of Purpose to Become the Master of Your Own Destiny! Author Eric Holt knows exactly what it’s like to live an unfulfilling life that’s full of distractions. The kind of life that makes it seem like your goals get further and further away from you with each passing day. That’s exactly why he’s written this empowering guide that combines the wisdom of Navy SEAL mental toughness and the clarity of a monk's mindset to help you cultivate unbreakable habits and finally unlock the path to success.

Lenore vokser op i familien Sallongers silkehus; et imperium der bygger på silke og silkefabrikation i Viktoriatidens England. Hendes bedstemor er højt værdsat som en fremragende kjoledesigner, og hun og Lenora bliver accepteret næsten som medlemmer af familien. Lenores liv centrerer omkring huset jævnaldrene unge: Arrogante og flirtende Charles, alvorlige, men venlige Philip, selvviske Julia, og den blide, handicappede Cassie.

Efter en tryg opvaekst i Indien og England bliver Susanne Pleydell gift og oplever både lykke og fortvivlelse. Sorgerne tilskriver hun laegen Damien Adair, og af haevnlyst opsøger hun ham som hårdtarbejdende sygeplejerske - blandt andet sammen med Florence Nightingale under Krimkrigen. Victoria Holt (1906-1993) var en af verdens mest elskede og mest produktive forfattere i sin levetid. Hun begyndte allerede at skrive som 17-årig, og en raekke af hendes tidlige noveller blev trykt i London-aviserne.

Active Inference AI & the Spatial Web The Future of AI is shared, distributed, and multi-scale. AI that is knowable, explainable, and capable of human governance. Based on the same mechanics as biological intelligence, it operates in a naturally efficient way, with no big data requirement. This is Active Inference AI & the Spatial Web.

When Australian chef, Eve Partridge, loses her visa, and with it the chance at the dream job she’s been working toward her whole career, she’s desperate to find a way to stay in the USA. Her only goal is to get a green card so she can push her way back into the New York restaurant scene and finally get the chance to be head chef at one of the top restaurants in the city.

Davina Glentyres beskyttede tilvaerelse i et skotsk overklassemiljø forvandles til et sandt mareridt, da hun bliver anklaget for at have forgivet sin far med arsenik. Trods staerke indicier mod Davina lykkes det den unge advokat Ninian at få hende løsladt, og hun flygter til Sydafrika - bort fra offentlighedens søgelys og en haevet forlovelse. Men også her erkender Davina, at der er lagt en udspekuleret faelde for hende. Hvem skal hun tro på - og hvem tør hun give sin kaerlighed?

Come join young Santa Claus and his merry companions on a magical adventure when they discover the North Pole, meeting unforgettable characters along the way. Experience the magic that changed the world.

Don’t Let the Darkness of Abuse Overshadow Your Life Any Longer. Victims of Narcissistic abuse, Gaslighting, and Manipulation often struggle to recognize the signs of emotional abuse and feel helpless in the face of psychological manipulation. Just imagine having to constantly question your own reality. The toll it takes on your self-esteem, mental well-being, and overall happiness is immeasurable. But it doesn’t have to be that way any longer.