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The Animal Within is filled with poems that want to swim together, focusing on animal and human nature. Dive in and listeners find a world where horses speak their minds, crawdaddies sing, and mermaids find love. Wolves howl "ahwoo at the full strawberry harvest moon in June", and birds do more than flap their wings, but rather create a voice for the oppressed. Humans step in, personas based off the author, and consider loss, depression, and love- inner-self mixed with creature habits—scratching down a lover's back or crying in a zoo.

Beauty for Ashes: Life Lessons in Verse is a redemptive journey told in three parts; the pain of trauma, the struggle to heal, and the beauty of overcoming. With more than 50 captivating poems, you’re sure to find several that will inspire you to push past your pain and seek healing for yourself. Written with raw emotion and told with a biblical slant, these are poems about real-life women who found the courage to keep going. Get lost with them in their ashes, struggle with them through their in-between, and come out on the other side of their beauty.

I’m at the pinnacle of my career, and I don't have time for games. Not even training matches between the MMA fighters at my family’s famous gym. But when my brother’s enemy wipes the floor with him, I want no part of it. It’s just a game. Until the muscular god, with intense dark eyes, makes me his enemy, too. I’m ashamed to admit, it’s gotten dirty between Jhang and I.

Katherine Itacy was born deformed and, by the age of four, had developed both a dangerous spinal disorder and an incurable disease. Yet, 13 years later, she'd amassed five state and eight national high school championship titles in track and field. She went on to compete in the Division I NCAA Championships and, later, to graduate fourth in her law school class. By 25, she was operating her own law firm and by 29 was serving on three boards of directors for civil rights and criminal justice nonprofit organizations.

Billionaire Damien has always dreamed of being a father.... But after his long-term partner cheats on him, all his dreams suddenly disappear! Amber is feeling the exact same sentiment, although only in regards to her soul-crushing debt. And surrogacy might be the only answer to her financial woes! She agrees to bear Damien’s child in exchange for more money than she could ever imagine. The plan was to keep it all business and not to over complicate things. But they never expected to be attracted to each other!

Layla spent the first eight years of her life in a loving home with her grandparents. That comfort all ended once welfare caught up with her mother, who was still receiving food benefits for her. After moving to her mother's home, the dysfunctional relationships continued for years. Layla was abused emotionally, physically, and sexually. She looked to her mother for love and protection, but never found it. Layla sought to take her power back from all those that had taken advantage of her. This story will inspire you to look within for the strength to push forward.

Susan Livingston is back in her hometown with one thing on her mind: She wants to get back together with her old boyfriend, multibillionaire cowboy Spencer Reagan! But there’s just one “small” problem. Spencer doesn’t want anything to do with her, except to be his mistress! Susan had broken Spencer’s heart in the past. And he is reluctant to have the genteel African American beauty back in his life.

"The girls are worried about Lauren. She’s saying things that are scaring them.” These two text messages from my best friends began a chain of events that led to us being blindsided by suicide. Our 14-year-old daughter made her attempt at ending her life in our bedroom and succumbed to her injuries seven hours later. My bright, beautiful, talented, brave, funny, and serious daughter was gone. No one saw it coming.

When her Zen teacher is attacked in front of her by a silent, hoodie-clad assailant, Darcy Lott feels uncharacteristically helpless. If she cannot identify Garson-roshi’s attacker, she cannot protect him. For whoever it is will surely strike again. But who would have a reason to assault this wise and gentle man? As she questions her fellow students and other acquaintances of the Zen master, it becomes clear that Garson-roshi has been keeping secrets from Darcy. What happened while he was living in Japan? And where does he disappear to on the last Wednesday of every month?

All Noelle "Elle" Rudolph wants this Christmas is for her Caribbean family to back off. Sick and tired of the constant ridicule and nagging about her nonexistent love life makes her want to skip the holidays altogether. After all, she's happy with her friends, her work, and her quaint and charming Brownstone apartment. But when her friend gives her an idea to appease her family, Elle's curiosity is sparked. It's time to break a few rules.

Become a thought leader in your postgraduate field—and make money while doing so, with this step-by-step guide from an academic who has been there. Academic Branding gives academics and scholars the tools and strategies they need to position themselves outside of academia so they can reach the masses and make an impact—without the expense of a publicist. With the practices in this book, listeners will build a powerful brand, become a public intellectual, and grow their audience with guidance from Sheena C. Howard, PhD.

Diving deeper in the making of madness, Guilbeault traces the family history of Benjamin Rodriguez: Spain, Nicaragua, and America. Uncovering further victims; those, too, that have been inhaled by the sociopathic ways of Rodriguez’s toxic, and deadly narcissism, Isabelle Duval is joined by two other women in seeking their revenge.

Chloe Larson is a historian obsessed with clearing the name of her grandfather, eight greats back. After his heroic exploits during the Prussian Wars his life slid into oblivion and madness, taking with him the location of a queen’s priceless emerald dowry. Finnegan Kane is a top-notch marine bounty hunter on the hunt for Emerald Fire, a 120-foot Sunseeker yacht stolen by ruthless pirates. It’s the kind of dirty work that keeps his antique ship restoration business afloat. With the fate of NorthStar on the line, he reluctantly teams up with a desperate stranger.

Two sisters, Jacqueline and Jeri, have rented a cabin in south Lake Tahoe. Emma Kelly, the daughter of a wealthy New York businessman has disappeared leaving no clues, leads, or suspects. On the first day of Jacqueline and Jeri’s vacation, they discover the gruesome remains of a woman in the closet of an old mansion.

All three high-stakes romantic suspense books in Monica McCabe's Jewel Intrigue series are collected together in one. The omnibus includes Diamond Legacy, Emerald Fire, and Phantom Pearl.

When our sun suddenly goes supernova, scorching the Earth and driving humanity to the brink of extinction, the only hope for surviving "The Burning" seems to be the totalitarian Under-Law Nations, or ULN, which forces its citizens into lifelong servitude for the slim chance at a seat on their Lifeboats, generational ships launched annually toward Alpha, the nearest star with potentially habitable worlds.

After a terrifying stunt gone wrong leaves her plummeting into the tops of forest trees, a shaken Darcy Lott is dispatched by her Zen master to a remote monastery in California's redwood forest to face her worst fear—but also to deliver a message. This monastery has its own secrets. A student has disappeared and is feared dead.

While scouting a location site on the Golden Gate Bridge, stunt double Darcy Lott sees a woman about to jump. The woman fights, but Darcy manages to pull her back. Before disappearing, the woman tells Darcy that by Thanksgiving she’ll be dead. Darcy has four days to find her and keep her from killing herself, but she has no idea who she is. Darcy tracks her to a dodgy San Francisco neighborhood, where she uncovers more perplexing facts.

Set among the wistful Victorians of San Francisco, the second installment of the Darcy Lott series finds stuntwoman Darcy once again plagued by murder. Recently returned to San Francisco to assist her Zen teacher in his new zendo, Darcy cannot shake the pain of her brother's disappearance. When she spies him on the roof of the zendo, she hurries to catch him—and finds him gone.

Dive into 'The Transformative Alchemy of Manifesting Through Neuroplasticity,' an enlightening journey that unveils the secrets of harnessing your brain's incredible power to shape your destiny. In this compelling guide, discover the alchemy of neuroplasticity—the art of rewiring your brain for positive change. With captivating narratives and practical insights, this book is your roadmap to manifesting the life you've always desired. Embrace the transformative power within you, unlock the secrets of your mind, and embark on a journey of self-discovery.