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Gloria Morris is a legendary, smart, relentless, and sometimes deadly private detective who kicks a lot of ass. She’s also a B-girl who has fallen in love. Though romance is in the air in San Francisco, so is debauchery. While investigating the theft of some opulent jewelry, Gloria hears rumors about human trafficking in the area. Maneuvering through the streets of the city in her quest for the truth, she hunts amidst myriad thieves, murderers, musicians, cops, concert promoters, narcissistic millionaires, and a hedonistic femme fatale art aficionado.

Zoey's been doing everything in her power to keep Sunnyside Retirement Community open for business, but her residents don't help with that a lot. She's had more than her fair share of threatening messages from the bosses, but she's kept the place afloat with sheer will and steel determination. However, that might not be enough. The bosses have arrived in town, and they're out for blood. When the lead boss goes missing, Zoey has to figure out who's behind it, put a stop to it, and keep her retirement community open. Before the doors are closed. For good.

With authenticity and raw strength, Kathy El-Ali shares her story of walking through pain, abuse, depression, and disappointments into a wholehearted life. After wrestling with shame for most of her life, Kathy discovered keys to help her overcome and to live free. This book is full of spiritual and practical tools to shatter shame and live an intimate life with God. Your story is not over; it is just beginning. Step into your own healing journey while also learning how to bring freedom to others.

A wild coastal storm rolls into Myrtle Beach during the night, luring Mattie Jackson into the warm, thrilling arms of Kyle. Kyle’s electrifying touch urges Mattie to blissfully surrender. While sultry flames of passion rise around them, a vicious murder transpires. Mattie is drawn into the mystery, following her impulses to get to the truth.

Things are already going sideways for Zoey Rivers. Her mother, recently back from the dead, isn’t responsive, and Zoey’s dad isn’t making matters easier. But when the Sunnyside Retirement Home for Witches’ almost-resident psychic Iris goes missing, apparently unable to foresee her own troubles, Zoey’s day gets a 1,000 times more complicated. And, of course, that’s not the end of it. The police detective seems bent on fingering a resident or staff member for the crime.

Sunnyside Retirement Witches Community gets its fair share of visitors. Some of them like the entertainment, and others enjoy volunteering. But when one of the sightseers ends up dead, Zoey Rivers has to figure out what happened. The residents come up with a fantastic idea: Since the retirement complex seems to have more than its fair share of murders, they figure it might be a good idea to have a psychic on staff. So, Zoey hires Iris. And all the information she pulls from the ghosts of the growing list of victims points to Zoey herself.

I woke up to the sound of an alarm clock. The wooden cabin where I found my tired, aching body to be gradually waking up was fairly familiar. The smell of wisdom was merging with the soothing warmth of maple syrup, pan-fried bananas and hot blueberries. A strong, roasted black coffee curbed its way into my nostrils, shaking up my entire organism, finally encouraging me to step out of the bed and greet the day. There he was, standing by the oven, carefully flipping the pancakes while a rolled tobacco kept dangling from his mouth.

For anyone who wants to lose weight, the hardest thing is to change their habits. After all, who doesn't like to eat? The good news is that you are forced to deprive yourself of your favorite foods, in fact, by simply learning to replace some foods with others, you can start to reduce your calorie intake and lose weight without too much effort and above all without feeling hungry. All this will be possible by choosing a diet based on plants, and you will discover how good it is for your health, your wallet and the environment.

As the last mermaid in her class with still blond hair, Serina desperately wants her hair to change. She wouldn’t even care if it turned green. If it doesn’t change soon, she will be kicked out of the Academy forever. When Serina goes too far in her efforts to fit in...she finds out who her real friends are and which Mer are out to get her.

The balance for Evil has tipped in Hell’s favor.... On the day Detective Lindsey Korrey should be celebrating the closure of her biggest case, The Nurse Catcher, she's caught up in an intense police car chase. Rory, a missing child case of three years, has fallen under her protection. Someone - or something - wants him back. Chased down and hunted by a supernatural enemy, Lindsey must evade capture at any cost. Yet their road is full of hidden dangers. The Seekers emerge out of every shadow...around every corner.

Family caregivers are, oftentimes, ruthlessly challenged by uninvolved family members who are quick to condemn, but reticent to offer assistance. Such is the case for Colleen Strand, a widow who recently found her own footing who takes on the task of caring for her father Patrick Quinn, recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Her older brother Jonathan criticizes Colleen at every turn and verbally abuses the father when he has the gall to exhibit symptoms of his disease.

"You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of that choice." Someone should have told 18-year-old Raven Green that before she made a choice that she would ultimately come to regret. Since she was a young girl, she always knew what she wanted her future to look like. She dreamed of it nightly, so when she's handed her dreams on what she thinks is a silver platter, she makes sure nothing or no one stands in the way of her accomplishing them...even her loving and dating boyfriend of one year, Sameer.

So I accidentally released Clayone, the Original Werewolf, which one would think would be the worst of my troubles.... Oh, how wrong one would be. Gram and Uncle Mark, who happens to be my dad (I’m still reeling about that one), just informed me that I’m from a long line of Druids, and according to some prophecy, I’m the Celtic Goddess Brigit reincarnated. I’m not even remotely magical, let alone a Goddess, but one of my friends is already dead and another one’s been bitten.

A landmark volume in DIY writing by one of the great minds of our time. King Ari Dane’s book explores such profound questions such as how to get started with almost nothing but skills, and how to do it at home. What type of support is needed for a stay-at-home business? Are there legal issues that should be kept in mind or are there boundaries? How should growth be handled? What does it take in all?

Do you wish to discover the key to parenting teenage boys and girls and set them up for future success in life in this digital age? The Key to Parenting Millennials is the right book for you, as we have included updated strategies and advice on parenting teenagers that works for the 21st century. Beyond that, we will also show you how parents should understand teens, shape both your teenager and your minds, and find perspectives to build an even stronger, loving, and fulfilling relationship together.

She’s hunting an assassin. A powerful chieftain's acquaintance could be to her advantage. If she can outwit his dark secret and survive his blade.... Etain thought her dad’s stories of the Alamir as fairy tales, anecdotes about supernatural humans created to pacify the wild imaginings of a child. She never considered them an education much less preparation for her destiny. Until a red-eyed assassin murders her family.

After science confirms the impending doom of planet A672E92 Quintus, it falls to a team of negotiators to end the blood feuds between the two space-faring houses of Cashmarie and Xing-li. If they fail, every man, woman, and child will most certainly die. As war rages on, two delegates assigned to the peace talks find romance tinged with the supernatural in a relationship that will make them the stuff of legends as they strive to say good-bye to A672E92 Quintus and set out in search of their new home: planet Beinan.

To become an uncaged trailblazer is to develop the resistance to fail! A defiance against losing. It is the opposing force that screams I'm tired of the bullshit. The motivation to become an uncaged trailblazer is why we rise and grind. It is the electromagnetic attraction that draws us, with every step, closer to success. An innate inspiration to lead forward, each piece of the puzzle will make your vision clearer as you get closer to your achievement.

Many Christians hold an unbiblical view of finances. I did. Do you? How you relate to money is paramount, regardless of how much you have or don't have. I wrote Thorns, Barns and Oil Jars from my real-life experiences with money over the last two decades. It explains practically how to position yourself to receive true and lasting financial prosperity.

Lean on God's Understanding: How to Have a Stress-Free Life deals with a common life struggle - stress. In each of the 18 chapters, through counsel and truths, you'll discover the true meaning behind leaning on God's understanding rather than the understanding of the world. Each chapter includes an application section, useful for Bible studies and small groups. The actions section will help you know how to take your next steps. The stories and messages in this book are key to what our society needs and craves today.