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I love food. I love everything about it. My dream has always been to land a job with the Food Network channel, and I’ve spent years as a food critic, blogger, and chef, tasting my way across the South to develop recipes that are a twist on the classics and uniquely my own. When a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes calling, I’m shocked to discover I’ve been paired with him, the worst blind date ever - bless his heart, and I’m determined not to let anyone get in my way.

Pie isn’t just a dessert, it’s a way of life. Pies, fillings, jams, jellies, honey, they’re all a part of my award-winning business, Firefly Kitchen. After being left behind, by everyone, I was determined to make it all on my own, and I have. I love what I do, I love what I’ve created, and I love who I’ve become. Yes, it’s small, but it’s mine, and nothing or no one can stop me now. Not even Bryan Brennen. He may have returned, but it won’t be long before he leaves. And regardless of how you slice it, some things can’t be forgotten, no matter how sweet the taste.

I believe in living my best life, and if surviving cancer taught me anything, it’s exactly that. I wake every day in the most beautiful city in the South, I’m a chef at my own restaurant, and everything is just the way I want it: easy, calm, and in perfect harmony - that is, until my best friend shows up with his wounded heart, smoldering gaze, and adorable dimples. Now, things are changing - we are changing - but with the promises I’ve made to myself, I don’t want them to.

The Seven have won the first battle against the Thirteen, but it cost them one of their number. Now Frankie, Teddy, LeHorn, Tony, Bloom, and the Exit find themselves in the middle of a global superstorm on a flooded Earth, reunited with old friends and facing off against familiar threats, including the terrifying titanic might of Behemoth and Leviathan, and the machinations of Ob, Lord of the Siqqusim.

Suicide, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, and many more emotional and stress-related problems plague the first-responder community. Hundreds of thousands of these brave public servants have unwittingly become victims of the professions they once loved. However, the suffering that results from a professional life of sacrifice and service can be prevented and mitigated. Bulletproof Spirit offers field-tested expertise designed to be used by all first responders—and their families—to heal themselves and continue serving with compassion and strength.

A shocking look at the abortion industry's patron saint. This book is an expose that tells the true story of the work of Margaret Sanger.

Top talent is hard to come by. And seeing your stars walk out the door is painful—and expensive. You need to take steps to ensure that you attract, develop, and retain your best people.

Tarra Khash is a Hrossak, a barbarian from the steppes beyond the River Luhr. A fearless adventurer, Tarra roves Theem-hdra in search of his next fortune, his next drink, and warm, willing females to share his bed. The Hrossak is a most fortunate man, for he has faced more than one god during his travels, and so far escaped unscathed. Seeking to avenge the murder of a beautiful young woman of the half-mystical Suhm-yi, Tarra joins forces with her husband, now the last of his kind.

Haley Wagner's life just got a lot more complicated. As if turning her struggling ranch around isn't tough enough, she's forced to call him for help. With his hard eyes and even harder body, Cord is an irritatingly sexy contradiction of hot and cold. How can she possibly hide her embarrassing secret when just looking at Cord is a combustible event?

The Caller of the Black is Brian Lumley's first published collection of stories, with many of them involving the Cthulhu Mythos.

Gibbs has become a popular blogger and frequent speaker at education conferences. In this series of frank reflections on an unlikely career, Gibbs contemplates what it means to be a good teacher, how great books can change lives (and how one particular book, The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, changed his), and why effective education is primarily concerned with the acquisition of virtue....How to Be Unlucky presents a one-of-a-kind case for ancient ways of thinking about teaching in our contemporary world.

"Perfect for fans of Outlander... A lush story of star crossed lovers and time traveling assassins." —Laura Sebastian, New York Times bestselling author of Ash Princess Fate brought them together. Time will tear them apart. When a mysterious Scotsman suddenly appears in the middle of the road...

I’m not an easy guy to get along with. Or so I’ve been told. Thanks to my success, I need a new secretary. Or rather, I’m being forced to take on a new admin, and the conditions are clear - I’m not allowed to fire her for a year. So, I hire a single mom with a pretty smile. Everyone likes her. And then...she leaves. Quits without warning. Seems she has a secret. One an orphan like me can’t swallow without choking. My baby. Every good girl deserves a bad boy.

What if every truth we hold began as a beautiful mistake? This book is a meditation on the nature of illusion—not as deception, but as one of the mind’s essential ways of knowing. Here, illusion is not debunked or dismissed; it is explored as a bridge between ignorance and understanding, a necessary fiction through which humans reach toward the incomprehensible.

A fast-paced heart pounding listen where an ordinary weekend hunting trip turns into a deadly nightmare. Three bankers from Denver, Colorado embark on a pheasant-hunting trip during a snowy weekend. They cross state lines into the Nebraska cornfields where hunting proves to be exciting--in more ways than one. Bruce, a control freak wife abuser and the president of a bank in Denver, defies, Paul, a mild-mannered rancher/farmer, when Paul denies them permission to hunt his land. Bruce puts himself and his two companions in grave danger with his arrogant attitude.

For fans of Love Is My Favorite Thing and I Need a Hug comes a sweet story about the healing power of love. Perfect for Valentine’s Day and beyond! Sometimes your best friend is only a tail wag away! Oscar the bird is worried that one day love will find him. After all, there's a scurry of...

Hype Machine: How Greed, Fear and Free Money Crashed Crypto is the definitive take on the crypto boom and bust of the last half-decade. Expansive, compelling, nuanced and eminently entertaining, it explains and de-mystifies the cult of crypto by following the trajectory of its most enigmatic and magnetic of participants, Sam Bankman-Fried. Financial Times journalist Joshua Oliver introduces listeners to the people and ideas that made SBF's remarkable trajectory happen and reveals the hype machine that allowed him to flourish.

All bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon. What’s the difference? In order to be classified as a bourbon, it must be at least 51% corn. In addition, it needs to be aged in a brand-new oak barrel and made in the United States. My love, fascination and curiosity have always been about all American Whiskey, Bourbon and Rye. So, this book is all about How to Distill the Great American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye If you like to know how to make delicious, refreshing American-style whiskey for yourself at home, then this book is for you.

Whether new to the faith or a seasoned believer, you've likely found yourself at a crossroads, asking, "What do I do now?" Maybe you feel dry, and the deep connection you long for seems elusive. It's easy to feel frustrated or stuck when growth doesn't come as quickly as you hoped. But just like a gardener tends to his field, cultivating a more fulfilling life in Christ requires patience, intentionality, and the right tools.

Will Crump has survived the Civil War, Red Cloud’s War, and the loss of his love, but the search for peace and belonging still eludes him. From Colorado, famed Texas Ranger Charlie Goodnight lures Will to Texas, where he finds new love, but can a Civil War sharpshooter and a Quaker find a compromise to let their love survive? When Will has a chance to join in the founding of a new town, he risks everything—his savings, his family, and his life—but it will all be for nothing if the new railroad passes them by.