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When Emma Anderson and her friends decided to spend their senior year spring break in Cancun, she expected some crazy memories to end their final college days. What Emma didn't expect was to meet Brandon Fisher. Tall and sexy, with dimples that would make any girl swoon, Brandon Fisher was literally the man of Emma's dreams. She couldn't quite believe that this stranger, who seduced her every night in her dreams, actually existed.

In The Anxious Parent: Finding Peace When You Overthink Everything, author Jessica Schoettle offers a compassionate and honest look at what it means to raise children in a world that never stops demanding more. With wisdom drawn from her own experiences as both a mother and a lifelong overthinker, Jessica invites listeners to step out of the chaos of perfectionism and into the gentle practice of peace.

I know Benjamin’s new business is in trouble, that he desperately needs your money. I saw the way Gwyn looked at him at your wedding reception, finding any excuse to be close, to laugh too loudly at his jokes. After all, she always wanted your perfect life. But don’t worry, Madeline. I won’t let it end like this. I can see everything from my place in the shadows between the trees. With their house lit up, they are on display. I’ll bide my time and worm my way into their home, their lives. They will never know the truth about who I am.

Ihr ganzes Leben lang wurde Maddie Wright gesagt, wer sie ist. Für ihre ghanaischen Eltern ist sie Maame, diejenige, die sich um die Familie kümmert. Die in die Mutterrolle tritt. Die Betreuerin ihres an Parkinson erkrankten Vaters. Diejenige, die den Familienfrieden bewahrt – und die Geheimnisse. Es ist Zeit für sie, ihre eigene Stimme zu finden. Als sie endlich die Chance bekommt, von zu Hause auszuziehen, ist Maddie fest entschlossen, die Frau zu werden, die sie sein möchte: Eine Frau, die einen knallgelben Anzug trägt, mit Männern ausgeht und sich mutig ihrer Chefin entgegenstellt.

Morrigan es una niña ocurrente y carismática con unos horribles padres que no le hacen ningún caso. Aunque eso no es lo peor, porque arrastra una maldición que la condena a morir antes de cumplir los once años. Pero eso no va a ocurrir puesto que la vigilia de su décimo primer cumpleaños alguien la secuestra y se la lleva a Nevermoor (un Londres paralelo), donde deberá superar cuatro pruebas si quiere estar entre los elegidos. El problema es que ya no podrá regresar jamás ya que sólo escapa a la muerte si se queda en Nevermoor.

Dogeaters follows a diverse set of characters through Manila, each exemplifying the country’s sharp distinctions between social classes. Celebrated novelist and playwright Jessica Hagedorn effortlessly shifts from the capital’s elite to the poorest of the poor. From the country’s president and first lady to an idealist reformer, from actors and radio DJs to prostitutes, seemingly unrelated lives become intertwined.

Das erste Schuljahr ist vorbei, aber feiern kann Morrigan Crow trotzdem nicht. Eine seltsame und hochgefährliche Krankheit bricht über Nevermoor herein und treibt die Wundertiere in den Wahnsinn. Niemand ist mehr sicher. Jetzt liegt es allein an Morrigan, das Heilmittel zu finden. Doch dafür muss sie lernen, ihre Wunderschmied-Kräfte zu kontrollieren. Wenn nicht, könnte sie ganz Nevermoor ins Verderben stürzen.

Born and raised in Hawai‘i by a father whose ancestors are indigenous to the land and a mother from the American South, Jessica Machado wrestles with what it means to be “local.” Feeling separate from the history and tenets of Hawaiian culture that have been buried under the continental imports of malls and MTV, Jessica often sees her homeland reflected back to her from the tourist perspective—as an uncomplicated paradise. Her existence, however, feels far from that ideal. Balancing her parents’ divorce, an ailing mother, and growing anxiety, Jessica rebels.

Someone was trying to kill Malcolm X, and he knew who it was. From his troubled youth to his days as spokesman for the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X had much to say about race and civil rights. But when he split with the Nation of Islam, the charismatic Black leader made one powerful enemy. Join him on his life-altering pilgrimage to Mecca where he discovers the power of brotherhood and the cost of racial divides.

Are you terrified by the mere thought of even looking at your bank account? Dreading that word that keeps popping in your head - dare I say it - a budget? No matter what your current situation looks like, Face Your Finances will give you a new outlook on how simple it can be to take charge of your personal finances, once and for all! This is your chance to be brave and make a real difference in your life that will continue to pay dividends (literally and figuratively) for years to come.

Throughout the 1850s, the issues of slavery and states' rights had divided the nation. With the election of 1860, these issues finally came to a head, setting the stage for the American Civil War. Compelling, action-packed text, vivid sensory details, and primary source quotes bring the story to life so that listeners feel as if they were actually alive during the historical event.

When Dr. David Black takes an internship at a very old psychiatric hospital back home in Alabama, he vows two things - that he will be a better husband to his beautiful and loving wife Pria, and that he will stop cheating on her. Then his enigmatic supervisor Dr. Cassie Allen, a self-proclaimed witch with ties to the underworld, begins to draw him into her darkness. David finds it hard to resist her wicked sensuality, but even harder to resist her evil pull.

Fat Mascara has been leading the conversation about beauty and beyond since 2016. Veteran journalist and retail insider Jessica Matlin (of Harper’s Bazaar, W, Moda Operandi) saved you a seat next to her as she talks to the industry’s most exciting names and goes behind the headlines to get the story behind the story. Get down to earth advice, a good laugh, and your new favorite product. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A picture book edition of the board book about body liberation, offering adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way—adapted for audio! Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice...

Office sex stories always bring hot fantasies to mind, and this collection of workplace sex erotica has all the fantasies you want. If you’re looking for rough office sex, reluctant office sex, first anal office sex, office sex gangbangs, or office sex domination, click the "Buy" button right away! This red-hot collection will have you reeling!

The fae are real. I just pretend they're not. Black Pine Facility for Wayward Juveniles. The asylum. It's a place where they stick troubled cases like me until we age out or they think they've fixed us. Newsflash: You can't fix what's not broken. And I may have been thrown into Black Pine when I was barely 15, but I'm not crazy. I'm cursed. Now I'm just about to turn 21. At least they're finally letting me out of the asylum. That's when Nine, the Shadow Man who once haunted my childhood, returns for the first time in six years with another warning - plus one hell of a surprise.

To get the guy, she'll have to get down and nerdy! Lucy and Simon used to be inseparable...until Lucy hopped on the popularity train by humiliating Simon in front of the whole school. Now, her senior year goal is to get him back by New Year's Eve.

The Positive Parenting Guide: Tina Faber highlights the inextricable link between positivity and raising well-adjusted children. With lucid explanation on why traditional forms of parenting are ineffective, and in some cases, even harmful, you get the needed tools to train your kids. The Pretty Damn Concise Guide to...Insomnia: Why do some people find sleep a simple thing, while others struggle? What are the easy methods for consistently getting a good nights sleep? Cut through the nonsense with the best-selling solution to quickly and easily ending insomnia forever.

Harmony used to love love. She loved the idea of being in love. As a result, Valentine’s Day was her favorite holiday...was. Now, she hated the very thought of it. Cody had ruined it for her and any chance of her ever falling in love again. He ruined it so much that when she met Dallas, she didn’t trust him to lead her to fall in love with love again.

Glühwein, Plätzchen und ein Mord: Es weihnachtet sehr in Krindelsdorf. Ein knackig-kurzer Krimi für mordsbesinnliches Hörvergnügen zwischen Weihnachtsmarkt und Adventskaffee. Inklusive Rezepten für Jessica Müllers Lieblingsplätzchen und Tante Isobels speziellen Weihnachtsdrink! Der Lehrer Anton Bierbichler taucht nicht zur Probe des Krippenspiels der Krindelsdorfer Grundschule auf. Man findet ihn an eine Futterkrippe gefesselt - erfroren. Und das kurz vor dem Fest der Liebe! Wo Hirschberg doch schon froh ist, wenn sich Totschlag in der eigenen Verwandtschaft vermeiden lässt.