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Business at the bakery may have slowed down, but Val Harris isn't about to eat humble pie - not until a reality cooking show decides to whip the struggling Pie Town into shape. If Val can tolerate criticism from an abrasive pastry chef during filming, the free publicity might turn the unusual opportunity into the sweetest deal she didn't know she needed. Except no one in San Nicholas has an appetite for dessert once murder steals the spotlight.

The House of Erzulie tells the eerily intertwined stories of an ill-fated young couple in the 1850s and the troubled historian who discovers their writings in the present day. Emilie St. Ange, daughter of a Creole slaveowning family in Louisiana, rebels against her parents by embracing spiritualism and advocating the abolition of slavery. Isidore, her biracial, French-born husband, is horrified by the brutalities of plantation life and becomes unhinged by an obsessive affair with a notorious New Orleans vodou practitioner.

After 18 years of marriage, Della Doucet decides she’s had enough of life on a South Carolina military base and reinvents herself in the New York art world while reveling in a series of shallow romantic affairs. Her new life seems to be going well until she finds herself in the arms of a charming younger man.

As the owner of Pie Town, Val's been tapped to judge the pie-making contest at the annual pumpkin festival in the coastal California town of San Nicholas. Things could get sticky though - her boyfriend, cop Gordon Carmichael, is entering the competition with his "special" family pumpkin pie recipe. But Val's got bigger problems than a conflict of interest when she and her flaky piecrust-maker Charlene discover another contestant crushed under an enormous pumpkin.

A poetry slam at a bakery? Why not! Even though Pie Town proprietor Val Harris would rather be spending time with her newfound half-brother, she knows her employee, Abril, is beyond excited to be hosting the event. Especially since it stars the apple pie of Abril's eye, poet and professor Michael Starke. But the evening ends on a sour note when Professor Starke is found murdered mere moments after being accused of plagiarism. Just like that, Pie Town is at the center of another criminal inquiry. At Abril's request, Val and Charlene decide to investigate Starke's death.

The Power of And offers a new narrative about the nature of business, revealing the focus on responsibility and ethics that unites today's most influential ideas and companies. R. Edward Freeman, Kirsten E. Martin, and Bidhan L. Parmar detail an emerging business model built on five key concepts: prioritizing purpose as well as profits; creating value for stakeholders as well as shareholders; seeing business as embedded in society as well as markets; recognizing people's full humanity as well as their economic interests.

Whether you're climbing the ladder at your current company or seeking a new job, in today's fast-paced work environment, you must proactively and continuously position yourself for success. Your credibility, visibility, personality, and personal style all make up your brand. Career Distinction outlines the proven personal branding process and provides case studies of successful professionals that will help you not only survive, but thrive, in today's dynamic and ultracompetitive workplace.

What if Emma isn’t the person she thought she was? Her younger son has just been diagnosed with autism. She’s accidentally quit her job. The marriage she was dedicated to suddenly seems like a sham. She’s pretty sure that she is going to have an affair with a hot new dad at the school. The only thing that stays the same is everyone else. Emma realises it’s not them - it’s her. But if she’s not who she thought she was, can her old life fit in with the new Emma?

The inspiring story of the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, told in the new Who HQ Now format for trending topics. On June 26, 2018, twenty-eight-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a bartender from New York City, became the youngest woman ever elected to serve on Congress. Her win...

Grab your Js and hit the court with this Who Was? biography about NBA superstar Michael Jordan. Meet the man who changed the game forever. Michael Jordan has always been competitive--even as a young boy, he fought for attention. His need to be the best made him a star player on his college...

How did a New York printer become one of the most influential poets of all time? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library! Walt Whitman was a printer, journalist, editor, and schoolteacher. But today, he's recognized as one of America's founding poets, a man who changed American...

Wie konnte das passieren? Die Weihnachtshelfer haben nicht nur die Kartons mit den Hilfsgütern aus Tante Josis Haus eingepackt, auch die Reisetaschen der Zwillinge waren dabei. Alles soll morgen an Menschen verteilt, die Unterstützung brauchen. Klar helfen Lotta und Luis gerne mit - aber zuerst wollen sie ihre Taschen wiederfinden. Doch sie kommen fast zu spät... Inhalt: Geschichte von Lotta und Luis, die Weihnachtsgeschichte nach Lukas 2 und das Lied "Phänomenal".

Welcome to the unFKNfiltered podcast hosted by Kirsten Mark. Real conversations with no FKN filter. This podcast will help you step into your most authentic self. This podcast will help you stop giving a single FUCK what people think about you. This podcast will make you laugh and at the same time it will make you cry. This podcast will hit different. Welcome to unFKNfiltered.

Hosted by the brother-sister team of Matt Brough and Kirsten Schellenberg, Cool Our Jets is all about the best team in hockey, the Winnipeg Jets. Our hosts share lighthearted looks and fan takes on where the team is at and where its heading, and occasionally veer off to talk other sports (which somehow is often Figure Skating and Tennis! Not Baseball!), TV and Movies, Food, and the beauty and wonder of the province of Manitoba.

Journalistin Allie Burns im Hexenkessel Berlin: »1989 – Wahrheit oder Tod« ist der 2. Teil der rasanten Krimi-Reihe von Bestseller-Autorin Val McDermid um eine Journalistin, die kein Risiko scheut, um die Wahrheit ans Licht zu bringen.1989 ist ein Schicksalsjahr für Europa: Eine unheimliche neue Seuche breitet sich aus, und die Welt hinter dem Eisernen Vorhang verändert sich rasant. 10 Jahre nach einer journalistischen Enthüllung, die sie beinahe das Leben gekostet hätte, arbeitet Allie Burns als Leitende Redakteurin in Manchester.

Kommissær Høyer har "Indianeren" til afhøring. Han er et kendt listetyv, som egentlig havde trukket sig tilbage, så det var til politiets store overraskelse, at han lod sig tage på fersk gerning under et indbrud. Men var det nu et indbrud? Efter grundlovsforhøret bliver "Indianeren" myrdet, og Høyer og Therkelsen bliver sat på sagen.

En kvinde melder til politiet i Nordjylland, at hun mener sig udsat for mordforsøg. Sagen viser sig at have tråde til Polen og Rusland.

Pensioneret kriminalassistent Høyer finder liget af en ung pige i en stjålet bil, men ingen kender tilsyneladende hendes færden, selv om hun havde et påfaldende udseende på grund af anoreksi.

Kriminalroman om en serie mord på medlemmer af en rockerbande i provinsen.

The latest project of counsellor, writer and lay theologian, Kirsten Pinto Gfroerer. The podcasts are in the form of letters about the weather of creation and the weather of the soul. They pay attention to the beautiful and terrible vicissitudes of the natural world while pondering the relationship between time and eternity. They are letters of consolation and spiritual formation rooted in the rhythm of the solar year and the Christian tradition of feasting and fasting which punctuates that year. To learn more about Kirsten’s work visit www.kirstenpintogfroerer.com.