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In a tiny village in the hills of Tuscany is a statue of Cupid with the power to grant the deepest desires of the heart to all who ask. The village is home to single mother Valentina, who runs a struggling chocolate shop. All she's ever wanted was to fit in, determined to provide a quiet, normal life for herself and her daughter. She works hard to keep it together, asking for nothing...especially not Cupid's help. Not when that would mean admitting to herself and everyone else that her deepest desire is to find the love of a woman.

On the verge of turning 40, former Marine Cameron "Cam" Warren didn’t expect to be walking onto a community college campus to spend a year playing music. Instead of enjoying her career, Cam is still mourning the tragic death of her partner and fellow Marine Sharon. Five years have now passed but she is no further forward in dealing with her grief. Cam knows she needs to change so she can heal. Will taking a sabbatical to play the drums allow her to live fully again, connecting her to emotions in ways her autism has always prevented?

I didn't expect to spend my annual company party sobbing in a photo booth, wearing nothing but a homemade grass skirt and a pair of coconuts. I also didn't expect to lose my apartment, my job, and my boyfriend in a rapid series of embarrassing events. Events that, unfortunately, also landed me in a bit of hot water, and left me with a secret that only money can fix. So when the opportunity arose to enter my book club buddies into a contest for a chance to win $50,000, I took it. I just forgot to tell them about it.

A long life in a healthy, vigorous, youthful body has always been one of humanity's greatest dreams. Recent progress in genetic manipulations and calorie-restricted diets in laboratory animals hold forth the promise that someday science will enable us to exert total control over our own biological aging.

As COVID-19 starts to recede, Lizzie has new battles to fight in epic Lizzie fashion. Whether it involves getting the twins ready for kindergarten, the threat to the planet, or starting a new media company, Lizzie is being pulled in so many directions she doesn’t know which way is up. There’s one fear in particular that’s threatening to upend her world as she knows it. Is Lizzie strong enough to conquer the A-word, or will it be the thing that wrecks her grasp on reality?

Kelsey is a rookie forensic investigator trying to balance the demands of her job and the challenges of her obsessive compulsive disorder. Her new coworkers aren’t too welcoming - their idea of fun involves morbid pranks and gallows humor. Zara is a patrol officer with her eye on the narcotics department, determined to avenge her sister’s overdose death. But the chief won’t promote her - not until she overcomes her fear of death scenes. When a call comes in for an apparent suicide, meticulous Kelsey meets anxious Zara, and they’ve both got something to prove.

Leigh is a secret agent in peril whose life depends on reaching her agency's emergency hotline. But when she dials the local public radio pledge drive by mistake, a spy-obsessed office temp named Amanda becomes her only hope for rescue. Amanda thinks it's an exciting game of make-believe until dangerous elements from Leigh's past force her to reveal her true identity and take Amanda with her on the run. If they can figure out a way to work together, the seasoned agent and the savvy civilian just might make the perfect team!

Living with a reactive dog can accidently create a reactive person and a cycle of negative experiences begin. There is an answer though! With understanding comes positive change. It might not have always been this way; perhaps walking once triggered positive emotion. Maybe we were happy until something specific happened; for example, we met someone with an unfriendly dog that attacked ours or made them really scared. We, too, could have felt scared, then that fear grew over the next few walks, until we felt it the moment we saw another dog in the distance.

Anam Cara is a Celtic term meaning, "soul friend". In the days of the Druids, an Anam Cara served as a confidante, an advisor, and confessor. This book reintroduces the power of having a "soul friend". Today, we can enjoy this spiritual benefit. A soul friend listens, understands, and is never judgmental. By clearing one's conscience, learning to let go, forgive, and atone, we experience the magical power of our soul. We are reborn and begin to realize our potential.

Historian Lizzie Petrie remains nothing more than a lesbian in her bitter mother’s eyes. The suppressed hurt of that superficial assessment means she still catches herself off guard when thinking of Sarah as her wife. The couple has endured the fallout of Lizzie’s insecurities and set up house in Fort Collins, Colorado. Now their relationship is about to be tested again.

While Lizzie's wife is determined to plan the perfect Christmas party, every guest seems intent on wrecking the festivities. And one in particular is out to destroy the entire Petrie clan. Lizzie does everything in her power to save the holiday, but the harder she tries to control the unruly guests, the more things unravel. Will Lizzie survive the holidays with all the Petries under her roof?

How to Do No Contact like a Boss explains the reasons for going No Contact and takes the listener through the initial planning stages, exit strategies, the moment of No Contact, what to expect in the days that follow, and how to deal with a persistent and/or abusive ex who refuses to respect one's request for No Contact. Also included are alternative healing methods that address what traditional therapy often overlooks.

Just when she least expects it, Lizzie's harmonious life starts to unravel. With the twins turning one and the start of a new semester, Lizzie should be in the mood to celebrate, but the last person she wants to see makes a sudden reappearance in her life. To complicate matters more, Lizzie's wife, who is usually the rock in the Petrie household, is navigating her own crisis.

Lizzie's about to expand her family. But can she reconcile with the one she already has? Lizzie is terrified about becoming a parent. But when she and her pregnant wife find out that they're having twins, her anxiety reaches a whole new level...Lizzie attempts to patch things up with her estranged father and brother. To her surprise, Lizzie's father has his own plans to grow the family tree. When Lizzie's brother reacts strongly to their father's secrets, Lizzie wonders if they'll ever come together as a unified family.

Nestled off the coast of Maine, this charming little island has everything you'd expect of a small town. There's an old-fashioned soda fountain, a quaint village green, miles of beautiful beaches...and an ancient coven of witches hidden in plain sight on the shores of Pinecroft Cove. As newly-minted witch Tamsyn delves deeper into magic, will she solve the mystery of her powers in time to save her coven from a growing evil? This set includes Chocolates, Charms, and False Alarms; Cookies, Spells, and Tolling Bells; and Diamonds, Ghosts, and Champagne Toasts.

When COVID-19 strikes, flipping her entire world upside down, she deals with it in true disastrous Lizzie fashion. Unbeknownst to Lizzie, her wife invites family to move into their home for the lockdown, making it difficult for Lizzie to find breathing room, and to give her brain space to put the pandemic into terms she can understand.

I suffered at the hands of a malignant narcissist for seven years. I was emotionally tortured by his nasty, venomous words, his hateful behavior towards me and his sadistic enjoyment of anything that upset me. For years I was under his control, beaten down to the point where I had no perception of reality. I was a shell of a human. I wrote this book for anyone else who is suffering at the hands of a malignant narcissist. I want to offer not only healing words but also guide you through understanding the disorder in order to better help you deal with it.

Despite Lizzie's attempts to hide from her family, circumstances pull her even deeper into the complicated Petrie web. After a disastrous family Christmas, Lizzie's friends and family seek her counsel, dragging Lizzie back into their orbit. With a brother facing prison time, a family feud, the possibility of raising her niece, and the desire to have another child, Lizzie's one step from constructing a moat to block out the world.

In The Crypto Tax Blueprint™ you’ll discover 72 key takeaways, 47 pitfalls to avoid, and 61 examples to help audit-proof your crypto taxes. If you’re in crypto, you’ll have to manage crypto taxes whether you hire a professional or not. It’s impossible to outsource the entire process. Given that tax regimes around the world are focusing more resources on audits and taxpayer compliance, taxpayers must become as audit-proof as possible. The Crypto Tax Blueprint™ gives everyone from noobs to OGs a road map—and peace of mind—to get complete and accurate taxes.

Discover a radical approach to healing your relationship with your inner critic and yourself, one based on understanding, self-acceptance, and self-compassion. Using a combination of theory, insight, and reflective practices, you’ll learn where your critic comes from and how to look beyond its destructive words to uncover the real message underneath. You’ll develop techniques that will help you question your critic’s stories and become more mindful of how these stories impact your life.