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Remember your first crush? The call that didn't come? The makeovers after the breakups? In this relationship memoir, Ilene Beckerman look back on a lifetime of trying to find true love. Through it all, she holds on to the possibility that there might be someone out there who is just right for her. And, as it turns out, there is.

Lydia Wyse, a book editor from Seattle who grew up Amish, returns to the small community of West Kootenai to give comfort to her father after her mother’s death. Lydia soon finds herself falling in love with Amish bachelor Gideon Hooley. She wants nothing more than to forget her past and look forward to a future as an Amish bride. But will the pain of her childhood - and her potential betrayal of her community - keep her from committing her whole heart?

A Mardi Gras mask connects the serial rapist, her missing sister, and the murders. Armed with a black belt in mathematics, actuary Liz Matthews uses intuitive and analytic skills to unearth a trail of blackmail and betrayal. Meanwhile her relationship with Jack splinters and even more bodies turn up that need counting.

Everyone was “In the Mood for Love” when Frances Langford, renowned Big Band singer with a rich contralto voice, rose from performing at hometown parties in Mulberry, Florida, to Broadway, old-time radio, and movies during Hollywood’s Golden Era. Her signature song carried her from turntables to troops in World War II, and then into the stuff of legends. For the first time, her personal interviews with author-publisher Ben Ohmart bring the treasured memories from her past to light.

Still reeling from his family's lies, Zahir travels across the world to master his magic. With the threat of death looming over him, he must adapt to a life so unlike his own and work harder than he knew possible, all while reconciling with who he really is. Back home, Mari assumes her role as Queen of a clan she knows little about. Struggling with ineffective advisors, a devious sister, and complicated alliances, Mari must prove to herself, and her people, that she is worthy of her title.

At eighteen, Paul Mountain pissed on his academic scholarship to the University of Minnesota and fled to Boulder, Colorado without money, family or prospects. In a cramped one-bedroom apartment with two other dudes, Paul's life was youth unbridled, impulsive, and without remorse. Within a year, Paul finds himself in a tiny cabin with his new girlfriend in a Rocky Mountain ghost town, convinced he can write his way out of poverty before buying his first legal drink. He was wrong. He was wrong about a great many things.

Arthel "Doc" Watson (1923-2012) is arguably one of the most influential musicians Appalachia has ever produced. A musician's musician, Doc grew up on a subsistence farm in the North Carolina mountains during the Depression, soaking up traditional music and learning to play guitar even though he was blind. Full of fascinating stories—from Doc's first banjo made from his grandmother's cat to the founding of MerleFest—this promises to be the definitive biography of the man and how he came to be synonymous with roots music in America and shows how his influence is still felt in music today.

On the day she was murdered, Myrtle Underwood Cook boasted to local authorities about new evidence of a major bootlegging ring operating out of the Rock Island train depot behind her house in a small town in eastern Iowa. Then, as she sat at her window sewing, she took a single slug through the heart. She was president of the local temperance union; her killing made the front page of the New York Times. The next day her funeral made national news due to the eerie presence of a small army from the Ku Klux Klan, its members, donned in full regalia, drawn from three surrounding states.

Social scientist and crime writer James A. Buccellato explores Detroit's struggle with gang violence, public corruption, and the politics of vice during the tumultuous first half of the twentieth century.

Fire and Water, Life and Death. The four types of magic held in perfect balance by the magi who wield them. That harmony shattered when a sorcerer wielding two opposing magics laid waste to the four clans, driving them into isolation. Now, millennia later, leaders are trying to unite the clans once again. Mari, a Death Mage, is married off to a Fire Prince, Zahir, halfway across the world. Met with outrage and disarray, the pair must learn to navigate a marriage to a stranger and adjust to their sudden rise to King and Queen.

Back in the beginning, Mother Universe had two sons: Susegi, being of Light, and Nefarion, being of Darkness. Though she loved her sons dearly, she also longed for a daughter to teach and raise. Finally, her wish was granted when Unacoria, a young, wandering, and lonely being was found by Mother Universe and was raised not to be a sister to her sons but the power of love personified—to inspire love in others.

Discover the latest strategies, insights, and tactics in this must-hear, updated edition of the best-selling book Million Dollar Broker. Delve into the rapidly evolving world of commercial real estate as you explore the secrets to becoming a top-performing multimillion-dollar producer. Uncover the keys to unlocking financial success and join the elite one percent of top earners in the US. Embrace a purpose-driven life, providing yourself and your loved ones with the fulfilling lifestyle you've always dreamed of.

It’s a record year for violent crime in Milwaukee. For hard-charging criminal defense attorney Mason Mitchell, that means business is booming.

In What We Do For Love, Ilene Beckermen tells her funny, sometimes heartbreaking story that every woman who’s ever searched for love will recognize. Poignant and heartwarming, My Boyfriend's Back captures the love story of former high school sweethearts Ed Oster and Donna Hanover.

Nick Hayes retreats to the forest to escape his demons, but he soon discovers a bigger monster is waiting for him in the woods. Nick takes a summer job in a National Park after a terrible breakup. However, before he can put the pieces of his life back together with help from a new friend, he uncovers a dark secret. Someone or something is hunting campers in the park. No one is safe. Not adults. Not children. Or even the smallest forest dweller.

Donny Thompson thought it would be a short detour off the freeway, but the Mothman had other plans for him. Surprised by the Mothman on a steep mountain pass, Donny crashes his van to avoid killing the monster. The local sheriff suspects Donny isn’t telling the truth about the accident or Donny’s reasons for being in his odd little town. While avoiding arrest for a string of murders, Donny meets a fellow cryptid hunter with an interesting theory on the Mothman.

After the tragic events of MONSTYR, Nick and Epi moved a thousand miles away to Epi's childhood home. They thought they'd be safe to start a family and care for her ailing mother. They were wrong. Very wrong. Thankfully, they have help from new friends but also government agents who have their own priorities, and Nick and Epi's safety isn't one of them.

Navigating through critical subjects such as the real estate market, negotiation strategies, managing relationships, and overcoming legal and financial hurdles, this book is an indispensable resource for both beginners and experienced real estate investors and professionals. Whether you're dealing with a small lease or a hundred-million-dollar acquisition, the wisdom contained in Empire of Profit empowers you to negotiate effectively, maximize returns, and build your very own empire of profit.

The One Who Searched is a spellbinding story of Detective Bill Drozd, a veteran police officer searching for a methodical serial killer who has been leaving a trail of bodies for twenty-five years. What Detective Drozd does not realize, however, is this killer is also searching for something: peace at the end of his path, which he defines as a reckoning.

Meet Cyrus Grant, rat shifter. Covered in trash? Check. Getting washed through a sewer in a thunderstorm, fighting for his life? Check. Hunted by a mad scientist and an evil fae? Ugh. Just another day in the life of a rat shifter… All Cyrus wanted to do was find a job so he could stop sleeping on his sister's couch. Getting turned into a rat? Not on his to-do list. Aren't shifters supposed to be lions, bears, and dudes with hairy man chests? Somebody missed the memo.