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Dump the job and start your own trade business. Break it Down, Start it Up provides an up-to-date guide to breaking free from employment and starting your very own trade business. From challenging your mindset to finding the best resources and keeping on top of your finances without boring yourself to death, this book will see you through from employee to successful business owner.

Are you ready to take the step from sole trader to CEO? Do you want to start making money from your business even when you're sleeping? Scale it, Don't Fail it offers a straight-talking guide to scaling your trade business without accidentally running it into the ground. Scaling successfully is a hard thing to do, why do you think most businesses eventually fail? This book will help you get from sole trader to kick-ass business owner through proven strategies and business savvy.

A short-haul (designed to be consumed in a couple of hours) look at why an employer brand is so important in today's talent war and what you can do to help improve your employer brand. This book is for business owners and key stakeholders responsible in part or full for talent acquisition. That doesn't preclude HR professionals and others listening to it, but I can't provide a warranty for your future stress levels if you do! This audiobook is a practical guide based on 20 years of making mistakes then getting it right!

Portia hides in the foul sewers of the foreign invader city to avoid capture. A poor situation for the most powerful mage of her home world. Can she fight her way back and defend her people before it’s too late? Or will her kin and countrymen live out short enslaved lives?

The capital city lay in ruins. Portia helps rebuild it, one smashed building at time. But it’s not enough. She cannot forget those trapped on the other side of the closed portal.

Everyone knows their role in the kingdom of Haulstatt, from the lowest chamber maid to the queen herself. Even the mages magic in approved ways. But twelve-year-old Portia steals for a living, taking from society rather than living within its rules.

In this captivating climax to the award-winning Harwood Mysteries series, Xan must unravel his most perilous mystery yet. Xan, Christina, and Lucy undertake a dangerous voyage across treacherous seas so that Xan can confront Moorish pirates who are holding Uncle William for ransom. When the friends encounter a sinister evil force, their faith and friendship is put to the ultimate test. Set at the dawn of the Third Crusade, their adventure is brimming with peril and intrigue.

As newlyweds Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy settle into married life at Pemberley, they expect an uneventful and blissful existence. But when unexpected visitors arrive and bring with them scandalous secrets and obnoxious in-laws, the couple's honeymoon is filled with nonstop drama. To top it all off, Mr. Darcy can't resist teasing Elizabeth about a certain farm animal. Just when they think things can't get any worse, a shocking death rocks their world.

When Lady Catherine de Bourgh arrives at Longbourn with a warning for Elizabeth Bennet not to marry her nephew, Mr. Darcy, tensions between the two are at an all-time high. But as Elizabeth falls ill after her ladyship's departure, Mr. Darcy finds himself racing against time to save her life. As he travels to London to fetch a doctor, the depth of his feelings for Elizabeth becomes clear, and he begins to realize that his pride and prejudice have blinded him to the truth.

Miss Elizabeth Bennet's secret beau is in London when the epidemic strikes, a rare and deadly form of smallpox. Now, due to a new law, all unmarried men and women of age must wed by the end of the year. Elizabeth, in secret mourning, now must find a husband, but can any gentleman find a place in her broken heart?

Desperate for a distraction from his feelings for Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy embarks on a trip to Brighton with his cousin, Col. Fitzwilliam. Meanwhile, Elizabeth and the Gardiners accompany Lydia to Brighton in the hopes of preventing any misbehaviour. When Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth unexpectedly cross paths, they are given a second chance to explore the feelings they have for each other. But as they grow closer, their differences in class and the antics of Elizabeth's family threaten to keep them apart.

Elizabeth will marry Mr. Collins even if Mrs. Bennet has to drag her to the altar. When Mr. Bennet dies, Mr. Collins takes over Longbourn. He shows his true character when he vows to force the Bennets from their home unless he is given Elizabeth Bennet’s hand in marriage. Elizabeth, who has promised only to marry for love, refuses.

When Mr. Darcy races to London to save Lydia from ruin, Elizabeth Bennet's future is thrown into uncertainty with the unexpected death of her father. Desperate for a new start, Elizabeth accepts a position as governess to the Countess of Bremont and her ward, Madeleine. But the Countess proves to be crueler than Elizabeth could have imagined, and she finds herself trapped and powerless alongside Madeleine.

For the last year Eric's life has been going pretty smoothly. The family are settled. His new job is going well, apart from the fact that Abi refuses to acknowledge his existence now she is at the same school. He is even trying his hand at dating again. Best of all he is finally finding the time to get back to his roots and do a little digging in the allotment. That is until the greed of a faceless property developer looms over his little slice of tranquility.

Life has finally settled down for Eric Sibley and his family; Abi and Mabel are happy, his mother-in-law is on hand for support, and life has begun to have a sense of normalcy and routine to it. But, with cash flows running low, Eric has to acknowledge it is time to re-enter the world of employment. Unfortunately, jobs suited to former high-flying recruitment executives are of short supply in the sleepy town of Burlam.

When Abi secretly enters Eric and Daisy into a magazine competition, she never expected them to win. Now with the clock ticking and long kept secrets emerging from the past, the pressure is on. Learning to juggle a new relationship and an all or nothing deadline, sees Eric back to his old eccentric ways. But if he doesn’t strike the right balance he could lose more than the competition prize, he could lose his shot at happily ever after…

After the bliss of their honeymoon, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are thrown into chaos when Elizabeth's family arrives at Pemberley uninvited and refuses to leave. As Elizabeth struggles to maintain her duties as a hostess, tensions rise and threaten to tear apart the deep love she and Mr. Darcy share.

Xan and Christina embark on an Easter journey to Harwood Abbey, where they reunite with their old friends Lucy and Joshua. When a brutal murder occurs at nearby Penwood Manor, all evidence points to Laurence, a crusader recently returned from the Holy Land. Unconvinced of the man’s guilt, Xan and his friends must act swiftly to solve the crime. Who could have committed such a horrible killing, and is anyone safe? Is Laurence tormented by demons, or is he haunted by some other secret? And will Xan be forever changed by the choice Lucy and Christina present to him?

Ten years after the march of Sunderin, the trolls continue to poison the Fairy Realms, and Violetta, Queen of the Faes, occupies the Fairy Castle. The surviving fairies live in hiding on the Isle of Naviila where they’ve sheltered Ethywyne Eleganta’s daughter Lira, the only fairy youngling. When Violetta ensnares Lira with a promise to help find Ethywyne, the fairies are forced into a questionable alliance.

Eric attempts to find a new vocation in life and a second chance at love, if he isn't too afraid to take it. Yvette's life takes on an interesting development with the return of a familiar face. And Abi undergoes her own trials as she grows into a wonderful young lady. Plus a whole host of other adventures along the way with lots of familiar faces and a few new ones to spice up the mix.