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Once you start walking, there's no telling where you'll go.Gaul only wanted to get his necklace back from the priest, the last reminder of his wife. Marta only wanted to find her brother, one who left her behind to travel beyond the forest. They never planned to work together. That is until the City of Revels gets its hooks into Gaul, and Marta offers him a deal; return her to her brother and she'll show him the way home. But simple desires give way to startling revelations as the pair journeys through the former lands of Adathin, a kingdom built upon the spot the First Gods were imprisoned and sent to slumber.Only, the Gods now stir, an otherworldy substance seeps through the dirt, and Marta's return to the City of Revels sets off schemes, betrayal, and a search for a divine power source. The past is clawing its way back, so Gaul and Marta must learn to trust. They only have each other-and the road forward.STORMS is a collection of the first five parts of All Gods Fall, a fantasy epic through a forgotten kingdom full of exotic locales and strange creatures. From a chained nation claiming to be free, to a hole to the bottom of the world, to a city built on a whale. STORMS includes:City of RevelsCradle of the WorldBlack HypogeaTower of SamadelBoboros ValeSeason Two: Elysium Brumal

Healthy organizations flourish when their leaders are resilient and tuned in. What if there was a framework or a guide to help you lead from that powerhouse place within you? That place where clarity, confidence and self-compassion reside?The Powerhouse in You is packed with practical tools and exercises to support leaders who want to make a positive difference in the lives of their organizations, families, and communities. Based on Cate Collins' four-room framework - your Mentally, Emotionally, Physically, and Spiritually Fit Rooms - her strategies and real-life stories will help you dive deeply to: Transform your limiting beliefs;Examine your habits;Embrace what you bring to the leadership table;Make yourself more of a top priority;Believe in your decisions;Set healthier boundaries; andHelp you let go and forgive yourself easily.You deserve to rediscover the Powerhouse in You. Let's get started ...

Save the fountain or risk being erased. Hidden deep in the woods is a fountain that has granted St. Augustus students' wishes for nearly a century, including the wish responsible for Ava's very existence. When she learns that the woods will soon be destroyed to make way for a new road, Ava must do whatever it takes to save the fountain, or risk her own life being erased.New girl Courtney knows more about the school's magic than she's letting on and has something to gain from the fountain's destruction. Joining forces with Courtney seems the only way to stop the road, but Ava and Coutney share a thorny past. Trusting her is impossible, but if she doesn't, Ava could disappear forever.

Jennifer Jane (JJ) Watson ha trascorso gli ultimi dieci anni in un carcere di massima sicurezza. L'ultima cosa che si aspetta è di uscire in anticipo con in mano un lavoro e finire in un ranch sperduto nelle foreste canadesi a servire il pranzo di Natale a tre dei cowboy più sexy che abbia mai visto!Rafe, Brady e Dan pensavano di assumere due ex-detenuti per aiutarli a mandare avanti il ranch e il bestiame, invece scoprono di aver assunto una donna bella e attraente.Nella natura innevata dell'Ontario del nord, la compagnia femminile è cosa rara.Ed è qualcosa che i tre cowboy amano condividere...Sono dominatori, belli come il peccato e riempiono la mente di JJ con le fantasie sessuali più bollenti che abbia mai avuto. D'un tratto, comincia a desiderare i tre cowboy come il regalo di Natale perfetto per lei, sperando in qualcosa che forse non potrà mai avere... un "per sempre felici e contenti." Un racconto della serie Cowboys Online: 1. Tre Cowboy per Natale2. Tre Cowboy Tutti Per Lei3. Innamorata Dei Suoi Cowboy4. I Cowboy del suo Cuore

He came from legendary magic stones. Some think him demon. Others call him kinsman and warrior. Enemies dub him "the Ghost of the Highlands."

What seven traits do the most successful authors have in common? Which strategic approaches can have the most positive effect on your author career? Where should you focus your energy and effort for maximum results? How do these components work together to help you forge a powerful path through publishing?Join Mark Leslie Lefebvre, who draws upon more than three decades of experience in writing, publishing and bookselling as well as his affinity for alliteration to highlight the importance of and provide examples of how these 7 P's (Practice, Professionalism, Patience, Progression, Persistence, Partnership, Patronage) can guide you on your writing and publishing journey.Regardless of whether your path involves traditional publishing or indie publishing, this book will help you understand the fundamental stepping stones to publishing success.

Sean Donovan is doing all right; he has two offshore bank accounts and an American one as well and all three are filling up nicely. His network of clients know his business plan: he is willing to acquire whatever rare or inaccessible product is needed, be it the security plans to an art gallery, a rare Etruscan goblet or a recorded conversation from a former American President. And he will steal it and deliver it to them, no questions asked nor answered.But he is becoming dissatisfied. In addition to the physical wear and tear inflicted on his body by adversaries, he is now becoming weary of the toll his newly-discovered conscience is exacting from these highly illegal exploits. A series of lies to his most recent client has caused him to think about the impact of his deeds and he doesn't like how it makes him feel. An idea begins to form; what if he was to undo his last three wrongs? And what if he nevertheless wants to benefit from turning over this new leaf?This story follows Sean Donovan as he travels from Bucharest to London to Montreal and New York. Will he repent his wicked ways? Will he quit the business before those who he has wronged catch up to him? Will he discover that three wrongs don't make a right?

Motherless, left to her step-family by her very own father, Amorette finds her escape inside the pages of the novels she helps to sell. When a nondescript title catches her attention, Amorette takes it home... and finds herself thrown into the middle of a centuries-old feud. One man stands at the center of the danger: Eadric Hawkmore. Arrogant, aloof, and with a name befitting his impossible age, Eadric is the last man Amorette wants to ask for assistance. The only problem with that? Eadric is the only person who can help. From the very first accident, to the unmasking of an ancient madman, Eadric and Amorette find themselves thrust together by fate. Will they find the love they both so desperately seek and still make it through with their lives?

Acts of Speech explores performative, public, and private religious speech and how they construct identity and difference. It blends praise poetry in honor of various Hellenic Gods, including Apollon, the Mousai, Hermes, and Mnemosyne, with more private poems in a tense dance of parasociality and intimacy. Above all, it is a time capsule of experiences frozen in syllable, verse, and image.

The spoken word of life with decision and more is forever being altered, feelings that's poetic but yet unexplainable something like the weather. I share this change with poetic sense and relationship between mother nature and our love, dread, content, and Unknown mix that lay inside yet worn out, like mother nature and creation. A connection that can only be expressed with a real melody .. being true poetry

Is being alone worse than death? Acharon has no interest in finding out. He and Sovelet are two of the last humans on Earth. They've lived an idyllic existence on their man-made island over the decades. For Acharon, these have been good times, quiet times. Life, though, has other plans. Murphy's suicide and Sovelet's medical diagnosis have shattered the illusion Acharon has so carefully crafted. There is no more sitting and watching sunsets while humanity winds down to extinction. Not if he wants to save Sovelet's life. To do so, Acharon and Sovelet must face a city gone wild. A city that hasn't seen a human in decades and has no fear of them. It is a city filled with dangers and bad memories. But Acharon will face everything to keep Sovelet alive and safe. Death will come in time, but not without a fight. Not if Acharon has any say in the matter. In the tradition of Earth Abides, Dog Stars, and On The Beach, Last Wave explores what it is to be human and what it means to be alive.

Acharon can prepare for the worst. But can he survive it? He and Sovelet have barely made it out of San Francisco alive. Now, they're heading east to join the enclave in New York city. It is the last bastion of human existence in the Western Hemisphere. From there, they'll cross the Atlantic by boat. In Paris, they'll join all that remains of the human race. But the journey has its own plans. Damage to the monorail system requires a detour. Acharon had planned for that possibility. What he hadn't planned for was nature once more dead-set on killing him. He certainly had no plans for what came shortly after. Acharon and Sovelet have made a startling discovery. A discovery that doesn't wish to be known. Now, Acharon must carry the weight of that secret into New York city. The weight is exacerbated his personal fears. How will it affect the enclave? More importantly, how will it affect Sovelet? In Last Dance, Acharon faces his own worst fear. Will he overcome it? Or is he doomed to fail?

A distress call changes everything.The ship Dewey's platoon is on responds to the signal. They jump to another solar system A supposedly unoccupied system. There they find a smuggler's ship. All its systems are failing. Fortunately, the Hospitallers have arrived in time.But they are not alone.Now, under attack, their jump drive broken, the Hospitallers are in trouble and running out of options. There's a planet, Wenshen, in the system. But, as Dewey knows, Wenshen isn't just unoccupied, it's acidic atmosphere makes it inhospitable to humans.Their choices are few.They can stay in space, and die. Or, they can land on Wenshen and die there. But if anyone can find a solution to impending death, it's the Hospitaller Orphan Corps.Suit up. Strap in. It's going to be a wild ride.Get your copy now to join the adventure, and learn what secrets Wenshen holds.

Providing aid becomes a fight for survival. When Imara lands on Abira with the rest of her company, things don't feel right. And it's not just the constant, falling snow. Bhisho's townsfolk are nervous. This makes the Hospitallers wary. Then, thieves come in the night. But the thieves aren't just thieves, they're citizens of Grabouw, the other town in the valley. The Hospitallers learn that the people of Grabouw are starving, too. Imara and her team are charged with escorting supplies, through the snow, to the other town. The welcome here is even more chilling. Imara is certain more is going on than just a shortage of food supplies. A passed note confirms her suspicions. Now, Imara not only has to get her team safely back to Bhisho, but she also needs to report the truth, even if it costs her teams' lives. Midwinter on Bhisho is the first story in the Seasons of War on Abira series. Follow Sgt Imara Fermo as she not only deals with her own demons but also struggles to understand the layers of deceptions that drive the civil war on Abira. Get the book. Get reading. The adventure awaits.

A cat with a job, and an important one, too. What's that all about? It is amazing how many times this hard working cat "saves the day."Nicholas the cat lives next door to the big fishing dock. Every day he works to help the fishermen who work at the dock.Niciholas is smart and quick with sharp hearing and piercing green eyes. He sees and hears everything. He saves a mouse, although usually he has to chase them and the seagulls off the boats. Watch out for lobsters--"{Pain. Oh, No!" Even the next door fish market needs his help. He also loves to play in the park and chase butterflies and frogs but only after his job is done for the day on the big fishing dock.What will be his next adventure? What will he save tomorrow?

From the author of the Kindle Scout winning Evelyn Marsh; and Time Management, a novel; comes this gently humorous exploration of life (and death) on the San Mateo coast. A closet novelist. An erstwhile rock star. A retiring wine importer. A crab fisherman. A dot-com widow. What do they have in common? They're all denizens of the small town of Seal Cove in Northern California, and they're all members of a loose affiliation that calls itself The Seal Cove Theoretical Society.When Tom Birmingham has a near-death experience, Fate charges him with tying up "loose ends." A disparate group of neighbors rally to his aid, each bringing issues of their own to the conversation. The discovery of a cache of Prohibition Era liquor, and the auction/party that the Society stages, reveal the often overlooked connections we find in community.

Loving her might be a blueprint for disaster.Claire Kingsley once dared to assert herself into the male world of 1890s architecture. It cost her husband both his life and an heir. Now fear controls her choices and her dreams. When offered a chance to create another design, she fights against the pull, afraid of further disaster. But disturbing news ignites a fierce loyalty to her past love and a powerful attraction to a new one-an attraction she resists…for his sake.Mark Gregory's first architectural project in town comes with the proviso that he works with a female. He balks, even though Claire stirs his heart like no other woman. Yet, with a loan payment looming, risking his business on someone of unknown talent invites failure, a word he's struck from his vocabulary.When bigotry and Claire's fears threaten an important commission, will she summon the courage to help Mark succeed, or will she destroy another man's dream?

EARTHZERO EVOLUTION - BOOK ONEWhen the Cosmic Shaper Helel grows tired of failing to complete his simulation after hundreds of thousands of attempts, he decides the only way to succeed past the end state caused by the Death Horde is to cheat. By twisting reality and introducing unique and powerful avatars (and forcing the premature evolution of humanity), Helel introduces chaos into the simulation, risking a true Armageddon in an attempt to prepare humanity for the coming alien invasion.As the Lightbringer's Sigil is triggered, all living creatures of Earth gain a third helix in their DNA, allowing them to evolve into something more. But this evolution comes with its own set of risks.355 pages.

Dave Newton and Todd King present: THE EARTHZERO EVOLUTION - BOOK TWO: THE ANSHADAR EFFECTOne year and one day after the cosmos shattering events of The Lightbringer's Sigil, EarthZero's new immortal heroes vie for control of the world with the Council of Glass, whose religious zealotry has enmeshed the fallen Soulthief, Petrus Romanus, in a gambit to awaken his latent cosmic power. But Mhyrranda, the Duchess of Dreamland, and her team of iconoclastic immortals, led by the newly risen VoidSpawn, implement a world-ranging plan to bend and bind the Dragon itself to the collective good of the world. All the while, the Dark Earth Mother, Chthon, the metacosmic dual-aspect of the Dragon, manipulates the Cosmic Shaper Helel, forcing the originator of the EarthZero simulation to play its own unique role in the Dragon's Game. The Death Horde, known as the Vanth'Vash'Var, continue to approach EarthZero for a final reckoning, even as their spies arrive upon the scene to sow havoc and discord. Meanwhile, the consequences of the Dragon's Game loom, actualized and manifested in the form of Denny's and Rachel's infant daughter, Penny, who has been born immortal: Anshadar.

Betsy Fitzpatrick, a local helpful hints columnist, feels she has found her own personal guru after reading a book on organizing. Her beloved town of Pecan Bayou is competing in the Annual Golden Pecan Treasure Hunt in the suffocating heat of a Texas summer. The prize is a cruise out of Galveston, and Betsy's husband Leo is looking forward to a little alone time with his wife, if they can only win it. After a curious accident and an unsolved murder, Betsy finds it takes more than a precision sock drawer to spark her joy. No matter how neat and organized it might be, murder is always messy. Die a Yellow Ribbon features the cast of loveable characters from Pecan Bayou including Ruby Green from The Best Little Hairhouse in Texas, Mrs. Thatcher the dispatcher, and Lester Jibbets the port-a-potty king. Come along and follow the clues to find the Golden Pecan. Recipes and helpful hints included!