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Navy SEAL Luke Paulsen, on the verge of PTSD stemming from the death of his fiancée and a brutal tour overseas, knows he is damaged goods and unsuitable for relationships. While paying respects to a fallen comrade, he is unprepared for the chemical attraction he feels for the carefree dark-haired beauty playing in the surf one evening. Julie Christensen befriends the troubled SEAL, motivated by her yearning to soothe the young man's troubled soul. Fueled by intense mutual desire, they succumb to one night of mind-numbing passion.

My company, my life’s work, everything I’ve accomplished is on the line. I need to get married and fast. It will be easy to consider it a business arrangement. One that will be lucrative for both my assistant, Mika, and myself. I won’t think about how this takes away the whole problem of dating an employee.

A saga of long-lost love, redemption, second chances and a happily ever after, unfolds as each family member plays a part in this passion play. Shocking secrets are revealed and motivations are discovered, binding them all together into a colorful tapestry of duty, love, and honor.

In 1951 American terrorism was homegrown. There were no battles fought on American soil, yet there were 12 bombings targeting black Americans, Catholics, and Jews in "Jim Crow" Florida. One of those bombs was, symbolically, heard around the world. Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette, were murdered on Christmas night 1951 by racist terrorists. Ironically, Harry knew he was a target of the KKK but swore he would keep going, working on rights for African Americans.

Mardis Gras in New Orleans: the perfect hunting ground for vampires. Every year these creatures of the night descend upon the event and make this night their own. Yet, this year, something seems a little different....

Tembo Makaburi, the Swahili term for “elephant cemetery,” is the stuff of which dreams are made for ivory hunters. This is the story of a greedy man's quest for riches and glory as he relentlessly pursues a bull elephant and his valuable ivory tusks across the vast expanse of the Serengeti plains. A chilling tale of greed and revenge!

Former Navy SEAL philanthropist Marco Gambini and his forever love, Shannon, are back together again after a harrowing rescue of Marco’s advance team in Africa, threatening to cancel their long-planned wedding at the Pink Palace owned by the Sultan of Bonin.

Twelve-year-old Theo Tatterly’s ability to see ghosts is a useful skill in a house full of dead relatives, but it makes him a loner at school and everywhere else, where ghosts eternally pester him for help. For Theo, life is easier on the periphery. When his first failed exorcism portends an end to the Tatterly line, Theo must bring together his entire family—living and dead—to save the home they’ve lived in for generations . . . and maybe the world.

Tested by the years of career ups and downs in New York, attempting to salvage a loveless marriage for the sake of his daughters, science fiction best-selling author Frank Borges always wonders what happened to the girl he left behind when he vacationed in Sunset Beach, Florida in order to write his next novel.

In the depths of my soul, I carried the burden of a life constrained by the suffocating grip of polygamy. Born into a world where my destiny was predetermined, I became a pawn in a perverse game of power and control. "The Forbidden Exodus: Breaking the Chains of Polygamy" tells the haunting tale of my desperate journey to reclaim my freedom, exposing the dark secrets that lay hidden behind closed doors.

The Olympus Money Method is a guide to achieving financial freedom in a world designed to make you poor. Inside, you’ll learn how to gain financial peace of mind, the best ways to invest, and the daily habits needed to live like the rich do.

For Ivy Owens, the 1980s have been a tumultuous decade. So when a popular hockey player suggests that they pretend to date in order to boost her social status, it's just another strange turn of events for her. After being kidnapped and forced to live in a cult, all Ivy wants is to fit in and escape her troubled past. But unfortunately for her, that's not how high school works. Enter Corey Delacour the handsome, mysterious hockey player who has everyone talking. Coreys confidence and edgy persona captivate Ivy, and for reasons beyond her comprehension, he finds her just as fascinating.

In this volume, the girls are braving strange new waters as they are off on vacation in the paradise that is the Svanire Archipelago. Only for them to come across an ages old myth for which only their curiosity must seek out. Field Trips, such a wonderful and insightful time for the young middle school age girls. After countless time raising funds for them to spend the weekend away along with the rest of their sixth-grade classmates, but what may happen should three get left behind?

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Seeking Fairness at Work examines the unwritten rules at work—rules that, when broken, keep employees from doing their best work and companies from reaching their full potential.

Do you ever feel like there's a force within you waiting to be unleashed? A power that can help you overcome challenges, manifest your dreams, and create a life of abundance? In "Manifesting for Black Women," Nya Love takes you on a transformative journey to tap into your innate spiritual energy and reclaim your power.

Health crises, social unrest, and combative politics are seeping into our culture. In reaction to the chaos, anxiety has skyrocketed. How do we find our way through the turmoil? Drawing from the Bible, history, and everyday stories, J.D. King delves into the nuances of crisis leadership. During confusion, we need clarity and renewed focus. Shift: Leading in Transition will help you navigate transitions and revolutionize the world.

Diana Wolf likes to think she has it all: a rock-god husband, an empty nest, a wine cellar, and a dream home in the woods. Life is good. It has to be. But when she hires a cartographer, Kerry Perkins, to survey and map her estate in rural Tennessee, she pulls back a frayed corner of the lie that is her fairytale life. On his first night at Wolf Hollow, Kerry stumbles across a young girl's skeleton buried in the woods. But what really scares Diana is a familiar symbol carved into the girl’s skull: two wolves.

Julian Strickland is seemingly the lone Black man in the hipster dreamland of Portland, Oregon. To his friends, he’s the coolest member of the scene: the soulful drummer from Chicago in an indie rock band that’s just about to break through. But to himself, he’s a sheltered Christian homeschool kid who used to write book reports on Leviticus. A virgin until the night of his marriage, divorced at twenty-four, he’s still in disarray two years later—pretending to fit in, wondering if any of his relationships are real.

In the dark ages, women were property and nobles took whatever they wanted. When a peasant girl is forced to travel through a dark and foggy night filled with ill omens, fortune and misfortune ambush her on the road home. Beneath the glare of the red star, she discovers a rare treasure. Pursued by a mad lord and stalked by a mysterious stranger, her whole world is turned upside down. When everything she loves comes under attack, she must choose between running away and revealing a gift that could alter the kingdom forever....