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Clues, quips, and cocktails...that's how Mr. and Mrs. Key always solved crimes. But what happens when their "perfect marriage" falls apart...in the middle of postwar Washington, DC's, most baffling murder?

Throw on a pair of running shoes and join Dave, Jim, Winville, Alan, and Julie on their midday run as they converse about life and the complex world of family-owned businesses. Running, planning, and transitioning the ownership of a business is hard, particularly when it requires the maintenance of family relationships as well. Negotiate the pavements and streets with them, and learn from real-life experiences as they unpack a toolbox of useful strategies that can be utilized everywhere from the boardroom table to the dining table.

Living with a chronic, progressive neurological disease (MS), a geologist explores some of the confounding questions of our time. The difference between wellness and illness, the different, but complementary roles modern science and alternative traditions like naturopathy play in healing, the potholed approach to accessibility and affordability of health care in our great country, the role of resilience and opportunity in answering the time honored question each of us ask: "Just who am I?"

The Woman's Blueprint reveals the culprits that keep you bound to negative and limiting beliefs. If you have questions about how to change the images from your past or how to negate the false beliefs you have of yourself, The Woman's Blueprint has the answers. It will help you define your purpose and clarify and strengthen your relationships and provides proven techniques to help you embrace the best version of yourself.

Sophia Keegan is 14 years old in 1930s Massachusetts. She likes the dark, and she craves adventure and freedom from social constraints. But when she meets a ghostly child on a beach and stumbles onto a dangerous bootlegging gang, it isn't long before she's fighting to save her family and her sanity. Now Sophia must protect her family from the deadly gang of rum runners who will stop at nothing to silence her. And she must uncover the riddle of the ghostly child who haunts her dreams and invades her thoughts before it is too late.

The compensation beast can rear its ugly head in many ways. But generally, compensation problems for freight brokers come from the four employee "lacks": Lack of urgency, lack of motivation, lack of good decision-making, lack of alignment with company objectives. Taming the Compensation Monster helps transportation and logistics providers create a sense of urgency, inspire motivation, promote better decision-making, and provide rewards that align with company objectives.

Embark on a deeply personal and emotional odyssey with Diane Grossman Gaston in Life in the Shadows: My Journey Towards the Sunlight. This collection of over 80 evocative poems spans decades, from Diane's melancholy teenage years through the present, illuminating her poignant journey from shadow to light. Each poem becomes a window into Diane's soul, revealing the raw emotions she felt growing up in a broken home.

Uncover Life’s Profound Lessons through a Transformative Journey from Death to Life. Immerse yourself in the profound narrative of 11:11 A Journey from Death to Life, a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the transformative power of adversity.

Courtney is caught up again, this time with a scaly trail of clues to follow. Despite a soggy challenge at the animal rescue center, and the imminent arrival of her parents for Thanksgiving celebrations, our amateur sleuth cannot escape her unquestionable gift of uncovering foul play in Curly Bay!

Fall is in full swing, and Courtney Cain is getting ready for the Apple Jubilee with the rest of Curly Bay. Until an unexplained robbery puts the festivities in jeopardy! The Jubilee festival will be a great opportunity to get publicity for the animal shelter, and she’s looking forward to participating. When the iconic Admiral Apple costume goes missing, the entire Jubilee is compromised.

Join Alena, famed Bull Vaulter from Keft, as she sails to the Peloponnesus for a stellar performance with her fellow vaulters from their island culture; meets (under the most horrid circumstances) the Kurgan warrior Jahal; studies with the famed healer Aesclevius and his herbalist wife, Myra; and discovers the special talents bestowed upon her by the goddess. Alena's is an exhilarating journey that vividly describes the contrasting cultures of that Bronze Age period as it follows Crete's famous bull vaulter on her path to fulfill her fated destiny.

Forced to postpone the gathering, the Bay’s animal-loving amateur detective is thrown into an unexpected bout of summertime sleuthing. Can Courtney pull it together and make the Summer celebration happen? Or will the mystery assailant sabotage the months of meticulous work it took to arrange this Alumni Picnic event? Even worse, could they be planning more attacks on Courtney’s supporters?

From the Windowpane is a book about a little girl named Alyssa. She is experiencing many feelings during the lockdown due to the Covid 19 pandemic. She looks out the window and reflects on everything that is happening and the new rules in place – washing your hands, social distancing, and wearing masks.

Despite feeling content with how life has changed since moving to Curly Bay, Courtney's days still seem peppered with problems. Not only have mice overrun Curly Bay Pet Hotel and Rescue, her clients are cancelling left, right, and center because they want to enroll the services of a famous pet-stylist setting up shop in the town.

Courtney is up to the challenge when one of the most prominent clients of the Curly Bay Pet Hotel and Rescue wants her to throw a birthday party for her dog. Electrical problems both at the shelter and at home stall some of the party-making plans, and so does Patrick Murray, the only electrician in town.

Kami was strong, stronger than the others, but she couldn't outrun them. Taken and bled for one purpose, she holds on, following the spark and whispers of hope... Ruth's life is no longer her own, memories becoming as intangible as smoke, her fingers never able to grasp what had been. That is, until the elixir. The clock has turned back, but a flashing specter remains...

Boston, 1829. Julia Webster has grown up the daughter of the renowned senator Daniel Webster and is confronted with her world turning upside down. Still grieving the loss of her mother, she learns her widowed father plans to marry a woman he barely seems to know himself. As she wrestles with this new reality, she learns more than she counted on about her father's work.

Tensions continue to mount as Seth and Olivia search for who or what is responsible for Abby’s death. Meanwhile, Morgan continues her battle to expose the electric company’s negligence toward the community, but Seth’s brother Jackson, a savvy attorney, has swept in to save the day. Morgan is finding it increasingly difficult to protect Heidi’s father, although his true identity still remains a secret. And with Morgan back in town, Nick and Whitney are struggling to keep their marriage intact.

The Curly Bay locals swear that winter’s going to be a cold one, but Courtney is warmed by the thought of a Books and Barks charity event at the local library. That is, until the donation money takes a walk, and the prime suspect ends up dead!

It’s almost Christmas, and Courtney is trying to come up with great ways to promote the shelter. Through a lucky connection, she gets the chance to bring the adoptable pets to the local news station to be on TV!