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When I fell into the hole in the ground and discovered this magical world beneath the surface, I had no idea I'd become a hero. I had no idea they'd teach me to level up and fight, and to f@ck like a champion.

In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, corporate America has doubled down on its public intentions to be more inclusive and equitable. Yet beyond the pledges it is difficult to see which system changes make a real difference. In From Intention to Impact, Malia Lazu draws on her background as a community organizer, her corporate career as a bank president, and now her experience as a leading DEI consultant to explain what has been holding organizations back and what they need to do better.

Join Sajji on an enchanting adventure in the heart of South Africa, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Sajji is a sweet and intellectually curious young girl with a heart as vast as the African savannah. Her journey takes a mystical turn when she discovers the world of tarot cards. From a neighborhood oddity to the beloved local mystic, Sajji's insights and compassion draw people from all corners of the globe.

In Winter's Spy, the Mystery Man is under arrest, suspected of having been an enemy agent for his whole career in the Metropolitan Police and throughout all his years working for MI5. Dammed by the evidence of a German spy whom he encountered in Paris before the war, it seems as if he must literally fight for his life. Then, transported to Camp 020, MI5’s South London interrogation center, and confronted by his accuser, the Mystery Man begins to suspect that nothing is quite what it seemed.

Gavin Bloom and Alex Moore run an online magazine for an adult market; although each insists it has to be within the limits of not only the law but to their sense of decency. Gavin is on the edge of developing a revolutionary turn for that very magazine, a program that will no doubt secure the business, maybe forever. Amidst the excitement and enjoyment of its success, however, is the mysterious and heinous murder of one of their own.

Anne Blake, psychiatrist, is good at her job and believes that even the most sick at heart can be cured...or at least saved enough that they can lead a better life.

Jack Brightwell is home. For years, he's distanced himself from his only love, and sought justice for his murdered shipmates. Now he must take his place as heir to his family's estate, a position he did not think to find himself in. And his mama, the only family he has left, urges him to marry. When he comes across Emily Latimer crying over her cousin's plan to marry her off to a half-wit, Jack sees a solution for them both, even though it risks his heart, and the love he's kept secret.

Entra al mundo de Camille Bech con esta colección de sus mejores historias de encuentros apasionados entre extraños y exploraciones explosivas de viejas relaciones. Sumérgete en estas historias: Tentaciones Francesas, A Solas en Casa, Isabella y Forbes, Joleen, La chica de la sección de lencería, En el Baño con la Sra. Nielsen, El apartamento de arriba. Camille Bech es una autora danesa de cuentos eróticos y de romance erótico.

In Joseph Stalin's early 1930s Russia, an entire class of people were at risk of exploitation. Valeyria and Alexei Yolkin were members of one such family.

Ashton Beck has been in love with his best friend's little sister forever, but Lucy was always off-limits. Now they're both grown up, and he's finally back home in small-town Trinity Falls, working his dream job as a firefighter. When he hears that her engagement has broken off, Ashton knows the time to declare his feelings has finally come. But a tragic accident leaves Ashton suddenly caring for a toddler before he has a chance.

Chris Bell's world was shattered when the woman he loved suddenly left him. Now, a serious injury is cutting his military career short and sending him home to Trinity Falls years before he expected. Determined to build a life for himself and his service dog in the small town where he grew up, the last person Chris expects to see is Grace Cassidy.

When it comes to happiness, grumpy Sheriff Cal Cassidy is an officer in need of assistance. But he's not ready for it to come in the form of his son's pretty new preschool teacher. Sure, she's kind, and she's patient, and she smells like cinnamon cookies, but her head is too far in the clouds to ever see eye to eye with a down-to-earth man like him. It will take a holiday miracle for Angel Cabrera to get through to her favorite student's father. In spite of his challenges, little Justin Cassidy is an absolute ray of sunshine. On the other hand, Justin's dad is a storm cloud in a sheriff's hat.

With the help of the man who turned her life on its head, Loren must learn to navigate the new world she’s been thrust into—all while discovering the secrets of her parentage and the ways of a lycan. When the undeniable bond between herself and her reclusive savior reaches a tipping point, there can be no turning back. She must either embrace her newfound primal heritage and all that comes with it, or shun her true nature—and Bill—forever.

If you are born into ineffable darkness, can you even comprehend the light? Take one-part volatile home life, two-parts haphazard nomadic existence, zero-parts social connection, and shake well. Our protagonist's only constant is unpredictability: that, and the charismatic, fundamentalist hammerings from the pulpit. But, when a sheltered child goes nuclear? Just pray you are far from the exclusion zone.

"At the Mercy of Strangers" is an important addition to Holocaust literature for a number of reasons. It is a document about the survival of one individual and her two children. As a first hand account about survival during the Holocaust, it offers unique insight. It also documents how Polish friends, acquaintances and even strangers helped to ensure the survival of one Jewish family during the bleak days of the Holocaust. These acts of bravery are fully documented, and the 'mercy of strangers' must not be forgotten.

Jillian Spencer is bound and determined to make it as a topnotch newspaper reporter, but in 1940, that’s no easy task. Her chance comes when the president of the United States arrives for the dedication of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Her job is to report on this auspicious occasion. On her way to cover that story, her editor-in-chief redirects her to another newsworthy event, the Tuckaseegee flood, a catastrophic occurrence that occurred two days earlier, leaving the lives of many mountain folks in shambles.

Devyn Mitchell has a choice… listen to the voice of her unborn baby - or die - again. After a near death experience, Doctor Devyn Mitchell finds herself not only mysteriously pregnant but able to communicate with her fetus. She has two choices: give in to total madness or surrender to her new reality, which just may be the only way she and her family will survive the obsessions of the Homeless Hunter’s mind.

Altering Destiny is the story of Lynn Kelly, a young woman who, upon the discovery of almost a million dollars, finds her life-altering dreams soon becoming nightmares as she is relentlessly pursued for the money and for something else - something she does not know she has. When she discovers what she has inadvertently stumbled on, she soon learns that there is no way back and nowhere to turn. Neither the unidentified men chasing her nor the police can allow her to publicly reveal what she has discovered. As Lynn attempts to run, the people around her are used as pawns.

In The Good Wiccan, Anand takes a pragmatic approach and offers a leaping board from which you may begin personal re-discovery through metaphysical guides designed to support self-empowerment through positive white witchcraft. Part One introduces many of the background beliefs and mythologies that have shaped our modern era’s interpretation of witchcraft.

Tavara Tinker leads a double life. By day, a proper Victorian lady. By night, deep in the heart of industrial London, she maintains a research laboratory and a steam-powered factory where she creates the clothes and weapons for a new generation of adventurer.