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Cass is seriously bummed out that her boyfriend had the gall to confess to having an affair one week before Valentine’s Day. Now painfully single on one of the hardest days to be single out of the year, she reaches out to her good friend Jeannie for support. When Jeannie comes over to Cass’ apartment with flowers and chocolates, Cass is beyond pleased. She grows even more pleasantly surprised when Jeannie begins to hit on her.

Amanda, long divorced, encounters her ex-husband, Mark, for the first time in several years when they attend their daughter’s wedding rehearsal. Their divorce had been amicable, and during the event, they begin to realise how much they miss one another. When Amanda accepts her ex-husband’s offer to take her home, she feels a rekindling of the smouldering embers of the desire they once shared. But will it be reciprocated? This short story from Michael Bracken contains graphic and explicit language of a sexual nature and is strictly for adults only.

After adopting a bedraggled Border collie from the local animal shelter, a tenure-track professor of comparative literature discovers the canine’s secret - cursed to live life alternating between human and animal form. As their relationship develops, the professor finds herself drawn into an emotional and sexual relationship unlike any she’s ever previously experienced.

In today's super-stressed workplace, an ethical dilemma can come at you when you least expect it. Here's how to do the right thing without losing your integrity - or your job. You've Got to Be Kidding will help you create an ethics-based workplace that's a joy to work in. This isn't the usual top-down, executive-only manual, but an approach to workplace ethics that's as relevant and accessible to employees as it is to managers and executives.

Zwischen Kühlhaus und Grabkammer, Feuerbestattung und Verwesungsgeruch – Werden Wasserleichen getrocknet? Wird Toten der Mund zugenäht? Kann ich bei der Einäscherung meiner Oma zusehen? Dürfen Bestatter mit dem Leichenwagen zum Einkaufen fahren? Wie werden die Verstorbenen versorgt? Unterscheidet sich das nach einem Suizid? Was ist eine Baumbestattung? Und sehen Särge immer gleich aus? Fragen gibt es viele, sie zu stellen traut man sich oft nicht. Obwohl er uns alle betrifft, ist der Tod immer noch ein Tabuthema – dem Luis Bauer mit seinem Hörbuch die Schwere nimmt.

As Bridget — elder vampire and former assassin to the mother of vampires — celebrates with her soon-to-be fledgling, Sébastien, the tranquility of Paris is destroyed by violence. Over a hundred people lie dead…among them, Sébastien. Grief-stricken and furious, Bridget vows to return to her former role — using her preternatural powers to bear on those who kill so many innocents. And unexpected help arrives as other vampires — sick of the destruction of their prey and the history they’ve lived through and built — join her cause.

In this book, I share about my experience with being a witness and a victim to a murder-suicide. The experience was with two friends who recently separated and were potentially headed to divorce. I knew Eddie and Stacey were having problems, but what I didn't know was that Eddie was prepared to end the lives of he and Stacey.

Book two in the Hellmervick saga and book three in the Black Forest. See dragons burn Spain to the ground, see knights clash in modern times, see the Jester go crazy.

Le mensonge, sujet tabou. Pourtant, tout le monde ment. Contrairement à ce que l'on pourrait croire, pas besoin d'être un expert pour remarquer quand quelqu'un nous cache la vérité. Spécialiste du bluff depuis vingt-cinq ans, Alexis Laipsker propose ses méthodes pour ne plus se laisser berner. Pourquoi ment-on ? Quels sont les différents types de mensonges ? Comment confronter un menteur ?

This story will have you captivated from it’s start to the very end. In this script-converted novel, I’m expanding the yellow brick road journey by adding a few forks in the road. In, “The Big PayBack”, we endeavor to find out why there are six white sheets laying on the floor in the front pulpit of The Sanctuary of Holiness Church and how these six lives are tragically connected.

Auf der idyllischen Ostseeinsel Poel schlägt ein brutaler Mörder zu. Er nennt sich selbst »der Bastard«, schneidet seinen Opfern die Kehle durch und sucht sogar Kontakt zur Presse – doch die Polizei tappt im Dunkeln. Als Profiler Vito Falk vom LKA Rostock hinzugezogen wird, stößt er schnell auf ein Netz aus Lügen, alten Feindschaften und einem grausamen, gut gehüteten Geheimnis.

Welcome to Christmas Town. Galaxies of Fun’s newest amusement park is more than just Christmas-time cheer. The enclosed dome snows year-round and boasts the world’s largest man-made mountain, the world’s tallest double-black-diamond ski slope, year-round sledding, ice skating, and so much more. To Samantha Watts, CEO of Galaxies of Fun, it's one of twenty-three parks acquired from her hostile takeover of a larger competitor. The park’s opening will take her company to new levels of success, but it won’t be easy.

She calls in to talk dirty every time he does his show on pirate radio, and their on-air flirtations are growing hotter by the night. Every single listener seems to be getting off on the chemistry between the two of them, but is there something she hasn’t told him about herself? And will they ever meet up in real life? This erotic short story from Zak Jane Keir contains explicit language of a highly sexual nature and is only suitable for a mature, open-minded adult audience.

A wizard puppeteering a body made of earthworms tries to solve his own murder. A talking cat with an appetite for dragon brains investigates the disappearance of his mistress and other magicfolk. A soldier must grudgingly train three griffon cubs to fend off a looming invasion. A tailor's apprentice seeks revenge against a cruel and mad wizard. Embark on four interconnected tales of magic and adventure from the land of Caracal.

Le nombre d'indépendants explose chaque année. Mais qu'en est-il de leur niveau de revenus ? S'il est facile de créer son statut, le quotidien des freelances n'est pas toujours simple : comment sortir du lot ? Comment trouver des clients qui vous ressemblent ? Ce livre vous fera gagner des mois, voire des années d'expérience. Alexis Minchella vous partage ici les principes et les méthodes pour réussir à vivre de votre activité, même en partant de zéro.

Staatsanwältin Femke Michelsen ermittelt mit nordischer Gelassenheit und dem typisch friesischen Charme. Staatsanwältin Femke Michelsen ist keine Teamplayerin. Sie bearbeitet die ungelösten Fälle aus der Vergangenheit, die sogenannten Cold Cases. Aber eine beim Eidersperrwerk geborgene Wasserleiche lässt sie kurzerhand an die Nordsee reisen. Als kurz nach ihrer Ankunft in der idyllischen Kleinstadt Tönning ein Mord geschieht, übernimmt sie die Ermittlungen. Gemeinsam mit dem jungen Polizeimeister Ole Westermann begibt sie sich in einen Sumpf aus Lügen, Gier und Macht.

Mick McGraw is an aggressive Hollywood agent who reps famous singers. Moira Halimi-Joubert is a headstrong criminal defense attorney who studied opera. Brad Davenport is an arrogant billionaire hedge-fund manager who has a soft spot for dogs. Mick wants to make Moira a superstar, but she may have to dump Brad. What does the battle of the sexes look like when the combatants are equally matched—and might actually like each other? #MeThree?

Dani knows secrets, things people are willing to kill for. What she doesn't know is who broke into her room with a knife. And she never will.Death was a frequent visitor at Stedmond College, and in truth, Sienna Bassey hoped it would come for her roommate, Dani. Everyone did. Dani taunted people with secrets that could destroy lives, but when Sienna discovers Dani murdered in their shared dorm room. She finds having Dani gone doesn’t lead to the peaceful life she wants. Fingers start to point at her.

Are you about to start your career or do you want to reorient yourself? Would you like to have the autonomy of an entrepreneur without starting from scratch? What if you considered the family business as a career option? Working with your family aims to provide you with the necessary support in your long process of reflection. This book will allow you to learn more about the particularities of a family business by exploring the 3 spheres that make it up: the business, the property and the family.

Embark on a rollicking adventure to the enchanting shores of Mango Island, where dreams are as diverse as the colorful characters who inhabit it. In this uproarious contemporary tale, a motley crew of residents—from illegal Colombians to enigmatic sea captains, from a passionate French chef to affluent Iowa farmers—converge in pursuit of their American dreams. Amidst bankrupt diamond dealers and unexpected encounters with a charismatic porn star, each inhabitant of this eccentric island community finds unexpected ways to carve out their slice of paradise.