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It's all a lie: the thought that the future can be changed. Jayne knows. She's been cursed to watch how the people around her will die, and no matter what she does, she can't change it. That includes Aaron, the handsome English boy who transferred to her school mid-semester and has eyes only for her. But then a serial killer takes up residence in Jayne's town, and she's on his list. Finding a way to alter the future has never been more critical.

Discover how you can unlock life’s secrets to become the person you crave to be. You will be gently guided and supported on your road to self-discovery.

This collection of tales is a tribute to the unique bond of the woman-woman relationship called girlfriends. Often the most valuable relationships in women's' lives, girlfriends make each other laugh, always lend a supportive shoulder, and sometimes know each other better than they know themselves. The inspiring and revealing tales told here explore the values these relationships are built upon - acceptance, forgiveness, loyalty, honesty, and much more.

Cela fait longtemps que Claire a quitté les terres hostiles et désolées du domaine où elle a grandi pour poursuivre ses études et sa carrière de vétérinaire à Sydney. Mais quand elle reçoit l'invitation de sa grand-tante Aurelia à une réunion de famille, Claire est ramenée à son passé. Elle qui était partie après une violente dispute avec les siens... Bien qu'à contrecœur, Claire rejoint l'arrière-pays australien. Mais comment va réagir sa mère, Ellie, qu'elle n'a pas revue depuis cinq ans ?

Orpheline à 12 ans, Miriam Strong a souvent dû faire face à l'adversité. Lorsqu'elle découvre, au soir de sa vie, qu'elle a été spoliée de son héritage, elle décide de livrer un ultime combat. Sans doute le plus important : rétablir l'honneur de son père et reprendre possession de son bien pour le transmettre aux siens. Une quête de vérité et de justice qui entraîne Miriam sur le chemin du souvenir: de l'Irlande sinistrée des années 1890 à l'Australie de la première moitié du XXe siècle.

À la mort de Jock Witney, tyran domestique à la tête du plus grand vignoble d'Australie - le Domaine de Jacaranda -, sa famille se rend compte que les affaires vont en réalité très mal. Quand un groupe français fait une offre de rachat des plus alléchantes, les membres du clan s'entredéchirent. Cornelia, la veuve de Jock, âgée de 90 ans, refuse catégoriquement de vendre. Elle aimerait convaincre Sophie, sa petite-fille, la prunelle de ses yeux, que la propriété familiale peut être conservée.

A plucked narcissus opens a chasm to the underworld and sets into motion the timeless story of a daughter’s search for independence, a father’s feeble plans to control his house and his wife, and a mother’s search for revenge. A Pomegranate and the Maiden explores the harrowing tale of Demeter and Persephone by giving new voice to the myth’s gallery of memorable characters as each recounts the strange and shocking events surrounding a daughter’s kidnapping and her mother’s unforgettable scheme for justice.

Olive Kennedy has been stuck on Earth for the past four months, waiting for the spring equinox to arrive so she can return to Fairy World. She's hopeful she'll once again see her handsome Viking fiancé who's waiting for her, and optimistic that her mission to reclaim the sword of Dracon, a sword capable of killing Theht, won't result in death and destruction. But she's fated to destroy the world, and to stop that prophecy from being fulfilled, she may have to sacrifice the one person she loves the most.

I wrote His & Hers Relationship Do's & Don'ts to expose the most common, silently abusive relationships and to teach both men and women how to avoid them. Using all too real scenarios, I call out obvious red-flag behaviors such as addiction, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and adultery, but I also highlight lesser known signs of relationship trouble, including indications that a potential partner is interested only in a one-night stand.

Jaxon's Magical Adventure with Black Inventors and Scientists is the first audiobook in the series, Just Imagine...What If There Were No Black People in the World? This fun children's chapter audiobook tells the story of Jaxon, a 10-year-old black boy who discovers and learns about several of the African American inventors and historical figures who have made a positive impact on our everyday lives. Kids experience black history in a magical story that brings history into the present.

Nevertheless We Persisted is a special audio-first anthology of poems, essays, and stories that explores themes of loss, love, and finding your own power. It's an astonishing collection filled with heart, tears, laughter, and ultimately hope. This collection was created from writers across the United States and also in Australia, England, India, and New Zealand. Each piece is performed by a talented narrator.

Family Forever is a family saga that starts in 1913 Fort Madison, Iowa, and ends in 1958, Pomona, California. In the Beginning, Isla’s father had just passed away. At the age of fifteen, Isla’s mother decides to send her to a seamstress boarding school to increase her dressmaking skills so that she can help with their household expenses. At school, she meets Jessie Whitman, whose family befriends her.

This is a story of exploration. Not only of the world, but of self. This is a tale of love, of heartache, of life, of death, of peace and of war. It is one girl's journey to find herself. Written in the style of a personal diary, each entry is an observation, a discovery.

As foretold by her dreams, Lady Catherine Algernon is determined to defend Strivling Castle to the death. But when a besieger saves her life just as her nightmare unfolds, a future is forced on her she never dreamed possible - with a man who believes she is someone else. Who is this enemy who defied fate by averting the mortal blow? And how is she to keep him from laying siege to a heart more guarded than her home?

Getting arrested for murder in a foreign country isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be... Annabelle Moon gets sucked into another vexing mystery when her bestie Briana is arrested for murder during their vacation in Santorini. Murder? Really? How is that possible? To make matters worse, the evidence against her looks iron clad, and convincing the lead detective to question his open-and-shut case is like telling him he has to stop drinking Ouzo.

In this collection of memoir-styled essays, Tamara Passey, the mother of three children, describes the whirlwind of navigating the medical world with a newborn in need of a transplant, her brother's violent death, and her own health challenges. Along the way, she rediscovers her value and meaning as a mother - a discovery that will penetrate your heart and illuminate a new view of mothering.

What's special about Cassandra? Absolutely nothing. She's as ordinary as any other fifth grader. And yet her ordinary life is riddled with hilarious and sometimes heart-breaking mishaps as she guides herself through the world of pre-teens on the brink of adulthood. She's the new girl at school, uprooted from her beloved state of Texas and relocated to the hillbilly Ozarks of Springdale, Arkansas. She tries to hold it together as she weathers stubborn parents, vicious dog attacks, and petty cat fights.

The true story about seven ordinary women and one extraordinary event. Summer is coming, and the residents in Joplin, Missouri, anticipate the rush of freedom and activities that will follow: graduation, summer classes, vacations, overflowing gardens, family time, and plenty of photo opportunities.

Xero is an expert smuggler. As the ruler of the Tucson Exiles, she hustles supplies for the government and then pumps the desert full of illegal designer drugs on the sly. Catastrophe looms when Yuma goes kaboom, and Trina's cure is destroyed along with it. All that remains is a complicated web spun from Xero's biggest demons: money, germs, and drugs. As she struggles to dig up some Ketacillin, one thought stays with her: Who do you have to kill to get some soap and a hot shower?

Elizabeth has long ago given up dreams of love, marriage, and children. Her life is her research and now that is gone in a puff of smoke, thanks to the bears of Honey Corners. A tiny spark of hope blooms in her heart when the handsome bear tells her they are mates, but will that instinctual bond be enough to overcome all that stands between them? Find out.