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Josephina Espinosa makes her living as a hacker-for-hire in the Lone Star Republic, a remnant of the fractured USA. That is, until the day she and her best friend are gunned down in a government raid. With her dying breath, Jo uses magical lore passed down from her grandmother to summon a wish-granter. Her wish? To save her friend's life. Except wishes have costs, and for Jo, the price is the erasure of her entire mortal existence. Now, as the most recent addition to the mysterious Society of Wishes, Jo must form a new "life" alongside the seven other members.

Sometimes your future is right in front of your eyes.... You'd think that, as the oldest brother in the King family and the youngest elected sheriff in Timbisha County, Jarod King would be living on cloud nine, but you’d be wrong. Ever since Miranda left him five years ago for her drug dealer, Jarod has barely been existing, faking smiles and civility for his family’s sake. Women are like Kryptonite to him, unless they’re helping his department run smoothly - like Lauren Lockwood, his secretary by day and royal pain by night.

You want to learn, but you have the attention span of a weevil. Thankfully, Elise has years of experience helping people just like you.

Qu'est-ce que le networking ? Est-ce pour moi ? Pourquoi réseauter ? Et comment ? Créez votre propre réseau de relations grâce aux rencontres réelles et virtuelles. Familiarisez-vous avec la Networking Attitude et découvrez à quoi peut vous servir l'Elevator Pitch. Recevez enfin de précieux conseils pour entretenir votre réseau sur le long terme.

Guided Meditation for Restful Sleep is the new way of falling and staying asleep, and getting a great night's sleep.

Strike one: days before the biggest game of playboy pitcher Maverick Jansen's career, his brother is killed in a horrific car accident. Determined not to let his teammates down, Mav pushes through his grief only to lose control of his signature pitch - and the series. Strike two: still dealing with the backlash of his once adoring fans, Maverick learns the team's owner plans to move the ball club to small-town America.

Guided Meditation for Work Stress is a solution for stress relief from the workday for the average worker.

Den unge arkitekt Michael Hillyard og kunstneren Nancy McAllister er fast besluttede på at gifte sig til trods for Michaels velhavende mors misbilligelse. Men få minutter før brylluppet indtræffer en frygtelig ulykke, som skiller de to elskende ad - måske for evigt. Hver især tager de hul på et nyt liv - Nancy i Californien og Michael i New York. Men det skal vise sig, at intet - og ingen - kan holde dem adskilt, da de holder deres løfte til hinanden om aldrig at sige farvel. Danielle Steel (f.

Since joining the family matchmaking business run by her eccentric and psychic grandma Zelda, Gladie has had little success. Involved on one level or another - hot sex, almost committed, and crying in her pillow - with three men, Gladie distracts herself by giving up on matchmaking and starting a new career. But when Gladie stumbles on body parts of dead baseball players all over town, she's dragged into solving yet another murder mystery. With her life in chaos and the killer getting closer, Gladie has to come to terms with the fact that love is murder.

Five months have passed since Gladie Burger came to Cannes, California, to join her eccentric grandma Zelda in the family matchmaking business, and Gladie is quickly mastering the rules of attraction. Her latest fix-up is still going strong, and Gladie's bank account is back in the black - until a rival matchmaker arrives in town and has both Gladie and Zelda seeing red.

Since joining the family matchmaking business run by her eccentric and psychic Grandma Zelda, Gladie is always looking for love. But when an unbearable toothache knocks her out of commission and into the dentist's chair, she prays only for relief. No such luck. Emerging from an anesthetic haze, Gladie awakes to find that not only is her tooth still throbbing, but her dentist is dead - and the lead suspect in the murder, office receptionist Belinda, just so happens to be Gladie's first real client.

Three months has been Gladie Burger's limit when it comes to staying in one place. That's why Gladie is more than a little skeptical when her Grandma Zelda - who is more than a little psychic - recruits her into the family's matchmaking business in the quaint small town of Cannes, California. What's more, Gladie is also highly unqualified, having a terrible track record with romance. Still, Zelda is convinced that her granddaughter has her clairvoyant "gift." But when the going gets tough, Gladie wonders if this gift has a return policy.

The United States has the world’s highest rate of incarceration, a form of punishment that ruins lives and makes a return to prison more likely. With the authority of a prominent legal scholar and the practical insights gained through on-the-ground work on criminal-justice reform, Rachel Barkow explains how dangerous it is to base criminal-justice policy on the whims of the electorate, which puts judges, sheriffs, and politicians in office.

A collection of four erotic stories with mixed and varied themes, including 'Kiss and Tell' by Mimi Elise: It's awards night on the television, and the gorgeous actor Jonathan Grant has received a nomination. Cassie's friends make jokes about her and the supposed afternoon of passion she shared with him. Cassie recounts the only time she met Jonathan and the wondrous lovemaking they had together.

Operation Billionaire is a rousing success with one woman married and another engaged. Now, it’s high-powered professional Rosalind’s turn at catching her billionaire. But Rosalind hasn’t set her sights on love. She has less romantic goals. Heading to Bora Bora for a business meeting with her billionaire boss, she’s bound and determined to get him to put a ring on it. But her plans are dashed when her plane crashes onto a desert island.

The world is not as God intends it to be. God's heart is to make things right, and for the world to be just. But complex problems warrant more sustained attention than quick posts on social media. How can we actually make a difference? Activist Mae Elise Cannon takes us beyond the hashtags to serious engagement with real issues. God calls the church to respond substantively to the needs of the poor, the realities of racial inequity, and the mistreatment of women and the marginalized.

"Bursting with wise observations." -- J. Courtney Sullivan, author of The Engagements and Maine "Gleams like a jewel." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Stunning. . . Unique and unforgettable." -- Glamour Hailed as one of the best books of 2014 by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Elise Juska's The...

Chocolate-loving penguin detective Mr. Pin is relaxing between cases when a client approaches him with a baffling problem - someone is smashing the stone gargoyles in his warehouse. In fact, all over Chicago, gargoyles are falling from the buildings. Hoping to stop the villain before someone gets hurt, Mr. Pin and his young friend Maggie scamper to the latest crime scene to collect clues. But when an empty chocolate box is found near a destroyed statue, and a penguin is seen scuttling away, police blame Mr. Pin.

In this compelling and emotionally affecting tale, Hurricane Katrina bares down on New Orleans, evoking in 95-year-old Louis Proby memories of the fateful - and life-defining - flood of 1927. And tied up in these memories are all the triumphs, missteps and family obligations that make up his life.

Water is leaking through the cracked basement floor of Sally’s Diner where Mr. Pin has his office. Suddenly a fish pops through the hole in the floor. Astonished, Mr. Pin drops the fish in a jar of water and hurries upstairs to show everyone his new pet. But the diner is in a state of confusion - the Chicago River is pouring into buildings all over the city! Can Mr. Pin stop the flood and save his friends? In A Fish Named Yum, Mr. Pin provides gentle lessons about friendship in two entertaining cases.