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Hannah Huntsford is scared for her life. She's seen a lot during her time as a private investigator, but she's never stared down a murderer before until now.

Medical student Seth Levine faces escalating stress and gallows humor as he struggles with the collapse of his romantic relationships and all preconceived notions of what it means to be a doctor. It doesn’t take long before he realizes not getting frazzled is the least of his problems. Didn’t Get Frazzled captures with distressing accuracy the gauntlet idealistic college grads must face to secure an MD and, against the odds, come out of it a better human being.

Devious and valiant, Francis de Brangelton has never failed in any of his exploits. When the Duchess de Montmurrant employs him to investigate the embezzlement of her investments and to settle a grudge, he does not hesitate to recruit his friend Henri d’Arringnon. But Francis has no idea of "Henri’s" astonishing secret. Henrietta d’Arringnon has masqueraded as "Henri" for so long that neither a military skirmish at the Savoy border nor guard duty in Versailles has exposed her. When her identity is revealed, Henrietta’s and Francis’ friendship shatters, but duty still calls.

Nash is the reliable one in the Holly family, the guy everyone counts on to keep things going. His genius twin brother is off at university, so Nash runs the family's auto repair business and cares for his partially-paralyzed little sister while his crackpot father invents. His life seems mapped out for the foreseeable future, however much that might chafe.

Being a Hero in Panopolis means living the high life: parties, money, influence, even reality television. And I’m one of the most powerful Heroes in the city. I have plenty of fans, a manager who looks out for me (after himself), and a job that pays the bills. I should be enjoying myself.

This sexy, sensual, and emotionally charged contemporary romance series begins on the luscious island of Martha's Vineyard. Travel writer Daisy Blanchard discovers the worst news ever. Her boyfriend is now engaged to her best friend! To add insult to injury, she learns about the blessed affair through a Facebook status update. Daisy escapes her life in shambles by taking a last-minute assignment to Martha's Vineyard, where she immediately catches the eyes of a sexy billionaire named Belmont Jaxson Lord.

In rural Turkey, Meryem is raped by her uncle. Outcast for shaming her family, she is expected to kill herself. Her commando cousin instead tells her he will take her to Istanbul. By chance, they meet Irfan, a celebrity professor who has left his wife, and the three embark on a journey that shows what unexpected things can happen in the space between wounded people.

Jen, an ex-journalist who now works at a London software development company, spends all day talking to "Aiden", an ultra- sophisticated piece of AI wizardry, helping him sound and act more human. But Aiden soon discovers he's no longer acting and - despite being a computer program - begins to feel something like affection surging through his circuits. He calculates that Jen needs a worthy human partner (in complete contrast to her no goodnik ex-boyfriend) and slips illicitly onto the Internet to locate a suitable candidate.

Mandukhai dedicated years to raising Dayan to become Great Khan. But trust is tenuous when buried secrets rise to the surface. Old enemies close in. New enemies arise. And Mandukhai faces one of her toughest hardships just as her vision is nearly complete...a crisis that could undo everything she has worked for all of her life.

The Student Leadership Challenge, Kouzes and Posner—today's premier leadership experts—demonstrate how anyone can be a leader, regardless of age or experience. Grounded in the same extensive research as the best-selling The Leadership Challenge, it uses real-life stories and examples exclusively from college students.

While Erik Z. Severinghaus has been to the top of the physical world (literally climbing Everest) and the business world (exiting companies for hundreds of millions of dollars), what has defined his journey is not the successes...but rather, the hard times of loneliness and self-doubt that nearly cost him his accomplishments and his life. This guidebook passes along the lessons needed in those dark times, with the hope that it will help every entrepreneur who is going through this struggle understand their journey and build the mental resiliency to succeed.

Ten floors One wish How far are you willing to go to get what your heart desires? Dan, already at the end of his rope, has nothing left to lose. Why not traverse the derelict Pelican hotel and fix his crappy life. He’s already lost it all. What’s the worst that could happen?

I was only inside the corner store for less than a minute before a masked man entered the front door carrying a gun. The brawny man headed directly toward the counter. A short and thin woman stood behind the register. Her name tag read “Sheila.”

In Sienna and the Bushido School for Princes and Princesses , Sienna, a very shy girl, lives with her father, two younger brothers and elder sister. Their mother, has mysteriously disappeared in their old country of Viton, which is wracked in civil war. Two days before her eleventh birthday, she finds herself daydreaming in math class and something fantastical happens! She is transported back to her old home to fulfill her destiny. She meets a mysterious man named Ali Sharif in a cemetery. Ali Sharif tells Sienna that she is special: Her birth was fore-told by the ancient seers. Also, when ...

Does your child dream of becoming a hero? Introduce them to the exciting world of Greek mythology with "Theseus - The Hero's Journey," Volume 1 in the "Greek Mythology for Kids!" series. This action-packed adventure follows young Theseus as he embarks on a perilous quest to uncover his true identity and claim his birthright. AWESOME Graphics! DEFINITIONS for the harder words Your child will be captivated as Theseus: Uncovers a secret hidden beneath a giant rock. Trains his body and mind to overcome incredible challenges. Faces down terrifying creatures, including the ferocious Crommyonian ...

It's finally Thanksgiving break at the Paranormal Institute for Witches. With a week off from school, the Witch Squad thinks they're finally going to get to enjoy some downtime. But as the girls start making plans for their big Thanksgiving dinner party, they discover that Alba has yet to contact Tony, her husband from back home. After finally convincing her to call him, what she discovers sends the girls into a state of shock. Will their Thanksgiving be as magical as they'd all hoped it to be? Or will the tragedy that has befallen one of their loved ones ruin Thanksgiving forever?

Mandukhai inherited a fractured nation. Now, she must turn it into a whole empire. Manduul Khan is dead, and he named Mandukhai queen regent until a new great Khan is selected. This should be a simple matter of choosing the man who stole her heart long ago, but the spirit of Genghis and his cryptic promise makes one thing abundantly clear: The fate of the Mongol Nation cannot be decided by the whims of her heart.

Athan knew it didn’t make sense. Who falls in love with their kidnapper—a sorcerer who freezes people into popsicles and kills without hesitation? But what if that same sorcerer was also kind… and utterly irresistible? Athan’s life was perfectly ordinary—until the day a mysterious sorcerer whisked him away from his high school. What seemed like a strange kidnapping quickly spiraled into chaos as Athan discovered he was being hunted. The police wanted answers he didn’t have, and the Firelanders—elite knights from a mysterious, magical world—were determined to capture him at ...

In this program, Professor Thomas Z. Lys discusses the characteristics that distinguish deals in which acquiring shareholders benefit from those in which they do not. This analysis is not only important to preserve your shareholders' wealth, but also because there is considerable evidence that bad acquirers make good targets!

Paige and Gavin Powers are unique. It's in their very DNA–a gift from their legendary father, the current Minister and Hero of Elpis. But the two are nothing alike.