Modern Day

In the bustling city of New York, where the rich and powerful reign, Ella Jones is a high-end event planner with a heart of steel. She is hired by the charming and demanding James Keller to plan a company event, but little does she know that her life is about to change forever. James Keller, the youngest and most eligible bachelor in the city, is the CEO of The Keller Group Company. With pressure from his parents to settle down, James enlists Ella's help in planning a masquerade ball. But as they work together, sparks fly in all the wrong ways. James is demanding and fickle, while Ella is ...

As humans, we are taught how to learn, analyze and improve, yet we have little training in how to simply be. This book uses stories to illustrate a new possibility for approaching life, one that produces well-being and satisfaction, where upsetting events - even death and loss - don't have to affect one's ability to have a brilliant life

Two young lovers with two different backgrounds fall in love, which leads to chaos and their untimely demise.

this is a love story, surrounded by events unexpected and not necessarily wanted: They looked at each other while both slowly lowered their necks closer to the table-top, without blinking. It seemed they were imitating two geese sizing-up each other while deciding if the circumstances warranted a fight. She broke first and giggled despite her efforts to the contrary. He joined her. She imitated an angry cat’s hiss while wrinkling her nose. He let out a belly whopper. She resumed her expressionless face. He stopped his laughter and openly pleaded: “please don’t do that. You already let...

What is baptism, and why is it significant? This book answers these questions by offering baptism as a life-giving prism through which we can view the entirety of our Christian experience. Far from being a staid ritual, baptism, whatever its form, gives each person, each local church, and the church as a whole a common source of identity and purpose. Drawing on a lifetime of pastoral experience and scholarship, Dr. Shoemaker explores the spectrum of meanings present in our own baptisms and offers a wealth of ideas for church leaders as they prepare times of worship centered around this ...

You've all heard the news. Freak disasters that formerly strike every decade now occur in every season. The timing and the location is not an issue anymore. When nature decides it's time to mess with you, it will: with a force that sends most people into a frenzy of panic and discord. But you can prepare for it. This book will introduce to you the fundamentals of DIY prepping.

Disasters occur unexpectedly. Everyone, both rich and poor, suffer from the same effects and even lose lives in extreme cases. What makes the difference is the level of preparation done in facing these significant events. Some people tend to be complacent because they live in disaster-safe locations. Living in a large, professionally-constructed home in luxurious communities make some people feel as if they are invincible from disasters.

In this audiobook, you will discover the systematic way of preparing your home for any disaster. The first step is gaining knowledge about your house, your location’s geographical profile, and your community. Being an independent family doesn't keep you away from being a part of your community. At the end of the day, coordinating with other community members help prepare you and your household. Upon knowing vital information, the next covered topic is carrying out the actual preparation steps.

Twenty-seven-year-old Jade thought she had it all. Until her perfect world dissolved and thrust her into the real one. A world filled with magic and usual magical beings such as vampires, werewolves, and demons. Jade was sure she was coping just fine. Then she discovered sexy demons existed. Someone wanted her dead. Does she really want to know how much of her life has been a deception?

Twenty-seven-year-old Jade thought she had it all. Until her perfect world dissolved and thrust her into the real one. A world filled with magic and usual magical beings such as vampires, werewolves, and demons. Jade was sure she was coping just fine. But is that the truth, or is it just a dream?

A Modern-Day Cinderella Holiday Romance One fateful kiss. One relentless billionaire. One curvy girl who’s about to learn that when it comes to love, some risks are worth taking. When curvy and cautious Kaitlyn agrees to a wild dare at a glamorous masked New Year’s Eve party, she never expects it to change her life. Kissing a stranger at midnight was supposed to be a harmless thrill, but the earth-shattering kiss leaves her reeling—and running. She escapes before the handsome mystery man can learn her name, leaving behind only a silver bracelet she doesn’t realize she’s lost. Adam...

The fault in modernity lies in the ever -ncreasing feeling of security. This has been brought about by various technological advancements which, albeit having made life much easier, have consequently resulted in lenience. A lax mindset is a precursor for accidents and incurs greater losses during disasters due to insufficiently managed risk. Disasters are sudden catastrophic events, either natural or human-instigated, that result in a grave disruption of normal day-to-day life.

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The Neanderthals Are Back: The Beginning is the first of a series of stories about the life of Neanderthals growing up in modern society after two scientists bring them back with the help of some surrogate mothers. This audiobook focuses on the story of the first six Neanderthal babies as they grow up. At first, they are raised in the lab in secret and taught by a nursery school teacher. When the children are five and six, the scientists place them with the owners of a group home for children with disabilities.

Bella Marble is a true, hopeless, despairing romantic. Above all things, even above her wish to be a writer, she wants love. But when her beautiful best friend moves out of their flat share to live with the most boring ogre in history, and her perfectly paired parents tell her their own love story is coming to an end, Bella's illusions of a happily ever after start to shatter. If they can't find 'the one', what chance does she have? Disenchanted, Bella throws herself into looking for love in all the wrong places.

An emotionally powerful novel about four women and the incredible strength it takes to live a life made invisible by others. In a nondescript building in a gentrifying corner of London, Penny is doing daily battle with her mind. She is convinced that the world beyond her door is too dangerous for her, though her heart knows it isn't. Penny's neighbour Carla, an American expat and single mother of two teens, has lived in a coercive relationship for many years, too worn down by her controlling husband to escape her situation.

"It's better to be safe than sorry" is a widely used phrase worldwide, and mostly everyone knows it. Despite this saying, many don't take the necessary actions to prepare for devastating accidents and disasters. As a result, when these startling emergencies arise, many individuals find themselves unequipped with the vital supplies that will help save a life.

Can two clueless romantics rescue each other? Small-town teacher Cindy was just dumped by her fiancé. Absentminded professor Hugh has the soul of a knight but the body of a nerd. To win over the people they think they adore, they join forces to transform each other. But is true love closer than they realize? An eccentric group of elders adds to the fun in this laughter-filled romance by USA Today bestselling novelist Jacqueline Diamond, author of Yours, Mine and Ours. Cindy and the Fella was a finalist for the Golden Quill and Booksellers Best awards.

Brianna gets the opportunity to train to be one of the Furies. But Apollo opposes this, and will do all in his power to stop the creation of another Fury. Brianna, who suffered a gruesome fate at the hands of a demonic serial killer in "Angels of Vengeance", hasn't moved on like most other human spirits. So, Brianna has settled into a weird version of the Afterlife while hanging out in the Furies' domain. But, during the time Brianna spent in the Furies' domain has changed her, she's evolved and has developed the ability to be material even outside of the space/time portal of the Furies' ...