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Twelve-year-old Monica Garcia has arrived in NYC with her grandmother and a few suitcases to live her dream on Broadway. She’s been chosen as understudy to the star of Our Time, the famed Ethel Merman Theater’s last chance to produce a hit before it shutters its doors for good. Along with her fellow castmates - a.k.a. “the squad” - Monica has a big and very personal reason to want this show to succeed. But rumors of a long-running curse plague the theater.

Shirley Lyle hooks for a living. She’s a big girl who keeps her profile low. But when a drug lord and his son toss her trailer, she adds a couple letters to her name. Now, she’s killed the drug lord’s son and two meth zombies. Fed up, ready to set fire to her past, her job - and her trailer - she’s dragged back into the role she’s forsworn by a man who presses her buttons with a hammer. Shirley realizes she’ll never be more than a 400-pound hooker. But when her partner-in-revolution, Ulyana the Ukrainian stripper, disappears, Shirley puts flame to fuse.

Pathologist Toni Day knows her mother like the back of her hand. When her mother calls and asks her to investigate the disappearance of her best friend’s husband, Dick, she knows better than to argue. Soon, Toni and her husband, Hal, are on their way back to her hometown of Long Beach, California, where another mystery awaits. Dick’s wife, Doris, is convinced that the historic house she shares with Dick is haunted. To make things even more complicated, Doris is also suffering from a mysterious illness.

At some point in our lives, most of us have experienced a period of high momentum and motivation, but what about all of the times when we are not in that zone? Whereever you're stuck, meaning any place except being on fire and excited about living life, there's a chapter for you in this book. Whether you're a success story looking for your next big thing, a person who is tired of living a mediocre life, or someone who doesn't even have a dream, here is where your wheels stop spinning.

Aliyah Simpson doesn't know anything about the billionaire ruler, let alone his younger brother who is in charge of the agency. She's been hired to work. Raised in the heart of the Big Apple, she embraced the opportunity to work abroad in immigration law to gain firsthand experience. Meanwhile, Omash's people are still grieving the death of the ruler's late American wife, Rachel Johnson. They are wondering whom the sheikh should marry next. There are many possibilities but none sizes up to Rachel.

Being a woman is a powerful thing. You have the power to bear children, battle with your hormones, conceive it for nine months, become a mother, and for what it’s worth, You are a blessing. Not all can do the job as you do, and taking care of oneself sometimes becomes impossible. Neglecting yourself is very common, especially to new mothers like me. Taking care of yourself is not a sin. Although you might get yourself caught in the middle of being a mom and a wife, you have to look after yourself for your good. Being aware of your health and body makes your mind more at ease.

With Shirley’s son Brass kidnapped by Vanko Demyan’s father, a man so ancient everyone’s forgotten his name, Shirley has no choice but to speed to Phoenix, acquire a bunch of AK-47’s, and go toe to toe with the entire Demyan crime family. When Shirley receives a text with a photo showing Brass positioned with his head on a bandsaw table, Shirley wants an Old West showdown. But Viva Shirley offers a better path...Hunt them one by one. It works, until it doesn’t.

This book explores the realities of considering sleep training a breastfed baby. Before making this decision, it is important to know how it might impact lactation. The book serves to educate and empower parents to go into the decision-making process fully informed. This includes exploring all the other ways to facilitate rest outside of sleep training options. Laying out data and options without judgement, this book can be a tool to help parents make the best personalized decisions for their family around lactation and sleep.

Allie Cashel has suffered from chronic Lyme disease for 16 years - but much of the medical community refuses to recognize her symptoms as the result of infectious disease. In Suffering the Silence: Chronic Lyme Disease in an Age of Denial, Cashel paints a living portrait of what is often called post-treatment Lyme syndrome, featuring the stories of chronic Lyme patients from around the world and their struggle for recognition and treatment.

At long last, Lady Rample is about to reunite with her paramour, the American jazz musician Hale Davis. But, as usual for our intrepid heroine, her arrival in the French Riviera doesn’t go to plan! Laid up with a concussion thanks to a waterskiing incident, Lady Rample discovers that her aristocratic neighbor isn’t quite who he seems. With the help of the usual eccentrics, she’s going to find the truth and prove he’s up to no good. Unless he gets to her first....

For 20 years Mandy had coached her clients through the turbulent waters of business and life. What she didn’t know was how important these skills would be in saving herself. On February 7, 2016, she suffered a brutal attack on her life when a college senior broke into her home in a drug-induced rage and nearly beat her to death. In this book she shares details of the attack and her journey through healing - both for herself and the man who attacked her.

What happened in the house that Jack built? It all started with the cheese that lay in the house that Jack built. And then came the rat that ate the cheese and the cat who killed the rat. Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator Simms Taback brings his distinctive humor and creativity to the beloved story of Jack and the house that he built. There is even a special guest star at the end of this humorous and unique interpretation of an age-old classic.

As a working woman right now, you are making history. We supposedly have equal opportunities and equal pay, but so many ambitious working women are at the brink of losing their sanity, struggling to find a way to succeed in their careers, as well as having joy, love, and fulfillment in their personal life. Is having it all just a myth? Should you, as a woman, just give up and choose one form of success over the other? To succeed on your terms, you have to become masterful in two areas: assertion and boundaries.

Have you been hearing people all around you talking about Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies and wanted to learn more, but are afraid it may be too technical to understand? Or maybe you just do not want to feel like an idiot for asking what cryptocurrency is? Well fear not, this book was written for you! This is a quick and easy-to-follow guide to all aspects of cryptocurrency. I avoid getting into complex details while providing clear examples and analogies to help the listener digest the information.

Meet Rachel, the youngest in a family of high-achievers. She's also the cleverest. But it's not easy being super-intelligent – especially when her errant older brother insists on disturbing the peace and undermining everything she ever says or does. And her best friends seem to be falling for his charming veneer.

When Aunt Butty gets an idea in her head, there is simply no stopping her. At least, Lady Rample has never found a way. And what Aunt Butty wants is a proper, old-fashioned English country Christmas. So, it’s no surprise when Lady Rample finds herself celebrating the holidays deep in the Cotswolds. And naturally, Aunt Butty requires everything to be perfect, from the Yule log to the wassail.

Lester Toungate has a six-foot problem named Shirley Lyle. The only way he can return to his drug lord duties with a clear mind: kill her - and Ulyana the Ukrainian stripper....FBI special agent Joe Smith stands to lose his career and his freedom. Joe Smith doesn’t merely have a Shirley Lyle problem. He has a Shirley and Ulyana problem. The solution? Murder both women...Russian mob boss Vanko Demyan, convinced Shirley, Ulyana, and Lester are in cahoots against him, assigns his best assassin a simple task: Execute all three, and do it in the daylight. Make a splash.

I'm Naseem. My habiba, my heart Rachel has been taken away from me twice. Luckily, I now have her back in my arms. Things will be perfect when we get back to Omash; this woman awakens a passion in me I’ve never felt before. As Sultan of the greatest family in the Middle East, I must lead by example. I've erred so many times, but now is the time to make things right for me and my bride. We're on our way back home. Before so, let's have a little fun..

Start creating a more successful life for you and your family by using these simple, easy-to-follow 365 positive affirmations. Inside you will discover how to unblock negative thoughts, reprogram your mind for success, boost your confidence in minutes, attract the right people in your life, and so much more. Make one of the best decisions this year by use these manifesting affirmations for Black women and create the life of your dreams.

The conclusion to the League of Illusion trilogy. Five years ago, Sebastian Davenport tried to go back in time to reverse a fatal mistake, but found himself trapped in another reality, and gave up his magic for a quiet life as a blacksmith. Healer Drea Blairwood knows he's hiding something about his past, but has no idea what kind of adventure awaits them both. After militant elves kidnap Drea, Sebastian needs to find a way to reclaim his magic. The fate of the League - and the world - hangs in the balance.