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Tick. Tick. Tick. It’s the sound I hear when I look in the mirror, or when my mother reminds me of a certain internal clock too. It’s all I hear when I go on these blind dates my friend—Laken Decker—keeps setting me up on. I wasn’t looking for another date from anyone—except maybe, the firefighter. Let alone seeing one of them again when a small kitchen fire ignites my coffee shop, The Perfect Cup. Now I’m burning up with my attraction for the sexy firefighter who saved me and the desire to overcome my past, the abandonment I feel from the one man I should have trusted most.

As daughters of the King, we have full access to the riches of our Father’s Kingdom to enjoy on this Earth. Satan tries to convince us we are nothing more than orphaned slave girls with a fairy-tale royal birthright in an imaginary kingdom. Enslaved by fear, we become Barefoot Cinderellas who live more like paupers than princesses. Susie Erickson sweeps away the crumbs from your lap at the orphan’s table and leads you to your seat of honor at the King’s table. As she pours you a cup of tea, she tells you a great secret to see you through the trials this life has to offer.

If I keep following the advice of Scott, my reputation for being a badass will be ruined. How dare he expect me to attend class when there’s all sorts of weird voodoo crap going on? Gram tells me Druids live among us. They worship the forgotten Celtic gods that once ruled the Earth, and for centuries, they’ve practiced in Vernal Falls without incident. I know nothing about Druids or Celtic gods. I only know the visions began when Breas, the new foreign exchange student, moved in next door.

Feeling stressed, scattered, and disconnected? Chronically anxious, tired, and wired? If you're looking to slow down, feel better, and find inner peace and balance in life, The Little Book of Grounding is for you. Karen Sibal presents 75-plus ways you can easily bring balance to your mind, body, and spirit using ancient Ayurvedic teachings blended with positive psychology principles, and she shows how they can be easily applied by anyone to restore their health.

Sarah spends the evening getting groped, played with, and roughly used for pleasure by all the guests at the party. She submits to everything, letting a group of strangers dominate her and treat her however they want.

Skylar isn't normally the type of girl to go swimming naked in a creek outside. She only does it because she forgot her swimsuit, and because she's sure no one else is nearby. She certainly isn't expecting the three hunky guys she met at the beginning of her hike to come across her as she's swimming. They tease Skylar, and when she finally asks them to pass her her underwear from the beach so she can cover herself, they refuse. Soon, she's letting all three guys touch her and play with her body.

School is out in the summer of 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee. For Frances Robinson, a 15-year-old daydreamer with a crush on her teacher, John T. Scopes, summer vacation promises tennis and Coca-Colas from her father's drug store. But when Frances' father, the school board chairman, has Scopes arrested for teaching evolution, the sleepiest place on earth becomes a hotbed for famous thinkers, including H.L. Mencken, Clarence Darrow, and William Jennings Bryan.

A letter from the grandfather she never knew brings Meagan Rae King home to learn that she has inherited Meadow's Run, the largest ranch in Oklahoma. Here, she plans to escape her past and focus on her art career. However, with her co-owner Trystan Andrew Welsh, an old high school crush, it's hard to concentrate on anything other than him.

Nivea, a lone astronaut, is forced to make hard choices and has to accept things she would have never imagined to be possible as reality. Meg, a lost space traveler from another planet trying to get home. The two happen to cross paths as their ships drift by each other.

Welcome to Barksdale, where all the dogs strive for perfection. Every shopkeeper claims to be the “best groomer” or sell the “best biscuits.” And at Barksdale Academy, the pressure is on for one pup to be named Best in Show. Duke’s cousin Coco, a French bulldog from Paris, is visiting for the K-2 loyalty exam. During this exam, the Underdogs and their classmates will participate in a field day event against a rival school.

Zoey's been doing everything in her power to keep Sunnyside Retirement Community open for business, but her residents don't help with that a lot. She's had more than her fair share of threatening messages from the bosses, but she's kept the place afloat with sheer will and steel determination. However, that might not be enough. The bosses have arrived in town, and they're out for blood. When the lead boss goes missing, Zoey has to figure out who's behind it, put a stop to it, and keep her retirement community open. Before the doors are closed. For good.

Lean on God's Understanding: How to Have a Stress-Free Life deals with a common life struggle - stress. In each of the 18 chapters, through counsel and truths, you'll discover the true meaning behind leaning on God's understanding rather than the understanding of the world. Each chapter includes an application section, useful for Bible studies and small groups. The actions section will help you know how to take your next steps. The stories and messages in this book are key to what our society needs and craves today.

In this moving collection, author Keith Ankenbauer blends personal experiences and vivid imagination to take listeners on a journey of heartwarming romance and life-defining challenges. Follow the young cowboy as he faces heartache, triumphs, and the steady presence of the woman who transforms his life. From quiet ranches to bustling city streets, these stories offer unforgettable moments of joy, loss, and the enduring power of love.

With this life-changing companion workbook to I Am Here, entrepreneur, social media influencer, and author Ashley LeMieux guides you from pain to clarity and healing and inspires and empowers you to chart a course to the future you deserve.

The weight of self-doubt can be debilitating, preventing you from reaching your full potential. You may have experienced a time when you felt inadequate, insecure, and unworthy, which often leads to anxiety and depression. It gets worse when society places a price on external validation, attaching your self-worth to your achievements or appearances. But you are not alone. Many people struggle with self-doubt, low self-esteem, and the inability to be authentic.

The hardest life battle is winning against our inner struggles. In a world where the ache of loneliness and the weight of dissatisfaction are all too familiar, we meet Alice - a middle-aged mother and devoted wife - caught in the grip of a joyless existence. Within the confines of an unfulfilling relationship, her heart whispers of change, a plea for something more. Yet, chains woven from guilt and the unpredictable tides of an uncertain future keep her rooted, unable to move.

David Ashley White How-Shepherd AKA as Elder Poppy Uncle Seeds Man Di Hi Shep was born in Crookwell, 26 miles (marathon distance) from the city of Goulburn, NSW Australia. – He used to run it as a baby... But that's another story. Davids’s life has been as colourful as his beginnings, reaching the depths of despair through atrocities inflicted on him and with horrific things that he’s witnessed. Along with experiencing an horrific work accident that disfigured his right hand. All of this with no support, no counselingand managing his mental health on his own.

When anxiety and depression have become your lifestyle, it can be difficult to escape. Utilizing an outside-in approach, the author offers immediate, effective tools, derived from personal experience, for fellow survivors of anxiety and depression to begin shifting their lives back to healthy, stable habits.

Returning home, Ilan finds nothing is as she left it. After a year of peace, Skeltai raiders are once again threatening the province, even as the Dimmingwood thieves find themselves betrayed by the praetor. From within the castle in Selbius, Ilan must guard against an unknown enemy plotting her assassination, while uncovering a mage's secret that could help her protect the province. When old friends turn against her, will a new alliance prove powerful enough to defend against the dark magic of the enemy?

An ancient evil has returned...and the Pirate Queen is in the middle of the chaos. Serina just wants to control her magic, but when the Academy is attacked, she and her friends must flee to safer waters. A Mer village is attacked by humans...and a human town is pillaged by Mer. And then, the humans enter into an agreement with the Pirate Queen to join forces and destroy the Mer forever, Serina must find a way to save her people from certain destruction. Will she be able to reconcile what she saw with the truth? Will a spiny friend help or hinder her quest?