Showing results by author "Erica" in All Categories

When bluestocking Vivian Loren becomes the governess for the wealthy Spencer family, she's hunting for clues about the murder of her brother, not romance. But Vivian didn't count on one thing: James Spencer, the intrepid Duke of Abermont, who has a tortured past of his own. As head of Britain's elite intelligence agency, James can't afford the scrutiny the Marriage Mart would bring to his family once the season starts. After discovering Vivian's quest for vengeance has made her a pawn in a plot of one of Napoleon's most deadly spies, James realizes they can help each other.

As an educator for more than 20 years, I’m a fan of teaching others. And there is no greater challenge than to learn a language and to use that tool when traveling abroad! I created this Portuguese phrasebook as a way to increase your enjoyment when traveling to Portugal. Imagine what the ability to communicate with the locals will do for your travel experience, allowing you to connect with new and interesting people or even live or study in places like Lisbon or Porto!

This ebook is an erotic fantasy intended for adults only. If you are not interested in D/s erotica, please do not purchase this book. Darcy and Xander are rivals at a prestigious consulting firm—it’s the kind of place where you can make millions, but only if you’re the best. They’re both intelligent, determined, and fiercely ambitious. Darcy, in particular, has decided that she will eventually win control of this business empire, except she doesn’t realize what Xander has planned for her. On one of her rare nights off, Darcy is alone and relaxing when she gets a package from an ...

When Avery Hansen awakens, it's not to the warmth of her bed, but to the sterile white walls of an unfamiliar hospital room. Her mind races with fragments of the night before—a gathering of girlfriends at the local bar, laughter echoing in the air amid clinking glasses and upbeat chatter—now drowned by the eerie silence and the pungent scent of antiseptic.

Reese James’ life was never easy. Trying to stay upbeat and positive while her twin sister battled cancer took its toll on her. The one thing getting her through was her relationship with her lifelong best friend Bette Mitchell. Unfortunately, constantly blurring the lines between friendship and something more was destined to blow up at some point, and that’s exactly what happened when Reese hit her rock bottom.

We come into this world naked, innocent, the very essence of love. Granted a brief amount of time to revel in and enjoy this state, it isn't long before we are being groomed to fit in and play by the rules. Suddenly, societal expectations have us looking outside of ourselves for validation, acceptance, and love. And with all the judgment and modeling to which we are exposed, it isn't long before we don a social mask.

Creating solutions to solve problems can often prove very difficult to accomplish, even for seasoned solution designers. Complex organizational problems have several stakeholders, endless variables, and a myriad of possible solutions. It's hard enough to figure out where to start, and even harder to realize what the perfect, mutually-beneficial solution is.

The Wrath of God destroyed the old world, and what’s left of humanity huddles in the shadows of the Tears, strange black spheres that protect the last cities from the storms. No one knows what they are or how they work, but if you listen, you can hear them whispering.... But now the spheres are failing, falling silent. When one of the Gardeners who protect and maintain the Tears is murdered, Julia and her partner, Zach, are summoned to find out why. Their search for a killer will take them from Angel City’s crumbling skyscrapers to the salt flats of the Pacific Desert.

Zelly Fried has finally convinced her parents to let her get a dog, with the help of her grandfather Ace. Unfortunately, said dog (also named Ace) is a shoe-chewing, mud-tracking, floor-peeing kind of dog. Despite Zelly's best efforts to drag Ace (literally!) to puppy kindergarten, his flunking report card says it all: "This Ace is wild." Also wild is the other Ace in Zelly's life. Grandpa Ace has decided to begin dating again and is dining and dancing every night, against his doctor's orders. Determined to get both Aces under control, Zelly enlists the help of her two best friends, Allison and Jeremy (despite the fact that they don't quite see eye to eye).

Istanbul is one of the greatest cities in the world. Located at the point where East meets West, the city has long been the crossroads of civilization. The Women's Guide to Istanbul is the ultimate travel companion for the discerning woman who knows what she wants and wishes to waste no time doing it, seeing it, buying it, eating it, and experiencing it.

Revolts against authoritarian regimes don’t always succeed - but they're more likely to if they embrace civil resistance rather than violence. Over the last century, nonviolent campaigns have been twice as likely to succeed as violent ones and they increase the chances that toppling a dictatorship will lead to peace and democracy.

When Tess took a break from her successful career as a television reporter to help her mother recover from back surgery, the last thing she expected was to run into Tayson Cole. The man broke her heart on New Year’s Eve and the two of them clash like bulls on a regular basis. However, she’s seen the better side of the reality television star and fallen for him which makes keeping her resolution to stay away from the professional bull fighter all that more difficult to keep. Tess wants the real Tayson and refuses to play the games he uses to keep people away from seeing the guilt eating ...

Needing a miracle, Mandy Williams headed to Milwaukie where she hoped to find a stable job and a place to raise her two-year-old son. What she didn’t expect to find was Blake Jessop, her first love. His violet blue eyes still take her breath away and his peaceful soul is like a beacon to her troubled heart. But she broke Blake’s heart and he looks at her like she’s the Grinch who stole his Christmas spirit. Blake, a MyHeartChannel star, enjoyed his quiet life mostly behind the camera on the hit channel Tori’s Taking Over. Their latest project, a B&B in Milwaukie was humming along ...

We long to see firsthand the power of God as displayed in the Bible. Miracles, prophecy, dreams, healing - most of these tend to be missing from our normal, safe, predictable faith. Yet we tend to view any movement of God outside our own experience with mistrust and confusion. But what if we've got "normal" all wrong? In this audiobook is an invitation to a new way of living: embracing God's power through simple yet bold prayer. It's for the night owl, the caffeine-addicted, even the skeptic, beckoning all of us out of our comfort zones with stories of spiritual breakthrough, mind-blowing miracles, and physical healing.

Nella mente di molti - ricercatori, medici e pazienti - si sta facendo strada la convinzione che il corpo e il cervello parlano fra loro e si influenzano reciprocamente, nella salute come nella malattia. Questa convinzione, già ben chiara nei saperi della medicina ippocratica e delle medicine orientali, trova oggi fondamento scientifico nelle neuroscienze, nella Psiconeuroendocrinoimmunologia, nella medicina centrata sulle emozioni come ponte tra psiche e soma e sull'energia come chiave essenziale della vita. Cos'è la guarigione? Cosa la determina veramente? Come far sì che accada?

Michaela Dunn, living on present day Cape Cod, dreams of getting into an art school, something her family just doesn't understand. When her stepfather refuses to fund a trip for a poetry workshop, Michaela finds the answer in a local contest searching for a poet to write the dedication plaque for a statue honoring Captain Benjamin Churchill, a whaler who died at sea 100 years ago. She struggles to understand why her town venerates Churchill, an almost mythical figure whose name adorns the school team and various tourist traps.

Being on a soul mission may be something we quickly identify with, or it could be a new term to us. Simply put, it is the knowing and feeling that we are on this earth, at this time, for a purpose or mission, one of our soul. The contributors in this collaboration all know they are here on a soul mission. In this listen, they are sharing their darkest moments, their summits, and the messy, beautiful lessons learned along the way. Be prepared to be inspired, brought to tears, laughter - this is a resource full of tangible tools, mindset shifts, and techniques to improve your life.

You've heard about how Snow White bit into a poison apple and fell in love with Prince Charming? This isn't that story. Learn about this Snow White and how she meets the Seven Dwarfs: six male dwarfs and a female dwarf named Cosette. When the petite Cosette meets the tall and lengthy beauty named Snow White, will she get her happily ever after, or she meant to be just a side character in this fairytale?

Advice columnist Miss Vivian Henry despises the Wild Wynchesters her young cousin idolizes. A privileged, wealthy family might get away with murder, while ordinary people are stuck firmly in their place. But when her beloved cousin goes missing and the authorities shrug, Viv has no choice but to beg for help from the vigilantes she hates.

In this retelling of the classic fairy tale, Cinderella still has a fairy godmother, a wicked stepmother and a prince, but she also has a red haired step sister named Alexandra. However, during a masked dance, Alexandra falls fast and hard for the masked maiden. What will she do when she finds out that the woman she danced with is her stepsister? The Glass Slipper and the Step Sister is a lesbian erotica short story that gives a twist to the classic fairy tale.