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Your Unconscious Is Showing: Take Control of Your Life with the 12 Steps of Consciousness
by Dr. Courtney TracyA groundbreaking guide showing us how being “out of control” (and admitting it) is the first step to living a truly better, more meaningful life.Raise your hand if you’ve ever wanted to “self-improve” but, for some reason, you just can’t follow through. Turns out, the issue isn’t a lack of willpower. For centuries, we’ve been fed a common perspective: Explore your subconscious mind, heal your trauma, fit into your society, and happiness will follow, right? Wrong. Dr. Courtney Tracy, also known as “The Truth Doctor,” disrupts this outdated narrative through digestible scientific research, shockingly honest personal stories, and compassionate-yet-direct advice. Feeling out of control and helpless isn't a flaw but a universal truth of our existence. Instead of trying to change how we work as human beings (spoiler alert: you can’t,) we need to embrace and make peace with our unconscious, making it work for and alongside us instead of against.Half psychology textbook written by your best friend (who’s also a therapist), half comprehensive guide brimming with actionable insights for engaging with our unconscious positively and productively, Your Unconscious Is Showing is here to help us accept what we can’t control, courageously change what we can, and wisely know the difference.
The Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM): Constructs, Evidence, Applications, and Implications for Facilitating Change
by Gene E. HallChange can be interesting, challenging, easy, difficult, and sometimes fun. The Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM): Constructs, Evidence, Applications, and Implications for Facilitating Change, edited by Gene E. Hall, a key originator of CBAM, uses a research-tested model to introduce students in education to ways of thinking, strategies, and steps that leaders can take to facilitate and advance change processes in their own schools. The primary focus of this book and method is on understanding the thoughts, perceptions, feelings, and concerns of the people who are engaged with change and finding systematic ways to address them. This edited volume provides clear instruction from researchers who know CBAM best, experiences and case studies from a wide variety of educational settings, and strong pedagogy so readers can learn CBAM and apply this model to their educational systems.
The Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM): Constructs, Evidence, Applications, and Implications for Facilitating Change
by Gene E. HallChange can be interesting, challenging, easy, difficult, and sometimes fun. The Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM): Constructs, Evidence, Applications, and Implications for Facilitating Change, edited by Gene E. Hall, a key originator of CBAM, uses a research-tested model to introduce students in education to ways of thinking, strategies, and steps that leaders can take to facilitate and advance change processes in their own schools. The primary focus of this book and method is on understanding the thoughts, perceptions, feelings, and concerns of the people who are engaged with change and finding systematic ways to address them. This edited volume provides clear instruction from researchers who know CBAM best, experiences and case studies from a wide variety of educational settings, and strong pedagogy so readers can learn CBAM and apply this model to their educational systems.
Dependable Computing: Design and Assessment (IEEE Press)
by Ravishankar K. Iyer Zbigniew T. Kalbarczyk Nithin M. NakkaDependable Computing Covering dependability from software and hardware perspectives Dependable Computing: Design and Assessment looks at both the software and hardware aspects of dependability. This book: Provides an in-depth examination of dependability/fault tolerance topics Describes dependability taxonomy, and briefly contrasts classical techniques with their modern counterparts or extensions Walks up the system stack from the hardware logic via operating systems up to software applications with respect to how they are hardened for dependability Describes the use of measurement-based analysis of computing systems Illustrates technology through real-life applications Discusses security attacks and unique dependability requirements for emerging applications, e.g., smart electric power grids and cloud computing Finally, using critical societal applications such as autonomous vehicles, large-scale clouds, and engineering solutions for healthcare, the book illustrates the emerging challenges faced in making artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications dependable and trustworthy. This book is suitable for those studying in the fields of computer engineering and computer science. Professionals who are working within the new reality to ensure dependable computing will find helpful information to support their efforts. With the support of practical case studies and use cases from both academia and real-world deployments, the book provides a journey of developments that include the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on this ever-growing field. This book offers a single compendium that spans the myriad areas in which dependability has been applied, providing theoretical concepts and applied knowledge with content that will excite a beginner, and rigor that will satisfy an expert. Accompanying the book is an online repository of problem sets and solutions, as well as slides for instructors, that span the chapters of the book.
Home of the Happy: A Murder on the Cajun Prairie
by Jordan LaHaye Fontenot"Riveting and atmospheric, Home of the Happy is also a heartfelt grappling with a trauma in the author’s family and her attempts to unravel its secrets once and for all. LaHaye Fontenot’s writing is urgent, fueled not just by a desire for justice but by love for her ancestors and the Cajun community of south Louisiana. A must-read for true crime and mystery fans."— Ana Reyes, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the PinesOn January 16, 1983, Aubrey LaHaye’s body was found floating in the Bayou Nezpique. His kidnapping ten days before sparked “the biggest manhunt in the history of Evangeline Parish.” But his descendants would hear the story as lore, in whispers of the dreadful day the FBI landed a helicopter in the family’s front lawn and set out on horseback to search for the seventy-year-old banker.Decades later, Aubrey’s great-granddaughter Jordan LaHaye Fontenot asked her father, the parish urologist, to tell the full story. He revealed that to this day, every few months, one of his patients will bring up his grandfather’s murder, and the man accused of killing him, John Brady Balfa, who remains at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola serving a life sentence. They’ll say, in so many words: “Dr. Marcel, I really don’t think that Balfa boy killed your granddaddy.” For readers of Maggie Nelson’s The Red Parts and Emma Copley Eisenberg's The Third Rainbow Girl, Home of the Happy unravels the layers of suffering borne of this brutal crime—and investigates the mysteries that linger beneath generations of silence. Is it possible that an innocent man languishes in prison, still, wrongly convicted of murdering the author’s great-grandfather?
Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House
by Jonathan Allen Amie Parnes"Brutal" —Huffington Post"Scathing" —New York PostThe authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller Shattered provide a revelatory, inside look the Biden, Harris, and Trump camps during the 2024 battle for the White House, arguably the most consequential contest in American history.The ride was so wild that it forced a sitting president to drop his re-election bid, a once and future president to survive felony convictions and a would-be assassin’s bullet, and a vice president, unexpectedly thrust into the arena, to mount an unprecedented 107-day campaign to lead the free world. Fight is the backstage story of bloodsport politics in its rawest form—the clawing, backstabbing, and rabble-rousing that drove Donald Trump into the White House and Democrats into the wilderness. At every turn, the combatants went for the jugular, whether they were facing down rivals in the other party or their own. Bestselling authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes give readers their first graphic view of the characters, their motivations, and their innermost thoughts as they battled to claim the ultimate prize and define a political era. Based on real-time interviews with more than 150 insiders—from the Trump, Harris, and Biden inner circles, as well as party leaders and operatives—Fight delivers the vivid and stunning tale of an election unlike any other.In the end, Trump overcame voters’ concerns about his personal flaws by tapping into a deep vein of dissatisfaction with the direction of the country. At the same time, Democrats struggled to connect with an electorate that felt gaslit by Biden’s insistence that he had delivered economic prosperity—and his pledge to be a “bridge” president. He tore his party asunder, leaving destroyed personal relationships in his wake, as he clung to power. And when he gave it up, he kneecapped Harris by demanding unprecedented loyalty from her.As Allen and Parnes have done in the #1 New York Times bestseller Shattered and Lucky, they provide readers with a skeleton key to the rooms where it all happened, revealing a story more shocking than previously reported.
The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport
by Joshua Robinson Jonathan CleggAn NPR Best Book of 2024A Sports Illustrated Best Book of 2024NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWall Street Journal reporters and authors of The Club, Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg tell the riveting saga of how Formula 1 broke through in America, detailing the eclectic culture of racing obsessives, glamorous settings, gearheads, engineering geniuses, dashing racers, and bitter rivalries that have made F1 the world’s fastest growing sport.For decades in America, car racing meant NASCAR, and to a lesser extent IndyCar, with Formula 1—the wealthiest racing league in the world—a distant third. Fast forward to 2023, and F1 has emerged at the front of the pack powered by a passionate yet nascent American fanbase. The F1 juggernaut has arrived, but this checkered flag was far from inevitable.In The Formula, Wall Street Journal reporters Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg tell the epic story of how F1 saved itself from collapse and finally conquered America through guile, fearlessness, and above all, reinvention. With fast cars, big money, glamorous locales, and beautiful people as the backdrop, The Formula reveals how F1’s sudden arrival in the US was actually decades in the making, a product of the sport’s near-constant state of transformation and experimentation. Bringing unique insight and access to F1’s most storied teams and personalities—from Ferrari to Bernie Ecclestone to Christian Horner to Lewis Hamilton—The Formula offers a riveting portrait of the drivers, corporations, cars, rivalries, and audacious gambles that have shaped the sport for half a century.The end result is a high-octane history of how modern F1 racing came to be—the first book to tell the story of the outrageous successes and spectacular crashes that led F1 to this extraordinary yet precarious moment. More than just a sports story, The Formula is the tale of a disrupter that broke into the crowded American sports marketplace and claimed its place through cash, personality, and a new understanding of what a sport needs to be in the age of wall-to-wall entertainment.
Together We Roared: Alongside Tiger for His Epic Twelve-Year, Thirteen-Majors Run
by Steve Williams Evin PriestSteve Williams, arguably the greatest caddie in golf history, teams up with renowned golf journalist Evin Priest to give his definitive account of his 12-year partnership with the legendary Tiger Woods, sharing personal, never-before-told moments of their friendship on and off the course.When Tiger Woods went on an extraordinary majors run between 1999 and 2008, one man stood at his side: his caddie Steve Williams. Together Steve and Tiger dominated the PGA Tour and won an astonishing 13 major championships, their sights set on breaking Jack Nicklaus’s record 18 majors. Before they could overtake Nicklaus, however, their partnership ended abruptly, and a 12-year period without talking began. Years later, the two reconnected.Steve, with PGA Tour journalist Evin Priest, reflects fondly on his years as Tiger’s caddie and their relentless pursuit of greatness. He revisits all their best moments, from Tiger’s iconic shot on the 16th hole at the 2005 Masters to the famed Tiger Slam of 2000 and 2001, to his against-the-odds victory on a broken leg at the 2008 US Open. Steve goes behind the scenes of their on-course success and shows their friendship off the course, like Tiger caddying for Steve on his wedding day and Tiger giving a heartfelt best man speech. Steve also shares fascinating, never-before-seen photos and ephemera.Together We Roared offers an inside look at what it is like to ride alongside greatness and is a heartfelt ode to the friendship that produced one of the winningest duos in golf history.
What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful
by Marshall Goldsmith Mark ReiterWhether you are near the top of the ladder or still have a ways to climb, this book serves as an essential guide to help you eliminate your dysfunctions and move to where you want to go. Marshall Goldsmith is an expert at helping global leaders overcome their sometimes unconscious annoying habits and attain a higher level of success. His one-on-one coaching comes with a six-figure price tag. But, in this book, you get Marshall's great advice without the hefty fee! "Marshall Goldsmith is one of the most credible thought leaders in the new era of business." -- The Economist "For over a decade I have worked with Marshall in corporations and seen him teach. In my opinion, he is the best at what he does, bar none. He has that rare combination that makes a great teacher-thought leadership, classroom management, and presence." -- Vijay Govindarajan, professor and director, Center for Global Leadership, Tuck School, Dartmouth University "America's preeminent executive coach." -- Fast Company
Still See You Everywhere (A Frankie Elkin Novel)
by Lisa GardnerIn this &“frightening, full of twists, and completely satisfying" thriller from a New York Times bestselling author, three women: a kidnapped young girl, a serial killer on death row, and a recovering alcoholic, are on a terrifying trajectory to save a life before the clock runs out (Karin Slaughter). Missing persons expert and nomadic loner Frankie Elkin travels the country searching for the lost ones the rest of the world has forgotten. Her specialty, cold cases that typically end in tragedy. But this one could be different. Kaylee Pierson, &“The Beautiful Butcher,&” confessed from the start to enticing 18 men home before slitting their throats. As the clock winds down to her death, Pierson has finally received a lead on her baby sister, abducted years ago. Kaylee&’s dying wish: to know Leilani is safe and sound. Frankie is eager to possibly rescue a teenage girl, even if it involves flying to a remote atoll in the Pacific, where a charming tycoon is constructing an eco-resort—and possibly holding Leilani against her will. But now Frankie is trapped on an island with a dozen strangers and numerous deadly deceptions. As the danger mounts, Frankie faces her toughest challenge with no chance of rescue, no hope of escape, and a massive storm rolling in… &“This book is a rocket. It had me upside down and inside out.&” –Gregg Hurwitz
The Roots of American Politics: From Antiquity to the Early Republic (Perspectives on Early America)
by null John Frederick MartinThis book examines the ways in which American habits and politics replaced the traditional European republican canon.Before the modern era, European republics relied on procedural complexity in office-filling to arrive at neutral government. They did so with such technical consistency over a long span of time as to create a republican procedural tradition. That tradition collided with conditions in the Anglo-American world: with entrenched social deference in politics, quasi-representative institutions, and an ascendant doctrine of majorities. American habits would ultimately overwhelm the European republican canon, but not without a fight. This book suggests that arguments over the abandonment of the procedural tradition shook politics in early America, especially at the federal convention, and that it is difficult to understand the convention delegates’ votes concerning the Great Compromise (apportioning the House and Senate) and the presidential selection system without reference to those arguments. The contest between simple majorities and complexity aiming at comity was not resolved neatly in Philadelphia and continued during the first decades of the republic; this book argues that some political institutions to this day bear the stamp of the imperfect arrangements reached at the nation’s founding which among other things was a moment of inflection between older and newer concepts of republican architecture.This volume will be of interest to students and scholars interested in American Political History, Early American History, and Political Science.
Religion Extended: How Perception, Embodiment, and Practice Underlie Religion (Routledge Studies in Religion)
by null Elena KalmykovaReligion Extended contributes to discussions of aspects of religion that go beyond the epistemology of belief, incorporating other states such as understanding, emotion, knowledge of persons, knowledge-how, as well as practice. The author looks to bridge the gap in the study of religion between research of religious beliefs, on the one hand, and research of religious practices, on the other. She reconsiders key methodological concepts that traditional philosophy of religion and neighbouring disciplines (e.g. cognitive science of religion, psychology of religion, and theology) take for granted, such as “religious belief” and “religious faith”. The book offers a compelling and provocative reframing of these notions by drawing on cutting-edge developments in cognitive science, as well as insights from an Orthodox Christian perspective, which shed light on religion in important ways that tend to be neglected. Presenting a challenge to the received conceptual framework, this innovative and thought-provoking volume will advance discussions and open new areas of research.
Restoration Theatre Production (Routledge Revivals)
by null Jocelyn PowellOriginally published in 1984, this book recreates the unique atmosphere of the Restoration playhouses in order to demonstrate how theatrical conditions spurred authors into creating new forms of tragedy, comedy and opera, the techniques of which anticipated the ideas of ‘gestus’ and ‘alienation’ first articulated by Bertold Brecht in the 20th century. The book explores the ways in which the theories of the time affected the practice, showing the crucial importance of Dryden’s work in the playhouse and of the collaboration of authors and theatre companies. It examines particular texts, to highlight the themes and present the spectrum of dramatic experience in action. The book, which is extensively illustrated, also shows how the Restoration style, although developed by particular actors and dramatists, declined under the commercial pressures of the end of the century.
Sense and Thought: A Study in Mysticism (Routledge Revivals)
by null Greta HortOriginally published in 1936, the author investigates the working of the mind in various types of experiences, showing how sense and thought, volition and cognition, practice and theory, work together, as well in secular as in religious experiences; that in each type of experience reality presents itself, but that while secular experiences are partial, religious experiences are whole experiences. The book discusses the love of God, the conception of God as law, the relation between the transcendent and the immanent, and concludes by showing that the conception of the Absolute is inherent in one type of Christianity.
The Malevolent Seven: "Terry Pratchett meets Deadpool" in this darkly funny fantasy
by Sebastien de Castell'Brilliant and vivid world-building . . . riveting' CHAD STAHLESKI, director of John Wick 'A masterful blend of Sebastien de Castell's unique brand of wry humour, elegant prose, and wonderfully imaginative worldbuilding. I devoured this book and loved every page' NICK EAMES, bestselling author of Kings of the WyldeFrom the bestselling author of THE GREATCOATS: seven war mages with dark pasts must come together to fight an unknown enemy - but the stakes are higher than anyone can imagine . . . and someone's setting the seven up for a fall. Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There he is, see? Skinny old guy with a long straggly beard. The hat's a must, too, right? Big, floppy thing. Wouldn't want a simple steel helmet or something that might, you know, protect the part of him most needed for conjuring magical forces from being bashed in with a mace (or pretty much any household object). Yep. Behold the mighty wizard. Now open your eyes and let me show you what a real war mage looks like . . . but be warned: you're probably not going to like it, because we're violent, angry, dangerously broken people who sell our skills to the highest bidder and be damned to any moral or ethical considerations. My name is Cade Ombra, and though I currently make my living as a mercenary wonderist, I used to have a far more noble-sounding job title - until I discovered the people I worked for weren't quite as noble as I'd believed. Now I'm on the run and my only friend, a homicidal thunder mage, has invited me to join him on a suicide mission against the seven deadliest mages on the continent. Time to recruit some very bad people to help us on this job . . .(P) 2023 Quercus Editions Ltd
Harlequin Presents Billionaire Revenge Romance Collection
by null Maya Blake null Julia James null Lucy KingFor these Alpha billionaires, revenge is a dish best served scorching hot! But what&’s more important, payback …or passion? Dive into three electrifying full-length billionaire revenge romances from Harlequin Presents.ENEMY&’S GAME OF REVENGEby Maya BlakeReclusive tycoon Jario Tagarro can never quite escape the shadow of his brutal past. However, alone on his super-yacht, new assistant Willow seems like she could be a tempting distraction… Until he discovers the captivating woman is the daughter of his enemy!This job is Willow&’s last bid to keep Jario from destroying her father. Desperate, she agrees to Jario&’s terms: he&’ll reveal why he wants revenge if she wins a series of challenges… Only, given their exquisite chemistry, will Willow ever get enough answers—or enough of Jario?VOWS OF REVENGE by Julia James Shy archaeologist Kassia Andrakis is used to a quiet life in the shadows. Attracting the attention of billionaire Damos Kallinikos feels almost too good to be true! Stepping into his world is a heady experience, and the ever-growing hunger in his eyes gives Kassia a newfound confidence.Damos had one goal when he decided to seduce Kassia—to thwart her ruthless father, a longtime business rival. But realizing his callously feigned attraction has led to a dangerously real connection, Damos must decide what&’s most important: payback or passion…THE FLAW IN HIS RIO REVENGEby Lucy KingCraving independence, CEO Thalia walks away from her family, her wealth…and her scorching affair with billionaire Santiago. Striking out alone, she auctions off her professional time for charity. Although the winning bidder wants more than her expertise… Santiago wants her back!Growing up destitute, Santiago swore he&’d never be powerless again—exactly how Thalia&’s desertion left him feeling. He flies her to Rio to seduce her back, then end things himself! Yet beneath the Brazilian sun, his bitterness is swept aside by raw, all-consuming passion, leaving his grand plan hanging by a thread…From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
The Summer House: An Uplifting Romance
by null Susan MalleryRevisit an uplifting second chance romance by USA Today Bestselling Author, Susan Mallery. Previously published as Marrying Mandy.Mandy Carter and Rick Benson gave their marriage a fair shot, but after their whirlwind romance ended in a painful divorce, they never thought meeting again was in their cards. Now, eight years later, Mandy and Rick reconnect and reflect on their short-lived union. But will their passionate reunion end as fast as their marriage? Or will they have what it takes to give their love a second chance?
Harlequin Medical Romance April 2025 – Box Set 2 of 2
by null Ann McIntosh null Karin Baine null Becca McKayHarlequin Medical Romance – April &‘25 – Box Set 2 of 2Harlequin Medical Romance brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! Enjoy these stories packed with pulse-racing romance and heart-racing medical drama.This Harlequin Medical Romance box set includes:CELEBRITY VET&’S SECOND CHANCEBy Ann McIntoshRob Sandoval has spent his whole career practicing animal medicine under an alter ego—TV vet Vic! But constantly being on the road takes its toll. He wants somewhere—and someone—to call home. So this charity documentary in small-town South Carolina is his last. Which makes working with local vet Jonah Beaumont, the man he&’s never forgotten, feel like fate… Only, it&’s obvious Jonah craves the big, adventurous life that Rob&’s leaving behind. Wanting anything more than to satisfy their instant, unyielding attraction would be unwise… Wouldn&’t it?TEMPTED BY HER OFF-LIMITS BOSSBy Karin BaineVeterinary nurse Eloise thought she had it all. But one messy divorce and empty nest later, she desperately needs a fresh start. Only, Eloise&’s move to the Highlands is soon derailed by an unexpected crush on her utterly gorgeous—and completely off-limits!—boss… Widowed vet Daniel has been adamantly keeping the world at arm&’s length since his painful loss. And yet his enchanting new employee seems determined to tempt him at every turn! Is it just the allure of a forbidden flirtation…or could this be a second shot at happy-ever-after?NURSE&’S TWIN PREGNANCY SURPRISEBy Becca McKayThe first time that Hazel met Dr. Garrett? At her thirtieth birthday party. The second time? When he was announced as her new colleague…and she had just discovered the consequences of their tantalizing night together! After nurse Hazel&’s ex left her shattered, an unexpected family is the last thing she was prepared for. Especially as commitment-phobe Garrett wasn&’t ready to become a parent, either! Still, they&’re determined to step up for their babies. But Hazel can&’t let the way that charming Garrett continues to set her heart alight complicate their purely practical future…can she?
Harlequin Presents April 2025 - Box Set 2 of 2
by null Tara Pammi null Millie Adams null Dani Collins null Jadesola JamesHarlequin Presents brings you four full-length stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a world of luxury, wealth and exotic locations.This box set includes:HER TWIN SECRETby Tara PammiNyra fled her marriage to CEO Andriano Cavalieri when he shattered the trust between them by believing she&’d betrayed him. Even discovering she&’s pregnant – with his twins – can&’t convince her to return to Capri. Until her husband uncovers her secret…Andriano wants a second chance. The pure, unadulterated heat between him and Nyra burned so hot believing in it felt impossibly reckless. Now that he&’s found Nyra, he&’ll right that wrong. First by claiming his family. Then he&’ll breach the walls around his wife&’s heart by laying bare his own…HIS HIGHNESS&’S DIAMOND DECREEby Millie Adams (pseudonym of NYT & USA TODAY bestselling author Maisey Yates)Duty dictates that Prince Adonis&’s days of exorcising his demons with debauchery are officially over. He's enroute to his arranged wedding when his plane crashes, stranding him with innocent pilot Stevie Parker. And their ordeal forges an intimacy even their rescue can&’t obliterate…As far as Adonis is concerned, there&’s only one woman now fit to be his princess. He offers Stevie his diamond and demands they wed! Stevie agrees – but only for the sake of her family. Igniting a primal need in Adonis to prove their chemistry hasn't gone anywhere...MAID TO MARRYby USA TODAY bestselling author Dani CollinsAn illicit kiss with Atlas Voudouris got chalet maid Stella Sutter fired. When she bumps into him five years later, she&’s still furious! Except as she accuses him of ruining her life, long-dormant desires come alive…Atlas is about to announce the convenient wedding that will secure his inheritance. However, once paparazzi photos of his and Stella&’s heated encounter go public, Atlas is left short a bride. The only answer? Make Stella his wife! But are his diamond and their dangerous passion enough to bridge the gap between their very different worlds?BILLION-DOLLAR RING RUSEBy Jadesola JamesHaving clawed his way out of poverty, billionaire Desmond Tesfay is on the cusp of a career-defining acquisition. So his client's alluring PA Valentina Montgomery is…distracting. And when their impossible-to-resist encounter is exposed there&’s only one solution to save the deal and Valentina&’s job – fake their engagement!As Desmond&’s temporary fiancée, Val can open up her boss&’s exclusive world. Though after a disastrous marriage, she&’ll never invite anyone into hers again. Yet as their public charade continues, Valentina finds herself ever more tempted to explore their explosive connection behind closed doors…For more stories filled with passion and drama, look for Harlequin Presents April 2025 – Box Set 1 of 2
Harlequin Romance April 2025 Box Set
by null Susan Meier null Kate Hardy null Ally Blake null Suzanne MerchantHarlequin Romance – April &‘25 – Box Set Harlequin® Romance brings you a collection of four new titles, available now! Experience the rush of falling in love! This Harlequin® Romance box set includes:SECRET FLING WITH THE KINGBy Susan MeierJessica was delighted with her promotion to King Mateo Stepanov&’s personal assistant. But the unexpected sparks she feels with her gorgeous boss are a different thrill entirely! Though the guarded widower&’s completely out of bounds, every incendiary glance tempts her to break the palace&’s rules… Neither of them can risk the scandal that being publicly involved could cause, but the allure of a secret fling is impossible to resist. After all, what&’s the harm in some short-term fun? Yet, when she&’s wrapped in Mateo&’s strong arms, temporary is the last thing on Jessica&’s mind…HIS STRICTLY OFF-LIMITS BALLERINABy Kate HardyTired of people chasing his celebrity status, TV presenter Rory put dating on the backburner. Instead, his attention turned to scouting a prima ballerina for his new show. And when he meets Pippa, he knows he&’s found her! She&’s always dreamed of being a dancer—settling down and having a family don&’t fit into her plans. Yet she can&’t deny the off-limits desire between her and Rory…and working together only deepens their connection. Will this be a fleeting fairy tale, or could they dance their way to happy-ever-after?DATING DEAL WITH THE ITALIANBy Ally BlakeBand manager Sutton has heard her parents&’ love story hundreds of times. Only, when she arrives at the bar where her late mother first met her father, instead of finding her own love story, she&’s greeted by the world&’s grumpiest bartender: Dante. His past wounds run so deep that a romance with Dante simply isn&’t in the cards… Though that doesn&’t mean sunshine-personified Sutton can&’t still persuade him to create a singles' night at his bar! But while they&’re busy bringing couples together, will they be able to stay away from their irrefutable chemistry?BEST MAN&’S SECOND CHANCEBy Suzanne MerchantWhen best man Ross locks eyes with bridesmaid Bella, he&’s flooded with memories of the wild passion unleashed between them at another wedding, three years ago… And left stunned by his desire to repeat their earth-shattering night! But Ross doesn&’t do relationships. Not after experiencing a devastating loss that continues to haunt him. He knows he can&’t give Bella what she deserves… But when a blizzard traps them in a Highland lodge, and the frosty temperatures force them into one bed, will their attraction be hot enough to melt his frozen heart?
Harlequin Special Edition April 2025 - Box Set 1 of 1
by null Brenda Harlen null Kathy Douglass null Shannon Stacey null Kaylie NewellHarlequin® Special Edition brings you four new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes:A Rancher of His Ownby Brenda HarlenThe new baker in town is missing one key ingredient—the perfect partner!Single dad Andrew Morrow had several reasons for needing a fresh start, but none more important than his two daughters. He's busy transforming the residents' favorite bakery in Haven, Nevada, and his attraction to local rancher Sarah Stafford is a distraction he can't entertain—but the sparks between them are too hot to ignore. Still, he can't afford to lose his heart when he's supposed to be focusing on family…For Sarah, change is long overdue in this sleepy little town—especially the social scene. Then she meets Andrew, and everything inside her goes soft and gooey—like the filling in his delectable beignets. His devotion to his daughters only makes him more appealing, and suddenly Sarah finds herself willing to open her long-guarded heart. But will Andrew let her into his life…for real?The Cowboy Who Came Homeby Kathy DouglassCan they heal their broken friendship—and build a future together? Once inseparable childhood friends, Malcolm Wilson and Veronica Kendrick shared a bond that seemed unbreakable—until he let her down when she needed him most. But the investment banker turned rancher wants a chance to start over. That&’s why Malcolm has returned to his hometown of Aspen Creek—to heal the past and figure out his future. Malcolm&’s return changes everything for Veronica, who finally agrees to spend time with him—and that old undeniable chemistry ignites. Caught between past wounds and present desires, perhaps they can discover that a second chance at friendship could be their first chance at lasting love… A Kowlaski Secretby Shannon StaceyThe last thing she expected:Her son&’s father revealed!Single mom Siobhan Rowe adores her adopted son, Oliver, with every fiber of her being. The last thing she expects is to arrive at a weeklong wedding extravaganza—and encounter the boy&’s father! Brian Kowalski&’s never warmed to the woman who&’d always seemed suspicious of him. But as he falls more and more under the spell of the boy who looks just like him, he—and his boisterous family—is entranced by strong, resilient Siobhan. Can he convince Siobhan that he&’ll never keep her from her son…and that the simmering attraction between them could be the start of oh-so-much-more?His Small-Town Catchby Kaylie NewellA will. A recovery. And a reunion with the love of his life. Professional fisherman Beau Evers&’s biggest passion is his sport—or so he thinks. Until an injury and his grandfather&’s death bring him back to Christmas Bay, the hometown he&’d worked so hard to escape…and face-to-face with Summer Smith, the college fiancée he'd left behind. The will decrees he stay in town for a year and run the family business with his cousins. His heart dictates reuniting with Summer, no matter what the cost. But Summer isn&’t easily swayed—even as Beau&’s passionate kisses bring back intimate memories. Can she open herself up to trusting him…and risk her heart in the process?
Harlequin Medical Romance April 2025 – Box Set 1 of 2
by null JC Harroway null Tina Beckett null Sue MacKayHarlequin Medical Romance – April &‘25 – Box Set 1 of 2Harlequin Medical Romance brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! Enjoy these stories packed with pulse-racing romance and heart-racing medical drama.This Harlequin Medical Romance box set includes:MANHATTAN MARRIAGE REUNIONBy JC HarrowayNeonatal heart surgeon Harper has accepted a job at the same Manhattan Memorial Hospital as her ex-husband, but that doesn&’t mean she wants a reconciliation. Letting go of their whirlwind marriage was the hardest thing she&’s ever had to do. But the chasm between Logan&’s wealthy world and hers was just too great. Only, keeping her distance is…complicated. They work on the same ward! And it soon becomes clear that Logan isn&’t about to let her walk out on their once-in-a-lifetime connection again…NEW YORK NIGHTS WITH MR. RIGHTBy Tina BeckettLucy needs a distraction from heartbreak—stat! The physical therapist hopes that joining a specialist team at her hospital will be the perfect way to shift her focus. Until Lucy is introduced to surgeon Sam… Now all she finds herself focusing on is her new colleague! But Lucy isn&’t looking for love. And if she was, reformed rebel Sam would not be her Mr. Right. Yet while Lucy is scared of being burned by love, will their red-hot attraction be impossible to resist? WEDDING DATE WITH THE ER DOCTORBy Sue MacKayAs an emergency doctor on a rescue helicopter, Dr. Rosie Carter takes more risks than most, except when it comes to her heart—which she protects fiercely! But when her brother insists she bring a date to his wedding, Rosie&’s stunned when her friend and colleague Dr. Lucas Tanner offers to be her partner for the weekend. He's grieving the passing of his wife, so Rosie had thought Lucas was out of bounds. But will sharing a room—and a bed—open their eyes to another life for them both?
Financial First Aid: Essential Tools for Confident, Secure Money Management
by Alyssa DaviesA practical guide for handling life's financial emergencies for the cash-strapped, the meticulous budgeter, and everyone in between. What do a layoff, a medical emergency, a broken appliance, and a natural disaster have in common? Each scenario has the potential to upend your personal finances, no matter your financial situation. Money can be an intense source of stress, especially when you suddenly don't have enough of it. This handy and accessible reference from Alyssa Davies, founder of the popular finance blog Mixed Up Money, is here to help you navigate these financial ups and downs with a judgment-free approach. It offers actionable advice for different types of emergencies, short- and long-term solutions, resources, and tips from well-known financial experts who have been there before. You'll find scripts for negotiating payments for large bills, and learn how to revise a budget if you need to care for a loved one who is sick, recognize financial abuse, and much more. Charming illustrations by the author add a touch of humor to her expert advice. Best practices for building a robust emergency fund and road maps for recovering from a financial emergency will help you face your next rainy day.
Mushroom Magick: Ritual, Celebration, and Lore
by Shawn EngelA fascinating and enlightening celebration of mushrooms and the magic of the forest for those who revel in mushroom imagery and lore. Mushrooms—as a decorative element, as a signifier of the mystery of the forest, and as an adorable emblem of witchy cottagecore dreams—have proliferated in the collective consciousness as of late. Mushroom Magick is a whimsical collection of mushroom facts and fables divided into three sections: first, profiles of 22 well-known mushrooms include information on biology and common uses as well as a rundown of their energetic properties and suggestions for incorporating them into spellwork. Section two provides a world-spanning collection of mushroom myths and fables. The final section is a taste of the spells and rituals that you can perform with common mushrooms such as creminis, shiitakes, and portobellos—carved candles, floor washes, teas, and even some yummy meals can improve your love life, super-charge your good fortune, or even cast a well-deserved hex upon your most hated enemy.
Good to Go: A Guide to Preparing for the End of Life
by Jo MyersOne of the few things in life that’s certain is death—and here’s a realistic, practical, and even humorous book about preparing for it. From cremation ("Making an Ash of Yourself") to funeral plans (“Plan and Plot Your Own Demise”) to choosing executors and dealing with family relationships, media figure Jo Myers covers it all. It’s sure to appeal to boomers caring for aging parents and anyone else who needs help approaching this not-so-easy-to-talk-about subject.