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Everything was perfect until tragedy brought my mother-in-law, Delores Sterling, to my front door with extra baggage at her side. After the sudden death of her husband, she asked if she could live with us temporarily. I knew that living with my mother-in-law wouldn’t be easy. She’s made it obvious ever since I married her only son that I’m not worthy of him. After all, I was his housemaid until he fell in love with the ‘help’, as Delores puts it. Because of that, I’ve kept her at arm’s length, which was easy until she knocked at my door.

Once a surgeon, Michael Bowman is now working the night shift at a convenience store in Dallas, a job with perfect hours for a vampire. After being turned by his friend Adam four months ago, he has struggled with his hunger, sometimes killing to satisfy his endless needs. His already thin bond with his wife, a homicide detective, is starting to fray. And Adam—enslaved by his evil, bloodsucking master—has become nothing more than a vicious pet.

Tori Matheny comes from a family of strong women who are all close and happily single. She plans to live the same way—an occasional fling, but never settling down. What’s the need? She is, however, curious about her birth family despite her adoptive mom and aunts strongly discouraging her search. Tori’s always known she was adopted and has never been able to shake her lifelong curiosity. When she runs into a childhood friend with plenty of time on his hands, he seems like the ideal candidate to help with her search.

Nichelle Sampson is living the life she always dreamed of. She’s a political-science professor like her father, is in her sorority’s leadership like her mother, and has wonderful friends. The only thing missing is romance. But when a letter and mysterious ring arrive, Nichelle’s perfect life is shattered. She’s shocked to learn that she’s adopted and biracial and that her origin story isn’t what her parents claimed. Looking for the truth, Nichelle sets out to unlock the secrets behind her birth family through the heirloom ring.

Lauren Steele has always been grateful for her adoptive family’s love and support. So much so that she takes over the family floral business when her parents retire, despite her dreams of working on political campaigns. Instead of crafting clever speeches, she spends her days writing out romantic messages on behalf of her clients—a bittersweet reminder that she’s never been on the receiving end of one of these orders. She’s accepted her simple life—until the sexiest man she’s ever met walks into her shop looking for a job.

You want to break free from unhealthy habits and replace them with positive patterns, but when you’ve tried to make these changes before, you found yourself returning to old behaviors. How can you make sure that this time is different? With Reset, author and professional counselor Debra Fileta will guide you through thirty-one powerful and sustainable practices that will help you transform your thought patterns.

Amina Cain's unique wandering sensibility, her attention to the small and the surprising, finds a profound new expression in her first nonfiction book, a sustained meditation on writers. Driven by primary questions of authenticity and freedom in the shadow of ecological and social collapse, Cain moves associatively through a personal canon of authors—including Marguerite Duras, Elena Ferrante, Renee Gladman, and Virginia Woolf—and topics as timely and various as female friendships, zazen meditation, neighborhood coyotes, landscape painting, book titles, and the politics of excess.

Darica's world is turned upside down, as she becomes aware that her desires, her husband's selfishness, and her lover's past created a wrath that sent her knocking on death's door. But, realizing the error of her ways won't turn back the hands of time and undo the unthinkable things she did to get to this point. Rolanda thought she raised her sons to value women, unlike their abusive, cheating father; she even married another man to give them a better life. But, she quickly learned that DNA plays a major role in relationships and family ties are hard to break. 

Alisa Cain shares a deeply personal and moving memoir that spans the breadth of her life, marked by both heartache and enduring love. Beginning with her humble beginnings in a small town in North Georgia, Alisa reflects on her early years, shaped by her mother’s struggles and the profound impact of losing a sibling. The birth of her brother with a rare condition, sacral agenesis, further influenced her understanding of strength and vulnerability.

It’s time for Gwen Proctor to bury her past—before it buries her. For years, the Lost Angels have hunted Gwen, blaming her for the murders committed by her ex-husband, Melvin Royal. Now, they’ve found a new weapon: a viral true-crime podcast that drags Gwen and her family back into the spotlight—and into the path of a deadly new danger. Then the FBI arrives with a chilling warning: someone is killing Gwen’s enemies, leaving behind a twisted signature that links the crimes to Melvin. The evidence points to the last person Gwen ever expected—Sam Cade, the man she’s come to trust with her heart.

Walter "Boomer" Stapleton has good reason to believe that he is the ultimate stereotype: divorced, middle-aged, tired of his job, involved with a much younger woman, and soon to lose his only child to college. He is a Baby Boomer, one of an anonymous seventy-seven million Americans at or approaching midlife. With his fiftieth birthday just around the corner, Boomer is finished being a poster child for his generation and determined to forge a new path despite his progressively shrinking set of life options.

The one constant in Jules’ life is family—the plentiful Martin clan. Domestic terrorism brought the Martins together under one roof to endure food scarcity, punishing Gulf Coast heat, no electricity, and no indoor plumbing. One outhouse for twelve people is no way to live, but at least they are safe. For now. With every setback and stolen dignity, Jules questions whether she wants to survive at all.

Shepherd a pris Claire contre son gré. Il a marqué l’Oméga malgré elle et lié leurs âmes pour l’éternité. Il a conquis sa ville et brisé son peuple. Mais il n’avait ni anticipé tomber amoureux ni imaginé que sa merveilleuse partenaire en viendrait à le mépriser au point de risquer sa vie pour s’échapper.

Une marque de revendication sur la gorge, une autre sur l’épaule, Brenya Perin se tient dans la douce brise qui souffle sur la ville étincelante que dirige son partenaire. Et elle tremble.

Shepherd a ravagé Claire et conquis sa ville, et refuse de laisser l’une ou l’autre lui glisser entre les doigts. Il dépouille Claire de son innocence et de son avenir en marquant de force la rare et récalcitrante Oméga. Violent, calculateur et impénitent, il exige l’adoration de sa nouvelle partenaire. Son affection. Son corps.

Et ce avant que son désir ne le rende fou. Que sa partenaire soit en sécurité dans son nid ne suffit pas. La voir lentement succomber à ses instincts ne suffit pas. Il veut son cœur et son âme. Il en a besoin… avant qu’il ne soit trop tard.

Chances are, you’ve heard a variation of the saying, “We need to get on the same page.” Getting on the same page means making sure that you and whoever you’re collaborating with understand each other. But hidden within the accepted wisdom is a whole new meaning… In Getting on the Same Page, Steve Gran and Brian Cain introduce WorkExcellence, a method designed to empower everyone—from the C-suite to frontline employees. It provides strategies that foster collaboration and create lasting impact.

A cryptic blog post leads cold case podcasters Melody and Dorian on a twisty journey back in time to uncover the mysterious story of a forgotten missing woman. In 1969 near the Florida/Georgia Line, idealistic young Betty Langdon and fast-rising R&B singer Dominicus Owens begin an irresistible but dangerous interracial romance that ends under mysterious, heartbreaking circumstances.

Vor dem Hintergrund des drohenden Zweiten Weltkriegs entspinnt sich eine actionreiche Jagd nach einem geheimnisvollen Artefakt von Maya-Ruinen und unterirdischen Cenoten tief im mexikanischen Dschungel, über England, die norditalienischen Lagunen bis hin zu einem mächtigen Schloss über einem Steppensee im Osten Österreichs!

Der bewegende Auftakt der neuen Saga von Bestsellerautorin Ada Caine im Karlsbad des 19. Jahrhunderts: Die junge Krämertochter Walburga sucht ihr Glück in der Kunst des Oblatenbackens. 1894: Die Krämertochter Walburga arbeitet im Laden ihres verstorbenen Vaters und versorgt als talentierte Bäckerin reiche Familien mit Torten. Ihr Leben gerät aus den Fugen, als ihr Bruder sich vermählen will. Seine Braut fordert, dass Burgl nach der Hochzeit das Haus verlässt und heiratet.