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If you're in a stepfamily, you may not be able to pause this book. It tracks the experiences of several real step-couples as they navigate the multiple issues and relationships in a stepfamily. Research validated strategies are clearly offered that, when incorporated, greatly reduce stepfamily conflicts.

Are you ready to uncover the most astonishing truths about what it means to be human? Bizarre Human Facts: Weird But True Facts to Shift Your Perspective on Being YOU! invites you on a captivating journey through the extraordinary quirks, mysteries, and marvels that define our existence. Why You’ll Love This Book: Redefine Humanity: Explore the hidden intricacies of human biology, behavior, and identity, offering new insights into who we are and how we connect with the universe. Ignite Curiosity: Each page is packed with mind-bending revelations that will leave you questioning what you ...

It is important to understand that spirits cannot operate on the Earth except a human person grants them access and therefore witchcraft is one of the devil's most effective avenues of entrance into human affairs. Witches work with familiar spirits solely to dominate, manipulate, and destroy—when an individual is under the influence of witchcraft, he or she becomes a slave and thus expresses the will of the person casting these spells and curses on him.

Adam Being the most powerful of the Zoraya-bloods in town should make life easy, right? Not for Adam Davis. His life becomes even more complicated, as Adam is desperately trying to navigate between his duties in the human world, and his commitments to The Guard and the Zoraya-bloods. Adding to the perpetual mess of his existence are several chaos inducing factors: Unruly daughter – check. Unattainable love interest – check. Unimaginable choice between duty and love – check. Love conquers all… but at what cost? Steven Finding love was never part of the plan. Sacrificing everything ...

Pirates and kraken, boats and submarines, deadly sirens, mermaids, and the women who face them all. These are our heroes. High seas adventure, fantasy, and magic weave together in this sapphic anthology focusing on the joy of the unbounded oceans.

“I never thought of getting wasted like this, bound and suspended, in hands of a goon” “I never imagined getting played and used by goons of the village” My life was beautiful. I used to dream, set goals but then came a loan that can’t be paid. It’s even more than my life and dignity so here I am now, compelled to comply with the agreement. I belong to him now and he owes me now, owns everything I have and I have to cooperate else my family will be troubled. I am breathing but there is nothing left to live. I am alive but my independence is lost. I can't recall the time when I ...

She’s too smart, too pretty, and too good for a thug like me. Caro Archer loved me once, then left me in the wreckage. Now, she’s back with danger on her heels and my heart in her hands. Her safety should be my top priority. Only, Caro has other plans.

Rylie's been bitten. She's changing. And now she has three months to find a cure before becoming a werewolf...forever. Rylie Gresham hates everything about summer camp: the food, the fresh air, the dumb activities, and the other girls in her cabin. But the worst part is probably being bitten by a werewolf. Being a teenager is hard enough, but now she's craving raw flesh and struggles with uncontrollable anger. If she doesn't figure out a way to stop the transformation, then at the end of summer, her life is worse than over. She'll be a monster.

Kaitlyn Olhouser was a long-term experiment that resulted in becoming an empath. She was rescued by her adopted family, a team of people each gifted with psychic powers that calls itself Oneiros. She has abilities just like them. She's even more powerful than all but one of them, but she's 16, and her caretakers seem more interested in making sure she graduates high school that letting her use her abilities to join the team. A short encounter with some bullies inspires her to find her own opportunity to be the hero she knows she's destined to be.

Empire Paladin is a dark and brutal historical fantasy series. The year is 1241. The Holy Roman Empire is torn apart by war and invasion. The Pope has died, and the Holy Church is in turmoil. A devout, holy knight, Camila Chastaine, receives an urgent summons from Rome: A traitorous fellow paladin has corrupted his divine powers to raise an army of the undead, bent on destruction. But Camila will soon face an even greater threat: The battle for her very soul.

The final chapter in the war for Ourea ends with blood. Kara Magari is an icon. A hero. The people love her. The royalty tolerates her. She has everything - an army, allies, and a close circle of chosen family. They believe she will end the war, and they shouldn't. She's as scared as they are. She just can't show it. The war she accidentally started ends with a final battle that will either save or enslave her people. She will do anything to win - until she learns the cost of victory.

mother is a work rooted in an intimate fracture: an Indigenous child is adopted out of her tribe and raised by a non-Indian family. As an adult finding her way back to her origins, our unnamed narrator begins to put the pieces of her birth family's history together through the stories told to her by her mother, father, sister, and brother, all of whom remained on the reservation where she was born. Through oral histories, family lore, and imagined pasts and futures, a collage of their community emerges, raising profound questions about adoption, inheritance, and Indigenous identity in America.

My name's Cèsar Hawke, and the people in my life are filled with good intentions. We all know where that ends up. A fissure to Hell has ripped from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, and now half the City of Dis is in my hometown. Helltown's hotter than ever. Demon dynasties are on the rise. Nightmares are out to get me. Staying alive means forgiving people I've kicked out of my life, it means getting vicious with magic, and yeah, it means I'm dealing with dead bodies. Lots of them.

What if everything you were taught about stress was wrong? What if the key to your overall health, longevity, and well-being wasn't about eliminating stress—but rather deliberately exposing your body to certain types of stressors to make it stronger, more resilient, and more energized? Ari Whitten, M.S., renowned functional health practitioner and founder of the Energy Blueprint, dives into your body's key mechanism for slowing aging and having a longer lifespan: hormesis.

My life is a cliché. Rags to riches. A bad boy rock star. Everyone loves me. On the outside, it looks like I have it all but nothing is further from the truth. I died at 18. Lost the only thing I ever wanted. Her. At rock bottom, music becomes my life support and sometimes, it isn’t enough. Then, out of nowhere, she shows up. A crash cart to my near-still heart. Reunited, we struggle with the realization that the past is littered with lies and betrayal.

"I need to do this alone. Maybe one day..." I mussed. I set my eyes on him, in silent appreciation of the view. He was laying on his back, looking awfully smug. Without even glancing in my direction he said, "You know I'm coming with you no matter what you say, right?!" A big grin spreading over his face, his sharp white teeth on full display. We've lived among humans for centuries. All of us - Zoraya-bloods, Wild Ones and Old, like exiles in a world that was forged from our blood. Hope of peace between us, nothing but a mere dream. With Magic fading in our blood and humans taking over the ...

College student, Chelsea Carerra, is in desperate need of money to get her autistic brother into the right program, so she accepts a job as a maid in Holland for the summer break. What she doesn't know is that the owner, Alex Silverhaus, isn't the man she expected. Instead of being greeted by a wealthy older man, she finds a gorgeous playboy fighting to make the movie he's always dreamed of.

An unlikely band of heroes, young Jake and the twins Eli and Ash, join forces with a mysterious stranger Merwin of the Order of Rasputin. Together, they seek to recover what was taken: their parents, a kingdom’s lost throne, a hero lost to the ages, and the truth behind the mysterious Summer People. Amid tragedy and betrayal, victory and failure, the fate of an entire kingdom hangs perilously in the balance.

Eve Gold's birthdays are killers, and her 27th birthday proves to be no different. But for the up-and-coming Vancouver artist, facing death isn't the real shock - it's what comes after. Recovering from a near-fatal accident, Eve is determined to return to the life she's always wanted: a successful artistic career, marriage to the man who once broke her heart, and another chance at motherhood. But brain damage leaves her forgetful, confused, and tortured by repressed memories of a deeply troubled childhood, where her innocence was stolen one lie - and one suspicious death - at a time.

Rewarding health secrets from the Bible will make a difference in your well-being! Get healthier with the glow and optimism of good news. Develop the willpower to say no to junk food and yes to nourishing food. What if you could eat more food and still lose weight? What if you could feel better every day by just moving more? Then start reading this book! In "7 Biblical Ways for Healthy Living," you will receive the therapy of God's love and wisdom as well as insights from medical research. You will see how relevant the guidance from God's word, the Bible is for your well-being. God’s ...