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At its heart, Lifelode is the story of a comfortable manor house family. The four adults of the household are happily polyamorous, each fulfilling their ‘lifelode’ or life’s purpose: Ferrand is the lord of the manor, his sweetmate Taveth runs the household, his wife Chayra makes ceramics, and Taveth’s husband Ranal works the farm. Their children are a joyful bunch, running around in the sunshine days of the harvest and wondering what their own lifelodes will be.

A poignant coming-of-age story told in two alternating voices: a California teenager railing against the Vietnamese culture, juxtaposed with her father as an eleven-year-old boat person on a harrowing and traumatic refugee journey from Vietnam to the U.S.

From USA Today best-selling author Mary Jo Burke comes the next deliciously deadly episode in the best-selling Aloha Lagoon Mystery series. After Simone Ryan is stood up at the alter by her fiancé, Elliott, she decides to enjoy her would-be honeymoon in paradise alone. She checks into the Aloha Lagoon Resort's bridal suite and promptly begins to drown her sorrows in champagne. But when Simone steps out onto the balcony to take in the glorious Hawaiian scenery, she gets an even better view. Hot local baker, Liam Bentley, is out for a stroll on the beach.

Two Centuries. One love story. Christina Forsythe is a governess in 1875 with nothing more magical in her life than her little student's smile until a broom, a mouse, and a midnight breeze sent her spiraling through time. Landing in 2025, she's confused, barefoot, scandalously dressed, and face-to-face with Beau Reynolds, a gruff history professor still healing from heartbreak and loss. Whispering Oaks, the plantation house they both feel drawn to, hides a portal--and a purpose. As Christina falls for the man from another century, time is calling her back. She must return home to save her ...

A cowboy falls head over heels for a gorgeous single mom who insists she’ll never date again. He’s determined to change her mind in this sweet, friends-to-lovers romance! Cormac makes it clear to his brothers that he’s not interested in being the next one to tie the knot. He’s met everyone in their small Texas town, and none of them are the one. The only woman who’s ever made him feel a spark of anything is Ellie Roberts — an out-of-towner who shows up at a charity rodeo with her six-year-old in the middle of an asthma attack. Cormac is a farmer and crop duster pilot by day and ...

Are your kids unable to step away from the screens? Here is a practical, step-by-step guide that gives parents the tools to teach children, from toddlers to teens, how to gain control of their technology use.

Having grown up with artistic implements always in hand, there's almost nothing Austin can't make real. Except for one thing - an official relationship with his best friend, rowing teammate, and occasional hookup, Vinnie. The combination of emotional and sexual frustration fuels a spark between Austin and the nude model in his drawing class. Austin isn't used to having trouble focusing; models are merely challenging subjects to be rendered on paper.

By all accounts, Carol and Roy Opgard are doing quite well for themselves. Or at least they are doing as well as can be expected in a small town like Os. Carl manages the area's swanky and successful spa, while Roy runs the local gas station and dreams of building it into an entire amusement park complete with a roller coaster. But then news breaks about a new highway that will bypass Os and leave the town cut off and isolated. Something has to be done about that, even if the methods need to be dirty. Fortunately, Roy and Carl have experience with dirty work.

She’s a chameleon. No one knows the real her. Emotional scars. We’ve all got them. Some so thick, they keep us from being able to feel anything. Chelsea, a former Marine, keeps her painful past hidden away and only shows people what they want to see, making her the perfect undercover operative. Jackson “Clothespin” Bennett is a Navy SEAL who sees through Chelsea’s fake veneer and falls in love with the woman hidden inside. Gaining her trust won’t be easy, even when she’s assigned to play his wife. Someone at the Pentagon wants to end the use of PMCs and will do anything to ...

Over the course of a year, the members of the now infamous Bling Ring allegedly burglarized some of the biggest names in young Hollywood. Driven by celebrity worship, vanity, and the desire to look and dress like the rich and famous, these seven teenagers made headlines for using Google maps, Facebook, and TMZ to track the comings and goings of their targets. Many of the houses were unlocked. Alarms disabled. A "perfect" crime - celebrities already had so much, why shouldn't the Bling Ring take their share?

Five years ago Tom Worthington busted his ass to overcome the fear and paranoia that led him to withdraw from the world and nearly lose his boyfriend. He never thought he'd find himself right back there, shutting Reese out, keeping secrets again. Reese Anders is ready to try anything to get Tom to talk: If he can't seduce his boyfriend with food, he'll get Tom to open up in bed. But even Tom's confession that his dad is getting out of prison soon doesn't clear the air between them.

Midwife Izzy is devastated to learn that her beloved grandmother is dying. Abandoned as a baby by her own mother, her grandparents have been the only family Izzy has ever known and she wants to spend every last precious moment with them. New locum vicar, Noah, is a wonderful support—kind, considerate and always there for Izzy whenever she needs a shoulder to cry on. But secretly Noah is battling his own doubts about his faith—how can he offer Izzy comfort if he doesn’t truly believe his own words?

An off-duty firefighter’s feelings for his fake date spark into something more during a rescue operation in this sweet romance with pulse-pounding suspense! Ransom Keller can’t stand the thought of attending his twenty-year high school reunion as a single guy. Folks tend to expect a little more action in the romance department from a former star linebacker. But a decade in the Special Forces followed by a career in fire rescue operations hasn’t left much time for dating. So he does the unthinkable and hires an actress to pose as his bride for the weekend. Serena Chandler is supposed ...

Vincent Lim always assumed his best friend (and occasional hookup) Austin would be waiting for him - that eventually they'd end up together. But now that Austin's in love with another man, Vinnie is at a loss. After the world's most awkward one-night stand with a dance major, Vinnie knows the drill. Minimize the embarrassment by pretending they've never met. Yet Bryan's vibrant spirit and calm center lure Vinnie like a shelter from an emotional storm.

A second helping of feel-good, small-town family fiction that's perfect for Hallmark fans! Binge read your way through sweet and swoony best friends romance, second chance romance, mistaken identity romance, and secret crush romance in the final installment of the Cowboy Confessions Series. Mr. Right But She Doesn’t Know It A cowboy falls head over heels for a gorgeous single mom who insists she’ll never date again, but he's determined to change her mind in this sweet, friends-to-lovers romance! Mr. Right Again for Her When a cowboy realizes his first love is THE ONE after it’s too ...

Hi everyone, I‘m Carrie, a commission painter, a tabletop gamer, and an avid BattleTech fan since I was a young lady. I‘d like to invite you to come along with me, to share my hobby experiences.

From the internationally acclaimed author of the Harry Hole novels—a fast, tight, darkly lyrical stand-alone novel that has at its center the perfectly sympathetic antihero: an Oslo contract killer who draws us into an unexpected meditation on death and love.

Many of us think of our dogs not as pets but as full-fledged members of our families. If you own a dog—or are thinking about getting one—A Member of the Family is the ultimate resource for integrating your canine companion into the life of your household.

This book is not about changing who you are, but becoming the best version of yourself. The Mindset of Success provides a clearly structured set of tools to change the way you think, act and perform, pushing you beyond good management to great leadership. After 14 years of researching leaders around the world, Jo Owen has found that the best and most successful leaders have something more powerful than just skill. They act differently because they think differently.

Christmas is all about lists. To do lists. Shopping lists. Lists to bloody Santa. And doesn’t Anna Johnson know it. Waking up on Christmas Eve after the annual Johnson party, she's hungover, exhausted and really sick and tired of Christmas already. All she wants is to tick the last things off her endless list and sit down with the world’s biggest glass of wine. ​A mysterious death in her home really is the last thing she has time for right now, but with police officers and a husband and two kids intent on watching Christmas films, it looks like it’s up to her.