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What do you do when the whole world... stops? When an electromagnetic pulse hits the earth and everything stops working, nothing will ever be the same. No TV, no internet, no cell phones, not even a stinking working car. Who would have thought this could happen in the USA? To outsiders, Andrea Patterson has the American dream house and family. But when the unthinkable happens, the dream looks more like a nightmare - one from which she and her family may not wake up alive.

To Daya Wijesinghe, a bruise is a mixture of comfort and control. Since her parents died in an accident she survived, bruises have become a way to keep her pain on the surface of her skin so she doesn't need to deal with the ache deep in her heart. So when chance and circumstances bring her to a roller-derby bout, Daya is hooked. Yes, the rules are confusing and the sport seems to require the kind of teamwork and human interaction Daya generally avoids. But the opportunities to bruise are countless.

Ainsley Holloway finally meets Adam Winchester. Intent of finding the answers she came to Washington to unveil, she begins to initiate herself into his life. Adam seems to have his own set of demons to deal with, but Ainsley had dealt with men harboring inner demons before, and she knows that with enough time and the right approach, she could get him to open up and share what he knows for both their sakes.

Es un tema delicado, doloroso y complicado de aceptar… pero no imposible de superar. Empecemos con una breve introducción… el cuerpo humano se rige por un proceso en el que las células del cuerpo se desarrollan y empiezan a crecer y cuando nuestro organismo lo necesite, estas células se empiezan a multiplicar para seguir con los procesos de desarrollo, ya que dichas células del cuerpo llegan a envejecer y mueren y siempre hay un constante ciclo de reemplazo entre las células.

Raquel Gimeno viaja en coche con su familia. Sus dos hijos y su madre descansan detrás mientras su marido conduce a su lado. Agotada por los preparativos del traslado, cierra los ojos y se queda profundamente dormida. Al despertar, se encuentra en un descampado. Aún dentro del vehículo. Pero sola. Su familia ha desaparecido sin dejar rastro.

The Bistro, which consists of a restaurant, bar, and live music platform, was exactly the sort of project Shelby needed to find her footing in the new life she was still trying to fit into. She knows she'll need help, so she enlists the help of new chef and frequent guest to The Inn at Holiday Bay, Amy Hogan, as well as part-time waitress and longtime local Nikki Peyton. Together with the staff and regular customers that seemed to have come with the place, Shelby is certain she'll be able to create something special.

Vuelve Helene Flood, maestra del suspense escandinavo y autora de La psicóloga. Antes de que Erling sufriera un ataque al corazón y cayera fulminado en la calle, ya había sufrido una serie de "casi" accidentes bastante sospechosos. Ahora, sola en su inmensa casa, Evy, su esposa durante cuarenta y cinco años, reflexiona: hay algo que no encaja con la muerte de su marido.

Fen Young is a half-shifter whose inner beast is more mouse than wolf. Home is her castle, the only place she's ever felt safe. Enter Hunter Green, an uber-alpha strong enough to stop traffic with a single look. He's handsome and enticing and seems like just the ticket to broaden Fen's horizons...until the uber-alpha brushes off his admirer and summarily rejects her from her home pack. Now treading water in the no-man's land of outpack territory, Fen must confront a missing pack mate, a tantalizing stranger, and a serial killer targeting half-werewolves.

La historia que se esconde detrás de una de las mejores novelas de aventuras de todos los tiempos. En 1875, Henry Rider Haggard escribe Las minas del rey Salomón, probablemente una de las mejores novelas de aventuras de todos los tiempos. Muchos intuyen pero pocos conocen el correlato histórico que se oculta detrás de esta novela: la lucha entre colonos ingleses y holandeses contra las tribus africanas por el control de los recursos naturales y de los territorios.

Somatic Abolitionism is a living, embodied anti-racist practice, a form of culture building, and a way of being in the world. In an immersive audio workshop, Resmaa Menakem presents ten sessions of insights and body-based practices to help listeners liberate themselves—and all of us—from racialized trauma and the strictures of white-body supremacy.

Romantic love has been one of the most essential elements of storytelling for centuries. But for Black people in the United States and across the diaspora, it hasn't often been easy to find Black romance joyfully showcased in entertainment media. In this collection, revered authors and sparkling newcomers, librarians and academicians, and avid fans and reviewers consider the mirrors and windows into Black love as it is depicted in the novels, television shows, and films that have shaped their own stories.

Have you ever looked at someone and just knew, knew that they were put in your life for a reason? The one person that would be not only your best friend, but would be your absolute everything? That’s how I felt the first time I saw him. That one day when a few little words changed our entire lives forever...don’t be afraid, he said. Life can change so quickly. One moment you can be smiling and feeling as if you're walking on clouds and the next, everything you love, everything you treasure crumbles at your feet. I told him to fight, I told him I needed him. We needed him.

I worked hard, everything I planned almost within my grasp, and then one flicker in time, mere seconds, and it’s all gone. Now I’m starting at zero, stuck in a place called the outpost, which is neither here nor there but some limbo land for those who haven’t transitioned.

It's spring in Holiday Bay, and new guests have arrived to enjoy the plentiful sunshine. Lonnie has begun construction of the four new cottages, and decisions relating to color and design keep Abby hopping. Abby's most recent manuscript has been turned in, leaving time in her schedule to pitch in as a volunteer for the annual spring events, and everything is as it should be with the exception of the disturbing emails Georgia has been receiving.

In the early 2000s, 13-year-old Katie Van Heidrich has moved more times that she can count, for as long as she can remember. There were the slow moves where you see the whole thing coming. There were the fast ones where you grab what you can in seconds. When Katie and her family come back from an out-of-town funeral, they discover their landlord has unceremoniously evicted them, forcing them to pack lightly and move quickly. They make their way to an Extended Stay America Motel. Within the four walls of their new home, Katie and her siblings, Josh and Haley, try to live a normal life.

Setting boundaries can be tough—you don’t want to disappoint other people, but you also don’t want to be stuck in a situation that makes you uncomfortable or unhappy. The good news is that setting healthy boundaries is really a good thing that can make you happier and strengthen those relationships you were so worried about. So how do you get started? Setting boundaries is an important skill, and the only way to get better is by practicing. In this book, you’ll find 100 activities that will help you become better at setting boundaries.

When Cupid comes to town it seems everyone’s relationship is in for a challenge. Not only does Zoe suspect that her dad’s new girlfriend is really a killer, but Zoe is the only one who believes that her soon-to-be evil stepmom is guilty of such a dastardly deed. Add that to the fact that Zak clearly has a secret, Jeremy’s baby mama is making his life as miserable as her pregnancy is making hers, Levi’s girlfriend Barbie is on a rampage, and Ellie is caught in a brotherly love triangle, and you have a Valentine’s Day disaster in the making.

El autor anima a establecer prioridades, a desdramatizar y ver los inconvenientes de forma positiva, pero recuerda la estrecha vinculación que existe entre serenidad y felicidad: la persona feliz, con una vida afectiva equilibrada, mantendrá más establemente una actitud serena. Para ello se apoya en los últimos conocimientos de la neurobiología, que aportan pautas certeras para aprender a vivir con serenidad.

A new flame. A recipe. Another murder. When food blogger and restaurant reviewer, Allie Treadwell, is invited to the grand opening of Lanai’s newest attraction, a murder mystery dinner party, she expects a night of fun, good food, and mystery. What she didn’t expect is an actual murder. What seems an open and shut case is anything but as Allie uncovers clues that lead to a conspiracy. With an innocent man framed, Allie can’t just sit by and watch. She uses the only power she has to help set the story straight, her words.

When a local woman goes missing and is later found dead, Avery finds a tangled web of sex, lies, and...well...just overall freaky people to focus on. One man is identified by witnesses, but another may be guilty: the woman's husband.