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I’m Mac. You probably even recognize the sound of my voice.... Because I’m the radio host that wakes up most of Sacramento every morning. Everyone knows me, knows my reputation. Ladies’ man, bad boy, eternally single commitment-phobe. I have my own reasons for needing to stay single, my own demons to battle with. Except, after one hell of a drunken accident, I’ve woken up married. To a gorgeous green-eyed girl, Kelley, who I only met yesterday in a coffee shop. This playboy is off the market. The only question is...for how long?

This novel is about a woman called Martha. She knows there is something wrong with her, but she doesn't know what it is. Her husband Patrick thinks she is fine. He says everyone has something, the thing is just to keep going. Martha told Patrick before they got married that she didn't want to have children. He said he didn't mind either way because he has loved her since he was fourteen and making her happy is all that matters, although he does not seem able to do it. By the time Martha finds out what is wrong, it doesn't really matter anymore.

Catalyze collaboration, drive innovation, transform your organization - with Boundary Spanning Leadership, you can put it all together! We live in a world of vast collaborative potential. Yet all too often, powerful boundaries create barriers that can splinter groups. And this can lead to uninspiring results. To transform borders into frontiers in today's global, multistakeholder organizations, you need Boundary Spanning Leadership.

Just days before spring break, Neil Kearney is set to fly across the country with his childhood friend (and current friend-with-benefits) Josh, to attend his brother's wedding—until Josh tells Neil that he's in love with him and Neil doesn't return the sentiment.

With a guide like Learn to Deal with Panic Attacks, Anxiety (GAD), and Depression, you will learn that you don't need to suffer in silence and worry about all the what ifs. More importantly, you will realize that you are enough, and you are perfect just as you are.

He was my childhood sweetheart. Then it all went wrong, and my mom tore us apart. Ever since then, I’ve kept my secret. I haven’t had a choice. Fourteen years later, just thinking about him makes my stomach flip. I still remember his citrus smell, the way he used to gently hold my hand. And then...it turns out he’s living in the same damn town. But he’s not the Mike I remember. He’s dark and dangerous, covered in ink. He’s completely and utterly mouth-watering. His whiskey-colored eyes blaze as he catches sight of me.

Meredith Mason Brown traces Daniel Boone's life from his Pennsylvania childhood to his experiences in the militia and his rise as an unexcelled woodsman, explorer, and backcountry leader. In the process, we meet the authentic Boone: he didn't wear coonskin caps; he read and wrote better than many frontiersmen; he was not the first to settle Kentucky; he took no pleasure in killing Indians. At once a loner and a leader, a Quaker who became a skilled frontier fighter, Boone is a study in contradictions.

Humanizing Disability in Mathematics Education: Forging New Paths is about enhancing the practices of mathematics teachers by extending the concepts of access, equity, and empowerment to include students living with all types of disabilities. Humanizing Disability examines the current mindset and pedagogy that students with different learning needs encounter, and then offers strategies and practices to humanize the mathematics experience for these students.

In the cold and rugged Northwest, just off the coast of Washington where Bellingham Bay and Samish Bay intersect, sits a private island owned by reclusive and eccentric millionaire Arthur Denton. Alone on the island for years, the locals know little about Arthur, save for the rumors carried to the mainland. Most have shrugged off the estate's allegations, but not everyone is ready to allow the mystery and murder to remain unsolved.

"A seductive and lyrical novel that probes the brutalities and compromises of colonization, even as it celebrates the elusive powers of music and the imagination," says The New York Times about Daniel Mason's extraordinary debut novel. The Piano Tuner is a hypnotic tale of myth, romance, and self-discovery: the unforgettable story of a British piano tuner sent deep into Burma in the 19th century.

In order to please her mother, lovely Flour agrees to go and work at the mill to make wheat. Poor Flour works hard and never complains. Thanks to the kindness of a mysterious woman and the miller's faithful helper, Flour gets to attend the ball organized by the former King of the kingdom in honor of his grandson. There, she will have the most significant encounter of her life. Wearing a sumptuous dress and a mask, she will dance with the handsome Prince Swan. And that’s how Flour's destiny turns upside down!

If you love getting lost in the world of audiobooks, you must listen to Meena Mason’s entertaining stories. Dive into the Western romantic mystery, Because of a Woman, where betrayal, love, and revenge turn lives upside down or embark on the epic fantasy adventure, The Thief’s Tale and unravel Kessa Decora’s mesmerizing past. Intrigue, passion, and adventure await. Give your ears a treat. Subscribe to Meena Mason’s Podcasts today! New episodes of The Thief’s Tale weekly.

There are plenty of resources available that tell you how to convince people to do business with you. But, if you want to inspire people rather than manipulate them and feel fulfilled in the process, look no further. Learn how to establish relationships with others that will result in attracting all the business you could ever want.

We’ve all seen less talented people get ahead of us. Have you ever wondered why that happens? It’s all a matter of self-belief. Belief is what makes the impossible possible. However, the power of belief works both ways.

Nick has been fantastically involved throughout the production of this download, so that it has become something far more than simply an author reading his work. For once, we can genuinely say this illustrated audiobook comes complete with bells and whistles, not to mention some Arctic winds, Venetian canals, telephones, aeroplanes, and a squealing pig or two!

I can speak to demons. The punishment is death. The mission: put on a dress, pretend to be a lady, and infiltrate the academy of mages to steal a journal from the forbidden archives. The problem: I’m no mage, and I’ve never worn a dress in my life. But it’s not like I have a choice. My bastard of an uncle basically sold me to a dangerously pretty nobleman, and they can’t pull off this heist without me.

Seventeen-year-old Jules grew up in her mother’s spotlight. A 'parenting influencer,' Britt shares details of her daughter’s life - pictures, intimate stories, insecurities, all - to a point that becomes unbearable to Jules. And suddenly she’s gone. Natalie has only barely begun to grieve her best friend Jules’s death when Britt announces her plans to publish a memoir that will dissect Jules’s life and death. But Nat knows the truth behind Britt's 'perfect' Instagram feed - Jules hated the pressure, the inauthenticity, the persona.

The Cash Machine is unlike any other personal finance book ever written. Not only will you get sucked into the roller-coaster relationship of Amber and Dylan, you’ll learn hundreds of money lessons along the way, giving you the tools to drive your financial destiny.

Everyone tells Martha Friel she is clever and beautiful, a brilliant writer who has been loved every day of her adult life by one man, her husband Patrick. So why is everything broken? Why is Martha - on the edge of 40 - friendless, practically jobless and so often sad? And why did Patrick decide to leave? Maybe she is just too sensitive, someone who finds it harder to be alive than most people. Or maybe - as she has long believed - there is something wrong with her.

Frank A. Mason's Journeyman: Heart of Tempered Steel won the coveted 2023 Gold Royal Palm Literary Award from the Florida Writers Association. The year is 1778, and the American Revolution has been raging for nearly three years. Will Yelverton, a 19-year-old master gunsmith with dreams of a life on the frontier, has been reluctantly pulled into the fight. All Will ever wanted was to marry his sweetheart, open a small gunshop serving the needs of fellow pioneers, raise a family, and live in peace. Now, the Revolutionary War has interceded to put Will’s dream out of reach, at least for now....