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The third book in the Marked Men series. Somewhere between the perfect fairytale and a broken heart lies a happy ending…Loud and colourful, Cora Lewis is used to keeping her rowdy colleagues at the tattoo shop in line, but all her fiery bluster hides a heart that's been mistreated too many times. After her supposed happy-ever-after went out of the window, she's become fixated on nothing less than ‘perfect'.

Arthur the Beetle is as small as a freckle. He finds a huge berry to eat, and feels like an ant standing next to an elephant. Arthur begins to roll the berry home so he will have food for a week. But along the way, the berry gets stuck on a thorn. Arthur tries and tries to free the berry, but it remains stuck.

Esta es una guía que explica cómo es el desarrollo motriz de un bebé durante sus primeros 24 meses de vida, con el fin de que los padres puedan acompañarlo de la mejor manera posible: no solo activamente, es decir, estimulando un desarrollo adecuado, sino también teniendo presente qué no hacer para no distorsionar el desarrollo natural del bebé. Además, el libro servirá como guía a la hora de comprar “las cosas para el bebé”, ya que la industria de la puericultura ofrece un sinfín de artilugios que muchas veces son perjudiciales.

Product development teams today face an increasingly complex set of ethical problems. How do we protect user privacy? With whom should we partner? Who do we welcome into our online communities? How do we ensure online fairness? How do we keep our users safe? Too often, the first time we consider questions like these is after a complaint in the market - a painful and expensive starting point. At that point, all we can do is react. Instead, it's possible to take a proactive approach, baking an ethical framework into our product development process.

Since Jack the Ripper was never caught, fascination with the unsolved mystery has been widespread and enduring. But what of the women? Who were they? What was life like for them in London of that time period? What were their struggles, their hopes, their regrets? The two novels within this volume, Say Anything But Your Prayers, about the life of Elizabeth Stride, and Of Thimble and Threat, about the life of Catherine Eddowes, give possible answers to these questions.

Why does everything always go wrong at the same time? Danielle and Patricia's idyllic walk in the countryside comes to an abrupt end, when they find a corpse hanging from a chestnut tree. Danielle’s investigation uncovers related suspicious deaths and disappearances. There’s little respite at home, as their best friend Marjorie is distraught. The town’s immersed in gossip at her husband, the mayor's overt relationship with a young assistant. What can Danielle do to restore the balance?

Two over-worked high school teachers develop a monthly tradition of seeking out the nearest wine bar where they try to outdo each other swapping stories with such outrageous characters as an evil monkey in lederhosen, a modern-day witch, a maleficent administrator, a tortilla toss champion, a talking appendix, and a sad-eyed duck named George. Nice Legs is a book for everyone who enjoys a superb glass of wine paired with intoxicating prose.

Mom-life is wacky. Between the kids, work, housework, schoolwork, sports, activities...having a feeling of overwhelm is inevitable. We look at the moms around us and feel inadequate. We see the pictures on social media and feel like everyone else "gets it". So what is wrong with us? The answer is - nothing! Everything that you need to rock the mom-life is in you right now - and with a little perspective and some strategies in your big mom purse, you can knock that overwhelm right out.

Jessie moved back to picturesque Montana Beach after a heartbreaking split with her ex. She's since thrown herself into her grandparent's inn, which has been struggling financially thanks to the town having seen better days. With few options available, Jessie considers accepting a developer's offer to buy Montana Manor, seeing it as a way to save her family's legacy, until she learns he wants to tear it down. When Mason offers to help Jessie launch a campaign to save Montana Manor, the two quickly find themselves relying more and more on each other.

Im Prinzip ist alles vom Hüter der Welt vorbestimmt. Lili muss nur noch den Rat der Drei besiegen und dann wird alles gut. Nur hat der besagte Hüter einen klitzekleinen Faktor übersehen. Die liebe Liebe. Die macht ihm einen Strich durch die Rechnung, und plötzlich läuft nichts mehr so wie vorherbestimmt. Oder etwa doch? Lili begibt sich auf eine gefährliche Mission, von der sie nicht mehr nach Hause zurückkehren kann. Ihre Schwestern kämpfen ohne sie weiter.

Tammy-Jo Hawthorne's marriage was floundering, but she never expected her husband to make her the laughing stock of Magnolia. And she definitely didn't expect to trip over him in their front yard after he'd been murdered.

New Liberty, Pennsylvania, was just a normal town until MINI-20 began infecting its people. Now, the city is quarantined, and Scott worries that he's infected. It takes a week to drop down to the final size of seven inches, but that isn't the biggest concern. A militaristic group known as the Sirens has shown up, led by the ruthless Ms. Sinclair. Now, they are going door-to-door, rounding up shrinking people for the "good of the community".

This story will provide you with a different way of thinking about love, relationships (any type), disagreements, and behaviors. This book gives you clarity and motivates you to look at situations in a more balanced way. Take a journey through the mind of this author. Communication is effective, and not communicating could be confusing yet also revealing.

The Gray Castle research facility has been studying Susan, a prehistoric woman entombed in a layer of ice. But when the lead researcher Mike decides to investigate a curious green bubble inside, he releases a gas into the air that starts a series of changes. He's growing, he's becoming a woman, but the same is also happening to Susan. She wakes up, now a twelve-foot giantess.

Alternate France, 1871. Art historian Veronica Devine dreams of putting her husband's betrayal behind her. So she's grateful for the somewhat distracting mission to transport a valuable collection from a French chateau across the Atlantic. But before her voyage even begins, she's attacked by thieves and saved by a mysterious stranger. Luc, the Marquis de Monceau's, fate is bound to an enchanted ancestral painting. So when the beautiful woman he saves insists she has permission to remove his portraits, he has no choice but to escort her aboard a luxury airship.

The deadliest secrets start with the smallest lie. Three couples, confident their friendship is indestructible. But sometimes people come into your life and the impact they have is way beyond your control. Chris has told Laura all about Mike. The firm's number one client, a war hero whose marriage is in tatters and whose mental state is fragile. Their comfortable existence and that of their closest friends depends on everyone making sacrifices.

I’ve dealt with difficult ghosts before, but this guy! Trashed my room, and he wasn’t even the one I summoned. That was a woman ghost haunting my friend Molly. We were just trying to help this poor lady spirit move on. Instead, I end up driving Molly out to Cedar Key on Florida’s Nature Coast, near where the lady and her angry companion lived until a hurricane destroyed the place in 1896. We find some clues along the way, but in the end there’s no escaping it: We have to rent kayaks and paddle out to Prosper Key.

In Contribute!, Tatiana Amico, a successful entrepreneur and mom of two, shares her secrets on how to build a successful business that supports your family, all while being there for your kids' milestones! If you’re finally ready to build your business and make some money by doing something that you’ll actually look forward to, don’t waste any more time. Contribute now.

With Get Pregnant: Helpful Tips to Getting Pregnant and Overcoming Infertility, couples will find amazing facts that will help them get to know causes of infertility, what they can do to conquer it, and ways to increase their chances of success in getting pregnant. Do not lose hope! Get pregnant and conquer infertility today!

Marie St. Jean’s supreme acting talent comes with a price: Every spellbinding performance extracts a piece of her soul. When she reluctantly steps into a role abandoned by another leading lady, she encounters the ghostly spirit that caused the other woman to flee in terror. And who promises to fix Marie’s affliction - for a price.