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It’s 1927. Letty Hart’s father is long gone, but his old winery provides a meager wage and a legal livelihood for selling sacramental wine. But when that contract goes bust, Letty stumbles upon a desperate option: her father’s hidden cellar—and enough liquor to tempt Letty to bootleg the secret stash. In an underworld dominated by merciless men, Letty is building an empire.

A lifetime of watching her beautiful mother cater to the whims of the wealthy, titled patrons who owned her body and soul has soured Maive Barrington on men forever. She is grateful that she is too plain and too clever to attract the attention of the opposite sex. How ironic that desperation over the mountain of debts she inherits when her mother dies forces her to accept the offer of a small fortune to impersonate her missing twin at her betrothal ball. For it is at this ball that the kiss of the prospective bridegroom miraculously awakens all the sleeping passion hidden deep inside her ...

Miss Emily Haliburton could not hope to match her cousin Lady Lucinda Hargrave in either beauty or social standing. Certainly she could never compete with the lovely Lucinda for the hand of the devastatingly handsome, dauntingly demanding Lord Jared Tremayne Duke of Montford, who was on the hunt for a wife, after a reign as London's leading libertine. No, the duke decidedly would never see Emily as a mate in marriage when Lucinda fit that role so well. But if the duke could not see Emily as a wife when she arrived with Lucinda on a matchmaking visit to the ducal estate, she caught his ...

The unscrupulous Earl of Stratham has offered his illegitimate son Liam a generous inheritance -- if Liam marries the noble Lady Alexandra Henning. But an arranged marriage is an affront to Alexandra's romantic sensibilities -- unless Liam can find a way to her heart -- and perhaps open his own as well.

Two-thirds of us have experienced at least one adverse childhood experience, or ACE, such as abuse, neglect, parental substance dependence, or mental illness. Even though these events may have occurred long ago, they have the power to haunt us long into adulthood, and now we have found that they may even contribute to lifelong illness. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the founder/CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness and recipient of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award, expands on similar topics as in her popular TED talk.

The daughter of a wealthy merchant devotes her life to London's orphans, many of whom are the result of society's rakes and their conquests. Considered an old maid at 25, she has no use for anything except donations. But when a handsome Viscount becomes her landlord and doubles her rent, she readies herself for battle. When they eventually meet she is caught off guard by his disarming charm, and suddenly feels the long-ago stirring of innocent young charges.

At age twenty-two, Nadine married Jordan Belfort, the nefarious stockbroker portrayed in the Hollywood blockbuster The Wolf of Wall Street. Their marriage began as a fairy tale, but once they were bonded, Jordan’s “mask” began to slip, and acts of infidelity, narcissistic abuse, insatiable greed, and uncontrollable drug addiction became Nadine’s nightmare. The horrific relationship gave Nadine the inspiration to become a psychotherapist specializing in narcissistic abuse, trauma bonds, and complex PTSD.

Moira, the beautiful young widowed Duchess of Sheffield, knew all too well why Devon St. Gwyre, the Earl of Langley, hated her so: It was she who had shattered his younger brother's heart by refusing to marry the lovelorn youth. It was she who had driven him to go off to war and recklessly throw away his life in battle. And now it was she, more exquisitely enticing than ever, who asked the Earl to take charge of the child of a forbidden love and a loveless marriage. No wonder the devastating Devon was driven to rage at the very sight of her. No wonder he wanted nothing better than to settle...

Madelaine Harcourt knew right from wrong and good from bad -- and if she did not, her iron-willed father made sure she got the very best in life. He had the riches to buy her a title, and he had carefully chosen and cold-bloodedly purchased the perfect mate for her, the eminently suitable, thoroughly decent, and unfortunately impoverished Lord Garth Rand. But when Garth's criminally handsome, dangerously charming, illegitimate half-brother Tristan came to fetch Madelaine back to England from France, her father's flawlessly laid plans began to go astray. Tristan did not try to deceive her. ...

Yves St. Armande, the Comte de Rochemont, served as an English spy in Napoleon's court. But now that the war is over, he is determined to find the English traitor who killed his fiancée for warning him of impending treachery. Rachel Barton is an heiress with a good deal of common sense, but when her almost betrothed, The Earl of Fairborn, comes under suspicion of treason, she reluctantly aids the infuriating, stubborn and sexy French aristocrat in order to prove the Earl's innocence. The more time the two investigators spend in each other's company, the stronger the bond between them grows...

A comprehensive guide to natural, do-it-yourself oral care, Holistic Dental Care introduces simple, at-home dental procedures that anyone can do. This audiobook offers dental self-care strategies and practices that get to the core of the problems in our mouths - preventing issues from taking root and gently restoring dental health. Based on a "whole body approach" to oral care, Holistic Dental Care addresses the limits of the traditional approach that treats only the symptoms and not the source of body imbalances.

When Boris Johnson came to power in 2019, he did so with the largest Conservative majority since Margaret Thatcher. Rewriting the political map, he united a party and shattered Labour’s fabled red wall. And yet, just three years later, he was ousted by the same members who had once greeted his leadership so rapturously. What had gone so wrong?

Parvin Blackwater wanted to die, but now she's being called to be a leader. The only problem is no one wants to follow. The Council uses Jude's Clock-matching invention to force "new-and-improved" Clocks on the public. Those who can't afford one are packed into boxcars like cattle and used for the Council's purposes. Parvin and Hawke find themselves on a cargo ship of Radicals headed out to sea. What will the Council do to them? And why are people suddenly dying before their Clocks have zeroed-out?

Yves St. Armande, the Comte de Rochemont, served as an English spy in Napoleon's court. But now that the war is over, he is determined to find the English traitor who killed his fiancée for warning him of impending treachery. Rachel Barton is an heiress with a good deal of common sense, but when her almost betrothed, The Earl of Fairborn, comes under suspicion of treason, she reluctantly aids the infuriating, stubborn and sexy French aristocrat in order to prove the Earl's innocence. The more time the two investigators spend in each other's company, the stronger the bond between them grows...

Parvin Blackwater is dead. At least that's what the Council and the world thinks. But her sacrifice tore down part of the Wall long enough to stir up hope and rebellion in the people. Now she will rise again. Strong, free, and fearless. Parvin and Solomon must uncover the mysterious clues that Jude left behind in order to destroy the projected Wall once and for all. Meanwhile, the Council schemes to new levels of technology in its attempts to keep the people contained. Can a one-handed radical and a scarred ex-enforcer really bring shalom to the world?

On December 21st, 2012, the world was supposed to end. When the apocalyptic date came and went, the world concluded the Mayan prophecy was a myth. But it was not. The Earth was saved by extraordinary intervention from planet Akara — home to an awakened civilization far more evolved than our own.

The Radetzky March, Joseph Roth's classic saga of the privileged von Trotta family, encompasses the entire social fabric of the Austro-Hungarian Empire just before World War I. The author's greatest achievement, The Radetzky March is an unparalleled portrait of a civilization in decline, and as such a universal story for our times.

Parvin Blackwater believes she has wasted her life. At only 17, she has one year left according to the Clock by her bedside. In a last-ditch effort to make a difference, she tries to rescue Radicals from the government's crooked justice system. But when the authorities find out about her illegal activity, they cast her through the Wall - her people's death sentence. What she finds on the other side about the world, about eternity, and about herself changes Parvin forever and might just save her people. But her Clock is running out.

For years, it was called a "deteriorating situation." Now it is war. All over South Africa, mobs of fugitive white people scramble to board departing flights. But Bam and Maureen Smales have no such option. They take up their servant July's suggestion and seek refuge in his remote home village, forever altering the relationship of servant and master. Now it is the Smales who are dependent on their host, their savior - their keeper. Nadine Gordimer is the winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature.

In 17th-century London, two forces rule the people: the color powers and the Stone Plague. Brown masks can manipulate wood. Black masks control the night. And red mask...well, red is the color of blood. Thomas Fawkes needs a gray mask so he can remove the stone that has invaded his body and will ultimately take his life. But when he fails his color test, his only hope is to track down his father, the infamous Guy Fawkes, and demand his color mask.