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After the initial series of summer blizzards, the snowfall has decreased, but the temperatures continue to drop, the icy wind still blows, and with each passing day, the darkness lasts longer and longer. It is in the darkness the monsters thrive. Confined to the lake house and having no communication with the outside world, Grady and the others live every day in fear, questioning what the future holds. Will the snow melt? Will the sun ever rise? Can the wraiths be defeated? But as the days turn to weeks, no answers come.

No longer stuck in Woodhaven, the survivors must race against the clock in order to get Mia to the City of Light before her delivery. Along the way, they meet a former resident of the City, and with this new acquaintance's help and guidance things begin looking up for Grady and company.

Living in the shadow of a decades-old crime that stole his children from him, reclusive Lars Jorgensen is an unlikely savior. But when a stranger walks onto the ice of a frozen Minnesota lake, her intentions are brutally clear, and the old man isn’t about to let her follow through. Jenna Shaw didn’t ask for Lars’s help, nor does she want it. After he pulls her from the brink, however, Jenna finds her desire to give up challenged by their unlikely friendship. In her quest to solve the mysteries of Lars’s past and bring him closure, Jenna may find the way out of her own darkness.

The Maxwell Daily Reader draws its unique power from an ageless truth: The heart of leadership is created through actions, put into practice one day at a time. Each person has inborn potential to be a great leader. Each day's message will equip listeners with the inspiration and advice to unlock every bit of leadership potential within. Easily accessible and highly actionable, this is the very best of John C. Maxwell. And it will bring out the very best of the leader in everyone.

Pink Noise has been used by many to not only get a better night of sleep but also to focus on important tasks! What is it? Well, Pink Noise plays nearly every audio frequency at once, sounding similar to tv static.

Every summer for the past ten years, six awe-struck bakers have descended on the grounds of Grafton, the leafy and imposing Vermont estate that is not only the filming site for “Bake Week” but also the childhood home of the show’s famous host, celebrated baker Betsy Martin.

Revisado y con dos capítulos totalmente nuevos, esta nueva edición actualiza los principios fundamentales para el liderazgo transformador que Maxwell ha empleado como líder por más de 40 años.

Estos principios son aplicables en cualquier entorno que requiera de un liderazgo efectivo, tales como: familia, iglesia, empresa, u organización sin fines de lucro. Serán útiles para influir positivamente y lograr resultados para cualquiera que los lea.

La joven pelirroja Demelza nació fruto del amor entre una escocesa y un vikingo, algo que Urd, la mujer de este, nunca perdonará. Demelza, a la que todos llaman Pelirroja salvaje, creció con unos hermanastros que la adoraban y un padre que la veneraba. Urd, sin embargo, se la tiene jurada y, con la ayuda de un malvado vikingo llamado Viggo, urde un plan para destrozar el futuro de su hijastra. El padre de la joven, creyendo todo lo que se dice de ella, la obliga a casarse con Viggo, algo de lo que más tarde se arrepentirá y que, sin duda, marcará el resto de su vida.

Me llamo Eric Zimmerman y soy un poderoso empresario alemán. Me caracterizo por ser un hombre frío e impersonal, que disfruta del sexo sin amor y sin compromiso. En uno de mis viajes a España para visitar una de mis delegaciones conocí a una joven llamada Judith Flores. Ella me hizo reír, me hizo cantar, me hizo incluso bailar, y yo no estaba acostumbrado a eso.

I present this book to you, raw, uncensored, and in detail—all the ups and downs of what it is really like to spend your days among the dead. You will find the hours of frustration and the moments of debilitating fear are also met with times of pure bliss when life unfolds to demonstrate the beauty of human potential.

With the graveyard that was Washington, DC, now in their wake, Jack and the group head west toward the Mojave Desert. There, in the scorching hot wasteland, an organization known as Central works to cleanse the world of the zombie virus. But Central can't operate without Doc Klein. They need his superior intellect and tenacity. So Jack's mission is simple: Deliver Klein to their base unharmed. But the survivors don't know the entire story behind the cure, and someone in Jack's circle does. This secret could very well tear the family apart.

El experto mundial en liderazgo, John C. Maxwell, enseña a los lectores cómo cambiar su liderazgo de manera efectiva para continuar innovando, perfeccionándose e influenciando a otros en el mundo vertiginoso de la actualidad.

La mayoría de la gente con la que se encuentra John Maxwell tiene un sueño. De hecho, él ha preguntado a miles acerca de las aspiraciones más grandes que tienen. Algunos describen su sueño con gran entusiasmo y detalle. Otros se muestran reacios, casi avergonzados de hablar de ello. Independientemente de su celo o temor, la misma pregunta impulsa a cada persona que tiene un sueño: ¿Lo podré alcanzar?

After the devastating events on Prism Lake, Grady and the other survivors head south, hoping to find safety in one of the rumored "Cities of Light". But as they embark on their journey, they quickly discover the monsters aren't the only things out in the snow they must fear.

When a loathsome rake steals one of her most cherished family heirlooms - and nearly her virtue as well! - Francesca Dunroy devises the perfect plan to put him in his place. At a ball being held in her honor - she didn't "take" in her first season, now her family is determined to get her a match in her second - she'll offer him a clandestine kiss sure to convince him to return what is rightfully hers. But in the dark hallways surrounding the ballroom, Francesca makes a terrifying mistake. She seduces the wrong man!

Would You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree?: A Different Take on Kids with ADD, ADHD, OCD and Autism provides us with a refreshing and new perspective on these children who are so different from their peers. Co-authored by three practitioners who have had remarkable success working with them, this audiobook is filled with practical tools, stories, observations, and life-changing questions that can be used by anyone who has one of these kids in their life.

Una novela romántico-erótica que te hará entender que no hay que dejar para mañana los besos que puedas dar hoy. Hola, me llamo Amara y estoy aquí no para hablaros de mí, sino de Liam Acosta, ese guapísimo empresario que se dedica al negocio del vino en Tenerife y que sigue soltero porque quiere, pues siempre tiene a una legión de mujeres pendientes de él. Por lo que sé, un día recibió una misteriosa llamada telefónica en la que le pedían viajar a Los Ángeles por un asunto urgente, que resultó ser, ni más ni menos, que un bebé.

Aspiring author Graye Templeton will do anything to escape the horrific childhood crime that haunts her. After a life lived in shadows, she’s accepted a new job as protégé to Laura West, influential book blogger and wife of an acclaimed novelist. Laura’s connections could make Graye’s publishing dreams a reality. But there’s more to Laura than meets the eye. Behind the veneer of a charmed life, Laura’s marriage is collapsing. Her once-lauded husband is descending into alcoholism and ruin and bringing Laura nearer to the edge.

1899: A dinner party hosted by Ella King at her magnificent Gothic-inspired cottage, Kingscote. Ella's son staggers in, obviously inebriated, and the family's butler is found pinned against a tree beneath the front wheels of Philip's motorcar, close to death. At first, the tragic tableau appears to be a reckless accident - one which could ruin Philip's reputation. But when Emma later receives a message informing her that the butler bullied his staff and took advantage of young maids, she begins to suspect the scene may have been staged.

After a disappointing year as a society columnist for the Herald and staying with her more well-heeled Vanderbilt relatives in New York City, Emma has returned to the stately mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, more determined than ever to report on hard news. But for now she's covering the social event of the season at Ochre Court, a ball designed to showcase Cleo Cooper-Smith, who will be literally on display. Modern electricity will allow her to truly shine. But then the ballroom is plunged into darkness. When the lights come on, Cleo sits on her throne, electrocuted to death.