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Jem Barbary spent most of his early life picking pockets for a wily old crook named Sarah Pickles - until she betrayed him. Now Jem wants revenge, but first he needs a new job. Luckily Alfred the bogler, the man who kills the child-eating monsters that hide in the shadows of Victorian London, needs a new apprentice.

Valerie isn’t welcome in Evil Castle because she isn’t a normal kind of witch - she loves to bake cookies. However, things start to change after Valerie opens her own bakery. The Baking Witch is a tale to teach children about accepting people for who they are and never changing just to fit in.

My life had changed dramatically since my eyesight loss had progressed. I ventured to my mailbox on an ordinary day without my service dog, King; unaware of the threat to me and the blood of my neighbor still fresh on the murderer's hands. Sensing a presence, I called for King, then 9-1-1. I saw the murderer by way of smell, taste, hearing, and touch; my remaining senses heightened since my sight loss. King saw him, too. But who would ever believe a blind girl and her dog?

The holidays are all about people coming together... Here are four hot tales of holiday love and light, all set during the most wonderful time of the year!

Danny "The Reaper" Siobhan has had an amazing career as an MMA fighter. But retirement has finally allowed him to spend time with his family. He's loving life. Getting to be with his daughters and the woman of his dreams has been perfect. Too bad he forgot to be cautious.

A play about love between gun-shy young scientists! Just how does a computer scientist romance a molecular biologist? Elliot offers to build a computer program to help Molly with her latest research project, but they discover that love just might be the winning formula - if they can only move beyond their fear and past heartbreak. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Jason Ritter as Elliot; Mandy Siegfried as Molly; André Sogliuzzo as Don and Franklin; and Mia Barron as Lauren and Nell.

There's nothing sweet about the vengeance I want against Sophia Somerset. When that quick-tongued waitress, with more curves than the real-estate market, makes off with my most prized possession - and the only item saving my company from collapse - payback is the only goal I have planned...at first. My only saving grace? The note she left behind. And my proof. The problem is that I can’t stop thinking about the adorably haphazard thief. Taking my revenge against Sophia may not be sweet. But it sure is sexy.

Embark on a delightful adventure with "Positive Affirmations for Kids Vol 1," designed to become a part of your child’s healthy bedtime routine. The relaxing background music helps your child drift away quickly into a peaceful and restful night of sleep. Using phrases such as "I am kind," and "I am loved," your child will begin to transform his or her world with the sparkling positivity. Awakening each morning feeling refreshed and ready to take on the day’s new challenges you will notice a difference in your child right away!

When an attack happens, you don't want to be the person or team in complete panic. In an episode, terror becomes the worst enemy and can lead to mistakes. When we panic, we miss important clues about the attack, campaign, or attacker. Having a basic knowledge of general (cyber)security terms and concepts helps us respond faster and more professionally than most teams without that training or expertise. This book focuses on essential concepts in the least amount of time and pages to give you the basic knowledge to stay focused.

I Am Not the Cause of Your Problems will help you to identify behaviors that try to deceive you into thinking you are the cause of other people's problems, to help you begin to stand up for yourself in such a situation, distance yourself from such a situation, recover from erroneously being blamed for other people's problems, and to begin a life free from carrying other peoples weight around. You can gain the confidence to stand up and firmly state "I am not the cause of your problems" to anyone who tries to cast blame on you for their own problems.

Although even experienced gardeners must grapple with limited rainfall, dry temperatures, and scorching heat, you don't need to let that hold you back from growing a bountiful, organic harvest. Verda Hoffman knows firsthand the struggles of growing plants in a desert climate and has compiled a comprehensive guide that will take the guesswork out of desert gardening. Take frustration out of the equation and avoid time-consuming trial and error with these tried and true techniques. Get started on creating your desert oasis today!

Imagine there was never a Laguna Beach, a Newport Harbor, the shimmering Hills. Imagine that your hometown - your school - is the first place XTV descends to set up cameras. Now imagine they've trained them on you. When Jesse O'Rourke gets picked for a "documentary" being filmed at her school in the Hamptons she's tempted to turn down the offer. But there's a tuition check attached to being on the show, and Jesse needs the cash so she can be the first in her family to attend college.

Good deeds build good character, and good character is what the Haverleigh School for Young Ladies is all about. Lady Phoebe - with the tireless assistance of Eva - has organised a luncheon at the school to benefit wounded veterans of the Great War, encouraging the students to participate in the cooking and the baking. But too many cooks do more than spoil the broth - they add up to a recipe for disaster when the school’s headmistress, Miss Finch, is poisoned.

Mathilda Gillespie's body was found nearly two days after she had taken an overdose and slashed her wrists with a Stanley knife. But what shocked Dr Sarah Blakeney the most was the scold's bridle obscuring the dead woman's face, a metal contraption grotesquely adorned with a garland of nettles and Michaelmas daisies. What happened at Cedar House in the tortured hours before Mathilda's death? The police assume that the coroner will return a verdict of suicide. Only Dr Blakeney, it seems, doubts the verdict. Until it is discovered that Mathilda's diaries have disappeared.

When Jalen Wilson returns from his summer vacation, the only thing on his mind is relaxing before going back to teaching. However, that all changes when he runs into his curvy former student at a local coffee shop. Instantly, Tanisha finds herself drawn to him like a moth to a flame, and turning him out will be unlike anything she's ever done.

The lead scorer on the women’s basketball team, Destiny, falls for Antonio’s charming ways, and after one night of drunken steamy lovemaking, it was all it took for this innocent virgin to fall pregnant. Now Antonio could lose it all, but only if someone finds out. Destiny finds it hard to resist memories of that steamy night, knowing how good another one with him could be. But is she ready for motherhood and to be a mistress to a married man?

This book is about living and working in a mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) in South Vietnam. It talks about the hospital itself, the setting, how we lived, how we coped with less-than-good circumstances, the type of patients we received, the equipment we worked with and the emotional highs and lows that were part of every day. The stories are true. Some of the dates and numbers of things may be off a little; that was a long time ago. Names have not been used to protect the wonderful, dedicated people with whom I worked and lived with.

Rosie knows that air pilot Danny is the love of her life. It doesn’t matter if his family thinks she isn’t good enough for him, with her factory job and East End accent. And when Danny proposes on holiday in Cornwall, high on the cliffs above the wild blue sea, Rosie can’t wait for him to come home after his next mission so they can be a proper family. They promise to return to Cornwall every summer to celebrate their love. But in wartime, tragedy is just around the corner. The "missing in action" telegram about Danny shatters Rosie’s heart into a million pieces.

Did you know that hamsters are only able to blink one eye at a time? Did you know the longest video game marathon ever recorded was 29 hours and 31 minutes? Did you know the earliest case of hearing loss documented in writing is from ancient Egypt in 1550 BC? In that era, people injected red lead, goat urine, olive oil, bat wings, and ant eggs in the ear canal in an attempt to cure bad hearing. In these 1,500 facts, you're going to learn more than you learned from all your high school teachers combined.

Packed with a whopping 250+ hilarious and head-scratching adult facts, this brilliant book will open your mind to crazy facts of life, bizarre biology, and all kinds of titbits which you might wish you didn’t know. Designed to be a funny and entertaining gag gift for your spouse or partner, this book offers the perfect way to spend time together, bond through laughter, and pass the time in a creative new way.