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People who are good at influencing and persuading know how to get things done. They turn crises into opportunities and opponents into allies, and they achieve much more by doing less. And the good news is that anyone can learn these skills.

A reformed cowboy has a secret crush on the minister’s daughter, though he’s pretty sure his chances of dating her are slim to none after an unexpected visitor drops off a son he didn’t know he had.Learning how to juggle his new responsibilities as a single dad is hard enough, but it becomes a lot harder after the woman of his dreams: Recruits his kid into a holiday play Then arm-twists him into helping her build the stage backdrop And turns out to be really, really great working with children New plan: Focus on hiding just how badly he’s falling for the one woman in town he’s ...

New York Times best-selling author Mary Jo Putney weaves a romantic tale into a courtroom thriller, prompting Booklist to hail, “Move over John Grisham.” High-powered corporate attorney Val Covington knows she should avoid mysterious guys like Rob Smith. But when Rob helps her in a frantic race against the clock to save a man wrongfully sent to death row, Val unearths long-buried secrets - and discovers an unexpected passion.

At fourteen, Audrey has the perfect life: great parents, great buddies, and her best friend, Asher. Only lately Asher has begun to change. He seems distant and standoffish, ignoring Audrey. Not all of the changes are bad. He’s growing from a pretty boy into a handsome man, and Audrey is all too aware of that. But if they cross the line from friends to something more, will things stay the same, or will she lose her best friend forever?

Amanita muscaria mushrooms have a long history of being used as a hallucinogen throughout most of the northern hemisphere, and the impact of this usage can still be observed today. Everything from religion, culture, magic, witchcraft, fairy tales etc. have all likely been shaped in some way by these mushrooms. But many of these stories have been told countless times, so I will instead put my main focus on covering many aspects of these mushrooms that are so often missed.

Eddie Rodrigues doesn’t stay in one place long enough to get attached. The only time he broke that rule, things went south fast. Now he’s on the road again, with barely enough cash in his pocket to hop a bus to Texas after his (sort-of-stolen) car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Midwest, USA. He’s fine. He’ll manage. Until he watches that girl get hit by a car and left to die.

USA Today best-selling author Jo Goodman continues her dazzling Regency romance series that began with Let Me Be the One. Returning to the men of the Compass Club, Goodman unfolds the tale of the dashing young South: the Earl of Southerton. South has been assigned to a murder case, and he suspects that the stunning actress India Parr may be connected. There is only one way to get her to confess.

Tras la muerte de sus padres, fallecidos en un trágico incendio, Richard Elauved tiene que mudarse a la remota localidad de Ballantyne, donde vivirá con sus tíos. Allí se convierte en seguida en uno de los marginados oficiales del instituto, algo que se acentúa cuando un compañero de clase llamado Tom desaparece en extrañas circunstancias: todos culparán al nuevo alumno, tan raro, retraído, irritable y taciturno. Sin embargo, Richard vio con sus propios ojos lo que le pasó realmente a Tom, una escena verdaderamente espeluznante ocurrida en una cabina de teléfono cercana al bosque.

Ex-police detective Michael McLaren is determined to have a peaceful holiday after the fiasco of his first attempt at Windermere, so he stops at a bed-and-breakfast in Moorton, a village in Cumbria. But mystery and murder seek him out, and he soon succumbs to the B&B owner’s plea to investigate the year-old death of her daughter’s fiancé, a young musician.

Many of us think of our dogs not as pets but as full-fledged members of our families. If you own a dog—or are thinking about getting one—A Member of the Family is the ultimate resource for integrating your canine companion into the life of your household.

La única mujer a la que ha logrado amar, Rakel, lo ha echado de su vida. Ha sido readmitido en la policía de Oslo, sí, pero en un departamento infecto, lejos de los casos que sí quiere investigar: por ejemplo, devolver a la cárcel a Svein Finne, el sanguinario violador múltiple al que atrapó hace un puñado de años y que acaba de cumplir condena.

The strong but flawed women of Mothers, Tell Your Daughters love and betray one another; their richly fraught relationships can act as anchors, lifelines, or deadly poison. Bonnie Jo Campbell's working-class protagonists are at once vulnerable, wise, cruel, and funny, and they are always getting into or out of trouble.

Rafael Castro is so far out of his element he can't even see it anymore. Carlisle College in Massachusetts is a long way from his Chicago home, even farther from his Dominican Republic roots. The only thing keeping him attached to his last nerve is the prospect of seeing Denny Winslow again. The first time they met, Denny taught Rafi to fly across the water, rowing hard in a knife-like boat.

Welcome to The PANS/PANDAS Stories. In the first series, actor and charity campaigner Jo Joyner, and child counsellor and journalist, Lucy McDonald, meet children and families affected by this neuropsychiatric disorder. They also interview experts at the cutting edge of treatment. Awareness is growing, and the pair hope this podcast will offer hope and support to sufferers as they navigate an often long and complicated road to recovery. Disclaimer - Episodes can contain upsetting themes. It does not replace medical advice.

What happens when you throw a grumpy cowboy boss into the same holiday grill master contest as the girl who got away?Brady McGrath can’t believe his rotten luck in getting paired off with his ex-girlfriend for the town’s biggest Christmas charity fundraiser. But those are the rules: Random partner assignments and no swapping. It doesn’t help that she’s also applying for a job at the ranch he runs, which means he’s about to become her boss. Their first attempt at dating was an epic failure, so he’s not about to repeat that mistake. If only if she’d take her sunshiny personality...

He calls himself Ulf—as good a name as any, he thinks—and the only thing he’s looking for is a place where he won’t be found by Oslo’s most notorious drug lord: the Fisherman. He was once the Fisherman’s fixer, but after betraying him, Ulf is now the one his former boss needs fixed—which may not be a problem for a man whose criminal reach is boundless. When Ulf gets off the bus in Kåsund, on Norway’s far northeastern border, he sees a “flat, monotonous, bleak landscape . . . the perfect hiding place. Hopefully.”

Cuando aparece el cadáver de una mujer, asesinada tras una cita concertada en internet, las más finas membranas de la ciudad de Oslo empiezan a vibrar. En su cuerpo encuentran marcas que delatan a un depredador especialmente sediento. O eso creen los investigadores.

Best seller The Oyster Catcher is Jo Thomas' first irresistibly feel-good novel, set on the coast of Ireland. Dooleybridge, County Galway: the last place Fiona Clutterbuck expects to end up, alone, on her wedding night. But after the words 'I do' have barely left her mouth, that's exactly where she is - with only her sequinned shoes and a camper van for company. One thing is certain: Fi can't go back. So when the opportunity arises to work for a brooding local oyster farmer, Sean Thornton, she jumps at the chance.

Lady May is back. And so is the scandal that sent her tumbling from her position as the toast of London, when her husband, the Earl of Maybury, was killed in a duel. Even a year of mourning hasn't quieted the rumors of her infidelity. Georgia Maybury is determined to regain her position in the beau monde, but a scarred ex-naval officer threatens her plans . . .

Sergeant Belinda 'Billy' Kidd is driving home from the airport, jet-lagged and ready to resign from a career that has left her traumatized. Menopause has robbed her confidence too - now she's a traffic cop who's afraid to drive. When brake lights hemorrhage up the motorway, the cars grind to a halt. Moments later she finds a dead driver in a black sedan.