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Leonie Simoneaud was once one of the elusive Lake People - Acadian descendants in Louisiana with odd psychic powers. As a 13-year-old, she rescued an outsider child, Douglas Trent, from a maniacal pedophile named Monroe Whitechapel. Consequently, she was shunned by most of the Lake People for exposing them to the external world. As an adult, she lives elsewhere, an owner of an antique store in a quaint Texas town: Buffalo Creek.

When a client claims her house is being haunted, Ivy tries to keep her mind open and her weapons handy. If her psychic gifts and recent cases have taught her anything, it's that you're better off arming yourself for the unexpected.

In a distant galaxy, far, far away, but really a lot closer than one would think, lies the fantastic, floral, fields of Florapopadrop. On this flowery paradise, The Empire of the Sunflowers and The Great and Harmonic Nation of the Moonlily wage an ancient, passive aggressive war to control the fate, freedom, and harmony of their planet.

Have you been yo-yo dieting for far too long? Maybe you’ve tried it all and nothing seems to be working? Or maybe you’ve even succeeded in the past, but the weight, the bloating, and the lack of energy just keep coming back? It doesn’t have to be this way. There are certain things we can do for ourselves, habits we can integrate, that will build us a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Even if none of the above is true for you, surely you would like to feel less inflamed, more energized, and completely free to eat whatever you like, whenever you like?

After a beating that almost killed me, I’m one failed fitness test away from losing my FBI career. I should be focused on grinding out the reps to rebuild my broken body, not on the pretty brunette at the gym.

It's Just Your Imagination explores what it's like to grow up with a mother who insists on putting herself at the center of every situation. This book gives you the tools to live a pain-free life if you were raised by a narcissistic mother. This firsthand account of my personal journey offers a vicarious understanding of maternal narcissism and its implications.

Sam met Jemma, a college freshman, when she became his daughter's roommate. College life can bring romantic drama, and Sam doesn't hesitate to help save Jemma from a bad night. Sam turns her bad night into a good one when they stop at his home en route back to the dorm. Sam ends up saving Jemma in more than one way, while Jemma learns what it is to be pleased...by a man.

This audiobook is about a 51-year-old active, independent, healthy, Christian woman who was doing what she loved running a art business and working for a travel company. On October 8, 2008 she suffered a massive stroke that would change her life forever. She tells of her miraculous recovery and her faith and trust in God knowing he would bring her through the many challenges she would face to obtain what she had worked many years for.

Samantha struggles with a sex life that is suboptimal at best. Her husband is often traveling for work, leaving her lustful desires unfulfilled. Even when he's around, the sex has become monotonous and routine. Samantha knows something is missing. Samantha craves more. Luckily, one of her friends, Dana, has invented a sex machine and has decided that Samantha needs her help. Join us on this adventure and discover how this sexual robot will pound the routine completely out of her.... This sizzling erotic robotic machine is about to change her world!

Isla Perdida has been untouched by humans for hundreds of years. Until now. A team of researchers has landed on the rocky shores of this dangerous landscape and discover that a horrific predator is waiting for them. It doesn't take long for this deadly arachnid to make its way from the humid island jungle to the American mainland. As this new threat terrorizes Southern Florida, a murderous infection begins to spread. Victims are piling up, and death is not the worst of it.

Only Jemma, a college freshman, is saved from the cove after witnessing her present beau be with another girl. The man who saves her is her roommate's father, Sam. He doesn't return her to the dorm. Instead, they stop at his home en route where Sam ends up saving Jemma in more than one way. Jemma never knew what it was to be with a man, she learned that night.

Happiness is all just a gimmick. Or is it?...It is also possible for you, no matter how pessimistic you feel about life or how many empty spaces anxiety floods in your mind. Considering all the methods of psychological help available out there, everything has been funneled down to one solution with the least risks: The use of positive affirmations. Practicing self-affirmations can lead to: An increase in overall well-being, including better regulation of emotions, fewer negative thoughts, and a general feeling of constant happiness, Healthier eating habits, and much more.

Five authors have gathered at the idyllic Lakeside Cottage for a retreat, with the promise of peace and dedicated writing time. At least, that's the idea . . .As the collective word count grows, and their personal stories interweave, each woman finds herself drawn in unexpected and life-changing directions.

There is always something so magical about the carnival; from the lingering smell of popcorn, hotdogs and cotton candy to delighted squeals of the people having their stomachs tickled on the tilt-a-whirl. Today, the carnival is about to deliver an experience like no other. One that turns into an alluring, entrancing experience of sexual debauchery, in a setting like no other amidst the excitement of a captivating, surreal atmosphere. Come one, come all! This dreamlike tale is about to tickle your fantasies.

If you are born into ineffable darkness, can you even comprehend the light? Take one-part volatile home life, two-parts haphazard nomadic existence, zero-parts social connection, and shake well. Our protagonist's only constant is unpredictability: that, and the charismatic, fundamentalist hammerings from the pulpit. But, when a sheltered child goes nuclear? Just pray you are far from the exclusion zone.

Mason had always had a thing for the girl next door, but she's always been out of his league. When his friend Stacy shows him a new technology used in reducing the size of livestock for shipping, he learns that being shrunken beneath a woman's feet might just be heavenly! Stacy is all too eager to help him indulge his kinks, and in the process, she opens up a world of opportunities.

When schoolteacher Lorna Buchanan witnesses a strange ceremony on the grounds of St. Anne’s College, she is sacked by the tyrannical headmistress - and becomes entangled in a web of mysticism and murder. Set in a cozy 19th-century English spa town, The Malvern Mystery follows Lorna as she investigates a deadly crime clouded by deception, greed, and ancient rituals.

Die Wälder, das bedeutet: kein Zurück mehr. Keine anderen Menschen mehr. Kein verlässlicher Handyempfang mehr. Die Wälder, das bedeutet: Ab jetzt bist du auf dich gestellt. Als Nina die Nachricht erhält, dass Tim, ihr bester Freund aus Kindertagen, unerwartet gestorben ist, bricht eine Welt für sie zusammen. Vor allem, als sie erfährt, dass er sie noch kurz vor seinem Tod fast manisch versucht hat, zu erreichen. Und sie ist nicht die Einzige, bei der er sich gemeldet hat. Tim hat ihr nicht nur eine geheimnisvolle letzte Nachricht hinterlassen, sondern auch einen Auftrag.

On a remote island in the Adriatic, the playboy son of a president (and ex-warlord) hosts a spectacular entertainment to satisfy the jaded appetites of the super-rich. And for one young family, the holiday of a lifetime is about to become a desperate battle for survival. As teenage parents, Sam and Jody managed to defy the odds once before, striving to raise their children in a settled home. But the years of struggle have taken their toll, and Sam's demons return to haunt him at the worst possible time.

Based on the Speech Plasma Method, this collection of stories on 50 topics will help foreign students of English go through the most vulnerable period of learning - pre-intermediate level. At this stage students do not see their progress clearly enough and often feel increasingly anxious and frustrated. All the 50 stories are accounts of Julia's everyday life.